User Comments - xiao_liang

Posted on: Wang Wei's Diary: Food and Girls

I'm confused again. It's easy to do.

I listened to the Qing Wen on should/could etc recently, and I thought I understood it. But this lesson has the following in the expansion sentences:

人不能太骄傲。应该谦虚一点。

rén bù něng jiào ào. yīng gāi qiān xū yī diǎn.

First sentence has 不能 which is "can't", 2nd sentence has "应该" which is "should". But the translation is "People shouldn't be so proud--it's better to be a little more modest."

Because I'm bad at this, I would have written it as 人不应该骄傲。更好谦虚一点。Is that wrong? 

Help! 

Posted on: Suffixes for Describing People

This looks perfect fodder for my suggested Male/Female talk Qing Wen :)

hint hint.

Posted on: Aric and more Aric!

Aha, found it here:

http://current.com/news-and-politics/89082784_shanghai-diaries-july-08.htm

Melodramatic. I love drama :)

Posted on: Aric and more Aric!

Aric seemed like an interesting guy. I looked on his site that jamestheron linked, and it says that he was "asked to leave" Shanghai. Anyone know what's behind that?

Posted on: Adventures in Chinese Learning

Interesting how this was only 2 years ago, but now I'd say that electronic flashcards are almost the norm now...

Does anyone still use paper flashcards? I'd be a little lost without the ipod version I use...

Posted on: Year of the Rat and Minimum Wage

Are there any sites people know of that do comparisons between compatible and non-compatible signs? :)

Posted on: Li Yan's Diary: Love and Italian Food

Oh, how useful to know. Thanks for the info Jason and svik!

Posted on: Li Yan's Diary: Love and Italian Food

The expansion has the following:

他们俩像双胞胎

tāmen liǎxiàng shuāngbāotāi

(They are like twins.)

I've not seen 俩 used for two before - when is this form of 两 used?

Posted on: Progress Tracking and Grammar Guide

I think calling people Brian is an excellent rule for life in general:

Posted on: Sina's Microblogs

It's true, I have a really short atte