User Comments - zaphekiah

Posted on: 人生的意义

That's great, thanks!

Posted on: 人生的意义

The problem with the tinniness of the first few recordings seems to be fixed, well done for that, but I think the overall recording volume of this lesson was a bit low. I just listened to it in the gym and it was a struggle in places to hear what was being said with my speakers turned up to their maximum. Maybe the master record volume needs turning up a bit to deal with such noisy real world situations, after all it is always possible for the user to turn the volume down at their end.

Posted on: 学而优则仕

I wouldn't have known a Taiwanese accent before this but I am also finding it quite pleasant to listen to. Here are some more vocab items I think I heard (tiny bit of overlap due to the different characters)...

警匪片 jǐng fěi piān = cops and robbers movies

联想 lián xiǎng = to associate (cognitively); mental association

抄家伙上 chāo jiā huǒ shàng = let 'em have it!

跨文化 kuà wén huà = intercultural

水沟 shuǐ gōu = gutter; sewer

图利 tú lì = go after profits

穷困 qióng kùn = destitute; wretched poverty

选秀节目 xuǎn xiù jié mù = talent show; talent competition

故事性 gù shi xìng = storylike

离谱 lí pǔ = excessive; beyond reasonable limits; irregular

切身 qiè shēn = direct; concerning oneself; personal

Posted on: Pricey Parking

激进 jī jìn = radical; extreme; extremist
前一阵 qián yī zhèn = a while ago
上映 shàng yìng = to show (a movie); to screen; to be showing
多半 duō bàn = chiefly, mostly; likelihood
不见得 bú jiàn de = not seen as most likely; not anticipated; isn't necessarily
松一口气 sōng yī kǒu qì = to heave a sigh of relief
受害者 shòu hài zhě = casualty; victim
情形 qíng xing = circumstances; situation
争吵 zhēng chǎo = quarrel; dispute
说服 shuō fú (shuì fú) = to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over

Posted on: A Letter for My Child

感人 gǎn rén = touching; moving

伤感 shāng gǎn = sad; emotional; sentimental; pathos

遗传信息 yí chuán xìn xī = genetic information; heredity

崩溃 bēng kuì = to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart

娇贵 jiāo guì = pampered; fragile; finicky

细小 xì xiǎo = tiny; fine; minute

汇集 huì jí = to collect; to compile; to converge

心底 xīn dǐ = bottom of one's heart

筛选 shāi xuǎn = to filter

劳碌 láo lù = tiring

Posted on: Meditation

闭起 bì qǐ = to shut
修理 xiū lǐ = repair, mend
修炼 xiū liàn = daoist practice; to practice asceticism
情操 qíng cāo = sentiment; character
拉长 lā cháng = to lengthen; to pull sth out longer
限度 xiàn dù = limitation; limit
灰尘 huī chén/尘土 chén tǔ = dust
纯净 chún jìng = pure; clean; unmixed
催眠 cuī mián = hypnotise, mesmerize, lull to sleep

Posted on: Evaluating Airlines

政治正确 zhèng zhì zhèng què = politically correct
一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn = all day long; the whole day
预防针 yù fáng zhēn = immunization injection; fig. forewarning; heads-up; preventive measure
凄惨 qī cǎn = plaintive; mournful; miserable
联合会 lián hé huì = federation
旅行社 lǚ xíng shè = travel agency
起飞 qǐ fēi = take off (for a plane)
冒犯 mào fàn = to offend

Posted on: 拖延症

镇定 zhèn dìng = calm; unperturbed; cool
掐死 qiā sǐ = to throttle; to strangle
按住 àn zhù = to press and hold; to hold down
马克杯 mǎ kè bēi = mug
楼梯 lóu tī = stairs, staircase
难堪 nán kān = hard to take; embarrassed; embarrassing situation
让一步 ràng yi1 bù = make a concession
知耻 zhī chǐ = to have a sense of shame; to shame
私底下 sī dǐ xia = privately; secretly; confidentially
催化剂 cuī huà jì = catalyst
大锅饭 dà guō fàn = lit. big rice pan; communal feeding; fig. egalitarianism (equal treatment for everyone in same institution)
拼命 pīn mìng = to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs
凑合 còu he = to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise

Posted on: E-commerce and Healthcare

移动技术 yí dòng jì shù = mobile technology
值得 zhí de = to be worth; to deserve
镇痛 zhèn tòng = analgesic; pain killer
纱布 shā bù = gauze, e.g. for bandages
手术刀 shǒu shù dāo = scalpel
伴随 bàn suí = to accompany; to follow; to occur together with
渡船 dù chuán = ferry
并列 bìng liè = to stand side by side; to be parallel or comparable
融合 róng hé = a mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding together
连接 lián jiē = to link; to join; to attach; connection; a link (on web page)
春雨 chūn yǔ = spring rain; gift from above
定点 dìng diǎn = designated; appointed; specific; fixed (time)
支付 zhī fù = to pay (slightly formal)

Posted on: Customs Consultancy

近几年 jìn jǐ nián = in recent years
设计稿 shè jì gǎo = design proof
流程 liú chéng = procedure; course; stream; work flow
单个 dān gè = single; alone; individually; an odd one
总价 zǒng jià = total price
税务 shuì wù = taxation services; state revenue service
用处 yòng chu = usefulness; purpose
列表 liè biǎo = list, computer menu
上缴 shàng jiǎo = to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
本事 běn shi = ability; skill