Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Friday, December 25th, 2009
Shèngdàn kuàilè 圣诞快乐 everyone! (Such a strident seasonal greeting--it just doesn't sound as merry in Chinese.) Before I get back to wrapping my gifts, I thought I'd mention an actual free gift (as opposed to this) available to everyone for the next week.
Apparently, ChineseTeachers.com is doing a Christmas special offering ...
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Even though I live in China, it's sometimes hard to find someone to speak Chinese with me.
I'm not talking about all the "duōshao qián" 多少钱 and "yes, I've eaten" exchanges. I mean someone I can really stretch my vocabulary muscles with and speak with for a long period of time ...
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Saturday, August 16th, 2008
As I watch the starting line up for Michael Phelps' next race, my two thoughts are:
1. Maybe the Chinese commentators are right. Maybe he is an alien (wàixīngrén 外星人), and that's why he swims so fast (he does have slightly webbed toes I'm told).
2. What a lot of work someone ...
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