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November 2012 Blog Posts (17)

One Chinese Sentence Every Day(4)

没的说。

Méideshuō.

quite good; perfect

用法说明

“没的说”用作独立成分,表示某人或某事很好,没有什么问题。

“没的说” usually acts as an independent component, which refers to someone or something is very nice or perfect.

例句

1、甲:你觉得这个计划书怎么样?

Jiă: Nǐ juéde zhè ge jìhuàshū zěnmeyàng?

A: How do you think about the plan?

乙:没的说,简直是完美!你辛苦了。

Yǐ: Méideshuō, jiǎnzhí shì wánměi! Nǐ xīnkǔ le.

B: Wonderful! You work hard.

2、甲:小王的工作能力很强啊!

Jiă: Xiǎo Wáng de gōngzuò…

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Added by William Jia on November 30, 2012 at 10:49 — No Comments

One Chinese Sentence Every Day(3)

还真没看出来。

Hái zhēn méi kànchūlai.

( I ) really did not see it!

 

用法说明

       “还真没看出来”表示因发现或被告知了以前没有注意到的事情而感到吃惊,根据不同的语境,可以表示褒义也可以表示贬义。

“还真没看出来” means the speaker is very surprised when he/she finds or is told something hasn’t been noticed . It can indicate commendatory or derogatory according the different situations.

 

例句

1、甲:老李的儿子得了数学奥赛第一名!

Jiă: Lǎo Lǐ de érzi déle Shùxué Àosài dìyīmíng!

A: Lao Li’ son has won the first prize in…

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Added by William Jia on November 29, 2012 at 10:17 — No Comments

One Chinese Sentence Every Day(2)

不出……所料。

Bù chū suǒ liào.

as sb. expected; not unexpected

 

用法说明

“不出……所料” 是表示事情的结果跟某人所猜测的一致,中间一般接指人名词或代词。这个短句前面一般可以用副词修饰用来强调,如“果然”等。

“不出sb所料”indicates the fact is as the same as what someone has speculated. The prouns or personal nouns are usually in the middle of the sentence. Some adverbials are before it can emphasize, such as “果然“and so on.

 

例句

1、甲:不出我们所料,他们赢了篮球赛。

Jiă: Bù chū wǒmen suǒ liào, tāmen yíngle lánqiú sài.

A:…

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Added by William Jia on November 28, 2012 at 11:36 — No Comments

One Chinese Sentence Every Day(1)

让我怎么说你。

Ràng wǒ zěnme shuō nǐ.

How to say something about you.

 

用法说明

“让我怎么说你”是指对某人的做法或者想法很无奈,没有办法,不知道该说什么。通常说这句话时,说话人会有责备埋怨的语气。

“让我怎么说你” refers that somebody does not know what to say towards the behavior or opinion of other person. It usually has the tone of blame or complaining.

 

例句

1、甲:我又把手机弄丢了。

Jiă: Wǒ yòu bǎ shóujī nòngdiūle.

A:I lost my mobile phone again.

乙:你让我怎么说你,上周刚丢了一个,现在又丢了。

Yǐ:Nǐ ràng wǒ zěnme shuō nǐ,…

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Added by William Jia on November 27, 2012 at 11:21 — No Comments

R.I.P. Maj. Tony Nelson

(CNN) -- Actor Larry Hagman, who created one of television's iconic villains with the treacherous J.R. Ewing of "Dallas," died Friday, according to a family statement. He was 81.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/24/us/larry-hagman-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Added by Chris Knight on November 24, 2012 at 20:19 — 2 Comments

"Thanksgiving Trees"

What is a Thanksgiving Tree?

Added by CCF Beijing on November 23, 2012 at 8:43 — No Comments

Free Mandarin Chinese Class

Mandarin Garden has 8 years experience in teaching Chinese as a second language. We have 10 reaching centers in China and other countries, Shanghai, Changchun, Wuhan, Ningbo, Wuxi, Lijiang, London and Sydney. All of the teachers here have the certificate in teaching Chinese as a second language, we are aiming at providing professional mandarin teaching to more foreigners.

       In order to return back for the trust that has…

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Added by William Jia on November 22, 2012 at 9:23 — No Comments

Two sister sites!

We are very pleased to announce that two former members of this parish have now set up their own websites based loosely on this site



So- a big hello to Rayce in Qinghandao and Adam in Jilin



A network of co-operative sites seems pretty good to me



Here are the addresses:

Jilin:

www.jilinpals.ning.com

Qinhuangdao:…

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Added by Richard Roman on November 21, 2012 at 12:30 — 5 Comments

A new social website for Jilin!

Adam Reiter, late of this parish, has written to me to say that a new website for Jilin has been created.
We are very happy to support Adam in all his efforts.
Please visit his site at

jilinpals.ning.com

Added by Richard Roman on November 20, 2012 at 12:05 — No Comments

A new marketing team has been created!

To help us further develop this site, a new group of people have been asked- and have agreed- to be marketing consultants. This will involve research, strategy planning and implementation



The team is::

Director of marketing: Mahatma Jack



Garret - senior marketing consultant

Chris - marketing consultant on darts and Taekwondo

The Great Dane - Danish marketing consultant

Ferney - Colombian marketing consultant

Sam - Musical marketing… Continue

Added by Richard Roman on November 20, 2012 at 0:00 — 4 Comments

DJ-Wanted

A DJ is wanted in the King&Queen Bar.

Responsibilities:1. Make Sure that he has the correct version of the songs for the Traditional Dances, Cake Cutting, Bouquet & Garter Toss, Grand Introductions, and any other highlighted events.And that he has them in order on his computer or burned off in order on a CD.

2.Have a Positive attitude, 100% of the time, even when nobody is looking. (Or you think nobody is looking)

 

Requirement:

1.comes from a…

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Added by Miranda on November 16, 2012 at 19:32 — No Comments

Memories of time past - part 1

To start with: Who are these two?

Added by Richard Roman on November 15, 2012 at 10:30 — 9 Comments

General Chinese Trial Class----------Better Chinese, Better life!

Have you always admire your friend can speak Chinese fluently and can chat with Chinese friend happily?

Have you always worry about you don't have enough time to learn Chinese or the transportation is inconvenient that you can't carry on learning?

Have you been feeling about some Chinese institutions tuition fees are too high?

Have you always worry about your learning don't have effect?

If you really want to learn Chinese, please…

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Added by William Jia on November 14, 2012 at 17:52 — No Comments

Changchun Characters - again! - and the WAGS!

We started lasted year videoing characters from Changchun. We now think that we have enough new characters around that we need to get this going again!

Langlee, Scottish Martin, The big Dane, Burns and many more we have yet to interview........

Also- the Changchun WAGS - our lady friends and what they really think about us!

We will pursue this!

Added by Richard Roman on November 14, 2012 at 13:05 — 3 Comments

Mandarin Garden is a trustworthy mandarin school in China

Mandarin Garden is the most effective, professional mandarin school in China With over 8 years of experience, and is a New HSK Test center, approved by Chinese Hanban.

With 9 excellence well spread branches in China, Mandarin Garden offers a comprehensive and flexible selection of Mandarin Chinese language programs to students from all over the world. Our schools cover areas of the East China (included Shanghai, Wuxi, Ningbo), the South…

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Added by William Jia on November 13, 2012 at 16:58 — No Comments

Lest We Forget

In Flanders Fields

 

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

 Between the crosses, row on row,

 That mark our place; and in the sky

 The larks, still bravely singing, fly

 Scarce heard amid the guns below.

 

We are the Dead. Short days ago

 We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset…

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Added by Chris Knight on November 11, 2012 at 7:12 — 5 Comments

A Changchun Friends bar - owned by the community

Now, here is an idea!



Why don't we look at opening up our own bar with the music we like, the drinks we like, the food we like, the ambience we like?



We could plan everything - location, management etc and be part of something really exciting!



A collective group effort with everyone a shareholder?



We would run it as a proper business - no-one has to contribute beyond their means - and with fully audited accounts - the profits going back to the… Continue

Added by Richard Roman on November 6, 2012 at 0:41 — 13 Comments

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