"Well, this is later than I'd intended, but there's been the little matter of 3 feet of snow and a 48-hour power outage, followed closely by nearly 2 more feet of snow under blizzard conditions. But here's another one, sung by the same 姚莉. I could…"
"柯老朋友！你真的太多了！小人好久没听过这首歌啊！Totally love it, and the old-style tinny rendition makes me think it was sung by some wayward starlet in a smoky den of iniquity in old Shanghai... Keep 'em coming!!
Bernard Cleary said:It's been quite a while, but here is…"
"Oops, just realized, the link I provided describes the program, but doesn't actually provide a link to download it. You can download it here: http://www.chinese-forums.com/showthread.php?t=13005 (toward the bottom of the post that describes the…"
"The radical (bei4)--the left half of the character--is a cowrie shell, and appears in lots of money/wealth-related characters: 貧,貨,販, 貪, 貴, 買,賣, etc.!"
"More than just making money, it has the sense of "strike it rich." What better wish for your friends, family and neighbors, especially in a culture where a substantial majority of the population has subsisted on the brink of starvation for…"
"Another oldie, from 1985. For a couple years after it came out, it was ubiquitous and inescapable, on the radio, TV, on muzak systems in department stores. Everyone got sick of it. But it's actually a nice song, and now it makes me really nostalgic…"
"Got it. So I'm a Jackie Chan bean-starch noodle. I'll keep that in mind!
Bernard Cleary said:The Chinese have long formed the concept of "fan" (as in movie fans, pop music fans) by appending the character 迷 (which interestingly has the alternate…"
"The Chinese have long formed the concept of "fan" (as in movie fans, pop music fans) by appending the character 迷 (which interestingly has the alternate meanings of "become lost", "be obsessed with," or "deluded") to the genre or activity one…"
"This clip doesn't belong under songs, so I'm putting it here. This is the opening scene of the Ang Lee film "Eat Drink Man Woman," a wonderful movie I highly recommend. If you love Chinese food, you'll love this film. The actor doing the cooking is…"
I can totally tell you write "Taiwanese English" : )
All joking aside, your Mandarin is really good. By any chance you know Jason Blatt? He's another genius that settled down in Taiwan and was working for TVBS in their international center. Not sure whether he's still there though.
Wow, Benard, Your Chinese is not only good. It's EXCELLENT! You write like a local and catch the spirit completely! I am so impressed! Where did you learn it? Shi-Da?
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All joking aside, your Mandarin is really good. By any chance you know Jason Blatt? He's another genius that settled down in Taiwan and was working for TVBS in their international center. Not sure whether he's still there though.