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I was born into a Chinese family, and speak Mandarin with my parents when I'm home. I grew up in New York City and speak English to everyone else so both Chinese and English are my first languages. I studied French in high school but didn't study very hard so my French isn't great. I studied Japanese in college and studied hard this time so my Japanese is pretty good. I love learning languages. I'm currently trying to improve my French to make up for my laziness back in high school :-) I would also like to study more Chinese. I'm fluent in everyday conversational Mandarin, but I would love to be able to read Classical Chinese. I can understand about 40-60% of the text in 古文观止, unfortunately my parents were too busy with work when I was little to teach me more. I'm looking for someone with a good understanding and appreciation for 古文 to help me with study advice.
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    what is the difference between offrir and donner?
    June 10, 2013
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    How do you say: "How do I get to the Louvre by subway?"
    January 31, 2013
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    It should be "who are we to each other"
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    July 20, 2012
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    Neither is correct. It should be "How did you do that?"
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    July 20, 2012
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    Pig is the animal, pork refers to the meat from a pig that we eat.
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    July 20, 2012
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    There is no good direct translation. You have to provide a context.
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    January 28, 2012
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    You wouldn't use double had, you would just say "If I had to pass an exam yesterday". Had already implies past tense. You can also say, "If I have had to ..." Just search google for usage examples: http://www.freeadvice.com/law-questions/i-have-had-to-quit-my-job-41789.htm
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    June 20, 2011
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    you assign homework
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    June 20, 2011
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    1. 然而在具体实践过程中所面临的情况也更为复杂. However, the problems we face in reality is even more complex. (This isn't a literal translation, but it best conveys the meaning without getting into weird Engrish) 2. 所 in this context: X中所Y pattern breaks down like this: X中 means in the middle of X, in the course of X occurring/in the course of doing X. Y happens. The literal translation for this passage means, in the course of execution/realization, the situations encountered is even more complex. You can think of 所 as a causative connector. It conveys that Y is caused by X in some way. Are you familiar with 因为/所以 patterns? 3. 是否能 means "is it possible to". It literally means is it not possible to ... 4. 当家作主 means to head a household. It's an idiomatic expression. It is usually used to refer to the decision making powers and responsibilities that comes with being head of household.
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    June 18, 2011
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    The literal translation sounds weird. I think a better translation would be "An essay about the role of direct democracy in village self government" Direct election isn't used, instead we use the phrase direct democracy in American English. This is as opposed to representative democracy.
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    June 18, 2011
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