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| Anya Pentaglot Senior Member France Joined 5796 days ago 636 posts - 708 votes  Speaks: Russian*, FrenchC1, English, Italian, Spanish Studies: German, Japanese, Hungarian, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Turkish, Mandarin Studies: Ancient Greek, Hindi | Message 17 of 79 03 March 2011 at 4:27pm | IP Logged |
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Mandarin
The anecdote which I read was about the student helping a girl to carry her suitcase. Though the suitcase is with wheels, the student carry it on the back with difficulty. So the girl said: 背不动就滚吧 The phrase has a double meaning:”if you cann’t carry it on the back, roll it” or “if you cann’t carry it on the back – “roll yourself”/go away. Vocabulary: 背bēi to carry on the back 不bù no 动dòng to move 就jiù at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake 滚gǔn to roll 吧 ba positive suggestion: right? OK? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Anya Pentaglot Senior Member France Joined 5796 days ago 636 posts - 708 votes Speaks: Russian*, FrenchC1, English, Italian, Spanish Studies: German, Japanese, Hungarian, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Turkish, Mandarin Studies: Ancient Greek, Hindi | Message 18 of 79 05 March 2011 at 6:13pm | IP Logged |
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Japanese:
可 “mouth” + “quarter” is an inhabitant speaking with enthusiasm about his quarter. The meaning is “praise, right” 河 “water”(=”3drops”) + “praise, right”= “river” 何 “man”+ “prise” = a man, approaching to the quarter, ask questions: “what is this place?” = “what? How many? Which?” 荷 “plant”+”how much/how many”= how many plants can I carry/bring? = “weight, load” 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Anya Pentaglot Senior Member France Joined 5796 days ago 636 posts - 708 votes Speaks: Russian*, FrenchC1, English, Italian, Spanish Studies: German, Japanese, Hungarian, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Turkish, Mandarin Studies: Ancient Greek, Hindi | Message 19 of 79 09 March 2011 at 3:27pm | IP Logged |
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行 “man” is far from his home “quarter”= To come back home, he should “go” 街 if there is “earth” between a “man” and his own “quarter”= “street” 打 “hand”+ “nail/tuck” = “strike” 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Anya Pentaglot Senior Member France Joined 5796 days ago 636 posts - 708 votes Speaks: Russian*, FrenchC1, English, Italian, Spanish Studies: German, Japanese, Hungarian, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Turkish, Mandarin Studies: Ancient Greek, Hindi | Message 20 of 79 10 March 2011 at 5:48pm | IP Logged |
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Italian
Barzelletta: C’ è un tale che sta annegando : - AIUTO, HELP, HILFE, AU SECOUR… Il bagnino allora: - Faceva prima a imparare a nuotare che imparare tutte quelle lingue Translation: One is drowning: -Help (in 4 languages) A worker attending to the bathing place: - It would be better if you firstly learn to swim than study all these languages 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Anya Pentaglot Senior Member France Joined 5796 days ago 636 posts - 708 votes Speaks: Russian*, FrenchC1, English, Italian, Spanish Studies: German, Japanese, Hungarian, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Turkish, Mandarin Studies: Ancient Greek, Hindi | Message 21 of 79 12 March 2011 at 6:13pm | IP Logged |
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German
Here is one of German anecdotes I enjoy: Der Vater liest um Bett seines Sohnes Märchen vor damit dieser einschläft. Nach einer Weile öffnet die Mutter leise die Tür und fragt: „ Ist er eingeschlafen?“ „Ja“, seufzt der Kleine, „endlich.“ 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Anya Pentaglot Senior Member France Joined 5796 days ago 636 posts - 708 votes Speaks: Russian*, FrenchC1, English, Italian, Spanish Studies: German, Japanese, Hungarian, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Turkish, Mandarin Studies: Ancient Greek, Hindi | Message 22 of 79 15 March 2011 at 3:33pm | IP Logged |
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Mandarin
The anecdote is about a girl who was always late. Her mother explain to the boss a reason of that: 这是因我家有三个妙龄女郎,而镜子却只有一 � � It's because we have 3 young girls and one mirror. Edited by Anya on 15 March 2011 at 8:26pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Anya Pentaglot Senior Member France Joined 5796 days ago 636 posts - 708 votes Speaks: Russian*, FrenchC1, English, Italian, Spanish Studies: German, Japanese, Hungarian, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Turkish, Mandarin Studies: Ancient Greek, Hindi | Message 23 of 79 16 March 2011 at 3:48pm | IP Logged |
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English
One more “being late” jock from my ‘L’anglais par humor’ book: “why are you so late this morning?” – asked the boss “I got married, sir” “Well, don’t let it happen again” Another jock is from “Se perfectioner en anglais”: “Last year they went on a trip around the world. This year they want to go somewhere else” 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| PonyGirl Groupie United States Joined 5022 days ago 54 posts - 70 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German | Message 24 of 79 16 March 2011 at 7:01pm | IP Logged |
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Hallo, ich bin deiner neuer Teamkollege :)
Du bist sehr passioniert :P 1 person has voted this message useful |
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