Audio: incredibles-theywillkillyou This clip is from The Incredibles/超人特工隊. Helen Parr (Elastigirl) and the kids have made it onto Syndrome’s island base. Helen is about to leave the kids alone in a cave overnight while she goes to heroically rescue husband Bob. But before she parts with her offspring, she does the momly thing to do…
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MDBG Bookmarklet
by khatzumoto
MDBG is great for looking up meanings of individual kanji/hanzi: MDBG Bookmarklet Bookmarklet source code: javascript:(function(){var w=window,d=w.document,s=””;;if(d.selection){s=d.selection.createRange().text}else if(d.getSelection){s=d.getSelection()}else if(w.getSelection){s=window.getSelection()}window.open(“http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=worddict&wdrst=1&wdqb=”+encodeURIComponent(s),”_blank”)})()
Chinese Content Bonanza!
by khatzumoto
John Biesnecker of WooChinese graciously penned this guest post for all you Chinese content-wanting sons of mothers! John has lived in China since 2003, and has been cramming Mandarin (and, more recently, Cantonese and Japanese) into his brain since around the same time (and he’s not done yet). WooChinese, his upstart blog, aims to be the resource…
Mandarin Mini-Transcript / The Matrix (1999) / Dodge Bullets
by khatzumoto
Source/sitch: One of the many legendary exchanges in The Matrix. This is from the scene where Morpheus first teaches Neo about agents. 尼奥：你是想告訴我，我能躲避子彈？ Neo: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets? 莫菲斯：不，尼奥。我想告訴你，到了一定的時候，你不必躲。 Morpheus: No, Neo. I’m trying to tell you that when you’re ready, you won’t have to. Note: while…
Mandarin Mini-Transcript: Men In Black / I Make This Look Good
by khatzumoto
This line is pretty famous, and needs little background explanation. It’s from the part in Men In Black where J (Will Smith) says to K (Tommy Lee Jones): “You know the difference between you and me? I make this look good.” 知道你和我之間的區別嗎？我穿這更帥！ Audio: 我穿這更帥
Critical Frequency: A Brand New Way of Looking At Language Exposure
by khatzumoto
“Use it or lose it.” ~ Originator Unknown To Me “If I do not practice for a day, I know it. If I do not practice for two days, my wife knows it. If I do not practice for three days, my audience knows it.” ~ Vladimir Horowitz I have a hunch. I don’t have…