Comments for My China Connection http://mychinaconnection.com Learn English Language, Proverbs, Idioms, News from China, News from America, Travel and Culture Tue, 08 May 2012 13:42:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on Heads will roll – Better get out your resume! by landawei http://mychinaconnection.com/english-idiom/heads-will-roll-get-out-your-resume/#comment-9718 landawei Tue, 08 May 2012 13:42:20 +0000 http://mychinaconnection.com/?p=24450#comment-9718 Thank you, JTL! Thank you, JTL!

]]> Comment on Heads will roll – Better get out your resume! by JTL http://mychinaconnection.com/english-idiom/heads-will-roll-get-out-your-resume/#comment-9717 JTL Tue, 08 May 2012 11:46:28 +0000 http://mychinaconnection.com/?p=24450#comment-9717 In Cantonese, the exact equivalent is 死得人多, meaning "many will die." In Cantonese, the exact equivalent is 死得人多, meaning “many will die.”

]]> Comment on “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?” by landawei http://mychinaconnection.com/english-proverb/why-buy-the-cow-when-you-can-get-the-milk-for-free-meaning/#comment-9642 landawei Tue, 01 May 2012 13:50:29 +0000 http://mychinaconnection.com/?p=17520#comment-9642 @Jenny Juno. I disagree. They aren't opening their wallets when they eat there. They have plenty of other excellent dining choices in Mountain View (just go to Castro Street!). Google employees have choices and if they eat there, it is indeed free. It is a very nice benefit which Google provides. Furthermore Google isn't holding a gun to their heads, telling them "you have to eat on campus!. We do agree that buying groceries is like throwing money away, so I suppose the example is good after all! @Jenny Juno.

I disagree. They aren’t opening their wallets when they eat there. They have plenty of other excellent dining choices in Mountain View
(just go to Castro Street!). Google employees have choices and if they eat there, it is indeed free. It is a very nice benefit which
Google provides. Furthermore Google isn’t holding a gun to their heads, telling them “you have to eat on campus!.

We do agree that buying groceries is like throwing money away, so I suppose the example is good after all!

]]> Comment on “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?” by Jenny Juno http://mychinaconnection.com/english-proverb/why-buy-the-cow-when-you-can-get-the-milk-for-free-meaning/#comment-9638 Jenny Juno Tue, 01 May 2012 07:22:39 +0000 http://mychinaconnection.com/?p=17520#comment-9638 Your google example is terrible. Those people are not getting their meals for free, it is part of what google pays them to work there. If anything, buying groceries would be like throwing away money. Your google example is terrible. Those people are not getting their meals for free, it is part of what google pays them to work there. If anything, buying groceries would be like throwing away money.

]]> Comment on Pressure makes diamonds – improvement through stress by Joy http://mychinaconnection.com/english-proverb/pressure-makes-diamonds/#comment-9609 Joy Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:17:36 +0000 http://mychinaconnection.com/?p=24236#comment-9609 吃得苦中苦, 方为人上人. 吃得苦中苦, 方为人上人.

]]> Comment on When pigs fly – it just isn’t going to happen! by landawei http://mychinaconnection.com/english-slang/when-pigs-fly/#comment-9565 landawei Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:11:17 +0000 http://mychinaconnection.com/?p=24021#comment-9565 @Yanyan. Yes, replacing "to" with "an" makes it clear. Yes, the respondent is indicating that they don't at all want to ride back alone. Good job! @Yanyan.

Yes, replacing “to” with “an” makes it clear. Yes, the respondent is indicating
that they don’t at all want to ride back alone. Good job!

]]> Comment on When pigs fly – it just isn’t going to happen! by Yanyan http://mychinaconnection.com/english-slang/when-pigs-fly/#comment-9563 Yanyan Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:44:27 +0000 http://mychinaconnection.com/?p=24021#comment-9563 ooops..a typo here, the one i want to write is "you want an empty taxi this time? When Pigs Fly!' Is this one clear to you? ooops..a typo here, the one i want to write is “you want an empty taxi this time? When Pigs Fly!’
Is this one clear to you?

]]> Comment on When pigs fly – it just isn’t going to happen! by landawei http://mychinaconnection.com/english-slang/when-pigs-fly/#comment-9553 landawei Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:17:03 +0000 http://mychinaconnection.com/?p=24021#comment-9553 Hello, Yanyan. Welcome to My China Connection! I think you have the basic idea here. What I need to understand is what you mean by "you want to empty taxi this time". I'm not clear on your meaning. Keep this up! 加油！加油！ Hello, Yanyan.

Welcome to My China Connection! I think you have the basic idea here. What I need to understand is what you mean by “you want
to empty taxi this time”. I’m not clear on your meaning. Keep this up! 加油！加油！

]]> Comment on When pigs fly – it just isn’t going to happen! by Yanyan http://mychinaconnection.com/english-slang/when-pigs-fly/#comment-9550 Yanyan Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:23:24 +0000 http://mychinaconnection.com/?p=24021#comment-9550 it's 5 pm on Sunday, my friend and i had a time in the park and want to take a taxi home, but my friend just said :" you want to empty taxi this time? When pigs fly! it’s 5 pm on Sunday, my friend and i had a time in the park and want to take a taxi home, but my friend just said :” you want to empty taxi this time? When pigs fly!

]]> Comment on Time to rest: “put your feet up” by renuga http://mychinaconnection.com/english-idiom/time-to-rest-put-your-feet-up/#comment-9395 renuga Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:14:58 +0000 http://mychinaconnection.com/?p=11378#comment-9395 cool~<3~ cool~<3~

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