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actually they dont have feet they are called arms -- as per wikipedia people might call them tentacles but that is the wrong name --- so the feet of octopuses are called arms ;)



I think there are a lot of chances for you to find such a job in China, whichever city you will be. Many university English department needs English native speakers to teach their English class, (we call these people 外教). There are also lot of private English schools in China I think you can find a job and the salary should be higher than working in universities, but I am not sure how much it is. It really depends on the school.



I would say "When handling an embarrassing situation, there is nothing more helpful than a send of humor." Cheers, d



If you mean like "table of statistics" or "application form", they're not very different. A table is like what you get in Microsoft excel, with data laid out on a grid. A form usually has text with blanks for you to fill in information (not always numbers).



..how about "保重"(bao3 zhong4)... "慢走" seems to be used only when someone wants to leave



I finish work every day at 5 pm. or Everyday I finish work at 5 pm. or I am done with work everyday at 5 pm. --- Everyday seems too exacting --- it makes it seem like you are working 7 days per week. --- I would probably just say: My job usually finishes (or is done/winds up/ends) about 5 pm.



From this vantage point, he could see when the enemies would start thier attack. Meaning that the person has a position giving a strategic ADVANTAGE, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view Also: If two people are having a discussion and cannot agree one person can say to the other 'From your vantage point, I can see why you think that way, but.....' meaning from your 'point of view'. Let me know if this helped



Tags: words\' meaning | View Times: 6939 | Answers: 4 | Posted: 11/15/2007
Since I am a newbie, I guess I'll tell you what i think it is. A Newbie is someone without experience in that subject. Since I have no experience in Chinese, but I am willing to learn, I would be a newbie at it.



There's a setting in skype...Tools - Options - privacy....it should be set to "allow my status displayed on the web" This way other use can see you are on skype and use "Practice Now" to start a practice session.



Tags: dictionary | View Times: 1446 | Answers: 1 | Posted: 01/14/2008
空姐.. kong1 jie3. Or like waitress, you can call them xian3 jie3.