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强迫症

November 26, 2007

强迫症
I learned a new word in Chinese today while listening to Chinesepod.  I believe I learned it before, and likely Maomao would be upset with me for forgetting.  Unfortunately if I don’t use words then I am not so likely to remember them.
Let’s look at the components here for fun:
强 (qiang): strong, powerful, energetic
迫 (po): […]

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wolf totem

November 26, 2007

I was listening to BBC worldservice this morning, and apparently a book called Wolf Totem (朗图腾) by Jiang Rong is going to be published in English. I’m not sure why this news is hitting now, as the book was set for English publication back in 2005, unless it’s the news that the translation is […]

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