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carlfordham

  1. Some damn good advice here. RT @TweetSpeakEng: The Six Pillars of Successful Language Learning via @aarongmyers bit.ly/LgjWpn 8:30 PM Jun 1st via TweetCaster
  2. @SCSC_TEAM It does indeed. Don't ask me for a better translation though. ^^ 12:27 AM Jun 1st via web in reply to SCSC_TEAM
  3. More of a localisation I spose. 5:36 PM May 23rd via web
  4. Interesting that Weibo translated "快来注册新浪微博吧！获取资讯、记录生活，都在这儿，再不来你就OUT啦！" as "Sign up now! There's a lot going on here so don't miss out!" ... 5:36 PM May 23rd via web
  5. My interview with IELTS podcast about learning and improving your second language - mp3 included ieltspodcast.com/ieltspodcast/0… 2:51 PM May 23rd via web
  6. Ooh R U talkin bout Hanping? I 3rd that! RT @ChineseHacks @leemotee @marcardar Its an incredible dictionary I use it every single day. 3:57 AM May 18th via TweetCaster
  7. I know I know. I also WTFd. RT @maolaowai: Dame Edna is doing #JennyCraig ?!!! 3:44 AM May 18th via TweetCaster
  8. Got a question about English, Chinese or Chinese-English translation? Ask me directly here on the new part of my blog: carlgene.com/blog/ask-carl/ 2:29 AM May 16th via web
  9. One more interesting word - 繁瑣 fánsuǒ - I translated it as complicated and tedious; overloaded with details en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%B9%81… 4:19 AM May 12th via web
  10. Two more Western transliterations I came across just this week: 邦迪 bāngdí - band-aid and 皮卡 píkǎ - pick-up truck; ute carlgene.com/blog/2010/08/w… 3:35 AM May 12th via web
  11. Mandarin word of the day: 伎倆 jìliǎng - I translated it as "underhanded trick; dishonest tactic; ploy; scheme; ruse" en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BC%8E… 3:17 AM May 12th via web
  • Name Carl Gene Fordham
  • Location Melbourne, Australia
  • Web http://www.carlge...
  • Bio Chinese-English translator, English teacher, proofreader. Learning Korean and loving it. Check out my other account: @chinesesentence! 傅君恺，自由译员兼校对员，英语教师。
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