Boring Bangongshi - S02E04
Life in China is gradually returning to normal, which includes booking (domestic) plane tickets. Obviously, staying protected from COVID-19 on the plan is still very much a concern.
Boring Bangongshi - S02E03
Young people all over the world are fond of the sleep. Many jobs in China routinely require overtime, sometimes for days on end.
Boring Bangongshi - S02E02
It happens in every culture… we’re talking, but are we communicating? And yes, these are very office topics.
“我坐地铁来了”不能说?
是的!“坐地铁来的”和“坐地铁来了”就是本期要讨论的问题了!
在学生进入中级阶段的学习时,难免会遇到“的”和“了”的区别问题。这时,老师能否用简单直接的语言告知学生这两者的差别呢?
Boring Bangongshi - S02E01
With this exciting first episode of Boring 办公室 Season 02 our heroes are finally unmasked. As for coffee vs. tea, don’t let any old school sinologists tell you that Chinese people prefer tea to coffee!
Boring Bangongshi - S01E20
We’re a little over a week behind the news with this comic strip, But the COVID-19 situation has already gotten to the point where restrictions are loosening in Shanghai
Boring Bangongshi - S01E19
If you haven’t encountered “professional Chinglish,” you will eventually!
汉语学生的名字叫“大王”?怎么样给学生起中文名字?
作为老师,你可以说出中文学习者有中文名字的好处:
1. 可以让中国朋友很快记住你
2. 侧面了解中国的文化
……
那么起中文名字,有哪些方法可以参考的呢?
Boring Bangongshi - S01E18
You often hear it said that Chinese is inherently vague when compared to English. That’s not always true, but Chinese can certainly be used in a super vague way!
Boring Bangongshi - S01E17
Weekends in China are frequently “adjusted” to make official holidays “longer” by re-appropriating weekend days.
Boring Bangongshi - S01E16
Thanks to COVID-19, internships are pretty much on hold this year, along with entire study abroad programs.
Boring Bangongshi - S01E15
It’s amazing how healthy Chinese food can be, but also how unhealthy (and dropping in oil, we might add).
Boring Bangongshi - S01E14
Believe it or not, there are some internships in China which actually make use of foreingers’ Chinese skills!
Boring Bangongshi - S01E13
Would it have been too much to call that report a “TPS“ report? Yeah, probably… China, like everywhere, has its fair share of bosses constantly nagging employees for reports.
Boring Bangongshi - S01E12
Using “PPT” instead of “Powerpoint presentation” is one easy business Chinese “word” that super easy to acquire! Get in on that filename extension slang action!
Boring Bangongshi - S01E11
Ah, the slow old office computer… a staple of office humor, and just as true in China as anywhere else!