Monthly Archives: July 2008

An American Movie in China

Posted on 13 July 2008 by Matt Lavery

I went to see Hancock today with 小季 and his fiancé. I was actually kind of surprised to see it advertised outside the theatre because it just came out in the US, too. It was simultaneously released in both countries, … Continue reading →

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很久没见！

Posted on 11 July 2008 by Matt Lavery

Literally, the title means “long time, no see.” Ironically, this is a phrase that we adapted to our language from theirs and, somewhere along the way, lost track of where it came from. What’s even more ironic is this: Almost … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, USA!

Posted on 3 July 2008 by Matt Lavery

So, in my first week with the kids I’m doing lessons on time and date. We start with things like the days of the week, how to say the date, how to say the time, talking about tomorrow and yesterday … Continue reading →

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