Laif could hardly breathe. Through tinted pinholes he looked out at an unearthly sea of noontime traffic. The unending flow of cars rolled past in slow motion, horns honking and tempers flaring. On the sidewalks pedestrians bustled past, hurriedly looking down or to the side to ignore his outstretched arms. And topping it all was the stultifying heat, which wrapped around them all, an invisible cage that shimmered in the distance like a snake poised to strike.

He had of course heard whispers about the state of the job market. Everyone had. Rumors on campus said it had been tough for new graduates for years now. It was basic economics. The workforce exceeded the demand for labor. Salaries had been inching down for years as a result, but were especially bad this year as the economy tightened. What was anyone to do?
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December 16, 2009
Hi everyone,

Just a quick note to let you all know we're upgrading our recording setup and ran into a few issues affecting the recording process. Specifically, you'll notice a lot more resonance in The Fix and sentence/vocab recordings than there should be. We'll be ironing out the details shortly, but didn't want the issue to hold up lesson production. Patience appreciated.

Thanks,

--david

 said on
December 16, 2009
我听说David以前骑自行车卖冰棍儿。 我的最奇怪的工作是追债的人。整天给deadbeats打电话。
 said on
December 16, 2009
@paglino9

哈哈哈!David太有才了!Echo好眼光!
 said on
December 16, 2009
@paglino9,

哇——噻!真是超级爆料啊!

说到卖冰棍儿,让我想起了农村里的老大爷,推着一辆自行车,带着一个大箱子,一边走一边喊:冰棍儿冰棍儿,卖冰棍儿啦!一毛钱一根儿,便宜啦!
 said on
December 23, 2013
Is it possible to stream lesson audio directly from the website on an ipad?
 said on
December 23, 2013
@scott.fritzen,

Yes. Just hold down your finger over the "download podcast" link so that it opens in a new browser tab. The audio will stream directly through the browser, playing natively that way.

--david