You guys can stop the wailing and gnashing of teeth. We'll be the first to admit we were a bit delayed with Film Friday this week. Echo's visa to Canada came through earlier this week and she's been on a shopping rampage ever since as we prepare to hop the pond on Monday. But it's here now, so if you've been going through Popup Chinese withdrawal hook up your iPod and reinforce your addiction to the best Chinese learning show anywhere online.

And our lesson today has the distinction of hitting a number of firsts. In addition to being the first podcast we've ever produced which revolves around farm produce, this show also has the distinction of being your last chance to win a month of free premium access to Popup Chinese in 2009. Stunning how time flies, isn't it? If you're disappointed with the progress you've made in the last year, feel that you've hit a plateau, or just want to accelerate your Chinese studies in the year to come, be sure to get your guesses in to echo@popupchinese.com. We'll pick one lucky winner and give them the gift that just keeps giving. So good luck, and we hope you like the show!
 said on
December 21, 2009
I'm heartened to see that we're now just bleeping out my profanity instead of editing out and pretending it never happened. 脏话万岁!
 said on
December 21, 2009
@Brendan,

以后一听到"b...",大家就都知道Brendan又爆粗口了...

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com
 said on
December 21, 2009
You might want to change your choice of letters there, Echo, or otherwise you also run the risk of being thought crude.
 said on
December 21, 2009
@Brendan,

拜托,我们大家都知道有问题的人是你...转移注意力是没有用的。

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com
 said on
December 21, 2009
Finally one I know. It's a fun movie, no matter what Brendan says. :p
 said on
December 21, 2009
@Echo & Brendan,

哎呦!我们能不能相处?Echo, 我们大家都知道,在这里没有人是有问题的。

让我们大家联合地唱起来,Kumbaya my lord...Kumbaya....
 said on
December 21, 2009
@Xiao Hu - I would agree wholeheartedly: 这里的人都没有问题,只有这里的Echo有问题. Har! But in the holiday spirit I suppose I could leave off for a bit.

@brett - It's not really that bad a movie; I was just being a snot.
 said on
December 21, 2009
@Brendan,

可怜Echo罢!Kumbaya my lord...kumbaya...
 said on
December 26, 2009
@Viptube

This is a community of learners of MANDARIN CHINESE, exactly what did you think you were accomplishing here? Pray tell, pray tell?
 said on
December 26, 2009
哈哈,最幽默的句子跟句子没有联系的部分就是Echo出乎意料地说,“我很喜欢吃西红柿”. 笑死我了!
 said on
December 26, 2009
祝大家圣诞快乐!Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday!

@Xiao Hu,

我是为了呼应电影里的台词,他说“你喜欢吃苹果吗?”,所以我说我喜欢吃西红柿,而且我确实喜欢吃西红柿 :)

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com
 said on
December 26, 2009
Seems to have been spam. Merry Xmas everyone. We've got our next lesson set for Monday. :)

 said on
December 27, 2009
@Trevelyan,

Thanks for maintaining tight security here, they can take their 黄的东西 somewhere else.

Hope you had a Merry Christmas!
 said on
December 27, 2009
@Echo,

我有点不明白,电影里的台词儿说,“你喜欢吃苹果吗?”你就回答“我喜欢吃西红柿”?

多伦多怎么样?
 said on
December 27, 2009
Answer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119217/

How'd ya like them apples?
 said on
December 27, 2009
@Xiao Hu,

这是我对电影翻译的讽刺,哈哈 :)

多伦多好极了,也不太冷,我今天看了尼亚加拉瀑布(Niagara Falls),非常壮观!

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com
 said on
December 28, 2009
The winner of this week's Film Friday is Norman Houser 洛文! Congratulations!

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com