After the construction of the new downtown expressway, drivers had raced through the streets of Beijing with an almost cavalier disregard for the laws of physics, for who among us would not feel exalted to speed from the outskirts of Shunyi to the downtown core in just ten minutes? And yet within a few years, even this technological marvel would prove no match for the ingrained habits of an entire generation of Beijing cab drivers.
craigrut
 said on
May 31, 2012
Additional example sentences:

-马路是你们家开的，你想怎么走怎么走。

You think the road is yours and you can go wherever you want!?

-公园是你们家开的？我在那儿坐会儿怎么了。

What's wrong with me sitting there for a while?

And just a random comment :).

哈哈哈，很好玩的博客。下个博客应该关于飞的滑板（skateboard?).
amber
 said on
May 31, 2012
@craigrut,

飞的室友怎么样？哈哈。

--Amber

amber@popupchinese.com
Echo
 said on
May 31, 2012
@amber,

我看靠谱儿！

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com
craigrut
 said on
May 31, 2012
@Echo / Gail

这要看什么样的飞的室友而定。。。可能你们应该考虑超人跟他太太。超人最近不理他太太因为她没有Wonder Woman强。。。
amber
 said on
June 1, 2012
@craigrut,

哈哈，我听过这个。我最近在看梅林传奇（merlin），做个飞的女巫和男术士得了～

--Amber

amber@popupchinese.com
craigrut
 said on
June 1, 2012
@Amber

Merlin吧？看那部电影吧？还是一本书？我没有看过那本书。在美国Hollywood退出了很多关于Merlin电影。我们也有很多为了电视的(made for TV?)Merlin电影。

你经常喜欢关于魔法的书吗？
crusty_138
 said on
June 1, 2012
Once again, teaching us the important stuff no one else does - "他妈 should always be 轻声“ 谢谢泡泡中文 ：）
murrayjames
 said on
June 1, 2012
Sounds like Amber is talking about "The Sword in the Stone"...
amber
 said on
June 4, 2012
@craigrut,

我是因为喜欢看骑士和王子，顺便看魔法，哈哈。我看的是BBC拍的电视剧。

--Amber

amber@popupchinese.com
amber
 said on
June 4, 2012
@murrayjames,

I don't know whether it's the same story, but the TV show I'm watching is called Merlin. It's about young Merlin and young Arthur.

--Amber

amber@popupchinese.com

Jesse
 said on
June 10, 2012
谁他妈教你飞的车啊？

I'm unclear about how the 的 changes the meaning of the sentence. David, you say it means "Who taught you to fly LIKE THIS?" as opposed to just "who taught you to fly?" Would you mind elaborating?
trevelyan
 said on
June 10, 2012
Hey Jesse,

Sorry if I was a bit unclear... let me try to clarify. The meaning of the sentence isn't literally LIKE THIS, but we have the same sort of tone of voice that we'd get translating the sentence that way. So what I meant is that we have something that isn't just a straightforward question.

The 的 helps add this emphasis through what is an implicit 是... 的 structure, although the 他妈 doesn't hurt either: (是)谁他妈教你飞(的)车. Hope that makes a bit more sense. :)

--david

ubbla
 said on
June 10, 2012
Who's saying 是谁他妈教你飞的车啊？ Is it the driver (Who taught YOU to fly??) or is it the passenger (who taught you to fly like this!?)
trevelyan
 said on
June 10, 2012
@ubbia,

It's the cab driver, complaining about the other driver who cut him off (up?).