It's been a while since we've forced our podcasters into the studio for a Chinese-only recording. That drought ends today as our resident Beijing-expert Baifan returns to share news of his decision to purchase a home, a revelation that sparks an in-depth discussion about real estate with Echo and Apple. If you're an advanced student looking for listening practice, join us for a revealing look at the local housing market. Our executive summary: location is key and the best time to purchase may be late this year or early next.
xiaoxin
said on April 26, 2009
我好喜欢你们的图片！！！
Echo
said on April 26, 2009
@xiaoxin,
其实，这张图片里的房子和我们现在住的差不多，不是完全传统的四合院，但是是由老四合院改建的，北京有不少这样的建筑。
Btw, good photo choice, David :)
--Echo
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Gail天堂的声音
said on April 26, 2009
北京的四合院有两点我觉得特别神奇：
一是外面看起来很小，里面大得不得了。
二是外面看起来很旧，里面现代得了不得。
Gail天堂的声音
said on April 26, 2009
当然，不是所有的房子都这样，但是很多房子都是这样的。就是空间小了点儿。
blcsfo
said on April 28, 2009
希望给我们多儿高级播客。 一个月一次不多！
trevelyan
said on April 28, 2009
@blcsfo - we want to be publishing one podcast every two weeks or so at this level. we've been a bit light on the podcasting, although HSK test and short story production has still gone quite strong for the past month. If you're running short of content I'd encourage you to check out our archive of manually annotated short stories.
I like to the load the Dream of the Red Chamber recordings on my own iPod. I find they tend to be pretty incomprehensible until you've read the book, then a really useful/fun study/review exercise.
