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• All Posts 所有文章
• Basic Spoken Chinese 《基础汉语口语》
• Basic Spoken English 《基础英语口语》
• Between Languages Podcast 收听我的播客
• Interpreting Dialogues 口译对话
• Interpreting Speeches 口译演讲
• Simultaneous Interpreting Practice 同传练习

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• Category: Articles
  • Critiquing James Legge’s Translation of the Liji (Conference Presentation)
  • English Translations of Chinese Texts from the Pre-Qin through Han Period, 2010–2020: Publishing Trends and Quality Assurance
  • How well do you think you know Chinese people, culture?
• Category: Chinese Expressions
  • Top 111 Chinese Slang from 2008 to 2018
  • Top 80 Most Common Polite Expressions in Chinese
  • Another 45 Mandarin Sentences with Chinese Characteristics
  • Comprehensive Guide to Nouns Ending With 的 de
  • 45 Mandarin Sentences with Chinese Characteristics
  • 23 Actually Useful Proverbs (谚语)
  • 10 Chinese Love Idioms
  • 20 Actually Useful Chengyu (成语)
• Category: Chinese History
  • Beginner’s Guide to Chinese History #3: The Developmental History of Buddhism in China
  • Beginner’s Guide to Chinese History #2: Writing: the Vehicle of Chinese History
  • Beginner’s Guide to Chinese History #1: The Periodization of Ancient Chinese History
• Category: Chinese Resources
  • How to Type a Chinese Character You Don’t Know How to Read 如何打出一个你不会念的汉字
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 13: 吧 ba, another common particle
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 12: 不 bù, a negating word
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 11: 来 lái, “to come”
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 10: 高兴 gāoxìng, “pleased”
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 9: 休息 xiūxi, “to rest”
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 8: 加油 jiāyóu, “to add oil”
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 7: 哪 nǎ, “where, which”
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 6: 等 děng, “to wait”
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 5: 谢谢 xièxie, “thank you”
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 4: 了 le, a common particle
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 3: 请 qǐng, “please”
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 2: 吃 chī, “to eat”
  • Basic Spoken Chinese – Lesson 1: 好 hǎo, “good”
  • 99 Mandarin Words that Native Speakers Often Mispronounce 汉语母语人士经常念错的99个词语
  • Top 258 Most Commonly Confused Chinese Characters
  • 400 Unique Sounds in Mandarin Chinese
  • Top 20 Most Common Pronunciation Errors by Chinese Learners
  • 800 Most Common Chinese Character Components
  • 500 Most Common Chinese Character Components (Traditional Chinese Version)
• Category: Chinese Translation
  • 24 Most Common Errors Committed by Chinese Students Who Major in Translation 翻译专业学生在汉译英中最常见的24个错误
  • English Translations of the 13 Chinese Classics 十三经英译大全
  • What We Can Learn from Yang Wen’s “Lost in Translation”
• Category: Chinglish
  • 如何避免中式英语视频系列第5-8集
  • 如何避免中式英语视频系列第1-4集
  • 12 Basic Cohesive Devices in Formal English Writing (with Chinese translation)
  • Translation Challenge: Tricky Chinglish Passage
  • Avoiding Chinglish – Call for Essay Samples
  • 15 Chinglish Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
• Category: Classical Chinese
  • The Lazy Man’s Guide to the Shuowen Jiezi Radicals 《說文解字》部首懶人指南
• Category: English Resources
  • Basic Spoken English American English Edition 《基础英语口语美式英语版本》
  • Carl’s Recommended English Vocabulary – Part 5
  • Carl’s Recommended English Vocabulary – Part 4
  • Carl’s Recommended English Vocabulary – Part 3
  • Carl’s Recommended English Vocabulary – Part 2
  • Carl’s Recommended English Vocabulary – Part 1
  • Basic Spoken English 《基础英语口语》
  • Carl’s IELTS Essay Correction Glossary (卡尔的雅思写作修改必备词汇)
• Category: Featured Topics
  • How To Pass the NAATI Certified Interpreter Exam (Mandarin and English) 如何通过NAATI专业中英口译考试
  • How to Remember all of China’s Provinces 如何记住中国的所有省份
  • Useful Sentence Structures for Chinese Academic Writing
  • Another 12 Common Errors in Chinese English Dictionaries
  • 35 Common False Friends in Chinese and Japanese
  • Cultural Differences Between Chinese and Westerners: Part 1
  • Top 12 Errors in Chinese English Dictionaries
  • Chinese Dictation Practice #1
  • Top 500 Chinese Characters (and How to Write Them)
  • 33 Funny Words in Chinese
  • 40 Terms Commonly Used in Chinese Academic Writing
  • 15 Chinese Words Which Have More Than One Meaning in English
  • 14 Nouns That Are Countable in Chinese (But Not in English)
  • 250 Physical Verbs in English and Chinese
  • A Comprehensive Guide to Euphemisms in Chinese and English
  • 50 Skills and Abilities in Chinese
  • An Introduction to Criminal Law Terms in English and Chinese (+ Glossary)
  • How to Describe Medical Symptoms in Chinese
  • Common “Society Concepts” in Chinese
  • 104 More Common Erhuayin Words in Mandarin
  • 128 Common Erhuayin Words in Mandarin
  • Verb-Object Collocations in Chinese
  • 25 Common Abbreviations in Mandarin
  • Carl’s Top 100 Chinese Words – Part 2
  • Carl’s Top 100 Chinese Words – Part 1
  • My 30 Favourite English Words
  • Most Common 同音词 (Word-Homophones) in Mandarin
  • The Challenges of Protecting the Environment: An English-Chinese Practice Passage
  • A Detailed Guide to One-Character Verbs in Mandarin
  • Top 11 Mandarin Speech Particles
  • Top 20 One-Character Adjectives in Mandarin
  • Clichés, Stereotypes and Euphemisms
  • 33 Proverbs that Translate Well Between English and Mandarin
  • 74 Switch-Around Words in Mandarin
  • Translating Body Language
  • “Untranslatable” Words In Chinese
  • Describing Skin Conditions
  • A Comprehensive Guide to Western Transliterations in Chinese
  • File Size Vocabulary
  • Variant Pronunciations in Mandarin
  • 16+ Intermediate and Advanced Sentence Structures
  • Interference Experienced By Chinese Learners
  • 100 English and Chinese Conversation Topics (with Pinyin)
• Category: Glossaries
  • English-Chinese Criminal Law Glossary 英汉刑法词汇大全
  • English-Chinese Glossary of Australian Courts, Tribunals, Justice Entities and Complaints Bodies 澳大利亚法院、仲裁庭、司法机关和投诉机构英汉列表
  • Units of Measurement Commonly Used in Australia with Translations into Chinese
  • Australian Government Departments and Agencies with Translations into Chinese
  • Vocabulary for the NAATI Professional Interpreting Examination (English and Chinese)
  • 135 Personalities in Mandarin and English
  • 375 Diseases, Disabilities and Disorders in English and Chinese
  • Modern Weapon Vocabulary in English and Chinese
  • 12 Illicit Drugs in English and Chinese
  • 49 Trades, Crafts and Occupations in English and Chinese
  • Essential Disability Vocabulary in English and Mandarin
  • 83 Common Criminal Offences in English and Chinese
  • 110 Diseases, Disabilities and Disorders in English and Chinese
  • 102 Medical Symptoms in English and Chinese
  • 222 English Emotions Translated into Chinese
• Category: Interpreting Resources
  • English and Chinese Telephone Phrasebook
  • Directory of Interpreting Agencies in Australia
  • Numbers Interpreting Practice (Chinese and English)
  • Interpreting Speech #22 – Global Women’s Summit (Mandarin-into-English)
  • Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #7 – Financial Counselling (Mandarin into English)
  • Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #6 – Online Police Report (English into Mandarin)
  • Interpreting Speech #21 – Devaluation of the RMB (Mandarin-into-English)
  • Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #5 – Bonsai Theft (Mandarin into English)
  • Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #4 – Renal Unit (English into Mandarin)
  • Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #3 – Kidney Cancer (Mandarin into English)
  • Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #2 – Arrest Procedure (English into Mandarin)
  • Simultaneous Interpreting Practice #1 – Drug Possession (Mandarin into English)
  • Interpreting Speech #20 – Achievements of China’s Space Program (Mandarin-into-English)
  • Interpreting Speech #19 – Legal Aid in BC (English-into-Mandarin)
  • Interpreting Speech #18 – Blue Bays Program (Mandarin-into-English)
  • Interpreting Speech #17 – Policing the Dark Web (English-into-Mandarin)
  • Interpreting Speech #16 – Public Legal Services in China (Mandarin-into-English)
  • Interpreting Speech #15 – GPs in China (Mandarin-into-English)
  • Interpreting Speech #14 – Combatting Cyber Crime (Mandarin-into-English)
  • Interpreting Speech #13 – Just a GP? (English-into-Mandarin)
  • Interpreting Speech #12 – Three Major Problems in the Chinese Education System (Mandarin-into-English)
  • Interpreting Speech #11 – Issues in the American Education System (English-into-Mandarin)
  • Interpreting Speech #10 – Frankston City Council (English-into-Mandarin)
  • Mandarin English Dialogue #38 – Utilities Bill Dispute
  • Mandarin English Dialogue #37 – Company Profile
  • Mandarin English Dialogue #36 – Marketing Strategy
  • Physical Examination in English and Chinese
  • Mandarin English Dialogue #35 – Child Vaccination
  • Mandarin English Dialogue #34 – Onshore Protection Visa
  • Mandarin English Dialogue #33 – Setting Up a Bank Account
  • Mandarin English Dialogue #32 – Constipation Troubles
  • Interpreting Speech #9 – Protecting Koalas (English-into-Mandarin)
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #31 – Investment Enquiry
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #30 – Neighbourhood Dispute
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #29 – Catering Booking
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #28 – Burglary Tip-off
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #27 – Age Pension Application
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #26 – Carer Payment
  • Interpreting Speech #8 – Travelling Abroad (Mandarin-into-English)
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #25 – Group Tour Booking
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #24 – Murder Investigation
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #23 – Common Assault
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #22 – Domestic Violence Support
  • Interpreting Speech #7 – Australia’s Ageing Population (English-into-Mandarin)
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #21 – Selling a House
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #20 – Looking for an Apartment
  • Interpreting Speech #6 – Sentencing Options (English-into-Mandarin)
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #19 – Suspicious Fire
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #18 – Drug Possession
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #17 – Delinquent Juvenile
  • Interpreting Speech #5 – The World Is Changing (Mandarin-into-English)
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #16 – Street Prostitution
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #15 – Sexual Harassment Complaint
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #14 – Recruitment Agency
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #13 – Behavioural Problems
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #12 – Becoming an Australian Citizen
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #11 – Stiff Neck
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #10 – Medical Supplies Controversy
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #9 – Concert Tour
  • Interpreting Speech #4 – Autism (English-into-Mandarin)
  • Interpreting Speech #3 – Private Enterprises (Mandarin-into-English)
  • Interpreting Speech #2 – Victorian Parliament (English-into-Mandarin)
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #8 – Mortgage Application
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #7 – Personal Injury Claim
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #6 – Hotel Reservation
  • Interpreting Speech #1 – Hospital Upgrades (English-into-Mandarin)
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #5 – Pregnancy Anxiety
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #4 – Copyright Dispute
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #3 – Food Poisoning
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #2 – Parent-Teacher Meeting
  • Mandarin-English Dialogue #1 – Bank Robbery
• Category: Lectures
  • Lecture #5: Improve Your Chinese Handwriting by Learning Chinese Calligraphy
  • Lecture #4: How to Improve Your Chinese
  • Lecture #3: 15 Common Mistakes in Chinese-English Translation and How To Avoid Them
  • Lecture #2: Chinese-English Translation: A Suggested Method for Beginning Students
  • Lecture #1: How to Improve Foreign Language Students’ Learning Habits and Methods
• Category: PhD Resources
  • My PhD Comprehensive Examination (Mock) 我的博士研究生综合考试（模拟）
  • Most Common Corrections from a PhD Examination 博士论文盲审最常见的修改要求
  • Transdisciplinarity 跨学科研究
  • Note Taking During a PhD 在博士期间做笔记
  • 20 Quick Tips to Increase the Speed of your PhD 助你更快完成PhD的二十条忠告
• Category: Podcast
  • Between Languages 017: How To Translate Chinese “Society” into English
  • Between Languages 016: How to Translate China’s Cultural Heritage into English
  • Between Languages 015: How to Translate Proper Nouns Between Chinese and English
  • Between Languages 014: From Dog’s Blood to Dog Whistling
  • Between Languages 013: From Big Babies to Unicorns
  • Between Languages 012: From Back-up Partners to Game Changers
  • Between Languages 011: From Flags to Side Hustles
  • Between Languages 010: From Licking Dogs to Brain Fogs
  • Between Languages 009: From Dry Goods to Fatbergs
  • Between Languages 008: From Heroes in Harm’s Way to Catfish
  • Between Languages 007: From Chicken Soup to Echo Chambers
  • Between Languages 006: From Rainbow Farts to Deep Fakes
  • Between Languages 005: Words for 2021
  • Between Languages 004: Words to Describe 2020
  • Between Languages 003: From Dark Materials to Mukbangs
  • Between Languages 002: From Pick-up Artists to Photobombs
  • Between Languages 001: From Humblebragging to Virtue Signalling
• Category: Semantic Fields
  • 10 Words for “Rich” (“Wealthy”) in English and Mandarin
  • 7 Words for Condom in Chinese
  • 8 Words for Popular in Mandarin
  • 25 Ghost Words (“鬼词”)
  • 11 Words for “Indeed” in Chinese
  • 31 Words For Idiot In Chinese
  • Bragging and Showing Off
  • 15+ Ways To Say “You’re Welcome”
  • Do You Need a Hug?
  • 10 Ways to Make Fun of Someone
  • 10+ Ways to Say “Shout”
• Category: Translation Challenges
  • 120 Basic English Grammar Drills (120基础英语语法练习)
  • Cryptic Chinese Quiz
  • Translation Challenge: 再别康桥 by 徐志摩
  • Translation Challenge: Household Chores
  • Translation Challenge: People on the Streets
  • Translation Challenge: “as…as…”
  • Ventriloquists, Dummies and Ugg Boots
• Category: Translations
  • 向“百年国耻”说再见 (Saying Goodbye to National Humiliation)
• Category: Trivia
  • Random Trivia #12 – Interesting Conditions
  • Random Word Trivia #11
  • Random Word Trivia #10
  • Random Word Trivia #9 – Marriage
  • Random Word Trivia #8
  • Random Word Trivia #7
  • Random Word Trivia #6 – Education
  • Random Word Trivia Quiz #5
  • Random Word Trivia Quiz Part 4
  • Random Word Trivia Quiz Part 3
  • Random Word Trivia Quiz Part 2
  • Translation Challenge: Random Word Trivia Quiz
• Category: Uncategorized
  • What It’s Like To Be A Subtitler: Interview with Bogdan Honciuc
  • Some Advice from the American Translators Association
  • Professional Development: A Journey of a Thousand Miles?