Piracy in China is so blatant, it's rather funny.  That site, "the world 1st website for copyright movie absolutely free," launched recently.  When I tried to download something, I got an error message which seems to say that the site is undergoing maintenance.  It's no matter, since the site will probably get shut down at some point (only to be replaced with others).  If you can't read Chinese, here's a machine translation, which is enough to get the point across.

Nar you______ ....... how would you pronounce ATM... is there a colloquial expression for an ATM machine?

Would: Nar you ATM ...... be understood?

Hi there, just wanted to let you know about a new website at <a xhref="http://thechinaexpat.com">The China Expat</a>.  It has a small but growing collection of articles translated from the Chinese media and some other thoughts of interest to china expats. 

Cambodian Troops Quarantine Quan'sul

There has been a small outbreak of “zombism” in a small town near the border of Laos in North-Eastern Cambodia.

The culprit was discovered to be mosquitoes native to that region carrying a new strain of Malaria which thus far has a 100 percent mortality rate and kills victims in fewer than 2 days.

After death, this parasite is able to restart the heart of its victim for up to two hours after the initial demise of the person where the individual behaves in extremely violent ways from what is believed to be a combination of brain damage and a chemical released into blood during “resurrection.”

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Location: 

• 26th floor, Hua XI Mei Lu Residence, the 3rd section of People’s South Road, Chengdu.
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Hello everyone!

I'm very glad to find this Website about China and Chinese.

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These lessons are aimed at the beginners, the sound quality is very good and the emphasis of these lessons is on pronunciation. Lesson transcripts and worksheets are also available for subscribed users.

Highly recommend for anyone who wants to learn Mandarin from the Internet.

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The main difference between Chinese
& western eating habits is: unlike the
West,where everyone has their own
plate of food,in China the dishes are
placed on the table and everybody
shares.

If you are being treated by a Chinese
host, be prepared  for a ton of food.
The Chinese are very proud of their
culture of cuisine,  and will do their
best to show their hospitality.

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