Comments on: Watching Yao Ming play http://www.haidongji.com/2008/01/22/watching-yao-ming-play/ 季庄新闻--Haidong Ji's Blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:39:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Prince Roy http://www.haidongji.com/2008/01/22/watching-yao-ming-play/#comment-11842 Prince Roy Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:46:02 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2008/01/22/watching-yao-ming-play/#comment-11842 yeah, Colin Pine totally has Taiwan-style Mandarin. He's in Shanghai now working for the NBA there. yeah, Colin Pine totally has Taiwan-style Mandarin. He’s in Shanghai now working for the NBA there.

]]> By: Haidong Ji http://www.haidongji.com/2008/01/22/watching-yao-ming-play/#comment-11841 Haidong Ji Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:38:47 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2008/01/22/watching-yao-ming-play/#comment-11841 I think his translator, Colin Pine, really helped. Pine is a fluent Chinese speaker. I believed he learned Chinese in Taiwan. In fact, I could tell that in Pine's Mandarin. He worked at the State Department before he took the job as Yao's assistant. He is not working for Yao now. From the documentary I saw, he seemed to be a guy that understands both cultures well, and really helped Yao overcome the initial language and cultural barriers. Yao bonded well with his teammates, that must have helped too. Yao is really a smart, well-rounded guy. I think his translator, Colin Pine, really helped. Pine is a fluent Chinese speaker. I believed he learned Chinese in Taiwan. In fact, I could tell that in Pine’s Mandarin. He worked at the State Department before he took the job as Yao’s assistant. He is not working for Yao now.

From the documentary I saw, he seemed to be a guy that understands both cultures well, and really helped Yao overcome the initial language and cultural barriers. Yao bonded well with his teammates, that must have helped too. Yao is really a smart, well-rounded guy.

]]> By: Prince Roy http://www.haidongji.com/2008/01/22/watching-yao-ming-play/#comment-11837 Prince Roy Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:06:05 +0000 http://www.haidongji.com/2008/01/22/watching-yao-ming-play/#comment-11837 I'm surprised by how good Yao's English is. I’m surprised by how good Yao’s English is.

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