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ChineseClass101.com ChineseClass101.com contactus@chineseclass101.com No No http://www.chineseclass101.com/images/itunes_logo.jpg http://www.chineseclass101.com 144 144 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/09/02/survival-phrases-3-this-please/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/09/02/survival-phrases-3-this-please/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Throwback Thursdayasking for somethingexpressing desire http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/09/02/survival-phrases-3-this-please/feed/ Learn Chinese travel phrases with ChineseClass101.com! A little Chinese can go such a long way! Whether you&#8217;re traveling, visiting, or sightseeing, ChineseClass101.com has all the ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 请给我。 请给我这个。 请给我那个。 ----English---- Please give me. Please give me this. Please give me that. ----Pinyin---- Qǐng gěi wǒ. Qǐng gěi wǒ zhège. Qǐng gěi wǒ nàge ----Traditional ---- 請給我。 請給我這個。 請給我那個。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! Throwback Thursday ChineseClass101.com No No 3:54 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/09/01/intermediate-lesson-17-the-secret-to-a-spotless-house/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/09/01/intermediate-lesson-17-the-secret-to-a-spotless-house/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Intermediate Lessons maidcleaninghousekeeping http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/09/01/intermediate-lesson-17-the-secret-to-a-spotless-house/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/09/01/intermediate-lesson-17-the-secret-to-a-spotless-house/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. You've been in China for a few months and one of the big adjustments is how dirty the air can get. ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 你家里怎么总是那么干净啊？ 那是！我追求的是一尘不染的整洁。 你该不是有病吧？ 你才有病。 我是说洁癖。 我没有洁癖，我只是请了个阿姨来打扫。 哦，家有阿姨，如有洁癖。 ----English---- How is your home so clean? Isn't it! I demand absolute spotlessness. You don't have a disease? You're the sick one. I'm talking about an obsessive disorder. I'm not obsessive, I just ask a maid to clean. Oh, having a maid is about the same. ----Pinyin---- nǐ jiā lǐ zěnme zǒngshì nàme gānjìng a? nà shì! wǒ zhuīqiú de shì yīchénbùrǎn de zhěngjié. nǐ gāi bù shì yǒubìng ba? nǐ cái yǒubìng. wǒ shì shuō jiépǐ. wǒ méiyǒu jiépǐ, wǒ zhǐ shì qǐng le ge āyí lái dǎsǎo. ò, jiā yǒu āyí, rú yǒu jiépǐ. ----Traditional ---- 你家裡怎麼總是那麼乾凈啊？ 那是！我追求的是一塵不染的整潔。 你該不是有病吧？ 你才有病。 我是說潔癖。 我沒有潔癖，我只是請了個阿姨來打掃。 哦，家有阿姨，如有潔癖。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! Intermediate Lessons ChineseClass101.com No No 14:45 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/31/beginner-lesson-s2-18-the-cute-chinese-cat/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/31/beginner-lesson-s2-18-the-cute-chinese-cat/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Beginner Lessons cat petsasking someones namedog http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/31/beginner-lesson-s2-18-the-cute-chinese-cat/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/31/beginner-lesson-s2-18-the-cute-chinese-cat/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. Your new friend in China has just introduced her cat to you, and as you call the cat over, you can't ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 你的猫真可爱，她叫什么？ 她叫咪咪。 咪咪，过来。 ----English---- You're cat is really cute. What is she called? She is called Mimi. Mimi, come here. ----Pinyin---- nǐ de māo zhēn kěài, tā jiào shénme? tā jiào Mīmi. Mīmi, guòlái. ----Traditional ---- 你的貓真可愛，她叫甚麼？ 她叫咪咪。 咪咪，過來。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! Beginner Lessons ChineseClass101.com No No 11:24 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/30/absolute-beginner-34-the-unhelpful-operator/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/30/absolute-beginner-34-the-unhelpful-operator/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Absolute Beginner answering the phones no hello negating verbs phone http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/30/absolute-beginner-34-the-unhelpful-operator/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/30/absolute-beginner-34-the-unhelpful-operator/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. You love living in China, but absolutely despise communicating by phone for one BIG reason &#8211; the HUGE bill. It seems ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 你好，是小王吗？ 不是。 请问，小王在吗？ 不在。 他去哪儿了？ 不知道。 ----English---- Hi, is this Xiao Wang? No. Excuse me, is Xiao Wang there? No. Where is he? I don't know. ----Pinyin---- nǐhǎo, shì Xiǎo Wáng ma? bù shì. qǐngwèn, Xiǎo Wáng zài ma? bù zài. tā qù nǎr le? bù zhīdào. ----Traditional ---- 你好，是小王嗎？ 不是。 請問，小王在嗎？ 不在。 他去哪兒了？ 不知道。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! Absolute Beginner ChineseClass101.com No No 13:32 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/26/advanced-audio-blog-47-ghostly-curiosity/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/26/advanced-audio-blog-47-ghostly-curiosity/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Throwback Thursday hauntings historycasualdiscussing rumorsghosts http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/26/advanced-audio-blog-47-ghostly-curiosity/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com! Ever see a house and know that there is an interesting story behind it? As it happens, there is just such ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 鬼屋 我发现这里之前，从没想过北京中心城区里会有这样一个世外桃源般的地方。 这是两座宏伟的西式建筑，一看就知道有多年的历史了。它分为东楼和西楼两部分，像一座大教堂，又像一座学校，更像是民国时某个高官的府邸。如果真是一座府邸的话，可以说，这是我见过的除了皇宫以外的最有气派的府邸了，甚至比电视剧中总统的府邸还要震撼人心。只不过，这里既不是什么旅游景点也不是什么博物馆，仅仅是一处废弃的房产而已。房子的周围被墙围了个严严实实，只留下一处铁门，但也被锁得结结实实的。只有透过门上的一个残破的洞才能看到这座房子的全貌。我发现，房子的墙上爬满了青青的藤蔓，已经遮住了几乎整个墙壁。 带着好奇心，回家之后我查了很多有关这座房子的资料，发现这里就是传说中京城四大鬼屋之首的朝内大街81号。最流行的说法是，这里曾经是一位国民党高官的府邸，去台湾时他抛弃了家眷，于是他的姨太太就在这里自杀了。从此，这里就充斥着各种有关于鬼魂的传说，也引起了人们越来越多的好奇心，到这里来“探险”。但据说，到这里探险的人大部分都是有去无回，在里面失踪了。所以现在，即使是住在旁边的人，也觉得这里太阴森恐怖，不能接近，也不该谈论。 实际上，这是1900年左右建的一座天主教堂，美国传教士曾经在这里进行语言培训。后来，这里又变成了加利福尼亚学院，也是一座语言学校，著名的中国问题学家费正清（John King Fairbank）就是在这里学习中文的。再后来，这里变成了一个政府机关，最后又被分配回了天主教教会。但因为没钱修理，这座房子就这样被空了下来，一空就空到了现在。 自从发现这个地方，我每天路过的时候都会在这里停一停，看两眼，有时遇到保安，也会求他让我进去看看，然而，因为这里历史“悠久”，又是“危房”，所以保安根本不允许。我心里一直觉得很遗憾。 恰好，这两天北京下了大雪，民工会进去打扫，我终于抓到了这个机会，到院子里去转了转，还拍了照片。出来之后，心情特别激动，久久不能平静。 ----English---- Ghost House I would never have thought that Beijing would have this kind of unearthly paradise in its downtown core, but I just discovered it right over there. As soon as you see the two massive Western-style buildings, you just know that there's a story behind them. The buildings in question are the eastern and western sections of an old house, and they look just like a church cathedral, or maybe a school, or maybe the sort of house an official would have had in the Republican period. And if this place really was the house of an official, then it makes it the most stylish residence I've seen outside the Forbidden City. The building is even more striking than the Prime Ministerial residences one sees on television dramas. It's just that this place isn't a tourist destination or a museum of any kind. All it is is a dilapidated old house. The whole compound is walled off so the only entrance is through an iron gate that is kept securely locked. It's only by looking through a hole in this broken-down gate that one is able to see the whole face of the house. I discovered that the house was covered with green vines, and covered up so completely you can't see the walls anymore. Filled with curiosity, I read up a lot of materials about this house after returning home. I learned that the house is at 81 Chaonei street, and it is the first of the four great haunted houses in Beijing. According to the most popular legend, the house was once the residence of a high-ranking Kuomingtang official. On fleeing to Taiwan, he cast off his family dependents, leading his concubine to kill herself. From that point on the house was the focus of all kinds of ghost stories which caught people's curiosity and drove many to visit in pursuit of adventure. It's said that most of the people who went exploring never returned. They just disappeared. And so right now, even to people who live right around it, the house feels shrouded in gloom. You can't get too near, and shouldn't talk about it. In truth, this was a church that was built around the year 1900. American missionaries conducted language training in the house, and afterwards it was turned into a Californian college. It was also a language school. The famous Sinologist John Fairbanks studied Chinese there. And then afterwards it became a government organ before being returned to the Catholic Church Association. But because they didn't have the money to repair it, the house has remained empty down to the present day. Ever since discovering this place, I'll stop by it every day when I pass it on the road. I'll take two looks. Sometimes I'll see the guard and ask him to let me in to take a look. But the guard won't allow it because it's steeped in history and is a dangerous structure. And I also feel this is a pity. Fortunately, in these last few days it has snowed heavily in Beijing and the workers have gone in to clean up. So I finally seized the chance to enter the yard an... Throwback Thursday ChineseClass101.com No No 4:08 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/25/advanced-audio-blog-s2-17-beijing-beijing-part-1/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/25/advanced-audio-blog-s2-17-beijing-beijing-part-1/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Advanced Audio Bloghukouliving in beijing http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/25/advanced-audio-blog-s2-17-beijing-beijing-part-1/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/25/advanced-audio-blog-s2-17-beijing-beijing-part-1/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. Even after living in China for a few months or years, you might feel like a bit of an outsider surrounded ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 北京，北京。（一） 来京之前，就像千千万万个其他人一样，做着要到京城转转的美梦，咬牙切齿地发誓——我要去北京！收拾收拾行李，提着一个大包，连铺盖卷儿都没有，拦了一辆过路车，我便来了。 来到这里后，我有点失望，仗着是皇城，北京的萝卜白菜都比其他地区金贵几分。我觉得北京人说话的方式有点儿村儿，他们的舌头老是打卷儿，咕噜咕噜的，特别是公交车上的售票员，我完全不知道他们的舌头在嘴里往哪边转，只能干瞪眼。其次，我发现北京人用的词儿很老土，这也让我小小不爽了一下，譬如说我们在六十年前说的“同屋”早已被“室友”代替，但在北京人们坚持说“同屋”； “食堂”更是如此，让我直接联想起八十年代的喇叭裤，北京人却依然天天食堂来食堂去的。北京也没有想象的那么繁华，马路甚至没有我们县城的宽，交通没有我们小镇的好，美女没有电视上演的那么漂亮，帅哥也一个个长得让人看不上眼。后来，我还发现，北京的天气真是不适合人类生存，空气不仅脏，而且到处都是沙，出门一个小时就恨不得洗仨小时的澡，抬头永远看不到蓝天白云，晚上也从来看不到银河和星星，久而久之，我就不再往天上看了，看了也没啥意思。北京的水也没法喝，我想，如果有人有胆子喝北京的自来水的话，他一定是不想活了，即使是烧开了再喝，他也会少活十几年，而在我的老家，一个天蓝水清的地方，人们是可以在地上随便挖一口水井，直接从里面打水喝的。北京的生活和工作环境也没有地方上的好，一个小镇上的普通职员，总会有一间免费的宿舍，总会有一个完整的办公桌，小小一个科长的办公室，也完全可以和北京的一个大教授媲美。 总之一句话，我对北京，永远都不会爱上，更不用说一见钟情了。那我为啥不直接卷铺盖卷儿回老家，而要继续留在这里，并一下子住了六七年？原因也很简单，北京也有北京的好。这里的夏天虽然热，冬天虽然冷，但是空调多，暖气也热，当然，空调不是哪儿都有，暖气也不是哪儿都热。北京虽然交通不好，但是车多，据说，现在北京的私家车已经有四百多万辆了，四百多万人都可以买车，我觉得有一天我也可以买，买不起奔驰，买辆QQ总可以吧？北京吃喝玩乐的地方比外地多很多，shopping的地方也比比皆是，对于一个不知天高地厚又很有些虚荣心的我来说，为了有一天能够在这里逍遥，在这里一住住了五六年，也就不足为奇了。 ----English---- Beijing, Beijing There are so many things you could say about Beijing you'd never be able to finish. In the past few years, Beijing has changed a lot. There are a lot more subway lines, housing prices have risen severalfold, the roads are a lot wider and traffic jams keep getting worse and worse. You can see people wearing name-brand clothes everywhere you go, and there are more beggars than before too. My personal impression of this is not too striking. What has really made an impression on me is that the ticket vendors on the public buses have finally been replaced by automated voice machines. And so I no longer find myself sitting on the bus coasting past my stop, just because... I can understand standard mandarin. And my life in Beijing? It's entered its seventh year. I'm a non-Beijinger and won't ever change into one. Two years ago I also read an essay that said that if you really want to enter Beijing life you have to marry into it – business relations won't do. So you can only marry a woman or man from Beijing before you'll really know how Beijingers think and become one of them. But why would I want to do this? Why would I want to live like a Beijinger? Why would I want to change into one of them? The total population in Beijing is around 30 million, and how many of that number are actually homegrown Beijingers? I don't want to become a Beijinger, that's the cry from the bottom of my heart. And can I ask, how many of the people floating around Beijing really want to change into Beijingers anyway? When people from outside the city (me, for instance) speak of Beijingers, we often think of Beijing taxi drivers. I once chatted with several of these guys, and discovered that they live pretty boring lives. They work twelve hours a day and take home no more than two or three thousand RMB per month. And they've still got a wife and kid to raise. Thinking of it, I really pity them. Of course, this isn't to say that everyone in Beijing is this miserable. But in my impression, the lives of Beijingers are like this. Living their whole lives in the hutongs and sharing a public toilet, crammed together for dozens of years until they can finally buy some low-budget housing, if they're lucky. And if their house is torn down, it's hard to say that they'll be given another livable place. But these kinds of people, they're also pretty proud on the inside. Living in the hutongs is “traditional” and buying a low-price apartment is a special privilege afforded to only legal Beijing residents. This is why they all adopt a kind of pitying voice when they ask you, “how long have you been in Beijing?” And then they'll say, “it's hard to make a living here. What a horrible thing it must be to be an outsider here!” And that's when I feel that my empathy for them is perhaps a little over t... Advanced Audio Blog ChineseClass101.com No No 4:33 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/24/elementary-lesson-s2-17-the-worst-chinese-movie/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/24/elementary-lesson-s2-17-the-worst-chinese-movie/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Elementary Lessonsactorcinemaextremesstory http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/24/elementary-lesson-s2-17-the-worst-chinese-movie/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/24/elementary-lesson-s2-17-the-worst-chinese-movie/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. After watching a horrid film in China, you are not looking forward to the next one. You're only going to another ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- A:哎，今天的电影怎么样啊？ B:别提了，烂透了。 A:说说，怎么回事儿？ B:时间太长，故事也没意思。 A:比如？ B:比如，女主角丑极了，男主角老死了。 A:真的吗？ B:是啊，总之，感觉糟透了。 ----English---- A: Hey, how was the movie today? B: I don't want to talk about it. It was horrible. A: Tell me, tell me, what happened? B: It was way too long. The story was also pointless. A: For example? B: For example, the lead female role was awful; the male actor was decrepit. A: Really? B: Oh yea, anyways, I felt it was a waste of time. ----Pinyin---- A:āi, jīntiān de diànyǐng zěnmeyàng ā? B:bié tí le, làn tòule. A:shuōshuo, zěnme huí shìr ? B:shíjiāntàicháng, gùshi yě méiyìsi. A:bǐrú? B:bǐrú, nǚ zhǔjué chǒu jí le, nánzhǔjué lǎo sǐ le. A:zhēn de ma ? B.shì a, zǒngzhī, gǎnjué zāo tòu le. ----Traditional ---- A:哎，今天的電影怎麼樣啊？ B:別提了，爛透了。 A:說說，怎麼回事兒？ B:時間太長，故事也沒意思。 A:比如？ B:比如，女主角醜極了，男主角老死了。 A:真的嗎？ B:是啊，總之，感覺糟透了。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! Elementary Lessons ChineseClass101.com No No 14:25 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/23/absolute-beginner-33-excuses-for-being-late-in-china/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/23/absolute-beginner-33-excuses-for-being-late-in-china/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Absolute Beginner workpunctualitytalking about time http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/23/absolute-beginner-33-excuses-for-being-late-in-china/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/23/absolute-beginner-33-excuses-for-being-late-in-china/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. After admitting you were late for work again in China, you quickly try explaining why. The Chinese company you work for ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 你迟到了！ 我没有， 还早呢。 现在几点？ 哦……迟到了。 ----English---- You're late. No, I'm not. It's still early. What time is it right now? Oh. I'm late. ----Pinyin---- Nǐ chídào le! Wǒ méiyǒu, hái zǎo ne. Xiànzài jǐdiǎn? O ......chídào le. ----Traditional ---- 你遲到了！ 我沒有， 還早呢。 現在幾點？ 哦......遲到了。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! Absolute Beginner ChineseClass101.com No No 11:17 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/20/video-16-sichuan-part-4-nature/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/20/video-16-sichuan-part-4-nature/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Video sichuanchina outdoorsrainforest http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/20/video-16-sichuan-part-4-nature/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/20/video-16-sichuan-part-4-nature/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. ChineseClass101.com takes us to Sichuan in our Living China series. Living in the urban jungle of Beijing may be fun, but ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. ChineseClass101.com takes us to Sichuan in our Living China series. Living in the urban jungle of Beijing may be fun, but sometimes you need to get outside and see some green, and luckily, Sichuan has plenty of nature to see. In this episode, Anthony takes us to some of the more natural areas around Sichuan province. Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. If you enjoyed this video, stay tuned for more great videos like this one, the final chapter of our four-part series on Sichuan. After you've finished watching this video, join the friendly community of learners at ChineseClass101.com, and start mastering Chinese today! Leave us a message while you're there.Download Lesson NotesDownload Lesson Notes LiteDownload Hanzi Close UpDownload Video VocabDownload Premium Learning Center Video ChineseClass101.com No No http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/19/absolute-beginner-10-eating-waiter-the-bill/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/19/absolute-beginner-10-eating-waiter-the-bill/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Throwback Thursdayfoodrequesting http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/19/absolute-beginner-10-eating-waiter-the-bill/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com! You are in China with a dear friend and she is showing you the Chinese culture through and through. Today you ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- A: 服务员，买单！ B: 您好，十八元。 A: 哇，真便宜！ B: 十八块钱！ ----English---- A: Waiter, the bill! B: Hello. Eighteen RMB. A: Wow, so cheap! B: Eighteen RMB! ----Pinyin---- A: Fúwùyuán, mǎidān! B: Nínhǎo, shíbā yuán. A: Wa, zhēn piányi! B: Shíbā kuài ! ----Traditional ---- A: 服務員，買單！ B: 您好，十八元。 A: 哇，真便宜！ B: 十八塊錢！ --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! 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Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 你为什么又撒谎？我真是白养你了。 爸爸，对不起... 三字经都白背了，书都白念了。 我知道错了... 你知不知道林肯在你这岁数有多诚实？啊？ 不知道...我只知道林肯在您这岁数，都已经当总统了。 ----English---- Why are you lying again? I really raised you for nothing. Father, I'm sorry. It's all been wasted, memorizing the classics and reading all those books. I know I've been wrong. Do you know how honest Lincoln was at your age? No…I only know that he was president at yours. ----Pinyin---- nǐ wèishénme yòu sāhuǎng? wǒ zhēnshì bái yǎng nǐ le. bàba, duìbuqǐ ... Sān zì jīng dōu bái bèi le, shū dōu bái niànle. wǒ zhīdào cuò le ... nǐ zhībùzhīdào Línkěn zài nǐ zhè suìshu yǒu duō chéngshí? á? bù zhīdào ...wǒ zhǐ zhīdào Línkěn zài nín zhè suìshu, dōu yǐjīng dāng zǒngtǒng le. ----Traditional ---- 你為甚麼又撒謊？我真是白養你了。 爸爸，對不起... 三字經都白背了，書都白念了。 我知道錯了... 你知不知道林肯在你這歲數有多誠實？啊？ 不知道... 我只知道林肯在您這歲數，都已經當總統了。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! Intermediate Lessons ChineseClass101.com No No 14:21 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/17/beginner-lesson-s2-17-the-chinese-inconvenience-store/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/17/beginner-lesson-s2-17-the-chinese-inconvenience-store/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Beginner Lessonsconvenience storesusing the expression to have http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/17/beginner-lesson-s2-17-the-chinese-inconvenience-store/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/17/beginner-lesson-s2-17-the-chinese-inconvenience-store/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. Just arriving in China after a long flight, you desperately need a shower! Getting to the hotel has been a dream ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 你们有烟吗？ 没有。 你们有啤酒吗？ 没有 你们有什么？ 有方便面。 ----English---- Do you have cigarettes? No Do you have beer? No What do you have? We have instant noodles. ----Pinyin---- nǐmen yǒu yān ma? méiyǒu. nǐmen yǒu píjiǔ ma? méiyǒu nǐmen yǒu shénme? yǒu fāngbiànmiàn. ----Traditional ---- 你們有煙嗎？ 沒有。 你們有啤酒嗎？ 沒有 你們有甚麼？ 有方便麵。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! Beginner Lessons ChineseClass101.com No No 13:13 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/16/absolute-beginner-32-two-hungry-stomachs-in-china/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/16/absolute-beginner-32-two-hungry-stomachs-in-china/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Absolute Beginner eating out hungerbeing hungryfood http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/16/absolute-beginner-32-two-hungry-stomachs-in-china/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/16/absolute-beginner-32-two-hungry-stomachs-in-china/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. While in China, you have found that you spend less money eating out than if you stay at home and cook. ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 我们吃饭吧。 你饿了吗？ 嗯。 我也饿了。 我们出去吃吧。 ----English---- Let's eat. Are you hungry? Mmm. I'm hungry too. Let's go out and eat. ----Pinyin---- wǒmen chīfàn ba. nǐ è le ma? en. wǒ yě è le. wǒmen chūqù chī ba. ----Traditional ---- 我們吃飯吧。 你餓了嗎？ 嗯。 我也餓了。 我們出去吃吧。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! 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Download Lesson NotesDownload Lesson Notes LiteDownload Video VocabDownload Premium Learning Center Throwback Thursday ChineseClass101.com No No 2:22 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/11/advanced-audio-blog-s2-16-love-or-bread/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/11/advanced-audio-blog-s2-16-love-or-bread/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Advanced Audio Blog success workgetting a joblove http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/11/advanced-audio-blog-s2-16-love-or-bread/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/11/advanced-audio-blog-s2-16-love-or-bread/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. In our Advanced Audio Blog for today, our Chinese hostess looks at another part of growing up in China: living up ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 爱情？面包？ 爱情和面包总被拿来比较，“两者选哪个”的问题就跟“老妈和老婆掉水里你要救谁”一样的烂。 为什么不能两个都不要？因为这是违反人类天性的。人都在寻找幸福感，幸福感又有各种层次。吃饱喝足很幸福，父慈子孝很幸福，事业有成也很幸福。相比吃饱喝足，爱情和事业可以让你获得高层次的幸福。为什么呢？因为爱情和事业比咸鱼白菜难得。人就是这么犯贱，越难得的东西越想要，天意就是那么弄人，越想要的东西越得不到，越得不到又越想要……所以一旦得到，就幸福得无可救药。 为什么不能两个都要？因为鱼与熊掌不可兼得，螃蟹与柿子不可通吃。我们不是电脑，没有双核处理器，也不能多任务操作。专注一样必然忽略另一样。当然，这还得看你如何定义事业和爱情。如果有个工作或者工作稳定就叫做事业有成，如果有个老婆有个老公偶尔吵架但不至于离婚就叫做爱情美满，那你就算只是486，也将会非常非常幸福。但若对生活和生命还有些要求，你就会明白，那些所谓事业家庭两得意的，要不就是事业上只有二三流成就，要不就是家里有个绝望主妇或绝望主夫。 从小听着“为某某事业奋斗终身”的口号长大，却从来没听人说过为爱情奋斗终身。是啊，听起来多不成熟，又不是青春期屁孩，讲什么爱不爱。尽管爱是恒久不变的人类共同情感，但只有大事业才值得拿出来讨论拿出来号召，只有大事业才能不断推进人类进步。或许正因为不论出身、智商、财富，爱情都可以发生且都可以达到极致，不像伟大的某某事业那样对人们有莫高的要求，所以大家就认为爱不值一提了。“为了个女人，命都没了多没出息！”“谈恋爱谈到千古留名有什么用？”可人生又不是拿来用的，更不是为了填饱肚子。如果人生一世就是为了填饱肚子而活着，那就省事了，直接自杀吧。反正活着是为了继续活着，人又难逃一死。但是对于很多人来说，活这一遭，总要做点什么，经历点什么，留下点什么，证明自己存在过。司马迁是一条路，孟姜女何尝不是？任何事做到极致都很精彩。 父母期待孩子有出息，潜台词就是要孩子事业有成。没有父母说这话的时候是希望他们爱情有成的。当然也有父母特别是妈妈，觉得女儿的人生最要紧的就是嫁得好，但这种父母是不会对孩子说“你要有出息”的，因为他们也不觉得这是有出息，只是有出路。是啊是啊，儿女情长是上不得台面的，爱情就是要输给面包的。丈夫在外奋斗，妻子就该在家守候。只要他是个好军人好领导好老板好下属，管他是不是好丈夫好父亲。你可以追求你的事业，我不该捍卫我的爱情。 爱情与面包这个问题我曾在课上问过学生（一群十八岁左右的孩子），结果大半学生都毫不犹豫的说“面包”。语气是那么的理所当然，我都得替家长们欣慰。这样听话温顺的一群花骨朵，高考怎能不状元，国家怎能不富强。 ----English---- Love? Bread? People often compare love and bread. And the question, "Which one will you pick?" is just as silly as being forced to choose between a wife and mother trapped in a hypothetically raging river. Why can't you have both? Because this is against human nature. People are always in search of happiness, and there are different levels of happiness. Being able to eat is a sort of happiness. So is having a harmonious family and being accomplished at work. But if you compare these to the pleasures of eating, you'll see they're considered a much higher grade. And why is this? It's because the feeling of achievement at love and work is scarcer. People always conduct themselves lovely. Heaven made our reaches to exceed our grasps. The more we want something, the less we can get it, and the more we can't get something, the more we want it...which makes actually getting something incomparably satisfying. And why can't you have both? The answer is that you can't fish and hunt at the same time, nor eat crab and persimmon at once. We aren't computers with dual-core processors. We also can't multitask. So if we concentrate on one thing, we invariably neglect something else. Of course, this also depends on one's attitude towards career and love life. If you think having a steady job is an accomplishment and consider having an un-divorced spouse a form of marital bliss, then you're a bit like a Pentium-486 and you'll be really happy. But if you want more out of life, then you'll understand. Among our so-called "professional households," it is a sad truth that if the career isn't second-rate then the family relations almost certainly are. Since childhood, we are constantly told to "Struggle all your lives for something." But one never hears anyone tell you to struggle your entire life for love. It might sound a bit immature to mention this. But although love is one of the eternal emotions that binds humanity together, it seems to be only business that gets wrapped up with these sorts of slogans, and only talk of great affairs that pushes us forward. Perhaps this is because love is indifferent to our circumstances and whether we are wealthy or successful in business, whereas great affairs are different. And so no one thinks love is worth mentioning because it can happen to anyone. And as the sayings goes, "For a man to care about women is to have no ambition in life," and "What use will love do in recording your name for posterity?" But life isn't just for keeping our bellies full. Or if it were, then things would be much simpler since there would always be suicide. No...the point of life is to keep on living... Advanced Audio Blog ChineseClass101.com No No 5:33 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/10/elementary-lesson-s2-16-a-trip-to-the-chinese-doctor/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/10/elementary-lesson-s2-16-a-trip-to-the-chinese-doctor/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Elementary Lessons doctor pain seeing the doctorbeing in painhospital http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/10/elementary-lesson-s2-16-a-trip-to-the-chinese-doctor/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/10/elementary-lesson-s2-16-a-trip-to-the-chinese-doctor/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. While waiting for your friend to get out of the doctor's office in China, you have noticed that people are everywhere! ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 医生，我难受。 哪儿难受？ 肚子。 这儿疼吗？ 嗯，不疼。 那这儿呢？还有这儿？ 嗯...也不疼。 到底哪儿疼？ 我……我哪儿都疼。 给你一张假条。看完球赛就好了。 ----English---- Doctor, I'm not feeling well. Where is it uncomfortable? My stomach. Does it hurt here? Ohh, it doesn't hurt. What about here? Also here? Ohh, also doesn't hurt. Where does it really hurt? It hurts everywhere. I'll give you a doctor's note. After you finish watching the game, you'll be done. ----Pinyin---- yīshēng, wǒ nánshòu. nǎr nánshòu? dùzi. zhèr téng ma? en, bù téng. nà zhèr ne? hái yǒu zhèr? en ...yě bù téng. dàodǐ nǎr téng? wǒ ......wǒ nǎr dōu téng. gěi nǐ yī zhāng jiàtiáo. kànwán qiúsài jiù hǎo le. ----Traditional ---- 醫生，我難受。 哪兒難受？ 肚子。 這兒疼嗎？ 嗯，不疼。 那這兒呢？還有這兒？ 嗯...也不疼。 到底哪兒疼？ 我......我哪兒都疼。 給你一張假條。看完球賽就好了。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! Elementary Lessons ChineseClass101.com No No 14:48 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/09/absolute-beginner-31-this-chinese-bathroom-is-occupied/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/09/absolute-beginner-31-this-chinese-bathroom-is-occupied/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Absolute Beginner going to the bathroom occupybathroomhurry up http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/09/absolute-beginner-31-this-chinese-bathroom-is-occupied/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/08/09/absolute-beginner-31-this-chinese-bathroom-is-occupied/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. After a long flight to China, and hardly any sleep, the one thing you would like to do is use the ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 洗手间有人吗？ 有人，稍等！ 你快点儿！ 稍等！ ----English---- Is there anyone in the bathroom? There's someone in here, wait a moment. Hurry up. Wait a moment. ----Pinyin---- xǐshǒujiān yǒu rén ma? yǒu rén, shāoděng! nǐ kuài diǎnr! shāoděng! ----Traditional ---- 洗手間有人嗎？ 有人，稍等！ 你快點兒！ 稍等！ --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! 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Absolute Beginner ChineseClass101.com No No 11:39 http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/07/29/video-18-video-vocab-lesson-18-plants/ http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/07/29/video-18-video-vocab-lesson-18-plants/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0000 ChineseClass101.com Throwback Thursday http://www.chineseclass101.com/2010/07/29/video-18-video-vocab-lesson-18-plants/feed/ Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com! Here at ChineseClass101.com, we've discovered the easiest way for you to learn Chinese vocabulary words. Put us to the test with ... Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com! Here at ChineseClass101.com, we've discovered the easiest way for you to learn Chinese vocabulary words. Put us to the test with this video tutorial designed to teach you about something that you can't live without. In this Chinese video tutorial, you'll learn common Chinese words for plants. 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