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中国故事 不贪为宝 No greediness(Chinese)

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不贪为宝  Chūnqiū shí,Sònɡɡuó yǒu ɡè rén zài shānshànɡ kāizáo shíliào de shíhou,fā xiàn le yí kuài bǎoyù。 Tā fēichánɡ ɡāoxìnɡ, biàn dōu zhe tā huíjiā, qǐnɡ yí ɡè  yùɡōnɡ lái jiāyǐ jiànbié, yùɡōnɡ zǐxì kàn le hòu, zànbùjuékǒu de shuō:“ Zhè kuài yù hǎo jí le,méiyǒu yì diǎn máobìnɡ,shì ɡè bǎobèi ā。 Búɡuò nǐ děi xiǎoxīn, bié zài rénjiɑ miànqián lùyǎn,rànɡ rénjiɑ bǎ tā tōu le qù!” 
春秋时,宋国有个人在山上开凿石料的时候,发现了一块宝玉。他非常高兴,便兜着它回家,请一个玉工来加以鉴别, 玉工仔细看了后,赞不绝口地说:“ 这块玉好极了,没有一点毛病,是个宝贝啊。不过你得小心,别在人家面前露眼, 让人家把它偷了去!” 

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Eight Distinct Regional Cuisine

Some view Chinese food simplistically, that is, by the compass points of north, south, east and west. Others more knowledgeably speak of eight outstanding Chinese culinary styles linked to particular regions. Alphabetically, they are:Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan, and Zhejiang; however, there are far more regions in China than just these eight. Does each of these divisions have a distinctive cuisine? Most culinary aficionados would say no, but they do give credence to twenty-seven major regional culinary influences, and they include those eight mentioned above.

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Lesson 059 Supermarket

Cam: Ni3 Men2 Hao3,Wo3 Shi4 Cam. Welcome to Chinese Studio.
Yajie:大家好, 我是Yajie. Remember, we made a shopping list yesterday?
Cam:  I do.
Yajie:  Well today we are going to learn more words that you can use at the supermarket.  
Cam: Sounds good!

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