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The most expensive zongzi of 2013 天价粽子

6月6日,在太原长治路一家饭店内,一枚宛如白玉元宝的粽子标价9999元。据商家介绍,该粽子采用吉品鲍鱼、黑松露、西班牙火腿等多种进口珍贵食材精制而成,所以售价高达9999元,且必须预订方可购买。A luxury zongzi priced at 9,999 yuan (US$1,620) is displayed in a restaurant in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi Province, June 6, 2013. The zongzi is made of sticky rice with rare stuffing, including abalone, black truffles and jamón. Zongzi has been a traditional food in China for a long time at Duanwu Festival, the fifth of May on Chinese lunar calendar which fall on June 12 this year.

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 12 Playing American football

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
干 gàn:to do
正在 zhèngzài:be doing;in the process of
打球 dǎqiú:to play ball
教 jiāo:to teach
忘 wàng:to forget
特别 tèbié:specially
可以 kěyǐ:can;may
问题 wèntí:problem
不过 búguò:but
当然 dāngrán:of course
橄榄球 gǎnlǎnqiú:American football
羽毛球 yǔmáoqiú:badminton

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Happy Chinese S2: Tourist Chinese — Benxi 08 快乐汉语:旅游汉语 本溪08 五女山

Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来,展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

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Happy Chinese S2: Tourist Chinese — Benxi 07 快乐汉语:旅游汉语 本溪07 本溪水洞2

Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来,展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 11 Getting out of bed

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
怎么 zěnme:to ask for a reason;why
还 hái:still
睡觉 shuìjiào:to sleep
该 gāi:should
让 ràng:let
起床 qǐchuáng:to get up
别 bié:don’t
周末 zhōumò:weekend
时差 shíchā:time difference
早饭 zǎofàn:breakfast
该……了 gāi……le:the time for something has arrived

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Chinese illegal gold mining have been detained in Ghana

官方人员称至少有124名中国籍淘金客因涉嫌非法淘金被扣留加纳。At least 124 Chinese nationals suspected of illegal gold mining have been detained in Ghana, officials say.
据中国官员称,被扣留的大多数非法淘金者都没有签证和工作及居住许可。Chinese officials said most of those detained were mining illegally without visas, work and residency permits.
加纳中国大使馆发言人说,他们正在为释放被捕人员事宜进行交涉。They are negotiating the detainees' release, a spokesman from the Chinese embassy in Ghana said.
加纳官方此前曾发出警告,禁止外国人未经许可开采金矿,并在此后于国内多地拘捕非法淘金者。The arrests took place in several locations around the country following a call by Ghanaian officials to end unauthorised mining by foreigners.
大使馆称,警方曾对一家有中国人居住的旅馆以及金矿附近区域进行过突击搜查。Officials raided a hotel and areas near mines where the Chinese were living, the embassy said.

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