Chinese Words 汉字 01
Traditional Simplified Pinyin Definition 北 北 běi North 南 南 nán South 東 东 dōng East
A Harebrained Scheme 守株待兔
The expression 守株待兔 (shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4) literally means standing by a tree stump waiting for a hare to crash
Chinese online short story 罪恶有痕 Traces of Sin 20 (Intermediate to Advanced)
Luo Yuan’s friend’s look matched suspect one’s portrait. He was about to tell who his friend was … [simplified Chinese]
斯里兰卡爆炸遇害人数上升到359 Death toll of Sri Lanka's blasts surges to 359: police
The death toll(人数 rénshù) of the multiple explosions(爆炸 bàozhà) which ripped through Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to 359,
Cowherd and Weaving Girl 牛郎织女
The fairy tale of the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl is one of the four most famous folktales of ancient China. It is a classic love story between a fairy and a human being and has a widespread influence. The Qixi Festival is said to have something to do with the fairy tale. Naturally, the seventh day of every seventh month of the lunar calendar has become Chinese Valentine’s Day.
Everyday Chinese: Lesson 37 Renting an Apartment
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食物名称的中英对照 汤类 Soup
clear soup/thin soup/consomme 清汤 pottage/thick soup 浓汤 broth 肉汤 beef soup 牛肉汤 tomato soup 西红柿汤 cabbage soup 洋白菜汤 vegetable soup
Popular Word – 甜柠檬心理 Sweet Lemon Psychology
甜柠檬心理 sweet lemon psychology 甜柠檬心理,指在挫折心理学中,为了冲淡自己失败的不安,就提高现己实现的目标价值,从而达到了心理平衡、心安理得的现象。在生活中,可以衍伸为“接纳自己和身边人的不完美,放下对人对己近乎苛刻的要求”。 这一心理学术语来源于伊索寓言的故事:有只狐狸原想找些可口的食物,但遍觅不着,只找到一只酸柠檬,这实在是一件不得已而为之的事,但它却说:“这柠檬是甜的,正是我想吃的。” 这种只能得到柠檬就说柠檬是甜的自我安慰现象,有人也称甜柠檬心理或甜柠檬作用,其实质是一样的,都是为了变恶性刺激为良性刺激,以达自我心理平衡,免去自我苦恼与痛苦。 甜柠檬心理与酸葡萄效应一样,都是以某种“合理化”的理由来解释自己所追求目标失败时的情景,以达内心之安、心理自救的目的。其差异只在于酸葡萄效应是把所追求的目标价值变低,而甜柠檬效应是把现已实现的目标价值提高。不管是“酸葡萄”或“甜柠檬”,都是我们内心受外境刺激时,试图透过理性的运作,来安抚内心起伏不定的情绪。在心理学上,这就是所谓的“合理化”作用。 Sweet lemons is like, "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade." It
Learn Chinese Words 学汉字 02 蒜suàn
蒜suàn Introduction: Definition: garlic Text: 大蒜[dà suàn] garlic 蒜头[suàn tóu] garlic 蒜瓣[suàn bàn] petals of garlic 蒜苗[suàn miáo] garlic stem
Classic Pieces (6) – The Analects 论语选段
【论语原文选段之十一】 杀身成仁 子曰:“志士仁人,无求生以害仁,有杀身以成仁。” Confucius said , “A man with lofty ideals or humane man never gives up humanity to save