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Chinese Conversation 4

A: 油已经热了。
B: 那就把菜倒进去。B: You know Y, I’ve got a taste for this cooking lark. What are you doing for dinner tonight? Fancy a secret recipe of herbs and spices?
Y: Err, perhaps I’ll quit while I’m ahead, better not tempt fate too much.
B: So it’s back to the drawing board. Let’s see what sort of response our listeners have to today’s question.

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Chinese mini story – 推销员 The Salesman [Elementary Level] 5

推销员  5   女户主一想，这种清洁剂的包装确实漂亮。如果卖得火证明质量也不会差。买几瓶送送亲戚朋友其实也蛮好。于是她问，＂哟，还涨价呢？如果你们自己买，能有优惠吗？＂ ＂我们自己买倒是可以拿到七折呢。＂矮个儿自豪地说。 “七折？那你帮我买几瓶行吗？＂女户主恳切地问。 就这样，女户主痛痛快快地买了十瓶。 两个推销员在下午两点之前，卖光了整车的清洁剂。 挣到钱后的高个儿并没有急着高兴，他坐在回家的车上，问开车的矮个儿，＂师傅，这些买家的大多数都没有真正试用过我们的产品，那他们使用后会不会又退货呢？＂ 矮个儿用一只手拍拍高个儿的背，＂放心吧！我从来不推销劣质产品。我找过世上最挑剔的客户试用过这个产品，评价很高呢！所以我才能放心大胆地去推销。＂ ＂噢？是吗？你找的是谁啊？＂高个儿好奇地问。 ＂我老婆。＂   [pinyin] tuīxiāoyuán 5 nǚ hùzhǔ yī xiǎng，

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The Legend of Ji Gong 济公传

The legend of Ji Gong (a legendary monk who helped people with a magic fan) is a folk tale evolved from the story of Dao Ji, a hierarch of the Chan sect in the Southern Song Dynasty. Dao Ji was named by people as "Ji Lunatic" owning to his lunatic-like acts. Also, he was awarded by the earthlings the title of "Ji Gong" living Buddha for his pleasure in defending people against injustice, rewarding virtue and punishing vice, as well as his almsgiving to the poor. Before and after Dao Ji’s death, there were many occult legends about him going round on Tiantai Mountain, a famous Buddhist holy land in Zhejiang Province. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the legend of Ji Gong has been extensively spreading across China as a widely known folk tale. There also exist abundant folk customs and stories related to him.

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