Category: Chinese phrases

新年快乐Happy New Year

2014年元旦凌晨,全国各地演绎着各种“烟花灯光秀”迎接新年的到来。
Fireworks, light shows heralded the arrival of the New Year across China this morning as hundreds of thousands of people ushered in 2014.

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电信诈骗Actress Tang Wei Victim of Telecom Fraud

11日19时,有网友微博称汤唯遭遇了电话诈骗,被骗走了21万元人民币,并晒出汤唯来交行办卡的照片以及签名。该爆料随后得到松江警方方面的证实,称在1月11日16时许接到被害人汤唯电话报案。
Chinese actress Tang Wei was persuaded to go to a local bank and wire 210,000 yuan (34,699 U.S. dollars) to a fraud suspect on Saturday in Shanghai, according to local police.

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求职 Job Hunting

每年三四月被认为是找工作的黄金季节,但对于应届大学生来说,今年找工作的旺季也是一段最难熬的时期。今年全国约73万大学毕业生就业,因此就业变得更困难。
March and April are considered the best season for job hunting in China. However, the peak season this year is said to be the hardest time for college graduates. This year in China, 7.3 million students will graduate from university and enter the job market, but the challenge of job hunting is always big.

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雾霾Smog

截至今天中午,北京的橙色预警,也是仅次于红色预警的第二高级别预警,已经长达120个小时。工厂生产已被叫停或者减产,建筑工地停止了一切活动,烧烤也被禁止。幼儿园和学校的体育课、户外活动和运动会都已被取消。
An "orange" alert, the second highest of the four-level system, will have lasted for 120 hours in Beijing as of noon today. Manufacturing plants have suspended or cut production, building work has been halted, and no barbecues are allowed. Physical education classes, outdoor exercise and sports meets at kindergartens, primary and high schools have also been called off.

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