Category: Teaching & Examination

Lesson 081 – Restaurants (1)

Cam:  Yajie, last week was fabulous on Chinese Studio.  We learned what to say when we walk into a restaurant, and some very unique dishes that we can try.
YJ:  Yes.Well Cam, a dinner isn’t complete unless you have something to wash all that food down with.
Cam:  Right.  I need something to drink!

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Lesson 079 – Restaurants 3

YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI. Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: And wo shi Cam.  I’m getting so excited Yajie, because we keep learning about delicious Chinese food.  And we have more plans for today.
YJ:  That's right. China has so many different cuisines from around the country, and we are going to learn a few today in Chinese Studio. So, let’s begin!
 
Key Words of the Day
spareribs in sweet-sour sauce糖醋排骨(tang2cu4 pai2gu3); baked bran，烤麸(kao3fu1). Braised eggplant红烧茄子(hong2shao1 qie2zi). Water-boiled fish, 水煮鱼(shui3 zhu3 yu2). All in today’s Chinese Studio.

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Lesson 078 Restaurants 2

YJ: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day, welcome to Chinese Studio,  wo shi Yajie.
Cam:  wo shi Cam. Yajie, yesterday we learned how a waiter or waitress asks us what we want to eat or drink… now it's time to fill our stomachs!
YJ: As you know, there are a variety of wonderful Chinese dishes. And we are going to learn what they are, and how to order them over the next few days on Chinese Studio.
Cam: Perfect!

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Lesson 076 – Taxi Cabs– Review

YJ:   Daijia hao. Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI. Wo shi Yajie.
Cam:  Wo shi Cam. now Yajie, I think I’m an expert at getting around town in a taxi now, after learning all about it this week on Chinese Studio.
YJ:  You really think you can catch a cab now?
Cam: I sure can!  But let’s review anyway.
YJ: OK.

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Lesson 077 – Restaurants 1

Cam: Yajie, the best thing about China definitely has to be the food.  There are so many different cuisines, I feel like I have been eating non-stop since I got here.
YJ:  Yes, China is famous for its scrumptious food, and we are going to start a two-week long look at different foods and how to speak in a restaurant on our Chinese Studio.
Cam: Ah, I am getting hungry at the thought. We can’t start this soon enough!

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Lesson 074 – Taxi Cabs (2)

Cam:  It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only wu3 fen1 zhong1 a day… welcome to Chinese Studio, I’m Cam.
YJ:  And wo shi Yajie – Cam, yesterday we learned how to tell a taxi driver where you want to go. So, does that help you?
Cam:  Well, it did.  But I still need to learn how to say a few other things as well.
Yajie:  Well, let’s check Key Words of the Day.

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Lesson 075 – Taxi Cabs (3)

YJ:  Perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day – Daijia hao, wo shi Yajie.
Cam:  Wo shi Cam…. It’s been a good week Yajie, because I’m learning how to get around town in a taxi cab.  But yesterday I was in a cab, and the traffic was horrible!  I didn’t know how much longer it was going to take?
YJ:  Why didn’t you ask him?
Cam:  I didn’t know how!
YJ:  Okay, then listen up!

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Lesson 073 – Taxi Cabs (1)

Cam: Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International.  I’m Cam.
YJ:  And I’m Yajie – Cam, you were telling me the other day that you were having a hard time getting around the city.
Cam: Yeah, I always need to bring a card with me that show the address of where I want to go.  And if I forget the card, I get lost!
YJ: That sounds like a good lesson for today.
  
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您去哪儿？Where would you like to go? 去朝阳公园。Please take me to the Chaoyang Park.  医院 (yīyuàn)，Hospital. 去那儿多长时间？(qù nàr duō cháng shíjiān) How long will it take to get there? 多少钱？(duōshao qián) How much is it?
All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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