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Lesson 022 Happy Spring Festival!

Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. It’s nice to be here again. Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Hi, I’m Cam. 早上好 zǎoshang hǎo, yajie.
Yajie: 早上好！Last time we learned how to congratulate someone when he or she is celebrating a birthday. Cam, do you still remember how to say it in Chinese?
Cam: Yes, it’s祝你生日快乐！Happy Birthday!
Yajie: Well, today we’ll learn some new expressions used during the Spring Festival, which is considered to be the most important festival in China. First let’s check our key words of the day!

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Chinese Idiom 歧路亡羊

歧路亡羊       学者杨子的邻居丢了一只羊，叫了亲戚朋友又请了杨子的仆人一起去找羊。      杨子问：“丢了一只羊，为什么要找这么多的人去追呢？”      邻居说：“因为路上有很多岔路啊！”      过了一会儿，人们回来了。“找到羊了吗？”，杨子问。     “没有”，大家回答，“路上有岔路，岔路上又有岔路。我们不知该往哪儿找，只好回来 了。”    

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