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Happy Chinese S2: Tourist Chinese — Chizhou 09 快乐汉语:旅游汉语 池州09 南溪古镇

Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来,展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 23 Weather 2

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
担心 dānxīn:to worry about
下雨 xià yǔ:to rain
玩 wán:to play
放心 fàngxīn:don't worry
没办法 méi bànfǎ:no way
游 yóu:stroll about
有趣 yǒuqù:interesting
照相 zhàoxiàng:take a picture
要是…..的 话 yào shì…..de huà:if
我看 wǒ kàn:in my opinion
不一定 bùyīdìng:not necessarily

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People of Yulin hold an annual dog-meat festival

People of Yulin, Guangxi province, cherish summer solstice tradition but animal rights groups denounce event as inhumane.广西玉林的人们有在夏至吃狗肉的传统,但动物权益保护组织宣称这样做很不人道。
Chinese volunteers rescue dogs destined for dog-meat restaurants. In China, dog meat is prized as a nutritious wintertime dish.中国志愿者展开行动,救下一只只原准备送往饭馆餐厅的狗。在中国,狗肉被视为冬季大补。
Residents of a small city in southern China plan to hold an annual dog-meat festival on Friday amid intense criticism from animal rights groups, which have denounced the one-day event as unsafe and inhumane.玉林是位于中国南部的小城市,本周五,这里的人们计划举行一年一度的狗肉节,但受到各方动物权益组织的强烈谴责,称这为期一天的狗肉节既不安全也不人道。
Residents of Yulin in Guangxi province consider the festival an ancient summer solstice tradition. Many cherish their city's dog-meat culture, which involves the mass consumption of dog-meat hotpot served with lychees and strong grain liquor.在广西玉林,人们认为这一节日是夏至传统。许多人都保持着这座城市食用狗肉的文化,爱就着荔枝和烈度白酒吃狗肉火锅。
Animal rights groups say 10,000 dogs are slaughtered during the festival each year, and that many are electrocuted, burned and skinned alive. Pictures posted online show flayed dogs, dogs hanging from meat hooks, and piles of dog corpses on the side of the road.动物权益组织称,每年狗肉节都会屠宰1万只狗,其中有许多是被电死、烧死的,还有的被生生活剥。网上曝光的照片里有被剥皮后的狗、挂在肉钩上着的狗、还有路边上成堆的狗尸体。
In China dog meat is prized as a nutritious wintertime dish that doctors can prescribe to treat maladies such as impotence and poor circulation.在中国,狗肉被视为冬季营养佳品,医生也会开处方用狗肉治疗阳痿和血液循环不畅等疾病。

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Chinese writer: Murong Xuecun

Murong Xuecun (慕容 雪村Mùróng Xuěcūn)
He was born in 1974. And he is the pen name of Chinese author Hao Qun. Murong Xuecun is a novelist who writes about corruption in China. His debut work Leave Me Alone: A Novel of Chengdu (成都,今夜请将我遗忘Chénɡdū, jīnyè qǐnɡ jiānɡ wǒ yíwànɡ ), which was distributed online, propelled him to stardom. On July 22, 2008 Murong made the long list for the Man Asian Literary Prize. As of November 2011, his microblog account has nearly 1.1 million followers.

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 22 Weather

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
求求 qiúqiu:to beg
怎么样 zěnme yàng:How about it?
天坛 tiāntán:the Temple of heaven
局部地区 júbùdìqū:certain areas
有小雨 yǒu xiǎoyǔ:will have light rain
别忘了 bié wàngle:don’t forget
雨伞 yǔsǎn:umbrella
周末 zhōumò:weekend
天气 tiānqì:weather
预报 yùbào:forecast
休息 xiūxī:have a rest
度 dù:degree

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Happy Chinese S2: Tourist Chinese — Chizhou 08 快乐汉语:旅游汉语 池州08 徽派建筑

Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来,展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

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Victoria & Beckham appeared on the CCTV talk show

The star's long brown hair was tied in a low ponytail and she wore spiky black heels and smoky brown eye make-up as she joined husband David for the appearance on China Central Television.维多利亚是和丈夫小贝一起出席央视节目。一头棕色长发被绑成了一个低低的马尾,涂着烟褐色眼妆,脚上穿着一双尖头的黑色高跟鞋。
She is known for her extremely slim figure and permanent scowl. And Victoria Beckham was showing off her svelte frame to maximum effect on Sunday as she appeared on a Chinese TV show.说到小贝的妻子维多利亚,我们想到的可能会是她超级苗条的身材和永远黑着一张脸的样子。上周日在做客中国央视节目时,维多利亚最大程度地展现了自己曲线优美的身材。
The star looked rail-thin in a chic red dress, with black cuffs and collar detail.维多利亚身着一件非常时尚的红裙看起来非常纤瘦,衣服的袖口和领口处有黑色的点缀。
Earlier the famous couple had appeared together on the talk show, with David looked typically dapper in a grey double breasted suit and matching tie.这对著名的夫妇一起出现在央视的谈话节目中,小贝身着一套灰色双排扣西装并配同色领带,样子看上去非常精神。
Victoria introduced several models wearing dresses from her Victoria Beckham fashion line as David looked on proudly.在节目中,维多利亚介绍了几件她自创的Victoria Beckham品牌服装,由几位模特展示。小贝则在一旁看着妻子,样子非常骄傲。
The beautiful brunette landed in China on Saturday and was given a warm welcome by local fans at the airport before hitting the shops.维多利亚是在上周六到达中国,在机场受到了当地粉丝的热烈欢迎,后来还被拍到逛街。
The attention was well received by Victoria and she thanked her fans via Twitter by posting: 'Thank u to my amazing fans here in Beijing, what a welcome!!! X vb'.粉丝对维多利亚的关注也让她非常开心,她在推特上发文感谢粉丝:“感谢我在中国这些超赞的粉丝们,谢谢你们的欢迎!”
She jetted into join husband David who is on a promotional tour of the country to promote the sport as the Ambassador of Chinese Football.维多利亚此次来中国与小贝汇合,作为中国足球大使的小贝最近正在进行中国行推广足球运动。

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