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Chinese Idiom 三顾茅庐

三顾茅庐       公元三世纪,中国被分为三大部分:北边是魏国,东南是吴国,西南是蜀国。蜀国没有其他两个国家强大。为了蜀国日后的强大,蜀王刘备四处求才。他听说隆中有个杰出的人才叫诸葛亮。于是,他决定邀请诸葛亮出山,帮助他兴盛蜀国。公元207年,他在结拜兄弟关羽、张飞的陪同下,亲自到隆中去拜访诸葛亮。第一次去,诸葛亮不在家,刘备他们只得失望地回去了。 不久,刘备与关羽、张飞又来到隆中拜访。可诸葛亮又有事出去了。刘备十分失望。他留了张字条,表明他的来意。       过了几天,刘备又要去拜访诸葛亮,关羽、张飞都劝他不要去,可刘备坚持要去,关羽、张飞只好再次陪着他前去。这次,诸葛亮在家,但正在睡觉。刘备就让关羽和张飞守在门口,自己站在床边等他醒来。诸葛亮醒后,见刘备站在床前,非常感动。他答应了刘备的请求,离开隆中,成为刘备的主要谋士。在诸葛亮的帮助下,蜀国日益强大,形成了与东吴、曹魏三国并立的局面。       后来,人们就用这个成语来表示诚心诚意一再邀请。 顾 visit 茅庐 thatched cottage 结拜兄弟sworn

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Lesson 026 Money and Shopping

Cam: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio, I’m Cam. 早上好, Yajie.
Yajie:早上好(zǎoshang hǎo), Cam. Last time we learned how to say some words related to time. Cam, do you remember how to say “what time is it now?” in Chinese?
Cam: I sure do. It’s现在几点?(xianzai ji dian?)
Yajie: Then how do you say half past six in Chinese?
Cam: It’s六点半(liu dian ban).
Yajie: Today I will teach you what to say when you are shopping.
Cam: I definitely need that.  I always want to buy some street food, but I never know what it is, or how to ask the price.  How do you say “how much is it” in Chinese?
Yajie: Let’s find out in today’s Key words of the day.

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