Extensive Reading Lesson 119
杭州图书馆对乞丐开放《青年时报》报道，2003年起，杭州市图书馆开始实行对所有读者免费开放，包括乞 丐。图书馆对读者的唯一要求是把手洗干净再阅读。杭图办公室主任刘丽东说，所有人都可以在这里看书、休息或者听音乐，只要行为举止不出格，不大声喧哗。对 于乞丐和无家可归的人来说，杭图给他们提供了一个不必流落街头的避难所。
第一课 打车 Lesson One Taking a Taxi (3)
Dominic to taxi driver: 师傅，多少钱？
Driver: 六十块。Dominic to camera: One nice thing in China is that you never give tips, which makes paying much easier.
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 压根（儿）(yàgēn(r)) from the start
压根（儿）(yàgēn(r)) from the start; altogether Usage: Sentences:
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 果啤 Fruit-flavored beer
果啤
Pinyin: guǒpí
Meaning：Fruit-flavored beer
Sentence: 果啤只在中国产。The fruit-flavored beer is only made in China.
Extensive Reading Lesson 118
人民币推动世界货币改革
The internationalization of the renminbi is a significant step for advancing the reform of the international monetary system, Xinhua reported.
第一课 打车 Lesson One Taking a Taxi (2)
Dominic: These days most taxis in Beijing are equipped with a reliable metre that starts at 10 yuan for the first three kilometres, which works out at approximately 1.5 dollars, and then increases at around 2 yuan per kilometre after that. Nevertheless, it’s still sensible to get a good idea of the price before you start your journey. To do that, you can simply say 大概多少钱？
Dominic to taxi driver: 师傅，大概多少钱？
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 二把刀 (èr bǎ dāo) amateur
二把刀 (èr bǎ dāo)amateur; smatterer Usage: Sentences:
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 思考 Think
思考
Pinyin: sīkǎo
Meaning：Think
Sentence：动物能思考吗？Are animals able to think?
Extensive Reading Lesson 117
中美恢复高层军事交流
Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Beijing on January 10, Xinhua reported.
第一课 打车 Lesson One Taking a Taxi (1)
Dominic: Although Beijing boasts a highly effective and affordable transport system, sometimes, for shear convenience and speed, it’s necessary to take a taxi. Finding one is easy enough. Just head towards any large road to flag one down.
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