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Lesson 141 MovieⅠ

Yajie:  Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International.  Dajia hao, wo shi Yajie.
Cam: And wo shi Cam.  Yajie, I love watching movies, what about you?
Yajie: Yes, same here. I’m a big movie fan…
Cam:  My favorite Chinese movie star is Zhang Ziyi… she is so pretty!
Yajie:  Yes, She is very popular with foreigners… This week, we are going to talk about movies on Chinese Studio.
Cam: let’s get started.

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Lesson 139 In the Office (3)

Yajie: Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International.  Dajia hao, wo shi Yajie.
Cam: And wo shi Cam.  I am already becoming a little more organized this week Yajie, thanks to these lessons.
Yajie:  That is good news, Cam. Shall we continue more with Key Words of the Day?
Cam: Sounds good!

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Lesson 138 In the Office

Yajie:  Cam, you can be disorganized sometimes, so we are talking about organization and the office on this week’s Chinese Studio. Welcome to the show, listeners, Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: And wo shi Cam. One item that comes in useful is a filing cabinet… but how do I say that in Chinese?
Yajie: ok, you’ll know it after the key words of the day.

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Lesson 135 – Chores 3

YJ: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day, welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI, wo shi yajie,
Cam: wo shi Cam.
YJ: Cam, we are busy cleaning the house this week… so I guess maybe one of your hobbies is doing the laundry…
Cam:  Yajie, I have a clean house, but laundry is definitely not one of my favorite things. 
YJ: sorry, but we need to continue with our lessons. Today we are going to talk about cleaning clothes and tidying up the bedroom! 

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Lesson 134 – Chores 2

Cam: We are learning all about cleaning this week on Chinese Studio.  Welcome to the show everyone, wo shi Cam.
YJ:  And wo shi Yajie.  We talked about the kitchen yesterday Cam,and we’ll continue more of that in today’s show.
Cam: Let’s listen to Key Words of the Day.

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Lesson 134 – Chores 2

Cam: We are learning all about cleaning this week on Chinese Studio.  Welcome to the show everyone, wo shi Cam.
YJ:  And wo shi Yajie.  We talked about the kitchen yesterday Cam,and we’ll continue more of that in today’s show.
Cam: Let’s listen to Key Words of the Day.

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Lesson 133 – Chores 1

Cam: Hello everyone! Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI.  Wo shi Cam.
YJ:  And wo shi Yajie.  Cam… I have been to your apartment, and I know it’s very clean.
Cam:  Well… I do my best.  I certainly like living in a clean place.  Having my home in a mess is very stressful!
Yajie:  Well, this week, we are going to learn more about jobs around the house.
Cam:  Sounds good.  Let’s check Key Words of the Day.

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十二生肖 the Twelve Zodiacs

十二生肖(shí èr shēng xiāo,the Twelve Zodiacs)

十二生肖,是中国古代纪年用的一组动物图像,由十一种源于自然界的动物 –“鼠、牛、虎、兔、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪”加中国传说中的“龙”组成。十二生肖与中国农历中的“十二地支”搭配后的排列顺序为“子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龙、巳蛇、午马、未羊、申猴、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪”。其中狗排位第十一。很多西方人把生肖看作是中国的“星座”。基于一个12年的循环,每一年都有一个动物作为象征。生肖在古代还被用作代表一天的时间,也就是我们所说的时辰。一天有12个时辰,每个时辰为现在的两个小时,子时是十二个时辰中的第一时辰(即23点整至凌晨1点整),与子时相配合的动物是子鼠。根据中国的传统哲学,人出生在某个时辰,通常被认定为本性中带有某种动物的原始特性,如:老鼠代表智慧,牛代表勤奋,老虎代表勇猛,兔子代表谨慎,龙代表威猛,蛇代表柔韧,马代表勇往直前,羊代表和顺,猴子代表敏捷,鸡代表恒定,狗代表忠诚,猪代表随和。总而言之,所有这些有关于生肖的含义也都来自古人对后代的美好祝愿。

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