Proper Nouns[edit] Simplified Traditional (if diff.) Pīnyīn English
1. 金妮 Jīnní Ginny 2. 欧文 ōuwén Owen 3. 艾美 àiměi Amy 4. 东尼 Dōngní Tony 5. 中国 Zhōngguó China
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 纸上谈兵(Zhǐ Shàng Tán Bīng)
Zhàn guó shíqī yǒu yí gè Zhào guó rén jiào Zhào Kuò, tā de fùqīn shì dāng shí yǒumíng de
声声中国语:做梦也没想到。(Zuòmèng yě méi xiǎngdào.)never dreamed of something; never thought.
做梦也没想到。(Zuòmèng yě méi xiǎngdào.)never dreamed of something; never thought. Explanation 人们常常在出现意想不到的事情时，用这句话来表达自己的意外之情。 People say “做梦也没想到。”to show their surprise when unexpected things
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 拍摄 (shoot a) picture
拍摄
Pinyin: pāi shè
Meaning：(shoot a) picture
Sentence: 镜头慢慢移动拍摄房间全景。The shot panned slowly across the room.
Simplified Traditional (if diff.) Pīnyīn Part of speech English [m.]
1a. 你 nǐ (pro) you (singular, masculine) you (singular, feminine) 2. 好 hǎo (adj) good 3. 们 men (particle) (noun
Daily Figurative Slangs Do as the others do 随大流
Do as the others do 随大流 Do as the others do 【注音】suí dà liú 【解释】从众心理是一种普遍心理，跟大家一样，不会出现俗话说的“枪打出头鸟”。 “To do as the others
H7N9 found in live poultry
Scientists have detected a similarity in the gene sequence of the H7N9 flu virus in humans and that of H7N9
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 自相矛盾(Zìxiāngmáodùn)
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Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 教皇 Pope
教皇
Pinyin: jiào huáng
Meaning：Pope
Sentence: 全城居民倾巢而出欢迎教皇。The whole city turned out to cheer the Pope.
Dialogue 2
Simplified Characters 金妮: 他们是谁？ ？ 欧文: 她是艾美，她是中国人。他是东尼，他是美国人。 金妮: 你也是美国人吗？ 欧文: 不是，我是英国人。你呢？你是哪国人？ 金妮: 我是法国人。 Pīnyīn English Jīnní: Tāmen shì shéi? Ginny:
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