Extensive Reading Lesson 53
英留学生中大陆人最多海外学生当中,中国大陆的留学生数量超过任何其他国家。2008-09学年度,英国大学的本科和研究生课程一共招收了49000来自中国大陆的留学生。预计,海外学生人数在未来几年仍然会持续增长,因为英国政府为了缩小预算赤字不得不削减高教预算。过去一年来,英镑贬值造成海外留学生人数再度上升。
Vocabulary of Transportation
Mandarin is one of the tougher languages to understand and to learn, give yourself enough time to study before your trip. With its tones and written characters, Mandarin might be much more challenging than other Western languages.
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 舍利塔 Dagoba
舍利塔
Pinyin: shělìtǎ
Meaning:Dagoba
Sentence:这个舍利塔不同于以往我们所见过宝塔的样子。The dagoba differs from the more well-known pagoda in shape.
Extensive Reading Lesson 52
少食少餐,益寿延年 据《生命时报》报道,澳大利亚科学家一项研究表明:如果人类时常保持两分饥饿,其寿命可最多增长30%。报道说,在年轻时经常吃撑,危害甚至会影响两代人的健康。哪怕是短期暴饮暴食,不仅体重会上升,对全身的伤害也会持续多年。
Vocabulary of Company Structure
Here you will find some common Mandarin Chinese vocabulary related to the structure and personnel of a business.
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 生日蛋糕 Birthday cake
生日蛋糕
Pinyin: shēngrì dàngāo
Meaning:Birthday cake
Sentence:简一口气就把她生日蛋糕上的蜡烛全吹熄了。Jane blew out all the candles on her birthday cake at one go.
Extensive Reading Lesson 51
人都有一个“中国梦”
《人民日报》9月16日发表的一篇关注社会底层人群的文章指出,身份背景对后天发展的影响加大,社会底层人群向上流动越来越难。
Vocabulary of Drinks
As we all known,China’s most renowned beverage is tea(茶chá), and rightly so. The Chinese are already cultivating tea for thousands of years, and also its approaches for processing tea have remained virtually unchanged of numerous many years.
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 人体彩绘 Body painting
人体彩绘
Pinyin: réntǐ cǎihuì
Meaning:Body painting
Sentence:Have you ever figured out how is body painting completed?
Extensive Reading Lesson 50
“钉子户大战拆迁队”游戏爆红
A game called "Nail Households Battle Demolition Team" has become extremely popular on the Internet since it was launched yesterday. It’s been called a Chinese version of "Plants vs. Zombies."