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Lesson 033 Occupation

Yajie: 大家早上好. Perfect Chinese your way in only 5 minutes a day.  This is Chinese Studio.  I’m Yajie. 
Cam: 早上好. 我是Cam. Yajie, we learned about introductions earlier, but I still don’t know how to ask what somebody does for a living?  Can we learn how to ask one’s occupation today? 
Yajie: Sure. Let’s check Key Words of the Day. 

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Lesson 032 Review of Weather

Yajie: 大家好. This is Yajie. Welcome to the Chinese Studio.
Cam: 大家好(dajia hao). This is Cam. Time flies. Again it comes to the end if the week. Time for us to review what we’ve learned this week.
Yajie: Yes. First let’s check Sentences in the week.
 
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This week we’ve mainly focused on the weather. 天气 , weather. 预报, forecast.  今天比昨天热。Today’s hotter than yesterday. 热, hot. 冷, cold. 凉快, cool. 刮风, to blow. 下雨, to rain. 下雪, to snow.
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Lesson 031 To Blow, To Rain, To Snow

Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Hi everyone, Welcome to this edition of Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: 早上好(zaoshang hao). And I’m Cam. You know Yajie, I’m planning a trip to Chicago in the United States.  Its nickname is the “windy city”.  How do I say “windy” in Chinese?
Yajie: Just listen up!

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Lesson 226 Television II

Y: Dajia hao, Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI. Wo shi Y.
B: And, wo shi B, ni hao Y. We’re talking about TV this week. Of course we all know that radio is better, but tv’s pretty good all the same.
Y: Let’s check our key words of the day.

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Lesson 030 Weather (2)

Yajie: 早上好 everybody. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Zao shang hao… it’s time to perfect Chinese in only 5 minutes a day.
Yajie: Last time we talked about weather. Today we’ll continue with the topic and learn an important word — “比”.
Cam:  Doesn’t that mean pen?
Yajie:  No no… listen carefully to Key Words of the Day!

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Lesson 225 Television I

B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Welcome in, I’m Brendan.
Y: And wo shi Y.
B: You know Y, to improve my Chinese I’m going to start watching more Chinese TV. And I’ve got some questions for you.
Y: Good idea.  Let’s check our key words of the day.

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Lesson 029 Weather (1)

Yajie: 早上好,everyone. Thanks for joining us again on Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: 大家早上好(dàjiā zǎoshang hǎo), I’m Cam. As summer comes it’s becoming hotter and hotter here in Beijing. And sometimes we even get a mid-summer rainfall. So it’s quite important to learn some key words about weather.
Yajie:  Right. Let’s listen to our Key Words of the Day.

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Lesson 224 Revision of Making Travel Arrangements

Y: This is Chinese Studio, and welcome in everyone. Wo shi Y.
B: Da jia hao, wo shi B. We’ve been making some travel arrangements this week. The weekend gives us a little breathing space, and time to review what we’ve learned.
 
Sentences of the week
I want to book a flight to Shanghai . 我要订一张去上海的机票. Travel agency 旅行社I’d love a drink please. 请给我来杯饮料。Customs 海关I’ve got nothing to declare. 我没有什么东西要申报All in today’s Chinese Studio
 

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Lesson 028 Revision of Time and Shopping

Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way,in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. I’m Yajie.
Cam: And I’m Cam. We have reached the end of the week once again.
Yajie: So it’s the right time for us to review what we have learned during this week.

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