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Cam:  Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI, wo shi Cam.<\/p>\n

Yajie:  And wo shi Yajie.  Cam, last week we talked a<\/em>bout movies.  I am a big movie fan, but I know you are a much bigger fan of music!<\/p>\n

Cam:  I love music Yajie, and love listening to my iPod all the time… that was, until I forgot it in a taxi!<\/p>\n

Yajie:  That’s awful!  Well, this week we’ll talk all a<\/em>bout music.  Let’s begin!<\/p>\n

Key Words of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Music \u97f3\u4e50pop singer \u6b4c\u661f, fans,\u6b4c\u8ff7\uff0c\u7c89\u4e1d concerts,\u6f14\u5531\u4f1a When is it on? \u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u64ad\u51fa\uff1fAll in today’s Chinese studio<\/p>\n

Cam: Yajie, as a big fan of music, I need to know how to say music in Chinese.<\/p>\n

YJ: Sure. It’s yin1 yue4<\/p>\n

Cam:  yin1 yue4. Yajie, I’d like to know how to say pop singer in Chinese. Like Avril Lavigne from Canada is a pop singer…<\/p>\n

YJ: I see. You can say ge1 xing1.<\/p>\n

Cam:  ge1 xing1.<\/p>\n

YJ: ge1 means song.<\/p>\n

Cam: ge1<\/p>\n

YJ: xing1, originally means a star in the sky, which we learned last week  Here it stands for a pop star.<\/p>\n

Cam: xing1<\/p>\n

YJ: ge1 xing1. pop singer<\/p>\n

Cam: ge1 xing1.<\/p>\n

YJ: We can also say “ge1 shou3” for an artist who writes and performs his or her own music. <\/p>\n

Cam: I see, ge1 shou3.<\/p>\n

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Conversation1:<\/p>\n

A\uff1a\u4f60\u5e73\u65f6\u559c\u6b22\u5e72\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f<\/p>\n

B\uff1a\u6211\u559c\u6b22\u542c\u97f3\u4e50\u3002<\/p>\n

A: \u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u54ea\u4e2a\u6b4c\u624b\u7684\u97f3\u4e50?<\/p>\n

B: \u6211\u89c9\u5f97\u8bb8\u5dcd\u7684\u97f3\u4e50\u4e0d\u9519\u3002<\/p>\n

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YJ: Cam, have you heard of the Chinese Supergirl contest?<\/p>\n

Cam: Yes, I heard it’s quite popular among youngsters.<\/p>\n

YJ: And it’s a successful Chinese version of “American Idol”<\/p>\n

Cam: True. And these girls have lots of fans thanks to their good looks and fabulous voices. Yajie, I wo<\/em>nder how to say fans in Chinese? <\/p>\n

YJ: Oh it depends on what kind of fan you mean. For the fans of these pop singers, you can say “ge1 mi2”<\/p>\n

Cam: ge1 mi2<\/p>\n

YJ: ge1 means song.<\/p>\n

Cam: ge1<\/p>\n

YJ: mi2 an admirer or enthusiast<\/p>\n

Cam:  mi2<\/p>\n

YJ:  ge1 mi2,<\/p>\n

Cam:  ge1 mi2, fans of pop singer.<\/p>\n

YJ: There is another popular saying. They are called “fen3 si1” in Chinese.<\/p>\n

Cam: fen3 si1. What’s special a<\/em>bout it, Yajie?<\/p>\n

YJ: Originally fen3 si1 is a kind of food made of bean starch, and it’s pronunciation  is similar to the English word “fans”.  So people use this word to describe fans.<\/p>\n

Cam: Interesting… fen3 si1.  Yajie, I also know the supergirls were having co<\/em>ncerts around China. I’d like to know how to say co<\/em>ncert in Chinese?<\/p>\n

YJ: it’s yan3 chang4 hui4<\/p>\n

Cam: yan3 chang4 hui4<\/p>\n

YJ: yan3 chang4 means to sing,<\/p>\n

Cam:  yan3 chang4<\/p>\n

YJ: hui4 here means a big gathering<\/p>\n

Cam: hui4, a big gathering for pop stars and fans.<\/p>\n

YJ: Yep. yan3 chang4 hui4.concert<\/p>\n

Cam: yan3 chang4 hui4<\/p>\n

Conversation2:<\/p>\n

A: \u6211\u662fcelin dion \u7684\u7c89\u4e1d\u3002<\/p>\n

B: \u7c89\u4e1d\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\u610f\u601d\uff1f<\/p>\n

A: \u7c89\u4e1d\u5c31\u662f\u6b4c\u8ff7\u7684\u610f\u601d\u3002<\/p>\n

Cam: Yajie, I missed that Chinese pop singer’s live concert. But I know I can still watch it on TV. Can you tell me when it’s on?<\/p>\n

YJ: wo bu zhi dao. Sorry I don’t know. How a<\/em>bout asking some other Chinese friends?<\/p>\n

Cam: Not until you tell me how to ask it in Chinese. <\/p>\n

YJ: Sure. You can say “\u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u64ad\u51fa\uff1f”<\/p>\n

Cam:  shen2me shi2hou bo1chu1 ?<\/p>\n

YJ: shen2me shi2hou, what time, when<\/p>\n

Cam: shen2me shi2hou<\/p>\n

YJ: bo1chu1, broadcasted on TV.<\/p>\n

Cam: bo1chu1<\/p>\n

YJ: shen2me shi2hou bo1chu1 ?<\/p>\n

Cam: shen2me shi2hou bo1chu1 ? When is it on? <\/p>\n

Conversation3:<\/p>\n

A: \u54ce\u5440\uff0c\u6211\u9519\u8fc7\u4e86\u90a3\u573a\u6f14\u5531\u4f1a\u3002<\/p>\n

B: \u6ca1\u5173\u7cfb\uff0c\u4f60\u53ef\u4ee5\u770b\u7535\u89c6\u8f6c\u64ad\u3002<\/p>\n

A: \u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u64ad\u51fa\uff1f<\/p>\n

B: \u8fd9\u5468\u4e94\u665a\u4e0a\u3002<\/p>\n

Key Words Reminder<\/p>\n

Music \u97f3\u4e50pop singer \u6b4c\u661f, fans,\u6b4c\u8ff7\uff0c\u7c89\u4e1d concerts,\u6f14\u5531\u4f1a When is it on? \u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u64ad\u51fa\uff1fAll in today’s Chinese studio<\/p>\n

Yajie:  Cam, it’s now time for our question of the day. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n