(Source: usa.betterchinese.com)
Archive for March 11th, 2008
Children Chinese – What Is Your Name? (3)
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Beijing Olympic – Tongchunyuan Restaurant
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Tongchunyuan is a famous restaurant in Beijing offering Jiangsu food. Set up in 1930, it has been located in busy Xidan commercial district for 70 years. In its early years, Tongchunyuan employed renowned chefs and caught attention in its debut in Beijing. As a restaurant of Jiangsu food, it enjoys its fame until now.
Tongchunyuan features with dishes made of river fish, shrimp and crab, which are cooked by stewing, frying, quick-frying, saut¨¦, deep frying, and braising. The foods are tender, lite, slightly sweet, having original flavor, crisp and soft but good in shape. Dishes made of fish are extremely rich.
On January 28, 2000, Tongchunyuan Restaurant moved to October Plaza, No. 14A, Xinjiekou Outer Street due to the reconstruction in Xidan Junction.
Featured dishes: Deep-Fried Fish in Sweet and Sour Sauce£¬Steamed Crucian Wrapped in Lotus Leaf, Smoked Mandarin Fish£¬Braised Eel, Stewed Meatball of Crab-Powder Noodles. Snacks: Golden Crab-Spawn Flatbread, Minced-Radish Cake, Fried Spring-Roll, Walnut Cake
(Source: ebeijing.gov.cn)
Chinese Conversation – Lesson 12
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008电影里的怪物看上去又大又吓人。他们常常看起来好像跟高楼一样大，一步就走几百尺远。实际上他们只是很小的模型，不会比你的胳膊大。精湛的照相技术让他们看上去巨大无比
Movie monsters seem large and frightening on the screen. Often they seem as large as buildings, and they appear to walk hundreds of feet with each step. Actually, they are just small models no bigger than your arm. Skillful camera techniques make them seem very large.
(Source: wwenglish.com)
