Archive for May 10th, 2008

Beijing Olympic – You Tiao

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

You Tiao

*6 c. (1 lbs) high protein
flour
*2 c. water
*2 t. ammonium
bicarbonate or 1 T.
baking powder
*2 t. baking soda
*1.5 t. alum
*1.5 t. salt
*oil

1. Place ingredients of ammonim bicarbonate, baking soda, alum and salt in a mixing bowl; add water and stir until the ingredients have dissolved. Add flour and mix well; let stand for 15-20 minutes. Use hand to take some dough from around edges and drop into the center of the dough; let stand for 15-20 minutes. Continue to drop the dough in the center of the bowl 3 or 4 times until the dough is elastic and smooth. Turn the dough over and lightly coat the surface with oil so that the dough will stay moist. Let it stand for 1 hour. Remove the dough from the bowl and place it on a sheet of plastic wrap; wrap the dough and form it into a rectangular shape. Let it stand for 4 hours. If a large batch is made, cut the dough into several 1.25 lbs. pieces, then wrap each piece in a sheet of plastic wrap. 2. Unwrap the dough. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough and strech it into a long strip. Roll the dough into a rectangular shape, 3” wide and 0.1” thick. Crosswise cut the rectangular shaped dough into strips, 0.25” wide. Put two strips on top of each other; Use a thin rod (skewer) or the back of a cleaver to press lengthwise in middle of the strips; this will attach them securely to each other. Follow the same step for the other strips. Heat the oil for deep-frying; pick up a strip from the ends and gently stretch it to make it longer. Carefully drop it into the hot oil and turn it over continuously with chopsticks until the crueller expands and turns golden brown; remove.

 

(Source: ebeijing.gov.cn)

Children Chinese – Two tigers, Two tigers

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Two tigers, two tigers
Run so fast, run so fast
One has no ears
One has no tail
So strange! So strange!
Topic: Body, Measure_words

Body

尾巴 wěi bā tail
耳朵 ěr duō ear

Measure Words

一只老虎 yī zhī lǎo hǔ one tiger
两只老虎 liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ two tigers
一个朋友 yī gè péng yǒu one friend
两个朋友 liǎng gè péng yǒu two friends

(Source: www.chinese4kids.net)

Chinese Pinyin – Chinese Pinyin Writing Rules (5)

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

4.2.2 名词和后面的方位词,分写。

shān shàng(山上)

mén wài(门外)

hé li(河里)

huǒchē shàngmian(火车上面)

Yǒngdìng Hé shàng(永定河上)

shù xià(树下)

mén wàimian(门外面)

hé lǐmiàn(河里面)

xuéxiào pángbiān(学校旁边)

Huáng Hé yǐnán(黄河以南)

但是,已经成词的,连写。例如“海外”不等于“海的外面”。

tiānshang(天上)

kōngzhōng(空中)

dìxia(地下)

hǎiwài(海外)

4.2.3 汉语人名按姓和名分写,姓和名的开头字母大写。笔名、别名等,按姓名写法处理。

Lǐ Huá(李华) Dōngfāng Shuò(东方朔)

Lǔ Xùn(鲁迅)Zhāng Sān(张三)

Wáng jiànguó(王建国)Zhūgě Kǒngmíng(诸葛孔明)

Méi lánfāng(梅兰芳)Wáng Mázi(王麻子)

姓名和职务、称呼等分开写;职务、称呼等开头小写。

wáng bùzhǎng(王部长)Lǐ xiānsheng(李先生)

Tián zhǔrèn(田主任)Zhào tóngzhì(赵同志)

“老”、“小”、“大”、“阿”等称呼开头大写。

Xiǎo Liú(小刘) Lǎo Qián(老钱)Dà Lǐ(大李)

A Sān(阿三)Wú Lǎo(吴老)

已经专名化的称呼,连写,开头大写。

Kǒngzǐ(孔子)Xīshī(西施)

Bāogōng(包公)Mèngchángjūn(孟尝君)

 

(Source: www.chineselearner.com)