Archive for July 5th, 2008

Chinese Conversation – lesson 128

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

莫理:我们八个洞都去吧。
卡西:事实上,阿丹跟我应该跳过其中一个。吕洞宾那座庙不适合情侣去。
莫理:不过我以为你说这些神都会帮助人。
卡西:那要看你需要的是哪种帮助。吕洞宾的神力之一是让情侣分手。
莫理:那真糟。我想你跟阿丹应该离那个洞远一点。
卡西:他跟木栅指南宫里的神是同一个。所以也别带女朋友去那里。

Morley: Let’s visit all eight caves.
Kathy: Actually, Dan and I should skip one of them. The temple for Lu Dongbin is bad for couples.
Morley: But I thought you said these gods just helped people.
Kathy: It depends on what kind of help you want. One of Lu Dongbin’s powers is to cause couples to break up.
Morley: That is bad. I guess you and Dan should stay away from that one.
Kathy: He’s the same god as the one at the Zhinan Temple in Mucha. So don’t bring a girlfriend there, either.

(Source: wwenglish.com)

Chinese Pinyin – an (案)

Saturday, July 5th, 2008
案: [ àn ]  
[ 国标码:B0B8 部首: 笔画:10 笔顺:4455311234 ]

1. table
2. record
3. (legal) case
4. incident
5. file

 
例句与用法:
1. 在这个件中,他是一个主要见证人。
  He is a key witness in this case.
 
2. 这是一桩民事件,因此他没有被送进监狱的可能。
  It was a civil case so there was no question of him being sent to prison.
 
3. 你只要向我们提供件最低限度的事实真相就行。
  Just give us the bare facts of the case.
 
4. 他为他的子聘了该州最好的律师。
  He retained the best lawyer in the state to defend his case.
 
5. 他们的件现在正在讨论中。
  Their case is now under discussion.
 
6. 他们就这个子辩论了几个小时。
  They argued the case for hours.
 
7. 这位律师正在为明天法庭审理的件做准备。
  The solicitor is preparing a case in the court tomorrow.
 
8. 这是个特殊的件,应该获得特殊处理。
  This is a special case, deserving special treatment.

(Source: dict.cn)

Children Chinese – How to Draw Ling Ling

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Ling-Ling image

Ling-Ling image

(Source: ancienthistory.mrdonn.org)