Archive for August 13th, 2008

Chinese Characters: Arsenic and Old Lace (movie) 毒药与老妇

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Arsenic and Old Lace (movie):

Chinese Pinyin: du2 yao4 yu3 lao3 fu4

(Source: about.com)

 

Chinese Pinyin – ba (把)

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

把: [ bǎ, bà ]  
[ 国标码:B0D1 部首: 笔画:7 笔顺:1215215 ]

1. (marker for direct-object)
2. to hold
3. to contain
4. to grasp
5. to take hold of

例句与用法:
1. 给他打针时, 用了三个护士才他按住.
  It took three nurses to hold him down while they gave him the injection.
 
2. 镇纸,纸压一种常装饰性地放在散纸上纸页压平的小而重的物体
  A small, heavy, often decorative object that is placed on loose papers to hold them down.
 
3. 吉姆似乎总是不能一份工作保持几个星期以上。
  Jim seems unable to hold down a job for more than a few weeks.
 
4. 他急盼别人伸出手来扶他一
  He grasped at the offer.
 
5. 咱们这件老掉牙的旧家具扔掉吧。
  Let’s get rid of this mouldy old furniture.
 
6. 重斧头不好用。
  The heavy axe was awkward to use.
 
7. 炸弹那座建筑夷为平地。
  The bombs razed the building to the ground.
 
8. 那人用斧头一块木头劈成两半。
  The man cleft a block of wood in two with an axe.

 

(Source: dict.cn)

Chinese Conversation – lesson 167

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

网络有很多好处,不过网上聊天并不是没有危险的。由于看不见对方,要骗人是很容易的。所以,网上交友必须非常谨慎。另外,网上的虚拟世界让人陶醉,以至于有些人会因此沉迷其中而无法自拔。这些人花太多时间上网了,对他们而言,虚拟世界变得比真实世界还要重要。很显然,这不很健康。所以在上网时,还是要有所节制才好。

There are many good things about the Internet. However, chatting is not without its dangers. It is easy to fool people when they cannot see you, so one should use caution when meeting a chat friend. Also, the virtual world of the Internet can be so intoxicating that some people actually become addicted. These people spend so much time on the Internet that their virtual lives become more important to them than their real lives. Clearly, this is not very healthy. Therefore, when using the Internet, be sure to do it in moderation.

(Source: wwenglish.com)