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Chinese Characters: art 艺术

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

art:

Chinese Pinyin: yi4 shu4

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Chinese Pinyin – ba (八)

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

八: [ bá, bā ]  
[ 国标码:B0CB 部首:八 笔画:2 笔顺:34 ]

1. eight

例句与用法:
1. 对于这项建议，五人投票赞成，八人反对，两人弃权。
  Five members voted for the proposal, eight voted against, and two abstained.
 
2. 他的八个儿子继承了他的大部分遗产。
  His eight sons largely inherited his fortune.
 
3. 教室里有八个学生。
  There are eight students in the classroom.
 
4. 携带的免税酒不得超过八升。
  You are restricted to eight liters of duty-free wine.
 
5. 他的就寝时间是八点钟。
  His bedtime is eight o’clock.
 
6. 龙虾有八条腿两条爪子。
  Lobster has eight legs and two long claws.
 
7. 这梯子有八级。
  The ladder has eight rungs.
 
8. 这一段长城有八个垛口。
  There are eight forts in this section of the Great Wall.

(Source: dict.cn)

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Chinese Conversation – lesson 168

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

座谈会休息时间，杰克在珍的午餐桌坐下
杰克：这个位子有人坐吗？我可以坐这边吗？
珍：没有。请便。我等餐送来时看个报纸，希望你不介意？
杰克：别客气。开了这么久的座谈会，只要能轻松一下都是好事……。
珍：嘿，你了解报纸上说的绝食抗议是怎么回事吗？
杰克：喔。有群学生一直待在纪念堂绝食抗议。

Jack sits down at Jane’s lunch table during a seminar break
Jack: Is this seat taken? Mind if I sit down?
Jane: No. Feel free. I hope you don’t mind me reading the newspaper while I wait for my food?
Jack: No worries. Anything to unwind after such a long seminar….
Jane: Hey, do you know anything about this hunger strike mentioned in the paper?
Jack: Oh. Some students have been staging a hunger-strike at Memorial Hall.

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