Archive for August 22nd, 2008

Chinese Conversation – lesson 176

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

莉莎在机场迎接来访的生意伙伴
莉莎:公司今天派我来接待你。我是莉莎。
泰瑞:莉莎,叫我泰瑞就好。很高兴见到你。
莉莎:这一趟飞行还好吧?机场安全检查很严格吗?
泰瑞:当然了。从九一一之后,到处都加强安全检查。他们甚至还搜我的鞋子!
莉莎:但你的鞋看起来好像五分钟前刚擦过似的。
泰瑞:你夸奖了。跟我说,莉莎——台湾有恐怖主义的问题吗?
莉莎:没有,但有些人正担心着

Lisa greets a visiting businessman at the airport
Lisa: The company has sent me to be your guide for the day. My name is Lisa.
Terry: Call me Terry, Lisa. Glad to meet you.
Lisa: Was your flight OK? Was airport security very strict?
Terry: Of course. Since “Nine-eleven” security has been high everywhere. They even searched my shoes!
Lisa: But they look like they were shined just five minutes ago.
Terry: You’re very kind. Tell me, Lisa-has Taiwan had any problems with terrorism?
Lisa: No, but some people are worried about it, especially since Taiwan is a U.S. ally.

(Source: wwenglish.com)

Children Chinese – Chinese Proverbs (6)

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
A good fortune may forbode a bad luck, which may in turn disguise a good fortune.
Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger but a heart as soft as tofu.
Have one’s ears pierced only before the wedding ceremony starts.
A horse cannot gain weight if not fed with extra fodder during the night; a man cannot become
wealthy without earnings apart from his regular salaries.  How can you expect to find ivory in a dog’s mouth?

How can you put out a fire set on a cart-load of firewood with only a cup of water?

(Source: ancienthistory.mrdonn.org)

Beijing Olympic – Photos: Environment-friendly shopping bags popular

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Environment-friendly shopping bags popular
A woman and her daughter walk past environment-friendly shopping bags in a supermarket in Shanghai, east China, April 16, 2008.

Chinese retailers could be fined up to 10,000 yuan (1,428 U.S. dollars) for providing shoppers with free plastic shopping bags from June 1, the Ministry of Commerce has announced. Environment-friendly shopping bags are sold in stores in Shanghai ever since.

(Photo credit: Liu Ying/Xinhua)

Environment-friendly shopping bags are seen in a supermarket in Shanghai, east China, April 16, 2008.

Environment-friendly shopping bags popular

(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)