Archive for November 19th, 2008

Chinese Conversation – lesson 265

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

两天之后
小薇:我又想吃冰淇淋了。
保罗:我们可以去超级市场买一桶班与杰瑞冰淇淋。
小薇:我们去喜见达的冰淇淋店吧。
保罗:这附近没有。
小薇:好吧。真可惜我们没有一台冰淇淋机。
保罗:你一定会喜欢班和杰瑞的樱桃加西亚。那是巧克力樱桃口味。
小薇:(听到音乐)嘿!听起来像台湾的垃圾车。
保罗:那是冰淇淋车!快,我们去追车子!

Two days later
Wei: I’m craving ice cream again.
Paul: We could get a bucket of Ben and Jerry’s at the supermarket.
Wei: Let’s go to a Haagen Dazs parlor.
Paul: There aren’t any around here.
Wei: All right. Too bad we don’t have one of those ice cream makers.
Paul: You’ll love Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia. It’s chocolate cherry flavored.
Wei: [Hears music] Hey! That sounds like a Taiwanese garbage truck.
Paul: That’s an ice cream truck! Quick, let’s run after it!

(Source: wwenglish.com)

Chinese Pinyin – bei (备)

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
备    [bèi] 
国标码:B1B8 部首:夂 笔画:8 笔顺:35425121
to prepare
get ready
to provide or equip

例句与用法:

  1. 什么时候能准好?
    When will it be ready?
  2. 你弄得我措手不及–给我五分钟准一下吧.
    You’ve caught me on the hop, I’m afraid give me five minutes to get ready.
  3. 我没有时间准这次会议, 所以只好有什麽谈什麽.
    I’ve had no time to prepare for this meeting, so I’ll have to play it by ear.
  4. 我已来不及做准了.
    I had no time in which to prepare.
  5. 快点准好--我们在等著呢。
    Hurry up and get ready we’re waiting!
  6. 他正忙于准旅行。
    He was busy getting ready for his journey.
  7. 老师劝他的学生准考试。
    The teacher urged his students to prepare for the exam.

 (Source: dict.cn)

Chinese Characters:body mind soul:身心灵

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

body mind soul:

Chinese Pinyin: shen1 xin1 ling2

(Source: about.com)