Archive for December 9th, 2008

Chinese Pinyin – ben(本)

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
本   [běn] 
国标码:B1BE 部首:木 笔画:5 笔顺:12341
this
origin
source
root
roots or stems of plants
the current
foundation
basis
(a measure word)

例句与用法:

  1. 杂志登载优秀的小说。
    This magazine published excellent stories.
  2. 杂志发行量很大。
    This magazine has a large circulation.
  3. 世纪我们已经经历了两次世界大战。
    We have had two world wars in this century.
  4. 并不是每个人都喜欢这书。
    Not everyone likes this book.
  5. 周气温一直都很热。
    The temperature has stayed hot this week.
  6. 书是他以前写的剧本的扩充。
    This book is an expansion of the play he wrote before.
  7. 次会议将就这些问题作出处理。
    The meeting will deal with these problems.
  8. 我喜欢书架上所有的书,但这是我最喜欢的。
    I like all the books on the shelf but this one is my favorite.

(Source: dict.cn

Chinese Characters: Buddha (Buddhism):佛陀

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Buddha (Buddhism):

Chinese Pinyin: fo2 tuo2

(Source: about.com)

Chinese Conversation – lesson 285

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

以前科学小说中提出的很多想法已经变成了科学的现实。拿太空探险来说,50年代,这只不过是一种科学狂想,很少人相信有一天会变成现实。可是现在它已成为现代生活的一个组成部分,以至于一次最新的宇航器发射或者一个新行星的发现已不再列为国内新闻。

Many science-fictional ideas from the past have subsequently became scientific realities. Take space exploration, for example. In the 1950s this was just a fantastical idea that few people would have dreamt could actually happen. Now it’s such a part of modern life that the latest blastoff of a spacecraft, or the discovery of a new planet often doesn’t even make the national news.

 

(Source: wwenglish.com)