Archive for December 10th, 2008

Chinese Pinyin – ben(奔)

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
奔   [bèn, bēn]  
国标码:B1BC 部首:大 笔画:8 笔顺:13412132
to hurry or rush
to run quickly
to elope

例句与用法:

  1. 他拚命跑去追赶公共汽车.
    He ran like fury to catch the bus.
  2. 她与老板私了.
    She ran away with her boss/She and her boss ran away (together).
  3. 我整天忙个不停,疲於命。
    I’ve been on the run all day and I’m exhausted.
  4. 向书架。
    He ran to the bookshelf.
  5. 不要轻率地赴险境,做任何决定之前都要认真想想。
    Don’t rush headlong into danger; think it through carefully before you make any decisions.
  6. 她以轻快优雅的步子上楼去。
    She runs up the stairs with a light graceful step.
  7. 狗在女主人的身边跑。
    The dog ran alongside his mistress.
  8. 她伸开双臂朝他去。
    She ran towards him with outspread arms.

(Source: dict.cn

Chinese Characters: Buddhism:佛教

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Buddhism:

Chinese Pinyin: fo2 jiao4

(Source: about.com)

Chinese Conversation – lesson 286

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

小君:喔,我的天!土地变成红色的了!这就是火山熔岩吗?
莉莎:是的。这是世界上最活跃的活火山!二十年来这个火山不断地爆发。
小君:好漂亮。但是味道很难闻。
莉莎:你知道所有夏威夷岛屿都是火山岛,对吧?
小君:当然啰。我想要把一些火山熔岩带回家。
莉莎:我想你可以这么做。但是先征求裴蕾的允许吧。
小君:那是巴西的足球员吗?
莉莎:不是,是夏威夷的火山女神。基劳亚是她的家

Hiking around Kilauea later that day
Jun: Oh my god! The ground is growing red! Is that lava?
Lisa: Yes. This is the world’s most active volcano! It’s been erupting for twenty years now.
Jun: It’s beautiful. But it smells awful.
Lisa: You know all the Hawaiian islands are volcanic, right?
Jun: Of course. I want to take some of this lava home with me.
Lisa: I think you can do that. But ask Pele’s permission first.
Jun: The Brazilian soccer player?
Lisa: No, the Hawaiian volcano goddess. Kilauea is her home!

(Source: wwenglish.com)