Archive for May 2nd, 2009

Chinese Character – diamond:钻石

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

diamond:

Chinese Pinyin: zuan4 shi2

(Source: about.com)

Chinese Character – devotion (love):热爱

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

devotion (love):

Chinese Pinyin: re2 ai4

(Source: about.com)

Chinese Conversation – lesson 429

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

他们创建的奢华的丛林天堂不可避免地引起了邻国暹罗王国(即现在的泰国)的注意。经过100年断断续续的争斗,泰国军队开始占了上风。柬埔寨人最终筋疲力 尽了,他们的资源消耗殆尽了。泰国人较易地取得了胜利,他们终于在1431年洗劫了吴哥。但他们的胜利却罩着一层神秘的面纱。就像他们迅速征服它一样,泰 国军队一声不响地迅速放弃了吴哥,至今谁也不知个中原因

The lush jungle paradise they created inevitably caught the attention of the neighboring kingdom of Siam — now known as Thailand. After one hundred years of off and on battle, the Thai armies began to get the upper hand. At the end of it, the Cambodian people were exhausted. Their resources had run out. The Thais had a relatively easy victory when they finally sacked Angkor in 1431. But a mystery surrounds their victory. Without warning the Thai armies abandoned Angkor as suddenly as they conquered it and to this day no one knows why.

(Source: wwenglish.com)