Archive for August, 2009

Chinese Conversation – lesson 549

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

解决噪音污染的措施包括对门、墙和天花板进行隔音处理,使用耳朵保护装置(尤其是在工业生产区),种植植物吸收并屏蔽噪音,对城市分区使居住区与过量噪音区分开。

Solutions to noise pollution include adding insulation and sound-proofing to doors, walls, and ceilings; using ear protection, particularly in industrial working areas; planting vegetation to absorb and screen out noise pollution; and zoning urban areas to maintain a separation between residential areas and zones of excessive noise.

(Source: wwenglish.com)

Beijing Olympic – Photos: Women’s 200m round 1

Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Women's 200m round 1
Marshevet Hooker (C) of the United States competes. (Photo credit: Guo Dayue/Xinhua)

The first round competition of the Women’s 200m took place at the National Stadium, also know as the Bird’s Nest, during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 19, 2008. Marshevet Hooker, Muna Lee and Rogaya Al-Gassra ranked 1st in their groups with 23.07seconds, 22.71 seconds and 22.81 seconds, respectively.

Women's 200m round 1
Muna Lee (R) of the United States checks the result. (Photo credit: Guo Dayue/Xinhua)
Women's 200m round 1
Rogaya Al-Gassra of Bahrain sprints. (Photo credit: Li Ga/Xinhua)

Women's 200m round 1
Rogaya Al-Gassra (R) of Bahrain lunges to the finish line.

(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)

China Travel – Old Residence of Ren Bishi

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

The old residence of Ren Bishi can be found in Xinwuli, Tangjiaqiao in South Poluo City, Hunan Province.

Ren Bishi, a great Marxist and proletarian revolutionist, once served as the committee member of the central political bureau of the Communist Party and as secretary of the secretariat. Born on April 30, 1904, Ren lived at the residence and spent his childhood there until he went to Changsha City for study in 1915. Ren died in 1950.

Rens old residence was constructed in the last year of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It was built in a typical, southern-village style containing 31 rooms and covering an area of about 1,204 square meters. The western and southern ends of the residence are connected to other civilian homes, and on the northern and western sides there are adobe walls surrounding a semicircular pool located in front of the gate. Rens family once lived in the six rooms in the north, which included Rens living room where he spent his childhood and early youth. The room has been restored and contains Ren s bed, table and other possessions on display. The southern estate, originally belonging to their neighbors, was converted into an exhibition room that tells Ren’s life story.

(Source: chinaculture.org)