| mài kè: | nĭ jiā yŏu shén me rén? |
| 麦克： | 你家有什么人？ |
| Mike: | Who are there in your family? |
| lìli: | wŏ, fù qīn, mŭ qīn, gē ge hé mèi mei. |
| 丽丽： | 我，父亲，母亲，哥哥和妹妹。 |
| Lili: | My father, mother, an elder brother, a younger sister and me. |
| mài kè: | nĭ fù qīn duō dà suì shù? |
| 麦克： | 你父亲多大岁数？ |
| Mike: | How old is your father? |
| lìli: | tā jīn nián liù shí le. |
| 丽丽： | 他今年六十了。 |
| Lili: | He’s sixty years old. |
| mài kè: | tā hái gōng zuò ma? |
| 麦克： | 他还工作吗？ |
| Mike: | Is he still working? |
| lìli: | tā yĭ jīng tuì xiū le. |
| 丽丽： | 他已经退休了。 |
| Lili: | No, he’s already retired. |
| mài kè: | nĭ mŭ qīn gōng zuò ma? |
| 麦克： | 你母亲工作吗？ |
| Mike: | And your mother? |
| lìli: | tā shì gè jiā tíng zhŭ fù. |
| 丽丽： | 她是个家庭主妇。 |
| Lili: | She is a housewife. |
| mài kè: | nĭ gē ge hé mèi mei ne? |
| 麦克： | 你哥哥和妹妹呢？ |
| Mike: | How are your brother and sister? |
| lìli: | wŏ gē ge shì dài fu. wŏ mèi mei hái zài shàng zhōng xué. |
| 丽丽： | 我哥哥是大夫，我妹妹还在上中学。 |
| Lili: | My brother is doctor. My sister is studying in a middle school. |
| (Source: china.org.cn) |
Archive for September 7th, 2009
Cir – Lesson 439
Monday, September 7th, 2009China Travel – Former Site of Yunnan Army Military Institute
Monday, September 7th, 2009The former site of the Yunnan Army Military Institute lies near the Agrarian Exhibition Hall and the library on the western banks of Cuihu Lake in Kunming City, Yunnan Province.
The site features the main building — a two-storied construct of brick and wood. Its surrounding buildings are 120 meters in length, 10 meters wide and 12 meters high. The garrets are all symmetrical and connected to form a quadrangle in the center, which served as a temporary inner playground. In the middle of the southern building is a parade building, including offices, classrooms, dormitories and many other structures.
The Qing government opened the Yunnan Army Military Institute — one of the earliest military institutes that offered courses in infantry, cavalry, artillery and military engineering — in 1909 to found a new army. From 1909-1928, it held nine terms in all, each for one and a half to two years. Its students totaled over 4,000. After the Revolution of 1911, instructors and students from the institute play a great role in the Kunming Uprising and movement to defend the republic against Yuan Shikai. Many graduates became outstanding revolutionary leaders, such as Zhu De, Ye Jianying and others.
(Source: chinaculture.org)
Beijing Olympic – Kenyan Steeplechase gold rush continues
Monday, September 7th, 2009(BEIJING, August 18) — Kenya continues to dominate the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase event as they yet again secure the Olympic title, their seventh consecutive gold medal in this event. The Men’s 3000m Steeplechase final took place tonight, August 18, at the National Stadium.
Kenya’s Brimin Kiprop Kipruto finished first with a time of 8:10.34. Kipruto finished second to Kenya’s Ezekiel Kemboi at Athens 2004, but beat him to win gold at the world championships in Osaka, 2007. He also collected bronze at the 2005 world championships and won the Golden League meeting in Rome this year, one place ahead of Kemboi. Tonight, Kipruto ran his season’s best while Kemboi missed the medals and placed seventh.
Mahiedine Mekhissi-B. of France finished with a personal best of 8:10.49s. This athlete has yet to win many major medals. He won the 2008 Super Grand Prix in Monaco but only made it into the heats in the 2007 in Osaka. Tonight he sliced more than 6 seconds off of his best time so far to reach a new personal best.
Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong, 2008 African champion from Kenya, was third in Osaka and set his 2008 season’s best of 8:07.64 when he won the Super Grand Prix event in Qatar. Tonight, he ran 8:11.01, not quite his season’s best but good enough to secure the Olympic bronze medal.
(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)
