| lì li: | míng tiān yī zăo, wǒ men qù bā dá lĭng cháng chéng. |
| 丽丽： | 明天一早，我们去八达岭长城。 |
| Lili: | We’re going to the Badaling Great Wall tomorrow morning. |
| mài kè: | shén me shí hòu kāi chē? |
| 麦克： | 什么时候开车？ |
| Mike: | When will we start? |
| lì li: | bā diăn bàn, qiān wàn bié chí dào. |
| 丽丽： | 八点半，千万别迟到。 |
| Lili: | At 8:30. Don’t be late. |
| mài kè: | wŏ kàn dào cháng chéng le. zhēn xióng wĕ! wŏ yī dìng yào shàng qù. |
| 麦克： | 我看到长城了。真雄伟！我一定要上去。 |
| Mike: | I’ve seen the Great Wall. How magnificent it is! I must climb to the top. |
| lì li: | zhōng guó rén cháng shuō: bú dào cháng chéng fēi hăo hàn. |
| 丽丽： | 中国人常说：不到长城非好汉。 |
| Lili: | Chinese people often say: “Those who have never been to the Great Wall will never be heroes.” |
| mài kè: | pá shàng qù děi yòng duō cháng shí jiān? |
| 麦克： | 爬上去得用多长时间？ |
| Mike: | How long will it take to climb to the top? |
| lì li: | dà yuē liăng gè xiăo shí. |
| 丽丽： | 大约两个小时。 |
| Lili: | About two hours. |
| mài kè: | hăo, kàn shuí shàng de zuì kuài. |
| 麦克： | 好，看谁上得最快。 |
| Mike: | Okay, let’s see who will be the first to the top.
(Source: china.org.cn) |
Archive for September 18th, 2009
Cir – Lesson 450
Friday, September 18th, 2009China Travel – Guangzhou
Friday, September 18th, 2009Capitail of the Guangdong Province, Guangzhou is the center of the province in terms of politics, economy, science, education and culture. Ranging from 112°57′ to 114°3′ of the east longitude and 22°26′ to 23°56′ of the northern latitude, Guangzhou lies in the southeast of Guangzhou Province and the north of the Pearl Delta. Facing the South China Sea and adjoining to Hong Kong and Macao, Guangzhou is the transportation pivot as well as the south gateway of China. In June 2000, Guangzhou became a city with seashore in south China after Fanyu and Huadu cities were rearranged as its districts. Being the biggest city in South China, Guangzhou has other titles such as the City of Five Ram and the City of Spike.
Under the direct jurisdiction of Guangzhou City there are ten districts and two county-level cities, with altogether 82 sub-district offices and 78 towns. Guangzhou has a total land area of 7,434.4 square kilometers and a population of more than 6,850,000 with a daily average floating population of more than 1,820,000.
The physical feature of Guangdong is that, the land is higher in the northeast and lower in the southwest. Guangzhou leans against Jiulian Mountains in the north, Luofu Mountain in the west, Qingyun Mountain in the east, and the Jiulian-Nankun Mountain range in the middle, and faces the Lingding Sea in the south. The Conghua Spring, Baiyun Mountain and the Pearl Delta make the city a most beautiful municipality in south China.
Qu Dajun, a famous poet in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), once wrote a poem to show the beauty of this city: the five mountains in the north and the sea in the south make the city a heaven on the earth. Indeed, with a mild temperature and a variety of flowers all over the year, Guangzhou can really match its name as a City of Flower.
With a civilization of over 2,800 years, Guangzhou has a splendid culture. Ever since the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties period (581-960), Guangzhou had been a famous port. In the Song Dynasty (960-1279), it was ranked as the top port of the whole country. Guangzhou has become a comprehensive modern municipality through 2,000 years of development and evolution.
(Source: chinaculture.org)
Chinese Conversation – lesson 568
Friday, September 18th, 2009巴黎既有宏伟高贵的景观，也有让人倍感亲切的破旧老街；既有规整开阔的绿地，也有幽静的广场。这种恢宏与静谧的融合是巴黎能永远吸引世人的奥秘之一。另外一点是它的面积。作为首都，巴黎相对来说是小的。许多主要景点和博物馆之间的距离都不远，走路就能到达。
Paris is a city of vast, noble perspectives and intimate, ramshackle streets, of formal espaces vertes (green open spaces) and of quiet squares. This combination of the pompous and the private is one of the secrets of its perennial pull. Another is its size. Paris is relatively small as capitals go, with distances between many of its major sights and museums invariably walkable.
(Source: wwenglish.com)
