Archive for November 1st, 2009

Chinese Conversation – lesson 612

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

盖柏、卡西、莫理和阿丹正开车进入南投县
阿丹:我们活着从布洛湾出来了,不是吗?莫理?(大笑)
莫理:嘿,别开我玩笑了。你们真该看看那个泰雅族人的眼神。
阿丹:别担心。我想清境农场青青草原的绵羊不会咬人。
莫理:最好是不会。谁知道会有哪些猛兽会散布在这些山坡上。
阿丹:你真有趣,我的朋友。
莫理:好好看路,可以吗?

Gabe, Kathy, Morley and Dan are driving into Nantou county
Dan: We made it out of Pulowan alive, didn’t we, Morley? [laughs]
Morley: Hey, don’t make fun. You should have seen the look in that Atayal’s eyes.
Dan: Don’t worry. I don’t think the sheep at the Chingjing petting zoo will bite.
Morley: They better not. Who knows what kind of rabid animals might dot these hillsides.
Dan: You’re a laugh and a half, my friend.
Morley: Keep your eyes on the road, would you?

(Source: wwenglish.com)

Beijing Olympic – Flash: Women contest discus prelim

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Women’s Olympic Discus Throw began with preliminary competition at the National Stadium on August 15. As per the preview, the United States’ Stephanie Brown Trafton placed first in her group with a throw of 62.77m, not quite matching her personal best, but enough to put her in the lead. Iryna Yatchenko of Belarus is in second place with a throw of 62.26m. Yarelys Barrios from Cuba trails her by only 0.3m at 62.23m. Group B goes at 9:20 p.m. (UTC/GMT +8) August 15 in the National Stadium.

(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)

Chinese Culture – Xu Beihong(2)

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Eight Galloping Horses by Xu Beihong

Xu Beihong (1895-1953) was a native of Yixing, Jiangsu Province. His father, from whom he learned painting in his childhood, was also a painter. At the age of 20, Xu went to Shanghai to sell paintings. In 1918, at the invitation of Cai Yuanpei, he went to Peking University to work as an instructor at the Painting Research Society. The next year, he went to Paris to study, then transferred to Berlin and Belgium to learn oil painting and sketch drawing.

Horses under old Cypresses by Xu Beihong

Source: chinaculture.org