Archive for February 1st, 2010

Learn Chinese Podcast – Salted Beef Slices

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Salted Beef Slices Salted Beef SlicesTaste: Salty and delicious.

Features: The meat is soft and richly flavored.

Ingredients:

500 grams (1.1 lb) tender beef

5 grams (1/6 oz) sectioned scallions

3 grams (1/10 oz) ginger chunks

20 grams (1 2/3 tbsp) cooking wine

10 grams (1 2/3 tsp) salt

Directions:

1. Boil the beef and skim off the foam. Add the scallions, ginger, salt and cooking wine, and cover up the pot to again bring it to a boil. Turn to a low fire to simmer for 2 hours.

2. Continue to soak the beef in the juice until it cools off. Then cut the beef into slices 6 cm (2.4 inches) long, 4 cm (1.6 inches) wide and 0.3 (0.12 inch) thick. Place on a plate and pour on some of the juice.

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

Chinese Character – Story My Favorite Is Chinese History.

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Introduction:

Dawei telephoned Ma Laoshi and they chatted pleasantly over the phone. Dawei told Ma Laoshi that he liked Beijing very much. Particularly he mentioned the Summer Palace, which was so beautiful. Dawei also told Ma Laoshi that he liked Chinese history class best, because those history stories were so interesting.

Download List:

1.readstory.swf (2.12 MB)

(Source: chineseculture.about.com)

Chinese Pinyin – chu (处)

Monday, February 1st, 2010

处[chù, chǔ]

国标码:B4A6 部首:夂 笔画:5 笔顺:35424

to reside
to live
to dwell
to be in
to stay
get along with
to be in a position of
deal with

例句与用法:

  1. 理政治问题的方法很科学。
    She has a very scientific method of dealing with political problems.
  2. 她以巧妙的手腕理了这个问题。
    She dealt with the problem with consummate skill.
  3. 理这种困难你有什么具体的想法?
    Have you any concrete thoughts on how to deal with this difficulty?
  4. 我们没有理投诉的机构。
    We have no machinery for dealing with complaints.
  5. 我们在本周内理了几件续约的事。
    We’ve dealt with several renewals this week.
  6. 必须对那些专在足球比赛时打架的社会渣滓严加惩
    These scum who fight at the football matches must be severely dealt with!
  7. 于这种可怕的压力之下,不疯才怪呢。
    It’s hard to stay sane under such awful pressure.
  8. 本次会议将就这些问题作出理。
    The meeting will deal with these problems.

(Source: dict.cn)