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Chinese Character – Classified Garbage

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Introduction:

The Chinese government and people are exerting efforts to protect the environment while pushing for the development of the economy. Garbage classification is an effective measure launched by the Chinese government to protect the environment. The designation “other garbage” instead of “un-recyclable garbage” is used on some garbage bins and their different colors help people to divide garbage into two types: recyclable and un-recyclable.

Text:

Pinyin
其它垃圾【qítā lājī
可回收物【kě huíshōu wù

Grammar
可回收【kě huíshōu(recyclable) or ke yi hui shou, is a phrase similar to an adjective, common collocations include:
可回收产品【kě huíshōu chǎnpǐn
recyclable products
可回收资源【kě huíshōu zīyuán
recyclable resources
Recyclable objects are usually used to reproduce and recycle, thus, we can get recyclable paper, recyclable products, etc. A place specializing in collecting garbage is known as garbage recycle bin.

Chracters:

(Source: resource.chinese.cn)

Chinese Conversation – lesson 737

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

韦弗夫人:晚上好,勒纳先生,你好吗?
马 丁:很好,谢谢,你好吗?
韦弗夫人:很好,谢谢,这是贝恩夫人。
贝恩夫人:你好,我是罗宾的母亲。
韦弗夫人:勒纳先生是记者。
马 丁:罗宾在做图画书。
韦弗夫人:对,过来,看一看,贝恩夫人。
哈 尔:你好,勒纳先生。
马 丁:你好,叫我马丁吧。
哈 尔:马丁,这是温迪·谢尔弗,她也是老师。
马 丁:晚上好。
温 迪:你好,我教三年级。
哈 尔:马丁今天来我教室了。
马 丁:对,我看到了地理课。
温 迪:你是记者。
马 丁:是的,我为“美国之音”写报导,我在写一篇有关学校的报导。
哈 尔:马丁,这是贝恩夫人。
贝恩夫人:我们见过。
哈 尔:这是贝恩先生。
马 丁:你好。
贝恩先生:你好,你是教师吗?
马 丁:不是,我是记者。
贝恩先生:记者?
马 丁:我在写一篇有关学校的报导。
贝恩先生:我明白了。
马 丁:你做什么工作?
贝恩先生:我是承包商,建学校。
马 丁:太好了。
温 迪:马丁,来见见斯梯尔夫人。
马 丁:对不起,贝恩先生,贝恩夫人。
温 迪:这是杰西卡·斯梯尔。
马 丁:晚上好,我叫马丁·勒纳。
斯梯尔夫人:幸会。
马 丁:那是什么?
斯梯尔夫人:这是从罗马尼亚带来的衣服,我祖母的衣服。
温 迪:斯梯尔夫人是罗伯塔的母亲。
马 丁:五年级地理课上的那个吗?
斯梯尔夫人:对。
马 丁:你做什么工作,斯梯尔夫人。
斯梯尔夫人:我是家庭主妇,有3个小孩,我学过护理。
哈 尔:马丁,这是梅利莎的母亲。
马 丁:你好,我叫马丁·勒纳。
罗伯森夫人:晚上好,我是雷切尔·罗伯森。
马 丁:很高兴见到你,这是斯梯尔的夫人,梅利莎的母亲。
罗伯森夫人:我们见过面,谢谢。
马 丁:你做什么工作,罗伯森夫人。
罗伯森夫人:我是农民。
马 丁:农民!
罗伯森夫人:是的,我有500英亩地。
马 丁:太好了,那是什么?
罗伯森夫人:玉米、黄豆、还有小麦,我种这些作物。
温 迪:罗伯森夫人还是贝奇的母亲,贝奇在三年级。
罗伯森夫人:她们在学习烹调。
马 丁:我明白了。
派 特:你好,我是派特·布瑞恩,你是哪位?
马 丁:我叫马丁勒纳,我是记者。
派 特:你从哪里来?马丁?
马 丁:我从巴尔的摩来,你做什么工作?
派 特:我是农民,还是个机械师,种100英亩地,还修理拖拉机。
马 丁:那是什么?
派 特:我有个儿子在三年级,那是豆子。
马 丁:黄豆?
派 特:不,是红豆。我种大豆、红豆和白豆,去年,我种了豆角和豌豆。

MRS WEAVER: Good evening, Mr. Learner. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
MRS WEAVER: Fine, thanks. This is Mrs. Bane.
MRS BANE: Hello. I’m Robin’s mother.
MRS WEAVER: Mr. Learner is a reporter.
MARTIN: Robin is making a picture book.
MRS WEAVER: That’s right. Come see, Mrs. Bane.
HAL: Hello, Mr. Learner.
MARTIN: Hello. Call me Martin.
HAL: Martin, this is Wendy Silver. She’s a teacher, too.
MARTIN: Good evening.
WENDY: Hi. I teach third grade.
HAL: Martin visited my room today.
MARTIN: Yes, I saw the geography lesson.
WENDY: You’re a reporter.
MARTIN: Yes, I write stories for the Voice of America. I’m writing a story about schools.
HAL: Martin, this is Mrs. Bane.
MRS. Bane: We’ve met.
HAL: And this is Mr. Bane.
MARTIN: Hello.
MR BANE: Hello. You’re a teacher?
MARTIN: No, I’m a reporter.
MR BANE: A reporter?
MARTIN: I’m writing a story about schools.
MR BANE: I see.
MARTIN: What do you do?
MR BANE: I’m a contractor. I build schools.
MARTIN: Wonderful.
WENDY: Martin, come meet Mrs. Steele.
MARTIN: Excuse me, Mr. Bane, Mrs. Bane.
WENDY: This is Jessica.
MARTIN: Good evening. I’m Martin Learner.
MRS STEELE: I’m happy to meet you.
MARTIN: What’s that?
MRS STEELE: It’s a dress from Romania. It was my grandmother’s dress.WENDY: Mrs. Steele is Roberta’s mother.
MARTIN: Fifth grade geography?
MRS STEELE: That’s right.
MARTIN: What do you do, Mrs. Steele?
MRS STEELE: I’m a housewife. I’m raising three young children. I studied nursing.
HAL: Martin, this is Melissa’s mother.
MARTIN: Hello. I’m Martin Learner.
MRS ROBERTSON: Good evening. I’m Rachel Robertson.
MARTIN: I’m happy to meet you. This is Mrs. Steele, Roberta’s mother.
MRS ROBERTSON: We’ve met, thank you.
MARTIN: What do you do, Mrs. Robertson.
MRS ROBERTSON: I’m a farmer.
MARTIN: A farmer!?
MRS ROBERTSON: Yes, I farm five-hundred acres.
MARTIN: Wonderful! What’s that?
MRS ROBERTSON: Corn. Soybeans. And wheat. I grow them.
WENDY: Mrs. Robertson is Becky’s mother, too. Becky’s in third grade.
MRS ROBERTSON: They are studying food.
MARTIN: I see.
PAT: Hello, I’m Pat Bryan. Who are you?
MARTIN: I’m Martin Learner. I’m a reporter.
PAT: Where are you from, Martin?
MARTIN: I’m from Baltimore. What do you do?
PAT: I’m a farmer. And I’m a mechanic, too. I farm a hundred acres. And I fix tractors.
MARTIN: What’s that?
PAT: I have a boy in the third grade. It’s beans.
MARTIN: Soybeans?
PAT: No. Red beans. I grow soybeans, red beans, and white beans. Last year I grew green beans and peas.

(Source: wwenglish.com)