Archive for March, 2010

Learn Chinese Podcast – Soft Rice Flour Cake

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Soft Rice Flour Cake

Soft Rice Flour CakeTaste: Delicious and soft.

Features: Soft indeed.

Ingredients:

500 grams (1.1 lb) glutinous rice floor

400 grams (0.88 lb) non-glutinous rice flour

250 grams (0.55 lb) sugar

50 grams (0.11 lb) nuts

Directions:

1. Mix the two kinds of flour. Add 200 g (2/5 cup) of water slowly and mix by hand. When the flour is mixed into small grains, put it aside for 30 minutes. Place the dough in a sifter with large holes. Shake while using your hand to help make the dough into grain like rice. Add the sugar.

2. Put 2,000 g (4 cups) of water in the steamer and bring it to a boil. Place a piece of gauze on the steamer and gently and evenly place the dough grains on the gauze. Make sure not to press them. Steam over high heat for 40 minutes and the cake is ready when the grains stick together and the cake has an elastic feel.

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

Chinese Character – yī

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

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Introduction:

Definition: cure, heal; doctor, medical

Test:

医生[yī sheng] doctor

中医[zhōng yī] TCM(Traditional Chinese Medicine)

西医[xī yī] Western medicine

医院[yī yuàn] hospital

Yī hù rén yuán bèi chēng wéi bái yī tiān shǐ。

医护 人 员 被 称 为 白 衣 天 使。

Docters and nurses are called angles in white.

Download List:

1.yi003.swf

Chinese Conversation – lesson 759

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

马  丁:早上好。我叫马丁·勒纳。你是哪位?
卡洛林:我是卡洛林·威廉姆斯。
马  丁:你好吗?
卡洛林:我很好,谢谢。你好吗?
马  丁:很好,谢谢。你做什么工作?
卡洛林:我是监督员。你做什么工作?
马  丁:我是记者。
马  丁:你好, 我叫马丁·勒纳,你是哪位?
杰  克:你好,我是杰克·布朗森。你好吗?
马  丁:很好,谢谢。
杰  克:你叫什么?
马  丁:马丁·勒纳。你做什么工作?
杰  克:我是技工。
北山夫人:早上好。我是北山夫人。你是哪位?
迪  安:我是迪安·梅根哈特。
北山夫人:请为我写出来。
迪  安:你好,我叫迪安· 梅根哈特。你是哪位?
宇  真:我是杨宇真。
迪  安:请为我写出来。
伊丽莎白:马丁,这是布雷德·福斯特先生。他是个乐师。
马  丁:请再说一遍?
伊丽莎白:这是布雷德·福斯特先生。
马  丁:你好,我叫马丁·勒纳。你做什么工作?
布雷德:我是乐师。
马  丁:你说什么?
布雷德:我是乐师。
马  丁:什么?
布雷德:我是乐师?
马  丁:请为我写出来吧!谢谢。 New Words and Expressions 生词和短语
outing  n. 郊游,野餐会
wonderful  adj. 极好的

MARTIN: Good morning. I’m Martin Learner. Who are you?
CAROLYN: I’m Carolyn Williams.
MARTIN: How are you?
CAROLYN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. What do you do?
CAROLYN: I’m a supervisor. What do you do?
MARTIN: I’m a reporter.
MARTIN: Hello. I’m Martin Learner. Who are you?
JAKE: Hi. I’m Jake Bronson. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks.
JAKE: Who are you?
MARTIN: Martin Learner. What do you do?
JAKE: I’m a mechanic.
MRS KITAYAMA: Good morning. I’m Mrs Kitayama. Who are you?
DEAN: I’m Dean Meganhardt.
MRS KITAYAMA: Please write it for me.
DEAN: Hi. I’m Dean Meganhardt. Who are you?
YUZEN: I’m Yuzen Yang.
DEAN: Please write it for me.
ELIZABETH: Martin, this is Mr Brad Foster. He’s a musician.
MARTIN: Pardon?
ELIZABETH: This is Mr Brad Foster.
MARTIN: Hello. I’m Martin Learner. What do you do?
BRAD: I’m a musician.
MARTIN: Pardon?
BRAD: I’m a musician.
MARTIN: Pardon?
BRAD: I’m a musician!
MARTIN: Please write it for me. Thanks. Practice 4:在没有人介绍的情况下,要想了解对方的姓名,最好的方法是直接
问:Who are you? 你是谁?
Examples:
MARTIN: Hello.
FEMALE: Hello. Who are you?
MARTIN: I’m Martin Leaner.
JAKE: Good morning.
FEMALE: Good morning. Who are you?
JAKE: I’m Jake Bronson.

(Source: wwenglish.com)