Archive for March, 2010

Learn Chinese Podcast – Green Bean Cake

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Green Bean Cake Green Bean CakeTaste: Sweet and delicious.

Features: Slippery and soft.

Ingredients:

300 grams (0.66 lb) glutinous rice floor

200 grams (0.44 lb) non-glutinous rice flour

250 grams (0.55 lb) green beans

250 grams (0.55 lb) sugar

20 grams (1 1/2 tbsp) cooking oil

Directions:

1. Wash the green beans and cook in 500 g (1 cup) of water till the beans explode. Put the beans into a container to cool off.

2. Mix the two kinds of rice flours. Add the sugar, oil and the cooled off beans and mix well. Put the mixture in a porcelain plate on whose surface oil has been rubbed. Steam for 45 minutes and the cakes are ready.

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

Chinese Character – yào

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

yào

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Introduction:

Definition: grandfather

Text:

药方[yào fāng]   prescription

中药[zhōng yào] traditional Chinese medicine

药房[yào fáng] drug store

药剂师[yào jì shī] pharmacist

Wǒ de mā ma shì gè yào jì shī。

我 的 妈 妈 是 个 药 剂师。

My mother is aa pharmacist。

Download List:

1.yao003.swf(0.51 MB)

(Source: resource.chinese.cn)

Chinese Conversation – lesson 761

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

梅勒妮:这是贝特西·斯梯尔。
马  丁:你好,我叫马丁·勒纳。你做什么工作?
贝特西:我是焊工,你做什么工作?
马  丁:我是记者。
贝特西:见到你很高兴。
梅勒妮:这是乔治·特纳。
马  丁:早上好,你做什么工作?
乔  治:我也是焊工,你做什么工作?
马  丁:我是记者。
梅勒妮:早上好,安迪。这是马丁·勒纳。
安迪:你好,我叫安迪·亨德里克斯,你做什么工作?
马  丁:我是记者,你做什么工作?
安  迪:我是机器操作工。
马  丁:很好,见到你很高兴。
安  迪:谢谢。
梅勒妮:这是艾米·伯格曼。
马  丁:你好,我叫马丁·勒纳。
艾  米:你好,你好吗?
马  丁:很好,谢谢。你好吗?
艾  米:很好,谢谢。梅勒妮,你好吗?
梅勒妮:很好,谢谢。
马  丁:你做什么工作?
艾  米:我是司机。你做什么工作?
马  丁:我是记者。
艾  米:噢,很好。

MELANIE: This is Betsy Steele.
MARTIN: Hello, I’m Martin Learner. What do you do?
BETSY: I’m a welder. What do you do?
MARTIN: I’m a reporter.
BETSY: I’m happy to meet you.
MELANIE: This is George Turner.
MARTIN: Good morning. What do you do?
GEORGE: I’m a welder, too. What do you do?
MARTIN: I’m a reporter.
MELANIE: Good morning, Andy. This is Martin Learner.
ANDY: Hi, I’m Andy Hendricks. What do you do?
MARTIN: I’m a reporter. What do you do?
ANDY: I’m a machine operator.
MARTIN: Good. I’m happy to meet you.
ANDY: Thanks.
MELANIE: This is Amy Bergman.
MARTIN: Hello. I’m Martin Learner.
AMY: Hello. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
AMY: Fine, thanks. How are you, Melanie?
MELANIE: Fine, thanks.
MARTIN: What do you do?
AMY: I’m a driver. What do you do?
MARTIN: I’m a reporter.
AMY: Oh. Good. Practice 2:询问职业,可以说“What’s your occupation/profession/job?”或“What
do you do for a living?”或“What work do you do?”等,但最简单的问法就是 What do you do?
Examples:
MARTIN: What do you do?
ANDY: I’m a machine operator. What do you do?
MARTIN: I’m a reporter.

(Source: wwenglish.com)