Archive for June 21st, 2010

Chinese Mandarin – Suzhou embraces theme week – Chinese News

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Wuzhong Theme Week starts at Suzhou City Pavilion. Wuzhong is a district in Suzhou.

Wuzhong Theme Week starts at Suzhou City Pavilion. Wuzhong is a district in Suzhou.

Performers from Wuzhong District dance on stage.

Performers from Wuzhong District dance on stage.

Artists from Wuzhong District perform Suzhou Ballard.

Artists from Wuzhong District perform Suzhou Ballard.

Suzhou Pavilion in UBPA started the Wuzhong Theme week today to showcase glamour and beautiful scenes of the city’s Wuzhong District.

The display includes interactive videos of its scenic spots of the district. Information of Wuzhong’s dining, living, travel, shopping and entertainment are shown at the first floor of the case.

The second floor of the pavilion is screening a tour video of the beautiful part of Taihu Lake that is near the district. The video will be shown along with live performances of Suzhou Ballard and playing of Guqin, a traditional Chinese music instrument.

The pavilion also includes a display zone of Suzhou embroidery works, jade carving, nut shell carving and stone carving.

During the week, the district will hand out Wuzhong tour guides to Expo visitors to lure them to go to Wuzhoong after their Expo trips.

Expo visitors to this UBPA case during the theme week will also receive Wuzhong-theme poker cards and Wuzhong travel cards, which can offer 30 percent admission discounts at the district’s scenic spots

(Source: en.expo2010.cn)

Chinese Conversation – Chatting about sports 闲谈体育 – Learn Mandarin online

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Chatting about sports
A: Hey, Mark? What were you up to yesterday? I called you, but there wasn’t anybody home.
B: We went out to the stadium. Bob hadn’t been to a game for a few weeks.
A: How’d it go? Did we win?
B: Nope, lost again. But, it was a good game.

闲谈体育
A:嘿,马克?昨天你干什么去了?我给你打电话,可没人在家。
B:我们去体育场了。鲍博好几个星期没看过比赛了。
A:怎么样?我们赢了吗?
B:没有。又输了。但是比赛倒是挺精彩。

(Source: wwenglish.com)