Archive for September, 2010

Chinese Charactor – 夸父追日【kuā fù zhuī rì】 – Learn Chinese online

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

简介:

“Kua Fu Zhui Ri”, Kua Fu is a giant in Chinese mythology who wishes to capture the sun. The story of Kua Fu chasing the sun is used to describe a person who fails to obtain his goal because he greatly overestimates himself.

内容:

三人成虎[sān rén chéng hǔ]

If three people in the city all say there is a tiger around, you are inclined to believe that it is so; a lie, if repeated often enough, will be accepted as truth

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1.idiom_kuafuzhuiri.wmv (3730KB)

2.idiom_kuafuzhuiri.pdf (0.14 MB)

Learn Mandarin online – Arranging a car to the airport 安排汽车去机场 – Chinese Conversation

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Arranging a car to the airport
A: Good morning. Rent-A-Car Agency. May I help you?
B: Good morning. This is Paul Alexander calling from the Isis Advertising Firm. We need a car to the airport for Mr. Phillips.
A: Certainly, Mr. Alexander. When would Mr. Phillips like to leave?
B: Let me check…His flight’s at 2:30 p.m., so he should leave no later than 12 noon.

安排汽车去机场
A:早上好。轿车租赁公司。能帮忙吗?
B:早上好。我是Isis广告公司的保罗·亚历山大。我们需要为菲利普斯先生安排辆汽车去机场。
A:没有问题,亚历山大先生。菲利普斯先生打算什么时候动身?
B:我查查看。他的航班是下午2:30的,所以他最迟得在中午12点以前出发。

Chinese Online Class – Popular words – Learn Chinese

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

jiă liú
甲流
A/H1N1 flu

yì qíng
疫情
epidemic situation

gé lí
隔离
isolate, quarantine

qián fú qī
潜伏期
incubation period

yí sì bìng lì
疑似病例
suspected case (of a disease)

què zhěn bìng lì
确诊病例
confirmed case (of a disease)

jiē zhòng yì miáo
接种疫苗
be vaccinated/inoculated; have an inoculation/a vaccine

pèi dài kŏu zhào
佩戴口罩
wear a surgical mask