Archive for April 20th, 2011

Chinese Podcast – Growing up with Chinese Lesson 1 Greetings – Learn mandarin

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

场景(一):超市 人物:小明、收银员

——nín hǎo
您 好
——Hello.

nín hǎo
——你  好
——Hi.

场景(二):公交车 人物:小明、售票员

nín hǎo
—— 您  好
——Hello.

nín hǎo
—— 你  好
——Hi.

场景(三):公园 人物:小明、邻居爷爷

yé yé  zǎo shàng hǎo
——爷 爷,早   上    好。
——Good morning,grandpa.

xiǎo míng nǐ hǎo
——小   明, 你 好。
——Hello Xiao Ming.

场景(四):路上 人物:小明、同学们

——玲玲、小新,你们好。

——小明,你好。

场景(五):小区 人物:小明、邻居好朋友

——你好,你好~

Translation

Scene(One):the Supermarket    Characters: Xiao Ming, cashier

——Hello.

——Hi.

Scene(Two):the Bus  Characters: Xiao Ming, conductor

——Hello.

——Hi.

Scene(Three):the Park   Characters: Xiao Ming, Grandfatherly neighbour

——Good morning,grandpa.

——Hello Xiao Ming.

Scene(Four):on the street   Characters: Xiao Ming, classmates

——Hello, Ling Ling, Xiao Xin.

——Hello, Xiao Ming.

Scene(Five):residential compound  Characters: Xiao Ming, Neighbour friends

——(sneaks up from behind, makes face)Hello,hello~

Chinese News – Yu vows better service for the disabled – Chinese Mandarin

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng pledged at a conference on February 13 to further improve services for the disabled after Expo 2010.

Yu thanked the whole staff of Life & Sunshine Pavilion, which showcased the good spirit of the disabled people during Expo 2010, for their contributions and paid high respect to workers in the sector for serving the disabled people.

He jointed other officials in presenting awards to 47 units and 281 individuals at the pavilion.

The Party chief spoke highly of the pavilion’s theme of eliminating discrimination, fighting poverty and sharing sunshine with the disadvantaged.

The Life & Sunshine Pavilion, the first of its kind in the World Expo history, received good feedback from Expo visitors, the officials said.