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Lesson 010 Numbers: 6 7 8 9 10

24 June 2009, 11:10 pm

Y: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Hi, everyone, glad to have you with us again on Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
C: Good morning, I’m Cam. Last time we learned some numbers. 0 líng, 1 yī, 2 èr, 3 sān, 4 sì, 5 wǔ, and what’s the topic this time?
Y: Today will learn the remaining numbers! Let’s check the Key words of the day!
*****************Key words of the day
This time we’ll learn five more numbers, and they are: 6 7 8 9 10. All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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C: Yajie, how do you say 6 and 7 in Chinese?
Y: 6 is liù, forth tone, liù. And 7 is qī, first tone. (starting to imitate the sound sent by a pan when the food’s boiling. )
C: liù, qī.
Y: Right, for example, you can say “六本书” or “七本书”。Běn is a measure word for books, and shū means book. So “六本书” “七本书”
C: 六本书 七本书。

C: Good, then what’s 8 and 9 in Chinese?
Y: 8 is bā. And 9 is jiǔ, third tone. bā , jiǔ.
C: bā, jiǔ.  And what happens if we put these two the other way around, as in, jiu ba?
Y: That means bar!  It’s a totally different word!
C:  I will have to remember that!
Y:  And you might go to the bar at 8 o’clock or 9 o’clock. 八点，九点。Diǎn means o’clock. 八点，eight o’clock 九点 nine o’clock。
C: 八点，九点．

C: OK, we have only 10 left. What’s 10?
Y: 10 is shí, second tone. Shí.
C: shí.
Y: Yeah, then how do you say “10 books” and “10 o’clock” in Chinese?
C: I see. It’s “十本书” and  “十点”.
Y: Right, “十本书”  “ 十点 ”.

****************Key words reminder
6 7 8 9 10，六本书， 七本书，八点，十点。
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Y: Now let’s review.  Today we learned how to say another five more numbers in Chinese. And they are 6 7 8 9 10 (liù qī bā jiǔ shí).
C: 6 7 8…(liù qī bā). Sorry, I can’t follow you. 6 (liù) is six, and 7(qī) is seven, 8 (bā) is eight.  How do you say nine and ten again?
Y: nine is 9 (jiǔ) in Chinese. 9 (jiǔ).
C: 9 (jiǔ).
Y: And ten is 10 (shí).  The second tone, 10 (shí).
C: 10 (shí).
Y: Right. We also learned some phrases. How do you say six books?
C: Let me see. Is it六本书(liù běn shū)?
Y: Well done. It is 六本书. Then how do you say eight o’clock?
C: It’s八点(bā diǎn). 点(diǎn) here means o’clock.
Y: And nine o’clock is?
C: It’s九点. (jiǔ diǎn)
Y: What about ten o’clock?
C: Is it十点 (shí diǎn)?
Y: Yes. OK, that’s it for today. You can win a CRI gift by answering the question of the day: What time is it?
C: Yep, that’s quite easy. You can send us questions or comments to Chinese@crifm.com.  That’s Chinese@crifm.com.  Or you can visit us on our website at en.chinabroadcast.cn. Click learn Chinese, where you can enjoy other free Chinese-learning programs.
Y: Well class is over. 再见!
C: 再见!

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Lesson 009 Numbers from 0 to 5 in Chinese

24 June 2009, 11:09 pm

Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to this edition of Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Good morning, I’m Cam.
Y: This week we’ll mainly focus on numbers, which you can use almost everyday in China.
C: Right, numbers are very important in our lives. We are going to start from the very beginning. Let’s check Key Words of the Day!

************** Key words of the day
Today we’ll learn how to say the numbers from 0 to 5 in Chinese. They are 0 1 2 3 4 5. 0 1 2 3 4 5. All in today’s Chinese Studio!
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Y: I have a question for you Cam. How many family members do you have?
C: There are 5.
Y: So, that’s 5口人 in Chinese. Wǔ is 5, the third tone. Wǔ.    kǒu is a measure word for people. You know in Chinese there are lots of measure words for different nouns. And rén means people. So your family has 5口人, five people .
C: Yeah, then how many family members do you have, Yajie?
Y: My family has 4口人。Sì is 4, forth tone. 4 口人,  4 people.

C: Yajie, could you please tell me how long have you been here, in Beijng?
Y: 3 years. 3 年。 Sān is 3, and nión means year. 3年，three years.  What about you? How many years have you been in Beijing?
C: One year.
Y: OK, in Chinese one year is 1 年。Yī means one, the first tone. But if it’s followed by a second tone syllable it should be changed to the forth tone. 1年(yì nián), one year. So it’s yi nian, instead of yi nian; remember we learned 一会儿 last week? it’s the same.  Cam, Give it a try, 1年(yì nián)
C: 1年(yì nián)

C: Ok, we already have learned 1 3 4 5. Then how about the two remaining numbers, 0 and 2?
Y: 0 is líng, second tone. Ling;
C: líng.
Y: 2 is èr, forth tone. èr.
C: Er. Now we’ve learned all of the numbers from 0 to 5. Let’s put them together.
Y: They are: 0; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. (in Chinese)
C:  0 1 2 3 4 5 (ling, yī, èr, sān, sì, wǔ). That sounds like a song. I’ll be able to start using these right away.

**********Key words reminder:
Today we’ve learned how to say the six basic numbers from 0 to 5 in Chinese. They are 0, zero; 1, one, 2, two, 3, three, 4, four, 5, five ; And also 5口人, five persons,； 4口人, four persons,； 3年, three years ； 1年, one year.
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Y:  Well. That’s it for today. One more thing, you can win a gift by answering the question of the day: How do you say three in Chinese? Your answer can be written in pinyin or the Chinese alphabet. Of course it would be perfect if you could write Chinese characters.
C: Send us your answer to chinese@crifm.com. That’s chinese@crifm.com. If you answer the question correctly, you’ll be able to win CRI prizes! Also you are welcome to log on to the website, that’s en.chinabroadcast.cn.  It’s available 24 hours a day.
Y: Well, class is over. 再见!
C: 再见!

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Lesson 008 Revision of Saying Thanks

24 June 2009, 11:08 pm

Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Hello, every one. I’m Cam. Time flies. We are already at the end of the week. That means it’s time for us to review what we’ve learned this week.
Yajie: This week we mainly focused on basic and useful sentences for saying thanks and goodbye. Let’s go over Sentences In The week.

***************Sentences in the Week
During this week we learnt very basic and useful sentences for saying thanks. Let’s go over them now!
谢谢你。Thank you. 非常感谢。Thank you very much. 不用谢。不客气。You are welcome. All in today’s Chinese Studio. 
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Yajie: When you want to thank somebody for doing something for you. For instance, “Thank you for passing the salt.” Just say “谢谢” or “谢谢你”. 谢谢means “thank”, and 你 means “you”. Thank you. 谢谢你.
Cam: 谢谢你(xièxie nǐ).
Yajie: Cam, do you still remember the reply to 谢谢?
Cam: Yep. It’s不用谢. Bù yòng xiè! Or 不谢 (bú xiè).
Yajie: Great!

***************Sentences in the Week
Also we learnt a few popular expressions of saying goodbye. 再见, goodbye. 一会儿见, see you later. 明天见, see you tomorrow. 保重, take care. 我走了／打扰了，我走了。 哪里，您慢走。Time for me to leave.／以后再来啊。
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Yajie: We also learned how to say goodbye.
Cam: Yes, it’s 再见.
Yajie: Right. 再means again, 见means to see. Literally, 再见 means to see you again. 再见 Zàijiàn.
Cam:再见is suitable for any occasion, right?
Y: Yes, totally. But if you know you will see the person again soon, you can just say一会儿见. 一会儿means a while, so一会儿见means see you later.
Cam: 一会儿见. Yíhuìr jiàn.

A: 您好。请问，您是哪国人？
B: 你好。我是英国人。您是哪国人？
A:我是中国人。)
Yajie: Also learned a few more popular expressions of saying goodbye. 我走了。／打扰了，我走了。
Cam: 打扰了，我走了。(Dǎráo le, wǒ zǒu le. )
Yajie:The reply should be哪里，您慢走。哪里 has the meaning of where. Here it means that’s nothing. And this is the reply to your thanks. Usually the Chinese people would repeat by saying “哪里哪里”.
Cam: “哪里哪里”.

Cam: I’ve learned the two basic sentence structures. It’s a good start. Well, every one, you can win a CRI gift by answering the question of the day. This time please make a sentence with 是. (shi)  You might even win CRI prizes!
Yajie: We also need to remind you again about our new email address.  You can send us questions or comments to Chinese@crifm.com.  That’s Chinese@crifm.com.  Or you can visit us on our website at en.chinabroadcast.cn. Click learn Chinese, where you can enjoy other free Chinese-learning programs.
Cam: Well, class is over. This is Cam saying goodbye.
Yajie: This is Yajie, Hope you will join us tomorrow on China Radio International. 再见！

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Lesson 007 I’m Going to Leave.

24 June 2009, 11:07 pm

Y: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Hi, everyone, I’m Cam. This is a daily show that teaches Chinese at an elementary level.  So if you are just learning, stay with us!

Y: Cam, today I’m to teach you a few more popular ways of saying goodbye. Are you excited?

 

Cam: Yeah, We learned a few last time… and there are other ways to say goodbye? 

 

Y: Absolutely!. Now let’s check Key words of the day!

 

***************** Key words of the day
Today we’ll learn a few more popular expressions of saying goodbye.  我走了／打扰了，我走了。
哪里，您慢走。／以后再来啊。All in today’s Chinese Studio. 
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Y: 我走了 means I’m going to leave. You remember 我? Wo. 我, I. 走, to go. Now （搞笑）please follow me to the pronunciation of 了. Le.

 

Cam: Le.

 

Y:了maybe a little difficult for you guys , so let’s learn more about it.  We’ll first learn the most common usage of the 了. 了is used after a verb to indicate the completion of a real or expected action. Here, 了 indicates that you’ve finished visiting your friends. 我走了。

 

Cam: 我走了。(wǒ zǒu le)。

 

Y: If you want to show sincere thanks to your friend, you may add打扰了to 我走了。 打扰 means interruption or disturbance. However, here it does not really means you’ve disturbed your friends. Instead you are just expressing your thanks to them. Is it same in your country?

 

Cam: Sort of.  In the west, we will often apologize for troubling someone as a way of saying thank you.  But it is not that common anymore.  Mostly, we say sorry for disturbing you if we have actually disturbed them!

 

Cam: Yajie, what’s the response to打扰了，我走了? (Dǎráo le, wǒ zǒu le. )

 

Y: The reply should be哪里，您慢走。哪里 originally means where. Here, it means it’s nothing, no problem. And this is the reply to your thanks. Usually the Chinese people would repeat by saying “哪里哪里”.

 

Cam: “哪里哪里 (nǎli nǎli)”.

 

您, you. We learnt this last week. 您 is the polite form of saying “你”. 慢走, walk slowly, or take care on your way back home. The pronunciation of 慢is similar to that of the English word “man”, the fourth tone. 走, to walk.

 

***************Key Words Reminder:
我走了／打扰了，我走了。
哪里，您慢走。
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Y: Some Chinese may also say以后再来啊。This means do visit us again in the future. 以后, in the future. 再, again. 来, to come back. 以后再来啊。

 

Cam: 以后再来啊。This reflects the hospitality of the Chinese. Ok, we may call it a day. Well everyone, you can win a CRI gift by answering the question of the day: What’s the reply to 我走了(wǒ zǒu le )? Please make a sentence in pinyin, or English if you like. Well, yajie, it seems that we have a little problem with our original e-mail address, so will you tell our listeners what the new one is?

 

Y: Sure. Our new address is chinese@crifm.com. That’s chinese@crifm.com. If you submit the correct answer to the correct e-mail box, you’ll win CRI prizes! Also you are welcome to log on our website: http://en.chinabroadcast.cn, where you can listen to program online, and enjoy free Chinese-learning program.

 

Cam: Well, class is over. This is Cam saying goodbye for now!

 

Y: And this is Yajie from Beijing. Hope you’ll join us tomorrow on China Radio International. 再见！

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Lesson 006 Goodbye

24 June 2009, 11:05 pm

Y: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio, an elementary Chinese learning program on China Radio International. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Hi again everyone, I’m Cam. Hi Yajie, 你好吗？

Y: 我很好，谢谢。

Cam: Yajie, one of my Canadian friends has been visiting, and he is going back to Canada tomorrow.  How do I say goodbye?

Y: Well, let’s find out in key words of the day!

***************** Key words of the day
Today we’ll learn a few of popular expressions of saying goodbye.  再见, goodbye. 一会儿见, see you later. 明天见, see you tomorrow. 保重, take care.  All in today’s Chinese Studio. 
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Cam: My best friend Keith is leaving tomorrow.  He is catching a flight in the afternoon and I will be seeing him off at the airport.  What should I say?

Y: I believe the first thing you need to learn is goodbye. In Chinese, goodbye is 再见. 再is again, 见is see. Literally, 再见 is to see you again. 再见 Zàijiàn.

Cam: 再见. Is it suitable for any occasion?

Y: Yes, totally. But if you know you will see him or her soon, you can say一会儿见instead of再见. 一会儿means a while, so一会儿见means see you later. It’s used very often.

Cam: 一会儿见 Yìhuǐ’erjiàn. The pronunciation is so hard for me.

Y: It’s okay. Let me explain. You know “一” means one.  The first tone “一” should be changed to yì, the fourth tone, when you put it in front of a third tone.会。 Yi hui’er jian.

Cam: That makes sense. 一会儿见. See you later. I need to practice this. And what about “See you tomorrow.”

Y: Here it is. 明天见. 明天is tomorrow. So, see you tomorrow.

Cam: Yajie, I don’t want my friend to go back to Canada. I’ll miss him. He is one of my best friends.

Yajie: Poor Cam.  I’m sure you will see him again very soon.  I bet he had a fun time in Beijing.

Cam: Yes, it was great. But tell me how to say, “take care” in Chinese.

Yajie: It’s保重. Take care, 保重, bǎozhòng. 保is like your Chinese name, Yuan Bao.

Cam: Yeah, that will be easy to remember!  保重。

Y: 谢谢，再见。

***************Key Words Reminder:
再见, goodbye.一会儿见, see you later. 明天见, see you tomorrow. 保重, take care.
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Y: You know there’s another useful saying, which is 一路顺风，Have a nice trip!

Cam: Is it common?

Y: Yes, but it’s probably not suitable to say it when your friend is catching a plane.  That’s because in Chinese,一路顺风literally means “sail with the wind”. But if you are taking a plane, too much wind might cause turbulence! So it’s probably not best to say at the airport.

Cam: Thanks for the advice.

Y: You are welcome. 不客气

Cam: Ok, that’s it for today but one more important thing, you could win a gift by answering the question of the day: How many ways are there to say good-bye in Chinese?

Y: Send us your answer to chinesestudio@crifm.com. That’s chinesestudio@crifm.com. If you answer the question correctly, you’ll be able to win CRI prizes! Also you are welcome to log on the website, that’s en.chinabroadcast.cn, then you can learn Chinese whenever you want.

Cam: Well, class is over. This is Cam saying goodbye for now!

Y: And this is Yajie. Hope you’ll join us tomorrow on China Radio International. Bye.

Y: Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio, an elementary Chinese learning program on China Radio International. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Hi again everyone, I’m Cam. Hi Yajie, 你好吗？

Y: 我很好，谢谢。

Cam: Yajie, one of my Canadian friends has been visiting, and he is going back to Canada tomorrow.  How do I say goodbye?

Y: Well, let’s find out in key words of the day!

***************** Key words of the day
Today we’ll learn a few of popular expressions of saying goodbye.  再见, goodbye. 一会儿见, see you later. 明天见, see you tomorrow. 保重, take care.  All in today’s Chinese Studio. 
*************

Cam: My best friend Keith is leaving tomorrow.  He is catching a flight in the afternoon and I will be seeing him off at the airport.  What should I say?

Y: I believe the first thing you need to learn is goodbye. In Chinese, goodbye is 再见. 再is again, 见is see. Literally, 再见 is to see you again. 再见 Zàijiàn.

Cam: 再见. Is it suitable for any occasion?

Y: Yes, totally. But if you know you will see him or her soon, you can say一会儿见instead of再见. 一会儿means a while, so一会儿见means see you later. It’s used very often.

Cam: 一会儿见 Yìhuǐ’erjiàn. The pronunciation is so hard for me.

Y: It’s okay. Let me explain. You know “一” means one.  The first tone “一” should be changed to yì, the fourth tone, when you put it in front of a third tone.会。 Yi hui’er jian.

Cam: That makes sense. 一会儿见. See you later. I need to practice this. And what about “See you tomorrow.”

Y: Here it is. 明天见. 明天is tomorrow. So, see you tomorrow.

Cam: Yajie, I don’t want my friend to go back to Canada. I’ll miss him. He is one of my best friends.

Yajie: Poor Cam.  I’m sure you will see him again very soon.  I bet he had a fun time in Beijing.

Cam: Yes, it was great. But tell me how to say, “take care” in Chinese.

Yajie: It’s保重. Take care, 保重, bǎozhòng. 保is like your Chinese name, Yuan Bao.

Cam: Yeah, that will be easy to remember!  保重。

Y: 谢谢，再见。

***************Key Words Reminder:
再见, goodbye.一会儿见, see you later. 明天见, see you tomorrow. 保重, take care.
***************

Y: You know there’s another useful saying, which is 一路顺风，Have a nice trip!

Cam: Is it common?

Y: Yes, but it’s probably not suitable to say it when your friend is catching a plane.  That’s because in Chinese,一路顺风literally means “sail with the wind”. But if you are taking a plane, too much wind might cause turbulence! So it’s probably not best to say at the airport.

Cam: Thanks for the advice.

Y: You are welcome. 不客气

Cam: Ok, that’s it for today but one more important thing, you could win a gift by answering the question of the day: How many ways are there to say good-bye in Chinese?

Y: Send us your answer to chinesestudio@crifm.com. That’s chinesestudio@crifm.com. If you answer the question correctly, you’ll be able to win CRI prizes! Also you are welcome to log on the website, that’s en.chinabroadcast.cn, then you can learn Chinese whenever you want.

Cam: Well, class is over. This is Cam saying goodbye for now!

Y: And this is Yajie. Hope you’ll join us tomorrow on China Radio International. Bye.

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Chinese Idiom: 打草惊蛇（dǎ cǎo jīng shé）

22 June 2009, 10:30 pm

从前，有个王鲁在今天中国东部的安徽作县令。这个人非常贪财，接受了很多贿赂。他手下有一个主簿（掌管文书事务的官员），也同样的贪赃，经常为王鲁的行为出谋划策。

一天，有人到王鲁这儿控告他的主簿。 这个主簿的罪行，跟王鲁的所作所为几乎完全相同。王鲁吓得都不知道如何来处理这件案子。他没有作出判决，而是不由自主的在状子上写道：“你虽然打的是草，但我这种像伏在草下的蛇，也受到惊吓了！”

由此产生了“打草惊蛇”这个成语。原先的意思是指对某人的惩罚成了对其他人的警告。但现在人们用它指使敌人产生戒备的不成熟的行为。    

 Long long ago, a county magistrate named Wang Lu worked in present day Anhui province, East China. Wang Lu was very greedy and took many bribes. One of his secretaries was equally corrupt, and often schemed for Wang Lu’s deeds.

One day a man went to the magistrate to lodge a complaint against the secretary. The secretary’s crimes were almost the same as the crimes the magistrate himself committed. Wang Lu was so frightened, he forgot his proper role in handling the case. Instead of issuing a judgment, he couldn’t help writing these words concerning the complaint: “By beating the grass, you have startled me who am like a snake under the grass!”

The above story provided the idiom “Beat the grass and startle the snake”. The original meaning is that punishment for someone can serve as a warning to others. But people now use the idiom to indicate that premature actions which put the enemy on guard.

注释：
贿赂 bribe  
罪行 crime 
判决 punishment 
惊吓 startle
惩罚 punishment 
不由自主 can’t not help doing

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Chinese idiom: 刮目相看(guā mù xiāng kàn)

22 June 2009, 10:26 pm

三国时期（220－280），吴国有一个叫吕蒙的将军。吕蒙出生在穷苦人家，小时候没有机会上学。长大后他参了军，看书的时间更少了。一次，吴国的皇帝召见吕蒙，对他说：“现在你是大将军了，应该多看看书开阔眼界。”吕蒙回答道：“军中的事务这么忙，我恐怕没有时间读书。”吴国的皇帝说：“你难道比我还忙吗？我常常抽空阅读兵书，从中得到了不少好处。多看看前人的经验之谈，你会有更大的进步。”吕蒙接受了皇帝的建议，从此开始专心阅读，看了很多历史和军事书籍。一天，主帅鲁肃来拜访吕蒙，惊讶地发现吕蒙变得很有学问。曾经非常轻视吕蒙的鲁肃说：“我以为你只会打仗，没想到你这么博学。你已经不是过去的那个吕蒙了！”吕蒙回答道：“即使你和别人只分开了三天，三天后再遇到他时也不能用三天前的老眼光来看待他。”

我们从吕蒙的话中的到了成语刮目相看，也叫刮目相待，用它来形容别人有了很大的进步，要用新的眼光来看待。

Look at someone with a new eye-Treat someone with increased respect

Lv Meng was a general of Wu during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-180). He was born in such a poor family that he did not get any chance to go to the school when he was a child. However, there was still less time for reading when he served in the army after he grew up.Once the king of Wu summoned Lv Meng and said to him, “Since you are now a general in power, you had better read some books to widen your horizon.”Lv Meng answered, “I am so busy with military affairs that I am afraid I have little time to read.”The King said, “Are you busier than I am? Even I often find time to read books on the art of war and gain much benefit from them. To read more about the experience left by our ancestors will make you progress.” Lv Meng then did according what the king said. He concentrated himself on reading history and military writings. On day, Military Governor Lu Su visited Lv Meng and was surprised to find that Lv Meng had become very knowledgeable. Lu Su, who held Lv Meng in contempt earlier, said, “I did not expect that you would know so much besides fighting! You are not the one you used to be!”Lv Meng replied, “You should look at a person with a new eye even only after a three days’ separation.”

The idiom is from Lv Meng’s remarks. We use it when we are astonished by others’ fabulous progress or improvement, and we should have increased respect for him or her.

Notes:
刮目 wipe eyes 
穷苦的 poor 
召见 summon  
惊讶地 surprisedly 
博学 erudite 
开阔眼界 broaden one’s mind 
经验之谈 words or writings about one’s experience

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Messages at the Father’s day

21 June 2009, 10:51 pm

这些年来，虽然我们常有意见不合的地方，但我一直敬爱着您。

OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES, BUT I ALWAYS LOVE YOU。

 

谢谢您在我需要的时候伸出援助之手。

THANKS FOR HOLDING MY HAND WHEN I NEEDED IT。

 

爸爸，我所有的为父之道都来自于您的恩赐。祝您父亲节快乐。

I OWE ALL OF MY SKILLS OF FATHERHOOD TO YOU DAD. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY。

 

我不知道做一个父亲竟然会这样不容易。这使我更加感激您。

I DIDN’T REALIZE THAT BEING A FATHER WOULD BE SO DIFFICULT. IT MAKES ME APPRECI ATE YOU ALL THE MORE。

 

现在我已身为人父。我才知道，您在养育我们时，做得多么好。

NOW THAT I AM A FATHER, I CAN SEE WHAT A GOOD JOB YOU DID IN RAISING US。

 

我以前不知道您是一个多么好的父亲，但是现在我知道了。

I DIDN’T SEE WHAT A GOOD FATHER YOU WERE TO US BEFORE, BUT I DO NOW。

 

您的经历和引导，一直让我衷心感激

YOUR EXPERIENCE AND GUIDANCE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN APPRECIATED。

 

祝您有个快乐的父亲节。

HAVE A VERY HAPPY FATHER S DAY。

 

您是世界上最好的爸爸。

YOU ARE THE BEST DAD IN THE WORLD。

 

真高兴您是我爸爸。

I AM GLAD THAT YOU ARE MY DAD。

 

祝您有个最棒的父亲节。

HAVE THE BEST FATHER S DAY EVER。

 

这是为了感谢您为我所做的一切。

THIS IS FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME。

 

您是孩子心目中最好的爸爸。

YOU ARE THE BEST DAD THAT A KID EVER HAD。

 

在我需要您的时候，您总是在那里。

YOU HAVE BEEN THERE WHEN I NEEDED YOU。

 

父亲节是忆起爸爸们为我们所做的一切的时刻。

FATHER S DAY IS A TIME TO REMEMBER ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT DADS DO FOR US。

 

我爱您胜过一切。

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE。

 

谢谢您帮我度过许多艰苦的时光。

THANKS FOR HELPING ME THROUGH THE TOUGH TIMES。

 

我竟是如此幸运，能有像您这样的父亲。

HOW COULD I BE SO LUCKY TO HAVE A DAD LIKE YOU。

 

将我全部的爱，献给我最亲爱的爸爸。

ALL MY LOVE TO THE DEAREST FATHER IN THE WORLD。

 

我们全都爱您，爸爸。

WE ALL LOVE YOU, DAD。

 

您对我总是那么地有耐心。

YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SO PATIENT WITH ME。

 

给父亲–您最宠爱的小豆子。

TO FATHER–FROM YOUR FAVORITE STRING BEAN。

 

您和我们有点不同，但是没有关系，您还是我爸爸。

YOU ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THE REST OF US, BUT THAT S OK. YOU ARE STILL MY DAD。

 

爸爸，您是最好的。

YOU ARE THE BEST, DAD。

 

今天我要好好对您献殷勤。

I WILL FLATTER YOU TODAY。

 

我时常想念您。

I THINK OF YOU OFTEN。

 

这些年来，虽然我们常有意见不合的地方，但我一直敬爱着您。

OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES, BUT I ALWAYS LOVE YOU。

 

谢谢您在我需要的时候伸出援助之手。

THANKS FOR HOLDING MY HAND WHEN I NEEDED IT。

 

爸爸，我所有的为父之道都来自于您的恩赐。祝您父亲节快乐。

I OWE ALL OF MY SKILLS OF FATHERHOOD TO YOU DAD. HAPPY FATHER S DAY。

 

我不知道做一个父亲竟然会这样不容易。这使我更加感激您。

I DIDN T REALIZE THAT BEING A FATHER WOULD BE SO DIFFICULT. IT MAKES ME APPRECI ATE YOU ALL THE MORE。

 

现在我已身为人父。我才知道，您在养育我们时，做得多么好。

NOW THAT I AM A FATHER, I CAN SEE WHAT A GOOD JOB YOU DID IN RAISING US。

 

我以前不知道您是一个多么好的父亲，但是现在我知道了。

I DIDN T SEE WHAT A GOOD FATHER YOU WERE TO US BEFORE, BUT I DO NOW。

 

您的经历和引导，一直让我衷心感激。

YOUR EXPERIENCE AND GUIDANCE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN APPRECIATED。

 

父亲节快乐，亲爱的爸爸，谢谢您为我所做的一切！

I hope you know how proud I am of you, father.Happy Father’s Day! Happiness always!

 

我们无法用言语描述您对我们是多么重要，在这特别的一天，我们祝您父亲节快乐！

Words can’t tell how much you mean to us.We wish you happiness on this special day。

 

 

在这特别的一天，我想说我为您感到骄傲，爸爸，谢谢您为我做的一切，我爱你。

On this special day, I want to say I’m proud of you,appreciate all you’ve done for me and I love you。

 

您的眼神看起来很严厉，但包含更多的是仁慈和关心。谢谢您让我觉得自己如此重要。

Your eyes show sternness,but more kindness and care.Thank you for making me feel important。

 

祝我独一无二的老爸父亲节快乐，我非常爱您！

Happy Father’s Day to an extraordinary father!I love you so much!

 

您不仅是我的父亲，您还是我的朋友，顾问甚至更多。

You’ve been father, friend, adviser, all of these and more。

 

我为您做了一件礼物，希望您会喜欢。

I made a present for you. I hope you like it。

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Compliments conversation 2

21 June 2009, 10:38 pm

A：你在干什么，麦克？

What are you doing, Mike?

 

B：我正在做作业。

I’m doing my homework.

 

A：你能帮个忙吗？

Can you help me?

 

B：当然可以。

Of course.

 

A：麦克，你在我们班里汉语学得最好。

You know, Mike, your Chinese is the best of our class.

 

B：谢谢夸奖。但事实上，我认为我不太擅长汉语，我也经常犯错。

Thank you for your compliment. But actually, i don’t think i am so good at Chinese. I often make a lot of mistakes.

 

A：我说的是实话。你的语法学得最好。每当有同学来找你，问你问题时，你总是非常乐意的为他们解答。你能看一看我的作文，给我指出其中的错误吗？我会感激不尽的。

I just tell you the truth. You really understand the rules fo grammar better than other students. When they visit you and ask some questions, you are always ready to answer and explain to them.  Could you take a look at my composition and let me know if i made any mistakes? I’d really appreciated it.

 

B：没有问题的。

No problem.

 

A：太好了！多谢，麦克。

Great. Thank you very much, Mike.

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Words of responding to praise in Chinese

21 June 2009, 6:24 pm

1.谢谢。

Thank you.

 

2.哦，过奖了。

Oh, you flatter me.

 

3.谢谢你这么说。

Thank you very much for saying so.

 

4.哦，没什么。谁都会这么做的。

Oh, it was nothing. Anyone could have done it, really.

 

5.事实上，你自己看上去也很好。

You look very well yourself, as a matter of fact.

 

6.真高兴你喜欢它。

I’m glad you like it.

 

7.真高兴你这样有经验人呢赞美。

It’s nice to hear that from someone with your experience.

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