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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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Notes from Chinese lesson 2011-08-25
Notes from Chinese lesson 2011-08-25
亚洲【Yàzhōu】 Asia.
美洲【měizhōu】 America.
澳洲【àozhōu】 Australia.
非洲【Fēizhōu】 Africa.
超市【chāoshì】 supermarket.
芋头【yùtou】taro; sweet potato.
凤梨【fènglí】 pineapple.
Taiwanese has no Pinyin
开门 open (Simplified hanzi)
開門 open (Traditional hanzi)
爱【ài】 love (Simplified hanzi)
愛【ài】 love (Traditional hanzi)
Because I have a hard time reading the menus in a Chinese restaurant, my teacher recommends that I ask the following:
nǐ yǒu shén me shi zuì hǎo chī de?
你有什么是最好吃的?
Chapter 7, page 36
剧场【jùchǎng】 theatre (where operas and plays are held)
电影院【diànyǐngyuàn】 cinema; movie theatre.
京剧【jīngjù】 Beijing opera.
京【jīng】short for Beijing
剧【jù】 theatrical work; drama; play; opera
戏剧【xìjù】 drama; play; theatre.
喜剧【xǐjù】 comedy.
演出【yǎnchū】 perform; show; put on a show.
出【chū】 go or come out
表演【biǎoyǎn】 perform; act; play; performance; exhibition; demonstrate.
nǐ kě yǐ biǎo yǎn
你可以表演
guó jù = 国剧 = national opera
歌剧【gējù】 opera.
( 歌= song，唱歌= sing a song)
确实【quèshí】 true; reliable; really; indeed.
相似【xiāngsì】 resemble; be similar; be alike.
不仅【bùjǐn】 not the only one; not only.
而且【érqiě】 <conj.> but also
功夫【gōngfu】 skill; art; kung fu; labour; effort.
脸谱【liǎnpǔ】 types of facial makeup in operas.
Memorize phrases, then compose sentences.
Review key sentences, first dialogue.
Ask questions in Chinese, but use only the words you know. Use English for the words you do not know.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Jane Fonda's Tips for the Over-60 Set
Jane Fonda's Tips for the Over-60 Set
(From the August 22 issue of Newsweek)
SEX
"Get a good video of erotic massaging and treat each other to one" to keep your sex life interesting.
FRIENDSHIP
Have younger friends. "At least that way not everyone you know will die before you do!"
BRAIN
Memorize poetry and learn a new language to improve and protect your brain.
FITNESS
Do Pilates and tai chi to keep muscles, tendons, and ligaments flexible.
EGO
After 60, there is "less room for ego and more need for humility, balance, and common sense."
Here's the link where I got these tips:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/08/14/jane-fonda-on-her-new-book-prime-time.html
Andy
Grumbling…….
Grumbling about the hassle of refilling contact lens prescriptions.
Grumble, grumble, grumble. Mutiny! Mutiny! Mutiny!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
We join spokes together in a wheel,
We join spokes together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that makes the wagon move.
We shape clay into a pot,
but it is the emptiness inside
that holds whatever we want.
We hammer wood for a house,
but it is the inner space
that makes it livable.
We work with being,
but non-being is what we use. - Tao de Ching
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Notes from Chinese lesson, 2012-08-02
Describes different situation
Expresses different situation
Zheng zai = zai (action) ne
正在【zhèngzài】 (to indicate an action in progress) in process of; in course of.
Xi guan = jian
习惯【xíguàn】 be accustomed to; be used to; be insured to.
Zhe ge hao xi guan = good habit
这个好习惯
Used as noun
容【róng】permit; allow
天空【tiānkōng】 the sky
空【kōng】 empty; hollow; void
A space with nothing
Xiǎo kǒng = 小孔= a small space in busy time
将来【jiānglái】 future.
会【huì】= near future
Zuotian (昨天) cannot be used with会【huì】
wǒ zuó tiān lái le
我昨天来了
wǒ huì lái le
我会来了
wǒ shì zuó tiān huí lái le
我是昨天回来了
wǒ míng tiān huí lái le
我明天回来了
wǒ zuó tiān lái le
我昨天来了
车【chē】= drive
Zuo + le
wǒ men xià wǔ sān diǎn shàng kè de
我们下午三点上课的
Lets go see a movie
diàn yǐng shì xià wǔ sān diǎn de
电影是下午三点的
Or
shì xià wǔ sān diǎn de diàn yǐng
是下午三点的电影
(either way is correct)
Shi lanse de xiu
lǐ gōng = 理工 = science & technology
cuī yī xià ér
催一下儿
Hurry up a bit
Cui! Cui!
反正【fǎnzheng】 <adv.> anyway; anyhow; in any case.
Page 83
wǒ zhèng zài xiǎng sòng shén me lǐ wù
我正在想送什么礼物
I was wondering what gifts to send.
You cannot send alarm clocks or umbrellas.
Page 84
让【ràng】ask or have someone else do something
“shake the cage”
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