Answer to Video Lesson: Take Care!
Answers:
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Mandarin Essentials
Get Shot While Lying Down: The Chinese Expression You Need to Know
Often, the Mandarin Chinese students in my class will hear trendy slang language that they don’t understand. It’s always fun, as a Chinese teacher, to explain to the class what these new expressions mean. Often, I let the students make an educated guess before explaining the meaning fully.
Answer to Get Shot While Lying Down: The Chinese Expression You Need to Know
Answer: C For occasions when you are the “innocent bystander” and a victim of overhearing some gossip or criticism that was not intended for you, but applies to you and may offend you anyway, you “躺着也中枪 (Tǎngzhe yě zhòngqiāng) Get shot even when lying down”. Based on the detailed explanation for “躺着也中枪 (Tǎngzhe yě zhòngqiāng),” you can know C is the correct answer.…
Video Lesson: Greetings-Have You Had Anything to Eat?
Oftentimes your Chinese friends may greet you by saying: “Have you had anything to eat?” You were puzzled. This is a typical small talk in China though. How do you respond in an authentic way?
Exercise in the Video:
1. A: Hi, Becky! Chī le ma? B: Hái méi chī, wǒ gāng kàn le diànyǐng. According to the dialogue, which of the followings is true?…
Video Lesson: Let’s Go to Paris!
Let’s go to Paris! Let’s play Angry birds! Let’s learn how to make a suggestion by using “吧 (ba).”
Exercises in the Video: 1. A: Bella, what do you want to do on the weekend? B: Wǒmen qù Disneyland ba! Which of the following statements is true?…
Video Lesson: This Perfume Smells Great!
This tea is very pleasant to drink, that movie is unpleasant to watch. Learn how to express approval or disapproval of something.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Anna, nǐ xǐhuan zhèige dàngāo ma? B: Wǒ hěn xǐhuan! ________________。 Please choose the answer that best completes the dialogue. A.…
Answer to Video Lesson: This Perfume Smells Great!
Answers:
1. A 2.B 3. A 4.B 5.A <<Back to “Video Lesson: This Perfume Smells Great! ” …
Answer to A Hilarious Chinese Lesson About Your Body Parts
Answer: A
Answer Analysis:
巴掌脸 (bāzhǎng liǎn) can be used to describe that someone has a small face. In China, a small face is regarded as a symbol of classical beauty.
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A Hilarious Chinese Lesson About Your Body Parts
Are you a person who is concerned about the body shapes of yourself and others? Sometimes on the street, we can’t take our eyes away when we see some nice body types, or some “辣眼睛 (làyǎnjīng) eyes feeling spicy” types. In Chinese, we have some vivid phrases to describe the perfect and imperfect body parts in a fun way.…
Cheers for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Although volunteers of the Beijing Olympic Games are mainly Chinese people from Beijing and other Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, as well as from Hong Kong, Macao and Chinese Taipei. There are also a number of foreign volunteers that have been recruited from China and abroad.…
Video Lesson: Do You Want to Eat Ice-cream Or Not?
Stella and I are going to a bar tonight, do you want to come or not? Do you want to eat ice cream or not? Does Jill like Lady Gaga or not?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Becky, I saw a person in a shopping mall yesterday.…
Video Lesson: Valentine’s Day
Things you must know about Valentine’s Day!
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Ellie, qíngrén jié nǐmen zuò shénme? B: Wǒmen qù chī zhúguāng wǎncān, ránhòu qù kàn diànyǐng. What is Ellie NOT going to do on the Valentine’s Day? Please choose the best answer. A.…
Video Lesson: The Heat…I Need An Air Conditioner.
A computer, an air conditioner and a washing machine…did you know that you need to use measure words to say these words in Chinese?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Jessica, what do you want to sing? I’ll help you choose. B: I only know two Chinese songs.…
Answer to Video Lesson: The Heat…I Need An Air Conditioner.
Answer:
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A <<Back to “Video Lesson: The Heat…I Need An Air Conditioner” …
Answer to Video Lesson: I Like Autumn in Beijing the Best.
Answers:
1.A 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.B <<Back to “Video Lesson: I Like Autumn in Beijing the Best” …
Answer to What You Need to Know Before Working in China
Answer: B
Answer Analysis:
语言 (Yǔyán), language skills, and 专业学位 (Zhuānyè xuéwèi), a professional college degree, are necessary to get professional jobs in China and a valid working visa to live in the country. 微信 (Wēixìn), or known by its more-commonly used name “WeChat” is a helpful tool in finding jobs and staying in touch with those in China, but not a necessary skill or qualification to find work.…