Answer to Invite Friends to a Bar in Chinese: Nightlife Lesson!
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How Are Mandarin Students Reacting to the WannaCry Virus in China?
Sometimes, the job of a Mandarin Chinese teacher in China is to help students deal with day-to-day obstacles in life. This week, many of my students are freaking out over the new computer virus called WannaCry that is affecting individuals and organizations around the world. …
Answer to How Are Mandarin Students Reacting to the WannaCry Virus in China?
Answer: C
Answer analysis:
The Chinese name given to the WannaCry virus is a literal translation of the function that its creators intended. 勒索 (lèsuǒ) means “blackmail” or “extort” and 病毒 (bìngdú) means “virus” and can be used for both digital viruses and also a …
Video Lesson: “Don’t Do It”! Warn Your Friends in Mandarin Chinese
When someone is doing something either annoying or dangerous, how do you stop him?
Exercise in the Video:
1. A: Jane, wǒmen qù zhèi ge fànguǎn chīfàn, hǎo ma? B: Bié qù zhèi ge fànguǎn chī. Bù hǎo chī. What does Jane mean? A. She …
Slow or Speedy? 龟速 (Guīsù) and 神速 (Shénsù)?
I’m writing about two simple and useful words in Mandarin Chinese that you can use on a daily basis to describe things that are fast or slow. These terms, “龟速 (guīsù) slow” and “神速 (shénsù) fast”, I learned when reading and discussing Children’s stories in …
Answer to Slow or Speedy? 龟速 (Guīsù) and 神速 (Shénsù)?
Answer: C
Answer Analysis:
龟速 (guīsù), literally meaning “turtle speed” is used as common, daily language in China. 龟速 (guīsù) is used impatiently to describe such events as slow service or Internet speeds creeping at a sluggish speed.
Video Lesson: Body Parts (Part II)
In today’s Mandarin Chinese lesson, Teacher Becky introduces the the parts of the face and gives useful examples of how these parts can be used in a sentence (and also how the Chinese traditionally find them attractive!). Let’s take a look:
Exercises in the Video:
… Video Lesson: I Feel Very Hot!
Hot? Cold? How do you feel?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Jill, do you want to have a cup of coffee? B: … What would Jill most likely to say? Please choose the best answer. A. Yeah, with ice! Wǒ bú rè. B. Yeah, …
Answer to Video Lesson: I Feel Very Hot!
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1. C 2. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: I Feel Very Hot! ” …
Video Lesson: This Set of Furniture Looks Beautiful
A set of text books, a suit of clothes, a dinner set, a set of furniture…Learn a new measure word for a set of things in this lesson.
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Rachel, we have a meeting with our customer tomorrow. Please wear …
Answer to Video Lesson: This Set of Furniture Looks Beautiful.
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1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: This Set of Furniture Looks Beautiful” …
Answer to Video Lesson: Body Parts
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Video Lesson: Body Parts
I was wearing high heels all day! My feet hurt!
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: These gloves have just arrived in the store. You can try them on. B: They’re too big for me. Wŏ de shŏu hěn xiǎo. Which of following is true …
Video Lesson: How to Say “No?”
Your friend asks you to a concert, but you have other plans. How can you tell him“no?”
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Lily, wǒmen qù KTV hǎo ma? B: Wǒ yào gōngzuò, bùnéng qù. What does Lily mean? Please choose the best answer. A. …
Answer to Video Lesson: How to Say “No?”
Answers:
1.B 2.B 3.B 4.C 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: How to Say No?” …
Share the Same Hometown? You Are My 老乡 (lǎoxiāng)!
As a student of Mandarin Chinese and a native English speaker, there are some things that fascinate me in comparing our two languages. One of these fascinations are the words that have no equivalent between the two languages. Some English words that don’t translate to …
Video Lesson: Asking for Opinions
Madonna’s performance in the Super Bowl was awesome. What do YOU think?
Exercise in the Video:
A: Laura, the Italian food in this restaurant is delicious. Nǐ juéde ne? B: Wǒ jué de búcuò. Which of the followings is true? Please choose the best answer. …