Answer to Video Lesson: I’m 100% Sure!
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Invite Friends to a Bar in Chinese: Nightlife Lesson!
It’s Friday night! Let’s forget about work and hit the bars!
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Hey man! I got a promotion today. How should we celebrate? B: … What would he say? Please choose the best answer. A. Qù hē yì bēi, zěnmeyàng? …
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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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?”
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1.B 2.B 3.B 4.C 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: How to Say No?” …