#QuoteoftheWeek

Quote of the week (Sept. 20, 2010)

Wǒ xiànzài yǒu jiǔ jiàn xīzhuāng, dōushì Zhōngguó zhìzào de,  qítā  de dōu rēng diào le. 我   现在     有    9  件     西装,        都是    中国         制造   的,其他 的   都   扔     掉  了。 I now have nine suits, all made in China. I threw away the rest …

Quote of the week (Sept. 7, 2010)

Wǒ xīwàng Yáo Míng huīfù jiànkāng bìngqiě nénggòu huíguī.

我   希望      姚    明    恢复    健康       并且      能够       回归。

I hope Yao Ming will get better and return to his team.  —From “科比•布莱恩特 (Kēbǐ•Bùlái’ēntè) Kobe Bryant,” on Aug. 16, 2010.

Mandarin Language Vocabulary:

我 (wǒ): pron. …

Quote of the week (Aug. 24, 2010)

Jílì    hé Wò’ěrwò dào xiànzài wéi zhǐ jiéhūn yíshì wán le, 吉利 和  沃尔沃    到    现在    为  止  结婚   仪式  完   了, yě rù dòngfáng le,  xiànzài pàn de jiù shì háizi. 也 入   洞房      了,现在    盼   的 就 是 孩子。

So far, Geely and …

Quote of the week (Aug. 17, 2010)

Wàngjì diànshì shàng de nàxiē guǎnggào ba, 忘记      电视        上    的  那些    广告       吧, wǒ zhīdào wǒ méiyǒu Dàwèi·Bèikèhànmǔ shuài. 我   知道    我   没有      大卫·贝克    汉姆     帅。

Forget those ads on TV, I know I’m not as handsome as David Beckham.  —From “姚明 (Yáo Míng) …

Quote of the week (Jul. 27, 2010)

Chāopiào zhǐyǒu yòng diào le yǐhòu cái shì nǐ  de, 钞票          只有     用    掉    了 以后 才  是 你 的, dǎ kāi píjiāzi,   kànkan méiyǒu yòng diào de chāopiào, 打 开 皮夹子,看看     没有       用    掉   的     钞票, shàngmian yìn de shì “Zhōngguó rénmín yínháng,” gēn …

Quote of the week (May 19, 2010)

Huáicái jiù xiàng huáiyùn, shíjiān jiǔ le  cái néng kàn chūlái. 怀才      就 像      怀孕,   时间   久 了 才   能    看   出来。

It takes a long time to find one’s talent just as it takes long to find out someone is pregnant.                                         —From 易中天 Yi …

Quote of the week (Apr. 20, 2010)

Chéngzhǎng jiù huì chūchǒu, chūchǒu cái huì chéngzhǎng. 成       长       就 会   出丑,        出丑    才 会    成    长。

Making a fool of yourself is just part of your growing process. And only after that can you grow up.                                –From “刘一秒 (Liú Yìmiǎo) Liu Yimiao,” one …

Quote of the week (Apr. 1, 2010)

Zánliǎ de gǎnqíng xiàng rénmínbì yíyàng jiāntǐng. 咱 俩  的    感情      像     人民币     一样      坚挺。

Our relationship is as strong as Renminbi (RMB).                                  —From Guo Jingming, a famous Chinese writer

 
 

生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary

感情 (gǎnqíng): n relationship

人民币 (rénmínbì): n Renminbi (RMB), the Chinese currency.…

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