#ChineseCulturalHighlights

乌龙球 (wūlóngqiú) Own Goal (Intermediate)

乌龙球 (wūlóngqiú) Own Goal (Intermediate)

Key Learning Points  (Preview):

乌龙球 (wūlóngqiú): n own goal

龙 (lóng): n dragon

On June 14, Simon Poulsen, defender of Denmark’s soccer team, scored an own goal, resulting in Denmark’s loss to Netherlands in 2010 World Cup. Do you know how to say “Own Goal” in Chinese language?…

雷锋 (Léi Fēng) Lei Feng (Beginner)

雷锋 (Léi Fēng) Lei Feng (Beginner)

Listen to this song in the video below: 学习雷锋好榜样 (xuéxí Léi Fēng hǎo bǎngyàng) Follow the Good Example of Lei Feng

 

Key Learning Points (Preview):

扫帚 (sàozhou): n broom

盆 (pén): n basin

助人为乐 (zhùrénwéilè): adj willing to help

A: Nǐ názhe sàozhou hé pén zhǔnbèi qù gānshénme ya?…

新月 (xīnyuè) New Moon and 聊斋志异 (Liáozhāizhìyì) Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio

新月 (Xīnyuè) New Moon and 聊斋志异 (Liáozhāizhìyì) Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio Key Learning Points (Preview):

电影(diànyǐng): n. movie

The release of the new movie “新月 (Xīnyuè) New Moon” “刷新 (shuāxīn) broke a lot of records.” It left Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince behind and became the biggest box office success in 2009.…

Windows 7 in China

Windows 7 in China

Windows 7 was released in China on October 23rd. Because of the incompatibility problems, its preceding edition Vista was questioned and 戏称(xìchēng) jokingly called 围死它(wéi sĭ tā) besiege it to death by some Chinese users. The pronunciation of Vista sounds like the pronunciation of a Chinese expression 围死它(wéi sĭ tā).…

Scroll to Top