This is a blog for helping those who are learning Mandarin Chinese as a second language,created by MandarinChineseSchool.com,a top best online Chinese language school in China. You're invited to contact our live course advisor to arrange a free trial. Skype ID: MandarinChineseSchool.
zhù nǐ men de hái zi ,
祝 你 们 的 孩 子 ,
Wish your kids,
liù yì ér tónɡ jié kuài lè !
六 一 儿 童 节 快 乐 !
Happy Children's Day!
nǐ men huì dài nǐ men de hái zi qù nǎ ér wán ?
你 们 会 带 你 们 的 孩 子 去 哪 儿 玩 ?
Any plans for the holiday with your kids?(Where will you take your kids to go to play?)
:)
wǒ xiǎo de shí hou ,
我 小 的 时 候 ,
As I was a child,
ɡuò ér tónɡ jié zhè tiān ,
过 儿 童 节 这 天 ,
When we celebreate the Children's Day,
wǒ mā mɑ huì ɡěi wǒ zhǔ liǎnɡ ɡè jī dàn ,
我 妈 妈 会 给 我 煮 两 个 鸡 蛋 ,
My mom used to cook 2 eggs for me,
hái shuō xī wànɡ wǒ kǎo shì nénɡ dé 100 fēn 。
还 说 希 望 我 考 试 能 得 100 分 。
she also said hoping I could get full marks(100 credits) in study.
wǒ jīn tiān qù mǎi huǒ chē piào le 我 今 天 去 买 火 车 票 了 I went to buy the train ticket today,
wǒ mǎi dào yì zhānɡ wò pū piào , 我 买 到 一 张 卧 铺 票 , I got a sleeper,
220 kuài qián , shì zhè ɡe xīnɡ qī liù wǎn shɑnɡ de piào , 220 块 钱 , 是 这 个 星 期 六 晚 上 的 票 , which costs 220 Yuan(about $37 USD) for this Saturday evening,
yào zuò bá ɡè xiǎo shí huǒ chē 要 坐 八 个 小 时 火 车
It will take 8 hours (to arrive my city)
ò yē ~ wǒ huí lǎo jiā lou ~ ~ ~ 哦 耶 ~ 我 回 老 家 喽 ~ ~ ~ Oh yeah~I am going back my hometown~~
xiàn zài mǎi huǒ chē piào xū yào yònɡ shēn fèn zhènɡ 。 现 在 买 火 车 票 需 要 用 身 份 证 。 Now we have to show the ticket-seller our ID when we buy the train ticket(in China).
shì wài táo yuán 世 外 桃 源 Literally,it means Peach Blossom Spring outside the world.it metaphorizes land of idyllic beauty,Arcadia
《 táo huā yuán jì 》 shì yí piān hěn chū mínɡ de wén zhānɡ , 《 桃 花 源 记 》 是 一 篇 很 出 名 的 文 章 , "Peach Blossom Spring" is a very famous article(written by Tao Yuanming in the Eastern Jin Dynasty 317-420)
tā miáo huì le yí ɡè shì wài táo yuán 。 它 描 绘 了 一 个 世 外 桃 源 。 It describes a land of idyllic beauty(a extremly beautiful place where other people never discovered before,people were live there very happy)
xià huí , dānɡ nǐ kàn dào yí ɡè hěn piào liɑnɡ de dì fɑnɡ de shí hou , 下 回 , 当 你 看 到 一 个 很 漂 亮 的 地 方 的 时 候 , Next time,when you see a very beautiful place and there are few people living there or visiting there,
nǐ ké yǐ shuō “ wā ! zhēn shì yí ɡè shì wài táo yuán ā ! ” 你 可 以 说 “ 哇 ! 真 是 一 个 世 外 桃 源 啊 ! ” you could say "wow! what a beautiful place!"
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu 先 斩 后 奏 behead sb. first then make all known to the Emperor; act first and report afterwards; execute one on the spot without prior approval from the court; kill sb. first then to report; slay the disobedient and report afterwards.
zhǎn 斩 v. cut; chop; behead
zòu 奏 v. play(music) ;present a memorial to an emperor
For instance:
nán pénɡ you duì wǒ shuō : “ wǒ zuó tiān méi yǒu qù shànɡ bān , wǒ qù yī yuàn kàn yá yī le ” 男 朋 友 对 我 说 : “ 我 昨 天 没 有 去 上 班 , 我 去 医 院 看 牙 医 了 ” Boyfriend said to me: "I didn't go to work yesterday,I went to see the dentist"
wǒ huí dá shuō : “ nà nǐ xiànɡ ɡōnɡ sī qǐnɡ jià le mɑ ? ” 我 回 答 说 : “ 那 你 向 公 司 请 假 了 吗 ? ” I replied: "Well then did you ask for leave to your company?"
nán pénɡ you shuō : “ wǒ méi yǒu , dào yī yuàn hòu , wǒ cái dǎ diàn huà qǐnɡ jià de ” 男 朋 友 说 : “ 我 没 有 , 到 医 院 后 , 我 才 打 电 话 请 假 的 ” Boyfriend said: "I didn't,I called and asked for leave when I arrived the hospital"
wǒ shuō : “ ā ! nǐ yòu xiān zhǎn hòu zòu ā ! ” 我 说 : “ 啊 ! 你 又 先 斩 后 奏 啊 ! ” I said: "Ah! You act first and report afterwards again!"
hē jiǔ hé bù dǒnɡ bāo rónɡ de nán shēnɡ 。 喝 酒 和 不 懂 包 容 的 男 生 。 Xiaoping dislikes the man who is fickle in love,irresponsible,drinks and not tolerant(doesn't know how to tolerate his lover).