Showing posts with label Chinese Mosaic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese Mosaic. Show all posts
Friday, August 5, 2016
A Girl Named Wen Na -- Part 3
Chinese script and English translation: (time: 5:51 to 8:44 )
Study tips:
To know the detailed meanings of each word, paste the Chinese sentence to here. It's a wonderful tool.
（时间 5：51 到 8:44)
因为我画每一个壁画，它都必须只能存在于这个位置。你可以复制它到另外一个空间去，但是你不知道它背后的故事是什么。
Each fresco can only exist at a certain location. You may duplicate it to another place, but you will lose the story that sits behind it.
像这幅画叫作《福窑图》，是我最后给三宝画的一个整体的壁画，它介绍的是整个三宝这个村庄 ，整个窑址和制造陶瓷的过程。《福窑图》就是有福的窑址，它也有扶摇直上的意思，而上面那个“束海”，就是刚才讲的，制作泥坯的过程的神仙。
As for this one, Fu Yao (literally means a blessed kiln), which is the last complete fresco I painted for Sanbao village. It introduces this village, the kiln site and the process of how to make the ceramics. Fu Yao means a lucky kiln site, it also has the meaning like to skyrocket (here it implies a thriving and prosperous business or trade). While Shuhai, the god who controls the process of preparing clay, as I just mentioned a little ago, is sitting at the top.
这个“披石”讲的就是调釉的神仙，因为釉的原料，做釉的原料是山上的石头，把这个石头压碎磨成粉，再加上一些水，然后就会变成披在陶瓷外表的那一层，烧完以后的那一层釉，就好像你把坚硬的石头披在了身上，变成了彩色的外衣一样。
As for Pishi, he is the god who is in charge of enameling. The material for enamel comes from the rocks in the mountain. We grind the rocks and mix water with the powder. Later it is applied to the outer layer of the ceramics. After the ceramics go through the kiln, the enamel becomes a colorful coat which is actually a lay of powder of rocks.
所以这里面《福窑图》我写的是束海于泥，披石为彩，聚瓦集柴。有聚瓦的神仙和捡柴的神仙，然后煮雾调云。这个“花焰”就是掌管花的神仙，“调云”就是掌管烟和整个氛围的神仙。
In this fresco, Fu Yao, I wrote Shuhai who is in charge of the clay, Pishi who is in charge of enamel, Juwa (literally means to collect roof tile) and Jichai (literally means to gather firewood) coming to help also. All those gods are getting together and making things happen. This god Huayan is managing the flower, while Tiaoyun is in charge of smoke and atmosphere.
我把整个做陶瓷的所有过程，每一个步骤，都画成了一个小神仙在这上面戏耍。
When I designed the fresco to portrait the whole process of making ceramic, I imagined that in each step there is a little spirit who was in charge and playing.
然后后面鼓灶击香，这个“击香”是我非常喜欢的一个神仙，它讲的是一种非常快乐非常热烈的状态，其实他讲的是，就是给我们做饭的神仙啦，也是灶神，但这个时候我已经不再用灶神这个名字了，我用的是“击香”。“击香”就好像打鼓一样，用力的一下一下把香气击打出来。同时，它也是吉祥的意思，我认为这种状态的神仙对我来说，我更喜欢它是一个新鲜的，属于我自己的神仙。
The god who is controlling the cooking is Jixiang. He is always in such a happy mood. We used to call him Zaoshen (god of the oven, kitchen). Here I didn't use that name. I called him Jixiang, which literally means to punch something very hard to push the flavor out. It also rthym with another Chinese word 吉祥 (ji xiang, which means auspicious, propitious) . I love the fresh feeling of this god, and it is my own god.
所以当我带着这种壁画定制的心态开始到全世界各地画壁画的时候，一切就变得特别有意思。然后这个是我第一次，李老师带着我去意大利交流的时候，我在意大利米兰附近的一个小镇上画的壁画。
It became more and more interesting when I started to paint commissioned frescos around the world. Next, I will tell you a story happened when Teacher Li and I went to Italy for an event. I was supposed to paint a fresco in a little town nearby Milan.
当时我因为时差的原因，所以感到很不舒服，所以前三天我完全没有动。但是当地的外国人就非常生气，然后就用英语跟李老师吵起来了。就是我听不懂英语，但是我知道他们很激动。
Three days after I arrived, because of jetlag, I felt very sick and didn't do anything. Our clients felt angry and quarreled with Teacher Li. I didn't understand English, but I could see that they were very emotional at that time.
所以我知道第四天我无论如何也要开始画画了，但第四天我其实还在发烧，但这个时候外国人就来了大概二十多个人就在那看着我，就盯着我画画。
Well, I knew I had to start painting on the fourth day. With the companion of about twenty foreigners watching me, I began to paint even under the influence of fever from which I was still suffering.
当时我不仅没有草稿，连腹稿都没有，但是我必须得开始画，所以我当时就画出了这张画。其实当第一笔上去的时候，我通过眼睛就可以了解他的头在哪儿，画完了头我就知道他的肩在哪儿，画完了肩我就能够找手肘找腰的位置，同时我就可以开始穿插云啊、海啊、浪啊和其他的神仙，整个的构图。在这之后我画壁画就真的是连腹稿都不用打。 （截至 8：44）
At that time, I didn't have any draft, even I didn't have any idea in my mind. But I had to pick up my brush, and I painted this one. Right after I put on my first stroke, my eyes could vision where his head should be, then his shoulder, elbow, waist. And the same time, I already knew where to add in the clouds, sea, waves, and other gods. The whole design just revealed itself in my mind. From then on I can start painting without any preparation beforehand. ( Until 8:44)
Friday, July 29, 2016
A Girl Named Wen Na -- Part 2
Chinese script and English translation: (time: 3:18 to 5:50 )
Study tips:
To know the detailed meanings of each word, paste the Chinese sentence to here. It's a wonderful tool.
景德镇的三宝村是一个国际交流的艺术村，当时全世界的所有的艺术家，到现在为止来来往往、走走停停，都会在这个村子里驻场、工作、交流。
Sanbao village is an international cultural exchange center in Jingdezhen. Artists from around the world have been visiting this village since then. They set up workshops and exchange ideas with each other.
所以我非常有幸在这个地方留下了我的作品，就像向世界交出了一张我的名片一样，所以我的壁画其实就是从这个时候开始让很多人知道。
I am very lucky to leave my artworks here. They are my ID card that introduces my fresco to the world.
而我更加幸运的是，我在这个地方开始画壁画，李老师会一面墙一面墙地给我，我觉得如果我在北京，能够有一张很大的纸或一张很大的布都很难得。
I am very lucky that Teacher Li gave me plenty of walls to practice my painting skills. If I were in Beijing, it would have been difficult to find a large size paper or cloth.
我可以有一面接一面的墙开始创作，而且这种墙都是直接建在山体上，我相当于直接画在大山的脚下。
I had been practicing painting on those walls, which were built alongside the hill. So I was painting directly at the foot of the hill.
这一面墙我是画在李老师的厨房里，画的是喜神携众调料下凡图。这个时候我已经开始跟李老师开玩笑，所以喜神是一个真正的神仙，他带的其他的神仙都是什么，大葱啊，大蒜啊，八角啊，咖喱，就是因为这是在餐厅里的一幅壁画。
I painted this wall at Teacher Li's kitchen. The theme of this picture is about the God of Happiness coming to the mortal world together with all the condiments. At that time, I already started a playful way in painting for Teacher Li. Since this painting is in the dining room, the God of Happiness is real, his companions, the other gods such as the Green Onion, the Garlic, the Star anise, the Curry, etc, are included.
然后我画完这幅壁画，其实它只经过了五年，现在可以看一下这幅壁画现在的样子。就是你画在墙上的状态和画在纸上的状态是不一样的，而我正好把我的壁画画在了山上。
Now you can see what it looks like five years after I finished this fresco. To paint on a wall and to paint on a paper, the whole progress is different. I happened to paint my fresco on the hillside.
那是时间给了它另外一个材质，这个材质不是我们平时在室内的纸和我们的灯光能够给予我们的。就像刚才那张画，我瞬间就以为，我自己有时候都相信其实那张画是两百年前画在那儿的，然后我只不过是偶然在那儿发现了它，然后把它描绘出来。
Time has granted it another trait, which is not available when we paint on paper indoors. Just like the fresco I mentioned, it gives me a feeling as if it was painted two hundred years ago, and I found it by accident, then helped it reveal itself.
这是我在安徽的一个古镇里画的壁画。当时非常有趣，我正在画这张壁画的时候，画在当地一个老宅子里，很多当地人都在那儿参观。他们都应该知道这幅画是新画在上面的，但是我听见村民互相问，说这是在画什么，然后其他人说，这是在做壁画修复。
I painted this one at an ancient town in Anhui Province. It was quite funny that when I was painting this fresco in an old house, many local people came to watch. They were supposed to know that I was painting a new picture on the wall. But I heard some of them were asking what I was painting, and others were saying that I was repairing an old painting.
其实我才刚刚在那里画，而且我是连夜就用了三天，就把这张画画完了。走的时候，我觉得当地的村民，他们已经可以在流传说，这个其实是很早以前就在这里的一张壁画了。
Actually at that time, I just started painting. In three days, I finished the whole painting. Before I left that town, I guessed that many local people believed my newly painted fresco had been there a long time ago.
但是对我来说最重要的除了壁画是时间给了我的一个错乱感，我认为我的壁画最重要的其实不是说它的手法，或者我不打稿，或者说我上了色等等。但我觉得我最重要的，只是壁画让大家认识了我。但我真正想给大家讲的是，我在壁画背后的故事。（截至 5：50）
My frescos make me feel I have been on time traveling. It doesn't really matter what technique I use, or whether I draw draft first or not, or the color I choose. It's important for me that my frescos let more people get to know me. Right now, what I really want to tell everyone is the stories behind my fresco.
Friday, July 22, 2016
A Girl Named Wen Na -- Part 1
I watched this video the other day and really like it. So I am going to use this video clip as my translation practice, also a listening practice for you, the Chinese learners. :)
In this video, a girl named Wen Na, who is a wonderful painter and writer, talked about how she started her journey of painting fantasy images on the wall (fresco) . When she painted those pictures, she also created stories in her mind to help her painting. Her frescos were so fantastic that she was invited to paint in many places in China and some other countries. She also wrote down those stories that inspired her to design her paintings.
Chinese script and English translation: (time from beginning to 3:17)
Study tips:
To know the detailed meanings of each word, paste the Chinese sentence to here. It's a wonderful tool.
我是文那。
I am Wen Na.
我来今天给大家介绍一下我的作品。
Today I want to introduce my artworks to everyone here.
三宝是一个对我来说非常重要的地方，它是在景德镇的一个山谷里。
Sanbao is a very important place for me. It locates in a valley at Jingdezhen.
(Sanbao is short for SanbaoInternational Ceramic Art Village Museum. It is located at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China)
这个地方当时我无意中闯了进去。它完全是在一个纯出自然的地方。我当时特别想留在这里。而我当时认识了那儿的主人李老师。然后李老师说：“我可以让你在这里参加我的一个展览，但是你可以给我一个什么样的作品呢？”
I found this place by accident. This place is so natural. At that time, I really wanted to stay there. I met the founder, Teacher Li. Li asked me, " Would you like to join one of my exhibitions? What kind of artwork are you going to present? "
当时，我为了能让李老师对我留下深刻的印象，我当时就不知道灵机一动，我说：“您可以给我一面墙，一面夯土做的墙。我给你画一面画， 我给你画一面墙。”
I wanted to give Teacher Li a good impression. So I got an idea. I said," If you give me a wall, an adobe wall. I will paint a picture on it. I will paint the whole wall for you. "
然后我没有想到李老师他就真的给了我那么一面墙， 然后他真的打电话说：“你来吧，我把那个墙给你砌好了。”
I didn't expect that Teacher Li really gave me a whole adobe wall. He called me, " Come over, I already built a wall for you."
但是，在那之前，我只有拿马克笔把我的画画在墙上的经验。然后我从来不知道真正面对一个夯土墙的时候该怎么办。
But until then, I only had some experience with painting on the wall using a marker. I didn't know what to do when I faced an adobe wall.
但是因为我是版画系毕业的，所以我对材料…… 虽然我从来没有动过毛笔，画过国画，没有动过这些念头，但当我面对这堵墙的时候，我就第一次拿起了毛笔。
Since I studied etching in the college, I knew some of the painting material. Even though I had never used a brush to paint the classic Chinese painting before, I picked up a brush when I faced a whole adobe wall.
然后可以看到在这幅画上，我其实没有打稿的，因为我不知道怎么能在夯土墙上打稿，所以当时我就画了这样的一幅画。
You can see that I didn't draw a draft before I painted on the wall. I didn't know how to do it. So I painted this picture.
这个是画在那个村子的餐厅的门口，我画这幅画大概用了六个小时，这个时候我用的神仙的元素，只是因为我觉得它特别适合那个山村，是一种纯出自然的选择，所以我当时画了灶王爷、杜康和陆羽，是茶神和酒神在那里保佑着他们。
The painting locates near the entrance of the village restaurant. It took me about 6 hours to finish this painting. I took some spirit as the theme. I just felt that it fit that village. It's a natural option for me. So I painted Zaowangye ( the Kitchen God), Dukang (God of wine), and Luyu (God of tea). It represents that those village people are blessed and protected by these gods.
所以这一切…… 那个时候我还是很胆怯的，虽然我画的时候很快，但是我不大敢去做很多的延伸，但是紧接着我就在那个村子里就这样留住了，但是我当时对陶瓷这些东西还是距离比较远的，所以我还是以绘画的形式在那里创作。
Everything ... I was a bit scared then. I didn't dare to expand my theme too far, even I painted very quickly. Then I stayed in the village. At that time, I wasn't familiar with ceramics, so my arts just focused on painting.
当时我就说：“能不能让我在你村口的那面墙上画？把它都画满？” 当时李老师说：“那个是我的脸，如果你在这上面画的话，你就是在我的脸上画画。” 然后我就开始画了。
I asked (Teacher Li), " Can I paint on the wall at the entrance of the village? I will paint the whole wall." Teacher Li said, " That's my face. If you paint on it, you are painting on my face. " Then I started to paint on that wall.
当时画这面墙的时候，其实是我已经开始自己创造神仙了，这个过程是没有什么缓慢的过程，就是因为当时露了这一面黄色的墙。我觉得我想写点什么，当时我刚刚开始接触陶瓷，所以当时我就开始编撰了一个神仙叫作“束海”，是束缚的束。
Before I painted on that wall, I already started to invent my own spirit. It's a sort of fast process. When that yellow wall was revealed in front of me, I had some story in my mind. Since I just started know more about ceramics, I created a spirit named Suhai. (Su means bundle, hai means ocean)
就是海是没有形状的，海是由水组成的，水你是抓不住它的。而当我在景德镇的时候，我们有泥土这个介质，当水渗进泥土里，你抓住这个泥土，你就好像把整个海一样的水抓在了手里，你可以任意塑造水的造型。 所以我画了这个就是叫“束海”， 就是能够控制水的神仙。他可以在这里保佑你，把每一个泥捏成你想要的形状。 （ 截至 3：17）
Ocean doesn't have a specific shape. Ocean is made of water. You can not grasp the water. At Jingdezhen (a city famous for its ceramics), we had clay as the medium. We added water into the clay, we held the clay as if we were holding the ocean in our hands. And we could turn its shape into anything we wanted. So I painted this figure Suhai, a spirit who can control the water. He can protect you and bless you, so you can creat anything with the clay. ( Till 3:17)
In this video, a girl named Wen Na, who is a wonderful painter and writer, talked about how she started her journey of painting fantasy images on the wall (fresco) . When she painted those pictures, she also created stories in her mind to help her painting. Her frescos were so fantastic that she was invited to paint in many places in China and some other countries. She also wrote down those stories that inspired her to design her paintings.
Chinese script and English translation: (time from beginning to 3:17)
Study tips:
To know the detailed meanings of each word, paste the Chinese sentence to here. It's a wonderful tool.
我是文那。
I am Wen Na.
我来今天给大家介绍一下我的作品。
Today I want to introduce my artworks to everyone here.
三宝是一个对我来说非常重要的地方，它是在景德镇的一个山谷里。
Sanbao is a very important place for me. It locates in a valley at Jingdezhen.
(Sanbao is short for SanbaoInternational Ceramic Art Village Museum. It is located at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China)
这个地方当时我无意中闯了进去。它完全是在一个纯出自然的地方。我当时特别想留在这里。而我当时认识了那儿的主人李老师。然后李老师说：“我可以让你在这里参加我的一个展览，但是你可以给我一个什么样的作品呢？”
I found this place by accident. This place is so natural. At that time, I really wanted to stay there. I met the founder, Teacher Li. Li asked me, " Would you like to join one of my exhibitions? What kind of artwork are you going to present? "
当时，我为了能让李老师对我留下深刻的印象，我当时就不知道灵机一动，我说：“您可以给我一面墙，一面夯土做的墙。我给你画一面画， 我给你画一面墙。”
I wanted to give Teacher Li a good impression. So I got an idea. I said," If you give me a wall, an adobe wall. I will paint a picture on it. I will paint the whole wall for you. "
然后我没有想到李老师他就真的给了我那么一面墙， 然后他真的打电话说：“你来吧，我把那个墙给你砌好了。”
I didn't expect that Teacher Li really gave me a whole adobe wall. He called me, " Come over, I already built a wall for you."
但是，在那之前，我只有拿马克笔把我的画画在墙上的经验。然后我从来不知道真正面对一个夯土墙的时候该怎么办。
But until then, I only had some experience with painting on the wall using a marker. I didn't know what to do when I faced an adobe wall.
但是因为我是版画系毕业的，所以我对材料…… 虽然我从来没有动过毛笔，画过国画，没有动过这些念头，但当我面对这堵墙的时候，我就第一次拿起了毛笔。
Since I studied etching in the college, I knew some of the painting material. Even though I had never used a brush to paint the classic Chinese painting before, I picked up a brush when I faced a whole adobe wall.
然后可以看到在这幅画上，我其实没有打稿的，因为我不知道怎么能在夯土墙上打稿，所以当时我就画了这样的一幅画。
You can see that I didn't draw a draft before I painted on the wall. I didn't know how to do it. So I painted this picture.
这个是画在那个村子的餐厅的门口，我画这幅画大概用了六个小时，这个时候我用的神仙的元素，只是因为我觉得它特别适合那个山村，是一种纯出自然的选择，所以我当时画了灶王爷、杜康和陆羽，是茶神和酒神在那里保佑着他们。
The painting locates near the entrance of the village restaurant. It took me about 6 hours to finish this painting. I took some spirit as the theme. I just felt that it fit that village. It's a natural option for me. So I painted Zaowangye ( the Kitchen God), Dukang (God of wine), and Luyu (God of tea). It represents that those village people are blessed and protected by these gods.
所以这一切…… 那个时候我还是很胆怯的，虽然我画的时候很快，但是我不大敢去做很多的延伸，但是紧接着我就在那个村子里就这样留住了，但是我当时对陶瓷这些东西还是距离比较远的，所以我还是以绘画的形式在那里创作。
Everything ... I was a bit scared then. I didn't dare to expand my theme too far, even I painted very quickly. Then I stayed in the village. At that time, I wasn't familiar with ceramics, so my arts just focused on painting.
当时我就说：“能不能让我在你村口的那面墙上画？把它都画满？” 当时李老师说：“那个是我的脸，如果你在这上面画的话，你就是在我的脸上画画。” 然后我就开始画了。
I asked (Teacher Li), " Can I paint on the wall at the entrance of the village? I will paint the whole wall." Teacher Li said, " That's my face. If you paint on it, you are painting on my face. " Then I started to paint on that wall.
当时画这面墙的时候，其实是我已经开始自己创造神仙了，这个过程是没有什么缓慢的过程，就是因为当时露了这一面黄色的墙。我觉得我想写点什么，当时我刚刚开始接触陶瓷，所以当时我就开始编撰了一个神仙叫作“束海”，是束缚的束。
Before I painted on that wall, I already started to invent my own spirit. It's a sort of fast process. When that yellow wall was revealed in front of me, I had some story in my mind. Since I just started know more about ceramics, I created a spirit named Suhai. (Su means bundle, hai means ocean)
就是海是没有形状的，海是由水组成的，水你是抓不住它的。而当我在景德镇的时候，我们有泥土这个介质，当水渗进泥土里，你抓住这个泥土，你就好像把整个海一样的水抓在了手里，你可以任意塑造水的造型。 所以我画了这个就是叫“束海”， 就是能够控制水的神仙。他可以在这里保佑你，把每一个泥捏成你想要的形状。 （ 截至 3：17）
Ocean doesn't have a specific shape. Ocean is made of water. You can not grasp the water. At Jingdezhen (a city famous for its ceramics), we had clay as the medium. We added water into the clay, we held the clay as if we were holding the ocean in our hands. And we could turn its shape into anything we wanted. So I painted this figure Suhai, a spirit who can control the water. He can protect you and bless you, so you can creat anything with the clay. ( Till 3:17)
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
A Character a Day 杯
Character 杯 means cup. If you already know the basic character 木 and 不, you may wonder why 'wood' combines with 'no' and becomes cup?
Well, please watch the video about character 不. You will get a deeper understanding about this character 杯.
That's all for today? ;-P
If you would like to learn how to sing a song and play a cup in a beautiful rhythm, two pretty girls will show you how to do it in the following video. Have fun!
Well, please watch the video about character 不. You will get a deeper understanding about this character 杯.
That's all for today? ;-P
If you would like to learn how to sing a song and play a cup in a beautiful rhythm, two pretty girls will show you how to do it in the following video. Have fun!
Friday, August 15, 2014
Sorry my Chinese is not so good 对不起我的中文不好
I know this is not a very new song. But it is a very good song for beginners. Some high frequently used phrases are repeated again and again. So I bet they will stick to your memory after you finish singing this song. :)
First enjoy this Youtube video:
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bùhǎo
Sorry my Chinese isn't so good！
作词：前进乐团
zuò cí : qián jìn yuè tuán
Lyrics: Transition
作曲：前进乐团
zuò qǔ : qián jìn yuè tuán
composer: Transition
对不起 我的 中文 不 好，对不起 对不起，我 不 知道 你 说 什么！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bù hǎo , duìbùqǐ duìbùqǐ, wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ shuō shénme
Sorry, my Chinese is not so good. Sorry, very sorry, I don't know what you're saying.
对不起 我的 中文 不 好，对不起 对不起，我 只 想 跟 你 当 朋友！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bù hǎo , duìbùqǐ duìbùqǐ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng gēn nǐ dāng péngyou
Sorry, my Chinese is not so good. Sorry, very sorry. I just want to be your friend.
First Verse
Hello你好吗？你的 英文 很 好听！你 是 美国人 吗？
Hello, nǐ hǎo ma ? nǐde yīngwén hěn hǎotīng ! nǐ shì měiguórén ma ?
Hello, how are you? Your English sounds great! Are you American?
并不是 美国人，我 是 一位 英国 绅士！
bìng bú shì měiguórén ,wǒ shì yí wèi yīngguó shēnshì !
I am not American. I am an English gentleman!
如果 你 专心 听，你 会 了解 我！
rúguǒ nǐ zhuānxīn tīng, nǐ huì liǎojiě wǒ !
If you listen carefully, you will understand me!
Second Chorus
对不起 我的 中文 不 好，对不起 对不起，我 不 知道 你 说 什么！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bù hǎo , duìbùqǐ duìbùqǐ, wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ shuō shénme
Sorry, my Chinese is not so good. Sorry, very sorry, I don't know what you're saying.
对不起 我的 中文 不 好，对不起 对不起，我 只 想 跟 你 当 朋友！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bù hǎo , duìbùqǐ duìbùqǐ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng gēn nǐ dāng péngyou
Sorry, my Chinese is not so good. Sorry, very sorry. I just want to be your friend.
Second Verse
欢迎光临！里面坐，先生你要吃什么？
huānyíng guānglín! lǐmian zuò , xiānsheng nǐ yào chī shénme?
Welcome! Have a seat. Sir, what do you want to eat?
我 要 睡觉。
wǒ yào shuìjiào.
I want to go to sleep.
你 很 累 是不是？
nǐ hěn lèi shìbushì?
Are you tired?
我 不 累 我 肚子 很 饿！
wǒ bú lèi wǒ dùzi hěn è !
I am not tired. I am hungry!
我 想 要 吃 水饺，请 你 快点 做！
wǒ xiǎng yào chī shuǐjiǎo ,qǐng nǐ kuàidian zuò !
I want to eat dumplings. Please make it quickly!
Third Chorus
对不起 我的 中文 不 好，对不起 对不起，我 不 知道 你 说 什么！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bù hǎo , duìbùqǐ duìbùqǐ, wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ shuō shénme
Sorry, my Chinese is not so good. Sorry, very sorry, I don't know what you're saying.
对不起 我的 中文 不 好，对不起 对不起，我 只 想 跟 你 当 朋友！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bù hǎo , duìbùqǐ duìbùqǐ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng gēn nǐ dāng péngyou
Sorry, my Chinese is not so good. Sorry, very sorry. I just want to be your friend.
Solos
没关系 我的 中文 进步 了，没关系 没关系，我 还要 跟 你 当 朋友！
méiguānxi wǒde zhōngwén jìnbù le ,méiguānxi méiguānxi, wǒ háiyào gēn nǐ dāng péngyou!
No problem, my Chinese has now improved. No problem at all, I still want to be your friend.
(Repeat 4 times)
对不起 duìbùqǐ sorry
中文 zhōngwén Chinese
知道 zhīdào to know
说 shuō to say, to speak
什么 shénme what
只 zhǐ only, just
想 xiǎng want, think
跟 gēn with
当 dāng to treat as, to regard as
朋友 péngyou friend
你好吗? nǐ hǎo ma ? how are you?
英文 yīngwén English
美国人 měiguórén American
并不 bìng bú not at all, emphatically not
英国 yīngguó English, Britain
绅士 shēnshì gentleman
如果 rúguǒ if
专心 zhuānxīn to concentrate
听 tīng listen
会 huì will
了解 liǎojiě understand
欢迎光临 huānyíng guānglín Welcome
里面 lǐmian inside
坐 zuò sit
先生 xiānsheng Sir
吃 chī eat
要 yào want, need to, plan to
睡觉 shuìjiào sleep
很累 hěn lèi very tired
肚子 dùzi belly, stomach
饿 è hungry
水饺 shuǐjiǎo dumpling
请 qǐng Please
快点 kuàidian a bit quicker, a bit faster
做 zuò make, do
没关系 méiguānxi that's all right, it's okay
进步 jìnbù to improve, to progress
还要 háiyào still want to
First enjoy this Youtube video:
Lyrics with Pinyin and English translation:
对不起我的中文不好！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bùhǎo
Sorry my Chinese isn't so good！
作词：前进乐团
zuò cí : qián jìn yuè tuán
Lyrics: Transition
作曲：前进乐团
zuò qǔ : qián jìn yuè tuán
composer: Transition
对不起 我的 中文 不 好，对不起 对不起，我 不 知道 你 说 什么！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bù hǎo , duìbùqǐ duìbùqǐ, wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ shuō shénme
Sorry, my Chinese is not so good. Sorry, very sorry, I don't know what you're saying.
对不起 我的 中文 不 好，对不起 对不起，我 只 想 跟 你 当 朋友！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bù hǎo , duìbùqǐ duìbùqǐ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng gēn nǐ dāng péngyou
Sorry, my Chinese is not so good. Sorry, very sorry. I just want to be your friend.
First Verse
Hello你好吗？你的 英文 很 好听！你 是 美国人 吗？
Hello, nǐ hǎo ma ? nǐde yīngwén hěn hǎotīng ! nǐ shì měiguórén ma ?
Hello, how are you? Your English sounds great! Are you American?
并不是 美国人，我 是 一位 英国 绅士！
bìng bú shì měiguórén ,wǒ shì yí wèi yīngguó shēnshì !
I am not American. I am an English gentleman!
如果 你 专心 听，你 会 了解 我！
rúguǒ nǐ zhuānxīn tīng, nǐ huì liǎojiě wǒ !
If you listen carefully, you will understand me!
Second Chorus
对不起 我的 中文 不 好，对不起 对不起，我 不 知道 你 说 什么！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bù hǎo , duìbùqǐ duìbùqǐ, wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ shuō shénme
Sorry, my Chinese is not so good. Sorry, very sorry, I don't know what you're saying.
对不起 我的 中文 不 好，对不起 对不起，我 只 想 跟 你 当 朋友！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bù hǎo , duìbùqǐ duìbùqǐ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng gēn nǐ dāng péngyou
Sorry, my Chinese is not so good. Sorry, very sorry. I just want to be your friend.
Second Verse
欢迎光临！里面坐，先生你要吃什么？
huānyíng guānglín! lǐmian zuò , xiānsheng nǐ yào chī shénme?
Welcome! Have a seat. Sir, what do you want to eat?
我 要 睡觉。
wǒ yào shuìjiào.
I want to go to sleep.
你 很 累 是不是？
nǐ hěn lèi shìbushì?
Are you tired?
我 不 累 我 肚子 很 饿！
wǒ bú lèi wǒ dùzi hěn è !
I am not tired. I am hungry!
我 想 要 吃 水饺，请 你 快点 做！
wǒ xiǎng yào chī shuǐjiǎo ,qǐng nǐ kuàidian zuò !
I want to eat dumplings. Please make it quickly!
Third Chorus
对不起 我的 中文 不 好，对不起 对不起，我 不 知道 你 说 什么！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bù hǎo , duìbùqǐ duìbùqǐ, wǒ bù zhīdào nǐ shuō shénme
Sorry, my Chinese is not so good. Sorry, very sorry, I don't know what you're saying.
对不起 我的 中文 不 好，对不起 对不起，我 只 想 跟 你 当 朋友！
duìbùqǐ wǒde zhōngwén bù hǎo , duìbùqǐ duìbùqǐ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng gēn nǐ dāng péngyou
Sorry, my Chinese is not so good. Sorry, very sorry. I just want to be your friend.
Solos
没关系 我的 中文 进步 了，没关系 没关系，我 还要 跟 你 当 朋友！
méiguānxi wǒde zhōngwén jìnbù le ,méiguānxi méiguānxi, wǒ háiyào gēn nǐ dāng péngyou!
No problem, my Chinese has now improved. No problem at all, I still want to be your friend.
(Repeat 4 times)
The following will be the list of the keywords of this song, with pinyin and English translation.
对不起 duìbùqǐ sorry
中文 zhōngwén Chinese
知道 zhīdào to know
说 shuō to say, to speak
什么 shénme what
只 zhǐ only, just
想 xiǎng want, think
跟 gēn with
当 dāng to treat as, to regard as
朋友 péngyou friend
你好吗? nǐ hǎo ma ? how are you?
英文 yīngwén English
美国人 měiguórén American
并不 bìng bú not at all, emphatically not
英国 yīngguó English, Britain
绅士 shēnshì gentleman
如果 rúguǒ if
专心 zhuānxīn to concentrate
听 tīng listen
会 huì will
了解 liǎojiě understand
欢迎光临 huānyíng guānglín Welcome
里面 lǐmian inside
坐 zuò sit
先生 xiānsheng Sir
吃 chī eat
要 yào want, need to, plan to
睡觉 shuìjiào sleep
很累 hěn lèi very tired
肚子 dùzi belly, stomach
饿 è hungry
水饺 shuǐjiǎo dumpling
请 qǐng Please
快点 kuàidian a bit quicker, a bit faster
做 zuò make, do
没关系 méiguānxi that's all right, it's okay
进步 jìnbù to improve, to progress
还要 háiyào still want to
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Little Apple -- A Pop Song
Today I am going to introduce a new pop song, Little Apple, which is quiet popular recently in China. The following video will show you the version I like the most. It is sung by a French girl, whose Chinese name is Jin Xiaoyu (金小鱼jīn xiǎo yú ). She is one of the most popular foreign stars who became famous in China's TV show.
The original singers of this song is a well-known band called Chopstick Brothers (筷子兄弟 kuài zi xiōng dì ). Nowadays you will hear this song everywhere in China.
The Disco style of the song and the easily remember lyrics also makes this song quite popular for people who like exercise. This following video will show you a type of dance for exercise, which is called Square Dance (广场舞 guǎng chǎng wǔ ). Sometime dozens, hundreds, even thousands of people are seen dancing the same time.
The seed of hope will grow into harvest one day.
小苹果 xiǎo píng guǒ Little Apple
种下 zhòng xià plant down
颗 kē measure word for seed
种子 zhǒngzi seed
终于 zhōngyú at last, finally, eventually
长出 zhǎng chū grow out
了 le completed action marker
果实 guǒshí fruit
今天 jīntiān today
伟大 wěidà great
日子 rìzi day, a date
摘下 zhāi xià to pick
星星 xīngxing star
送给你 sòng gěi nǐ to give to you as a gift
拽下 zhuài xià to pull down, to drag down
月亮 yuèliang moon
让 ràng to let sb do sth, to have sb do sth
太阳 tàiyang sun
每天 měitiān everyday
为你 wèi nǐ for you
升起 shēng qǐ rise up
变成 biàn chéng to change into, to become
蜡烛 làzhú candle
燃烧 ránshāo burn
自己 zìjǐ oneself
只 zhǐ only, just
为 wèi for
照亮 zhào liàng to illuminate, to light up
一切 yí qiè everything
都 dōu all, all together
献给 xiàn gěi to dedicate, to devote
只要 zhǐ yào as long as, if only
欢喜 huān xǐ be happy
让 ràng let sth happen
每个 měi ge every, each
明天 míngtiān tomorrow
变 biàn change, become
有意义 yǒu yìyi meaningful
生命 shēngmìng life
虽 suī although, even though
短 duǎn short
爱你 ài nǐ love you
永远 yǒng yuǎn forever, eternal
不离不弃 bù lí bú qì to never leave each other
怎么... 都... zěn me... duō... No matter how (much) ... still...
嫌 xiá complain, dislike
多 duō too much
红红的 hōng hong de red
小脸儿 xiǎo liǎn er little face
温暖 wēn nuaň warm
心窝 xin̄wō heart
点亮 diaň liang̀ to light, to illuminate
生命的火 shenḡming̀ de huǒ fire of one's life
就 jiù just(emphasis)
像 xiàng to resemble, to be like
天边 tiān biān horizon, far in the sky
最美的 zuì měi de the most beautiful
云朵 yún duǒ a cloud
春天 chūntiān spring
又 yòu again
来 lái come
到 dào arrive
花 huā flower
开满 āi mǎn to bloom abundantly
山坡 shānpō hillside
希望 xīwàng hope
就 jiù then
会 huì will, to be possible
有 yǒu to have
收获 shōuhuò harvest, reward
The original singers of this song is a well-known band called Chopstick Brothers (筷子兄弟 kuài zi xiōng dì ). Nowadays you will hear this song everywhere in China.
The Disco style of the song and the easily remember lyrics also makes this song quite popular for people who like exercise. This following video will show you a type of dance for exercise, which is called Square Dance (广场舞 guǎng chǎng wǔ ). Sometime dozens, hundreds, even thousands of people are seen dancing the same time.
The lyrics of the song:
小苹果
xiǎo píng guǒ
Little Apple
歌词：
gē cí
lyrics：
我种下一颗种子 终于长出了果实
wǒ zhòng xià yì kē zhǒngzi zhōngyú zhǎng chū le guǒshí
I planted a seed. Now it's time to see the fruit at last.
今天是个伟大日子
jīntiān shì ge wěidà rìzi
Today is a great day.
摘下星星送给你 拽下月亮送给你
zhāi xià xīngxing sòng gěi nǐ zhuài xià yuèliang sòng gěi nǐ
I will pick the stars for you, and pull down the moon for you
让太阳每天为你升起
ràng tàiyang měitiān wèi nǐ shēng qǐ
Let the sun rise up for you everyday
变成蜡烛燃烧自己 只为照亮你
biàn chéng làzhú ránshāo zìjǐ zhǐ wèi zhào liàng nǐ
I'd rather become a candle burning myself to light up you
把我一切都献给你 只要你欢喜
bǎ wǒ yí qiè dōu xiàn gěi nǐ zhǐ yào nǐ huān xǐ
Devote all myself to you to make you happy
你让我每个明天都 变得有意义
nǐ ràng wǒ měi ge míngtiān dōu biàn de yǒu yìyi
Everyday will become meaningful because of you
生命虽短爱你永远 不离不弃
shēngmìng suī duǎn ài nǐ yǒng yuǎn bù lí bú qì
Life is short, but we will be together forever
你是我的小呀小苹果儿
nǐ shì wǒ de xiǎo a xiǎo píngguǒ
You are my little apple
怎么爱你都不嫌多
zěn me ài nǐ dōu bù xián duō
No matter how much love I give to you, I still think that's not enough. ( I will never stop loving you.)
红红的小脸儿温暖我的心窝
hōng hong de xiǎo liǎn er wēn nuaň wǒ de xin̄wō
Your shinning red face warms my heart
点亮我生命的火
diaň liang̀ wǒ shenḡming̀ de huǒ
You light the fire of my life
你是我的小呀小苹果儿
nǐ shì wǒde xiaǒ a xiaǒ pinǵ guǒ
You are my little apple
就像天边最美的云朵
jiù xiàng tiān biān zuì měi de yún duǒ
You are the most beautiful cloud in the sky
春天又来到了 花开满山坡
chūntiān yòu lái dào le huā kāi mǎn shānpō
Spring is here again, blooming flowers cover the hillside
种下希望就会有收获
zhòng xià xīwàng jiù huì yǒu shōuhuò The seed of hope will grow into harvest one day.
Key words and key phrases:
小苹果 xiǎo píng guǒ Little Apple
种下 zhòng xià plant down
颗 kē measure word for seed
种子 zhǒngzi seed
终于 zhōngyú at last, finally, eventually
长出 zhǎng chū grow out
了 le completed action marker
果实 guǒshí fruit
今天 jīntiān today
伟大 wěidà great
日子 rìzi day, a date
摘下 zhāi xià to pick
星星 xīngxing star
送给你 sòng gěi nǐ to give to you as a gift
拽下 zhuài xià to pull down, to drag down
月亮 yuèliang moon
让 ràng to let sb do sth, to have sb do sth
太阳 tàiyang sun
每天 měitiān everyday
为你 wèi nǐ for you
升起 shēng qǐ rise up
变成 biàn chéng to change into, to become
蜡烛 làzhú candle
燃烧 ránshāo burn
自己 zìjǐ oneself
只 zhǐ only, just
为 wèi for
照亮 zhào liàng to illuminate, to light up
一切 yí qiè everything
都 dōu all, all together
献给 xiàn gěi to dedicate, to devote
只要 zhǐ yào as long as, if only
欢喜 huān xǐ be happy
让 ràng let sth happen
每个 měi ge every, each
明天 míngtiān tomorrow
变 biàn change, become
有意义 yǒu yìyi meaningful
生命 shēngmìng life
虽 suī although, even though
短 duǎn short
爱你 ài nǐ love you
永远 yǒng yuǎn forever, eternal
不离不弃 bù lí bú qì to never leave each other
怎么... 都... zěn me... duō... No matter how (much) ... still...
嫌 xiá complain, dislike
多 duō too much
红红的 hōng hong de red
小脸儿 xiǎo liǎn er little face
温暖 wēn nuaň warm
心窝 xin̄wō heart
点亮 diaň liang̀ to light, to illuminate
生命的火 shenḡming̀ de huǒ fire of one's life
就 jiù just(emphasis)
像 xiàng to resemble, to be like
天边 tiān biān horizon, far in the sky
最美的 zuì měi de the most beautiful
云朵 yún duǒ a cloud
春天 chūntiān spring
又 yòu again
来 lái come
到 dào arrive
花 huā flower
开满 āi mǎn to bloom abundantly
山坡 shānpō hillside
希望 xīwàng hope
就 jiù then
会 huì will, to be possible
有 yǒu to have
收获 shōuhuò harvest, reward
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Chinese idiom -- long hair short wit
今天我要向大家介绍一句常用的俗语： 头发长见识短。
Today I am going to introduce a Chinese idiom: long hair short wit.
这句俗语有一定程度的性别歧视。
This idiom has a certain degree of gender discrimination.
一些有大男子主义的人会使用这句话评论某位女士。
Some masculist people may comment a female with this idiom.
关于这句俗语的出处，我也不清楚。
I am not sure where this idiom came from.
但是，在日常生活中，你会常常听到这句俗语。
But you may often hear this idiom in daily life.
Today I am going to introduce a Chinese idiom: long hair short wit.
这句俗语有一定程度的性别歧视。
This idiom has a certain degree of gender discrimination.
一些有大男子主义的人会使用这句话评论某位女士。
Some masculist people may comment a female with this idiom.
关于这句俗语的出处，我也不清楚。
I am not sure where this idiom came from.
但是，在日常生活中，你会常常听到这句俗语。
But you may often hear this idiom in daily life.
下面我们来看一则笑话，其中就出现了这句俗语。
Next, let's read a short joke, in which this idiom is used.
Next, let's read a short joke, in which this idiom is used.
头发与智慧
Hair and wisdom
在看日本动画片《聪明的一休》的时侯，爸爸问10岁的儿子："你说说，一休为什么那么聪明呢?” “因为他没有头发呀！” “头发与智慧有什么关系呢?” “你不是说妈妈头发长见识短吗？“
When watching the Japanese series Smart Yi Xiu, the dad asks the ten years old son, " Tell me, why Yi Xiu is so smart? " " Because he doesn't have hair. " " Is there any connection between the hair and wisdom? " " Is that you who say that mom has long hair and short wit? "
关于《聪明的一休》
关于《聪明的一休》
About Smart Yi Xiu
《聪明的一休》是一部日本动画片。上个世纪八十年代从日本引进中国后，一度家喻户晓，得到人们广泛的欢迎。
Smart Yi Xiu was a Japanese cartoon TV series. It was very popular when it was introduced to China during the 1980's.
这部动画片的主人公是聪明的小和尚一休。他曾经是皇子。时局的变动让他不得不在幼年时就离开了皇宫，离开了他的母亲，进入禅寺成为了一名小和尚。他聪明好学，勇敢机智，富有同情心，常常对抗豪强，帮助弱者。这部电视剧总共有296集，每一集都讲述一个生动有趣的故事。
This TV series tells the stories about Yi Xiu, a smart little monk. He used to be a prince. But he had to leave the palace and his mother, and became a monk in the temple because of the change of political situation. He was smart, diligent, brave, and compassionate. He always tried to help the poor and weak, fight with the tyranny. There are 296 episodes. Each episode tells an interesting story.
这部动画片的主人公是聪明的小和尚一休。他曾经是皇子。时局的变动让他不得不在幼年时就离开了皇宫，离开了他的母亲，进入禅寺成为了一名小和尚。他聪明好学，勇敢机智，富有同情心，常常对抗豪强，帮助弱者。这部电视剧总共有296集，每一集都讲述一个生动有趣的故事。
This TV series tells the stories about Yi Xiu, a smart little monk. He used to be a prince. But he had to leave the palace and his mother, and became a monk in the temple because of the change of political situation. He was smart, diligent, brave, and compassionate. He always tried to help the poor and weak, fight with the tyranny. There are 296 episodes. Each episode tells an interesting story.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
RMB Banknotes and Coins
This article is trying to show you the main banknotes and coins that are used in mainland China and some surrounding Asian countries nowadays. There have been five series of different design of RMB banknotes and coins since the first series RMB was issued in 1948. The latest series of the RMB was introduced in 2005, so you will see the number of the year at the wrong side of the banknotes. Occasionally, you may see banknotes that were issued in 1999. The banknotes( include 100 yuan, 50 yuan, 20 yuan, 10 yuan, 5 yuan etc.) of year of 2005 and 1999 have the same design.
On the top left area of the right side of the banknotes, we will see 中(zhōng) 国(guó) 人(rén) 民(mín) 银(yín) 行(háng) , which means the People's Bank of China. The People's Bank of China (PBC or PBOC) is the central bank of the People's Republic of China with the power to control monetary policy and regulate financial institutions in mainland China.
On the right side of the banknotes, you will see the denomination printed in Arabic number and financial Chinese numeral characters. For example,
壹(yī) one 贰(èr) two 伍(wǔ) five 拾(shí) ten 佰(bǎi) hundred
圆(yuán) (the principal unit) 角(jiǎo) ( 1 jiao= 0.1 yuan)
First, the banknote with the biggest denomination is 100 yuan （yì bǎi yuán）, which is written as ￥100.00.
Then here goes the banknote with the second big denomination, 50 yuan （wǔ shí yuán ） , which is written as ￥50.00
Next, the 20 yuan banknote （èr shí yuán）, which is written as ￥20.00
Next, the 10 yuan banknote （shí yuán）, which is written as ￥10.00
Next, the 5 yuan banknote （wǔ yuán）, which is written as ￥5.00
(notice that the second 5 yuan banknote was printed in 1980, so the chance you see it is not big)
Then here goes the banknote with the second big denomination, 50 yuan （wǔ shí yuán ） , which is written as ￥50.00
Next, the 20 yuan banknote （èr shí yuán）, which is written as ￥20.00
Next, the 10 yuan banknote （shí yuán）, which is written as ￥10.00
or
next, the 1 yuan banknote (yì yuán), which is written as ￥1.00
or
next, the 5 jiao banknote（wǔ jiǎo）, which is written as ￥0.50
next, the 1 jiao banknote（yì jiǎo）, which is written as ￥0.10
Sometime, you may see the coins too:
1 yuan coin:
1 jiao coin:
More information about the RMB:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2005-08/31/content_3425306.htm
Sometime, you may see the coins too:
1 yuan coin:
More information about the RMB:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2005-08/31/content_3425306.htm
Sunday, June 23, 2013
新电影《中国合伙人》（About a new movie《American dreams in China》）
《锵锵三人行》是我最喜爱的谈话节目之一。主持人窦文涛。
《锵锵三人行》is one of my favorite talk show. The host is Dou Wentao. The English name of this show is Behind the Headlines.
锵锵 literally means the clang, tinkle; 三人 means three people; 行 means posture in walking. I am guessing the name comes from the words “三人行，必有我师焉。” in the book 《论语》（the Analects of Confucius）.
三人行，必有我师焉。
Among any three people walking, I will find something to learn for sure.
这期节目谈论的是一部新近上演的电影《中国合伙人》。《中国合伙人》的英文译名为《American Dreams in China》，意为"中国的美国梦"。影片讲述的
This episode is about a newly released movie 《中国合伙人》, which is translated into English as American Dreams in China. On the background of 30-year reform since 1980s in China, the movie talks about the story of how three ordinary people make their dream come true. Its first three day tally of more than 0.1 billion RMB is the best opening in this week, beating Iron Man 3.
虽然，该影片在国内很火爆，但是嘉宾们对其的评价并不好。请看下面这段视频中嘉宾的评论很有意思。
The guests in this show don't think highly of this movie, although it is very popular recently in China mainland. Click the following link, you'll see how the guests critics it.
Youtube视频链接
《锵锵三人行》is one of my favorite talk show. The host is Dou Wentao. The English name of this show is Behind the Headlines.
锵锵 literally means the clang, tinkle; 三人 means three people; 行 means posture in walking. I am guessing the name comes from the words “三人行，必有我师焉。” in the book 《论语》（the Analects of Confucius）.
三人行，必有我师焉。
Among any three people walking, I will find something to learn for sure.
这期节目谈论的是一部新近上演的电影《中国合伙人》。《中国合伙人》的英文译名为《American Dreams in China》，意为"中国的美国梦"。影片讲述的
This episode is about a newly released movie 《中国合伙人》, which is translated into English as American Dreams in China. On the background of 30-year reform since 1980s in China, the movie talks about the story of how three ordinary people make their dream come true. Its first three day tally of more than 0.1 billion RMB is the best opening in this week, beating Iron Man 3.
虽然，该影片在国内很火爆，但是嘉宾们对其的评价并不好。请看下面这段视频中嘉宾的评论很有意思。
The guests in this show don't think highly of this movie, although it is very popular recently in China mainland. Click the following link, you'll see how the guests critics it.
Youtube视频链接
Monday, June 3, 2013
国人讲普通话闹出的笑话1 (Joke about Speaking Mandarin)
普通话中众多的同音字、近音字为学习者带来了不少的麻烦。不仅是外国人，国内一些省份的人在说普通话时也会闹出不少的笑话。
Those homophones and characters that sounds very similar to each other cause lots of trouble for Mandarin learners. Not only the foreigners, even the people from some provinces of China will make a show of themselves when they speak Mandarin.
下面的一则笑话是关于广东人的。
The following joke is about Guangdong people.
一个广东地方干部陪同外地干部到城郊参观，兴高采烈地说：“坐在船头看郊区，越看越美丽”，结果外地干部们听成了“坐在床头看娇妻”，一个个掩嘴窃笑。因此有句俗话，叫“天不怕，地不怕，就怕广东人说官话”。
A local government officer of Guangdong province is accompanying some government officers from other place on visiting the suburban area. "The suburban area looks so beautiful when we are sitting in the fore and enjoying the scenery." He comments excitedly. But in the other officers' ear, he says, " She looks so beautiful when I watch my lovely wife in the bed." Everyone sniggers at him. So there is a saying, " Nothing is more scary than hearing a Guangdong person speaks Mandarin."
Do you know why this funny things happened in this joke?
Because here are couple of words that sounds similar to each other:
Those homophones and characters that sounds very similar to each other cause lots of trouble for Mandarin learners. Not only the foreigners, even the people from some provinces of China will make a show of themselves when they speak Mandarin.
下面的一则笑话是关于广东人的。
The following joke is about Guangdong people.
一个广东地方干部陪同外地干部到城郊参观，兴高采烈地说：“坐在船头看郊区，越看越美丽”，结果外地干部们听成了“坐在床头看娇妻”，一个个掩嘴窃笑。因此有句俗话，叫“天不怕，地不怕，就怕广东人说官话”。
A local government officer of Guangdong province is accompanying some government officers from other place on visiting the suburban area. "The suburban area looks so beautiful when we are sitting in the fore and enjoying the scenery." He comments excitedly. But in the other officers' ear, he says, " She looks so beautiful when I watch my lovely wife in the bed." Everyone sniggers at him. So there is a saying, " Nothing is more scary than hearing a Guangdong person speaks Mandarin."
Do you know why this funny things happened in this joke?
Because here are couple of words that sounds similar to each other:
Friday, March 8, 2013
锵锵三人行2013-03-07 从周喜军盗车杀婴案看中国的社会现象
这个视频带来了一条匪夷所思，让人难过的新闻。 周喜军偷窃了一辆车。在驾车途中才发现车内有一个两个月大的婴儿。让人难以理解的是，他居然掐死了那个可怜的婴儿。
This video brought an unthinkable and sad news. Zhou Xijun stole a car. Then he found that there was a two-month old infant in that car. It's very hard to understand that he killed that baby by choking him/her to death.
This video brought an unthinkable and sad news. Zhou Xijun stole a car. Then he found that there was a two-month old infant in that car. It's very hard to understand that he killed that baby by choking him/her to death.
Friday, May 25, 2012
An interesting book about learning Chinese language
I just finished reading Deborah Fallows' book Dreaming in Chinese. It will be an interesting book for any English speaker who wants to learn Chinese.
Deborah has lived in Shanghai and Beijing, and traveled throughout China for three years with her husband, the writer James Fallows. She is a Harvard graduate and has a PhD in linguistics, and is the author of A Mother's Work.
You can also visit her website: www.deborahfallows.com to get more information.
Deborah has lived in Shanghai and Beijing, and traveled throughout China for three years with her husband, the writer James Fallows. She is a Harvard graduate and has a PhD in linguistics, and is the author of A Mother's Work.
You can also visit her website: www.deborahfallows.com to get more information.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Have you ever seen a Puke bar in China?
When she was traveling in Hangzhou（杭州）, She saw a very funny sign at the front door of a bar: Puke bar.
"Does that sign means everybody get very drunk and puke in that bar? "
She went into it and asked the staff works there. It turned out that there are different poker cards for customers to play when they have some drink in that bar.
She asked me why?
Hehe... I guess you already figured it out. The Chinese word for poker is 扑克，and the pinyin for 扑克 is Pūkè, without the tone symbol, the spelling of which looks exactly like the English word puke. :D
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
China in the eyes of an American Journalist
Alan Paul wrote "The Expat Life" column for WSJ.com from 2005 through 2009, and he was named 2008 Online Columnist of the Year by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Paul is a senior writer for Slam and Guitar World magazines, and his writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, People, Sports Illustrated, and many other media outlets. He has contributed to The Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Guide, The Insider's Guide to Beijing, and several other books.
Based on his award-winning Wall Street Journal Online column, "The Expat Life", Alan Paul put his three-and-a-half-year journey of reinvention in Beijing, a rapidly developing metropolis, into his book named 'Big in China'. It will be really fun for anyone, who wants to take a close look about modern China, to read his book.
In his book, he reveals the challenges that he and his family, with three children-ages two, four, and seven, faced while living in a foreign country. The highlight of his book may be the part that Alan and some Chinese musicians established a blues band and became famous. My favorite part is about Alan's family traveling in China, even the remote villages.
Alan's blog is : http://alanpaul.net
Based on his award-winning Wall Street Journal Online column, "The Expat Life", Alan Paul put his three-and-a-half-year journey of reinvention in Beijing, a rapidly developing metropolis, into his book named 'Big in China'. It will be really fun for anyone, who wants to take a close look about modern China, to read his book.
In his book, he reveals the challenges that he and his family, with three children-ages two, four, and seven, faced while living in a foreign country. The highlight of his book may be the part that Alan and some Chinese musicians established a blues band and became famous. My favorite part is about Alan's family traveling in China, even the remote villages.
Alan's blog is : http://alanpaul.net
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