Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 111 – A Chinese ancient poem

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 111 – A Chinese ancient poem

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about daily activities. Today, we will have a Chinese ancient poem.

yǒng liǔ

   咏   柳 (The Willow)

hè zhī zhāng (táng)

贺   之     章   （唐）(He Zhizhang（Tang）)

bì yù zhuāng chéng yī shù gāo，

碧 玉       妆        成    一   树   高，

(The slender tree is dressed in emerald all about,)

wàn tiáo chuí xià lǜ sī tāo。

  万    条     垂   下 绿 丝 绦。

(A thousand branches droop like fringes made of jade.)

bù zhī xì yè shuí cái chū，

 不  知 细 叶   谁   裁    出，

(But do you know by whom these slim leaves are cut out?)

èr yuè chūn fēng sì jiǎn dāo。

二  月     春     风   似  剪    刀。

(The wind of early spring is sharp as scissor blade.)

Today’s idiom is:

dǎ cǎo jīng shé

打   草   惊    蛇 (beat the grass and frighten away the snake -- act rashly and alert the enemy； beat emptily upon the grass, and the snake will be frightened.)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)

Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 110 – Answers to quiz

     Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 110 – Daily Activities in Chinese

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. In our previous class we had a quiz for our previous lessons. Today, we will talk about daily activities in Chinese.

1.   nǐ de yī tiān yī bān shì zěn me guò de ne?

你 的 一  天  一   般   是   怎   么    过  的 呢？

(What is a typical day for you?)

2.   wǒ zǎo shàng tōng cháng liù diǎn bàn xǐng.

 我   早     上      通        常    六   点      半     醒。

(I usually wake up at 6:30 in the morning.)

3.   wǒ qī diǎn zhōng chī zǎo fàn.

 我 七  点        钟     吃   早   餐。

(I eat my breakfast at 7:00 in the morning.)

4.   bái xuě měi tiān zǎo chén bā diǎn zhōng qù shàng bān.

 白   雪    每   天    早     晨   八   点        钟     去     上      班。

(Bai Xue goes for work at 8:00 every moring.)

5.   wǒ xià bān hòu cháng cháng qù guàng shāng chǎng.

我 下  班 后   常     常  去   逛   商    场。

(I often go to the mall after work.)

6.   wǒ fang xué hòu tōng cháng qù dǎ wǎng qiú.

我  放  学  后  通   常   去打  网  球。

(I usually play tennis after school.)

7.   wǒ xián xiá shí xǐ huān dú shū.

 我   闲    暇   时 喜   欢    读   书。

(I like reading in my spare time.)

8.   wǒ xí guàn shí'èr diǎn zuǒ yòu shàng chuáng shuì jiào.

 我习    惯     十 二   点    左    右      上          床        睡    觉。

(I used to going to best at about 12:00.)

9.   wǒ xǐ huān zhōu mò qù yóu yǒng.

我  喜    欢      周    末  去   游     泳。

(I like swimming at weekend.)

10.  bái lěi měi tiān xià wǔ qù diào yú.

  白  磊   每   天    下  午  去   钓    鱼。

(Bai Lei goes fishing every afternoon.)

11.   tā tōng cháng gōng zuò shí chuān dé hěn zhèng shì.

 他   通       常        工     作    时     穿    得   很     正      式。

(He usually dresses formally for work.)

12.  xué hǎo zhōng wén yào huā xiē shí jiān.

   学    好      中      文     要    花   些   时   间。

 (It takes time to master Chinese.)

13.  nǐ xǐ  huān nǐ de gōng  zuò ma?

 你 喜    欢   你  的    工     作   吗？

 (Do you like your job?)

14. shì de, gōng zuò suī rán hěn xīn kǔ, dàn shì

 是  的，  工     作   虽   然    很   辛  苦，但   是

 wǒ yǐ jīng shì yìng le.

  我 已  经   适    应   了。

 (Yes.The work is hard, but I am used to it.)

15. nǐ xí guàn zhè zhǒng shēng huó fāng shì ma?

你 习 惯  这   种    生   活  方  式 吗？

 (Are you used to this kind of life?)

Today’s idiom is:

  

jīn fēi xī bǐ

今 非 昔 比 (Today is no longer yesterday.)

tā shì yè yī shǐ shí fēn lè guān, dàn xiàn zài yǐ jīn fēi xī bǐ le.

她  事  业伊  始   十  分  乐   观,     但    现   在 已 今  非  昔比了。

(At the beginning of her career she was full of optimism

 but not now.)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)