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March 2010 eBook Audio - Intermediate
Tue, 03/02/2010 - 21:47 — adminWords Bank 单词银行: 把字句
Chinese Idiom 成语学习 :分庭抗礼
我的城市——上海
March 2010 eBook Audio - Beginner
Tue, 03/02/2010 - 21:43 — adminTongue Twister of miào 庙 & māo猫
Radicals of 犭（猫））
Red Green红*绿
Hat, Pants & Shoes 帽子、裤子和鞋子
The Spring Is Coming! 春天来了
I Like Chinese Class 我喜欢中文课
Learn Chinese from Ms. Pang’s Games 庞老师游戏课堂（二）
Hot words of Shopping购物用语
The Long Noodle, The Steamed Bun and the instant(curl) noodle 面条,包子和方便面
Chinese New Year in Suzhou
Tue, 03/02/2010 - 21:34 — admin I can't imagine how anybody calls anybody else to send New Year's greetings here in China; with the constant rattling of fireworks and ladyfingers, it's hard even to hear your phone go off, much less hold a conversation with it. Today is the Lantern Festival, yuanxiaojie, which marks the final day of Spring Festival vacation as well as the last day for fireworks in the city. The four boys from the building across from me have, I think, been running around with cigarette lighters in their hands all day, and the stone courtyard between my building and number 5 is blown with small drifts and lines of red wax paper flakes. Under the grey sky, they look like the aftermath of some destruction instead of old celebration.
I have heard that Beijing is an exciting time during New Year, which officially passed on the 14th of this month (I know, Valentine's Day, and also the same weekend as NBA All-Star week, a coincidence that's generated more than a few good jokes over here). I'm sure it is a lot of fun up here, amid the cold and dirt, but since Spring Festival is supposed to be passed with family, I did the next best thing and opted for a friend's family; more accurately, Jingjing graciously invited me to spend the vacation with her family in Suzhou.
eBook Audio By Section
Mon, 02/15/2010 - 10:20 — adminLearn Yu Wen is making their ebook audio available to the public. It's now broken out by section. So you can listen and learn your pronunciation as you study the monthly journal. The audio follows along both the Chinese learning print journal and Chinese learning ebooks.
Happy Chinese New Year 2010
Sun, 02/14/2010 - 21:56 — admin
Learn Yu Wen would like to wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year! 2010 is the year of the Dragon. Here's a quick description of the event from HelloKids.com:
On February 15, 2010, the Chinese New Year celebrations will begin and will last 15 days! This is the most important holiday on the Chinese calendar. The Chinese calendar differs from the Western calendar because it is based on the lunar year and follows a 12-year cycle. So, the date of Chinese New Year changes every year. The 12-year pattern aligns with the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac. There are many legends that explain the creation of the Chinese Zodiac. The most common and popular legend explains that the Jade Emperor invited all the animals to participate in a race. The first twelve to cross the swift river and arrive at the finish would win a coveted position in the Chinese Zodiac. Each animal was awarded a position based when they arrived at the finish line and it is from this race that the traits of each animal in the Chinese Zodiac are derived.
February 2010 eBook Audio - Intermediate
Sun, 02/14/2010 - 14:07 — adminWords Bank 单词银行: 把字句
Chinese Idiom 成语学习 :分庭抗礼
我的城市——上海
February 2010 eBook Audio - Beginner
Sun, 02/14/2010 - 14:07 — adminTongue Twister of miào 庙 & māo猫
Radicals of 犭（猫））
Red Green红*绿
Hat, Pants & Shoes 帽子、裤子和鞋子
The Spring Is Coming! 春天来了
I Like Chinese Class 我喜欢中文课
Learn Chinese from Ms. Pang’s Games 庞老师游戏课堂（二）
Hot words of Shopping购物用语
The Long Noodle, The Steamed Bun and the instant(curl) noodle 面条,包子和方便面
January 2010 eBook Audio - Intermediate
Sun, 02/14/2010 - 13:07 — adminWords Bank 单词银行: 把字句
Chinese Idiom 成语学习 :分庭抗礼
我的城市——上海（一）
January 2010 eBook Audio - Beginner
Sun, 02/14/2010 - 13:07 — adminTongue Twister of zuǐ 嘴 & tuǐ腿
Radicals of 月（腿） & 足（跑）
New Year 新*年
Table, Chair and Stool 桌子, 椅子和凳子
Happy or Unhappy? 快乐不快乐？
New Semester & New Car 新学期和新车
Learn Chinese from Ms. Pang’s Games 庞老师游戏课堂（一）
The Spring Festival Greeting春节问候语
Three turtles 三只乌龟
A Poem for the Chinese New Year
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:05 — adminBoston area translator and cultural guru Canaan Morse brings us his latest poem for the Chinese New Year.
Hu's in China
Come and give a round of applause for 庚寅年,
whom we saw coming. We know 虎 he is,
though not what he brings;
besides a new jacket and 鼠s for the baby,
expenses, a newsprinted war
between Muslim and 猪, and Oba马
still blowing on the trumpet of 猴pe
‘til he’s blue.
The Times and Time tell me that this year,
nothing is certain; but I’m not 蛇.
The places we’ve been 兔
are small indication of where we’ll 狗.
Hell, some say that 鸡sus will reappear,
though I don’t think so.
I only know
that I'm not getting any 羊ger, I’ve lost
some of what I was taking a龙
and will lose more soon. So tell me,
is this the year for things that are old—
or merely for that which was once 牛?
http://paper-republic.org/canaanmorse/contest-spring-festival-zodiac-poems/
You can read more of Canaan's writing at his Paper Republic profile: Canaan Morse.
