Answer to Video Lesson: Really? Seriously?
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Video Lesson: Don’t Forget to Buy A Gift!
Do you have any absent-minded or forgetful friends? How do you normally give them a friendly reminder?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Becky, tomorrow is my parents’ 20th wedding anniversary. B: Really? Congratulations! Bié wàngjì mǎi lǐwù! What best describes the dialogue? Please choose …
Answer to See Misbehavior? Describe It with “倒胃口 (dǎo wèikǒu)”!
Answer: B
Answer Analysis:
Beware of your manners when in China. Remember, behavior that may be considered “normal” back home may turn some heads in China. Creating a disruptive “scene” in public is unusual. However, waiting in line is considered polite, as is giving cash …
Video Lesson: I’m 100% Sure!
0.5, 1/2, 50%…How do you read these numbers in Chinese?
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Gabrielle Douglas zhēn bànɡ! She did great in the individual all-around competition in the London Olympics. B: Yeah, and she got 62.232. How many points did Douglas get in …
Answer to Video Lesson: I’m 100% Sure!
Answers:
1.A 2.B 3. B 4.A 5. A <<Back to “Video Lesson: I’m 100% Sure!” …
Invite Friends to a Bar in Chinese: Nightlife Lesson!
It’s Friday night! Let’s forget about work and hit the bars!
Exercises in the Video:
1. A: Hey man! I got a promotion today. How should we celebrate? B: … What would he say? Please choose the best answer. A. Qù hē yì bēi, zěnmeyàng? …
Answer to Invite Friends to a Bar in Chinese: Nightlife Lesson!
Answers:
1. A 2.B 3.A 4.B 5. A <<Back to “Invite Friends to a Bar in Chinese: Nightlife Lesson!” …
How Are Mandarin Students Reacting to the WannaCry Virus in China?
Sometimes, the job of a Mandarin Chinese teacher in China is to help students deal with day-to-day obstacles in life. This week, many of my students are freaking out over the new computer virus called WannaCry that is affecting individuals and organizations around the world. …
What It Means If You Are the Blind Cat in A Chinese Idiom
It was a lovely summer’s day where I just couldn’t say inside.
The beautiful riverside park near my home was calling me. In an unexpected twist that caused the perfect day, I ran into some of my old students playing badminton on the courts.
There …
Answer to What It Means If You Are the Blind Cat in A Chinese Idiom
Answer: D The Chinese idiom “瞎猫碰上了死耗子 (Xiāmāo pèng shàng le sǐ hàozi)” means “blind luck.” So, the answer D is correct as a person winning unexpectedly is a kind of blind luck.
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Answer to How Are Mandarin Students Reacting to the WannaCry Virus in China?
Answer: C
Answer analysis:
The Chinese name given to the WannaCry virus is a literal translation of the function that its creators intended. 勒索 (lèsuǒ) means “blackmail” or “extort” and 病毒 (bìngdú) means “virus” and can be used for both digital viruses and also a …
Video Lesson: “Don’t Do It”! Warn Your Friends in Mandarin Chinese
When someone is doing something either annoying or dangerous, how do you stop him?
Exercise in the Video:
1. A: Jane, wǒmen qù zhèi ge fànguǎn chīfàn, hǎo ma? B: Bié qù zhèi ge fànguǎn chī. Bù hǎo chī. What does Jane mean? A. She …
Slow or Speedy? 龟速 (Guīsù) and 神速 (Shénsù)?
I’m writing about two simple and useful words in Mandarin Chinese that you can use on a daily basis to describe things that are fast or slow. These terms, “龟速 (guīsù) slow” and “神速 (shénsù) fast”, I learned when reading and discussing Children’s stories in …
Answer to Slow or Speedy? 龟速 (Guīsù) and 神速 (Shénsù)?
Answer: C
Answer Analysis:
龟速 (guīsù), literally meaning “turtle speed” is used as common, daily language in China. 龟速 (guīsù) is used impatiently to describe such events as slow service or Internet speeds creeping at a sluggish speed.
Video Lesson: Body Parts (Part II)
In today’s Mandarin Chinese lesson, Teacher Becky introduces the the parts of the face and gives useful examples of how these parts can be used in a sentence (and also how the Chinese traditionally find them attractive!). Let’s take a look:
Exercises in the Video:
… Learn 背黑锅 (bēi hēiguō) and It’s Fascinating Origin Story!
We all decided it would be really funny to prank our teacher for April Fool’s Day. We had painted Easter Eggs as an activity with some local children and they were sitting in the window of our classroom. We thought it would be hilarious to …
Answer to Learn 背黑锅 (bēi hēiguō) and It’s Fascinating Origin Story!
Correct Answer 1. C The term “背黑锅 (bēi hēiguō)” means “to take the blame for others” so the answer is C. <<Back to “Learn 背黑锅 (bēi hēiguō) and It’s Fascinating Origin Story!”…