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Hot News: A Trouble Maker in Grain – Nezha 哪吒 (Nézhā)

Jìnrì, Nézhā yǐjīng chuàngzào le chāoguò èr shí yì de guónèi piàofáng. 近日,哪吒已经创造了超过20亿的国内票房。 Recently, Nezha earned more than 2 billion yuan from movie-goers. Zhè bù diànyǐng yuánzì Zhōngguó de xiǎoshuō Fēngshényǎnyì, 这部电影源自中国的小说《封神演义》。 The film comes from the Chinese novel The Investiture of the Gods. Wài …

Practical Lesson for Going to the Doctor in China

1. Read the dialogue and answer the questions below.

Lǐ xiānsheng: Nǐ nǎlǐ bù shūfu? 李先生:你哪里不舒服?

Wáng Jūn: Wǒ yǒu diǎnr liú bítì, hóulóng yě hěn tòng. 王军:我有点儿流鼻涕,喉咙也很痛。

Lǐ xiānsheng: Zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng chíxù duōjiǔ la? 李先生:这种情况持续多久啦?

Wáng Jūn: Liǎng tiān la. 王军:两天啦。

Lǐ xiānsheng: …

Video Lesson: Hard To Say “No?”

Exercises in the Video:

1. A: Jessica, jīntiān wǎnshanɡ wǒmen qù chī huǒɡuō zěnmeyànɡ? A:Jessica,今天晚上我们去吃火锅怎么样? B: Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ mínɡtiān kǎoshì. _______________. B:不好意思,我明天考试。______________ 。 What would Jessica say? Please choose the best answer. A. Wǒ bú qù. A. 我不去。 B. Wǒ qù. B. 我去。 C. …

Answer to A Chinese Idiom of Triviality Everyone Needs to Know

Answer: 1. A

Analysis:

Xiǎo Lǐ: Wèishénme Xiǎo Hóng kànqǐlái bù gāoxìng ? 小李:为什么小红看起来不高兴? Xiao Li: Why does Xiao Hong look unhappy?

Xiǎo Míng: Tā hé Xiǎo Zhāng yīnwèi jiè dōngxi de shìqing chǎojià le, tāmen zǒngshì wèile jīmáosuànpí de xiǎoshì zhēngchǎo. 小明:她和小张因为借东西的事情吵架了,他们总是为了鸡毛蒜皮的小事争吵。 Xiao Ming: …

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