May 7th, 2008
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May 5th, 2008
Vocabulary: Numbers
Pin3pai2
Mai4dang1lao2
Xing1ba1ke4
Ke3kou3ke3le4
Bai3shi4ke3le4
Suo3ni2
Gu3ge1
Vocabulary: Tone Marks
Pǐnpái
Màidāngláo
Xīngbākè
Kěkǒukělè
Bǎishìkělè
Suǒní
Gǔgē
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May 1st, 2008
Article: Numbers
Zai4 zui4jin4 ji3 nian2, wang3lu4 gai3bian4 le xu3duo1 ren2 de sheng1huo2 xi2guan4. Hen3duo1 xin1 gong1si1 yong4 wang3lu4 zhe4ge you1dian3, wei4 ta1men zi4ji3 dai4 lai2 geng4duo1 zhuan4qian2 de ji1hui4. Suo3yi3, xiang4 yi1xie1 zai4 shi4chang3 shang4 sheng1yi4 zuo4 de bi3jiao4 jiu3 de gong1si1, ru2guo3 ta1men xiang3 zhuan4 geng4duo1 qian2 de hua4, ke3neng2 jiu4 bi4xu1 gai3bian4 yi1xie1 zuo4 sheng1yi4 de fang1fa3. Xian4zai4, wo3men ke3yi3 yong4 wang3lu4 zuo4 hen3duo1 shi4qing2, bi3ru2 shuo1, gen1 peng2you3 huo4 ke4hu4 liao2tian1, zai4 wang3lu4 shang4 mai3 dong1xi1 gen1 mai4 dong1xi1, huo4shi4 yong4 wang3lu4 xia4zai3 dian4ying3 he2 yin1yue4 deng3 deng3. Er2qie3, xian4zai4 you3xie1 kuan3shi4 de shou3ji1 ye3 ke3yi3 shang4wang3. Suo3yi3, you3xie1 ren2 jue2de wang3lu4 hen3 fang1bian4, dan4shi4 you3xie1 ren2 hai2shi4 bi3jiao4 xi3huan1 zhi1qian2 mei2you3 wang3lu4 de sheng1huo2, huo4xu3 shi4 yin1wei4 ta1men bi3jiao4 xi3huan1 gen1 ren2 mian4 dui4 mian4 gou1tong1 de na4 zhong3 gan3jue2 ba.
Article: Tone Marks
Zài zuìjìn jǐ nián, wǎnglù gǎibiàn le xǔduō rén de shēnghuó xíguàn. Hěnduō xīn gōngsī yòng wǎnglù zhège yōudiǎn, wèi tāmen zìjǐ dài lái gèng duō zhuànqián de jīhuì. Suǒyǐ, xiàng yīxiē zài shìchǎng shàng shēngyì zuò de bǐjiào jiǔ de gōngsī, rúguǒ tāmen xiǎng zhuàn gèng duō qián de huà, kěnéng jiù bìxū gǎibiàn yīxiē zuò shēngyì de fāngfǎ. Xiànzài, wǒmen kěyǐ yòng wǎnglù zuò hěnduō shìqíng, bǐrú shuō, gēn péngyǒu huò kèhù liáotiān, zài wǎnglù shàng mǎi dōngxī gēn mài dōngxī, huòshì yòng wǎnglù xiàzǎi diànyǐng hé yīnyuè děng děng. Érqiě, xiànzài yǒuxiē kuǎnshì de shǒujī yě kěyǐ shàngwǎng. Suǒyǐ, yǒuxiē rén juéde wǎnglù hěn fāngbiàn, dànshì yǒuxiē rén háishì bǐjiào xǐhuān zhīqián méiyǒu wǎnglù de shēnghuó, huòxǔ shì yīnwèi tāmen bǐjiào xǐhuān gēn rén miàn duì miàn gōutōng de nà zhǒng gǎnjué ba.
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April 30th, 2008
Vocabulary: Numbers
A: Ni3 zheng4 zai4 zuo4 shen2me?
B: Wo3 peng2you3 ji4 dian4zi you2jian4 gei3 wo3,ke3shi4 wo3 kan4 bu4 dao4 li3mian4 de zhao4pian4.
A: Zen3me hui4 zhe4 yang4?
B: Wo3 ye3 bu4 zhi1dao4. Qi2shi2 wo3 bi3jiao4 xi2guan4 yong4 ping2guo3 dian4nao3,suo3yi3 wo3 zai4 yong4 wei2ruan3 dian4nao3 de shi2hou4,you3 shi2hou4 hui4 gao3 bu4 qing1chu3. Ke3shi4 mei2 guan1xi4,wo3 peng2you3 de wang3zhan4 li3mian4 you3 na4 zhang1 zhao4pian4,wo3 ke3yi3 qu4 na4bian1 xia4zai4.
A: Suo3yi3 zhe4 yi1 tai2 shi4 ni3 xin1 mai3 de dian4nao3 ma?
B: Dui4 a. Zui4jin4 you3 yi1xie1 dian4zi shang1dian4 de wei2ruan3 dian4nao3 zai4 da4 te4jia4. Suo3yi3 sui1ran2 wo3 fu4 le yi1yang4 de jia4qian2,ke3shi4 ta1men song4 wo3 de ying4ti3 ye3 bi3jiao4 hao3.
Vocabulary: Tone Marks
A: Nǐ zhèng zài zuò shénme?
B: Wǒ péngyǒu jì diànzi yóujiàn gěi wǒ,kěshì wǒ kàn bù dào lǐmiàn de zhàopiàn.
A: Zěnme huì zhè yàng?
B: Wǒ yě bù zhīdào. Qíshí wǒ bǐjiào xíguàn yòng píngguǒ diànnǎo,suǒyǐ wǒ zài yòng wéiruǎn diànnǎo de shíhòu,yǒu shíhòu huì gǎo bù qīngchǔ. Kěshì méi guānxì,wǒ péngyǒu de wǎngzhàn lǐmiàn yǒu nà zhāng zhàopiàn,wǒ kěyǐ qù nàbiān xiàzài.
A: Suǒyǐ zhè yī tái shì nǐ xīn mǎi de diànnǎo ma?
B: Duì a. Zuìjìn yǒu yīxiē diànzi shāngdiàn de wéiruǎn diànnǎo zài dà tèjià. Suǒyǐ suīrán wǒ fù le yīyàng de jiàqián,kěshì tāmen sòng wǒ de yìngtǐ yě bǐjiào hǎo.
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April 28th, 2008
Vocabulary: Numbers
Wei2ruan3
Ying4ti3
Fa1
Dian4zi3 you2jian4
Liu2lan3
Xia4zai4
Vocabulary: Tone Marks
Wéiruǎn
Yìngtǐ
Fā
Diànzǐ yóujiàn
Liúlǎn
Xiàzài
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April 25th, 2008
Vocabulary: Numbers
Xin1wen2
Xiao1xi2
Tou2tiao2
Bao4dao3
Ji4zhe3
Za2zhi4
Vocabulary: Tone Marks
Xīnwén
Xiāoxí
Tóutiáo
Bàodǎo
Jìzhě
Zázhì
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April 23rd, 2008
Dialogue: Numbers
A: Ni3 kan4dao4 zuo2tian1 xuan3ju3 de jie2guo3 le ma?
B: Kan4 le,wo3men dou1 hen3 gao1xing4,yin1wei4 wo3 xi3huan1 de na4 yi1ge ren2 ying2 le.
Na4 ni3 ye3 qu4 tou2piao4 le ma?
A: Na4 dang1 ran2. Er2qie3 wo3 ba4ba zhi1dao4 jie2guo3 hou4,ta1 fei1chang2 kai1xin1, yin1wei4 ta1 jue2de wo3men guo2jia1 zui4jin4 de jing1ji4 bu2 tai4 hao3. Suo3yi3 ru2guo3 huan4 le xin1de zheng4fu3 hou4,huo4xu3 dui4 wo3men de jing1ji4 hui4 bi3jiao4 hao3.
B: En1,you3xie1 ren2 jue2de,wo3men de zheng4fu3 ying1gai1 yao4 xiang3 ban4fa3,ru2he2 rang4 wo3men de jing1ji4 geng4 jin4bu4.
A: Ke3shi4 dui4 wo3 lai2 shuo1,wo3 bu4 jue2de wo3men guo2jia1 xian4zai4 de jing1ji4 qing2kuang4 hen3 bu4 hao3.
B: Dan4shi4 xian4zai4 zai4 wo3men de guo2jia1,hao3 xiang4 hai2you3 hen3duo1 ren2 mei2you3 gong1zuo4, er2qie3 hen3duo1 chan3pin3 de jia4qian2 ye3 yue4 lai2 yue4 gui4.
A: Hao3 xiang4 zhen1de shi4 zhe4 yang4. Xi1wang4 xin1de zheng4fu3 zhen1de neng2 rang4 wo3men guo2jia1 de jing1ji4 bian4 de yue4 lai2 yue4 hao3.
Dialogue: Tone Marks
A: Nǐ kàndào zuótiān xuǎnjǔ de jiéguǒ le ma?
B: Kàn le,wǒmen dōu hěn gāoxìng,yīnwèi wǒ xǐhuān de nà yīge rén yíng le.
Nà nǐ yě qù tóupiào le ma?
A: Nà dāng rán. Érqiě wǒ bàba zhīdào jiéguǒ hòu,tā fēichāng kāixīn, yīnwèi tā juéde wǒmen guójiā zuìjìn de jīngjì bú tài hǎo. Suǒyǐ rúguǒ huàn le xīnde zhèngfǔ hòu,huòxǔ duì wǒmen de jīngjì huì bǐjiào hǎo.
B: Ēn,yǒuxiē rén juéde,wǒmen de zhèngfǔ yīnggāi yào xiǎng bànfǎ,rúhé ràng wǒmen de jīngjì gèng jìnbù.
A: Kěshì duì wǒ lái shuō,wǒ bù juéde wǒmen guójiā xiànzài de jīngjì qíngkuàng hěn bù hǎo.
B: Dànshì xiànzài zài wǒmen de guójiā,hǎo xiàng háiyǒu hěnduō rén méiyǒu gōngzuò, érqiě hěnduō chǎnpǐn de jiàqián yě yuèláiyuè guì.
A: Hǎo xiàng zhēnde shì zhè yàng. Xīwàng xīnde zhèngfǔ zhēnde néng ràng wǒmen guójiā de jīngjì biàn de yuè lái yuè hǎo.
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April 21st, 2008
Vocabulary: Numbers
Jing1ji4
Zheng4fu3
Ren2min2
Shui4
Di1
Vocabulary: Tone Marks
Jīngjì
Zhèngfǔ
Rénmín
Shuì
Dī
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April 16th, 2008
- Lesson 217 to be released on Monday, April 21
- New set of PDFs released to teach new characters
- PDFs now color coded to make sorting easier
- Repetition key to CLO structure
- New exercises coming soon
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April 14th, 2008
Vocabulary: Numbers
Gong1ye4
Jin4kou3
Chu1kou3
Zi1yuan2
You1dian3
Que1dian3
Dui4shou3
Vocabulary: Tone Marks
Gōngyè
Jìnkǒu
Chūkǒu
Zīyuán
Yōudiǎn
Quēdiǎn
Duìshǒu
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