爱德华国际汉语是一家专业从事汉语言文化培训的机构,我们不仅提供高质量的汉语教学课程,还有综合的中国文化项目。我们的任务是让每一位外籍学生了解中国,了解中国文化并提高汉语水平。我们关注每一位学生的需求,从而提供更好的服务。 Sentences in the Week 游泳池,swimming pool. The water is too cold.水太凉了(shui3 tai4 liang2 le)。Do you know how to swim? 你会游泳吗?(ni3 hui4 you2yong3 ma?) I like playing beach volleyball. 我喜欢打沙滩排球。(wo3 xi3huan da3 sha1 tan1 pai2qiu2)All in today’s Chinese Studio. Yajie: When we go to the swimming pool, that’s 游泳池(you2yong3 chi2) in Chinese. Sometimes the water is too cold. So,Chris, do you know how to say that in Chinese? Chris: Let me see, is it水太凉了(shui3 tai4 liang2 le)? Yajie: Good. 水太凉了(shui3 tai4 liang2 le). 水 (shui3) is water. Chris: 水 (shui3). Yajie: 太 (tai4), too or very. Chris: 太 (tai4) Yajie: 凉 (liang2), here means cold . Chris: 凉 (liang2) Yajie: 水太凉了(shui3 tai4 liang2 le), the water is too cold Chris: 水太凉了(shui3 tai4 liang2 le) Conversation1: Yajie: Chris, do you know how to swim? 你会游泳吗?(ni3 hui4 you2yong3 ma?) Chris: Yes, I do.我会游泳。 Yajie: 你(ni3), you. Chris: 你(ni3) Yajie: 会 (hui4), can or be able to. Chris: 会 (hui4 Yajie: 游泳(you2yong3), to swim. Chris: 游泳(you2yong3) Yajie: 你会游泳吗?(ni3 hui4 you2yong3 ma?) Chris: 你会游泳吗?(ni3 hui4 you2yong3 ma?) Do you know how to swim? Yajie: This week we taught our listeners three swimming styles, but of course only the names of them. Let’s review them now. First is backstroke Chris: Backstroke would be 仰泳(yang3gyong3) Yajie: Yes, 仰泳(yang3gyong3) , second, breaststroke is 蛙泳(wa1yong3) Chris: 蛙泳(wa1yong3) Yajie: and Chris, do you still remember free style? Chris: Yes, I do… 自由泳,zi4 you2 yong3. Yajie: Very good! Chris: Yajie, after swimming for such a long time, I feel a little bit tired, so I want to lay by the poolside. How do I say poolside to my Chinese friends? Yajie: It’s 游泳池边(you2yong3 chi2 bian1) Chris: 游泳池边(you2yong3 chi2 bian1) Yajie: Yes, we learned swimming pool yesterday, which is游泳池(you2yong3 chi2), Chris: 游泳池(you2yong3 chi2) Yajie: 边(bian1)means the margin of the pool. Chris: 边(bian1). Yajie: 游泳池边(you2yong3 chi2 bian1), swimming poolside. Chris: 游泳池边(you2yong3 chi2 bian1). Yajie, can we also omit the word swimming like in English, Just say poolside for short? Yajie: Of course. You can say 池边 for short. Chris: 池边(chi2 bian1) Conversations2: Chris: Yajie, I like playing beach volleyball. Could you please repeat that in Chinese? Yajie: Sure. No problem. It’s我喜欢打沙滩排球。(wo3 xi3huan da3 sha1 tan1 pai2qiu2) Chris: 我喜欢打沙滩排球。(wo3 xi3huan da3 sha1 tan1 pai2qiu2) YJ: 喜欢(xi3huan), means like to Chris: 喜欢 (xi3huan) YJ: 打(da3)means to play Chris: 打(da3) YJ: Beach volleyball is 沙滩排球(sha1 tan1 pai2 qiu2). Chris: 沙滩排球(sha1 tan1 pai2 qiu2). YJ: 我喜欢打沙滩排球。(wo3 xi3huan da3 sha1 tan1 pai2qiu2) Chris: 我喜欢打沙滩排球。(wo3 xi3huan da3 sha1 tan1 pai2qiu2)I like playing beach volleyball. Conversations3: Yajie: That’s the end of this week’s Chinese studio. Next week we are going to talk about sports in Chinese. Stay tuned with our Chinese studio. Have a nice weekend. Cam: Xia zhou jian! |