January 31, 2021 - Washington D.C. Taiwanese School Advanced Mandarin Conversation Class Note

 

• Teacher Wu said, "How is every one?  it's snowing outside.  It's very pretty.  It's about 3 inches of snow fallen here. "  吳老師說: "大家好嗎？ 外面正在下雪。 非常漂亮。這裡的雪深約3英寸." Wú lǎoshī shuō: "Dàjiā hǎo!  Wàimiàn zhèngzài xià xuě. Fēicháng piàoliang.  Zhèlǐ de xuě shēn yuē 3 yīngcùn."
• Darrell Rico Doss ( 熊大東) Original Homework:
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• 我学习中文在薹灣. - Wǒ xuéxí zhōngwén zài tái wān - I am studying Chinese in Taiwan.
• 今天的天気真热啊! - Jīntiān de tiānqì zhēn rè a!
• 每天我有上课 -  Měitiān wǒ yǒu shàngkè - I have class every day.
• 我在 答案公园. - Wǒ zài dà'ān gōngyuán. - I am at Da An Park
• Darrell Rico Doss ( 熊大東) Revised Homework with Teacher:
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• 我在台灣學過中文 - Wǒ zài táiwān xuéguò zhōngwén - I had studied Chinese in Taiwan before.
• 今天的天氣真熱啊! - Jīntiān de tiānqì zhēn rè a! - The weather is very hot today!
• 每天,在台灣大學,我有上課 - Měitiān, Zài táiwān dàxué, wǒ yǒu shàngkè. - I have class every day at Taiwan University.
• 我在大安公園. - Wǒ zài dà'ān gōngyuán. - I am at Da An Park

  Lesson 73 Chinese New Year (過新年)

• Teacher Wu said, "Let us discuss the interpretation of this couplet written by the president of Taiwan. "  吳老師說: "讓我們討論一下台灣總統寫的對聯的解釋." Wú lǎoshī shuō: "Ràng wǒmen tǎolùn yīxià táiwān zǒngtǒng xiě de duìlián de jiěshì."
  
  

  

  It's Cursive script (Chinese: 草書)

  

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• Let the year of  bull will bring a "Bull Year - Bull Market" 牛轉錢坤
• Using two homophones of 牛,扭 (niú) (bull, twist around) and 乾, 錢 (qián) (Universe, money) - to indicate "Using the blessed "Bull" to turn the adversity into opportunity.
• Teacher Wu said, "let us discuss about "Laba congee and Laba Festival." "  吳老師說: "讓我們討論一下“臘八粥和臘八節”" Wú lǎoshī shuō: "Ràng wǒmen tǎolùn yīxià “làbāzhōu hé làbā jié.""

  

  
  

  
  

• Joseph (高 靖和) said, "I will share with you about my wife's "Laba Congee".  We still store them inside the fridge.  This will be my next week's homework.  The ingredients are a little different from the above" Joseph (高 靖和) 說:, "我將與您分享我太太的“臘八粥”。 我們仍然將它們存儲在冰箱中。 這將是我下星期的作業.  成分與以上不同” Joseph (高 靖和shuō) :“Wǒ jiāng yǔ nín fēnxiǎng wǒ Tái tài de “làbāzhōu”. Wǒmen réngrán jiāng tāmen cúnchú zài bīngxiāng zhōng. Zhè jiāng shì wǒ xià xīngqí de zuòyè.  Chéngfèn yǔ yǐshàng bùtóng."
• Teacher Wu said, "Let's discuss about the "Tea Leaves Egg" bag and "Red Envelope" which I will distribute to you ." "  吳老師說: "讓我們討論一下我將分發給您的“茶葉蛋”袋和紅包”" Ràng wǒmen tǎolùn yīxià wǒ jiāng fēnfā gěi nín de “Cháyè Dàn” dài hé Hóng Bāo.""
  
• Teacher Wu said, "I used to go barefoot to school, becasue we were poor.  On the New Year's Eve, I slept with my new cloth canvass shoes.  I was afraid of getting them dirty.  My family did not have money to buy leather shoes.  It was a sweet memory." "  吳老師說: "我以前赤腳上學，因為我們很窮。 除夕，我把新的帆布鞋和我一起睡。 我怕弄髒他們。 我家沒有錢買皮鞋。 這是一個美好的回憶。”" Wǒ yǐqián chìjiǎo shàngxué, yīnwèi wǒmen hěn qióng. Chúxì, wǒ bǎ xīn de bù fānbù xié hé wǒ yīqǐ shuì. Wǒ pà nòng zāng tāmen. Wǒ jiā méiyǒu qián mǎi píxié. Zhè shì yīgè měihǎo de huíyì..""

Homework and important announcement for next week:

1. WDCTS Lunar New Year/Taiwan Fun event on 2/7/2021, 4:30pm

2. Raymond(書宗) , Darrell Rico Doss ( 熊大東) : Please let me know when to meet with your convenience at Cabin John Middle School parking lot this week to pick up "Tea Egg Bag" and "Red Envelopes"  Since Steven  (葛艾倫) and Joseph (高 靖和) already had theirs last week.

3. Homework:  

• Steven  (葛艾倫) : A joke to share from "Grinding the Millets/Glutinous Rice" - "磨小米和糯米 - 一個笑話" - Mó xiǎomǐ hé nuòmǐ  - Yīgè xiàohuà
• Joseph (高 靖和) : My wife's "Laba Congee" - 太太的臘八粥 - Tài tài de làbāzhōu.”
• Darrell Rico Doss ( 熊大東) and Raymond(書宗): Any subject with your memory in New Year will work - No Pressure
  
  Thank you all for the homework (paper cutting) from last week. 謝謝大家上週的功課（剪紙）。Xièxiè dàjiā shàng zhōu de gōngkè (jiǎnzhǐ).

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