July 11, 2021 - Washington D.C. Taiwanese School Advanced Mandarin Conversation Class Note

 

• Teacher Wu said, "I have something important to announce: "Mandarin Conversation classes at Washington DC Taiwanese School" was selected in June as one of the four "Community Mandarin Language Learning Centers" for the eastern region of  the U.S.A. from "Overseas Community Affairs Council" in Taiwan."  吳老師說: "“我有重要的事情要宣布：“華府臺灣學校華語會話班”於6月被中華民國僑務委員會”選為美國東部地區四個“社區華語文學習中心”之一 .”" Wú lǎoshī shuō: "“Wǒ yǒu zhòngyào de shìqíng yào xuānbù:“HuáFǔ Táiwān xuéxiào Huáyǔ huìhuà bān” yú 6 yuè bèi Zhōnghuá mínguó qiáowù wěiyuánhuì” xuǎn wèi měiguó dōngbù dìqū sì gè “shèqū HuáyǔWén xuéxí  zhōngxīn zhī yī.”
• Teacher Wu said, "Our learning situation in school as a teacher and students is still the same only the school will handle the detailed administrative issues.  Please encourage your wives to join our class as the teaching assistant or students."  吳老師說: "“我們作為老師和學生在學校的學習情況還是一樣，只是學校會處理詳細的行政問題。 請鼓勵您的太太作為助教或學生加入我們的班級。.”" Wú lǎoshī shuō: "Wǒmen zuòwéi lǎoshī hé xuéshēng zài xuéxiào de xuéxí qíngkuàng háishì yīyàng, zhǐshì xuéxiào huì chǔlǐ xiángxì de xíngzhèng wèntí. Qǐng gǔlì nín de tài tái zuòwéi zhùjiào huò xuéshēng jiārù wǒmen de bānjí."
• Teacher Wu said, "Let's all learn Mandarin conversation together, because I have taught you before about this Confucius' proverb."  吳老師說: "“大家一起來學華語會話吧，因為孔子的這句諺語我以前教過你。”" Wú lǎoshī shuō: "Dàjiā yì qǐlái xué Huáyǔ huìhuà ba, yīnwèi kǒngzǐ de zhè jù yànyǔ wǒ yǐqián jiàoguò nǐ."

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   "when three are walking together, I am sure to find teachers among them."

  
  
• Teacher Wu said, "let's share everyone's homework :  Using any metaphors to write "what do you see after the disappearance of cicadas from the year 2021?""  吳老師說: "讓我們分享大家的作業:  用任何比喻來寫下“2021年蟬消失後你看到了什麼？" 。" 
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• Wú lǎoshī shuō: "Ràng wǒmen fēnxiǎng dàjiā de zuòyè:   yòng rènhé bǐyù lái xiě xià  “2021 nián chán xiāoshī hòu nǐ kàn dàole shénme?”

Steven  (葛艾倫) said: Steven  (葛艾倫)  shuō:

• 好安靜. 我不必低頭。蟬已經走了。但不完全。它們的殼覆蓋了我們的花園。今天看到知更鳥吃多了，還以為是別的品種。這可能會帶來好處。
  Hǎo ānjìng. Wǒ bùbì dītóu. Chán yǐjīng zǒule. Dàn bù wánquán. Tāmen de ké fùgàile wǒmen de huāyuán. Jīntiān wǒ kàn dào yī zhī zhī gēng niǎo chī dé tài bǎo, wǒ yǐwéi tā shì lìng yīgè wùzhǒng. Zhè kěnéng huì dài lái hǎochù.
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• It's quiet. I don't have to bow my head. The cicada is gone. But not completely. Their shells cover our garden. Today I saw that the robins ate a lot, and thought it was another species. This may bring benefits.

• Joseph (高 靖和) said: Joseph (高 靖和) shuō:
• 蟬走了
• 樹木很安靜
• 繁忙的街道空無一人
• 蟬會回來
• 繁忙的街道會再次熱鬧起來
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• Chán zǒule
• Shùmù hěn ānjìng
• Fánmáng de jiēdào kōng wú yīrén
• Chán huì huílái
• Fánmáng de jiēdào huì zàicì rènào qǐlái
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• Cicada is gone
• Trees are quiet
• Busy street empty
• Cicada will come back
• The busy street will be lively again
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• Teacher Wu said, "Let me share with you my homework also."  吳老師說: "“我也和你分享我的作業." Wú lǎoshī shuō: "Wǒ yě hé nǐ fēnxiǎng wǒ de zuòyè."
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• A lot can change in 17 years.  In the summer of 2021, Cicada burst out from the ground to begin the gathering of their lifetime:
• The metaphor:
• A.
• 1. Cicada – visible insect.
• 2. COVID-19 – invisible virus. 
• B.
• 1. Cicada – will disappear as suddenly as they came.
• 2. COVID-19 – will be with us forever. 
• C.
• 3. Cicada – come out rampantly with notice of timeline. 
• 4. COVID-19 – attack the globe in force without any notice.
• D.
• 3. Cicada – not harmful to humans.
• 4. COVID-19 – harmful to humans. 
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• 17 年可以改變很多。 2021年的夏天，蟬從地底冒了出來，開始了他們的生活。
• 比喻：
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• A.
• 1. 蟬——可見的昆蟲。
• 2. COVID-19 – 隱形的病毒。
• B.
• 1. 蟬——會像來時一樣突然消失。
• 2. COVID-19 – 將永遠與我們同在。
• C。
• 3.蟬——猖獗地出來，讓我們知道它們的生命週期。
• 4. COVID-19——在沒有任何通知的情況下全力攻擊全球。
• D.
• 3.蟬——對人體無害。
• 4. COVID-19 – 對人類有害。
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• 17 Nián kěyǐ gǎibiàn hěnduō. 2021 Nián de xiàtiān, chán cóng dìdǐ màole chūlái, kāishǐle tāmen de shēnghuó.
• Bǐyù:
• Yīzhǒng.
• 1. Chán——kějiàn de kūnchóng.
• 2. COVID-19 – yǐnxíng bìngdú.
• B.
• 1. Chán——huì xiàng lái shí yīyàng túrán xiāoshī.
• 2. COVID-19 – jiāng yǒngyuǎn yǔ wǒmen tóng zài.
• C.
• 3. Chán——chāngjué dì chūlái, ràng wǒmen zhīdào tāmen de shēngmìng zhōuqí
• 4. COVID-19——zài méiyǒu rènhé tōngzhī de qíngkuàng xià quánlì gōngjí quánqiú.
• D.
• 3. Chán——duì réntǐ wúhài.
• 4. COVID-19 – duì rénlèi yǒuhài.

Teacher Wu said:

• Wow, I am so proud of you all.  
• We all share our summer homework about Cicada using metaphors.  
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• Homework next week:
• "What else do you want me as a teacher or school to teach you anything more than what we have already been learning?"
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• 吳老師說:
• 哇，我為你們感到驕傲。 我們都用比喻來分享關於蟬的暑期作業。
• 下週作業：
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• “除了我們已經學過的東西，你還想讓我作為老師或學校教你什麼？”
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• Wa, wǒ wèi nǐmen suǒyǒu rén gǎndào jiāo'ào. Wǒmen dōu yòng bǐyù lái fēnxiǎng guānyú chán de shǔqí zuòyè.
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• Xià zhōu zuòyè:
• “Chúle wǒmen yǐjīng xuéguò de dōngxī, nǐ hái xiǎng ràng wǒ zuòwéi lǎoshī huò xuéxiào jiào nǐ shénme?”