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September 26, 2021 - Washington D.C. Taiwanese School Advanced Mandarin Conversation Class Note

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  Teacher Wu said,  "How's everyone!  Today we are so happy to have the representative from "The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) Culture Center" to visit our Taiwan School .  We cover the simulated "Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language."  The purpose is to let you all get familiar with the exam format.  We will practice often and take the test when you are all ready. "    吳老師 說 : " 大家好! 今天我們很高興有 "中華民國僑務委員會的代表" 來我們台灣學校參觀。 我們介紹模擬的 “華語文能力測驗"(TOCFL)"。 目的是讓大家熟悉考試形式。 我們會經常練習,等你準備好了再參加考試。 "   Wú lǎoshī shuō:  " Dàjiā hǎo, Jīntiān wǒmen hěn gāoxìng yǒu "Zhōnghuá mínguó qiáowù wěiyuánhuì dàibiǎo" lái wǒmen Táiwān xuéxiào cānguān. Wǒmen jièshào mónǐ de “Huáyǔ wén nénglì cèyàn." (TOCFL) ”. Mùdì shì ràng dàjiā shúxī kǎoshì xíngshì. Wǒmen huì jīngcháng liànxí, děng nǐ zhǔnbèi hǎole zài cānjiā kǎoshì. " Teacher Wu said,  "The following is  Steven    ( 葛艾倫)   homework from last we...

September 19, 2021 - Washington D.C. Taiwanese School Advanced Mandarin Conversation Class Note

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  Teacher Wu said,  "How's everyone!  Let's put your names on the  writing practice book. "    吳老師 說 : " 大家好! 讓我們把你的名字寫在寫作練習冊上。 "   Wú lǎoshī shuō:  " Dàjiā hǎo, Ràng wǒmen bǎ nǐ de míngzì xiě zài xiězuò liànxí cè shàng. " Teacher Wu said,  "The meanings of these characters are as the following: "    吳老師 說 : " 這些字的意思如下: "   Wú lǎoshī shuō:  " hèxiē zì de Yìsi rúxià: "   (我)I,me,myself started as a weapon to protect yourself (是) - uses the sundial as the point of direction and the footstep to follow through (名)  uses the mouth to call someone or to identify the object in the dark (The moon)   (華) the word starts a a flower to indicate its beauty and splendor (府) the word originated as a warehouse to store the valuables such as the shells (old money currency).  It becomes an official residence or mansion (臺) the traditional and (台) the simplified are both interchangeable.  The t...

Sunflower 2021 -

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  This morning, look at the front-yard. One night of wind and rain, the sunflower fell and snapped. Summer’s fading & fall’s approaching. Nothing is perfect.  Nothing remains the same. You rise and fall.  You peak and fade. Looking beyond to plant and flower again!             9/16/21-今早,巡視「半畝園」     一夜風雨,花落凋零!     夏去秋來,花開花謝!     世無圓滿,期待明年!     重新耕耘,再現風華!

September 12, 2021 - Washington D.C. Taiwanese School Advanced Mandarin Conversation Class Note

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  Teacher Wu said,  "How's everyone!  It's the first day of our class in 2021.  Let's welcome our new teaching assistant, Ting and a possible new student, Matt's fiancée , Shannon. "    吳老師 說 : " 大家好! 這是我們 2021 年開學的第一天。讓我們歡迎我們的新助教, Ting, 筠婷 和一位可能的新學生,Matt 的未婚妻 Shannon。 "   Wú lǎoshī shuō:  " Dàjiā hǎo, zhè shì wǒmen 2021 nián kāixué de dì yī tiān. Ràng wǒmen huānyíng wǒmen de xīn zhùjiào, Tíng, hé yī wèi kěnéng de xīn xuéshēng,Matt de wèihūnqī, Shannon. " Teacher Wu said,  "We Washington Taiwanese school are so luck to be selected as one of the 15 schools among 90+ world Chinese schools as "Community Taiwan Center for Mandarin Learning. "    吳老師 說 : " 我們華府台灣學校有幸被選為世界90多所中文學校中的15所學校之一,作為“社區台灣華語文學習中心”。 "   Wú lǎoshī shuō:  " Wǒmen Huá fǔ Táiwān xuéxiào yǒuxìng bèi xuǎn wèi shìjiè 90 duō suǒ zhōngwén xuéxiào zhōng de 15 suǒ xuéxiào zhī yī, zuòwéi “Shèqū  Táiwān huáyǔ wén xuéxí zhōngxīn." Teacher Wu said,  ...