February 27, 2022 - Washington D.C. Taiwanese School Advanced Mandarin Conversation Class Note

 

• Today, we share our cultural lesson "Beautiful Taiwan" homework.

• 今天, 我們分享文化課“美麗臺灣”的功課。

• Jīntiān fèn xiǎng wǒmen de wénhuà kè “měilì Táiwān” gōngkè.

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• WDCTS 華府台灣學校

Huá fǔ táiwān xuéxiào

 功課

熊大東

February 27th 2022

• Water buffalo are useful for their labor because they help farmers daily.
• Many billions of rice grains have been supported by these gentle water buffalo giants.
• I also compare the Taiwanese version of the water buffalo to the African water buffalo which often fights against lions.
• The water buffalo is truly an iconic creature in Taiwan and around the world.
• I read that “an old water buffalo, a rice paddy, and an egret on the wing” is a scene deeply embedded in the Chinese subconscious.水牛對他們的勞動很有用，因為它們每天都在幫助農民。
• 這些溫柔的水牛巨人支撐了數十億米粒。
• 我還將台灣版的水牛與經常與獅子打架的非洲水牛進行了比較。
• 水牛是台灣乃至世界的標誌性生物。
• 我讀到“老水牛，稻田，翅膀上的白鷺”是一個深深植根於中國人潛意識的場景。
• Shuǐniú duì tāmen de láodòng hěn yǒuyòng, yīnwèi tāmen měitiān dū zài bāngzhù nóngmín.
• Zhèxiē wēnróu de shuǐniú jùrén zhīchēngle shù shí yì mǐlì.
• Wǒ hái jiāng táiwān bǎn de shuǐniú yǔ jīngcháng yǔ shīzi dǎjià de fēizhōu shuǐniú jìnxíngle bǐjiào.
• Shuǐniú shì táiwān nǎizhì shìjiè de biāozhì xìng shēngwù.
• Wǒ dú dào “lǎo shuǐniú, dàotián, chìbǎng shàng de báilù” shì yīgè shēn shēn zhí gēn yú zhōngguó rén qiányìshí de chǎngjǐng.

Joseph (高 靖和)  功課

• My wife's dad loves wax apples.
• He gave me wax apples when I visited Taiwan.
• The texture reminded me of an Asian pear,
• but it’s not as sweet.
• My wife also loves wax apples. She even wrote an article about them!
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• 我太太的爸爸喜歡蓮霧，

• 我去台灣的時候他請我吃蓮霧
• 蓮霧的質地讓我想起了水梨，
• 味道不那麼甜，
• 我太太也喜歡蓮霧，
• 她甚至寫了一篇關於蓮霧的文章！
• Wǒ tàitài de bàba xǐhuān lián wù, 
• wǒ qù táiwān de shíhòu tā qǐng wǒ chī lián wù,
• lián wù de zhídì ràng wǒ xiǎngqǐle shuǐlí, 
• wèidào bù nàme tián, 
• wǒ tàitài yě xǐhuān lián wù, 
• tā shènzhì xiěle yī piān guānyú lián wù de wénzhāng!

Steven  (葛艾倫) 功課

• Taiwan is a beautiful island.
• 台灣是一個美麗的島嶼。
• Táiwān shì yīgè měilì de dǎoyǔ.
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• That is why the Portuguese gave it the name Ilha Formosa.
• 這就是為什麼葡萄牙人給它取名為 Ilha Formosa。
• Zhè jiùshì wèishéme pútáoyá rén gěi tā qǔ míng wèi Ilha Formosa.
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• I have been to Sun Moon Lake.
• 我去過日月潭。
• Wǒ qùguò rìyuètán.
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• But I have yet to visit Taroko Gorge.
• 但我還沒有去太魯閣峽谷。
• Dàn wǒ hái méiyǒu qù tài lǔ gé xiágǔ.
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• I asked my wife if I had ever eaten "wax apple".
• 我問我太太我有沒有吃過 "lian bu"。
• Wǒ wèn wǒ taitai wǒ yǒu méiyǒu chīguò “lian bu".
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• She said I probably had.
• 她說我可能有。
• Tā shuō wǒ kěnéng yǒu.

• We had a mini speech about how we spent "Valentine."
• 我們做了一個關於我們如何度過“情人節”的小型演講。
• Wǒmen zuòle yīgè guānyú wǒmen rúhé dùguò “qíngrén jié” de xiǎoxíng yǎnjiǎng.
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• The formal TOCFL test date is either April 10 or April 24.  We will do one more mock test on March 20. Thank you for your registration in time.

• 正式的 "華語文能力測驗"（TOCFL） 考試日期是 4 月 10 日或 4 月 24 日。我們將在 3 月 20 日再進行一次模擬考試。感謝您及時註冊。

• Zhèngshì de"huáyǔ wén nénglì cèyàn"(TOCFL) kǎoshì rìqí shì 4 yuè 10 rì huò 4 yuè 24 rì. Wǒmen jiàng zài 3 yuè 20 rì zài jìnxíng yīcì mónǐ kǎoshì. Gǎnxiè nín jíshí zhùcè.
  
  
  
• We are learning in Lesson 5, where, what, and who - to prepare for our mock test on 3/20/22.
• 我們在第 5 課中學習，在哪裡、什麼和誰——為 22 年 3 月 20 日的模擬考試做準備。
• Wǒmen zài dì 5 kè zhōng xuéxí, zài nǎlǐ, shénme hé shuí——wèi 22 nián 3 yuè 20 rì de mónǐ kǎoshì zuò zhǔnbèi.
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• We also learn the difference between "every state" and "europe" these two character.
• 我們還學習了“每個州”和“歐洲”這兩個字之間的區別。
• Wǒmen hái xuéxíle “měi gè zhōu” hé “ōuzhōu” zhè liǎng gè zì zhī jiān de qūbié.
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  川 is the radical (river) The land in the river

  水 (氵) is the radical

   

• I also answer Darrell Rico Doss ( 熊大東) questions about  the following words are either traditional or simplified Chinese characters. 

• 我還回答了Darrell Rico Doss ( 熊大東)關於以下圖片的句子是繁體還是簡體的問題。

• Wǒ hái huídále Darrell Rico Doss ( 熊大東) guānyú yǐxià de túpiàn Jùzi shì fántǐ háishì jiǎntǐ de wèntí.

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  來擼粉商店
  擼遍天下粉
  來 - 繁體 (Traditional Chinese)
  来 - 簡體 (Simplified)
  擼 - 繁體 (Traditional Chinese)
  撸 - 簡體 (Simplified)

  
  

• We discuss the ethnic groups in Yunnan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Lao as well as the evolution of "Lu Fen" in the cuisine.
• 我們討論了雲南、越南、柬埔寨、泰國和老撾的民族以及“擼粉”在美食中的演變。
• Wǒmen tǎolùnle yúnnán, yuènán, jiǎnpǔzhài, tàiguó hé lǎowō de mínzú yǐjí “lǔ fēn” zài měishí zhōng de yǎnbiàn.
•  We learn the Chinese translation of each state of America, such as "Hawaii', "Illinois", "Texas", and "California" and the names of the seven continents.

• 我們學習美國每個州的中文翻譯，例如“夏威夷”、“伊利諾伊”、“德克薩斯”和“加利福尼亞”以及七大洲的名稱。

• Wǒmen xuéxí měiguó měi gè zhōu de zhōngwén fānyì, lìrú “xiàwēiyí”,“yīlìnuòyī”,“dé kè sà sī” hé “jiālìfúníyǎ” yǐjí qī dàzhōu de míngchēng.