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生 shēng to be born 妈 mā mother 天 tiān sky 谁 shéi who 您 nín you 人 rén person 你 nǐ you 好 hǎo good 买 mǎi to buy 卖 mài to sell 骂 mà to curse 去 qù to go

服务员! Waiter! 我要一个这个，两个这个，一个那个。 I want one of these, two of these, and one of those. 您一个人吗? Are you eating alone? 我饿了。 I'm hungry.

今天我要为大家隆重介绍我们的新一任总统亚洲歌坛人 气小天王Jay周杰伦, 大家掌声欢迎! Today I'd like to introduce our newest president, Asian music superstar Jay Chou. Everyone give him a warm welcome! 呃，大家好，我是周杰伦。大家千万不要恐慌。那这场 金融危机呢就是一场龙卷风。相信我们能够赢得胜利前 最后的战役。相信危机过去后你一定比从前快乐。谢谢 。 Hello everyone. I'm Jay Chou. Whatever happens no-on...

亲爱的，咱们别再泡网吧了。 Baby, let's stop wasting time at this Internet Cafe. 稍等一下，我先救了这盘人质。 Wait a sec, let me save this round of hostages first. 你不是说要带我去一个见证我们伟大爱情的地方吗 ? Didn't you say you'd take me to a place suited to our great love? 啊，你看这不就是吗? Huh, what do you think this is? 原来你是带我来打CS，哼。 So, you brought me here to play Counterstrike?...

Jack, 快醒醒!泰坦尼克号出事了! Wake up Jack, Titanic has had an accident! 哦 Rose, 怎么了? Oh Rose, whatever shall we do? 咱们的地板已经开始渗水了。 Our floor is already covered with water. 那好像是我的洗澡水吧。 Oh, that's just the water from my shower. 哦，不，那一定是海水。我刚才看见窗外有冰川。 Oh no, that's seawater. I just saw an iceberg out the window. 冰川那得多少座啊！好像是冰山啊！ Glaci...

颓废 tuífèi upset, indifferent 钻牛角尖 zuānniújiǎojiān stubborn 务实 wùshí practical 古板 gǔbǎn inflexible and outmoded 栋梁 dòngliáng pillar 中流砥柱 zhōngliúdǐzhù strongest supporting pillar in society 欣欣向荣 xīnxīnxiàngróng promising, filled with hope 非主流 fēizhǔliú non-mainstream 烟熏妆 yānxūnzhuāng thick smokey makeup 洋画儿 yánghuàr jumping paper button game 比来比去 bǐláibǐqù to compar...

洗手间在哪儿？ Where is the washroom? 这儿没有。 There isn't any washroom here. 那哪儿有？ So where is one? 这附近都没有洗手间呀。 There aren't any washrooms anywhere around here.

一 yī 1 二 èr 2 三 sān 3 四 sì 4 五 wǔ 5 六 liù 6 七 qī 7 八 bā 8 九 jiǔ 9 十 shí 10 十一 shíyī 11 十二 shíèr 12 二十 èrshí 20 六十 liùshí 60 九十 jiǔshí 90 九十九 jiǔshíjiǔ ninety nine 99 再来一遍 zài lái yī biàn do it again 再说一遍 zài shuō yī biàn say it again 跟不上 gēnbùshàng can't keep up

对不起！ Sorry! 没关系。 Don't worry about it. 真对不起！ I'm really sorry! 真的没关系！ Don't worry about it, really! Learn this vocabulary Questions: 1. You forgot Valentine's Day again. Your significant other didn't. Looks like it's time to say: a) 没关系 b) 对不起 c) 对关系 d) That's strange. I thought today was Tuesday. 2. A more casual way to say sorry in Chinese is: a) 不好意思 b) 真关系 c)...

吴方言 Wu dialect 尾音 closing word in sentence 不懂装懂 to pretend to understand when one doesn't 不变应万变 to shun change in order to cope with a changing world 中原 the central plains of China 褶儿 wrinkles, pleats 卤儿 thick meat, egg and starch gravy put on noodles 烧包儿 spendthrift or financially reckless person 冤家 enemy 头颈 neck 横行霸道 tyrannical 油条 fried dough stick 油饼 deep-frie...

你会说中文吗？ Do you speak Chinese? 乙: 当然了，我是中国人。 Of course, I'm Chinese. 噢，我原来以为你是韩国人呢！ Oh, I thought you were Korean!

你需要点儿什么？ What would you like? 啤酒。 Beer. 一扎还是一瓶儿? A draft or a bottle? 一瓶儿。 A bottle.

去天津的车票还有吗？ Are there any tickets to Tianjin left? 最后两张。 The last two. 软座还是硬座？ Soft or hard seater? 没坐儿。站票要不要? No seats left. Standing tickets only. Want them? 啊。 Ah.... 不要后面的。 If you don't want them... next! 要，要，要！ Yes, I want them.

这是什么？ What is this? 这个？ This one? 不是，那个！ No, that one! 不知道。 I don't know. Learn this vocabulary

你是汤姆克鲁斯？ Are you Tom Cruise? 不是。 No. 你是谁？ Who are you? 我不说.... I won't say.... 是！是！你是汤姆克鲁斯！ You are! You are! You are Tom Cruise! Learn this vocabulary Questions: 1. Which of the following words is negative? a) 是 b) 说 c) 不 d) 谁 2. Which of the following sentences is the correct translation of “who is he”? a) 我是谁 b) 他是谁 c) 她是谁 d) 你是谁 3. Which of the fol...

南锣鼓巷 nánluógǔxiàng Nanluoguxiang 小松糕 xiǎosōnggāo muffin 巷 xiàng lane 杀手游戏 shāshǒuyóuxì killer game 陆陆续续 lùlùxùxù in a steady stream 这里 zhèlǐ here 过客 guòkè Pass By ar 吉他吧 jítaba Guitar Bar 沙漏 shālòu Sandglass 三棵树 sānkèshù Three Trees 假沙漏 jiǎ shālòu (fake) Sandglass 闹鬼 nàoguǐ to haunt, to stir up trouble 平房 píngfáng single-story house

你好。 Hello. 你好吗？ How are you? 我很好，谢谢。 I'm fine, thank you. 再见！ Goodbye! Learn this vocabulary

山前有四十四棵死涩柿子树，山后有四十四只石狮子，山前的四十四棵死涩柿子树，涩死了山后的四十四只石狮子，山后的四十四只石狮子， 咬死了山前的四十四棵死涩柿子树，也不知是山前的四十四棵死涩柿子树涩死了山后的四十四只石狮子，还是山后的四十四只石狮子咬死了山前的四十四棵死涩柿子树。 吃葡萄不吐葡萄皮，不吃葡萄倒吐葡萄皮。 白石塔，白石搭，白石搭白塔，白塔白石搭，搭好白石塔，白塔白又大。 打南边来了个喇嘛，手里...

哎，你看，前头又堵车了。 Oh, look. It's jammed again up ahead. 前边路口这交警都开始交通管制了。 There's a traffic cop who's started directing traffic at the intersection up ahead. 是出什么事故了吗？ Has there been an accident? 前边路口好像两辆车发生了刮蹭。 Looks as if two cars sideswiped each other at the intersection up ahead. 唉，这单行线上......你看这车，队伍排得那么 长，要不然咱们插个队抄小道...

我们这份工作呢，主要要求就只有两点。第一是，瘦。 Now our job has two important requirements. The first is: you need to be thin. 我挺瘦的。 I'm pretty thin. 嗯，这点你比较符合。 Hmmm, you're about up to par on this one. 嗯。 Hmmmm.... 第二呢，是胆儿大。 Secondly, you need to be brave. 啊？胆儿大？？/ Huh? Brave??? 对，蹦过极吗？我们这份工作呢让你每天都有蹦极的感觉。 Yes. Have you ever bunji-jumped?...

2008年11月28号晚上八点左右，你在哪儿？ Where were you around o'clock on the evening of November 28, 2008? 我已经说了，跟我朋友在一块儿。您还想知道什么 ？ I've already told you. I was together with friends. What else do you want to know? 那你怎么解释我们在犯罪现场发现的窗台上有你的 脚印儿? So how can you explain the footprint of yours we found on the windowsill of the crime scene? 门被反锁了我当然...

对不起，对不起，我迟到了。 I'm sorry about being late. 我都等了四个小时了。 I've been waiting four hours. 哎呀，我本来不会迟到的。遇上路上堵车嘛。真对不住你了。 I wasn't late at the start, but then I ran into a traffic jam. I'm really sorry. 那你应该把手机开着啊。 Then you should have turned on your cellphone. 我都说对不起了。你还想怎么着？谁让你把时间定那么早啊。 I've already said sorry, what els...

我今天找你来呢就是想谈一下我们家请阿姨的事。你感兴趣吗？ I called you over today to chat for a bit about our search for an Ayi. Are you interested? 哎呀！这位先生你能找到我小艾是你太有眼光了。 Oh！For a gentleman like you to find someone like me is sign you've got a good eye. 小艾同志，我们家呢主要就是：带带孩子，给孩子做顿饭，然后再做一些家务，像扫扫地，擦擦地，做做饭，然后把每天的垃圾倒一下，顺...

嗓子不舒服我们都用 Is your throat sore, we all use.... 咽喉疼痛,嗓子干涩,请用 Sore and dry throat, please use.... 金猴子嗓宝 Golden Monkey Throat Lozenge 哪儿有卖的? Where can I buy it? 全国各大药店均有销售 For sale at all major pharmacies nationwide 电话呢? and the phone number? 800-820-8820 Learn this vocabulary

咳，老板走了没? Hey, has the boss gone yet? 终于走了。 He's finally gone. 哎呀，太好了。走。咱们吃饭去! Great! Come on, let's go eat! 你还没工作完呢? Are you finished with work? 哎呀，老板都走了谁还要工作呢？ 别假正经了！走吧，走吧，别假正经了！ What are you thinking? Who keeps working once the boss leaves? Get moving, get moving, don't act all straightlaced! 好，走吧。 Ok, let's go. Learn this vo...