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HOME Travel in Chinese Previous Lessons Sign Posts Bookmarks Substitution & Extension Video Update (new) Picture Bank Question & Answer Feedback Our Team   About us     "Learn to Speak Chinese" is a 15-minute program on CCTV Internatioanl. Starting from the early 90´s, seven series of "Learn to Speak Chinese" have been made, including "Hello, Beijing", "International Business Chinese", "Chinese 400", "Kindergarten Chinese", "After School Chinese" and "Communicate in Chinese".   Air Time •  Beijing Time: Monday---Saturday 3:15 9:15 15:15        Host •  Mark Rowswell (Da Shan)        Contact us •  Your msg. welcomed     E-mail:tic@cctv.com Tel:86-10-88243094/5 Fax:86-10-68574712   Question & Answer •  Chinese Characters“一”and “不”always change their tones in some syllables, why and how to read them correctly? >>more   Interactive Name E-mail

Bulletin Board     " class=text>The web version of TRAVEL IN CHINESE, English Service of China Central Television, is newly revised! Our website will be updated every Monday and Thursday when our latest programs are on air. This will enable you to watch our program and get some relevant information on line first time. If you miss some lessons on air, you can still catch it on our website. If you want to review the previous texts, sentence structures and language points, please visit our website and you are sure to get a surprise. Through the website you can also get acquainted with our hosts, actors/actresses and other team members. Besides, you can interact with us by leaving your message on our website. Thank you for your patronage for our program and our website. Today´s Lesson •  Lesson 78     The city of Qufu abounds in cultural relics related to Confucius and his philosophy, of which the most famous are the Confucian Temple, Confucian Cemetery and Confucian Family Mansion. In today’s lesson, Xuemei and her collogue will begin their exciting Qufu trip. Follow us! more>> Sign Posts •  The Confucian Temple     Qufu, in Shandong Province, is the hometown of Confucius, a great thinker, statesman and educator in China´s history, who founded of the Confucian school of philosophy around the 5th century BC. The name Confucius is a transliteration of his Chinese title 孔夫子, although he is often know in Chinese simply as 孔子 Master Kong. more>> Bookmarks •  1)反倒 showing an unexpected result 例）他平时挺聪明的，怎么今天反倒没了主意。 He’s usually quite intelligent. Why is it that today he doesn’t know what to do? 例）这位外国朋友反倒对中国文化十分了解。 This foreign friend actually knows quite a lot about Chinese culture. •  2）得以 so that 例）多亏了他的帮助，我这次的考试才得以过关。 With his help, I was able to pass the test this time. 例）北京烤鸭以皮脆肉嫩而得以闻名。 Peking Duck became famous for its crispy skin and tender meat. •  3）向来 constantly, always 例）我向来不喜欢穿白色的衣服。 I have never liked wearing white clothing. 例）我向来都喜欢吃蔬菜。 I have always liked to eat vegetables. more>> Substitution & Extention •  被 …所… to show a passive voice 例) 我被这个故事所感动。 I was moved by the story. 例) 游客被云南的美丽景色所吸引。 The tourists were attracted by the beautiful scenery in Yunnan. more>> Actors/Actresses Shi Yanjing Eve Bower Mei Yan Yu Ling Internatoinal marriage A crossculture family

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