eChineseLearning Newsletter 35(A) (January 6,2010)
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Highlights in This Issue
1.Chinese Mini-Test---汉语迷你测试Hànyǔ mínǐ cèshì Chinese Mini-Test
2.Chinese Fairy Tale For Kids--小猫种鱼Xiǎo māo zhònɡ yú A Kitten Planted
Fish

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Chinese Mini-Test
汉语迷你测试(hànyŭ mínǐ cèshì) Chinese Mini-Test
Beginner Level 初级 chūjí
What is the Chinese character for “cold”?
A. 冷(lěng)
B. 凉(liáng)
C. 热(rè)
D. 暖(nuǎn)

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Intermediate Level 中级 zhōngjí
If you choose an online Chinese school to learn Chinese, you might be
familiar with the phrase “上网(shàngwǎng).” Do you know what
“上网(shàngwǎng)” means in English?
A. Go to school
B. Attend classes
C. Surf the internet
D. Go home

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Advanced Level 高级 gāojí
Tom wasn’t so confident with the coming HSK exam, because he prepared
for the HSK exam “马马虎虎carelessly.” What is the Chinese pinyin for
“马马虎虎carelessly” in this sentence?
A. Kuàikuàilèlè
B. Mǎmǎhūhū
C. Tuántuányuányuán
D. Huānhuānxǐxǐ

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Chinese Fairy Tale for Kids

小猫种鱼(xiǎo māo zhònɡ yú) A Kitten Planted Fish
有一只聪明的小猫，总是喜欢跑来跑去。
Yǒu yìzhī cōnɡmínɡ de xiǎomāo, zǒnɡshì xǐhuān pǎolái pǎoqù.
There was a clever kitten who liked trotting up and down.

春天来了，妈妈带他去种菜。
Chūntiān lái le, māmɑ dài tā qù zhònɡcài.
When spring came, his mother took him to plant vegetables.

一星期后，小猫发现菜发芽了。
Yī xīnɡqī hòu, xiǎomāo fāxiàn cài fāyá le.
A week later, the kitten found the vegetable seeds have sprouted.

于是它问妈妈为什么种子会发芽。
Yúshì tā wèn māma wèishénme zhǒnɡzi huì fāyá.
So he asked his mother how the seeds were able to sprout.

妈妈告诉他种子吸收了泥土里的水分和营养，
Māma ɡàosu tā zhǒnɡzi xīshōu le nítǔ lǐ de shuǐfèn hé yínɡyǎnɡ,
Mother told him that seeds can absorb the water and nutrients in the
soil,

然后就会发芽，再长叶子，最后会结出很多菜。
Ránhòu jiùhuì fāyá, zài zhǎnɡ yèzi, zuìhòu huì jiéchū hěnduō cài.
Then they will bud and sprout leaves. And at last they will yield many
vegetables.

小猫想：如果我把鱼种到泥土里，会不会长出很多鱼呢？
Xiǎomāo xiǎnɡ: rúguǒ wǒ bǎ yú zhòngdào nítǔ lǐ, huìbuhuì zhǎngchū
hěnduō yú ne ?
The kitten thought: if I plant fish into the soil, will they yield
many fish?

第二天，小猫拿了几条鱼，种在了土里。
Dìèrtiān, xiǎomāo ná le jǐtiáo yú, zhònɡzài le tǔ lǐ.
The next day, the kitten took some fish and planted them in the soil.


小猫每天都浇水，一个星期过去了，可是鱼还是没有发芽。
Xiǎomāo měitiān dōu jiāoshuǐ, yíɡè xīnɡqī ɡuòqùle, kěshì yú háishì
méiyǒu fāyá.
He watered the fish every day. A week later, the fish still didn’t
germinate.

小猫很着急，挖开泥土一看。
Xiǎomāo hěn zháojí, wākāi nítǔ yíkàn.
The kitten was very anxious and dug out the fish to have a look.

哇，鱼全部烂掉了，只剩下骨头了。
Wa, yú quánbù làn diào le, zhǐ shènɡxià ɡǔtóu le.
Wow, all the fish were rotten, only left were their bones.

小猫很奇怪也很伤心，就去问妈妈。
Xiǎomāo hěn qíɡuài yě hěn shānɡxīn, jiùqù wèn māma.
The kitten was very curious and sad, so he asked his mother.

“为什么我把鱼种到泥土里不会长出鱼？”
"Wèishénme wǒbǎ yú zhònɡ dào nítǔ lǐ búhuì zhǎnɡchū yú?"
" I have planted fish in the soil but why didn’t it grow out fish?"

妈妈笑了，她说：“鱼是动物，不能种的。
Māmɑ xiàole, tā shuō:" Yú shì dònɡwù, bùnénɡ zhònɡde.
Mom laughed and said, "Fish are animals and cannot been planted.

只有植物才可以种植。比如番茄、黄瓜、西瓜等。”
Zhǐyǒu zhíwù cái kěyǐ zhònɡzhí. Bǐrú fānqié, huánɡɡuā, xīɡuā děnɡ."
Only the plants can been planted, for example, tomato, cucumber,
watermelon and so on."

小猫明白了这个道理，它想：今后我要多学习，才会知道很多知识。
Xiǎomāo mínɡbai le zhèɡe dàolǐ, tā xiǎnɡ: jīnhòu wǒ yào duō xuéxí,
cáihuì zhīdào hěnduō zhīshí.
The kitten came to understand this truth. He thought, ‘from now on I
need to learn more so that I can obtain more knowledge.’

生词(shēngcí) Vocabulary
发芽(fāyá) v to germinate
“发(fā)” means to grow out and “芽(yá)” means bud.
Example:
到了春天，草都发芽了。
Dàole chūntiān, cǎo dōu fāyá le.
When spring comes, the grass germinates.

明白(míngbai) v to understand
“明(míng)” means clear and “白(bái)” literally means white.
Example:
他正在尽力弄明白她的意思。
Tā zhènɡzài jìnlì nònɡmínɡbɑi tāde yìsi.
He is trying his best to understand her meaning.

小猫(xiǎomāo): n kitten
种(zhònɡ): v plant
春天(chūntiān): n spring
伤心(shānɡxīn): adj sad
学习(xuéxí): v to learn


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Quote of the Week:
如果我们不成功，一定有人成功；如果我们不成功，后悔的一定是我们自己。
Rúɡuǒ wǒmen bùchénɡɡōnɡ, yídìnɡ yǒurén chénɡɡōnɡ; rúɡuǒ wǒmen
bùchénɡɡōnɡ, hòuhuǐ de yídìnɡ shì wǒmen zìjǐ.
If we fail, there must be someone who will succeed; if we fail, it
will be us who will regret.
---from Ma Yun, CEO of Alibaba, one of the most famous e-commerce
websites in China.

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