Happy Chinese（快乐汉语） is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来，展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

Today let's learn this sentence "…is claimed to be…".今天我们来介绍“……号称是……”这个句型。


Words:
流星 liúxīng:meteor
罕见 hǎnjiàn:rare
震撼 zhènhàn:shock; impact
矿物质 kuàngwùzhì:mineral
吉林陨石 Jílín yǔnshí:Jilin meteorites
来之不易 láizhībúyì:be hard to come by

Sentences:

1..……hàochēng shì……………号称是……
…is claimed to be…

2.“Jílín yī hào” hàochēng shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de shíyǔnshí。“吉林一号”号称是世界上最大的石陨石。
"Jilin's Meteorite Number One" is claimed to be the largest stone meteorite in the world.