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Lesson 141 It’s Getting Colder and Colder.
M: Hello everyone, good to meet you again in ‘Learn Chinese Now’, 我是 ML. S: 大家好!我是Stuart. Achoo! Excuse me, I must have caught a cold. M: How come, Stuart? You were alright last time I saw you. S: Yeah, but I walked back home when it began to rain, xiàyǔ, to rain. M: Poor Stuart! S: Achoo! These few days it’s been non-stop rain! Zhèjǐtiān yìzhízài xiàyǔ…...
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Lesson 140 Travelling in China.
M: Péngyǒumen, nǐmen hǎo! 现在我们开始学汉语。我是曼丽。 S: Dàjiāhǎo! Wǒshì Stuart. M: Today is a 复习课,and we have a lot of stuff to review. S: So, wǒmen búyào làngfèi shíjiān. xiàn zài kāishǐ. M: First, we’ll go over the four seasons, 季节, seasons. What are they? S: Duìle, Spring, summer, autumn, winter: chūntiān, xiàtiān, qīutiān, and dōn…...
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Lesson 139 I’ll Climb Mount Everest!
M: 大家好! 现在我们开始学汉语。我是曼丽。 S: 大家好!我是Stuart. Lesson 139 today. Dì yìbǎièrshísān kè M: Last lesson we were excited about going traveling. So, Stuart, where do you want to go? 你想去哪儿?nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr? S: Let me have a look at the guide book. 让我看看旅游指南。Ràng wǒ kànkan lǚyóu zhǐnán. M: Ok. S: Uh, where shall I go first? M: H…...
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Lesson 138 I Can Be Your Guide.
M: 大家好!欢迎收听现在学汉语,我是曼丽。 S: 朋友们好!我是Stuart. Now we’ll start right away. M: Because today we’ll learn a lot of stuff. 因为,今天我们将要学习很多东西。Yīnwéi, jīntiān wǒmen jiāngyào xuéxí hěn duō dōngxi. 东西,DONG XI, stuff. S: Or things. Fine! So what are we going to learn? M: Well, last lesson we taught our listeners 夏天 and 秋天,which…...
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Lesson 137 I Want to Go Out Travelling.
M: 朋友们好!欢迎你们收听"现在学汉语",我是曼丽。 S: 大家好!我是Stuart. Today we'll learn the four seasons, plus a few other things. Suppose we've just gone through the summer. Now listen carefully to the following dialogue. Try to repeat everything. Don't worry about meaning. Get used to the sounds first. 夏天终于过去了,今天的天气真凉快,对不对,曼丽? M: 是啊,秋天的确很凉快。…...
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Lesson 136 Lovely animals.
M: Dàjiā hǎo. Huānyíng 收听 – to listen in to – shōutīng Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ML. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. Lesson 136 today, and it’s a fùxí kè. Listen, tīng, and repeat, chóngfù. M: We’ll start with something really difficult. Let’s recite all the 12 dòngwù on the Chinese lunar calendar. S: Start with ‘one rat’, then two something, then three, etc.…...
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Lesson 135 Animals
M: Péngyoumen. Nǐmen hǎo! Huānyíng shōutīng Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ML. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. Now, listen out for how we say ‘a few' here. Last lesson we saw some very cute monkeys. M: 上一课我们看到了一些很可爱的猴子 shàng yī kè wǒmen kàn dào le yì xiē hěn kě’ài de hóuzi. S: Now we see a few chickens, a few dogs, and some pigs. M: 现在我们看到了一…...
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Lesson134 12 Dòngwù on the Chinese Lunar Calendar
M: Péngyǒumen. Nǐmen hǎo! Huānyíng shōutīng Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ML. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. ML, last lesson you said you like horse riding. 在上一课你说你很喜欢骑马,zài shàng yí kè, nǐ shuō nǐ hěn xǐhuān qí mǎ. M: Duì, wǒ hěn xǐhuān qí mǎ. S: Remember this 骑 QI qí? Duìle. Ride a bike, 骑自行车 qí zìxíngchē, or, simply, 骑车 qíchē. …...
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Lesson 133 12 Animals on the Chinese Lunar Calenda
M: Péngyǒumen. Nǐmen hǎo! Huānyíng shōutīng Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ML. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. M: Jīn tiān wǒmen xué .. some more of the 12 dòngwù on the Chinese lunar calendar. And please, don’t forget to chóngfù everything we say in Chinese. S: Can you list those we’ve learnt already, in Chinese, and in the right order? Try it with ML. Start with ‘on…...
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Lesson 132 Revision of the Tale of Suspense (2)
M: Dàjiā hǎò. Huǎnyíng 收听 – to listen in to – shōutīng Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ML. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. Jīntiān shì fùxí kè. Listen, tīng, and repeat, chóngfù. M: Let's listen to the end of our nerve-wracking story, 故事,story gùshì. S: But first, remember 一会儿, a little while, yìhuǐr. M: 玩儿,to play, wánr. S: 等 to wait, děng. M: And …...
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Lesson 131 Buying New Clothes.
M: Dà jiā hǎo! Huānyíng shōutīng xiànzài xúe hànyǔ. wǒ shì ML. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. And because ML can't get her trousers and shirt clean …. M: I intend to buy some new ones 我打算买些新的 wǒ dǎsuàn mǎi xiē xīn de. But it is YOU who must pay money可是得你付钱 kě shì děi nǐ fù qián! S: No problem, doesn't matter. 无所谓 WU SUO WEI, 2nd tone, 3rd tone, 4th …...
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Lesson 130 We'll Go to the Zoo.
M: Péngyoumen. Nǐmen hǎo! Huānyíng shōu1tīng Xiànzài XúeHànyǔ. Wǒshì ML. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. ML, jīn tiān wǒ men xué shénme? M: Well, we've just finished a thrilling story about yìzhī xiǎo niǎo, yì zhī māo, hé liǎng zhīdà gǒu. So how about the zoo, and some more animals? S: Hǎo zhúyì. Ok. Listen out for a new way to say ‘us', and the word fo…...
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Lesson 129 We Want to Play A While.
M: Péngyoumen. Nǒmen hào! Huānyíng shōutīng Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì Manli. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. And now…. M: It's time for the end of our nerve-wracking story, 故事,story, gùshi. S: The two large dogs said, come out, we want to play a while! 出来吧,我们想玩儿一会儿 chū lái ba, wǒmen xiǎng wánr yīhuǐr. M: The cat said, Ok, one moment, then I'll come o…...
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Lesson 128 Ride A Bike.
(Sorry. Audio of this lesson is lost.)M: Péngyoumen. Nǐmen hǎo! Huāníng shōutīng Xiànzài Xuú Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ML. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. ML, last lesson you said you like horse riding. 在上一课你说你很喜欢骑马,zài shàng yí kè, nǐ shuō nǐ hěn xǐhuan qí mǎ. M: Duì, wǒ hěn xǐhuan qí mǎ. S: Remember this 骑 QI qí? Duì le. Ride a bike, 骑自行车 qí zìxí…...
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Lesson 127 I Want to Hear Our Story.
M: Péngyoumen. Nǐmen hǎo! Huan1ying2 shou1ting1 Xiànzài Xuú Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ML. S: Wǒ shìStuart. ML, 你紧张吗? M: Wǒ hěn jǐnzhāng. S: Nǐ wèi shénme jǐnzhāng? M: Because I want to hear our story. 因为我想听我们的故事. S: 我们的故事 our story, wǒmen de gùshi. No problem méi wèntí. First, Chapter five again, 第五章; then, rànhòu, chapter 6, dìliù …...
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Lesson 126 Don't be nervous.
M: Péngyǒu. Nǐmen hǎo! Huānyīng shōutīng Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ML. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. Time for Chapter five. M: Stuart, I'm so tense 我很紧张 wǒ hěn jǐnzhāng. That poor cat! S: Don't be nervous 别紧张 bié jǐnzhāng. The two big dogs are very cute. 那两只大狗很可爱 nà liǎng zhī dà gǒu hěn kěài,not a bit dangerous. 一点儿不危险 yī diǎnr bù wē…...
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Lesson 125 The Cat Fell to the Ground.
M: Dàjiā hǎo. Huānyíng shōutīng Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ManLi. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. Time for Chapter four of our suspense story. M: Chapter three ended with the xiǎo niǎo flying up. S: Now, chapter four. M: 我和我的同事 S: The two big dogs ran out 那两只大狗跑了出来。Nà liǎng zhī dà gǒu pǎole chū lái. M: The cat saw the two big dogs. 那只猫看到了那…...
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Lesson 124 Revision of the Tale of Suspense
M: Dàjiā hǎo. Huānyíng nǐmen shōutīng Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ManLi. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. Today it's a fùxí kè. If you can handle the tension, we'll fùxí our tale of suspense. Listen, tīng, and repeat, chóngfù. M: We will now read Chapters 1 thru 3. S: On the tree is a little bird树上有一只小鸟 shù shàng yǒu yì zhī xiǎo niǎo. M: On the table the…...
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Lesson 123 Those Dogs Reckon the Cat is Very Amusi
M: Dàjiā hǎo. Huānyíng nǐmen dào Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ManLi. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. Our suspense story continues. M: Remember, the bird thinks the bread is tasty hǎochī. S: The cat thinks the bird is hǎochī. And, Chapter 3 begins: M: Those two large dogs reckon the cat is very amusing, fun to play with 好玩儿 hao3 wanr2. 那两只大狗认为那只猫很好玩儿 nà li…...
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Lesson 122 That Little Bird Sees A Slice of Bread.
M: Dàjiāhǎo. Huānyíng shōutīng Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ManLi. S: Wǒ shì Stuart. Now for chapter 2 of our heart stopping story. Listen out for ‘bread', and the measure word for it, pay attention to the Chinese word for ‘must', and repeat everything. M: That little bird sees a slice of bread, 那只小鸟看到了一块面包nà zhī xiǎoniǎo kàndàole yí kuài miànbā…...