Mandarin Chinese is often labelled as difficult to learn for the average speaker of "Western" languages. The usual reasons given are that the writing system is time-consuming to master and radically different from systems based on the Latin alphabet. Another often cited hurdle is that it is tonal. This means that each stressed syllable has its own pitch associated with it. Changing the pitch can change the meaning. In theory, at least, pronouncing "ma" with a high level pitch, or saying it with a falling-rising pitch can mean talking about your mother or a horse. In practice, though, the social and linguistic context give enough clues so that messing up one's tones may not be as serious as usually believed.
A substitute teacher was trying to make use of her psychology background. She began her class by saying, "Everyone who thinks you're stupid, please stand up."
Right away, Little Johnny stood up.
The teacher said, "Why do you think you're stupid, Little Johnny?"
"I don’t, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself!"
As the country prepares to open the 2008 Summer Olympics in three weeks, Chinese officials have arrested a writer and dissident who was already on probation after being charged a few years ago.
As reported, Du Daobin, 43, who was arrested after published at least 100 articles and essays on several foreign Web sites.
The Chinese government was expected to begin a pre-Olympic campaign against dissent, and Du is the first person to experience the crackdown. Human rights organizations said activists have been detained and arrested to help protect Olympic security, which has caused an uproar among government critics.
Another Internet activist, Huang Qi, was arrested and charged with illegal possession of state secrets after reportedly collecting information regarding children that died in the May 12 earthquake. Huang was reportedly attempting to reveal local government corruption that led to poor engineering of the school.
China has a checkered history of arresting dissidents, journalists and bloggers who speak out against the government and its actions both domestically and internationally. Human rights organizations often butt heads with China over the arrests.
So do you dare to be a blogger in china ? :)
Another Teresa Teng's song, enjoy the weekend :)
Teresa Teng - Wo Zhi Zai Hu Ni
rúguǒ méiyǒu yùjiàn nǐ
如果没有遇见你
If I do not meet you
wǒ jiāng huì shì zài nǎli
我将会是在哪里
where will I be?
rìzi guò de zěnmeyàng
日子过得怎么样
how will I complete my day?
rénshēng shì-fǒu yào zhēnxī
人生是否要珍惜
will I treasure life?
yěxǔ rènshi mǒu yī rén
也许认识某一人
will I know someone?
guò zhe píngfán di rìzi
过着平凡的日子
will my days be ordinary?
bùzhīdào huì bù huì
不知道会不会
I do not know if I will,
yěyǒu àiqíng tián rú mì
也有爱情甜如蜜
also have a sweet love like honey.
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rèn shíguāng cōngcōng liú qù wǒ zhǐ zàihu nǐ
任时光匆匆流去我只在乎你
Let time flies. I only care about you.
xīngānqíngyuàn gǎnrǎn nǐ di qìxī
心甘情愿感染你的气息
I'm willingly to be influence by the way you are.
rénshēngjǐhé nénggòu dédào zhījǐ
人生几何能够得到知己
How many times in our live we can get a close friend?
shīqù shēngmìng di lìliang yě bù kěxī
失去生命的力量也不可惜
Loosing life strength is also not a pity.
suǒyǐ wǒ qiú qiú nǐ bié ràng wǒ líkāi nǐ
所以我求求你别让我离开你
So I beg you,do not let me leave you.
chúliao nǐ, wǒ bùnéng gǎndào yī sīsī qíngyì
除了你,我不能感到一丝丝情意
Except you,I do not feel affection for somebody else.
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rúguǒ yǒu nàme yī tiān
如果有那么一天
If there is one day,
nǐ shuō jíjiāng yào líqù
你说即将要离去
you say you are going to go away immediately.
wǒ huì míshī wǒzìjǐ
我会迷失我自己
I will be lost.
zǒurù wúbiān rénhǎi lǐ
走入无边人海里
I will walk in the crowd.
bùyào shénme nuòyán
不要什么诺言
I do not want any promise.
zhǐyào tiāntiān zài yīqǐ
只要天天在一起
I only want to be together everyday.
wǒ bùnéng zhǐ yīkào
我不能只依靠
I can not only depend
piànpiàn huíyì huó xiàqù
片片回忆活下去
on pieces of memory to go on.
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