Two little one-eyed mascots - Olympic mascot Wenlock, Paralympic mascot Mandeville - were unveiled to the world recently. Here is the story video explaining where they came from. Of course, the video is in Chinese!
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Although Christmas is not a Chinese festival, it has become more and more popular among young people in China. You can see beautifully decorated Christmas trees in big shopping malls and Christmas lights in many places. For Chinese people living abroad, this holiday season is indeed lovely and cheerful. Join the party！Merry Christmas! 圣诞快乐！(shèng [...]
I read an article letter from the Times. It was written by Dr Richard Pike, Chief Executive of Royal Society of Chemistry.
Dr. Pike himself was one of the small group of students who started to learn Japanese when Japan started to become the “Asian giant” in 1970s. He later spent years working in Japan, [...]
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As usual, I got up first. Soon, I heard the steps from the stairs. It was my 5-year-old daughter. She came towards me with a big smile. “Happy Mother’s Day!” she kissed me. Then came my 7-year-old son. He also said “Happy Mother’s Day” and kissed me. They gave me some cards and two wrapped [...]
It is not exactly the original version of “Happy Birthday to you” in Chinese, but it is good video for this topic. Hope you all enjoy it.
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This is a podcast from Chinesepod.com regarding the topic at the newbie level. Listen to it to get more feel about “birthday”.
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Birthday is obviously a very important event in life, esp. for the young children. The song “Happy Birthday” is known to everybody. For a birthday party, candles, candies, party hats, banners and presents are so popular, but without the “Happy Birthday” song, the party will seem to have something missing…
In China, the “Happy Birthday” song [...]
