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Saturday, August 28th, 2010Blue-and-white Incense Burner with the Pattern of the Eight Trigrams Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) The long and short horizontal strokes on the outer wall of the incense burner are Daoist symbols–the eight trigrams for divining the future. The lotus is popularly known as “Buddhism flower”. Lotus petals were popular motifs for decoration in Buddhist culture . These [...]
Learn Chinese Class – F1的世界 – Chinese Reading
Friday, August 27th, 2010Speed, Speed and More Speed 加速，加速，再加速 Kings of the Road 公路霸主 Michael Schumacher迈克尔·舒马赫 Michael Schumacher has dominated Formula 1 for the last decade, to a degree that, some would argue, has taken the excitement out of the sport. He has a number of intrinsic strengths that make him so formidable. He is easily the most [...]
Chinese Grammar – Farewell before Christmas 圣诞前的道别 – Chinese language
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Farewell before Christmas A: I’m really glad I got a chance to talk to you before you left, Mary. Have a safe trip! B: Thanks. Try not to work too hard while I’m away! A: Yeah, I’ll try not to! See you after Christmas. B: Okay-bye! Have a nice Christmas. 圣诞前的道别 A：真高兴在你走前能有机会和你谈谈，玛丽。祝你一路平安。 B：谢谢。我不在时，你工作可不要太玩命。 A：好，我试试吧！圣诞节后见。 B：好啊，再见！圣诞快乐。
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