lì li: mài kè, nǐ yǒu jià shǐ zhí zhào ma?
丽丽：麦克，你有驾驶执照吗?  
Lili: Do you have a driver’s license, Mike?

mài kè: yǒu a, wǒ yǒu guó jì jià shǐ zhí zhào.
麦克：有啊，我有国际驾驶执照。  
Mike: Yeah, I have an international driver’s license.

lì li: zhè gè zài zhōng guó hěn duō dì qū bù guǎn yòng. wǒ kàn nǐ hái shì xū yào yī běn zhōng guó jià zhào.
丽丽：这个在中国很多地区不管用。我看你还是需要一本中国驾照。  
Lili: It doesn’t work in many areas in China. I think you need a Chinese driver’s license.

mài kè: zěn me cái néng ná dào ne?
麦克：怎么才能拿到呢？  
Mike: How can I get one?

lì li: shǒu xiān yào zài yí gè jià xiào bào bíng, rán hòu cān jiā kǎo shì.
丽丽：首先要在一个驾校报名，然后参加考试。  
Lili: You should sign up for driving school and then take tests.

mài kè: wǒ xiǎng mǎ shàng jiù bào yí gè jià xiào. nǐ néng gěi wǒ yī diǎnr jiàn yì ma?
麦克：我想马上就报一个驾校。你能给我一点儿建议吗？  
Mike: I want to sign up for driving school at once. Do you have any advice?

lì li: běi jīng yǒu hěn duō jià xiào, jiù jìn xuǎn yī gè ba.
丽丽：北京有很多驾校，就近选一个吧。  
Lili: There are lots of driving schools in Beijing. You can choose one nearby.

mài kè: bào míng fèi duō shǎo qián?
麦克：报名费多少钱？  
Mike: How much does it cost to sign up?

lì li: zuì jìn zhǎng jià le, děi sì qiān duō kuài.
丽丽：最近涨价了，得四千多块。  
Lili: The price is rising now. It is more than 4,000 yuan.

mài kè: duì wǒ lái shuō dào bú suàn tài guì. jià zhào kǎo shì nán ma?
麦克：对我来说倒不算太贵。驾照考试难吗？  
Mike: That’s not too expensive for me. Are the driving tests difficult?

lì li: bù nán. yǒu liǎng bù fen: bǐ shì hé lù kǎo. bǐ shì jiù shì kǎo jiāo guī.
丽丽：不难。有两部分：笔试和路考。笔试就是考交规。  
Lili: No, they aren’t. There are two parts: a written test and a road test. The written part is a traffic regulation test.

mài kè: měi gè bào míng de rén dōu néng ná dào jià zhào ma?
麦克：每个报名的人都能拿到驾照吗？  
Mike: Can every applicant be guaranteed a driver’s license?

lì li: yě bú shì. qù nián jiù yǒu chāo guò bǎi fēn zhī shí de rén méi ná dào.
丽丽：也不是。去年就有超过百分之十的人没拿到。  
Lili: No. Last year more than 10 percent of the applicants were denied.

mài kè: kàn lái wǒ hái zhēn děi xià diǎnr gōng fu cái xíng.
麦克：看来我还还真得下点功夫才行。  
Mike: It seems I really have to work hard on it.

有（yǒu）个（gè）小学生（xiǎo xué shēng）常（cháng）把（bǎ）“伞”（sǎn）写（xiě）成（chéng）“命”（mìng）。有一天（yǒuyītiān）下课（xià kè）时（shí）下雨（xiàyǔ），他（tā）没（méi）带（dài）伞（sǎn），就（jiù）写（xiě）了（le）一张（yī zhāng）便条（biàn tiáo）托（tuō）同学（tóng xué）送到（sòng dào）家里（jiālǐ），要（yào）他（tā）母亲（mǔ qīn）送（sòng）伞（sǎn）到（dào）学校（xuéxiào）来（lái）。便条（biàn tiáo）写着（xiě zhe）：“妈（mā），我（wǒ）没命（méi mìng）回家（huíjiā），请（qǐng）快点（kuài diǎn）送（sòng）命（mìng）来（lái）。”

蒜(suàn)泥(ní)茄(qié)子(zi)

Mince Garlic with Egg plant

特点

柔软香润, 味鲜咸微带蒜香, 是夏令时菜。

原料

茄子、蒜、香油、醋、盐、香菜

制作方法

1、茄子洗净去蒂，放入蒸锅中蒸十五分钟，放凉。
2、蒜用压蒜器压成泥，加入香油、醋、盐调匀。
3、香菜切末。
4、将茄子和所有调料放在一起拌匀即可。

wén míng lí xiào
文明离校
leave school with good manners

sàn huŏ fàn
散伙饭
farewell dinner party; farewell dinner

huān sòng huì
欢送会
farewell party

qiú zhí
求职
seek a position; apply for a job

jiù yè
就业
find employment; take up an occupation; get a job

shēn zào
深造
take an advanced course of study; pursue advanced studies

zū fáng
租房
rent an apartment; rent a house

Crispy Spare Ribs with Spicy Salt

通过烹调，色泽金黄，外焦里嫩，口味咸香。排骨含有丰富的骨粘蛋白、骨胶原、磷酸钙、维生素、脂肪、蛋白质等营养物质。猪肉可提供血红素（有机铁）和促进铁吸收的半胱氨酸，能改善缺铁性贫血。

原料

猪排骨250g，料酒2g，太白粉30g，味精0.5g，白糖25g，醋15g，花椒盐3g，熟猪油1000g，酱油25g

制作方法

1.将排骨洗净，切成二寸长，半寸宽肉条，用少量酱油、料酒、味精及部分太白粉调匀，拌好，浸泡一
小时使之入味。
2.再把白糖、醋、酱油及少许清水调成糖醋汁。余下太白粉加二倍水调成湿太白粉待用。
3.热油锅，先炸一下排骨，捞出，稍冷后，再炸一次，使排骨炸得透而均匀。捞出，放在盘里。
4.再热油锅，将调好的糖醋汁倒入，煮开后，倒进诗太白粉，勾成糖醋浓汁，淋上熟猪油，放在另一小碗内。
5.将花椒盐放在一个小盘子里，吃的时候可蘸上糖醋汁吃。

课文
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mài kè: qǐng nín gěi wǒ ná zhè gè chǔ fāng shàng de yào.
麦克：请您给我拿这个处方上的药。  
Mike: Could you fill this prescription for me, please?

yào shī: qǐng shāo děng, děi xū yào jǐ fēn zhōng de shí jiān.
药师：请稍等，得需要几分钟的时间。  
Pharmacist: It will only take a few minutes if you want to wait.

mài kè: shùn biàn wèn yī xià, yǒu méi yǒu zhì liáo zuǐ chún gān liè de yào?
麦克：顺便问一下，有没有治疗嘴唇干裂的药？  
Mike: By the way, have you got something for chapped lips?

yào shī: yǒu. tú mǒ zhè gè yào shuāng, měi sì xiǎo shí yī cì.
药师：有。涂抹这个药霜，每四小时一次。  
Pharmacist: Yes. Rub this cream on every four hours.

mài kè: bèi wén chóng dīng yǎo hòu nín jiàn yì yòng shén me yào?
麦克：被蚊虫叮咬后您建议用什么药？  
Mike: What do you suggest for mosquito and insect bites?

yào shī: zhè zhǒng yào gāo yīng gāi guǎn yòng.
药师：这种药膏应该管用。  
Pharmacist: This ointment should help.

mài kè: wǒ de yī gè péng yǒu jīng cháng yùn chē, yǒu shé me bàn fǎ yù fáng ma?
麦克：我的一个朋友经常晕车，有什么办法预防吗？  
Mike: A friend of mine often suffers from car sickness. What’s the best way to prevent it?

yào shī: kě yǐ zài chéng chē qián bàn xiǎo shí fú yòng yī piàn chéng yūn níng.
药师：可以在乘车前半小时服用一片乘晕宁。  
Pharmacist: Take a dramamine pill thirty minutes before the journey starts.

mài kè: rú guǒ shuǐ tǔ bù fú, yǐn qǐ shàng tù xià xiè zěn me bàn?
麦克：如果水土不服，引起上吐下泻怎么办？  
Mike: What do we do about vomiting and diarrhea triggered by the lack of acclimatization?

yào shī: rú guǒ chū xiàn zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng, zuì hào huán shì xiān qù kàn yī shēng.
药师：如果出现这种情况，最好还是先去看医生。  
Pharmacist: If this happens, you’d better go to see a doctor first.

mài kè: zhè fù jìn yǒu méi yǒu dà yī yuàn?
麦克：这附近有没有大医院？  
Mike: Is there a big hospital nearby?

yào shī: yǒu, zhè gè yào diàn xī bian bù yuǎn chù jiù yǒu yī jiā.
药师：有，这个药店西边不远处就有一家。  
Pharmacist: Yes, there is one not far from the west of this pharmacy.

mài kè: zhè lǐ de yī yuàn yī bān dōu yǒu yè jiān jí zhěn fú wù ba?
麦克：这里的医院一般都有夜间急诊服务吧？  
Mike: The hospital here usually has emergency treatment service at night, right?

yào shī: dāng rán yǒu. Jì zhe, yī dìng yào zūn yī zhǔ fú yào!
药师：当然有。记着，一定要遵医嘱服药！  
Pharmacist: Of course it has. Remember, you must take medicine as advised by the doctor!

“We have seen progress in terms of new infections. The number of people going into treatment is increasing and the mortality rate is going down very quickly in China,” Sidibe said during an interview with Xinhua on Wednesday.

Sidibe said he was impressed by the country’s political leadership and commitment to controlling AIDS.

According to UNAIDS, the country has reported a 60-percent reduction in deaths due to AIDS over the past eight years.

New HIV infection cases in China have been reduced from 70,000 people annually in 2005 to around 48,000 in 2011, according to the country’s health department.

“However, China’s success will not only be measured by what it has done for the Chinese people,” Sidibe said.

China has successful experience in reducing new HIV infections among intravenous drug users, which can be shared with the rest of the world, particularly east Europe and south Asia where HIV infections among drug abusers is a major challenge, he said.

Sidibe suggested that the country should work with the rest of the developing world, particularly Africa, in fighting AIDS.

A partnership between China and Africa will make a “big, big difference” in reducing AIDS mortality rates and introducing new technology and perspectives in Africa, said the official who had worked for UN in several African countries for more than two decades.

Admitting the challenges of funding AIDS control programs during the current global economic downturn, Sidibe called for global solidarity and increasing shared responsibilities among countries.

“It is a critical moment now. It is not a time to stop investment but to redouble our efforts, to make sure that we will continue to make progress in the fight against HIV,” Sidibe said.

“Getting to Zero” has been chosen as the main theme of World AIDS Day for the next five years, referring to UNAIDS’ vision of “zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.”

Sidibe met with Li Congjun, president of the Xinhua News Agency, on Wednesday before the interview. The agency has launched a global media campaign in cooperation with UNAIDS to raise public awareness about HIV/AIDS.

“The partnership (with Xinhua) is not only about writing news about HIV. It is about helping people to change their attitude and make decisions to help protect themselves,” Sidibe said.

Magzines edited by the Archives Bureau of Xicheng District, Beijing. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com/Zhao Pingping]

Invited guests talk about their attitudes towards the magzine. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com/Zhao Pingping]

Well-wishes received by the archive from readers. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com/Zhao Pingping]

“The Memory of Xicheng” Marks Its Tenth Birthday

Famed magazine “The Memory of Xicheng (西城回忆, Xīchéng Zhuīyì)”, edited by the Archives Bureau of Beijing’s Xicheng District marked its tenth birthday on October 16th. The bureau held a symposium to mark the occasion.

fàng shè xìng wū răn
放射性污染
radioactive pollution, radioactive contamination

quán tiān jiān cè
全天监测
around-the-clock surveillance

hé fú shè
核辐射
nuclear radiation

hé xiè lòu
核泄漏
nuclear leak

hé wēi jī
核危机
nuclear crisis

hé diàn zhàn
核电站
nuclear power plant

hé fǎn yìng duī
核反应堆
nuclear reactor