Cassie's Diary
cassielin
May 12, 2008, 12:30 AM posted in General Discussion好久没有在chinesepod和大家一起交流了，不知道大家过的怎么样？(How have you been?)
在过去的一周时间里，我都非常的忙碌，昨天是2008年5月11日，百年一遇的奥运火炬传递来到了福建福州，也经过了我的所在地——马尾，所以在过去的一周时间里，我所参与的工作全是围绕着如何安排我们学院的学生参加并观看奥运火炬传递的活动。昨天最遗憾的事就是由于工作的关系，我无法到达火炬传递的现场观看，但是我的学生们都把他们在现场拍到的照片和视频和我一起分享，这是让我非常开心的事。昨天是母亲节，也是我爸爸的生日，但是因为工作关系，我没有办法亲手送妈妈一束康乃馨，给爸爸一个拥抱，和他一起吃长寿面庆祝生日，只能打电话给他们，感谢他们。
P.s.
我们的总裁是福州传递奥运圣火的第四棒火炬手，接受了CCTV的采访，我们的学院上了CCTV哦！
note:
好久hao3jiu3=long time 好久不见hao3jiu3bu1jian4=long time no see
一起yi1qi3=together 交流jiao1liu2=communicate
一周yi1zhou1=a week/one week 忙碌mang2lu4=busy
奥运ao4yun4=the Olympic Games 火炬huo3ju4=torch 传递chuan2di4=relay
所在地suo3zai4di4=location 参与can1yu4=participate
围绕wei2rao3=revolve around/center on(an issue)
如何ru2he2=how/what way/what
安排an1pai2=to arrange/to plan/ to set up
遗憾yi2han4=regret/pity
由于you2yu2=due to/because of
到达dao4da2=to reach/to arrive/get to
现场xian4chang3=scene(of event /incident/activity)
学生xue2sheng1=student
分享fen1xiang3=to share 照片zhao4pian4=photo/picture 视频shi4pin2=video
母亲节mu3qin1jie1=mother's day 生日sheng1ri1=birthday
一束yi1shu4=a bouquet of 一束花yi1shu4hua1=a bouquet of flower
康乃馨kang1nai3xin1=carnation
拥抱yong1bao4=to hug/to embrace (verb) 拥抱yong1bao4=hug（noun）
长寿面chang2shou4mian4=long life noodles
庆祝qing4zhu4=to celebrate
总裁zong3cai2=CEO 采访cai3fang3=to interview
cassielin
May 17, 2008, 02:41 AMncjones, It was Fuzhou,the capital city of Fujian province. And here is the link of the original source for the photos. http://torch.2008.sina.com.cn/photo_zt/3867/index.shtml
chillosk
May 12, 2008, 12:51 AM“我所参与的工作全是围绕着如何安排我们学院的学生参加并观看奥运火炬传递的活动。“ Ok, I'm having a bit of problem wrapping my brain around this sentence, but let me have a go translating it, Casie. You were really busy arranging the school activity where your students can watch the Olympic Torch Relay? 对不对？
cassielin
May 12, 2008, 12:53 AM
She is a dancer and she used a very special way to relay the torch yesterday.
cassielin
May 12, 2008, 01:00 AMoh, chillosk, 你说对了。^_^you are right. I had participated the arrangement job for our college students to come to see the Olympic torch relay in the last week.
cassielin
May 12, 2008, 01:03 AM
He is the oldest torch relayer in this torch relay activity in China, he is 93years old.
chillosk
May 12, 2008, 01:10 AM跳舞的女人 很可爱。 :) 拿火炬的人， 他们怎么被选择？ (ok, I don't know how to word that in Chinese. :P what i mean is, how are people chosen to carry the torch?) 如果我要carry火炬，怎么办？
cassielin
May 12, 2008, 01:30 AMhi chillosk, 如何才能当选火炬手？good question! Those torch relayers are from different job areas工作领域（i don't know how to say that correctly in English）such as education area, business area, civil servant and so on. They should be very excellent and did contribute to this society.
chillosk
May 12, 2008, 12:45 AM谢谢你的日记还有生词。
changye
May 12, 2008, 02:31 AMI thought the dancer in the photo was casie!
cassielin
May 12, 2008, 03:28 AMchillosk, I have no idea about that. Btw, you know 三好生that is cool! changye, LOL， you are so funny, I wish I was her.
bazza
May 12, 2008, 06:00 AMDoes 百年一遇 mean once in a lifetime?
RJ
May 12, 2008, 07:27 AM百年一遇- maybe chance of a l ifetime? please explain the 三好生.
cassielin
May 12, 2008, 07:35 AMbazza and rjberki, 百年一遇bai3nian3yi1yu4 literally means something that happened only once in a hundred year. so bazza, you are right, that means once in a lifetime. So that is why chinese people want to watch the torch relay by themselves.
cassielin
May 12, 2008, 07:42 AMrjberki, 三好生san1hao3sheng1 means Triple A student/Triple A outstanding student. 三好relate to three aspects 学习、德育and体育. 学习=study 德育=moral 体育=PE
ncjones
May 17, 2008, 01:16 AMWhere were the photos taken? Judging from the palm trees I thought it might be Guangzhou. What was the original source for the photos?
chillosk
May 12, 2008, 02:12 AMdo 三好生s count? hehehe
cassielin
May 12, 2008, 12:39 AMsunshine on CCTV