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Is China Scary?

Is China Scary?
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ID: 1220 Upper Intermediate
A dragon is rising in the East. All around, curious faces wait to see whether it will roar or sing. In today's Chinese lesson, we'll look at some different perspectives on the rise of modern China.
Jenny,John
Is China Scary?
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
讨论 tǎolùn to discuss
主题 zhǔtí main theme
可怕 kěpà horrible, scary
正巧 zhèngqiǎo just at that moment
今天我想讨论的主题是中国可怕吗我们这儿正巧有美国留学生阿龙希望你能多多发表意见首先我想问一下最近有哪些美国电影描写了中国
jīntiān 今天wǒ 我xiǎng 想tǎolùn 讨论de 的zhǔtí 主题shì 是Zhōngguó 中国kěpà 可怕ma 吗wǒmen 我们zhè 这儿zhèngqiǎo 正巧yǒu 有Měiguó 美国liúxuésheng 留学生Ālóng 阿龙xīwàng 希望nǐ 你néng 能duōduō 多多fābiǎo 发表yìjiàn 意见shǒuxiān 首先wǒ 我xiǎng 想wèn 问yīxià 一下zuìjìn 最近yǒu 有nǎxiē 哪些Měiguó 美国diànyǐng 电影miáoxiě 描写le 了Zhōngguó 中国
The topic I’d like to discuss today is “Is China Scary?” It just so happens that we have Aaron, an American exchange student here. I hope you can share some of your own thoughts. First of all, let me ask: what American movies have portrayed China recently?
《功夫熊猫蝙蝠侠
《Gōngfū xióngmāo 功夫熊猫Biānfúxiá 蝙蝠侠
“Kung Fu Panda,” “Batman.”
木乃伊3里也讲到过中国
Mùnǎiyī sān 木乃伊3li 里yě 也jiǎng 讲dào 到guò 过Zhōngguó 中国
“The Mummy III—Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” also talked about China.
嗯相信大家都看过这些片子确实中国已经成为了美国媒体的热点题材但是很多电影都是负面地反映中国
en 嗯xiāngxìn 相信dàjiā 大家dōu 都kàn 看guò 过zhèxiē 这些piānzi 片子quèshí 确实Zhōngguó 中国yǐjīng 已经chéngwéi 成为le 了Měiguó 美国méitǐ 媒体de 的rèdiǎn 热点tícái 题材dànshì 但是hěn 很duō 多diànyǐng 电影dōu 都shì 是fùmiàn 负面de 地fǎnyìng 反映Zhōngguó 中国
Hmm…I’m sure everyone’s seen these movies. There’s no doubt that China has already become a hot topic in the American media. But a lot of movies portray China in a negative light.
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