Saved by the Gong: Tai Chi
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ID: 1191
Upper Intermediate
Did you think only boring, old people did Tai Chi? Think again! This meditative, graceful series of exercises is popular inside and outside China, with learners young and old. Listen to this Mandarin podcast to find out more about the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi. And check out this video for demonstrations and explanations.
Jenny , John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 学期 | xuéqī | term, semester | |
| 太极拳 | tàijíquán | tai chi | |
| 慢跑 | mànpǎo | to jog | |
| 热身 | rèshēn | to warm up |
同学们好我们已经学习了一个学期的太极拳了今天大家自己复习下节课我们考试好现在大家先慢跑一圈热热身
tóngxuémen 同学们hǎo 好wǒmen 我们yǐjīng 已经xuéxí 学习le 了yī 一ge 个xuéqī 学期de 的tàijíquán 太极拳le 了jīntiān 今天dàjiā 大家zìjǐ 自己fùxí 复习xià 下jié 节kè 课wǒmen 我们kǎoshì 考试hǎo 好xiànzài 现在dàjiā 大家xiān 先mànpǎo 慢跑yī 一quān 圈rè re 热热shēn 身
Hi, everyone! We've already been studying Tai Chi for a semester. We're going to review today, and there will be a test next class. OK, everyone, jog one lap to warm up!
太极拳都是老头老太太们打的我们干吗不学少林功夫啊还要考试真没劲
tàijíquán 太极拳dōu 都shì 是lǎotóu lǎotàitai men 老头老太太们dǎ 打de 的wǒmen 我们gànmá 干吗bù 不xué 学Shàolín 少林gōngfu 功夫ā 啊hái 还yào 要kǎoshì 考试zhēn 真méijìn 没劲
The only people who do Tai Chi are old men and women. Why on Earth don't we study Shaolin Kung Fu? And we have to take a test, too. What a drag!
学什么你都要抱怨太极拳可是我们中国特有的快练习吧
xué 学shénme 什么nǐ 你dōu 都yào 要bàoyuàn 抱怨tàijíquán 太极拳kěshì 可是wǒmen 我们Zhōngguó 中国tèyǒu 特有de 的kuài 快liànxí 练习ba 吧
You'd complain no matter what you studied. Tai Chi is unique to China! Hurry up and practice.
我连起势的动作要领都没掌握徐晓婷你快教教我
wǒ 我lián 连qǐshì 起势de 的dòngzuò 动作yàolǐng 要领dōu 都méi 没zhǎngwò 掌握Xú Xiǎotíng 徐晓婷nǐ 你kuài 快jiāo jiao 教教wǒ 我
I don't even have a firm grasp of the basic movements of the ``starting posture." Xu Xiaoting, teach me a little, quick!
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