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中国通

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ID: 1616 Advanced
你是中国通吗？有没有人说你是中国通？ 如果你是外国人，不管你只会说一句“你好”还是会说一口流利的中文，在中国都有可能被叫做“中国通”。不用感到高兴也不用觉得奇怪，听听我们今天的课程就知道为什么了！
David,Jiaojie
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
在座 zàizuò to be present
嘉宾 jiābīn honored guest
纯粹 chúncuì pure, unadulterated
少林寺 Shàolínsì Shaolin temple
我们今天在座的嘉宾呢是一位美国人但是我们不用英语交流也不用翻译就说纯粹的中文好了先请外国朋友来个自我介绍吧
wǒmen 我们jīntiān 今天zàizuò 在座de 的jiābīn 嘉宾ne 呢shì 是yī 一wèi 位Měiguó rén 美国人dànshì 但是wǒmen 我们bù 不yòng 用Yīngyǔ 英语jiāoliú 交流yě 也bù 不yòng 用fānyì 翻译jiù 就shuō 说chúncuì 纯粹de 的Zhōngwén 中文hǎo le 好了xiān 先qǐng 请wàiguó péngyou 外国朋友lái 来gè 个zìwǒ jièshào 自我介绍ba 吧
Our guest here today is an American. However, we won't be using English to communicate and we won't be using an interpreter - we'll be using pure Chinese. OK, first let's let our foreign friend introduce himself.
我是美国人我的中文名字是何思哲我大学一毕业就来中国了先去了一个小城市一边教英文一边学中文我去过很多地方还在少林寺学过半年功夫我对老子和道教很感兴趣我了解一些中国的潜规则譬如要在饭桌上谈生意
wǒ 我shì 是Měiguó rén 美国人wǒ de 我的Zhōngwén 中文míngzi 名字shì 是Hé Sīzhé 何思哲wǒ 我dàxué 大学yī bìyè 一毕业jiù 就lái 来Zhōngguó 中国le 了xiān 先qù 去le 了yī 一gè 个xiǎo 小chéngshì 城市yībiān 一边jiāo 教Yīngwén 英文yībiān 一边xué 学Zhōngwén 中文wǒ 我qù guo 去过hěn 很duō 多dìfang 地方hái 还zài 在Shàolínsì 少林寺xué guo 学过bàn nián 半年gōngfu 功夫wǒ 我duì 对Lǎozǐ 老子hé 和Dàojiào 道教hěn 很gǎn xìngqù 感兴趣wǒ 我liǎojiě 了解yīxiē 一些Zhōngguó 中国de 的qiánguīzé 潜规则pìrú 譬如yào 要zài 在fànzhuō 饭桌shàng 上tán 谈shēngyì 生意
I'm an American. My Chinese name is He Sizhe. I came to China right after graduating from university. At first, I went to a small city and taught English while studying Chinese. I've been to many different places and I also studied kung-fu at a Shaolin temple for 6 months. I'm really interested in Lao-Tzu and Taoism. I understand a bit about the unspoken rules of Chinese culture. For example, you have to talk business at the dinner table...
这个老外中文真好还知道道教和老子
zhè ge 这个lǎowài 老外Zhōngwén 中文zhēn 真hǎo 好hái 还zhīdào 知道Dàojiào 道教hé 和Lǎozǐ 老子
This foreigner's Chinese really is good. He's even familiar with Taoism and Lao-Tzu.
现在懂中文的老外越来越多了在公共场合千万别随便议论外国人说不定你说什么人家都听得懂搞不好还要回敬你一句
xiànzài 现在dǒng 懂Zhōngwén 中文de 的lǎowài 老外yuèláiyuè 越来越duō 多le 了zài 在gōnggòngchǎnghé 公共场合qiānwàn 千万bié 别suíbiàn 随便yìlùn 议论wàiguórén 外国人shuōbudìng 说不定nǐ 你shuō 说shénme 什么rénjiā 人家dōu 都tīng de dǒng 听得懂gǎobuhǎo 搞不好hái yào 还要huíjìng 回敬nǐ 你yī jù 一句
These days, more and more foreigners understand Chinese. When you're out in public and around foreigners, by all means, don't talk about them, otherwise they may understand you and maybe even reply.
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