听一听
Who is Mr. Li?
李老师！
Where is Confucius born?
Qufu from the Lu State
What is this?
经济适用房
houses sold below market rate (cheap housing)
Translate:
过春节的时候，人们喜欢吃长寿面。
When celebrating the Spring Festival, people like to eat longevity noodles.
Name a Contribution from The Qin Emperor.
- Unified China
- Unified the Chinese character writing system
- Burned books & killed scholars
- Build the Great Wall, Terracotta army, The Great Palace
According to the listening, what is the 论语 summarized as?
Filial Piety 孝顺
What year did Sun Yet-sen establish the PRC, ending the Qing Dynasty?
1911
What does this mean?
孝顺
filial piety (What The Analects is all about)
Translate:
在中国，人们先见面的时候，他们会交换名片，说 “请多指教”。
In China, when people first meet, they would exchange business cards and say "Please guide me."
What is China's National Saving's rate?
44%-50%
According to the listening, what is the best form of investment?
Education for Children
1. Journey to the West
2. Water Margin
3. Romance of the 3 Kingdoms
4. Dream of the Red Chamber
What does it mean and what is the difference between 参观，游览，采访
To Visit!
参观 - for educational purpose
游览 - for fun, entertainment
采访 - for business (meeting for interview)
Read & Answer:
如果你有钱想投资，我建议你买房子，比炒股票跟安全.
What is the advice given here? What is the reason?
如果你有钱想投资，我建议你买房子，比炒股票跟安全，没有风险。
Answer: Better to invest in real estate because it's safer.
Create a sentence using 越来越.
他吃的越来越胖！
What does the speaker enjoy doing on the weekend?
Visiting museums.
Name the holidays that correspond to the following dishes:
粽子，月饼，汤圆，鱼
粽子 - Dragon Boat Festival
月饼 - Mid-Autumn Festival
汤圆 - Lantern Festival
鱼 -Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year, Spring Festival
Make a sentence with this grammar structure:
跟...（没）关系。
Ex：西班牙文比赛跟中文老师没关系。
Read and Answer:
柯林：“我的父母闹别扭了，经常会吵架，希望它们不会离婚。”
What is the concern here?
柯林：“我的父母闹别扭了，经常会吵架，希望它们不会离婚。”
Answer: Colin is concerned if his parents will divorce or not.
What does 某 mean? Use it in a sentence.
To refer to a person, place, or thing without naming specifics.
EX：听说，在HSW某个学生是名星！
What is the listening saying about 秦始皇？
He believe people are born bad.
Where are the 2 stock exchanges located in mainland China?
Shenzhen & Shanghai
What is the difference between 其中 & 之一？
Make a sentence for each.
Ex:
孟子是中国有名的教育家之一。
中国有很多教育家，其中孟子很有名。
Read and Answer:
中国艺术里常常有不同的意思，像牡丹花有 “荣华富贵” 的含义；鸳鸯有 “白头到老”， “永不分离” 的含义。
如果你要送一个画给你的爷爷/奶奶，你应该送什么？
仙鹤/松树 = 长寿，健康的含义
”松鹤延年“
“西游记” 是一个什么样的故事？
A Buddhist Monk traveling to the West (India) to obtain the holy scriptures, accompanied by his 4 disciples. Among his disciples, there's the famous Sun Wukong, King of Monkeys.