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Advanced Lesson - Bible Stories - Judas Betrayal Part I

犹大一生的历史展示一个本来可蒙上帝褒扬的人生的悲惨结局。
假如犹大在未踏上耶路撒冷之前就死去的话，后世的人就会认为他配列在十二使徒之中，为后人所怀念。
若不是他在生命的终了时露出他的本性，那就不会留下骂名了。
而今，他的品格暴露在世人面前，自有用意，是要给人一个鉴戒，以警告一切像他那样背弃神圣委托的人。

Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Chinese Poems - The Moon

Li Bai (701-762) is regarded as the greatest romantic poet of the Tang dynasty and of China of all times. His poem style is uninhibited, elegant and rich in imagination. Here we are proud to present you with one of his works: The Moon. Alice will explain word by word of the meaning of this poem. We are certain that you will learn many interesting facts about chinese culture in today’s lesson. Don't miss this podcast.

Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Chinese Poems - Goose

"Goose, Goose, Goose, Hi!
You with a long-crooked neck sing to the sky,
Floating on green water by feathers in white,
With red-webbed feet stirring in blue dye."

Do you like this poem? This is one of the must read Chinese poems. In this podcast we will read out this beautiful poem for you and Alice will explain it word by word.

Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Publication

Consolidate your knowledge of today's Chinese podcast by trying Chinese Test – Publication

In this lesson, we look at the use of Chinese idioms, such as:
1. 怀才不遇
2. 过不去的火焰山
Furthermore, we talk about some useful verbs and we also look at how Chinese people use polite words. Learn why sometimes chinese refer to other people by using “您”？Listen to this podcast and learn how to be polite!

Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - World Championship of Magic

Consolidate your knowledge of today's Chinese podcast by trying Chinese Test – World championship of magic

This is the first year that the FISM - World Championships of Magic were held in China(Beijing). Harry Potter was not able to make it, but Lord Voldemort did show up... Ok we are just joking. There was no one related to Harry Potter in the competion but still everyone had a lot of fun.
In this podcast Alice will tell us about her friend who is a magician. Tune into this lesson and learn a bit about magic.

Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - The day my House was robbed

What would you do if someone broke into your house? The obvious choice would be to call the police. This is exactly what happens to Li Hua, after she came back from a business trip. Did she recover the stolen goods? Listen to this intermediate podcast to find out.

Consolidate your knowledge of today's Chinese podcast by trying Chinese Test – The day my house was robbed

Advanced Lesson - China News - 13-08-2009

Another short news podcast with the China news for Thursday, 13th of August 2009. We created this short news podcast for those who would like to hear the latest news in mandarin Chinese to practice your listening skills. If you think Aaron speaks a bit too fast don't worry, we include a pdf transcript with everything that is being said both in Chinese characters and pinyin.

1.台风致台湾阿里山交通全部中断6500人受困
2.李嘉诚百亿港元出售以色列电讯51%股权
3.阿联29分18板大郅定乾坤男篮险胜约旦晋级

Advanced Lesson - China News - 30-07-2009

Another short news podcast with the China news for Thursday, 30th of June 2009. We created this short news podcast for those who would like to hear the latest news in mandarin Chinese to practice your listening skills. If you think Aaron speaks a bit too fast don't worry, we include a pdf transcript with everything that is being said both in Chinese characters and pinyin.

1.美国承诺争取尽快承认我国市场经济地位
2.央行：坚定不移地继续执行适度宽松的货币政策
3.第66届威尼斯电影节评委会名单公布

Advanced Lesson - China News - 05-08-2009

Another short news podcast with the China news for Wednesday, 5th of August 2009. We created this short news podcast for those who would like to hear the latest news in mandarin Chinese to practice your listening skills. If you think Aaron speaks a bit too fast don't worry, we include a pdf transcript with everything that is being said both in Chinese characters and pinyin.

1.央行：未来货币政策将用市场化手段动态微调
2.中石油拟携两外资巨头800亿台州建厂
3.《机器侠》漫画前传曝光人物身世大起底

Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - The Perfect Summer

In this lesson, instead of having a dialogue, Amy will show you a nice song originally from her. She is so creative that she wrote a lot of songs in the past. Here, we are proud to present you one of them - The perfect summer. Let's listen to it.