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Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Stories that every Chinese knows

今天我要给大家讲故事，讲什么呢？故事的开始呀，是从前有座山，山里有座庙，庙里有个老和尚，和一个小和尚，有一天，老和尚对着小和尚说，今天我给你讲个故事，这个故事呀，就是，从前有座山，山里有座庙，庙里有个老和尚，和一个小和尚，有一天，老和尚对着小和尚说，今天我给你讲个故事，这个故事呀就是… and yes, we can continue for ages and this story will never end, it is good for bed time, isn't it? Because your kids will fall asleep straight away after they get bored.
I used to ask my grandmum, what’s next what’s next, later on I found out myself, well, there is no next. But those two monks are so famous in China and I believe that everyone knows about them. This is what we are going to talk today; the stories that every Chinese knows.

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Intermediate Lesson - Slow Chinese - Chinese News 22.05.11

We read out the Chinese news of the week, but read it slowly so that you can practice your Chinese listening.

本周头条：
1. 故宫盗窃案
2. 肯德基收购小肥羊
3. 戛纳电影节于5月11日在法国举行
4. 网络神词咆哮体！！！！！！！

Intermediate Lesson - Slow Chinese - Chinese News 22.04.11

We read out the news of the week, but read slowly so that you can practice your Chinese listening.

本周头条：
1. 头条
2. 财经/政治
3. 娱乐/体育
4. 河南一家公司发布招聘采茶女的信息，要求胸围C罩杯且是处女

Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Things to avoid in China

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今天我要给大家讲一些在中国不能做的事情，today I will talk about things to avoid in China and things that might make you go red. For guys, never wearing a green hat and for ladies, never call youself chicken. Umbrella, shoes and clocks are not appropriate presents to buy and please don’t be shocked to find that there is no 4th floor at the building where you live, and the last thing, please leave some food on the table to show that you totally satisfied with the meal.

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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