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20Mar, 2011

7653 Dead in Japan Earthquake and 11746 Missing

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Learn to read Chinese free: simplified Chinese character exercises - 7653 Dead in Japan Earthquake and 11746 Missing

My heart goes out to the many who lost their family, friends or homes in Japan this week. This straightforward Chinese article reviews the Japanese death tolls in the recent earthquake.

Chinese Title: 日本地震已致7653人死亡11746人失踪.

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18Mar, 2011

The Theif of Time

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Learn to read Chinese free: simplified Chinese character exercises - The Theif of Time

I love mystery novels, especially the trashy ones. This synopsis’ll get you up to speed on all that evil grave robbing vocabulary you missed in class.

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16Mar, 2011

Three Good Friends

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Learn to read Chinese free: simplified Chinese character exercises - Three Good Friends

A very simple story about three friendly butterflies who stick up for each other.

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9Mar, 2011

The Two Parrots

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Learn to read Chinese free: simplified Chinese character exercises - The Two Parrots

This not-too-dirty-but-not-really-clean joke comes from a great blog on the Sina blog network, the Chinese equivalent of Blogger.

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7Mar, 2011

Sister Come Home!

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Learn to read Chinese free: simplified Chinese character exercises - Sister Come Home!

This very sad and vaguely metaphorical story is a bit long for beginner reading, but other than a couple of high-level words, the sentence structure isn’t too crazy and the basic language is simple.

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