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8Jan, 2013

My Gluttonous Elder Brother

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Learn to read Chinese free: simplified Chinese character exercises - My Gluttonous Elder Brother

Chinese Title: 贪吃的哥哥

Hah! I set out to do a beginner post since I haven’t done one in a while, but no joy, I think I have to classify this as intermediate. Beginners are welcome to try this out, as most of the words are simple and the subject matter is a bit immature (so of course it totally cracked me up), but the issue is that this essay is written by a kid making fun of her older brother for eating too much, and the sentence structure reads like a playground taunt – it sounds like the author used this essay assignment as an opportunity to get back at her brother for something. So it’s very casually written and the sentence structure isn’t book-formal enough to be smooth reading for newbies. Still, if you can get most of the words, which aren’t too hard, you’ll get the drift.

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2Jan, 2013

News: Snowstorm has caused 15 deaths and 2000 flight delays or cancellations

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Learn to read Chinese free: simplified Chinese character exercises - News: Snowstorm has caused 15 deaths and 2000 flight delays or cancellations

Chinese Title: 暴风雪已致15人死 2000航班延误取消

In the spirit of the holiday season, which is winding to a blissfully overweight close, I give you an article about something you may or may not have just struggled through if you flew home for the holidays (which I did).

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1Nov, 2012

Story Behind the Idiom: YeLang Zi Da

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Learn to read Chinese free: simplified Chinese character exercises - Story Behind the Idiom: YeLang Zi Da

Chinese Title: 夜郎自大

Here we’ll cover the back story behind the idiom “夜郎自大”, or “Yelang thinks highly of itself”. This idiom one refers to someone who has a high, but misguided, opinion of their own worth. Stick this one in the language bank for when you need to take someone down a peg (preferably while stroking your fu manchu and calmly catching flies with your chopsticks).

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21Oct, 2012

A Probe into the Work-Life Balance of Chinese Policewomen

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Learn to read Chinese free: simplified Chinese character exercises - A Probe into the Work-Life Balance of Chinese Policewomen

Chinese Title: 女警察工作与生活平衡问题探讨

Gonna lay it on a bit thick today with something nice and serious. This is an abstract of an academic paper from the Gender Studies Network authored by Zhou Ying.

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2Oct, 2012

Our Family’s Jump Rope Contest

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Learn to read Chinese free: simplified Chinese character exercises - Our Family’s Jump Rope Contest

Chinese Title: 我们家的跳绳比赛

A single-paragraph essay about the results of a family jump rope competition.

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