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Temporada 1 Episodio 6 Vocabulario de la familia y las relaciones

       Lǐ lǎoshī duō dà le?
A：李老师多大了？
   Tā jīnnián wǔshí suì le. 
B：她今年50岁了。
   Tā nǚ’ ér ne? 
A：她女儿呢？
   Tā nǚ’ ér jīnnián èrshí suì.
B：她女儿今年20岁。

HSK Standard Course Level 1 Audio of the textbook

Lesson 5 text 3

矛 máo：spear; lance; pike，A type of ancient Chinese weapon
盾 dùn：A shield for protecting the body
自相矛盾[zì xiāng máo dùn]：oneself/each other/spear/shield，to contradict oneself 
夸赞kuā zàn：praise;commend 
质问 zhì wèn：query;inter pellate;question;call to account
哑口无言 yǎ kǒu w yán：Have nothing to say for oneself; be dumbfounded

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

自相矛盾[zì xiāng máo dùn]

Leonard: I couldn't agree more!
Alisha: Wait, you don't agree with me?
L: No, I said, I couldn't agree more. That means I completely agree with you.
A: What? Then why did you say you couldn't agree with me!

I think we can all relate with Alisha. There are so many indirect ways of saying something so simple and direct. We use such structures to add nuance to our meaning!

But it 'can' be confusing for a language learner.

In this series on the Confusing Structures in the English Language, we will discuss these very structures so that the next time Leonard says 'he couldn't agree more,' or 'he couldn't care less' or some such phrase, you'd know exactly what he is saying. 

All Things English

Confusing Structures in the English Language - Introduction

女：喂，你好！北京饭店前台。
男：你好！我们公司有位重要的客户6月10号到达北京，我想给他预定一个房间。
女：您想订什么样的房间？
男：一个商务套间。
女：要住多长时间？
男：从6月10号到17号，一共7天。
女：我查一下......没问题，我们有空房。先生，请问您贵姓？
男：我姓李，李建明，“建设”的“建”，“明天”的“明”，是五星电器集团的。
女：您能给我们留个联系电话吗？
男：6226-1588。
女：6-2-2-6-1-5-8-8.您还有别的要求吗？
男：没有了，谢谢你！
女：不用客气，再见！
New words:
1.前台 qián tái   (名）reception 
2.客户 kèhù (名)  client,customer
3.到达 dào dá（动） to arrive 
4.预定 yù dìng （动） to reserve 
5.商务 shāngwù（名） business 
6.套间tàojiān（名）a suite in a hotel 
7.查 chá（动） to check 
8.空房 kōngfáng（名） vacant room 
9.要求 yāoqiú（名） request 


New Silk Road Business Chiness

我想预定一个房间：

Есть мнение, что люди стали меньше читать...

Ты со мной? 

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IELTS Speaking Preparation. Part 1 - Holidays (Band 8/9 answers).

Q. 1. What do you do when you have a holiday?
Q. 2. Whom do you usually spend your holidays with?
Q. 3. Why are holidays and important to you?
Q. 4. What do people usually do during the holidays in your town/village?

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