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对牛弹琴[duì niú tán qín]：to;towards/cattle;ox/play/lute
 The idiom means taking to someone and expecting them to care or do something instead the other person just stands there and is not responding to you.
公明仪 gōng míng yí：a person‘s name in Ancient 
出游 chū yóu：Travel; go on a tour
清澈 qīng chè：Limpid; clear
景色 jǐng sè：scenery; view; scene
兴致大发 xìng zhì dà fā：interest ; mood
尽管 jǐn guǎn：although;while;when
动人 dòng rén ：moving；touching


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对牛弹琴[duì niú tán qín]

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IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Leadership and politics. Q3-4.

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IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Leadership and politics. Q3-4.

东边dōnɡ biɑn（east）、西边xī biɑn（west）、南边 nán biɑn（south）、北边běi biɑn（north）、东北dōnɡ běi  （northeast）、西南xī nán（southwest）；   
里边lǐ biɑn（inside）、外边wài biān（outside）、左边zuǒ biɑn（left）、右边yòu biɑn（right）、上边shànɡ biɑn（above）、下边xià biɑn（below）、旁边pánɡ biān（beside）、对面duì miàn（opposite） 

They can be used as a subject, an object, or a modifier. They can also be modified.
For example：
qián biɑn yǒu méi yǒu yì jiā fàn ɡuǎn ？ 
前   边   有  没  有  一 家  饭  馆   ？ 
Is there a restaurant in front?

yín hánɡ zài tú shū ɡuǎn dōnɡ biɑn 。 
银  行   在  图 书  馆   东   边   。 
The bank is on the east of the library.

yòu biɑn de lóu shì yī yuàn 。 
右  边   的 楼  是  医 院   。 
The building on the right is the hospital.

Note:
北边běi biɑn ：has a wider range of application, can be used for short distance and long distance;mainly in oral
北方běi fānɡ ： generally only used for long distance; Used in both written and spoken language.
For example：
bàn ɡōnɡ shì de běi biɑn qiánɡ shànɡ ɡuà zhe yì zhānɡ dì tú 。 
办  公  室  的 北  边  墙   上   挂 着  一 张  地 图 。 
A map hangs on the north wall of the office.

zhōnɡ ɡuó běi fānɡ rén xǐ huɑn chī miàn tiáo ， nán fānɡ rén xǐ huɑn chī mǐ fàn 。 
中    国  北  方   人  喜 欢   吃  面   条   ， 南  方   人  喜 欢   吃  米 饭  。 
People in north China like noodles and people in South China like rice.

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Nouns of locality

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Let’s take a language journey towards fluency in Swedish.
This episode is about greetings and introductions.
Swedes often say ‘good morning’ or ‘hello’ but learning longer greetings is an opportunity to get to know people and meet new friends. And as a guest in a new country, it's a great step into the new culture.


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Swedish Greetings and Introductions 

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