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interrogative pronoun "哪“， how to say in Chinese?

HSK vocabulary

HSK1 interrogative pronoun "哪“

Real Life Chinese:
May 20th is also Valentine's Day in China？为什么5月20号也是情人节？
How many Valentine's Days in China?中国有几个情人节？

****Script for your second time listening****
qíng rén jié
情  人  节    
西方情人节 xī fāng qíng rén jié  公历2月14号
七夕情人节 qī xī qíng rén jié 农历7月7号
520=我爱您wǒ ài nín
521=我爱你wǒ ài nǐ

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520要到了，这大概是我国第五百个情人节，真的，我国人民除了过2月14日西方情人节，还有七夕中国情人节，还有什么520、521野鸡情人节等等，那么我们中国人民到底需不需要这么多情人节？


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May 20th is also Valentine's Day in China？为什么5月20号也是情人节？

Martín y yo hablamos sobre Axolotl, Xoloitzcuintle y El Gato de Van.
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Turkishized

Animales simbólicos de Turquía y México.

I am Argentine, and with this exercise, you are going to learn about the exciting history of Tango! From its beginnings in the port of Buenos Aires, until today.

Culture and Heritage of Latin America

History of Tango

Anita: OK, so we’ve got three possibilities for the advertisement we will be using here and I want to talk about each of them with you and get your point of view. So first of all, here’s number one. What do you think, Gerry?
Gerry: Oh, that’s interesting! I like the colors. They’re very warm. I didn’t think a cartoon would work very well, but I think this is quite fun. Tina, what do you think?
Tina: Personally, I don’t think it works. We’re really aiming at customers who are 20 and older. I think it might look a little young for them.
Brett: I’d agree with Tina, I’m not very keen on it. These will be used in magazines and on trains and buses. I don’t think it will really stand out. It’s very nice to look at, but I don’t think it will really get anyone’s attention.
Gerry: OK. I see what you mean, Brett. Well, let’s have a look at the others then. Well, I think it’s great, but I may revise my opinion when I see the others.
Anita: I will say that this one is cheaper than the other two. Right, then. Here’s number two.
Brett: Oh, I like that much more. It’s really creative. That’s a beautiful photograph and the name of the product is really clear.
Tina: I’m not sure about the model they used. She’s beautiful, don’t get me wrong. But she looks a bit unhappy. I don’t think that gives the right message.
Gerry: I like it, but I don’t think I feel strongly about it. I’m sure we could get them to find an older model if we wanted. It just seems very serious compared to the last one and I’m not sure I like it as much.
Anita: Yes, although I should point out that if we do that, it will add to the cost of the advertising. Also, I don’t know if this will change anyone’s mind, but the cost of using a photograph for the advert will be far higher than using a cartoon. About 40% more altogether which will leave us less to use for future advertising.
Brett: Well, I think this would work really well. If we need to change the model, we can do that. But I think it’s really exciting to look

English Conversation/Dialogue

Discussing An Advertisement (Business English)

In this Chillchat episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about useful expressions about allergies as well as common allergies and their symptoms.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Ahhh...achoo! Allergies... 过敏！

Traveling and experiences are one of those things that we get to enjoy more when we are younger. However, many people become busy building their passive income and retirement plans that they forget to stop and smell the roses. I got inspired by the book Timothy Ferriss wrote and I will mention a few concepts from the book, "The 4-hour work week."

FLO TALKS 

The concept of MINI RETIREMENTS (THE 4-HOUR WORK WEEK)

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The Crow & the Pitcher
In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he must die of thirst.

Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.

In a pinch a good use of our wits may help us out.

