Modern Chinese(時代華語)B1- Reading(短文)

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Victor Hugo - Sefiller (Les Miserables)

卧虎藏龙[wò hǔ cáng lóng]：crouching/ tiger/hidden/dragon
This idiom vividly expresses a kind of power and potential that lies dormant, suggesting that extraordinary talents and strength may be hidden beneath an ordinary exterior.
字面 zì miàn：literal
隐藏 yǐn cáng：hide
形象地 xíng xiàng de：figuratively
外表 wài biǎo：appearance;exterior
平凡 píng fán：ordinary; common
潜在的 qián zài de：potential; prospective
不为人知 bù wéi rén zhī：unknown;obscure
例如eg：
这个行业中卧虎藏龙，有很多专业的人才。
zhège hángyè zhōng wò hǔ cáng lóng,yǒu hěnduō zhuānyè de réncái 。
这个小镇虽然看起平凡，但是卧虎藏龙，有很多不为人知的秘密。   
zhège xiǎozhèn suīrán kàn qǐlái píngfán,dànshì wò hǔ cáng lóng, yǒu hěnduō bù wéi rén zhī de mì mì 。
这场比赛的选手中卧虎藏龙，每个人都具有丰富的经验和实力。
zhè chǎng bǐsài de xuǎnshǒu zhōng wò hǔ cáng lóng,měige rén dōu jù yǒu fēngfù de jīngyàn hé shí lì 。


“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

卧虎藏龙[wò hǔ cáng lóng]

In this episode a couple are about to miss their flight. Let’s listen to them.
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2- Running late for the flight - دیر رسیدن به پرواز

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Some business phrasal verbs in English that start with the letter "D".  Phrasal verb + meaning + example.

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Phrasal Verbs Starting with "D"

In this episode we are going to learn how to say family members in Chinese. Let's learn it in a song!
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
Step 1: listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
Step 3: listen one more time, repeat after it.
Step 4: practice until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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妈妈的爸爸叫什么？
mā mā de bà bà jiào shén me ？
What do we call mom's dad?
妈妈的爸爸叫外公。
mā mā de bà bà jiào wài gōng 。
Mom's dad is Grandpa.
妈妈的妈妈叫什么？
mā mā de mā mā jiào shén me ？
What do we call mom's mom?
妈妈的妈妈叫外婆。
mā mā de mā mā jiào wài pó 。
Mom's mom's Grandma.
妈妈的兄弟叫什么？
mā mā de xiōng dì jiào shén me ？
What do we call mom's brothers?
妈妈的兄弟叫舅舅。
mā mā de xiōng dì jiào jiù jiù 。
Mom's brother is Uncle.
妈妈的姐妹叫什么？
mā mā de jiě mèi jiào shén me ？
What do we call mom's sisters?
妈妈的姐妹叫阿姨。
mā mā de jiě mèi jiào ā yí 。
Mom's sisters are called aunts.