Archive for May 2018 – Page 3

Funny Chinese Commercial: Meeting her parents for the first time….

How to respond when grilled by prospective in-laws.

当你第一次见女朋友父母时

Learn while you laugh

This commercial (广告) makes light of a time when a Chinese daughter introduces her boyfriend to her parents for the first time.    It can certainly be a harrowing experience to get approval. Read More…

Chinese Graded reader review: “Two Children Seeking Joy Bridge” (“两个想上天的孩子”)

Review of Chinese Graded Reader “Two Children Seeking Joy Bridge” (“两个想上天的孩子”) published by Chinese Breeze

“Two Children Seeking the Joy Bridge” is a level 1 Chinese graded reader, which assumes a knowledge of 300 Chinese characters, which is suitable for someone with one year of college level Chinese.

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How do you get to Chinese fluency? Practice! Practice! Practice!

how do you get to carnegie hall practice practice practice

Jack Benny at Carnegie Hall (New York Times/Larry Morris)

How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

The punchline to this old joke is:  “Practice! Practice! Practice!Read More…