Final-Podcast
Final Project—Podcast Essay(70%) and Recording(30%)
You will receive your final corrected copy back via e-mail on or before Monday 5/10.
Please revise and prepare a CLEAN copy as part of the final assessment. Your podcast essay should include:
1. Title in Chinese;
2. Text in characters;
3. Vocabulary List (Characters/Pinyin/English)
4. English Translation of your essay
5. e-copy (in word) to Yang Laoshi by Friday, May 14.
6. Audio recording of your essay on the edublog. Be sure to post it under the Comments section of this page. You are encouraged to send in practice recording for comments before you post your final recording.
7. Audio podcast is due before 12:00 noon on Friday, May 14.
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This is your final project
Topic: your own choice
Length: 250-350 characters at least (or to be specified by Yang Laoshi)
Topic and 1st paragraph are due Thursday 4/22 in class. Please also be prepared to TALK about your topic (know your vocabulary; can express the main ideas; don’t just read what you have written).
Please use the blog format to brainstorm ideas with Yang Laoshi, Sun Laoshi and other classmates. You can post your comments by logging into your edublogs.com account or simply post as a guest. Remember, Sun Laoshi will have to approve each posting.
好好地做！寫得內容要有意思，也要能達意！
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Sūn Luò Lǎoshī 孫珞老師 said,
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Please use the Comments section to post questions re: you essay, or simply to brainstorm with me or Yang Laoshi. I encourage you to use the audio format or even the video format (I would love to SEE you)! If you send me an audio message, I will respond in an audio format.
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wéimànníng 韋曼寧 said,
我覺得中在國茶非常有影響的。綠茶，紅茶，烏龍茶，白茶，花茶，普洱茶都是各樣的茶。
一个夏季的日，茶樹的下邊，神農皇帝坐的時候，一片葉子掉進沸水。因爲神農皇帝喝茶，所以他活到五千年。公元前2737茶创建了。I know I probably have a lot of mistakes in there. So this is my really rough draft.
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Sūn Luò Lǎoshī 孫珞老師 said,
yi1ban1 shenghuo2: avergae life
pao4: to brew (tea)
dui4—you3 an2jiu4: towards…have done research (or know a lot)
fa1xian4: discover
fang1shi4: method
chuan2shuo1: legendManning, Please add a audio post as well when you send in your next text. I am not really correcting your text but I talked about it and hopefully my comments can help you re-phrase your written text. Encourage your classmates to do the same as well!! I look forward to learning more about tea from your essay and research!! -Sun Laoshi
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sarah h said,
何赛丽
我最爱旅行!
我爱旅行！將來我希望能去很多的地方旅行。我小的时候，我的一家人常常旅行。我的爸爸是大学的老师，所以他可以有进休假。有一次进休假 我们都去了英国。我的爸爸在牛津大学教书。我上英国小学的一年级。我们在英国住了六个月。今天我和我的英国朋友还有联络。 英国的天气和华盛顿的天气差不多，有一点儿冷，也有一点儿多雨。但是英国 还是很漂亮的。
当我的哥哥要去上大学的时候，我的父母告诉我跟我的兄弟姐妹,我们一家人要一起去休假。我们都去了意大利。在那儿住了三个星期。意大利非常漂亮。有很多鲜花。我跟妈妈和姐姐一起骑马通过有好多好多向日葵花的田野， 好看极了！ 我的弟弟们都非常喜欢意大利的食物。意大利有好吃的比萨饼，意大利面食， 和意大利冰淇淋！
我觉得旅行给我很多的经验。我学到很多关于外国文化的知识。二零零六年二月我去了中国 一趟. 我住在西安的一个中国接待家庭。我在他们的家住了四个月。美国和中国有很大的差异. 吃饭,文化, 和语言都很不一样.我需要从经验中学习. 我学会了怎么问路, 怎么点菜, 怎么买火车票和飞机票,还学会了买东西时讲价。 我学到了很多关于中国的知识. 我也更了解自己.
我不但去过英国,意大利 和中国，而且还去过加拿大， 瑞士，和 哥斯达黎加。今年的夏天我要去台湾。 我真兴奋！Wǒ ài lǚxíng! jiānglái wǒ xīwàng néng qù hěnduō de dìfāng lǚxíng. Wǒ xiǎo de shíhòu, wǒde yī jiārén chángcháng lǚxíng. Wǒde bàba shì dàxué de lǎoshī suǒyǐ, tā kěyǐ yǒu jìn xiūjià. Yǒu yīcì jìn xiūjià wǒmen dōu qù le Yīngguó. Wǒde bàba zài niú jīn dàxué jiāoshū. Wǒ shàng Yīngguó xiǎoxué de yī niánjí. Wǒmen zài Yīngguó zhù le liù gè yuè. Jīntiān wǒ hé wǒde Yīngguó péngyou háiyǒu liánluò. Yīngguó de tiānqì hé Huáshèngdùn de tiānqì chàbùduō , yǒu yīdiǎnr
lěng, yě yǒu yīdiǎnr duō yǔ. Dànshì Yīngguó háishi hěn piàoliàng de.Dàng wǒde gēgē yào qù shàng dàxué de shíhòu, wǒde fùmǔ gàosu wǒ gēn wǒde xiōngdì jiěmèi, wǒmen yī jiārén yào yīqǐ qù xiūjià. Wǒmen dōu qù le Yìdàlì. Zài nà ér zhù le sān gè xīngqī. Yìdàlì fēicháng piàoliàng. Yǒu hěnduō xiānhuā. Wǒ gēn māma hé jiějiě yīqǐ qímǎ tōngguò yǒu hǎoduō hǎoduō xiàngrìkuí huā de tiányě, hǎokàn jí le! Wǒde dìdì men dōu fēicháng xǐhuān Yìdàlì de shíwù. Yìdàlì yǒu hǎo chī de bǐsà bǐng, Yìdàlì miàn shí , hé Yìdàlì bīngqílín!
wǒ juédé lǚxíng gěi wǒ hěnduō de jīngyàn. Wǒ xué dào hěnduō guān yú wàiguó wénhuà de zhīshi. èr líng líng liù nián èryuè wǒ qù le Zhōngguó yī tang. Wǒ zhùzài Xī’ān de yī gè Zhōngguó jiēdài jiātíng. Wǒ zài tāmende jiā zhù le sì gè yuè. Měiguó hé Zhōngguó yǒu hěn dà de chāyì. Chīfàn , wénhuà, hé yǔ yán dōu hěn bù yīyàng. Wǒ xūyào cóng jīngyàn zhōngxué xí. Wǒ xuéhuì le zěn me wèn lù, zěn me diǎn cài, zěn me mǎi huǒchē piào hé fēijī piào, hái xuéhuì le mǎidōngxī shí jiǎng jià. Wǒ xué dào le hěnduō guān yú Zhōngguó de zhīshi. Wǒ yě gēng liǎojiě zìjǐ.
wǒ búdàn qù guò Yīngguó, Yìdàlì hé Zhōngguó, érqiě hái qù guò jiānádà, Ruìshì, hé gē sī dá lí jiā . Jīnnián de xiàtiān wǒ yào qù Táiwān . Wǒ zhēn xīngfèn!
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I love traveling! When I am older, I hope to travel a lot. When I was a kid/younger, my whole family traveled a lot. My dad is a college professor, so he gets sabbatical. One sabbatical we all went to England. My dad taught at Oxford University. I attended first grade in England. We lived in England for 6 months. Today, my friends and I still keep in touch. England’s weather and Washington’s weather are approximately the same, it can be a little cold and a little rainy. But England is still very beautiful.
When my older brother was to attend college, my parents told me and my siblings we could go on a family vacation. We went to Italy. We stayed there for 3 weeks. Italy is very beautiful. There are many fresh flowers. My mom, my sister, and I went horseback riding through soo many sunflowers, it was amazing/fantastic! My younger brothers really liked Italian food. Italy has very good pizza, pasta, and gelato!
I think traveling has given me a lot of experiences. I have gained a lot of knowledge about many foreign cultures. February 2006 I went to China. I lived in Xi’an with a Chinese host family. I lived in their home for 4 months. America and China are very different. The food, culture and language are not at all the same. I needed to learn from experience. I learned to ask for directions, order food, buy train and plane tickets, and to bargain for things. I learned a lot about China. I also learned a lot about myself.Not only have I gone to England and Italy, but I have also gone to Canada, Switzerland, Costa Rica, and China. This summer I will go to Taiwan. I am very Excited!
Vocabulary:
將來 (jiāng lái)- future
希望(xīwàng)- hope
进休假(jìn xiū jià)- sabbatical
牛津大学 – Oxford
联络（lián luò）- communicate, get in touch with
兄弟姐妹 （xiōngdìjiěmèi）- siblings
意大利 （Yìdàlì）-Italy
起骑马 （qǐ qí mǎ ）- horseback ride
通过（tōngguò）- through, between
向日葵（xiàngrìkuí）-sunflowers
花的田野 (huā de tián yě)- flower field
令人惊讶的（lìng rén jīngyà de）- amazing, fantastic
比萨饼（bǐsàbǐng）- pizza
意大利面食 （Yìdàlì miànshí）- pasta
意大利冰淇淋 (yì dà lì bīng qí lín)- Italian ice-cream瑞士（Ruìshì）- Switzerland
哥斯达黎加 （Gēsīdálíjiā）- Costa Rica
经历 （jīng lì）- experiences, go through
所得 （suǒdé）- to which one acquires, one gains
讲价 (jiǎng jià) – bargain
知识（zhīshi）- intellectual, knowledge
关于 （guānyú）- on, about, with reference to.
差异 (chāyì)- difference/ different
体验(tǐyàn)- learn from experience
更了解(gēng le jiě)- a better understanding of
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Zhū Díwén 朱迪文 said,
尼古拉特斯拉：閃電大師
尼古拉特斯拉是一個很有名的電機工程師。他1856年在歐洲克羅地亞出生，1884年移民到美國。在美國他被湯瑪斯愛迪生的公司雇用，可是愛迪生的公司沒發工資給特斯拉。特斯拉問為什麼沒有工資，愛迪生告訴他，“你不懂美國的幽默感。”他非常生氣，所以他辭職了，然後開始自己的公司。幾年以後他發明了交流電發動機，可是同時愛迪生也發明了一個直流電發動機。因為在那個時代電力還是很新式的學術，他們要賣同類的產品，所以他們成為競爭對手。
這個競爭叫＂電流戰爭＂。愛迪生説直流電比交流電安全多了，他把交流電用在電椅上來證明交流電能殺死人 。但是特斯拉的發明很便宜，所以他能賣很多產品。交流電終於成為最普通的電源，可是到那個時候，特斯拉在做廣告已經失去了他所有的錢。
他中年的時候也發明了第一個收音機，可是這個發明後來被馬可泥利用法律訴訟搶走了。而且他的發明越來越奇怪，例如他告訴幾個朋友他要建造一個激光武器。 他也對鴿子和第三號數字著迷 ，那個時候他大概已經開始有精神病了。儘管有人説他非常英俊，可是他一直沒結婚也沒有孩子，因為他覺得家庭會妨礙他的研究。1943年1月7日，他在紐約市去世。
Nikola Tesla was a famous electrical engineer. He was born in 1856 in Croatia, and emigrated to the United States in 1884. In the U.S., he was hired by Thomas Edison’s company, but he was not paid. Tesla asked why he received no pay, and Edison told him, “You don’t understand American humor.” He was enraged, and so he quit his job and started his own company. Several years later he invented an alternating current electric motor, but Thomas Edison invented a direct current motor at the same time. Because electricity was still a new technology and the two were trying to sell the same kind of product, they became rivals.
This competition was called the War of Currents. Edison said that direct current was safer than alternating current, and he built the electric chair using alternating current to prove that alternating current was deadly. However, Tesla’s invention was very inexpensive, and he was able to sell more products. Alternating current eventually became the most common kind of electricity, but by that time, Tesla had lost all his money in advertising his invention.
In his middle years, Tesla also invented the first radio, but this invention was taken away by Guglielmo Marconi in a lawsuit. Additionally, his inventions started becoming stranger and stranger; for example, he told some of his friends that he had plans to build a laser weapon. He also became obsessed with pigeons and the number three, probably because he was developing a mental illness. Although there were some who said that he was very handsome, he never married or had children because he felt that a family would interfere with his research. On January 7, 1943, he passed away in New York City.
尼古拉 nígǔlā: Nikola
特斯拉 tèsīlā: Tesla
電機 diànjī: electrical machinery
克羅地亞 Kèluódìyà: Croatia
湯溤斯 Tāngmǎsī: Thomas
愛迪生 àidíshēng: Edison
工資 gōngzī: wages
辭職 cízhí: to resign
發明 fāmíng: to invent
交流電 jiāoliúdiàn: alternating current
發動機 fādòngjī: motor
同時 tóngshí: simultaneously
直流電 zhíliúdiàn: direct current
時代 shídài: period of time
新式 xīnshì: new type
同類 tónglèi: similar
產品 chǎnpǐn: product
競爭 jìngzhēng: to compete
對手 duìshǒu: opponent
電流 diànliú: electric current
戰爭 zhànzhēng: war
安全 ānquán: safe
證明 zhèngmíng: proof
理論 lǐlùn: theory
終於 zhōngyú: eventually
電源 diànyuán: electric power source
做廣告 zuòguǎnggào: to advertise
失去 shīqù: to lose
所有 suǒyǒu: all
收音機 shōuyīnjī: radio
馬可泥 Mǎkěni: Guglielmo Marconi
利用 lìyòng: to exploit
法律 fǎlǜ: law
訴訟 sùsòng: lawsuit
搶走 qiǎngzǒu: to snatch away
建造 jiànzào: to construct
激光武器 jīguāngwǔqì: laser weapon
鴿子 gēzi: pigeon
著迷 zháomí: to be fascinated
大概 dàgài: approximately
有精神病 yǒujīngshénbìng: insane
儘管 jǐnguǎn: although
妨礙 fáng’ài: to hinder
研究 yánjiū: research
去世 qùshì: to pass away
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史伯儒 shǐbórú said,
擊水
我想要告訴你們一個不太有名的功夫故事。 。。
很多年以前一個青年男人叫泰魁，他住在山東一個很小的鄉村。這個鄉的地主比豬八戒還要貪心，總是壓榨全鄉的人。泰魁的父母真的是一點辦法都沒有 , 所以他們收集了家裏僅有的一點兒麥子要泰魁帶去給少林寺。 這樣泰魁可以學習少林的功夫。 他們覺得如果家鄉有個會武術的人 ，地主就不敢對鄉人那麼欺負了。泰魁離開家鄉出去找少林寺。很多天以後他走到了，少林寺的和尚們迎接他。 雖然泰魁走得非常疲憊可是他馬上磕頭拜師送上給和尚們的供養。和尚們笑納了，同意讓他學習功夫，可是有一個條件。師父說什麼，泰魁就得做什麼。泰魁想到了他的家鄉，他的家人，和可怕的地主，心裏充滿了激情。。。他說：＂我當然同意！＂，一面謝謝一面磕頭，然後就跟和尚們一起進去。
幾天以後，泰魁見到了他的師父。老師父帶他走進一個隔離的房間。裡面除了一個大鐵鼎以外什麼東西都沒有。老師父說：”你先把這個鼎裝滿水。 然後用你的手掌擊水。 水都擊打出去的時候，再裝滿水。”
泰魁毫不猶豫地拿起來一個桶開始往鼎裡裝水。然後 日復一日，週復一週，月復一月，泰魁不停地擊水。他想到了要跟少林和尚學習怎麼打拳，怎麼踢腿，還有怎麼用棒戰鬥就興奮極了。。。他想知道師父是不是要開始教他這些功夫。經過一年以後，泰魁再挑水裝滿鼎時，老師父來了。
泰魁說：”師父，我擊水擊了一年了，現在應該做什麼？”
老師父只說：”擊水。”
泰魁不敢抱怨也不敢抗議，可是他真的很生氣！畢竟，他已經在那兒一年了，可是連一拳，一腳都還沒有學到！他只可以擊水！所以泰魁把他的窩囊氣都發在擊水上！他用力一擊，這一擊力氣非常強，鼎裏的水差不多全被他打出去了！
師父看了看泰魁。。。
他說：”你的訓練完了。回家吧。＂
老師父轉身就走出去了，也沒再看泰魁一眼。泰魁知道因為他的脾氣那麼壞所以一定再也不能在少林寺學功夫了。泰魁很沮喪可是沒有別的選擇，只好離開少林寺回家了，連一套最簡單的拳法都沒學到。
到家鄉時，泰魁真慚愧極了，可是家鄉的人都巴不得看到他新的功夫。
泰魁說：”我真的什麼都沒學到！我真沒出息！”
可是他們還不肯停(止)，還非常興奮要看泰魁的功夫。鄉人們覺得他可能只是謙虛。
＂少林和尚都不喜歡炫耀他們的武術。＂有一個女人這樣說。
所以鄉人決定為泰魁開筵慶祝，要他在那兒表演他的功夫。
晚宴的時候，連地主也來了，因為他想看看泰魁的武功進步了多少。雖然他的家人一直催促他表演，可是泰魁只低下頭吃飯連一句話都不說。
他妹妹說了：”來！表演你的功夫吧！來，來！我們等你回家等了那麼久了！＂最後，泰魁的火氣越升越高。 他站起來了，一拳打在木(mu4)桌上！ “我什麼都沒學到！＂他大叫著！ 他的手掌一打到了桌子，桌子就碎了！
泰魁的家人沒再要他表演，地主一個字都沒說就離開了，而且馬上放鬆了他對鄉人的苛刻控制。
泰魁呢？他學到了再也不低估他師父說的話。以後繼續努力的練習他的功夫。“Slapping Water”
I’d like to tell you a kung fu story that’s not too well known…
Many years ago, a young man named Tai Kui lived in a very small village in Shandong province. The landlord of this village was even greedier than Zhu Bajie and exploited all of the villagers. Tai Kui’s parents really had no means of living, so they gathered the little bit of grain the family had for Tai Kui to bring and give to the Shao-lin temple. This way, Tai Kai would be able to study Shao-lin kung fu. They thought if there was someone who knew martial arts in the village the landlord wouldn’t dare to bully the villagers.Tai Kui left his village (hometown) to go find the Shao-lin temple. After many days, he arrived and the Shao-lin monks greeted him. Although Tai Kui was exhausted from walking, he immediately kowtowed, asking to become an apprentice, and gave the monks his offering. The monks kindly accepted his offer, and agreed to let him study kung fu with one condition. He had to do exactly what his Master said. Tai Kui thought of his hometown, his family, and the terrible landlord; his heart was full of emotion…He said, “Of course I agree!” thanking and kowtowing (to the monks). After that, he entered the temple with the monks.
After a few days, Tai Kui met his Master. The old Master brought him to an isolated room. Except for a large iron cauldron, there was nothing inside. The old Master said, “First fill the cauldron with water. Then, (use your hands to) slap the water. When you have slapped all of the water out, fill it again.”
Without the slightest hesitation, Tai Kui picked up the bucket and started filling the cauldron with water. Day after day, week after week, month after month, Tai Kui didn’t stop slapping water. He thought of learning with the monks how to punch, how to kick, how to use a staff to fight, and he became very excited…he wondered whether his Master would start teaching him some kung fu. After a year had passed, when Tai Kui was carrying water (on a pole) to fill the cauldron again, the old Master came.
Tai Kui said, “Master, I have been slapping water for one year. What should I do now?”
The old Master only said, “Slap water.”
Tai Kui didn’t dare complain nor did he dare to protest, but he was so angry! After all, he had already been there for a year, but he hadn’t even learned one punch or one kick! He could only slap water! So Tai Kui showed all of his pent up frustration with one slap! This slap was so strong that almost all of the water in the cauldron went out from his hit!
The Master looked over Tai Kui…
He said, “Your training is over. Go home.”
The old master turned and walked away without giving Tai Kui one more look. Tai Kui knew that because his temper was so bad, he would certainly never be able to study kung fu at the Shao-lin temple again. Tai Kui was very dispirited, but he didn’t have any other choice; he could only leave the Shao-lin temple and return home without learning even one of the simplest fighting sets.
When he arrived at his hometown, he was extremely ashamed, but the villagers were eager to see his kung fu.
Tai Kui said, “I really didn’t learn anything! I really am unworthy!”
But they still wouldn’t stop; they were still excited to see Tai Kui’s kung fu. The villagers thought he was probably just being modest.
“(None of) The Shao-lin monks don’t like to show off their martial arts,” one woman said.
So the villagers decided to throw a banquet for Tai Kui to celebrate, where he would perform his kung fu.
At the time of the banquet, even the landlord came because he wanted to see how much Tai Kui’s martial skill had improved. Although his family kept urging him to perform, Tai Kui just lowered his head and ate without saying one word.
His little sister said, “Come on! Perform your kung fu! Come on, come on! We’ve been waiting for you to return home so long! Finally, Tai Kui’s anger rose too high. He stood up and hit the wooden table with one slap! “I haven’t learned anything!” he screamed! As soon as his palm hit the table, the table broke into pieces!
Tai Kui’s family didn’t ask him to perform again. The landlord left without saying a word and immediately relaxed his harsh control on the villagers.
As for Tai Kui? He learned not to underestimate what his Master said again. Afterwards, he continued to work hard at practicing his kung fu.
Vocabulary:
擊水 Ji1 shui3 To slap water
鄉村 xiang1cun1 Village
地主 di4zhu3 Landlord
貪心 tan1xin1 Greedy
壓榨 ya1zha4 To extract, squeeze = exploit
全 quan2 All
辦法 ban4fa3 Means (of living)
收集 shou1ji2 To gather, collect
僅 jin3 Merely
麥 Mai4 Wheat grain
少林寺 Shao4Lin2Si4 Shao-lin Temple
武術 wu3shu4 Martial art/sport/technique
敢 gan3 To dare
欺負 qi1fu4 To bully
離開 Li2kai1 To leave
和尚 he2shang Buddhist monk
迎接 ying2jie1 To greet
疲憊 pi2bei4 Exhausted
磕頭 ke1tou2 To kowtow out of respect
拜師 bai4shi1 To formally become an apprentice to a master
供養 gong4yang3 Offering
笑納 xiao4na4 To kindly accept an offering
充滿 chong1man3 Full of, brimming with
激情 Ji1qing2 Passion/strong emotion
隔離 ge2li2 Isolated
鐵鼎 tie3ding3 Iron cauldron
裝滿 zhuang1man3 To fill
毫不猶豫 hao2bu4you2yu4 Without the slightest hesitation
桶 tong3 Bucket
往 wang3 Towards
日復一日 Ri4 fu4 yi1 ri4 Day after day
打拳 da3quan2 To punch
踢腿 Ti1tui3 To kick
棒 bang4 A staff
戰鬥 zhan4dou4 To fight
挑 tiao1 To carry on a pole
抱怨 bao4yuan4 To complain
抗議 kang4yi4 To protest
畢竟 bi4jing4 After all
窩囊氣 wo1nangqi4 Pent up frustration
發 Fa1 To show
强 qiang2 Strong
被 bei4 (particle indicating passive tense)
訓練 xun4lian4 Training
轉身 zhuan4shen1 To turn his body
脾氣 pi2qi4 Temper
壞 huai4 Bad
沮喪 Ju3sang4 Dispirited
選擇 xuan3ze2 Choice, alternative
套 tao4 (MW for collections, sets, etc.)
簡單 jian3dan1 Simple
拳法 quan2fa3 Fighting technique
慚愧 can2kui4 Ashamed
巴不得 ba1bu4de2 Eager for
出息 chu1xi2 Unworthy (colloq.)
肯停止 ken3 ting2(zhi3) Willing to stop
興奮 xing1fen4 Excited
謙虛 qian1xu1 Modest
炫燿 xuan4yao4 To show off
開莚 kai1yan2 To host a banquet
慶祝 qing4zhu4 To celebrate
武功 wu3gong1 Martial skill
一直 yi1zhi2 Continuously without interruption
催促 cui1cu4 To urge
火氣 huo3qi4 Anger
升 sheng1 To rise/escalate
掌 zhang3 Palm
碎 sui4 To break into pieces
苛刻 ke1ke4 Harsh and pitiless
控制 kong4zhi4 Control
低估 di1gu1 To underestimate
繼續 Ji4xu4 To continue
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陳郁君 said,
普及灣大學改變我:
自從我來普及灣大學以後，我從一個害羞和沒有信心的女孩子轉化成一個很樂觀和很合群的人。Zìcóng wǒ lái pǔjí wān dàxué yǐ hòu, wǒ cóng yī gè hàixiū hé méiyǒu xìnxīn de nǚhái zǐ zhuǎnhuà chéng yī gè hěn lèguān hé hěn héqún de rén.
Ever since I came to University of Puget Sound, I have transformed from a shy and low self confidence girl to an optimistic and social person.
我很喜歡普及灣大學因為這個大學給我很多成長的機會。wǒ hěn xǐhuān pǔjí wān dàxué yīnwei zhègè dàxué gěi wǒ hěnduō chéngzhǎng de jīhuì.
I really like University of Puget Sound because this college has given me a lot of opportunities to grow and mature.
我在大學的第一年不太確定我是不是喜歡UPS，因為我很想念我中學時的朋友和我的家人。wǒ zài dàxué de dìyī nián bú tài quèdìng wǒ shìbúshì xǐhuān UPS, yīnwei wǒ hěn xiǎngniàn wǒ zhōngxué shí de péngyou hé wǒde jiārén.
My first year at college, I was not sure whether I like UPS or not because I was very homesick for my high school friends and my family.
我以前很愛游泳，我在我的中學游泳游了四年，也是學校游泳隊的隊長。wǒ yǐqián hěn ài yóuyǒng, wǒ zài wǒde zhōngxué yóuyǒng yóu le sì nián, yě shì xuéxiào yóuyǒng duì de duīzhǎng.
I used to love swimming. I swam at my high school for four years and was even the swimming captain.
可是到了大學以後，我決定不游泳了，因為在大學的游泳隊太辛苦。kěshì dào le dàxué yǐ hòu, wǒ juédìng bù yóuyǒng le, yīnwei zài dàxué de yóuyǒng duì tài xīnkǔ.
But once I got to college, I decided to stop swimming because being in the college swim team was too exhausting.
我們需要每天早上五點鐘就起床去游泳池練習。每天練習四個小時，根本沒有時間去玩和做功課。wǒmen xūyào měitiān zǎoshang wǔ diǎn zhōng jiù qǐchuáng qù yóuyǒngchí liànxí. měitiān liànxí sì gè xiǎoshí, gēnběn méiyǒu shíjiān qù wán huò zuò gōngkè.
Everyday, we needed to get out of bed at five in the morning to go to swimming practice. We practiced for four hours everyday and we didn’t even have time to work on homework or relax and play.
所以在大學，我決定找別的活動，可以讓我認識新朋友也可以給我新的經驗。suǒyǐ zài dàxué, wǒ juédìng zhǎo bié de huódòng, kěyǐ ràng wǒ rèn shí xīn péngyou yě kěyǐ gěi wǒ xīn de jīngyàn.
So at college, I decided to find other activities to help me meet new friends and can give me a new experience.
我參加很多活動，像女學生聯誼會和校內住宿生活。wǒ cānjiā hěnduō huódòng, xiàng nǚ xuésheng lián yì huì hé xiào nèi zhùsù shēnghuó.
I joined a lot of different activities like a sorority and residence life.
我很喜歡當一個宿舍助教因為我可以給新同學建議也可以幫他們實現他們的目標。wǒ hěn xǐhuān dāng yī gè sùshè zhùjiào yīnwei wǒ kěyǐ gěi xīn tóngxué jiànyì yě kěyǐ bāng tāmen shíxiàn tāmende mùbiāo.
I really like being a resident assistant because I can give new students advice and help them achieve their goals.
我不但幫新來的學生適應學校的生活，我也從他們那兒學到很多。wǒ búdàn bāng xīn lái de xue2 shēng shìyìng xuéxiào de shēnghuó, wǒ yě cóng tāmen nà ér xué dào hěnduō.
Not only do I help new students adapt to college life, I also learn al to from them.
我的宿舍助教的工作是個很好的學習經驗，因為我可以練習和增進我的領導技能。雖然我的宿舍助教的工作很忙，也有很多的壓力，可是我覺得我是一個好的榜樣，也可以給同學們很真誠和很有用的忠告。wǒde sùshè zhùjiào de gōngzuò shì gè hěn hǎo de xuéxí jīngyàn, yīnwei wǒ kěyǐ liànxí hé zēngjìn wǒde lǐngdǎo jìnéng. suīrán wǒde sùshè zhùjiào de gōngzuò hěn máng, yě yǒu hěnduō de yālì, kěshì wǒ juédé wǒ shì yī gè hǎo de bǎngyàng, yě kěyǐ gěi tóngxué men hěn zhēnchéng hé hěn yǒuyòng de zhōnggào.
My resident assistant job is very good learning experience because I can practice and further advance my leadership skills. Although my resident assistant job is very busy and has a lot of pressure, I feel that I am a good example and I can give genuine and useful advice.
參加女學生聯誼會讓我認識了很多人。一個聯誼會是一個很好的社團，我們有很多不同的好玩的活動。像社交舞會，幫助孩子們閱讀，在公園種花，和籌集資金幫助心臟病。這幾個不同的活動讓我感覺我在幫助別人，也在回饋社會。cānjiā nǚ xuésheng zhèn yì huì ràng wǒ rènshi liǎo hěnduōrén. yī gè zhèn yì huì shì yī gè hěn hǎo de shè tuán, wǒmen yǒu hěnduō bùtóng de hǎowán de huódòng. xiàng shèjiāo wǔhuì, bāngzhù háizi men yuèdú, zài gōngyuán zhòng huā, hé chóují zījīn bāngzhù xīnzàngbìng. zhè jǐ gè bùtóng de huódòng ràng wǒ gǎnjué wǒ zài bāngzhù biérén yě zài huí kuì shèhuì.
Being in a sorority lets me meet a lot of people. A sorority is a very good association because we do a lot of different fun activities. We do activities like social dances, helping students learn how to read, planting flowers in the park, and raising money for helping heart disease. All these different activities make me feel like I am helping other people and giving back to my community.
我在聯誼會有很多很好的朋友，她們都常幫我。如果我碰到任何的問題，我知道我都可以依靠信任他們。wǒ zài zhèn yì huì yǒu hěnduō hěn hǎo de péngyou, tāmen dōu cháng bāng wǒ. rúguǒ wǒ pèng dào rènhé de wèntí. wǒ zhīdào wǒ dōu kěyǐ yīkào xìnrèn tāmen.
At my sorority, I have a lot of good friends. They all help me; if I have any kind of problem, I know that I can trust and depend on them.
普及灣大學幫助我長大，也讓我更了解自己。我的大學生活很忙可是我很快樂，因為我很喜歡我的工作和活動。我有點兒緊張可是也很興奮，因為明年我是大學第三年的學生。我有信心我一定可以處理好我所有的工作。pǔjí wān dàxué bāngzhù wǒ zhǎngdà, yě ràng wǒ gèng liǎojiě zìjǐ. wǒde dàxuéshēng huó hěn máng kěshì wǒ hěn kuàilè, yīnwei wǒ hěn xǐhuān wǒde gōngzuò hé huódòng. wǒ yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng kěshì yě hěn xīngfèn, yīnwei míngnián wǒ shì dàxué dì sān nián de xuésheng. wǒ yǒu xìnxīn wǒ yīdìng kěyǐ chǔlǐ hǎo wǒ suǒyǒu de gōngzuò.
University of Puget Sound helped me grow and help me better understand myself. My college life is very busy but I am so happy because I love my job and activities. I’m a little nervous but excited for next year because I’ll be a third year college student. I have confidence that I will be able to figure out all my activities and work.Vocabulary words:
1. 害羞- hàixiū – shy
2. 信心- xìnxīn – confidence
3. 轉化- zhuǎnhuà –transform
4. 樂觀- lèguān –optimistic
5. 合群- héqún –sociable
6. 成長- chéngzhǎng –to mature or grow
7. 機會- jīhuì –opportunity
8. 確定- quèdìng –to be certain
9. 隊長- duìzhǎng –captain
10. 辛苦- xīnkǔ –hard/ exhausting
11. 練習- liànxí –practice
12. 根本- gēnběn –simply
13. 決定- juédìng –to decide
14. 經驗- jīngyàn –experience
15. 女學生聯誼會- nǚxuéshēng lián yì huì –sorority
16. 校內住宿生活- xiàonèi zhùsù shēnghuó –Campus residential life
17. 助教- zhùjiào –teaching assistant
18. 實現- shíxiàn –to achieve
19. 目標- mùbiāo –goal
20. 適應- shìyìng –to adapt
21. 學習- xuéxí –to study/ to learn
22. 增進- zēngjìn –to further/ to advance
23. 領導技能- lǐngdǎo jìnéng –leadership skills
24. 壓力- yālì –pressure
25. 榜樣- bǎngyàng –example
26. 真誠- zhēnchéng –true/ genuine
27. 有用- yǒuyòng –useful
28. 忠告- zhōnggào –advice
29. 社團- shètuán- association
30. 社交舞會- shèjiāo wǔhuì—social dance
31. 閱讀- yuèdú –to read
32. 籌集- chóují –to raise money/ fund
33. 資金- zījīn –funds
34. 心臟病- xīnzàngbìng –heart disease
35. 回饋- huíkuì –to give back
36. 社會- shèhuì –community
37. 依靠- yīkào –to rely on
38. 信任- xìnrèn –to trust
39. 了解- liǎojiě –to understand
40. 處理- chǔlǐ –to handle -
烏龍茶也叫青茶。烏龍茶融合了綠茶和紅茶的制法。青茶也是一個沒有發酵的茶。好處是能分解脂肪幫助人們減肥。我常常喜歡喝一杯人参烏龍茶。
白茶是沒有發酵，快速乾燥的茶。是福建的專業。以前貧困的中國人沒有茶的時候給客人喝開水也叫白茶。白茶的好處是可以幫助血液循環,提高免疫力和保護心臟和血管。
如果你讓潮濕的茶葉自然變黃，就是黃茶。因爲帝王的顔色是黃色，所以給皇帝進貢的高檔茶叫黃茶。黃茶可以幫助身體排毒。
花茶是用花和綠茶的茶葉一起做成的。加工花茶的時候，茶葉放在幾層花的下邊。茶葉會吸取花的香氣和味道。常見的花茶是茉莉花茶，蘭花茶，玫瑰茶，和桂花茶。我特別喜歡茉莉花茶。
茶代表的是尊重，快樂，和真誠。茶趁很熱的時候喝最好。釀造以後的茶氧化很快。喝濃茶容易失眠和腹痛。喝茶最好的時間是兩餐飯的中間。
喝茶有很多習俗。年輕的一代總是給長輩一杯茶表示尊重。家庭聚會的時候去飯館喝茶。道歉的時候中國人也喝茶。Tea
In China, tea is very influential aspect of the life of Chinese people. There are a lot of types of Chinese teas, for example green tea, black/red tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea, and scented/flower tea; there are also various other teas. There is a legend, one summer day many years ago, the Emperor Shen Nong was sitting beneath a Camellia sinensis, and leaf fell into the boiling water. After he drank the tea, he discovered the method of brewing tea. It is said that because Emperor Shen Nong liked tea, he lived to be five thousand years old. In 2737 BCE the Chinese began to know how to brew tea.
Green tea is not fermented tea. The benefits of green tea are anti-aging, the prevention of bad breath, and detoxification. Green tea has EGCG, which is a powerful antioxidant. EGCG can kill cancer cells. The most famous green tea is dragon well tea. The production Dragon Well tea at the Dragon Well Mountains is very famous. Dragon Well tea is an emerald color, very fragrant, and has a sweet and refreshing taste. I really like Dragon Well tea.
Black/red tea is also known as fermented tea. Only the new leaves are used for the production of the tea. After the tea is already withered, then it is fermented and dried. Chinese believe that drinking black/red tea can help digestion.
Oolong tea is also known as blue tea. Oolong tea is made from blending green tea and black tea. Blue tea is also a tea that is not fermented. The advantages of Oolong tea include breaking down fat to help people lose weight. I often like to drink a cup of ginseng oolong tea.
White tea is not fermented, fast-dried tea. It is the specialty of Fujian. Previously poor Chinese people didn’t have tea, so when guests came they were given water that was called white tea. The benefits of white tea include helping blood circulation, enhancing immune system and protecting the heart and blood vessels.
If you let wet tea leaves to turn yellow by themselves, you get yellow tea. Since the imperial color is yellow, The tea served to the Emperor is high-quality yellow tea. Yellow tea can help the body detoxify.
Flower/Scented tea is made with flowers and green tea leaves. When processing tea, the tea is put under several layers of flowers. The tea leaves will then absorb the aroma and taste of the flowers. Common flower/scented teas are jasmine tea, orchids tea, rose tea, and osmanthus tea. I especially like jasmine tea.
Tea represents respect, happiness, and sincerity. The best time to drink tea is when it is hot. The tea starts to oxidize after brewing. Drinking strong tea can cause insomnia and abdominal pain. The best time is drink tea is between two meals.
There are many tea customs. The younger generation always serves a cup of tea to the elders to show respect. At family gatherings, people go to a restaurant and drink tea. When people want to apologize, they serve tea.intro:
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Yáng Lǎoshī 楊老師 said,
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ansongying 安颂英 said,
端午节
端午节定在农历的五月初五。端午节是纪念屈原逝世的日子。 在中国，大家都知道屈原。屈原是战国时期的楚国人，也是位很有名的诗人。他除了在楚国做过部长以外还写了“离骚”和“天问”。屈原告诉楚怀王加强军队，这样楚才能打败秦。但是怀王不听，反而流放了屈原。在公元前二七八年，秦国把楚灭亡了。屈原非常失望和伤心，就跳进汨罗江自杀了。
传说屈原逝世以后，很多的乡民聚集在汨罗江的河岸哀悼。 为了寄托哀思，人们荡舟江河，此后才逐渐成为龙舟竞赛。 端午节是中国汉族人民的传统节日， 这一天人们吃粽子 、 赛龙舟 、挂菖蒲，喝黄酒，戴香囊。端午节的时候大家也挂艾叶， 白芷 ，和贴符。 这样做据说是为了避邪。 中医认为夏天的气候特点是湿热，细菌容易滋生，佩戴香囊能提高身体抵抗力。
一直到今天，端午节在中国人中仍是最流行的节日。中国端午节入选 “世界人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录”. 每年中国都会主办龙舟的比赛。颁发“屈原杯” 给比赛的获奖者。 在美国，日本，香港，也都有端午节的庆祝活动。端午节 duānwǔjié The Dragon Boat Festival
农历 nónglì the lunar calendar
初 chū at first / (at the) beginning
日子 rìzi day
战国 zhànguó the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
纪念 jìniàn to commemorate
逝世 shìshì to pass away / to die
著名 zhùmíng famous
部长 bùzhǎng
诗人 shīrén bard / poet
有名 yǒumíng famous
加强 jiāqiáng to reinforce / to strengthen / to increase
军队 jūnduì army troops
时期 shíqī a period in time or history
国人 guórén compatriots (literary) / fellow countrymen
楚 Chǔ Chinese kingdom during warring states period
离骚 Lí Sāo Sorrow at Parting, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原天问 tiān wèn
王 wáng king or monarch
反而 fǎn’ér instead
失望 shīwàng disappointed
伤心 shāngxīn broken-hearted
自杀 zìshā to kill oneself / to commit suicide
灭亡 mièwáng to be destroyed
打败 dǎbài to defeat
秦 Qín Qin dynasty
跳进 tiàojìn plunge
汨罗江 Mìluójiāng Miluo river
传说 chuánshuō legend; it is said…
河岸 hé’àn riverside / river bank
乡民 xiāngmín village people
聚集 jùjí to assemble / to gather
哀悼 āidào to grieve over sb’s death
为了 wèile in order to
寄托 jìtuō to have sb look after sb
哀思 āisī grief-stricken thoughts / mourning
舟 zhōu boat
江河 jiānghé great rivers
此后 cǐhòu after this
逐渐 zhújiàn gradually
成为 chéngwéi to become / to turn into
龙舟 lóngzhōu dragon boat
竞赛 jìngsài race / competition
汉族 Hànzú Han ethnic group
传统 chuántǒng tradition
粽子 zòngzi glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled
赛龙舟 sàilóngzhōu to race dragon boats
挂 guà to hang or suspend
戴 dài to put on or wear
佩戴 pèidài to wear (as accessories)
菖蒲 chāngpú Acorus calamus / sweet sedge or sweet flag
黄酒 huángjiǔ “yellow wine” mulled rice wine
芷 zhǐ angelica (type of iris)
贴 tiē to fit snugly
符 fú symbol; mark
据说 jùshuō it is said that / reportedly
避邪 bìxié to avoid evil spirits
时至今日 shízhìjīnrì up to the present
仍 réng still / yet / to remain
流行 liúxíng fashionable
入选 rùxuǎn to be chosen
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主办 zhǔbàn to organize / to host (a conference or sports event)
获奖者 huòjiǎngzhě prize-winner / laureate
颁发 bānfā issue / promulgate / award
气候 qìhòu climate
特点 tèdiǎn characteristic
湿温 shīwēn damp heat
细菌 xìjūn bacterium
容易 róngyì easy / likely
滋生 zīshēng to breed
香囊 xiāngnáng spice bag
提高 tígāo to increase
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聊斋志异收集汇编了有差不多五百多个灵异的故事。是清朝的时候蒲松龄写的。聊斋志异有很多有意思的短篇小说; 描述很多超自然的东西，其中有鬼，妖怪， 和狐狸精。听说蒲松龄对中国的社会很反感也看破了，所以在他的故事中的人常常很脆弱，很容易被骗，或是很迟钝；反之，鬼常常很诚信和正直。聊齋誌異有许多的鬼故事，其中的一个是小倩的故事。
就像吳承恩用他的想像写西游记, 邓山加入他的想象写新的小倩的故事。小倩讲述一个浙江人宁采臣去北京赶考的时候，遇到的诡异的事情。宁采臣的性格很好，他为人非常慷慨，豪爽，和清廉自重。他总是告诉大家：“我这个人爱情专一，不见异思迁”。
宁采臣也是一个佛教徒。听说多年以前唐僧培训过他，所以他能控制：地，火，风， 和水四大金刚；大家都尊重他。
宁采臣在半路上停下来休息，在那儿宁采臣遇到一个剑客叫燕赤霞。有些土匪正在攻击燕赤霞。宁采臣念佛号，马上土匪脚下的地变成泥坑，土匪们都陷入了。燕赤霞很感谢宁采臣，他警戒宁采臣，，告诉他有一个鬼魅想偷人的灵魂，他把他的旧剑囊送给宁采臣。几天以后宁采臣到了金华城的北边，看到一座荒庙，他决定在那个庙里歇脚。在庙的里面长了许多很高的荒草，尘埃弥漫。明明好久没有人来过。忽然有几百只小妖怪从荒草中跳出来！他们张开血盆大口，他们的手好像是大镰刀！宁采臣马上念佛号，然后火从他的嘴里喷出来，把小妖怪都烧死了。半夜的时候又有一个女鬼叫聂小倩来找宁采臣。聂小倩很明媚，她尝试色诱宁采臣，可是宁采臣拒绝了。
聂小倩爱上刚直的宁采臣， 也帮他逃避鬼魅。宁采臣和聂小倩一起回宁采臣的家乡，决定结婚。邪魔竟然也跟着来了。它的眼睛像烈火，它的面容非常凶恶可怕。小倩用了剑客燕赤霞所赠的旧剑囊才收服了邪魔。然后，他们每天都生活得很幸福。The Strange Tales of Liao Zhai is a compilation of almost 500 strange stories. It was written by Pu Songling during the Qing Dynasty. The Strange Tales of Liao Zhai contain a number of interesting short stories; describing many supernatural things including ghosts, monsters, and fox spirits. It is said that Pu Songling was disgusted and disillusioned with Chinese society, so in his stories his characters are often weak, gullible, or stupid; conversely, the ghosts/spirits in his stories are often genuine and honest. The Strange Tales of Liao Zhai contain many ghost stories, one of them is a story called Xiaoqian. Just like Wu Chengen used his imagination to write Journey to the west, Deng Shan adds his imagination to write a new version of the Xiaoqian story.
Xiaoqian tells the story of one Zhejiang province native named Ningcai chen and his travels to Beijing to take the imperial examinations, and all of the strange things he encountered on the way. Ningcaichen was very good natured, his behavior was very generous, outspoken and honestly dignified. He always told everyone: “my love is single-minded, it will not be easily changed”. Ningcai chen was also a Buddhist. It is said that many years previously Tangsan Zang trained him, so he can exercise control over the four Buddhist elements: earth, fire, wind, and water; everyone respected him.
Ningcaichen stopped to rest on the way and came across a fencer named Yanchixia, who was under attack by bandits. Ning cai chen prayed to Buddha, and immediately the earth under the bandits feet changed into mud and they sank into the mire. Yanchixia was very grateful, he warned Ningcaichen of a monster that stole souls and presented Ningcaichen with his old sack covered sword as a gift. Several days later Ningcaichen found himself north of Jinhua city and saw an old desolate temple; he decided to stop and rest there.
Inside the temple grew many tall weeds and dust filled the air. Obviously no one had been there for a long while. Suddenly, several hundred small demons leaped out of the weeds! They spread their bloody mouths open like sacrificial bowls, their hands looked like scythes! Ningcaichen immediately invoked one of the many names of Buddha, then fire sprayed out of his mouth and all the little demons burned to death. Again at midnight a female ghost named Niexiaoqian came looking for Ningcaichen. Xiaoqian was very bright and beautiful, she attempted to seduce Ningcaichen, but Ningcaichen refused. Niexiaoqian fell in love with the upright and outspoken Ningcaichen, and helped him escape the soul stealing demon. Ningcaichen and Niexiaoqian returned to Ningcaichen’s village together, and decided to get married. The evil spirit unexpectedly followed them home. It’s eyes were like a raging inferno, its appearance was extremely ferocious and frightening. Xiaoqian used the fencers Yanchixias old sword sack to subdue the evil spirit. Afterwards, they lived happily for the rest of their lives.Vocabulary List
聊斋志异 Liáozhāi Zhìyì
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by pu song ling收集shōují
to collect汇编huìbiān
compile差不多chàbuduō
nearly灵异língyì
strange / mysterious故事gùshi
story清朝 Qīngcháo
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)蒲松龄 Púsōnglíng
Pu Songling (Author)短篇小说duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō
short story描述miáoshù
describe超自然chāozìrán
supernatural妖怪yāoguài
monster狐狸精húlijīng
fox-spirit / vixen听说tīngshuō
one hears (that)社会shèhuì
society反感fǎngǎn
to be disgusted with看破kànpò
disillusioned with脆弱cuìruò
weak / frail迟钝chídùn
stupid骗piàn
swindle反之fǎnzhī
conversely…鬼guǐ
ghost诚信chéngxìn
honest正直zhèngzhí
upstanding吴承恩 Wú Chéng’ēn
Wu Cheng’en (1500-1582), author of Journey to the West想像xiǎngxiàng
Imagination西游记 Xīyóujì
Journey to the West,邓 山 Deng Shan
What a guy加入jiārù
to add in新xīn
new讲述jiǎngshù
narrate浙江 Zhèjiāng
Zhejiang province宁 采 臣 Ningcaichen
Main character of Xiaoqian赶考gǎnkǎoto
take the imperial examinations遇到yùdào
to come across诡异guǐyì
strange事情shìqíng
affair性格xìnggé
nature / disposition为人wéirén
to conduct oneself慷慨kāngkǎi
vehement(ly)豪爽háoshuǎng
outspoken and straightforward清廉qīnglián
honest自重zìzhòng
dignified爱情àiqíng
romance专一zhuānyī
single-minded见异思迁jiànyìsīqiān
Easily changed/ wishy washy佛教徒 Fójiàotú
Buddhist唐僧 Tángsēng
Xuanzang培训péixùn
Train(ed)控制kòngzhì
to exercise control over地dì
earth火huǒ
fire风fēng
wind水shuǐ
water四大sìdà
the four elements金刚jīngāng
尊重zūnzhòng
respect半路bànlù
halfway停下来tíngxiàlái
to stop剑客jiànkè
fencer燕 赤 霞 yanchixia
A fencer ningcaichen meets along the way土匪tǔfěi
bandit攻击gōngjī
to attack念佛niànfó
to pray to Buddha脚下jiǎoxià
under the foot变成biànchéng
to change into泥坑níkēng
mud pit陷入xiànrù
to sink into感谢gǎnxiè
(express) thanks警戒jǐngjiè
to warn告诉gàosu
to tell灵魂línghún
soul旧剑囊jiù jiàn náng
Old Sword (in a sack)送给sònggěi
to give as a present金华 Jīnhuá
Jinhua prefecture level city in Zhejiang荒huāng
desolate庙miào
temple歇脚xiējiǎo
to stop on the way for a rest荒草huāngcǎo
weeds尘埃chén’āi
dust弥漫mímàn
to pervade明明míngmíng
it is clear (obviously)好久hǎojiǔ
A while忽然hūrán
suddenly几百jǐbǎi
several hundred妖怪yāoguài
monster跳tiào
jump张开zhāngkāi
to open up血盆大口xuèpéndàkǒu
bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom大镰刀dàliándāo
scythe佛号fóhào
Buddha喷pēnto
to spray烧死shāosǐ
to burn to death半夜bànyè
midnight聂小倩Niexiaoqian
Female ghost明媚míngmèi
bright and beautiful尝试chángshì
Attempt色诱sèyòu
to seduce拒绝jùjué
to refuse爱上àishàng
fall in love with刚直gāngzhí
upright and outspoken逃避táobì
to escape家乡jiāxiāng
hometown结婚jiéhūn
to marry邪魔xiémó
evil spirit竟然jìngrán
unexpectedly跟着gēnzhe
follow after烈火lièhuǒ
raging inferno面容miànróng
appearance凶恶xiōng’è
fierce可怕kěpà
awful收服shōufú
to subdue生活shēnghuó
life幸福xìngfú
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