Chinese in Current Affairs --002: How to Say" The Festival Of China in The U.S." in Chinese

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Hi, friends, in today's Daily Chinese, I would like to offer you 3 sentences that relatives "The Festival of China" in America now.

No. 007LISTEN-TEXT:
为期一个月的“中国文化节”10月1日在华盛顿开幕。

The Festival of China, a monthlong culture event was kicked off in Washington, on Oct 1.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/01/arts/01fest.html?8hpib

New Words:

为期一个月的:wei2 qi1 yi1 ge4 yue4 de --monthlong
为期:wei2 qi1--(to be completed) by a definite date
一个月: yi1 ge4 yue4 -- one month
中国文化节:Zhong1 Guo2 Wen2 Hua4 jie2-- The Festival of China (a culture event)
中国：zhong1 guo2 -- China
文化:wen2 hua4 -- culture
节:jie2 -- festival
10月：October
10:ri2 -- ten
1:one
日:day, daily
在:zai -- on
华盛顿: hua2 sheng4 dun4 --Washington
开幕:ka1 mu4 -- open, kick off

Chinese Pronunciation:

Wei2 qi1 yi1 ge4 yue4 de "Zhong1 Guo2 Wen2 Hua4 Jie2" shi2 yue4 yi1 ri4 zai4 Hua2 Shen4 Dun4 kai1 mu4.

No. 008LISTEN-TEXT:
"中国文化节"将增强(中美)两国人民的相互交流，理解、友好与合作。

The Festival of China will strengthen exchange, understanding, friendship and cooperation between the people of the two countries.
http://www.chinanews.cn/news/2005/2005-10-02/11818.html

New Words:

增强:zen1 qiang2 --strengthen
中美:zhong1 mei3 -- China and America
两国:lian3 guo2 -- two countries
人民:ren2 min2 -- people
相互:xiang1 hu4 -- each other
交流:jiao1 liu2 -- exchange
理解:li3 jie3 -- understanding
友谊:you3 hao3 -- friendship
与: yu3 -- and
合作he2 zuo4 -- cooperation

Chinese Pronunciation:

Zhong1 guo2 wen1 hua4 je2 jiang1 zeng1 qiang2 (Zhong Wei)liang3 guo2 ren2 min2 de xiang1 hu4 jiao1 liu2 ,li3 jie3, yong3 yi2 he2 he2 zuo4.


No. 009 LISTEN-TEXT:
800多名艺术家将表演中国传统戏曲、民族音乐、杂技、现代舞蹈和视觉艺术... ...

More than 800 artists will perform Chinese traditional opera，folk music, acrobatics, modern dance, visual arts...
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/festivals/05-06/china/feature/master.html


New Words:

800: ba1 bai3 -- eight hundred
多:duo1 -- more
艺术家:yi4 shu4 jia1--artist
将:jiang1 -- will
表演:biao3 yan3 -- perform
传统的:chuan2 tong3 de-- traditional
戏曲:xi4 qu3 --   traditional opera，drama, play,
民族音乐:min2 zu2 yin1 yue4-- folk music
杂技:za2 ji4 -- acrobatics
现代xian4 dai4 -- modern
舞蹈:wu3 dao3--dance
视觉:shi4 jue2-- visual
艺术:yi4 shu4 --art


Chinese Pronunciation:

Ba bai3 duo1 ming2 yi4 shu4 jia1 jiang1 biao3 yan3 Zhongguo chuan2 tong3 xi4 qu3, min2 zu2 yin1 yue4,za2 ji4, xian4 dai4 wu3 dao3 he2 shi4 jue2 yi4 shi4...

That's all for this topic. Do you like this way to learn Chinese? If you have any questions, comments and suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn. You are welcomed.

--Shirley

Written, Edited and Recorded On Sat., Oct 8, 2005