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The Elegance of Tea-Drinking A: In classical novels, if someone drinks tea out of a big cup to quench his thirst, the word used to illustrate this action is drink, like a cow drinking water. Scholars would use fine cups to drink tea and the word to
Fashion 时尚生活 The Reputation of Dogs 狗的名声 Dialogue A: Many Westerners dont understand why Chinese people eat dogs. After some of them have studied Chinese, they realized that the word dog is used in many derogatory expressions. Some of
15. Beijings Identity A: Are you a Beijinger? B: Not really. I was born in Shandong, but was raised in Hubei. I came to Beijing when I was ten and have lived here ever since. So, you tell me if I qualify as a Beijinger? A: No, you are not a real Beij
31 tea or coffee? A: did you pay any attention to president hu jintaos visit to the united states in april 2006? B: of course, I did. His first stop was in seattle. He was invited to bill gatesluxurious home as the guest of honor. He visited boeing a
30-Paingting,Calendars and Christmas Tree Dialog A:I bought a few old Chinese New Year painting at the Pan Jia Yuan Market. The person told me that they were block-printed Tao Hua Wu paintings. B:It's almost impossible to buy authentic Tao Hua Wu pai
The secret of numbers A: I noticed that some people like to use 001 for their personalized licence plates, such as BTV 001 and CRC 001. why does everybody like 001? B: because, in Chinese, the number one represents the fist or the most original. Its
22. Personal Privacy vs. Hospitality A: I dont like my Chinese friends calling me Lao Wai. It makes me feel that I am not one of them. B: Actually, Chinese people want to treat you as one of us. The word lao always implies respect and closeness when
Shanghai man. A: You don't act like a typical man from shanghai. for a man from shanghai, such a comment is both a complement and an offence. Usually he doesn't know how to respond. B: Why? A: because in northern china, man from shanghai usually per