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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
Blogging Fever博客热 A:Have you ever heard of Xu Jinglei? She is a movie star and her blogs are very popular. B:Yes. Her blogs received 10 million hits in less than four months. A:Actually, her blogs are boring. People like her because she is can
43 english as a door opener A: many people still remember zhang ziyis poor English at an oscar ceremony several years ago. It has become a permanent embarrassment to her. B: people such as joan chen who went to Hollywood many years earlier had to spe
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
The color of food A: Chinese food stresses color, smell and taste. Is this correct? B: correct. This is why people also refer to food as mei shi, meaning beautiful food. The primary element is color because only a good color combination can arouse pe
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
26 The Fashion of tea-drinking A: there are a lot of Chinese expressions that link tea with food. For example, firewood, rice, oil, soy sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven daily necessities. B: the purpose of tea and food is totally different though
21 Neighborhood Relationship A: Neighbors seem to be an important part of community relationship in China. B: I can give you example to illustrate this importance. For instance, if a couple had a noisy fight and the neighbors heard it, they would com
23. Exchange of Gifts A: When offered a gift, a Chinese person will usually say No, no, I cant take it. Even after he takes it, he does not always open it. On the contrary, a westerner will take the gift with appreciation and open it immediately. B:
25 Table Manners A: A westerner said to his Chinese friend. Chinese people slurp when drinking soup. Its disgusting . the Chinese friend replied , westerners make a lot of noise licking their fingers when eating. Its even worse. B: everyone has his o
Family Relations I heard one of the criteria some girls use when looking for a boy friend is the boy doesn't have any parents. Is this correct? Its an over statement. But it certainly reflects the sensitive relationships in the Chinese family. In th
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
18. Chinese Beauty A: I heard there were four beautiful women in Chinese history Xi Shi、Wang Zhaojun、Diao Chan and Yang Yuhuan. Were they really so beautiful? B: None of the one thousandth to two thousandth your old portrays of these four women a
17. Happy-go-lucky Chengdu A: People like to call Beijing a political city because its the capital and there are lots of bureaucrats. Even taxi drivers talk politics. Shanghai, on the other hand, is viewed as a city of fashions. Ever since the 1930s,