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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 真不好意思，我有点儿难受。 怎么了，要去医院吗？ 没事，就是有点儿头疼。 那你先回去休息吧。 好，我先走了。 ----English---- Sorry, I'm not feeling well. What happened? Do you need to go to the hospital? No worries. I just have a bit of a headache. Then please go home to rest. Okay, I'll go now. ----Pinyin---- Zhēn bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ yǒudiǎnr nánshòu. Zěnmele, yào qù yīyuàn ma? Méishì, jiùshì yǒudiǎnr tóuténg. Nà nǐ xiān huíqù xiūxi ba. Hǎo, wǒ xiān zǒu le. ----Traditional ---- 真不好意思，我有點兒難受。 怎麼了，要去醫院嗎？ 沒事，就是有點兒頭疼。 那你先回去休息吧。 好，我先走了。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

You never really got into cooking until you moved to China. Now that you live here, you seem to be cooking all the time because Chinese food is so different than what you're used to. This can sometimes be a problem—especially when you don't know the Chinese for how to express what you need. Looks like you not only need to work on how to read recipes in the traditional Chinese, but your Chinese fluency and vocabulary. In this lesson you'll learn the Chinese recipes for fluency that are sure to help you cook up some great Chinese conversation! This Chinese video series is a brand new way to learn the traditional Chinese. Learn everyday vocabulary and key verbs in this Chinese video lesson. Read the Chinese lesson notes to learn about the Chinese present tense, present progressive tense, and simple past tense. Join us, and see what you've been missing! Visit us at ChineseClass101.com where you will find many more fantastic Chinese lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 用我帮忙吗？ 会不会太麻烦你了？ 不麻烦，别客气。 那就谢谢了。 我该怎么做？ 拿着这儿就行。 ----English---- Do you need my help? Would it be any trouble? No trouble at all. Don't worry. Then thanks. What should I do? Just hold it here. ----Pinyin---- Yòng wǒ bāngmáng ma? Huì bù huì tài máfan nǐ le? Bù máfan, bié kèqì. Nà jiù xièxiè le. Wǒ gāi zěnme zuò? Názhe zhèr jiù xíng. ----Traditional ---- 用我幫忙嗎？ 會不會太麻煩你了？ 不麻煩，別客氣。 那就謝謝了。 我該怎麼做？ 拿著這兒就行。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn common Chinese question words with our Chinese in Three Minutes series! In China, knowing how to ask questions is important, and this step-by-step video teaches you some of the basics you need while speaking Chinese. A native Chinese teacher will explain the simple phrases necessary. A native Chinese teacher will explain the simple phrases necessary. In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask "where" in Chinese. Visit us at ChineseClass101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Chinese lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 我是素食主义者。 我不吃肉。 我是佛教。 可以不放肉吗？ ----English---- I am vegetarian. I don't eat meat. I am Buddhist. Can you not add meat? ----Pinyin---- Wǒ shì sùshízhǔyìzhě. Wǒ bù chī ròu. Wǒ shì fójiào. Kěyǐ bù fàng ròu ma? ----Traditional ---- 我是素食主義者。 我不吃肉。 我是佛教。 可以不放肉嗎？ --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 可以帮我个忙吗？ 没问题，做什么？ 帮我扶一下，我要换灯泡。 这样行吗？ 就这样，谢谢。 没事。 ----English---- A: Can you lend me a hand? B: No problem, what do you want me to do? A: Hold this for me. I need to change the light bulb. B: Like this? A: Yes, thank you. B: You're welcome. ----Pinyin---- Kěyǐ bāng wǒ gè máng ma? Méi wèntí, zuò shénme? Bāng wǒ fú yīxià, wǒ yào huàn dēngpào. Zhèyàng xíng ma? Jiù zhèyàng, xièxiè. Méishì. ----Traditional ---- 可以幫我個忙嗎？ 沒問題，做什麼？ 幫我扶一下，我要換燈泡。 這樣行嗎？ 就這樣，謝謝。 沒事。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 你怎么了？跟女朋友吵架了？ 别提了，吹了。 啊？她又发脾气了？ 她连话都没说就走了，我受够了！ ----English---- What's wrong? Are you fighting with your girlfriend again? I don't want to talk about it; we broke up. Ahh? Her temper flared up again? She ran away without saying anything. I've had enough. ----Pinyin---- nǐ zěnmele? gēn nǚpéngyou chǎojià le? bié tí le, chuī le. ā? tā yòu fā píqì le ? tā lián huà dōu méi shuō jiù zǒu le, wǒ shòugòu le ! ----Traditional ---- 你怎麼了？跟女朋友吵架了？ 別提了，吹了。 啊？她又發脾氣了？ 她連話都沒說就走了，我受夠了！ --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 谢谢你邀请我们来。 真高兴你们能过来！ 今天的晚饭太好吃了。 你们喜欢就好。 下次来我们家作客。 好的，一定。 ----English---- Thank you for inviting us. We are really happy you came! The dinner was delicious. Great that you liked it. Next time, come to our place as guests. Sure, absolutely. ----Pinyin---- Xièxiè nǐ yāoqǐng wǒmen lái. Zhēn gāoxìng nǐmen néng guòlái! Jīntiān de wǎnfàn tài hàochī le. Nǐmen xǐhuan jiù hǎo. Xià cì lái wǒmen jiā zuòkè. Hǎo de, yīdìng. ----Traditional ---- 謝謝你邀請我們來。 真高興你們能過來！ 今天的晚飯太好吃了。 你們喜歡就好。 下次來我們家作客。 好的，一定。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn common Chinese question words with our Chinese in Three Minutes series! In China, knowing how to ask questions is important, and this step-by-step video teaches you some of the basics you need while speaking Chinese. A native Chinese teacher will explain the simple phrases necessary. A native Chinese teacher will explain the simple phrases necessary. In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask "what" in Chinese. Visit us at ChineseClass101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Chinese lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 爱情？面包？ 爱情和面包总被拿来比较，“两者选哪个”的问题就跟“老妈和老婆掉水里你要救谁”一样的烂。 为什么不能两个都不要？因为这是违反人类天性的。人都在寻找幸福感，幸福感又有各种层次。吃饱喝足很幸福，父慈子孝很幸福，事业有成也很幸福。相比吃饱喝足，爱情和事业可以让你获得高层次的幸福。为什么呢？因为爱情和事业比咸鱼白菜难得。人就是这么犯贱，越难得的东西越想要，天意就是那么弄人，越想要的东西越得不到，越得不到又越想要……所以一旦得到，就幸福得无可救药。 为什么不能两个都要？因为鱼与熊掌不可兼得，螃蟹与柿子不可通吃。我们不是电脑，没有双核处理器，也不能多任务操作。专注一样必然忽略另一样。当然，这还得看你如何定义事业和爱情。如果有个工作或者工作稳定就叫做事业有成，如果有个老婆有个老公偶尔吵架但不至于离婚就叫做爱情美满，那你就算只是486，也将会非常非常幸福。但若对生活和生命还有些要求，你就会明白，那些所谓事业家庭两得意的，要不就是事业上只有二三流成就，要不就是家里有个绝望主妇或绝望主夫。 从小听着“为某某事业奋斗终身”的口号长大，却从来没听人说过为爱情奋斗终身。是啊，听起来多不成熟，又不是青春期屁孩，讲什么爱不爱。尽管爱是恒久不变的人类共同情感，但只有大事业才值得拿出来讨论拿出来号召，只有大事业才能不断推进人类进步。或许正因为不论出身、智商、财富，爱情都可以发生且都可以达到极致，不像伟大的某某事业那样对人们有莫高的要求，所以大家就认为爱不值一提了。“为了个女人，命都没了多没出息！”“谈恋爱谈到千古留名有什么用？”可人生又不是拿来用的，更不是为了填饱肚子。如果人生一世就是为了填饱肚子而活着，那就省事了，直接自杀吧。反正活着是为了继续活着，人又难逃一死。但是对于很多人来说，活这一遭，总要做点什么，经历点什么，留下点什么，证明自己存在过。司马迁是一条路，孟姜女何尝不是？任何事做到极致都很精彩。 父母期待孩子有出息，潜台词就是要孩子事业有成。没有父母说这话的时候是希望他们爱情有成的。当然也有父母特别是妈妈，觉得女儿的人生最要紧的就是嫁得好，但这种父母是不会对孩子说“你要有出息”的，因为他们也不觉得这是有出息，只是有出路。是啊是啊，儿女情长是上不得台面的，爱情就是要输给面包的。丈夫在外奋斗，妻子就该在家守候。只要他是个好军人好领导好老板好下属，管他是不是好丈夫好父亲。你可以追求你的事业，我不该捍卫我的爱情。 爱情与面包这个问题我曾在课上问过学生（一群十八岁左右的孩子），结果大半学生都毫不犹豫的说“面包”。语气是那么的理所当然，我都得替家长们欣慰。这样听话温顺的一群花骨朵，高考怎能不状元，国家怎能不富强。 ----English---- Love? Bread? People often compare love and bread. And the question, "Which one will you pick?" is just as silly as being forced to choose between a wife and mother trapped in a hypothetically raging river. Why can't you have both? Because this is against human nature. People are always in search of happiness, and there are different levels of happiness. Being able to eat is a sort of happiness. So is having a harmonious family and being accomplished at work. But if you compare these to the pleasures of eating, you'll see they're considered a much higher grade. And why is this? It's because the feeling of achievement at love and work is scarcer. People always conduct themselves lovely. Heaven made our reaches to exceed our grasps. The more we want something, the less we can get it, and the more we can't get something, the more we want it...which makes actually getting something incomparably satisfying. And why can't you have both? The answer is that you can't fish and hunt at the same time, nor eat crab and persimmon at once. We aren't computers with dual-core processors. We also can't multitask. So if we concentrate on one thing, we invariably neglect something else. Of course, this also depends on one's attitude towards career and love life. If you think having a steady job is an accomplishment and consider having an un-divorced spouse a form of marital bliss, then you're a bit like a Pentium-486 and you'll be really happy. But if you want more out of life, then you'll understand. Among our so-called "professional households," it is a sad truth that if the career isn't second-rate then the family relations almost certainly are. Since childhood, we are constantly told to "Struggle all your lives for something." But one never hears anyone tell you to struggle your entire life for love. It might sound a bit immature to mention this. But although love is one of the eternal emotions that binds humanity together, it seems to be only business that gets wrapped up with these sorts of slogans, and only talk of great affairs that pushes us forward. Perhaps this is because love is indifferent to our circumstances and whether we are wealthy or successful in business, whereas great affairs are different. And so no one thinks love is worth mentioning because it can happen to anyone. And as the sayings goes, "For a man to care about women is to have no ambition in life," and "What use will love do in recording your name for posterity?" But life [...]

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 你什么时候有空? 有事吗？ 我想请你吃晚饭。 不好意思，我最近特别忙。 能不能抽点儿时间给我呢。 真不好意思，改天再说吧。 ----English---- A: When are you free? B: What's wrong? A: I want to invite you to dinner. B: I'm sorry, lately I've been really busy. A: Can't you squeeze out a little time for me? B: I'm really sorry. Let's talk about it some other time. ----Pinyin---- Nǐ shénme shíhou yǒu kòng? Yǒushì ma? Wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ chī wǎnfàn. Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ zuìjìn tèbié máng. Néng bùnéng chōu diǎnr shíjiān gěi wǒ ne. Zhēn bù hǎoyìsi, gǎitiān zàishuō ba. ----Traditional ---- 你什麼時候有空? 有事嗎？ 我想請你吃晚飯。 不好意思，我最近特別忙。 能不能抽點兒時間給我呢。 真不好意思，改天再說吧。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 你好。 早上好。 你好吗。 ----English---- How are you? Good morning. How are you doing? ----Pinyin---- Nǐ hǎo. Zǎo shang hǎo. Ní hǎo ma? ----Traditional ---- 你好。 早上好。 你好嗎。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 你哪天有时间？ 最近都有时间，怎么了？ 我想约你一起看电影。 明天晚上？ 明天我需要加班。 那后天吧？ 太好了，我去接你。 ----English---- A: When will you be free? B: I'm pretty free lately. What's up? A: I want to go watch a movie with you. B: How about tomorrow night? A: Tomorrow I need to work overtime. B: Then the day after tomorrow? A: Great, I'll come pick you up. ----Pinyin---- Nǐ nǎtiān yǒu shíjiān ? Zuìjìn dōu yǒu shíjiān , zěnmele ? Wǒ xiǎng yuē nǐ yīqǐ kàn diànyǐng . Míngtiān wǎnshang ? Míngtiān wǒ xūyào jiābān . Nà hòutiān ba ? Tài hǎo le , wǒ qù jiē nǐ . ----Traditional ---- 你哪天有時間？ 最近都有時間，怎麼了？ 我想約你一起看電影。 明天晚上？ 明天我需要加班。 那後天吧？ 太好了，我去接你 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!