Posted in Wandering in the World of Chinese Characters on November 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
episode 6
Scents on the sir, carried by the winds. Let’s turn our senses towards flowers now.
Flowers show new colors in spring, pink peaches and white plum blossoms together. Lotus are flourishing in summer, they are standing so graceful and vivid in front of you. Autumn frost wilts all flowers falling down. Only chamomile grows silently [...]
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episode 5
I have been waiting for this one—dragons. Have you? I can hardly wait. About dragons — the Chinese dragons of old.
The dragon demonstrates its might by summoning the wind and the rain;
From the abyss it soars straight up into the nine-layer heavens.
Heavy and light rains fall on the human realm;
The deity dragon comes alive [...]
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episode 4
Well I think we can now remember the medicine character.
Let’s wander over and check it out:
Pupply yaps and barks; its long tail wags and wiggles.
Considerate and cuddly, like a leopard, puppy runs and jumps swiftly.
Talented for hunting and watching, dog’s loyalty makes it the most reliable company.
Posted in Wandering in the World of Chinese Characters on November 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
episode 3
‘A mirror can reflect’ a worthy contemplation. We start today with the Dawn of Traditional chinese Characters. Hong Kong, Singapore and bllions of other people have moved to the simplified Chinese characters. What of our traditional Chinese characters? Only Taiwan remains true to traditional characters. What of their fate? Is this where they step [...]
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episode 2
Last week we learned a little about Chinese characters and their history. Remember, we talked about the character for medicine that is formed from the characters of grass and music. Grass for the tasting and testing of herbs for medicine and music used in the battlefields to heal soldiers. We learned the oracle bone [...]
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Let’s Wander Amongst the World of Chinese Characters
They’re very beautiful. Have you wondered what they mean? Let’s take a look at how Chinese characters began, what they meant, how they grew over lifetimes, how they changed and how history has affected them.
I am Corinne Malaske with SOH radio. Are you ready? Let’s go….
Episode 1
Posted in Cyber English Class on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Episode 15
Hello Class, Daniel here with Sound of Hope Radio, for another week of Animal Farm English. . It seems to be another crazy week around the globe. Horrible floods in Mexico, serious droughts in the American South East. I read that one town in Tennessee has no water at all. Somebody must drive every [...]
Posted in Songs on November 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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