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Chinese in Current Affairs--003: How to Say "South Asia Earthquake" in Chinese

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Hi, friends, I guess that you are caring for the strong earthquake in South Asia. So, I would like to offer you 3 sentences about it and hope it's helpful to your Chinese learning.

No. 0010LISTEN-TEXT:

巴基斯坦、印度和阿富汗10月8日发生(遭遇)强烈地震。
A strong earthquake hit Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on Oct 8. http://search.people.com.cn/was40/people/GB/english_index.jsp?type=1&channel=

New Words:

巴基斯坦:Ba1 ji1 si1 tan3 -- Pakistan
印度:Yin4 Du4 -- India
阿富汗:A1 Fu4 Han4 -- Afghanistan
10月:shi2 yue4 -- October
8日:ba1 ri4 -- (on) the eighth day
发生/遭遇:fa1 sheng1/zao1 yu4 -- occur,hit, happen
强烈:qiang2 lie4 -- strong
地震:di4 zhen4 -- earthquake


Chinese Pronunciation:

Ba1 ji1 si1 tan3, yin4 du4 he a1 fu1 han4 shi2 yue4 ba1 ri4 fa1 sheng1 qiang2 lie4 di4 zhen4.

No.0011LISTEN-TEXT:

约23,000人在巴基斯坦地震中丧生(死亡)。

About 23,000 people were killed in the earthquake in Pakistan.
           


New Words:

:yue1 --about
23,000: lian3 wan4 san1 qian1 -- twenty three thousand
: ren2 -- people
:zai4 --on
:zhong1 -- in
丧生(死亡):sang4 sheng1(si3 wang2)--be killed, dead

Chinese Pronunciation:

Yue1 lian3 wan4 san1 qian1 ren2 zai4 Ba1 ji1 si1 tan3 da4 di4 zhen4 zhong1 sang4 shen1(si3 wang2).

No. 0012LISTEN-TEXT:

中国、美国、英国、澳大利亚和日本向巴基斯坦提供紧急援助。

China, America,Britain,Australia and Japan provide emergency aid to Pakistan.   


New Words:

中国:Zhong1 Guo2 --China
美国:Mei3 Guo2 -- America
英国:Ying1 Huo2 -- Britain
澳大利亚:Ao Da Li Ya -- Australia
日本:Ri4 Ben3 -- Japan
:xiang4 -- to
提供:ti2 gong4 -- offer, provide
紧急:jin3 ji2 -- emergency
援助:yuan2 zhu4 -- aid

Chinese Pronunciation:

Zhong1 Guo2, Mei3 Guo2, Ying1 Guo, Ao4 Da4 Li4 Ya4 he2 Ri4 Ben3 xiang4 Ba1 Ji1 Si1 Tan3 ti2 gong4 jin3 ji2 yuan2 zhu4.

I really hope, after learning the 3 sentences, you can remember some countries' names and something about earthquake.

I am so sorry for the people who were dead in the earthquake and I really hope the people who are   suffering the disaster to be safe and lucky and recover the peaceful life as soon as possible. I do hope all of us to cherish our lives, work, friends and family members, when we are still alive, to cherish our friendship, love and all of the beautiful human feelings when we can feel...

If you have any questions, comments and suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn,you are welcomed.

--Shirley
Written/Edited on Thursday, Recorded on Wed., Oct 13, 2005

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