Unit 2: I Love China-Chat Room【例句】

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Mr Tang , I'm learning Chinese calligraphy these days

Tang先生，我最近在学习中国书法。

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How long is the history of Chinese calligraphy ?

中国书法有多久的历史？

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The history of Chinese calligraphy is as long as that of China itself

中国书法的历史与中国本身的历史一样悠久。

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Calligraphy is one of the highest forms of Chinese art

书法是中国艺术的最高形式之一。

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Do I have to learn how Chinese characters were originally written ?

我必须学习汉字最初是怎么书写的吗？

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Yes , that will help you study the ancient art of beautiful handwriting

是的，这将有助于你研习优美的古代书法艺术。

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Chinese writing uses thousands of characters

中文书写使用数千个字符。

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Each one stands for a thing or an idea

每一个都代表一件事物或一个概念。

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I'm studying kaishu now

我正在学习楷书。

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How many categories are there in Chinese scripts ?

中文书法有多少种分类？

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Kaishu is the regular script

楷书是正规的书写体。

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Besides this , there are four more categories : the seal character or the zhuan script , the official script or lishu , the running hand or xingshu and the cursive hand or caoshu

除此之外，还有四种书体：篆书（zhuan script）、隶书（lishu）、行书（xingshu）和草书（caoshu）。

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There's so much to learn about Chinese calligraphy

中国书法博大精深。

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I'm getting more interested in it now

我现在对它越来越感兴趣了。

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Thank you , Mr Tang

谢谢您，Tang先生。

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How long have you been in China , Peter ?

Peter，你在中国多久了？

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More than three years

三年多

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How do you like Chinese food ?

你觉得中餐怎么样？

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Oh , Chinese food always amazes me

哦，中国菜总是让我惊叹不已。

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You eat with chopsticks and soup spoons

你用筷子和汤匙吃饭。

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You use knives only in the kitchen

你只在厨房里使用刀具。

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You've got so many different dishes

你有这么多不同的菜肴。

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You're right

你说得对。

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China has many different regions and each of them has its own crops and dishes

中国拥有众多不同的地区，每个地区都有其独特的农作物和菜肴。

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And the distinctive styles of cooking ?

那么独特的烹饪风格呢？

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Mmm , you've become quite an expert on Chinese food

嗯，你已经成了中国美食的行家了。

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In South China , Cantonese food is cooked quickly in a frying pan , or wok

在中国南方，粤菜通常用炒锅快速烹制。

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In the far north , sweet-and-sour sauces are more often used

在遥远的北方，酸甜酱更为常用。

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I have tried some Tibetan and Inner Mongolian food

我尝试过一些西藏和内蒙古的美食。

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It seems they use a lot of dairy products

看来他们用了不少乳制品。

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If you go to Fujian , a coastal province , you may have more seafood

如果你去沿海省份福建，可能会品尝到更多海鲜。

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I like the spicy flavour of Sichuan cooking

我喜欢四川菜的麻辣风味。

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It's a bit like the Central American chilli

这有点像中美洲的辣椒。

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By the way , do Westerners like spicy food ?

顺便问一下，西方人喜欢吃辣吗？

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Not everyone , but some do

并非所有人，但有些人确实如此。

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Oh , I love it

哦，我太喜欢了。