April 2010 ~ nihaohello

Shanghai 2010 World Expo=2010上海世界博览会

Official preview from the Bureau of the Shanghai 2010 World Expo. Animated fly-over and major attractions.

Expo 2010 will be held in Shanghai, China and is a scheduled World Expo in the grand tradition of international fairs and expositions from May 1–October 31, 2010. The theme of the exposition will be "Better City – Better Life" and signifies Shanghai's new status in the 21st century as a major economic and cultural center. It is expected to generate the largest number of visitors in the history of the world's fairs in terms of gross numbers. The expo Logo features the Chinese character 世 'world' modified to represent three people together with the 2010 date.

The Expo homepage is at http://en.expo2010china.com/.

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颜色 yán sè=Colour

深色(shēnsè) dark colour
浅色(qiǎnsè) light colour
粉(fěn)红(hóng)色(sè) pink colour
黑(hēi)色(sè) black colour
蓝(lán)色(sè) blue colour
褐(hè)色(sè) brown colour
巧克力(qiǎokèlì)色(sè) chocolate color
灰色(huīsè) grey
绿(lǜ)色(sè) green
浅灰(qiǎnhuī)色(sè) light grey
浅紫(qiǎnzǐ)色(sè) liliac / light purple
深蓝(shēnlán)色(sè) navy blue / dark blue
桔黄色(júhuángsè) orange
粉红(fěnhóng)色(sè) pink
紫(zǐ)色(sè) purple
红(hóng)色(sè) red
浅(qiǎn)褐(hè)色(sè) sandy
白(bái)色(sè) white
黄(huáng)色(sè) Yellow

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水果 shuǐ guǒ = Fruits

草莓＝strawberry căo méi

水果 (shuǐ guǒ) fruits
杏仁 (xìng rén) almond
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple
杏 (xìng) apricot
香蕉 (xiāng jiāo) banana
黑莓 (hēi méi) blackberry
蓝莓 (lán méi) blueberry
樱桃 (yīng táo) cherry
枣 (zǎo) date
无花果 (wú huā guǒ) fig
水果 (shuǐ guǒ) fruits
葡萄 (pú táo) grape
石榴 (shí liú guava
榛子 (zhēn zī) hazelnut
柠檬 (níng méng) lemon
芒果 (máng guǒ) mango
橙子 (chéng zī) orange
木瓜 (mù guā) papaya, papaw
桃 (táo) peach
花生 (huā) shēng peanut
梨 (lí) pear
柿子 (shì zī) persimmon
菠萝 (bō luó) pineapple
李子 (lī zī) plum
石榴 (shíliū) pomegranate
葡萄干 (pú táo gān) raisin
草莓 (cǎo méi) strawberry
橘子 (jú zī) tangerine
胡桃 (hú táo) walnut
西瓜 (xī guā) watermelon

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Most Popular Character in the 21st Century=21世纪最风行的一个汉字

槑=“梅” méi the fruit plum

呆means dull or slow-witted.
*In chinese, when full characters are duplicated, usually it express
emphasis.
槑=形容人比呆还呆 So in this case, it means a further
magnitude of dullness.

囧
It is by far the most frequently used word, in the chat, forum, blog.
It depicts "depressed, sad, helplessness".
在网络聊天、论坛、博客中使用最最频繁的字之一，它被赋予“郁闷、悲伤、无奈”之意。

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若無其事

若無其事
不再不再给你任何等待
放弃我会慢慢把你放弃
一切我以慢慢失去感觉
若无其事我就想
若无其事我就想
若无其事

其实我曾想过
是否我们相处时间不够多
多些错
有时害怕结果最后难过
躲不过寂寞
没结果的结果
对我来说
这算寂寞也算解脱
喔。。。
算解脱
喔。。。

意外从一开始到现在
伤害到彼此怨恨而分开
奇怪我对吻会没有感觉
若无其事我就想
若无其事我就想
若无其事

其实我曾想过
是否我们相处时间不够多
多些错
有时害怕结果最后难过
躲不过寂寞
没结果的结果
对我来说
这算寂寞也算解脱
喔。。。
算解脱
喔。。。

其实我曾想过
是否我们相处时间不够多
多些错
有时害怕结果最后难过
躲不过寂寞
没结果的结果
对我来说
这算寂寞也算解脱
喔。。。
算解脱
喔。。。

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Tomatoes=番茄 fān qié

wǒ

我

hěn

很

xǐ huan

喜欢

chī

吃

fān qié

番茄

。

I like to eat tomatoes very much.

fān qié hán yǒu qié hóng sù shí wù xiān wéi
番茄含有茄红素食物纤维

jí guǒ jiāo chéng fèn kě yǐ jiàng dī rè liàng shè qǔ
及果胶成份可以降低热量摄取，

cù jìn cháng wèi rú dòng
促进肠胃蠕动。

fān qié yīng gāi shì bèi guī wéi shū cài lèi cái zhèng què
蕃茄应该是被归为蔬菜类才正确。

肠胃 cháng wèi stomach and intestine / digestive system
成份 chéng fèn composition / make-up / ingredient / element / component / one's social status / same as
成分才cái a moment ago / just now / (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until / (followed by a numerical clause) only / ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / only / only then / just now
番茄 fān qié tomato
归guī to classify under
果胶 guǒ jiāo pectin
含有 hán yǒu to contain / including
茄红素 qié hóng sù Lycopene
热量 rè liàng heat / how hot / quantity of heat / calorific value
蠕动 rú dòng to wiggle / to squirm / peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)
摄取 shè qǔ absorb (nutrition) / take a photo

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伞＝umbrella

伞＝umbrella

送伞
sòng 送
sǎn 伞
送伞 deliver an umbrella sounds like separation 散.
So, delivering or giving an umbrella to your lover or loved one is a bad omen. Hence a taboo.

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[中国艺术] 秧歌=Yānggē

秧歌=Yānggē is a form of Chinese folk dance originating from the Song Dynasty. It is very popular in northern China and one of the most representative form of folk arts. It is popular both in the countryside and cities in northern China. It is especially popular among older people. Crowds of people go on street in the evening and dance together in a line or in a circle head-to-tail.

Photo credit: panghui

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威尼斯=Venice

威尼斯，墨鱼汁意大利面，意大利，贡多拉，水都、桥之城，世界最美丽的城市之一，里亚尔托桥

墨鱼 mò yú squid ink

意大利面 Yì dà lì miàn Italian spaghetti / pasta

威尼斯

Wēi ní sī Venice / Venezia

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鱼丸粗面

鱼丸粗面

yú wán 鱼丸 cū 粗 miàn 面
粗 cū coarse / rough / thick (for cylindrical objects) / unfinished / vulgar / rude / crude
面 miàn face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc / flour / noodles
鱼丸 yú wán fish ball

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Cathay (kăthā') was the name for North China

According to the Columbia Encyclopedia, Cathay (kăthā') was the name for North China and used by medieval Europeans. It is derived from the Khitan (or Khitai), a Manchurian people who conquered S Manchuria and N China and founded the Liao dynasty (937-1125).

S China was referred to as Mangi. Long after the end of the Liao, the Russians and some central Asian people continued to and still use Kitai as the name of China. The description of Cathay by Marco Polo (c.1254-c.1324) in his journal helped popularize the name in medieval Europe.

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