AP Classroom Unit 3-listening practice 1

tai chi; a form of traditional Chinese shadow boxing (tài jí quán)

I discovered (that), I realized (that) (wǒ fā xiàn)

did not expect that (méi xiǎng dào) (to indicate surprise)

be interested in (gǎn xìngqù) (usually 对...感兴趣）

yes, yeah (shows agreement)

right, yeah; you're right

give up, abandon (fàngqì)

What's wrong with that? (rhetorical question)

major (in college); specialty (zhuānyè)

What use is it to me? What good is it for me? (can be used as rhetorical question)

to think it over; to consider (kǎo lǜ kǎo lǜ)

future, in the future (wèilái)

for your own good (You will often hear people saying 你父母是为你好 or 我是为你好 in order to convince someone)

welcome to listen (a radio program, podcast, etc.); thank you for listening (huān yíng shōu tīng)

this radio station; this TV station (běn tái)

well-known, famous (zhīmíng)

writer (zuòjiā)

will be at/in (jiāng zài ) (formal)

Municipal Cultural Center (shì lì wén huà zhōng xīn)

to hold (an event) (jǔ bàn)

presentation (fā biǎo huì)

the time is set at...

to introduce (jièshào)

content, substance (nèiróng)

at the same time, simultaneously (tóngshí)

display (zhǎnshì)

to sell books; book-selling (shòu shū)

to sign one's name, autograph (qiānmíng)

work; book; writings (zhù zuò)

whole, entire, complete (quánbù)

books (shūjí)

Sell; sale (chūshòu)

there also is/are (bìng yǒu)

tea and pastries; refreshment

to receive (guests); to entertain; reception ( zhāodài )

Guest, visitor (láibīn)

tourist (yóukè)

Cruise ship (yóu lún)

arrive (dàodá)

emerald (lǜ bǎo shí)

coral island (shān hú dǎo)

From the original.... change to (cóng yuán lái de...gǎi wéi) (原来的 original 改为 change into)

free time (between organized activities) (zì yóu huó dòng)

on the way back; on return trip (huí chéng shí)

dock; pier; wharf (mǎtóu)

to wait, await (děng hòu)

group leader (lǐng duì)

to assemble, congregation (jí hé)

return, come back, go back (fǎn huí)

landing port (dēng àn kǒu) (登岸 - to get on the land; 口 entrance)

cartoon; animation (dòng huà piàn)

musician (yīnyuèjiā)

to create / to produce / to write / creative work / creation (chuàng zuò)

Is that so? Really?

(in this recording, it's a name of a program that is about ancient and modern poets. 古今 ancient and modern; 诗人 poet; 栏目 column) (gǔ jīn shī rén lán mù)

What we are going to introduce today is...

the Thatched Cottage of Du Fu (dù fǔ cǎo táng)

Du Fu (a great poet of the Tang Dynasty) Along with his elder contemporary and friend Li Bai (Li Po), he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets.[1] His greatest ambition was to serve his country as a successful civil servant, but he proved unable to make the necessary accommodations. His life, like the whole country, was devastated by the An Lushan Rebellion of 755, and his last 15 years were a time of almost constant unrest. Although initially he was little-known to other writers, his works came to be hugely influential in both Chinese and Japanese literary culture. Of his poetic writing, nearly fifteen hundred poems have been preserved over the ages.[1] He has been called the "Poet-Historian" and the "Poet-Sage" 诗圣 by Chinese critics, while the range of his work has allowed him to be introduced to Western readers as "the Chinese Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Shakespeare, Milton, Burns, Wordsworth, Béranger, Hugo or Baudelaire".

Sichuan province (Sìchuān shěng)

Chengdu (city) (chēng dū shì)

It's a thatched cottage that his friend built for him (茅草屋 máo cǎo wū)

to commemorate; to remember (jì niàn)

this person (zhè wèi) (formal)

Tang Dynasty (Táng dài) ) ( 618 to 907 AD)

within the short four years...

whenever...

to talk about; to mention

display, exhibit (chén liè)

once; at some time in the past (céng jīng)

desk (shūzhuō)

chair (yǐzi)

the four treasures of the study (Wén fáng sì bǎo) is an expression used to denote the brush, ink, paper and ink stone used in Chinese and other East Asian calligraphic traditions.

measure word for song; poem (shǒu)

Rock band (yáogǔn yuèduì)

rock and roll music (yáogǔnyuè)

Performance, Perform (Yǎn chū)

be unable to go (qùbuliǎo) (negative potential complement; affirmative 去得了)

to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard

tape recorder (lù yīn jī)

Of course you / I can (dāng rán kě yǐ)

Can't record (lù bù liǎo) (negative potential complement; affirmative - 录得了)

not allowed (bù yǔnxǔ)

to enter the scene / venue (jìn chǎng)

What a pity! (tài kê xī le)

(tú piàn) image picture

exhibition, show (zhǎn lǎn)

to be worth, to deserve (zhídé)

contemporary, present age (dāng dài)

photographer (shè yǐng shī)

take a picture or shoot a film (pāi shè)

famous mountains and rivers (dà shān míng chuān)

How about (yàobu)

landscape painting (shān shuǐ huà)

art history (měi shù shǐ)

elective course; to take an elective course (xuǎn xiū)

Tai Chi Fan Dance (tài jí shàn zi wǔ)

formal; official (zhèngshì)

loose and comfortable（kuānsōng）

(literal meaning -shoes with think sole) platform shoes (hòu dǐ xié)

dance movement (wǔ dǎo dòng zuò)

Light/Ingenious (qīng qiǎo)

to move, shift (yídòng)

pace; (measured) step; march (bù fá)

soft sole (of shoes) (ruǎn dǐ)

the following is...

cultural news (wén huà xīn wén)

photography exhibition (shè yǐng zhǎn)

exhibition hall; gallery (zhǎn lǎn guǎn)

to open (a conference, e.g.) / to inaugurate (kāi mù)

nearly a hundred

lover (of arts, sports, etc.); enthusiast (àihào zhě)

measure word for paintings, cloth, photos (fú)

theme; subject; topic (zhǔtí)

Olympic Games (ào yùn huì)

to finish, to end (jiéshù)

that/this exhibition (gāi zhǎn lǎn) (该 formal = 这个)

to continue, go on（jì xù ）

serious, earnest; focused (rèn zhēn)

Dream of the Red Chamber (hónglóu mèng) is a novel composed by Cao Xueqin in the middle of the 18th century. One of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, it is known for its psychological scope, and its observation of the worldview, aesthetics, life-styles, and social relations of 18th-century China.[1]
The intricate strands of its plot depict the rise and decline of a family much like Cao's own and, by extension, of the dynasty itself. Cao depicts the power of the father over the family, but the novel is intended to be a memorial to the women he knew in his youth: friends, relatives and servants. At a more profound level, the author explores religious and philosophical questions, and the writing style includes echoes of the plays and novels of the late Ming, as well as poetry from earlier periods.

one of... (zhī yī)

love story (ài qíng gù shi)

sad, sorrowful (bēishāng)

main character (zhǔ rén gōng)

each other (bǐcǐ)

to love each other (bǐ cǐ xiāng ài)

very rich (hěn yǒu qián)

to pass away (qùshì)

painter; artist (huà jiā)

Xu Beihong a well-known Chinese painter (Xú Bēihóng) 19 July 1895 - 26 September 1953. He was primarily known for his Chinese ink paintings of horses and birds and was one of the first Chinese artists to articulate the need for artistic expressions that reflected a modern China at the beginning of the 20th century. He was also regarded as one of the first to create monumental oil paintings with epic Chinese themes - a show of his high proficiency in an essential Western art technique.[2] He was one of the four pioneers of Chinese modern art who earned the title of "The Four Great Academy Presidents".

looks like real (xiàng zhēn de yí yàng)

Never heard of it.