Keen  : 
I am very keen on her ( I likle her ) 
I am very keen to play tennis  (  I enjoy playing tennis and I am extremely interested in playing Tennis )  


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陕西汉中有一道传统美食，梆梆面。There is a traditional delicacy in Hanzhong, Shaanxi province, Bang-bang noodle.
它选用麦子磨成的上等面粉精制而成。It is made of fine flour ground from wheat.
在古代、人们一般在早上三、四点钟时、就要在街边售卖，而且在制作的时候、伴有梆梆的敲击声，所以大家就称它为“梆梆面”。In ancient times, it was usually sell on the street at three or four o 'clock in the morning, and it was made with a bang-bang sound, so people called it "bang-bang noodle".
因此，这个面引出了一个特别有意思的象声字，如下图所示：Interestingly, the noodles have created a distinctive phonetic character, as shown below:


新鲜事儿（Anecdote）

梆梆面

此话不假。”都江堰”、这个世界水利文化的鼻祖，是一座屹立了超过2000年的水利建设的丰碑，今天仍在使用。That's true." Dujiangyan, the ancestor of the world's water conservancy culture, is a monument of water conservancy construction that has stood for more than 2,000 years and is still in use today.
它的建立，让成都平原变成了千里沃野,也使四川一跃成为“天府之国”。 Its establishment transformed the Chengdu Plain into a fertile field and made Sichuan a "land of abundance".
这是公元前276年（秦昭王后期）蜀郡守李冰组织岷江两岸人民、花了25年建成的。It was built in 276 BC by Li Bing, Governor of Shu County, who organized the people on both sides of the Minjiang River and took 25 years to build.


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白雪公主想和继母一起玩儿。
Báixuě gōngzhǔ xiǎng hé jìmǔ yīqǐ wánr。
Snow White tried to play with her new stepmother.

“走开！” 王后把门关上。
“Zǒukāi!”  Wánghòu bǎ mén guānshang。
"Go away!" The queen slammed her door.

王后看着魔镜。
Wánghòu kànzhe mó jìng。
The queen looked into her magic mirror.

“魔镜啊魔镜，” 她问，
"Mó jìng a mó jìng," Tā wèn, 
"Mirror, mirror on the wall," she asked.

“谁是最美的女人？” 
"Shéi shì zuì měi de nǚrén?"
"Who is the fairest of them all?"

“尊敬的王后，” 魔镜说，
"Zūnjìng de wánghòu," Mó Jìng shuō,
"My Lady," the mirror said.

“您是最美的女人。” 
"Nín shì zuì měi de nǔrén。”
"You are the fairest woman in the kingdom."

一年又一年，白雪公主长大了。
Yī nián yòu yī nián, báixuě gōngzhǔ zhǎngdà le。
Years passed, and Snow White grew up.

她经常路过村庄。
Tā jīngcháng lùguò cūnzhuāng。
She often walked through the village.

她和孩子们一起唱歌。
Tā hé háizimen yīqǐ chàng gē。
She sang songs with children.

她把食物分给穷人们。
Tā bǎ shíwù fēn gěi qióngrénmen。
She gave food to poor people.

大家都非常喜欢白雪公主。
Dàjiā dōu fēicháng xíhuan báixuě gōngzhǔ。
Everyone loved the young princess.

“白雪公主太美了。” 一个女人说。
“Báixuě gōngzhǔ tài měi le。” Yī gè nǔrén shuō。
"Snow White is so beautiful," a woman said.

“要是能跟她结婚就好了。” 一个男人说。
“Yàoshì néng gēn tā jiéhūn jiù hǎo le。” Yī gè nánrén shuō。
"I wish I could marry her," a man said.


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Vocabulary:
for short: indicates a nickname
to stay put: to stay in the same place
influential: having lots of influence
to spout out: to say things
to storm into: to angrily walk into
a pick-me-up: something that makes someone feel better (example: ice cream)
gelato: Italian ice cream
to take something the wrong way: to feel upset by something that wasn't intended to upset you
audition: having your skills tested in order to be accepted into a school
exceptional: amazing
to pluck up the courage: to do something brave
reject: to say no to someone or something
approval: permission