A collection of stories created by ESL students and a creative writer. 

Being a Cloud

¡Vamos a practicar vocabulario y un poco de vocalización! ❤

Only Spanish 

¡Trabalenguas!

在附近的宇宙中，还有 325、326、327、328、329、330 等几颗小行星。
He found himself in the neighborhood of the asteroids 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, and 330.
他就开始访问这几颗星球，想在那里找点事干，并且学习学习。
He began, therefore, by visiting them, in order to add to his knowledge.
第一颗星球上住着一个国王。
The first of them was inhabited by a king.
国王穿着用紫红色和白底黑花的毛皮做成的大礼服，坐在一个很简单却又十分威严的宝座上。
Clad in royal purple and ermine,he was seated upon a throne which was at the same time both simple and majestic.
当他看见小王子时，喊了起来：“啊，来了一个臣民。”
"Ah! Here is a subject," exclaimed the king, when he saw the little prince coming.
小王子思量着：“他从来也没有见过我，怎么会认识我呢？”
And the little prince asked himself: "How could he recognize me when he had never seen me before?"
他哪里知道，在那些国王的眼里，世界是非常简单的：所有的人都是臣民。
He did not know how the world is simplified for kings. To them, all men are subjects.
国王十分骄傲，因为他终于成了某个人的国王，他对小王子说道：“靠近些，好让我好好看看你。”
"Approach, so that I may see you better," said the king, who felt consumingly proud of being at last a king over somebody.
小王子看看四周，想找个地方坐下来，
The little prince looked everywhere to find a place to sit down;
可是整个星球被国王华丽的白底黑花皮袍占满了。

but the entire planet was crammed and obstructed by the king's magnificent ermine robe.
他只好站在那里，但是因为疲倦了，他打起哈欠来。
So he remained standing upright, and, since he was tired, he yawned.
君王对他说：“在一个国王面前打哈欠是违反礼节的。我禁止你打哈欠。”
"It is contrary to etiquette to yawn in the presence of a king," the monarch said to him. "I forbid you to do so."
小王子羞愧地说道：“我实在忍不住，”
"I can't help it. I can't stop myself," replied the little prince, thoroughly embarrassed.
我长途跋涉来到这里，还没有睡觉呢。
I have come on a long journey, and I have had no sleep...
国王说：“那好吧，我命令你打哈欠。
"Ah, then," the king said. "I order you to yawn.
好些年来我没有看见过任何人打哈欠。
It is years since I have seen anyone yawning.
对我来说，打哈欠倒是新奇的事。
Yawns, to me, are objects of curiosity.
来吧，再打个哈欠！这是命令。
Come, now! Yawn again! It is an order.

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第23章：打哈欠

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【Buying milk tea】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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店员/diànyuán/clerk; 顾客/gùkè/customer

店员: 欢迎光临。请（在）这边点单。
huān yíng guāng lín 。 qǐng （ zài ） zhè biān diǎn dān 。
Welcome. Please order over here.
顾客: 有什么推荐的吗？
yǒu shén me tuī jiàn de ma ？
Do you have any recommendations?
店员: 您喜欢喝奶茶还是果茶？
nín xǐ huān hē nǎi chá hái shì guǒ chá ？
Do you prefer milk tea or fruit tea?
顾客: 奶茶吧。
nǎi chá ba 。
Milk tea.
店员: 茉莉奶绿是我们的招牌，您可以试一下。
mò lì nǎi lǜ shì wǒ men de zhāo pái ， nín kě yǐ shì yí xià 。
Jasmine Milk Green（tea） is our specialty. You can try it.
顾客: 是加了茉莉花和绿茶吗？
shì jiā le mò lì huā hé lǜ chá ma ？
Is it with jasmine and green tea?
店员: 是的。
shì de 。
Yes, it is.
顾客: 那来一杯吧。
nà lái yì bēi ba 。
I'll have a cup.
店员: 您要热的还是冰的？
nín yào rè de hái shì bīng de ？
Would you like it hot or iced?
顾客: 冰的，可以少冰吗？
bīng de ， kě yǐ shǎo bīng ma ？
Iced. Can I have less ice?
店员: 没问题。您要大杯、中杯还是小杯？
méi wèn tí 。 nín yào dà bēi 、 zhōng bēi hái shì xiǎo bēi ？
No problem. Would you like a large, medium or small?
顾客: 中杯。
zhōng bēi 。
Medium.
店员: 我们有全糖、7分糖、5分糖、3分糖，也可以去糖。
wǒ men yǒu quán táng 、qī fēn táng 、wǔ fēn táng 、sān fēn táng ， yě kě yǐ qù táng 。
We have full sugar, 70% sugar, 50% sugar, 30% percent sugar, or without sugar.
顾客: 7分糖吧。
qī fēn táng ba 。
70% sugar.
店员: 要加珍珠吗？
yào jiā zhēn zhū ma ？
Add tapioca?
顾客: 要的。
yào de 。
Yes.
店员: 好的。在这儿喝还是打包？
hǎo de 。 zài zhè ér hē hái shì dǎ bāo ？
Okay.Drink it here or takeaway?
顾客: 打包。
dǎ bāo 。
Takeaway.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

买奶茶 Buying milk tea （Beginner）

El Bosque de Chapultepec.

Como toda gran ciudad, la capital mexicana cuenta con un pulmón que oxigena a la urbe y sus alrededores. Este querido bosque, no solo concentra espacios verdes para la recreación, lagos, museos y un zoológico, sino que también es sede del único castillo en toda América: El Castillo de Chapultepec. Este último, además de haber acogido en su época al emperador Maximiliano de Habsburgo y a su esposa, la emperatriz Carlota, también funcionó como Colegio Militar y residencia presidencial, antes de convertirse en museo.

Puedes conocerlo de martes a domingo, subiendo por un camino específicamente trazado para llevarte hasta la cima del Cerro del Chapulín. Sus exuberantes jardines te recibirán y de inmediato sentirás haber viajado en el tiempo, pero es parte de la magia del lugar. En su colección permanente, encontrarás pinturas, calzado y prendas con al menos dos siglos de antigüedad, así como muebles que pertenecieron a Carlota y Maximiliano.

Si te gustan las actividades al aire libre, Chapultepec es un espacio donde puedes practicar desde una caminata matutina, hasta entrenamientos para correr un maratón. El interior del bosque también ofrece actividades culturales y de esparcimiento. Dentro de la Casa del Lago “Juan José Arreola”, se desarrollan talleres, proyecciones cinematográficas y hasta conciertos al aire libre. Los fines de semana, podrás deleitarte con jazz en vivo, rock o alguna propuesta progresiva sin pagar un solo peso, toma asiento en el pasto y disfruta.

Saliendo del Bosque de Chapultepec y a unos cuantos metros, encontrarás tres museos imperdibles. El primero es el Museo de Arte Moderno, para el que no tendrás que cambiarte de acera sino avanzar en dirección al sur. Ahí se exponen colecciones que incluyen obras de Frida Kahlo, Remedios Varo y José Luis Cuevas entre otros artistas plásticos, así como fotografías de Henri Cartier-Bresson, Tina Modotti y Manuel Álvarez Bravo, solo por citar algunos.



Spanish México

El Bosque de Chapultepec.

En este episodio de Porteña, te contaré por qué en toda la Argentina, y en partes de toda América Latina, se utiliza el pronombre "vos". ¡No te lo pierdas!

Porteña

¿Por qué decimos vos en lugar de tú?

For many students, the fourth-tone is hard to pronounce. A word with two fourth-tone syllables is more difficult to speak well. Just remember one point, we should do the fourth-tone from level 5 to level 1. Please read aloud after me. 
秘密，抱歉，半夜，大象，地震，现代，介绍，信用，印象，浪漫，羡慕，适应，聚会，毕业，另外，正式，判断

Chinese Learning with Lily

How to pronounce a word with two fourth-tone syllables?

I just came up with one thought while watching this movie. 
“This is why we learn history!”
Not only does this movie describe Korean history very well, but it also introduces both positions unbiased.
Especially, I love watching the debate between the two main characters. 
What would you choose? 
It is a movie where you can learn the history and wisdom of lives!

이 영화를 보면서 제가 느낀 점은 딱 하나였어요. 
“이래서 우리가 역사를 배워야 하는구나!”
한국 역사를 아주 잘 묘사하면서도 두 입장을 치우침 없이 공평하게 소개한 명작입니다. 
특히, 두 배우의 토론이 아주 멋진데요.
당신이라면 어느 쪽을 선택할건가요?
역사를 배우고, 인생의 지혜를 배울 수 있는 영화!


그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

27. What would you choose? [The fortress] [남한산성]

《1491》- Charles C Mann
《The Picture of Dorian Gray》*not Portrait - Oscar Wilde
《撒哈拉的故事》- 三毛 (sān máo)