Chinese Reading Practice

12Feb

The Little Bird with no Head

  • Beginner
  • Children's Stories: Beginner
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I apologize for not posting a month or so, I’ve been in the process of – ta da – moving back to China, so life’s been exciting but busy. On the upside, looks like I’ll have some interesting new posts from here. But today, in place of something interesting, we’ve got a slightly insipid story for young children about a bird who appears to have no head.

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12Jan

Micro Blog Posts from WeiBo: Patience

  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate: Around the Internet
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This is the second in a series of short reads where I take short posts from Sina Weibo (the Chinese Twitter) and translate them here.

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7Jan

News: Malaysia Unveils Special Taxis for Women Only to Warm Welcome

  • Advanced
  • News Items: Advanced
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This is the full translation of an article that was in the headlines of the post Interesting Headlines: Series 2.

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2Jan

Little Dog Wears Shoes

  • Beginner
  • Children's Stories: Beginner
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A short, sweet, very simple read about a boy, his dog, and a new pair of shoes.

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28Dec

Love Our China: A Patriotic Speech

  • Advanced
  • Essays
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Welp, you can’t get more forcefully patriotic than this. This transcript of a student’s classroom speech reads like a political call-to-action and includes rousing images of bloody soldiers, strong Chinese athletes and Chinese workers throwing off the yoke of imperialist might. This might be upper intermediate level reading, but I’m classifying it as advanced, as the sentence structure really isn’t very straightforward, and there are quite a few new words.

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