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ID: 0158 Intermediate
At ChinesePod, we expect a lot from our listeners: well kept, an invite over for cake every now and then, and personal growth--so, even though you just now figured out the brush strokes for “yi”, we’re quite certain a lesson in calligraphy will be just what you need? In this podcast, learn to discuss the art of Chinese calligraphy in Mandarin Chinese. How apropos.
Tue Jun 13 2006 | Jenny, Aggie, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
欣赏 xīnshǎng to appreciate
享受 xiǎngshòu to enjoy
流畅 liúchàng flowing(of speech, writing)
别扭 bièniu awkward
老师，您看一下我这次写的字吧。
lǎoshī ，nín kàn yīxià wǒ zhècì xiě de zì ba 。
Teacher, please take a look at the characters I wrote this time.
嗯，看得出你很用心。你的字一直都在进步。
én ，kàn nǐ hěn yòngxīn 。nǐ de zì yīzhí dōu zài jìnbù 。
Um, I can see you’ve put in a lot of effort. Your writing is continuously improving.
谢谢。您推荐的字帖我都买了。欣赏这些书法家的字真是一种享受。
xièxie 。nín tuījiàn de zìtiě wǒ dōu mǎi le 。xīnshǎng zhèxie shūfǎjiā de zì zhēnshì yīzhǒng xiǎngshòu 。
Thank you. I’ve bought all the script books you recommended. It’s a joy to appreciate the writing of these great masters of calligraphy.
的确是。我觉得你现在总的来说已经有书法的感觉了。字写得很端正，很秀气。 但是，还不够流畅。你对字的结构掌握也需要进步。
díquè shì 。wǒ juéde nǐ xiànzài zǒngdeláishuō yǐjīng yǒu shūfǎ de gǎnjué le 。zì xiě de hěn duānzhèng ，hěn xiùqì 。 dànshì ，hái bùgòu liúchàng 。nǐ duì zì de jiégòu zhǎngwò yě xūyào jìnbù 。
Yes indeed. I feel that you now have a general grasp of calligraphy. Your writing is neat and elegant, but still lack of the flowing quality. Your handling and composition of characters also needs improvement.
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