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China’s Supergirl

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ID: 0060 Intermediate
Sure, Simon pierced many a hope with his sharp Cockney tongue, but no “Pop Idol”, nor its 1000 spin-off shows grabbed a country by its (silk) lapels and held as much attention as this year’s “Supergirl”. In this podcast, Ken (“Super Host”) and Jenny (“Super Hot”, according to your emails) chat about the phenomenon. In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about movie stars, TV shows, and famous singers in Mandarin Chinese…but who needs them when you have us?
Sun Dec 11 2005 | Jenny, Ken
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流行 liúxíng popular
文化 wénhuà culture
火 huǒ popular, "hot"
电视节目 diànshì jiémù television program
今年，中国流行文化界最火的是一个电视节目，叫超级女声。就像美国偶像，超级女声是一个选秀节目，选出最出色的女歌手。最后的胜利者是李宇春。
jīnnián ，Zhōngguó liúxíng wénhuà jiè zuì huǒ de shì yī ge diànshì jiémù ，jiào chāojí nǚshēng 。jiùxiàng Měiguó Ǒuxiàng ，Chāojí Nǚshēng shì yī ge xuǎnxiù jiémù ，xuǎnchū zuì chūsè de nǚgēshǒu 。zuìhòu de shènglìzhě shì Lǐ Yǔchūn 。
This year the hottest thing in Chinese pop culture is a television program called “Super Girls”. Like American Idol, Super Girls is a talent show to pick out the most outstanding female singer. The final winner was Li Yuchun.
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