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ID: 0669 Intermediate
Poems seem like they'd be a lot easier to write in Mandarin. Think of all the words that rhyme with 'shu': lu, chu, du, fu, bu, su, poo... oh wait a minute, that's English. Listen to this podcast on Chinese poetry and get inspired. And feel free to post your own poems in the comments section.
Mon Oct 15 2007 | Jenny, John
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诗 shī poem; poetry
诗歌 shīgē poem; poetry
古诗 gǔshī ancient poem
唐诗 tángshī Tang poem
你怎么在看《唐诗三百首》？
nǐ zěnme zài kàn 《Tángshī sānbǎi shǒu 》？
What are you doing reading ''300 Tang Poems?"
我喜欢啊。读古诗是我从小的爱好。
wǒ xǐhuan ā 。dú gǔshī shì wǒ cóngxiǎo de àihào 。
I like it. Reading ancient poetry is a hobby of mine since childhood.
不会吧？我毕业以后最高兴的就是不用再看、再背一首古诗了。你居然把它当做爱好。
bùhuì ba ？wǒ bìyè yǐhòu zuì gāoxìng de jiùshì bùyòng zài kàn 、zài bèi yī shǒu gǔshī le 。nǐ jūrán bǎ tā dàngzuò àihào 。
No way! What made me happiest about having graduated was not having to read or memorize a single ancient poem ever again. And then you go make a hobby out of it.
是啊！这么美的语言，你怎么会没感觉呢？朗诵诗歌简直是一种享受。
shì a ！zhème měi de yǔyán ，nǐ zénme huì méi gǎnjué ne ？lǎngsòng shīgē jiǎnzhí shì yī zhǒng xiǎngshòu 。
Yeah! Such beautiful language--how could it not invoke emotion in you? Reciting poetry is just such a pleasure.
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