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Saved by the Gong: Geology

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ID: 0878 Upper Intermediate
Anyone who has lived through an earthquake, or twenty, in a 1970s-built back alley Taipei apartment knows a little about geology. China has its fair share of dramatic geological events, and today we go back to class to learn about them. So next time the building starts swaying, fear not. This is not scary, it is simply another rush-inducing Chinese learning experience.
Sun May 11 2008 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
示意图 shìyì tú chart
地震 dìzhèn earthquake
火山 huǒshān volcano
危害 wēihài harm
地理课你预习了吗？我最不会看地理示意图了，我们一起做预习题好不好？
dìlǐ kè nǐ yùxí le ma ？wǒ zuì bù huì kàn dìlǐ shìyì tú le ，wǒmen yīqǐ zuò yùxí tí hǎo bu hǎo ？
Have you reviewed for Geology yet? More than anything, I don't get geology charts. How about we go over it together?
好啊！哪个？
hǎo a ！nǎ ge ？
OK. Which one?
根据图一，为什么我国是一个多地震的国家？
gēnjù tú yī ，wèishénme wǒ guó shì yī ge duō dìzhèn de guójiā ？
According to the first chart, how come our country has so many earthquakes?
你看看这是什么？
nǐ kànkan zhè shì shénme ？
Take a look at it, what does it say?
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