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中国的五件事

Facts about China

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你nǐ想xiǎng知道zhīdào中国zhōngguó的de事shì吗ma？我们wǒmen来lái看kàn五wǔ件jiàn。你nǐ知道zhīdào几jǐ件jiàn？

第一dìyī，中国zhōngguó很hěn大dà，人rén也yě很hěn多duō。中国zhōngguó有yǒu差不多chàbuduō十四亿shísìyì人rén！

第二dì’èr，一yī月yuè的de时候shíhou，有的yǒude中国zhōngguó人rén在zài看kàn雪xuě，有的yǒude中国zhōngguó人rén在zài海边hǎibiān玩wán。

第三dìsān，中国zhōngguó人rén一yì年nián有yǒu两liǎng个gè新年xīnnián。一个yígè是shì元旦yuándàn，一个yígè是shì春节chūnjié。元旦yuándàn是shì一yī月yuè的de第一dìyī天tiān。春节chūnjié有的时候yǒude-shíhou在zài一yī月yuè，有的时候yǒude-shíhou在zài二月èryuè。春节chūnjié的de时候shíhou，很hěn多duō人rén回家huíjiā，和hé家人jiārén吃饭chīfàn、喝茶hēchá、看kàn电视diànshì。

第四dìsì，大熊猫dàxióngmāo的de家jiā在zài中国zhōngguó。它们tāmen非常fēicháng喜欢xǐhuān吃chī东西dōngxī，一yì天tiān要yào吃chī十多shíduō个gè小时xiǎoshí！

第五dìwǔ，中国zhōngguó很hěn大dà，可是kěshì只有zhíyǒu一个yígè时间shíjiān：北京běijīng时间shíjiān。在zài中国zhōngguó，你nǐ的de手机shǒujī上shàng是shì早上zǎoshang八bā点diǎn，你nǐ朋友péngyǒu的de手机shǒujī上shàng也yě是shì早上zǎoshang八bā点diǎn。给gěi他tā打电话dǎdiànhuà，你nǐ不用búyòng问wèn：“你nǐ那儿nàr现在xiànzài几点jídiǎn？”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
知道zhīdàoto know; to be aware of
中国zhōngguóChina
事shìthing; matter; affair
来láito come
看kànto look at; to see; to watch
五wǔfive
件jiànitem; document (as in 文件, 邮件)
几jǐhow many; a few; several
大dàbig; large
人rénperson; people
多duōmany; much
月yuèmoon

English (for the teacher)

Want to know about China? Let's look at five things. How many do you already know?

One: China is very big, and it has a lot of people too. China has about one point four billion people!

Two: in January, some Chinese people are watching the snow while others are playing at the beach.

Three: Chinese people have two new years every year. One is Yuandan, and the other is the Spring Festival. Yuandan is the first day of January. Some years the Spring Festival is in January, some years in February. At the Spring Festival lots of people go home to eat, drink tea and watch TV with their family.

Four: giant pandas live in China. They really love eating: they eat for more than ten hours a day!

Five: China is very big, but it has only one time: Beijing Time. In China, when your phone says eight in the morning, your friend's phone says eight in the morning too. When you call them, you never need to ask: "What time is it there?"