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Han-Tang time汉唐时间China 1/27/2010 Getting away: Changchong Mountain This is the 2,345 meter-high Changchong Mountain (长虫山), which provides a convenient way to get out of town, see some nature, and get panoramic views of Kunming—in a much more relaxed atmosphere than the occasionally circus-like Xishan. Changchong Mountain has hiking paths and a road that allows people to drive almost all the way to the top, but a big draw for local cyclists is that it provides the most grueling bicycle ascent anywhere near Kunming. To get to the base of the mountain from the Green Lake area, go east on Yieryi Dajie to the traffic interchange and then head north on Longquan Lu (龙泉路) for about six kilometers—until reaching the mouth of Hongyun Lu (红云路), shortly after passing the Kunming Cigarette Factory (昆明卷烟厂) on the left side.  Hikers could also take the number 84 bus north from the Jianshe Lu (建设路) bus stop to the Shangzhuang (上庄) stop, which will place you on Hongyun Lu, about 100 meters east from the road up the mountain.   You will soon see the peak of the mountain and it is easy enough to find one's own way to the top. Upon reaching the top you will be more than 450 vertical meters higher than Green Lake, and if you have been cycling continuously from the cigarette factory, your legs will be on fire and you'll be gasping for breath.   Related articles: 中国茶文化(Chinese tea culture)The Chinese people, in their drinking of tea, place much significance on the act of 'savoring.' 'Savoring tea' is not only a way to discern good tea from mediocre tea, but also how people take delight in their reverie and in tea-drinking itself. Snatching a bit of leisure from a busy schedule, making a kettle of strong tea, securing a serene space, and serving and drinking tea by yourself can help banish fatigue and frustration, improve your thinking ability and inspire you with enthusiasm. You may also imbibe it slowly in small sips to appreciate the subtle allure of tea-drinking, until your spirits soar up and up into a sublime aesthetic realm. Buildings, gardens, ornaments and tea sets are the elements that form the ambience for savoring tea. A tranquil, refreshing, comfortable and neat locale is certainly desirable for drinking tea. Chinese gardens are well known in the world and beautiful Chinese landscapes are too numerous to count. Teahouses tucked away in gardens and nestled beside the natural beauty of mountains and rivers are enchanting places of repose for people to rest and recreate themselves. China is a country with a time-honored civilization and a land of ceremony and decorum. Whenever guests visit, it is necessary to make and serve tea to them. Before serving tea, you may ask them for their preferences as to what kind of tea they fancy and serve them the tea in the most appropriate teacups. In the course of serving tea, the host should take careful note of how much water is remaining in the cups and in the kettle. Usually, if the tea is made in a teacup, boiling water should be added after half of the cup has been consumed; and thus the cup is kept filled so that the tea retains the same bouquet and remains pleasantly warm throughout the entire course of tea-drinking. Snacks, sweets and other dishes may be served at tea time to complement the fragrance of the tea and to allay one's hunger.中国茶文化中国人饮茶， 注重一个'品'字。'品茶'不但是鉴别茶的优劣，也带有
神思遐想和领略饮茶情趣之意。在百忙之中泡上一壶浓茶，
择雅静之处，自斟自饮，可以消除疲劳、涤烦益思、振奋精
神，也可以细啜慢饮，达到美的享受，使精神世界升华到高
尚的艺术境界。品茶的环境一般由建筑物、园林、摆设、茶
具等因素组成。饮茶要求安静、清新、舒适、干净。中国园
林世界闻名，山水风景更是不可胜数。利用园林或自然山水
间，搭设茶室，让人们小憩，意趣盎然。中国是文明古国，
礼仪之邦，很重礼节。凡来了客人，沏茶、敬茶的礼仪是必
不可少的。当有客来访，可征求意见，选用最合来客口味的
茶叶和最佳茶具待客。主人在陪伴客人饮茶时，要注意客人
杯、壶中的茶水残留量，一般用茶杯泡茶，如已喝去一半，
就要添加开水，随喝随添，使茶水浓度基本保持前后一致，
水温适宜。在饮茶时也可适当佐以茶食、糖果、菜肴等，达
到调节口味和点心之功效。1.神思遐想：reverie
。2.领略饮茶情趣：take delight in tea-drinking。3.在百忙之中泡上一壶浓茶
……:这个句子较长，译者根据其意思的层次，把它分成了
两个完整的句子来翻译，这样就有较大的自由度来遣词造句
。4.择静雅之处：securing a serene space。5.细啜慢饮：imbibe slowly in small sips。6.达到美的享受：即'享受到饮茶之美'。a
llure这里是名词，意为'迷人之处'，也可用bea
uty。7.使精神世界升华到高尚的艺术境界：unti
l your spirits soar up and up into a sublime aesthetic realm。8.利用园林或自然山水间，搭设茶室：翻译
时用了tucked away和nestled，比用built要形象、优美
得多。9.让人们小憩，意趣盎然:意思是'(茶室)是让
人们休息、娱乐的迷人场所。'10.礼仪之邦:即是'一
个很讲究礼仪的地方'，'很重礼节'为重复，不译。11
.当有客来访：是'凡来了客人'的重复，可不译。根据下
文的内容，加上before serving tea，使上下衔接贴切自然。12.征求意见，选用最合
来客口味的茶叶和最佳茶具待客：可理解为'询问来客他们
最喜欢什么茶叶，然后用最合适的茶具给客人敬茶'。13
.主人在陪伴客人饮茶时：译为in the course of serving tea,与前面before serving tea相呼应。14.主人在陪伴客人饮茶时……水温适宜
：这句话较长，译者同样根据其意思的层次，把它分成了两
个完整的句子来翻译。15.随喝随添：and thus the cup is kept filled或者and in this way the cup is kept filled。16.茶食：意思为'点心、小吃'。17
.达到调节口味和点心之功效：'点心'为方言'点饥、充
饥'的意思。
China's the word in more US schoolsChina's the word in more US schools
Washington: From the outside, there is not much to differentiate Washington Yu Ying from any other elementary school in the American capital. Children with names like Skye, Tenaya and Soleil arrive on a frosty morning, chirping hello to their friends and hugging their parents goodbye. But that all stops the moment they walk through the school's front door - the speaking in English, that is, not the chatter. With a bright smile and a zaoshang hao! (早上好good morning), Yu Ying's executive director and founder Mary Shaffner greets each child. As they troop down the corridor, their teachers from China and Taiwan welcome the youngsters into brightly decorated classrooms, giving instructions in Mandarin for them to hang up their coats and bags in little cabinets outside the rooms. 12/23/2009 Merry Christmas!¡Feliz Navidad!¡Bon Nadal!
Merry Christmas!
Fröhliche Weihnachten!
Joyeux Noël!  12/21/2009 Confucius institute in Madrid/SpainConfucius institute 350€ per 3 months4h per weekContact Person:Pilar Rodriguez Address:Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco C/ Einstein,1 28049 Madrid Tel:0034 91 49750 53 E-mail:pilar.rodriguez@uam.es http://college.chinese.cn/en/node_3813.htm 12/11/2009 madrid-shanghai scholorshipi have a flyer about madrid-shanghai scholorship. becas mad-shan 2010. convocatoria becas fundacion madrid ciudad global 2010. para cualquier aclaracion o consulta, se remitira correo electronico a la siguiente direccion: becas-shanghai2010@madrid2010.org. estos ambitos de trabajo se refieren principalmente a tareas de apoyo en los distintos departmentos de la fundacion como: comunicacion, gestion administrativa y financiera, actividades y eventos operaciones. edad: haber nacido con posterioridad a 1974. for funny不乐我胳肢你！(搞笑图片 未成年勿进）2009-12-02 18:20:10 原文地址: http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/62259aad0100fwmx [查看原文]
英国男人给大家的印象是很绅士。的确不错！但你没看到他们晚上在酒吧，在爬梯上，酒过一旬后，绅士风度依旧，但间或的哄堂大笑，无疑是黄段子爆出，都跟性有关。跟我们的段子比起来，来的更直接，一点都不含蓄。 朋友E MAIL来的几幅图挺好玩的，但也有比较那个的，如果你觉得有些脏，不想被污染，看的时候把眼睛挡住，好保护我们纯洁的小心灵！
the best ever tattoo! (我发现的最好玩的刺青）
A Bra for that Special Night Out
All Daddy Wanted!! （这就是爸爸想要的！）
Where is the Alzheimer's at all? （Alzheimer的诊所到底在哪呢？）
Early Gay Signs
Washing Instructions （洗涤说明）
Family Planning （家庭计划）
Why The Ice Cream Man Got Fired （知道为什么做冰欺凌的那小子被解雇了吧） 12/3/2009 17 Ways to Avoid Looking Like a Tourist17 Ways to Avoid Looking Like a Touristhttp://traveltravelfargo.blogspot.com/2008/04/17-ways-to-avoid-looking-like-tourist.html
 17 Ways To Avoid Looking Like A Muggable TouristMarch 19th, 2008
1. Avoid Wearing A Fanny Pack “I’ve never seen any non-American wearing a fanny pack.”  2. Don’t Get Your Map Out In Public “I hesitate to mention this one because it’s so basic, but here goes. Study the map before leaving the hotel (or even better, before leaving home). That way, a quick look while walking around is all you’ll need to reorient yourself. If it turns out more detailed study is required, find a place to sit down or otherwise get out of foot traffic. And don’t leave your hotel without a map.” “If at any time we need to look at a tour book or a map…..we’ll step into a store….or another business to take a look…rather then pull the books out on the street corner.”  3. Be Adventurous In Restaurants “Don’t seek out American chains. You’ll be disappointed anyway and you’ll miss one of the best things about travel. If you can’t understand the menu, just order something you can afford or ask the server to order the most popular dish for you. Don’t assume that street food is dangerous. It’s both healthy and delicious in many places.”  4. Don’t Wear Lots Of Jewelry “We don’t wear a lot of jewelry. feel it is safer that way.”  5. Use Hotel Concierge Services “We also use the concierge service at our hotels. We make sure we have a really good idea of where we are going before we step out of the lobby.”  6. Don’t Think Like A Tourist, Think Like A Student Of Culture “The thing to remember is that what takes place on the INSIDE is as important as the outward trappings. You ARE a tourist, so don’t waste energy pretending to be a local. However, think of your self as a “participating and learning tourist” instead of an invader. Try to see how and why your hosts do what they do. Avoid comparisons with “how we do this at home.” If you want to do it the home country way, then don’t travel…stay home.”  7. Learn At Least The Basics Of The Language “Learning even 4 or 5 words of the local language will open many doors. You don’t have to be fluent–just making that small effort brands you as a person of good will in most places. If you save those few words in your memory bank you’ll be surprised at how the service and portions improve when you use the words at a restaurant of the visited nationality when you are back in your home country.” “If I am traveling somewhere that English isn’t readily spoken, I always try to memorize at least a few key phrases in that language. Don’t be hesitant to try them out–in most cases, the locals are very appreciative and are willing to work with you.”  8. Never Look Up “I live in new york - so local lore here is to “never look up” - so to speak - since tourists usually do.”  9. Don’t Wear White Athletic Shoes “Shoes are a dead giveaway that you are a tourist. I try to wear shoes that are comfortable for walking but do not resemble athletic shoes.”  10. Don’t Wear Shorts And Tee Shirts In The City “The other thing that I noticed is that many of the American women wore shorts out in public. The only local women I noticed in shorts were young teenagers.”  11. Wear A Lot Of Black “One thing I try to do is to wear a lot of black or dark colors when traveling abroad. Folks in Paris, London, and other European capitals tend to wear lots of black, and as a tourist, you tend to blend in if you’re wearing it, too.”  12. Keep Your Voice Down, Be Polite And Smile “Be very polite, even when complaining. People will then think you’re Canadian.” “Don’t speak as loud as you would in America.”  13. Wear A Few Local Accessories “In Europe, wearing scarves as accessories also helps a woman traveller blend in.”  14. Leave The Baseball Cap At Home “One of the things that was pointed out to me was that the American Tourist always wore baseball hats and were carrying backpacks. One day at a patio restaurant in Capri I paid attention and he was right. It was so easy to spot the American tourist. They were wearing baseball caps and had back packs.”  15. Get Yourself A Local Dog To Walk “Best thing we ever did was when we were house sitting for a friend in Hawaii (I guess we weren’t really tourists!). We were also dog sitting, so being seen with a well-known local dog meant that everyone talked to us.”  16. Buy Clothes In Local Stores “Bring few clothes, then immediately shop the local stores, and buy what you find there—clothing the locals wear. For example, in Rome, I noticed that many men wore black, wool, ribbed sweaters. One of those, and jeans, and you would look like 80% of the guys I saw.”  17. No Logos Or Slogans “No slogans or sayings on the shirts…NASCAR does not fit in well in Europe. Wearing something like this begs the old question “And what did he pass up in his suitcase in favor of this?””  11/26/2009 facebook learn chinese grouphttp://www.chinesetime.cn/learn/chinese/tabid/267/Default.aspx Learn Chinese Flashcard,free and fun!!http://www.chinesetime.cn/learn/chinese/tabid/267/Default.aspx Learn Chinese Flashcard,free and fun!!how to translate your spanish name into chinese, a book free to downloadhow to translate your spanish name into chinese, a book free to download Filename: spanish names.pdf (1.52MB) Download Link: http://www.filefactory.com/file/a1eg3g3/n/spanish_names.pdf de cómo traducir su nombre en español al chino, un libro gratis para descargar Nombre del archivo: español names.pdf (1.52Mb) Enlace de descarga: http://www.filefactory.com/file/a1eg3g3/n/spanish_names.pdf 11/18/2009 学汉语的网站。learn chinese site,very good!!http://www.languageguide.org/mandarin/ 学汉语的网站。learn chinese site,very good!!11/16/2009 East Asian age reckoning虚岁xu1 sui4East Asian age reckoningFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search
East Asian age reckoning is a concept and practice that originated in China and is used in East Asian cultures. Several East Asian cultures, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolia, Taiwanese and Vietnamese, share this traditional way of counting a person's age, in which a person's age is counted starting from conception, rather than from physical birth. Newborns start at one year old, and each passing of a New Year, rather than the birthday, adds one year to the person's age; this results in people being between 1 and 2 years older in Asian reckoning than in the Western version. Today this system is commonly used in Koreans' daily lives, with the exception of the legal system and newspapers. In Eastern Outer Mongolia, age is traditionally determined based on the number of full moons since conception for girls, and the number of new moons since birth for boys. In China and Japan it is used for traditional fortune-telling or religion, and it is disappearing in daily life between peoples in the city.
[edit] ChineseIn either the traditional or modern age system, the word sui (traditional Chinese: 歲; simplified Chinese: 岁; pinyin: suì), meaning "years of age", is used for age counting. When a person's age is given in a publication, it is often specified whether that is his or her traditional age (traditional Chinese: 虛歲; simplified Chinese: 虚岁; pinyin: xūsuì) or modern age (traditional Chinese: 周歲; simplified Chinese: 周岁; pinyin: zhōusùi) or shisui (traditional Chinese: 實歲; simplified Chinese: 实岁; pinyin: shísùi).[original research?] In the traditional age system, a person is considered a year old at the time of birth, to account for the gestation period in the womb.[1][2] [edit] JapaneseJapanese uses the word sai (歳 or 才) as a counter word for both the traditional and modern age system. The traditional system of age reckoning, or kazoedoshi (数え年), was rendered obsolete by law in 1902 when Japan officially adopted the Western system,[3][4] known in Japanese as man nenrei (満年齢). However, the traditional system was still commonly used, so in 1950 another law was established to encourage people to use the Western system.[5][6] Today the traditional system is mainly used by the elderly. Elsewhere its use is limited to traditional ceremonies, divinations, and obituaries.[original research?] [edit] KoreanKoreans generally refer to their age in units called sal (살), using Korean numerals in ordinal form. Thus, a person is one sal during the first calendar year of life, and ten sal during the tenth calendar year.[7] The 100th-day anniversary of a baby is called baegil (백일), which literally means "a hundred days" in Korean, and is given a special celebration, marking the survival of what was once a period of high infant mortality. The first anniversary of birth named dol (돌)) is likewise celebrated, and given even greater significance. Koreans celebrate their birthdays,[8] even though every Korean gains one year on New Year's Day.[9] Because the first year comes at birth and the second on New Year's Day, a child born, for example, on December 29 will reach two years of age on January 1, when they are only three days old in western reckoning.[10] In modern Korea, the Western age system is referred to as "man-nai" (만나이) in which "man" (만) means "full"[11] or "actual", and "nai" meaning "age".[9][12] Though, the traditional system is most often used. For example, man yeol sal means "full ten years", or "ten years old" in English. The Korean word dol means "years elapsed", identical to the English "years old", but is only used to refer to the first few birthdays. Cheotdol or simply dol refers to the first Western-equivalent birthday, dudol refers to the second, and so on.[13][14] The birthday by the lunar calendar is called eumnyeok saeng-il (음력 생일, 陰曆生日) and yangnyeok saeng-il (양력 생일, 陽曆生日) is the birthday by Gregorian calendar.[15] For official government uses, documents, and legal procedures, the Western age system is used. Regulations regarding age limits on alcohol and tobacco use, as well as the age of consent, are all based on the Western system (man-nai).[12][16] East Asian age reckoningFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search
East Asian age reckoning is a concept and practice that originated in China and is used in East Asian cultures. Several East Asian cultures, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolia, Taiwanese and Vietnamese, share this traditional way of counting a person's age, in which a person's age is counted starting from conception, rather than from physical birth. Newborns start at one year old, and each passing of a New Year, rather than the birthday, adds one year to the person's age; this results in people being between 1 and 2 years older in Asian reckoning than in the Western version. Today this system is commonly used in Koreans' daily lives, with the exception of the legal system and newspapers. In Eastern Outer Mongolia, age is traditionally determined based on the number of full moons since conception for girls, and the number of new moons since birth for boys. In China and Japan it is used for traditional fortune-telling or religion, and it is disappearing in daily life between peoples in the city.
[edit] ChineseIn either the traditional or modern age system, the word sui (traditional Chinese: 歲; simplified Chinese: 岁; pinyin: suì), meaning "years of age", is used for age counting. When a person's age is given in a publication, it is often specified whether that is his or her traditional age (traditional Chinese: 虛歲; simplified Chinese: 虚岁; pinyin: xūsuì) or modern age (traditional Chinese: 周歲; simplified Chinese: 周岁; pinyin: zhōusùi) or shisui (traditional Chinese: 實歲; simplified Chinese: 实岁; pinyin: shísùi).[original research?] In the traditional age system, a person is considered a year old at the time of birth, to account for the gestation period in the womb.[1][2] [edit] JapaneseJapanese uses the word sai (歳 or 才) as a counter word for both the traditional and modern age system. The traditional system of age reckoning, or kazoedoshi (数え年), was rendered obsolete by law in 1902 when Japan officially adopted the Western system,[3][4] known in Japanese as man nenrei (満年齢). However, the traditional system was still commonly used, so in 1950 another law was established to encourage people to use the Western system.[5][6] Today the traditional system is mainly used by the elderly. Elsewhere its use is limited to traditional ceremonies, divinations, and obituaries.[original research?] [edit] KoreanKoreans generally refer to their age in units called sal (살), using Korean numerals in ordinal form. Thus, a person is one sal during the first calendar year of life, and ten sal during the tenth calendar year.[7] The 100th-day anniversary of a baby is called baegil (백일), which literally means "a hundred days" in Korean, and is given a special celebration, marking the survival of what was once a period of high infant mortality. The first anniversary of birth named dol (돌)) is likewise celebrated, and given even greater significance. Koreans celebrate their birthdays,[8] even though every Korean gains one year on New Year's Day.[9] Because the first year comes at birth and the second on New Year's Day, a child born, for example, on December 29 will reach two years of age on January 1, when they are only three days old in western reckoning.[10] In modern Korea, the Western age system is referred to as "man-nai" (만나이) in which "man" (만) means "full"[11] or "actual", and "nai" meaning "age".[9][12] Though, the traditional system is most often used. For example, man yeol sal means "full ten years", or "ten years old" in English. The Korean word dol means "years elapsed", identical to the English "years old", but is only used to refer to the first few birthdays. Cheotdol or simply dol refers to the first Western-equivalent birthday, dudol refers to the second, and so on.[13][14] The birthday by the lunar calendar is called eumnyeok saeng-il (음력 생일, 陰曆生日) and yangnyeok saeng-il (양력 생일, 陽曆生日) is the birthday by Gregorian calendar.[15] For official government uses, documents, and legal procedures, the Western age system is used. Regulations regarding age limits on alcohol and tobacco use, as well as the age of consent, are all based on the Western system (man-nai).[12][16] East Asian age reckoningFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search
East Asian age reckoning is a concept and practice that originated in China and is used in East Asian cultures. Several East Asian cultures, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolia, Taiwanese and Vietnamese, share this traditional way of counting a person's age, in which a person's age is counted starting from conception, rather than from physical birth. Newborns start at one year old, and each passing of a New Year, rather than the birthday, adds one year to the person's age; this results in people being between 1 and 2 years older in Asian reckoning than in the Western version. Today this system is commonly used in Koreans' daily lives, with the exception of the legal system and newspapers. In Eastern Outer Mongolia, age is traditionally determined based on the number of full moons since conception for girls, and the number of new moons since birth for boys. In China and Japan it is used for traditional fortune-telling or religion, and it is disappearing in daily life between peoples in the city.
[edit] ChineseIn either the traditional or modern age system, the word sui (traditional Chinese: 歲; simplified Chinese: 岁; pinyin: suì), meaning "years of age", is used for age counting. When a person's age is given in a publication, it is often specified whether that is his or her traditional age (traditional Chinese: 虛歲; simplified Chinese: 虚岁; pinyin: xūsuì) or modern age (traditional Chinese: 周歲; simplified Chinese: 周岁; pinyin: zhōusùi) or shisui (traditional Chinese: 實歲; simplified Chinese: 实岁; pinyin: shísùi).[original research?] In the traditional age system, a person is considered a year old at the time of birth, to account for the gestation period in the womb.[1][2] [edit] JapaneseJapanese uses the word sai (歳 or 才) as a counter word for both the traditional and modern age system. The traditional system of age reckoning, or kazoedoshi (数え年), was rendered obsolete by law in 1902 when Japan officially adopted the Western system,[3][4] known in Japanese as man nenrei (満年齢). However, the traditional system was still commonly used, so in 1950 another law was established to encourage people to use the Western system.[5][6] Today the traditional system is mainly used by the elderly. Elsewhere its use is limited to traditional ceremonies, divinations, and obituaries.[original research?] [edit] KoreanKoreans generally refer to their age in units called sal (살), using Korean numerals in ordinal form. Thus, a person is one sal during the first calendar year of life, and ten sal during the tenth calendar year.[7] The 100th-day anniversary of a baby is called baegil (백일), which literally means "a hundred days" in Korean, and is given a special celebration, marking the survival of what was once a period of high infant mortality. The first anniversary of birth named dol (돌)) is likewise celebrated, and given even greater significance. Koreans celebrate their birthdays,[8] even though every Korean gains one year on New Year's Day.[9] Because the first year comes at birth and the second on New Year's Day, a child born, for example, on December 29 will reach two years of age on January 1, when they are only three days old in western reckoning.[10] In modern Korea, the Western age system is referred to as "man-nai" (만나이) in which "man" (만) means "full"[11] or "actual", and "nai" meaning "age".[9][12] Though, the traditional system is most often used. For example, man yeol sal means "full ten years", or "ten years old" in English. The Korean word dol means "years elapsed", identical to the English "years old", but is only used to refer to the first few birthdays. Cheotdol or simply dol refers to the first Western-equivalent birthday, dudol refers to the second, and so on.[13][14] The birthday by the lunar calendar is called eumnyeok saeng-il (음력 생일, 陰曆生日) and yangnyeok saeng-il (양력 생일, 陽曆生日) is the birthday by Gregorian calendar.[15] For official government uses, documents, and legal procedures, the Western age system is used. Regulations regarding age limits on alcohol and tobacco use, as well as the age of consent, are all based on the Western system (man-nai).[12][16] East Asian age reckoningFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search
East Asian age reckoning is a concept and practice that originated in China and is used in East Asian cultures. Several East Asian cultures, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolia, Taiwanese and Vietnamese, share this traditional way of counting a person's age, in which a person's age is counted starting from conception, rather than from physical birth. Newborns start at one year old, and each passing of a New Year, rather than the birthday, adds one year to the person's age; this results in people being between 1 and 2 years older in Asian reckoning than in the Western version. Today this system is commonly used in Koreans' daily lives, with the exception of the legal system and newspapers. In Eastern Outer Mongolia, age is traditionally determined based on the number of full moons since conception for girls, and the number of new moons since birth for boys. In China and Japan it is used for traditional fortune-telling or religion, and it is disappearing in daily life between peoples in the city.
[edit] ChineseIn either the traditional or modern age system, the word sui (traditional Chinese: 歲; simplified Chinese: 岁; pinyin: suì), meaning "years of age", is used for age counting. When a person's age is given in a publication, it is often specified whether that is his or her traditional age (traditional Chinese: 虛歲; simplified Chinese: 虚岁; pinyin: xūsuì) or modern age (traditional Chinese: 周歲; simplified Chinese: 周岁; pinyin: zhōusùi) or shisui (traditional Chinese: 實歲; simplified Chinese: 实岁; pinyin: shísùi).[original research?] In the traditional age system, a person is considered a year old at the time of birth, to account for the gestation period in the womb.[1][2] [edit] JapaneseJapanese uses the word sai (歳 or 才) as a counter word for both the traditional and modern age system. The traditional system of age reckoning, or kazoedoshi (数え年), was rendered obsolete by law in 1902 when Japan officially adopted the Western system,[3][4] known in Japanese as man nenrei (満年齢). However, the traditional system was still commonly used, so in 1950 another law was established to encourage people to use the Western system.[5][6] Today the traditional system is mainly used by the elderly. Elsewhere its use is limited to traditional ceremonies, divinations, and obituaries.[original research?] [edit] KoreanKoreans generally refer to their age in units called sal (살), using Korean numerals in ordinal form. Thus, a person is one sal during the first calendar year of life, and ten sal during the tenth calendar year.[7] The 100th-day anniversary of a baby is called baegil (백일), which literally means "a hundred days" in Korean, and is given a special celebration, marking the survival of what was once a period of high infant mortality. The first anniversary of birth named dol (돌)) is likewise celebrated, and given even greater significance. Koreans celebrate their birthdays,[8] even though every Korean gains one year on New Year's Day.[9] Because the first year comes at birth and the second on New Year's Day, a child born, for example, on December 29 will reach two years of age on January 1, when they are only three days old in western reckoning.[10] In modern Korea, the Western age system is referred to as "man-nai" (만나이) in which "man" (만) means "full"[11] or "actual", and "nai" meaning "age".[9][12] Though, the traditional system is most often used. For example, man yeol sal means "full ten years", or "ten years old" in English. The Korean word dol means "years elapsed", identical to the English "years old", but is only used to refer to the first few birthdays. Cheotdol or simply dol refers to the first Western-equivalent birthday, dudol refers to the second, and so on.[13][14] The birthday by the lunar calendar is called eumnyeok saeng-il (음력 생일, 陰曆生日) and yangnyeok saeng-il (양력 생일, 陽曆生日) is the birthday by Gregorian calendar.[15] For official government uses, documents, and legal procedures, the Western age system is used. Regulations regarding age limits on alcohol and tobacco use, as well as the age of consent, are all based on the Western system (man-nai).[12][16] 11/14/2009 jokes法国人嘲讽比利时人的笨： · Comment rendre fou un belge ? Le mettre dans une pièce ronde et lui dire qu'il y a une frite dans un coin.
如何让比利时人发疯？ （必须知道：比利时人特别喜欢吃炸薯条） 把比利时人放入一个圆形屋，告诉他在一个角落有一根炸薯条！
两个比利时人走在路上，看到一堆狗屎，第一个用手碰了一下，说：“应该是狗屎。”第二个也碰了一下，闻了闻说：“嗯，是狗屎的味道。”这时第三个比利时人走过来，尝了一下，说：“真的是狗屎的味道。”然后三个人异口同声说：“好幸运……还好没踩上去！”
· Un français et un belge sont dans une discothèque et aperçoivent deux superbes créatures. Le français dit alors :
一个法国人和一个比利时人在舞厅看到两个美女。法国人说： - 我们去追她们！ - 我是想去，但我非常非常腼腆，真的不知道该如何追女人…… - 好，我去，你看我怎么做，然后你依样画葫芦。 法国人走向那个比较漂亮的女孩，对她说： - 你好，在1和9之间随便选一个数字。 - 我不知道，就5吧。 - 太棒了，你刚刚赢得了和我跳一个晚上舞的权利。 比利时人看到法国人如此做法，决定如法炮制，去追第二个女人： - 你好，在1和9之间随便选一个数字。 - 嗯……8 - 啊，很遗憾，你输了！
· C'est un Américain, un Français et un Belge. Ils parlent de leurs projets dans l'espace. L'Américain : "Nous, bientôt, on va aller sur la lune." Le Français répond : "Vous êtes nuls ! Nous, on va aller sur Mars, peut-être même sur Jupiter." Et le Belge: "C'est rien du tout ! On va aller sur le soleil !" L'Américain et le Français : "Et comment, elle va fondre ta fusée !" Le Belge : Mais on n’est pas cons nous ! On va y aller la nuit !"
一个美国人，一个法国人和一个比利时人。他们在说着各自的太空计划。美国人说：“我们很快要登上月球了。”法国人说：“你们真没用，我们马上要去登火星了，甚至木星。”这是比利时人说：“你们的都不值一提，我们要去登太阳了。”法国人和美国人异口同声地说：“怎么去？太阳早就把你们飞船给融化了。”比利时人说：“我们又不是笨蛋，我们晚上去。”
· Deux Belges louent une barque pour aller à la pêche.
两个比利时人租了一条小船去钓鱼。在钓鱼过程中，第一个说： - 这里是钓鱼的好地方，我们应该在船底画个叉来记住这地方。 第二个回答说： - 你是不是疯啦，也许下一次我们并不能租到同一条船！
· C'est un belge qui va voir sa fiancée et lui dit : "Tu sais, je ne peux pas t'épouser, car chez nous on se marie en famille : mon père a épousé ma mère et mon grand-père a épousé ma grand-mère".
有一个比利时人去见他的未婚妻，对她说：“你知道，我不能娶你，因为我们家都是近亲联姻：我爸爸娶了我妈妈，我外公去了我外婆。”
· Combien faut-il de Belges pour visser une ampoule? Il faut 3 belges: 1 pour tenir l'ampoule et 2 pour tourner l'escabeau !
换一个灯泡，需要几个比利时人？----- 3个，一个人拿着灯泡，两个人转扶梯。
比利时人的反击： 上帝用7天创造了世界，然后想创造一个神奇美丽的国家，就创造了法国，看看法国实在是太完美了，就又创造了法国人！
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In today’s global economy, it’s more important than ever for students to be fluent in more than one language. Doing so will open you up to more opportunities and a chance to work around the world. Here, you’ll find 101 tools that can help you learn a new language without spending a dime on tuition.
Translation
With these tools, you’ll find translation and dictionaries.
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'http://www.foreignword.com/Tools/dictsrch.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>DictSearch: Access 265 online dictionaries using this one simple interface.
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Courses
Follow these courses to get a full education in language.
'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-301Fall-2004/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>French I: Follow this course for an introduction to the French language and culture.
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'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-401Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>German I: Acquire an understanding of German through active communication.
'http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/greek/index.shtml' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>BBC Greek: The BBC’s Greek resource offers a quick fix for learning the language.
'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-501Beginning-Japanese-IFall2004/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Beginning Japanese I: Use this course’s interactive study materials to learn beginner Japanese.
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'http://www.learnkorean.elanguageschool.net/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Learn to Speak Korean: These video courses offer a convenient way to learn Korean.
'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-503Intermediate-Japanese-IFall2004/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Intermediate Japanese: Improve your fluency and learn Kanji characters in this course.
'http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/portuguese/index.shtml' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>BBC Portuguese: BBC’s Portuguese course offers an introduction to the language in 10 short parts.
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'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-505Fall-2005/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Advanced Japanese I: With the help of this course, you’ll become an expert in Japanese.
'http://www.learnrussian.elanguageschool.net/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Learn to Speak Russian: You can improve your Russian vocabulary and grammar using these courses.
'http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.whatlike.interactivefeatures.ksl' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Kenyan Sign Language: You can learn about Kenyan Sign Language using this illustrated course.
'http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>BBC Chinese: Get a taste for the Chinese language with BBC’s slideshows, quizzes, and more.
'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-010Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Introduction to European and Latin American Fiction: Learn about the language and culture of Europe and Latin America through this literature course.
'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-701Fall2003/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Spanish I: Watch this course’s videos to learn authentic Spanish and all about its cultural diversity.
'http://ocw.usu.edu/Languages__Philosophy_and_Speech_Communication/First_Year_Chinese_I' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>First Year Chinese: You’ll get an understanding of the basic Chinese speaking and writing principles from this course.
'http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>BBC Italian: Improve your Italian skills using these resources from the BBC.
'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-705Spring-2004/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Oral Communication in Spanish: Get an understanding of Hispanic culture with the help of this course.
'http://www.learnportuguese.elanguageschool.net/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Learn to Speak Portuguese: Use these audio lessons to learn Brazilian Portuguese.
'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-019Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Communicating Across Cultures: With the help of this course, you’ll learn how to converse with people outside of your culture.
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'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-712Fall-2003/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Spanish Conversation and Composition: Improve your speaking and writing in Spanish with the help of this course.
'http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Topic:Learning_German' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Learning German: Find four courses in the German language here.
'http://www.learnjapanese.elanguageschool.net/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Learn to Speak Japanese: Take these Japanese lessons, and you’ll improve your vocabulary and pronunciation.
'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-101Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Chinese I (Regular): MIT offers a full series of Chinese language learning.
'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-714Spring2003/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Spanish for Bilingual Students: Students who are bilingual in Spanish and English can improve their Spanish skills with this course.
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'http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/#section_1' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>BBC French: You can find resources for French learners from beginners to intermediates here.
'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-714Spring2003/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>English grammar in context: Learn about speech and writing in English using this course.
'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-906JFall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>The Linguistic Study of Bilingualism: This course will help you better understand bilingualism.
'http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-107Fall-2005/CourseHome/index.htm' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Chinese I (Streamlined): This collection of Chinese courses is designed for students who grew up in a Chinese speaking environment.
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Communities
Through these communities, you’ll be able to meet other people learning a new language and find partners to practice with.
'http://www.livemocha.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Livemocha: Connect with language partners around the world for social language learning.
'http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>My Language Exchange: Make friends and learn a new language on My Language Exchange.
'http://forum.skype.com/index.php?s=8da6f7f4a2f7312980ef76cfddbfb943 showforum=140' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Skype Community: On this board, you can connect with others that want to learn your language, and share theirs.
'http://www.lingopass.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>LingoPass: In this language learning bartering system, you’ll teach and learn new languages.
'http://www.palabea.net/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Palabea: Palabea is a social networking site for communicating in foreign languages.
'http://www.unilang.org/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>UniLang: You can learn languages with these free language resources, as well as learn, discuss, and practice languages in this community.
'http://italki.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>italki: Use this add-on for Skype to find other users to learn languages with.
Podcasts
Follow these podcasts, and you’ll find regular entries that will have you speaking a new language in no time.
'http://www.eslpod.com/website/index.php' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>English as a Second Language Podcast: Check out this podcast for more than 100 ESL lessons.
'http://www.chineselearnonline.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Chinese Learn Online: Chinese Learn Online offers an introduction to Mandarin Chinese.
'http://frenchecole.libsyn.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>French for Beginners: Get started with these lessons for French beginners.
'http://learn-japanese.podomatic.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Learn Japanese Symbols: With this podcast, you’ll learn how to use Japanese symbols.
'http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/multimedia/language/index.cfm#arabic' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Arabic Language Lessons: Through this service of the US Peace Corps, you’ll find lessons that teach you the Arabic language.
'http://survivalphrases.com/bulgarian/guest.php' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Bulgarian Survival Phrases: With the help of this podcast, you’ll learn enough Bulgarian to get around.
'http://latinum.mypodcast.com/2007/07/INTRODUCTION_How_to_use_this_Podcast_to_become_fluent_in_Latin-25264.html' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Latinum: Latinum offers language learning in podcast form from London.
'http://www.edufone.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>English for Spanish Speakers: Check out this podcast to learn English from Spanish.
'http://www.rfi.fr/radiofr/statiques/journauxFrancaisFacile.asp' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Le Journal en francais facile: Hear nightly news slowed down for comprehension.
'http://www.tokureo.maori.nz/index.cfm/1,186,0,43,html' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Maori: You can learn the language of New Zealand’s indigenous people with this video podcast site.
'http://www.melnyks.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Chinese Lessons with Serge Melnyk: With Serge Melnyk, you’ll get weekly lessons in Mandarin.
'http://web.mac.com/sylvanzaft/Esploranto/Esperanto-Lecionoj/Esperanto-Lecionoj.html' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Esperanto: Use these lessons to become familiar with Esperanto.
'http://tltc.la.utexas.edu/brazilpod/tafalado/index.php' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Ta Falado: You’ll find Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation for Spanish speakers in this podcast.
'http://web.mac.com/dlholmes/iWeb/Ross%20Hebrew%20Vocab%20Pronunciations/Hebrew%20Vocab%20Pronunciations/Hebrew%20Vocab%20Pronunciations.html' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Hebrew Vocab Pronunciations: Find out how to pronounce words in Hebrew using this podcast.
'http://www.germanpod101.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>GermanPod 101: Find materials for German learners from beginners to advanced in this podcast.
'http://odeo.com/channel/697783/view' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Learn Romanian: This podcast offers survival phrases for Romania.
'http://www.arabicpod.net/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>ArabicPod: Here you’ll get access to mp3 podcasts as well as transcripts of learning Arabic.
'http://ispeakhindi.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>I Speak Hindi: With this podcast, you’ll learn essential words and phrases for Indian travel.
'http://www.tasteofrussian.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>A Taste of Russian: Find real, every day life chats to learn with this podcast.
'http://theprint.vox.com/library/posts/tags/danish+lesson/page/1/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Dar to Danish: Learn dirty Danish words and other daring parts of the Danish language with this podcast.
'http://www.yle.fi/radiopeili/sivu.php?uname=selkouutiset' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Special Finnish: This podcast slows down the language to make understanding easier.
'http://cuttingchai.castpost.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Learn Hindi from Bollywood Movies: You’ll have fun learning Hindi with this podcast.
'http://www.international.ucla.edu/languages/technology/podcasts/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Russian Literature: This literature podcast can help you improve your comprehension and vocabulary with Russian classics.
'http://mariogerhardt.libsyn.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>German Grammar: These German grammar podcasts are designed for American students.
'http://coffeebreakspanish.typepad.com/oneminutelanguages/one_minute_catalan/index.html' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>One Minute Catalan: Get quick learning for Catalan using this resource.
'http://letsspeakitalian.libsyn.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Let’s Speak Italian: Break Italian down into manageable 5 minute podcasts here.
'http://www.codyscuentos.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Cody’s Cuentos: Learn Spanish by listening to these classic fairy tales and legends.
'http://survivalphrases.com/arabic/guest.php' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Survival Phrases Arabic: With this podcast, you’ll learn the essentials of getting around in Arabic.
'http://www.lauraspeaksdutch.info/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Laura Speaks Dutch: Prepare for travel to Holland with the help of Laura’s podcast.
'http://www.instaspanish.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Insta Spanish Lessons: Students of all levels will enjoy this Spanish grammar podcast.
'http://www.learnfrenchinboston.com/podcast/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Easy French Poetry Podcast: This podcast uses poetry as a topic for French language learning discussion.
'http://www.japancast.net/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Japancast: You’ll learn from anime and everyday conversation using this podcast.
'http://lomastv.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>LoMasTv: LoMasTv offers language immersion for Spanish.
'http://french.yabla.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Yabla French: With Yabla French, you’ll get captioned videos, integrated dictionaries, and more.
Learning Tools
Here, you’ll find tools made just for language learning.
'http://www.mangolanguages.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Mango: Use Mango’s online language learning system, and you’ll build your conversation skills in any language.
'http://www.babbel.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Babbel: Learn a language with the help of flash cards on Babbel.
'http://lingro.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Lingro: On this useful site, you’ll find study tools, online translation, games, vocabulary lists, and much more.
'http://www.ltwa.net/library/index.php?option=com_content view=category layout=blog id=93 Itemid=137' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Tibetan Language Tools: Here you’ll find resources for the basic alphabet, vowels, and more in Tibetan.
'http://busuu.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Busuu: Get writing and speaking practice with the help of Busuu.
'http://www.byki.com/' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>Byki: You can download language learning software, follow lessons online, and more, even on your iPhone.
Textbooks
Use these online textbooks in your foreign language studies.
'http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/German' style='border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(48, 125, 184); text-decoration: none;'>German: Make use of this Wikibook to learn German, or take the bite-sized German course. 15 Web Tools to Enhance Language Learning十五个学习外语的网站With the world becoming more culturally diverse everyday, it is becoming increasing important for everyone to learn a new language. Whether you are learning for your career, education, or just want to increase you knowledge of other languages, the Internet provides a wide variety of tools that can enhance your learning experience. Here is a list of 15 free language learning tools to explore today:
'http://www.popling.net/' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>Popling – Popling is free online web software that is great for practicing language vocabulary without any real effort. This unique software works by having a window (flash card) pop up at certain intervals on your desktop. You can either click on the window to study the full flash card or ignore it and the window will disappear.
'http://rlnvault.com/rln09/' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>Radio Lingua Network – The Radio Linga Network offers free online podcasts that you can use to enhance listening comprehension and language learning skills for 20 different languages. The podcast episodes range from one-minute quick lessons to longer, five-minute lessons.
'http://www.livemocha.com/' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>Livemocha – Livemocha is a free community language learning tool with online interactive lessons, user created courses, and language partners that are ready to practice with you. The language partners are a great way build your language confidence though conversations with live native speakers. You have the option of either using conversation exercises or submitting text and audio files to native speakers for corrections and edits.
'http://www.palabea.net/' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>Palabea – With this large international language learning community, you can interact with native speakers, find audio and visual learning aids, improve writing and grammar, and even find native speakers in your hometown. Through these tools, Palabea gives everyone the opportunity to learn or study their foreign speaking skills on an international web platform.
'http://www.freelang.net/' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>Freelang.net – Freelang.net offers free language dictionaries, translations, blogs, and forums to help you increase your language skills. These tools are an excellent way for you to improve your reading, writing, and speaking skills in the language you’re studying. This site also provides links to other translation software, learning tools, and more.
'http://www.foreignword.com/Tools/dictsrch.htm' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>ForiegnWord.com – This site features four different tools that foreign language learners can use to translate text, find language links, and gain access to 265 online dictionaries. Just one of the tools featured on this site, Translate Now, provides access to 28 translators in over 38 different languages.
'http://lingro.com/' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>Lingro – Lingro is a free site with open content dictionaries that provide free online learning in 11 different languages. With this site, you can increase your language comprehension and understanding through online translations, word lists, games, a collaborative dictionary, and more.
'http://www.babbel.com/' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>Babbel – The Babbel site is a free online learning portal for Spanish, English, German, French, and Italian. Within this site, you will find multimedia learning methods and tools that are easy and fun to use. Babbel also offers a language exchange community with more than 400,000 registered users.
'http://www.transparent.com/' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>Transparent Language – Transparent Language provides language software that has helped millions of individuals worldwide with language learning. On this site you can find several free resources and tools, including language software, blogs, games, articles, and learning communities to enhance your language skills.
'http://www.openculture.com/2006/10/foreign_languag.html' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>Open Culture – This free site provides podcasts for learning 37 different languages. The podcasts cover everything from Arabic to Yiddish and are perfect for beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners. You can listen to lessons instantly on your computer or download them in MP3 format for listening on the go.
'http://www.sharedtalk.com/' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>SharedTalk – SharedTalk is an online language learning community that provides tools to practice and study a multitude of different languages. With this site, you can use language partners, voice chat, text chat, and email to enhance your language skills while helping other people to enhance theirs.
'http://lang-8.com/' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>Lang-8 – This site encourages language learners to practice writing skills by writing in the language they are studying. Once your writing assignment is complete you can send it to a native speaker for editing and corrections. This site also works as an online exchange community–you will be asked to read and correct the writings of others who are studying your language.
'http://www.digitaldialects.com/index.htm' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>Digital Dialects – Digital Dialects offers free interactive learning games for 58 different languages. The games provide practice with beginning phrases as well as vocabulary builders to help language learners increase their knowledge. The site is updated regularly with new material.
'http://translation2.paralink.com/' style='text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);'>Translation2 – With four free online translators, Translation2 is a good site for increasing your understanding and comprehension in language learning. Translation tools include a text translator, dictionary, text to speech translator, and an IM translator. The text to speech translator is an excellent way to practice pronunciation and can be embedded in emails or web pages.
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世界不断多元化，学会一门新语言对于每一个人都是日渐重要的一件事情。无论是为了工作、学业、或仅仅是想学另一门语言而已，网络都为你提供了大量可供选择的辅助工具。以下是今天介绍的十五个免费工具：
Popling：免费词汇练习软件，会在你的桌面上每隔一段特定的时间弹出flash式的单词卡片。可全屏也可忽略。
Radio Lingua Network：提供免费的语言播客，可提高听力和会话水平，共有二十种不同的语言。时间从一分钟到五分钟不等。
Livemocha：具有网上互动课程，用户创建课程和语伴寻觅功能的语言学习论坛。语伴是个建立自信的好方法。对话练习可选择，且提交文本和音频文件后由母语者为你批改纠错。
Palabea：很大的国际化语言学习中心。可以与母语者交流，寻找音频和可视化教程，提高写作和语法能力，甚至能找到你家乡的人。每个人都可借助这些工具在网上学习外语及技能。
Freelang.net ：提供免费的字典、翻译、博客和论坛服务帮助提高全方位的语言水平，包括阅读、写作和口语技能。同时此网站有相关的翻译软件、语言工具等链接。
ForiegnWord.com：语言学习者运用该网站提供的而四个工具可以翻译文本，找到二百六十五个在线辞典的链接。该网站目前可翻译三十八种语言。
Lingro：免费提供十一种不同开放内容的语言辞典。可通过该网站的翻译、词汇表、游戏、开放协作性辞典等功能提高语言水平。
Babbel：免费学习西班牙语、英语、德语、法语和意大利语的网站。具有多媒体学习方式，简单易用，且有一个四十万注册用户的学习论坛。
Transparent Language：语言学习软件。且网站上有一些免费的资源和工具——软件，博客，游戏，文章和学习社区——提高语言水平。
Open Culture：提供三十七种语言播客，从阿拉伯语到依地语都包括，且为学习者分了初中高三个级别。提供MP3下载。
SharedTalk：在线语言学习社区，提供多种工具学习和实践多种语言。具有语伴、语音聊天、文字聊天和电子邮件等功能。
Lang-8：该网站鼓励人们练习写作技能。由母语者为你编辑和更改。同时也是个在线交流社区，需要你阅读并为他人的作品进行更正。
Digital Dialects：提供五十八种语言互动学习的游戏。游戏为联系者提供初阶的词组来帮助学习。站点定时更新。
Translation2：提供免费在线翻译，是个提高个人语言理解能力的好地方。包括文本翻译，字典，语音翻译，以及即时翻译。语音翻译是个很好的方法，练习发音并可嵌入电子邮件和网页中。 A software to study HSK words - Xosten HSK Word ExpertShareHi.I found a software which can help us to learn HSK words.Also you can regard it as a Chinese word Learning tool.It provide powerful oniine translation and example sentence features.Every word and example sentence can be spoken in Chinese voice. You can download it from www.xosten.com/enjoy it. Jack
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