Chinese easy grammar Measure words I want one beer ( 我想喝一杯啤酒）。 一 is one. 杯 means glass. To say how many you want of something, In Chinese you need a measure word between The number and the thing. So you can’t say: ‘ I want one beer’ - you have to say that you Want ‘ one GLASS of beer’ , which is 一杯啤酒。 I want two beers- 我想喝两杯啤酒。 两杯啤酒 is two glasses of beer, When you ask for two beers you do not use the normal word for ‘two’ ,but you say ‘ a couple’ , which is 两。So you ask for 两杯啤酒。 I want two bottles of beer 我想喝两杯啤酒。 In this case, bottle is measure word and two means 两。 Chinese does not make any difference between thing and things . The word for glass stays the same whether you are having one glass or three !

俗语 Common Saying : 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man “ 不到长城非好汉 ” ，这句话里 “非 ” 的意思是 “ 不是 ” ，“ 好汉 ” 的意思是 " 很厉害的人 “ “英雄 ”。这句话的意思是没有去过长城的人就不是英雄，常常用来比喻一种积极的精神，遇到困难，要努力想办法克服，解决了问题，那就是 “好汉 ” 。 In the saying "不到长城非好汉 ” ， “ 非 ” means " not ", and "好汉 ” means " awesome person ” or " hero " .The saying means that a person who has never been to the Great Wall is not a hero .As a metaphor for positive spirit , it defines a hero as one who tries hard and works out the problems he faces.

中国的 “新年” ----- 春节 The Chinese New Year ----- Spring Festival 春节是中国人的“新年”， 是中国最重要的传统节日。春节是个欢乐祥和的节日，也是亲人团聚的日子。每年春节的时候，离家在外的人们都会赶回家中，和亲人一起过春节。大家一起贴对联 .放鞭炮. 吃饺子.看春节联欢晚会，高高兴兴地过年。孩子们最喜欢过春节了，因为他们可以从长辈那里得到压岁钱。节日的热烈气氛不仅洋溢在各家各户，也充满大街小巷。一些地方还会有舞狮子.耍龙灯.逛庙会等文化活动。 Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, is the most important traditional festival in China. It is a happy ,merry day when family members have a reunion.Every year during the Spring Festival ,people away from home will return home to celebrate the festival with their families.Together they paste antithetical couplets, light off firecrackers,some eat dumplings,and watch the Spring Festival Gala happily and cheerfully.Kids love the Spring Festival best because they can get money from their elders as gifts . The bustling,festive ambience fills not only every household ,but also the streets and lanes.In some places,there are such cultural activities as lion dances, dragon- lantern shows and temple fairs, ect.