Text n°1
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Study the text by following these steps:
- Before reading the text in Chinese characters and the translation, first listen to the audio recording several times, trying to gather as much information as possible.
- Then read the text in Chinese characters several times without looking at the English translation. Try to find the meaning of unfamiliar words and expressions from what you know about the Chinese characters.
- Finally, compare the translation with the Chinese text. Some expressions must still seem difficult or even incomprehensible to you. You must then go to the next step: "Analysis of text".
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Hello 2022!
I am a French living in Beijing. My Chinese name is LI Liang. I work in China. Here I have two friends. One is American. He's a student, he's learning Chinese here. His name is QIAN Ming. The other is Chinese. He is a doctor. His name is XIE Fei. When I'm not working I like to drink tea or watch movies with them. Today we eat in the restaurant. There are a lot of people in the restaurant and everyone is happy. In a moment it will be midnight (12 o'clock). People stood up and invited everyone to say together: "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, goodbye 2021! Hello 2022!"