Tuesday, February 10, 2009

我的家人

我是缅甸人(miăn diàn rén: Burmese) 。我家里有四口人。我爸爸,妈妈,弟弟和我。我家人住(zhù : residing at) 在新加坡十六年了。
我爸爸是一个地理学家 (dì lǐ xué jiā: Geologist)。他以前有参与(cān yù: to participate in) 滨海湾艺术中心 (bīn hăi wān yì shù zhōng xīn: The Esplanade)工程(gōng chéng: project)
我妈妈以前在缅甸是一位地理老师。 在缅甸,老师和学生们都要穿白色和青色的制服(zhì fú: uniform) 上学。现在,她是一个家庭妇女(jiā tíng fù nǚ : Housewife)。她做的饭很好吃。
我弟弟正在服兵役(fú bīng yì : to serve the military)。明年,他会上大学。虽然(suī rán : although) 他有时很烦(fán : irritating),可是他还是我最好(zuì hăo : best) 的朋友。我在新加坡国立大学科学(kē xué: Science) 系。我最喜欢的动物是猫。我也很爱吃辣椒(là jiāo: chilli)。我对学汉语很有兴趣(xìng qù : interest),可是背(bèi: to memorise) 汉字很不容易。


缅【miǎn】 remote; far back
甸【diàn】 pasture
缅甸【Miǎndiàn】 Myanmar; Burma

住【zhù】 live; reside; stay; stop; cease.

地【dì】 the earth; land; soil; fields; ground; place; locality; position; situation; background; ground.
理【lǐ】 reason; logic; truth; natural science
地理【dìlǐ】 geographical features of a place; geography.
学家【xuéjiā】 scholar.
地理学家 (Geologist)

以前【yǐqián】 before; formerly; previously.

参与【cānyù】 participate in; have a hand in.
滨【bīn】 bank; brink; shore; be close to (the sea, a river, etc.); border on.
海【hǎi】 sea or big lake; a great number of people or things coming together; extra large; of great capacity
湾【wān】 a bend in a stream; gulf; bay; cast anchor; moor.
艺【yì】 skill; art.
术【shù】 art; skill; technique; method; tactics.
艺术【yìshù】 art; skill; craft; conforming to good taste.
中心【zhōngxīn】 centre; heart; core; hub.
滨海湾艺术中心 (The Esplanade)

工程【gōngchéng】 engineering; project.

制服制服【zhìfú】 uniform.

妇【fù】 woman; married woman; wife.
家庭【jiātíng】 family; household.
家庭妇女 (Housewife)

正【zhèng】 used to indicate an action in progress.
正在【zhèngzài】 (to indicate an action in progress) in process of; in course of.

兵【bīng】 weapons; arms; soldier; rank-and-file soldier; private; army; troops; military; pawn, one of the pieces in Chinese chess.
役【yì】 labour; service; use as servant.
服兵役 (National Service; to serve the military)

虽然【suīrán】 though; although.

烦【fán】 be vexed; be irritated; be annoyed; be tired of; superfluous and confusing; trouble.

最好【zuìhào】 best; first-rate; had better; it would be best.

科学【kēxué】 science; scientific knowledge

动物【dòngwù】 animal.

猫【māo】 cat.

辣【là】 peppery; hot; (of smell or taste) burn; bite; sting; vicious; ruthless.
椒【jiāo】 any of several hot spice plants.
辣椒【làjiāo】 hot pepper; chilli.

兴【xìng】 mood or desire to do something; interest; excitement.
趣【qù】 interest
兴趣【xìngqù】 interest.

背【bèi】 recite from memory; learn by heart