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Challenge yourself!
Jul 16, 2008 04:54
  • ZOEY
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Here is a Chinese tongue twister. Dare you challenge yourself? Just have a go and see if you can speak them fluently.

板凳宽(bǎn dèng kuān),扁担长(biǎn dan cháng)。
扁担没有板凳宽(biǎn dan méi yǒu bǎn dèng kuān),
板凳没有扁担长(bǎn dèng méi yǒu biǎn dan cháng)。
扁(biǎn)担(dan)在(zài)绑(bǎng)在(zài)板(bǎn)凳(dèng)上(shàng),
板(bǎn)凳(dèng)不(bú)让(ràng)扁(biǎn)担(dan)绑(bǎng)在(zài)板(bǎn)凳(dèng)上(shàng),
扁(biǎn)担(dan)偏(piān)要(yào)扁(biǎn)担(dan)绑(bǎng)在(zài)板(bǎn)凳(dèng)上(shàng)。


Here is a song performed by SHE, a very popular group in China. Its name is 中国话 (Zhong 1 Guo 2 Hua 4). Listen to it carefully and then you will find out the tongue twister I offered above.






Jul 16, 2008 04:58
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The lyrics of Zhong 1 Guo 2 Hua 4.

扁担宽板凳长
扁担想绑在板凳上
扁担宽板凳长
扁担想绑在板凳上

伦敦玛莉莲
买了件旗袍送妈妈
莫斯科的夫司基
爱上牛肉面疙瘩
各种颜色的皮肤
各种颜色的头发
嘴里念的说的
开始流行中国话
多少年我们苦练
英文发音和文法
这几年换他们卷着舌头
学平上去入的变化
平平仄仄平平仄
好聪明的中国人
好优美的中国话

扁担宽板凳长
扁担想绑在板凳上
板凳不让扁担绑在板凳上
扁担偏要绑在板凳上
板凳偏偏不让扁担绑在那板凳上
到底扁担宽还是板凳长

(This is the tongue twister)

哥哥弟弟坡前坐
坡上卧着一只鹅
坡下流着一条河
哥哥说宽宽的河
弟弟说白白的鹅
鹅要过河河要渡鹅
不知是那鹅过河
还是河渡鹅

(This is another tongue twister)

全世界都在学中国话
孔夫子的话
越来越国际化
全世界都在讲中国话
我们说的话
让世界都认真听话

纽约苏珊娜
开了间禅风lounge bar
柏林来的沃夫冈
拿胡琴配着电吉他
各种颜色的皮肤
各种颜色的头发
嘴里念的说的
开始流行中国话
多少年我们苦练
英文发音和文法
这几年换他们卷着舌头
学平上去入的变化
仄仄平平仄仄平
好聪明的中国人
好优美的中国话

有个小孩叫信
上街打醋又买布
买了布打了醋
回头看见鹰抓兔
放下布搁下醋
上前去追鹰和兔
飞了鹰跑了兔
洒了醋湿了布
嘴说腿腿说嘴
嘴说腿爱跑腿
腿说嘴爱卖嘴
光动嘴不动腿
光动腿不动嘴
不如不长腿和嘴
到底是那嘴说腿
还是腿说嘴

(Still a tongue twister. But it is longer and harder than the previous two)

全世界都在学中国话
孔夫子的话
越来越国际化
全世界都在讲中国话
我们说的话
让世界都认真听话

全世界都在学中国话
孔夫子的话
越来越国际化
全世界都在讲中国话
我们说的话
让世界都认真听话
全世界都在学中国话
孔夫子的话
越来越国际化
全世界都在讲中国话
我们说的话
让世界都认真听话
对话ing....
Aug 6, 2008 02:31
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  • AL32
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We're sorry, this video is no longer available...

Too bad!! I would have liked the challenge..hehe!
Aug 6, 2008 02:35
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Al, it is available. I don't know if there is something wrong. If it doesn't work, you can search this song in google or Baidu. It is easy to find mp3 or video of this song.
Aug 7, 2008 00:30
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well, now it works!! In fact I knew that song; just did not realized it from the lyrics..hehe I'm not that good in Chinese yet..
But thank for the link! I'll keep practicing.
Peace out
Aug 7, 2008 04:35
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You knew this song, Al? What do you think of SHE? Have you ever listened to other songs sung by them? In earlier time, SHE has resung many English songs. Really souds good. Now, they have become popular. Many composers create songs for them. So there is no need to sing the old songs.
Aug 7, 2008 23:49
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I knew one or two songs from S.H.E. before. On top of my head: "Superstar" which everytime I hear, gets stuck in my head for a while..hehe!

I think that they sound OK, but to be truely honest, a bit like other boys/gilrs bands..which is not really my style of music... I'm happy for their success in China though and I hope that many others will follow and have great success so that the whole world can get to know them as well.

I just really hope that China retains it's own cultural flavor and do not get "poisoned" by the american music industry... I find it a shame to say those boys/girls bands being just a copy of what came out of the US... I hate to see the Wold's culture becoming as one; just one single music style coming from the same mold to fit the currently style and market...
Aug 10, 2008 21:54
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AL, then you need to try 女子十二乐坊 Twelve Girls Band. They don't sing a song but peform different kinds of instruments, for example, zither and lute.
Aug 22, 2008 02:22
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你们听听周杰伦的歌,能听懂你就可以做中文的教授了。

ZOEY:你也喜欢女子十二乐坊吗?
Nov 9, 2008 19:08
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GUESTSHERRY I like Twelve Grils Band. They never sing songs, but they introduce our Chinese culture to all over the world by them own ways.
Nov 13, 2008 02:49
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GUEST2058 I am not fond of Twelve Girls Band. They just use Chinese traditional instruments to play pop music.
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