Chinese 101:Basic expressions on talking about football
Grammar: the change of tones; 不过and但是
Language Tips:Football in ancient China; World Cup世界杯
Story of the Day:Too Much Water Drowned the Miller画蛇添足
Dialogue:
A:你会踢足球吗?
nǐ huì tī zú qiú ma?
Can you play football?
B:不会,不过我很喜欢看足球。
bú huì ,bú guò wǒ hěn xǐ huān kàn zú qiú。
No, but I like watching football games.
A:昨晚的比赛你看了吗?
zuó wǎn de bǐ sài nǐ kàn le ma?
Have you watched the football game last night?
B:看了,我觉得结果有些意外。
kàn le,wǒ jiào dé jié guǒ yǒu xiē yì wài。
Yes, I was suprised by the result.
A:但是过程还是很精彩的。
dàn shì guò chéng hái shì hěn jīng cǎi de。
But the process was wonderful.
Words & expressions:
【踢】tī:kick
【足球】zú qiú:football, soccer
【昨晚】zuó wǎn: last night
【比赛】bǐ sài: game; competition ; tournament
【结果】jié guǒ: result
【意外】yì wài: surprise; accident
【过程】guò chéng: process
【精彩】jīng cǎi:wonderful, splendid
