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Page 11
Paragraph One

When my grandmother died, my big sister and I walked behind her coffin wearing white clothes with white ribbons in our hair.

Chinese Translation:

Page 11 = 第 十 一 页dì shí yī yè

Paragraph One = 第 一 段dì yī duàn

When my (我的wǒ de) grandmother (奶奶nǎi nǎi) )died (死sǐ), my 我的 big sister (大姐dà jiě) and I 我 walked behind her (她的tā de) coffin(棺材guān cái) wearing (穿chuān) white ( 白bái) clothes (衣 服yī fù) with white 白 ribbons (丝 带 sī dài )in our 我们的 hair (头发tóu fǎ).

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Vocabulary

1.Grandmother = 奶奶nǎi nǎi

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2. big sister = 大姐dà jiě

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3. coffin = 棺材guān cái

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4. white clothes = 白衣服bái yī fù

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5. white ribbons = 白丝带bái sī dài

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6. Hair = 头发tóu fǎ

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1. When my grandmother died= 當我奶奶死的時候

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2. My big sister and I = 我的大姊跟(和)我

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3. Walked behind her coffin =走在她的棺材後頭(後面)

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4. Wearing white clothes with white ribbons in our hair = 头发(頭髮)上戴了白絲帶,身上穿了白衣服

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English Excerpt:

Page 10

Paragraph 4

For thousands of years, white used to be the color of mourning and death.

Chinese Translation:

Page 10 第 十 页dì shí yè

Paragraph 4 第 四 段dì sì duàn

For thousands (几千jǐ qiān) of years (年nián), white (白bái) used to be the color ( 颜色yán sè) of mourning (哀悼 āi dào) and death (死sǐ).

Vocabulary

1. thousands of years =几千年 jǐ qiān nián

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2. white = 白 bái

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3. mourning = 哀悼āi dào

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4. death = 死 sǐ

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Page 10

Paragraph 4

White is the color of metal. It corresponds to autumn and the West. White is not a lucky color for Chinese people.

Chinese Translation:

Page 10 = 第 十 页dì shí yè

Paragraph 4 = 第 四 段dì sì duàn

White (白bái) is the color (颜色yán sè) of metal (金属jīn shǔ). It (它tā) corresponds to autumn (秋天qiū tiān)and the West ( 西xī). White 白 is not 不是 a lucky 辛运的(xīng yùn de) color 颜色 for Chinese 中国(zhōng guó) people (人rén ).

Vocabulary

1． White = 白 bái

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2． metal = 金属jīn shǔ

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3． autumn = 秋天qiū tiān

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4． Lucky = 辛运的 xìng yùn de

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Page 10
Paragraph 1

He made black his official color. Uniforms, flags and banners at his court were all in black.

Chinese Translation:

Page 10 第 十 页dì shí yè

Paragraph 1 第 一 段dì yī duàn

He (他tā) made black (黑hēi) his (他的tā de) official (官方guān fāng) color (颜色yán sè). Uniforms (制服zhì fú), flags (旗qí) and banners at his 他的 court (宫廷gōng ting) were all in black 黑。

Vocabulary

1． official = 官方guān fāng

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2． Uniforms =制服zhì fú

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3． flags = 旗 qí

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4． court =宫廷gōng ting

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