Learn Mandarin Chinese, how to say – Teachers and students are greatly affected by educational budget cuts.
教育预算的削减对教师和学生的影响很大。
jiàoyù yùsuàn de xuējiǎn duì jiàoshī hé xuésheng de yǐngxiǎng hěn dà .
jiàoyù （noun, education) yùsuàn (noun, budget) de (connecting particle to connect attributive and the noun it modifies) xuējiǎn (noun, decrease or cut) duì (preposition, toward) jiàoshī (noun, teacher) hé (conjunction, and) xuésheng (noun, students) de (connecting particle to connect attributive and the noun it modifies) yǐngxiǎng (noun, influence/impact/effect) hěn (adverb, very) dà (adjective, big) .
The following is a Chinese joke which I found online about having money and having no money. Pinyin, English translation and voice recording are provided.
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没钱的时候，养猪;
méi qián de shíhou , yǎngzhū;
When there is no money, one raises pigs.
(Note: raising pigs is for subsistence living.)
有钱的时候，养狗。
yǒuqián de shíhou , yǎng gǒu .
When there is money, one raises dogs.
(Note: Having dogs for pets is just for fun.)
没钱的时候，在家里吃泡饭;
méi qián de shíhou , zài jiālǐ chī pāo fàn ;
When there is no money, one eats gruel at home.
(Note: A thin liquid food of oatmeal or other meal boiled in milk or water.)
有钱的时候，在酒家吃泡饭。
yǒuqián de shíhou , zài jiǔjiā chī pāo fàn .
When there is money, one eats gruel at restaurants
没钱的时候，墙角下蹲着打玻璃弹子;
méi qián de shíhou , qiángjiǎo xià cúnzháodǎ bōli dàn zǐ ;
When there is no money, one squats playing marbles at the corner of walls.
有钱的时候，草原上立着打高尔夫球。
yǒuqián de shíhou , cǎoyuán shàng lìzhe dǎ gāo ěr fū qiú .
When there is money, one stands playing golf on grasslands.
没钱的时候，在马路上骑自行车;
méi qián de shíhou , zài mǎlù shàng qí zìxíngchē ;
When there is no money, one rides bikes on roads.
有钱的时候，在客厅里骑自行车。
yǒuqián de shíhou , zài kètīng lǐ qí zìxíngchē .
When there is money, one rides (stationary) bikes in living rooms.
没钱的时候，一群朋友;
méi qián de shíhou , yī qún péngyou ;
When there is no money, one has a group of friends.
有钱的时候，一群保镖。
yǒuqián de shíhou , yī qún bǎobiāo .
When there is money, one has a group of bodyguards.
没钱的时候，买衣服先看价钱;
méi qián de shíhou , mǎi yīfu xiān kàn jiàqian ;
When there is no money, one looks at the price (tag) before buying clothes.
有钱的时候，买衣服先看标签。
yǒuqián de shíhou , mǎi yīfu xiān kàn biāoqiān .
When there is money, one checks (brand) label before buying clothes.
没钱的时候，开着夏利去抖派;
méi qián de shíhou , kāizháoXià Lìqù dǒu pài ;
When there is no money, one drives Xiali to show off one’s richness.
(Note: Xiali (夏利) is Chinese for “Charade”. The TJ7100-series cars, based on the 1987 Charade, are still very popular in China as taxicabs although they are gradually being replaced by larger Volkswagen and Hyundai cars.)
有钱的时候，开着宾利去买菜。
yǒuqián de shíhou , kāizháobīnlìqù mǎi cài .
When there is money, one drives Bentley cars to do grocery shopping.
(Note: Bentley Motors manufacture handcrafted motor cars in Crewe, England.)
没钱的时候，装有钱;
méi qián de shíhou , zhuāngyǒuqián ;
When there is no money, one pretends to be rich.
有钱的时候，装没钱……
yǒuqián de shíhou , zhuāng méi qián ……
When there is money, one pretends to be poor…….
Common Chinese financial terms/terminology about budget and spending:
Budget:
预算
yùsuàn
An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.
Deficit:
赤字
chìzì
An excess of expenditure or liabilities over income or assets in a given period.
Fiscal year:
财政年度
cáizhèng niándù
A year as reckoned for taxing or accounting purposes.
Spending:
花费
huāfèi
开支
kāizhī
Pay out (money) in buying or hiring goods or services.
Revenues:
收入
shōurù
Income, esp. when of a company or organization and of a substantial nature.
Surplus:
盈余
yíngyú
An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand.
Debt:
债务
zhàiwù
Something, typically money, that is owed or due.
Quotes and jokes about budget or budgeting:
“It’s clearly a budget. It’s got a lot of numbers in it.”
— George W. Bush
“I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something.”
— Jackie Mason
“Some couples go over their budgets very carefully every month; others just go over them.”
— Sally Poplin
“A budget tells us what we can’t afford, but it doesn’t keep us from buying it.”
— William Feather
“We must consult our means rather than our wishes.”
― George Washington
“A penny saved is worth two pennies earned . . . after taxes. ”
― Randy Thurman
Q: How to make a million in the stock market?
A: Start with two!
A chemist, an engineer and an economist are stranded on a deserted island. They carry with them some canned food but have no ordinary means to open the cans. The chemist suggests collecting some wood and starting a fire and then holding the cans over the heat, counting on the expanding contents to burst open the cans. The engineer thinks it would be better to try smashing the cans open with some of the rocks lying around. The economist begins his thoughts with “Assume we had a can opener…”
This is a funny song with good beats! Hope you will get a few laughters from it.
KINKS [LIVE] low budget with lyrics
大砍370億元! 立院通過總預算 Slashed 370 billion! The Legislative Yuan approves the total budget.
Listen to this Mandarin news about a big budget cut of Taiwan to test your Mandarin listening comprehension on this news clip.
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If you like schoolhouse rock, grammar rock, American rock, money rock or science rock, then you might like this Chinese Zodiac rock:) In this song, the repetition of the Chinese Zodiac animals will help you memorize these 12 symbolic creatures / animal signs in an orderly and musical way.
王力宏演唱十二生肖主题曲MV，《十二生肖》由成龙执导, 是他的第101部电影，也是韩国影星权相佑进军中国市场的第二部作品。《十二生肖》是部夺宝影片，外景地包括巴黎、北京、台湾、香港、澳洲、拉脱维亚等地。
Wánglìhóng yǎnchàng shíèr shēngxiāo zhǔtíqǔ MV, [ shíèr shēngxiāo] yóu Chénglóng zhídǎo, shì tā de dì yīlíngyī bù diànyǐng , yě shì Hánguó yǐngxīng quán Xiāngyòu jìnjūn Zhōngguó shìchǎng de dì èr bù zuòpǐn . [ shíèr shēngxiāo] shì bù duó Bǎo Yǐngpiàn , wài jǐng dì bāokuò Bālí , Běijīng , Táiwān , Xiānggǎng , Aòzhōu , Lātuōwéiyà děngdi .
Wang Leehom sings Twelve Zodiac theme song (music video), “Twelve Zodiac” directed by Jackie Chan, is his 101st movie, and it also is South Korean actor Kwon Sang Woo’s second work that entered the Chinese market. “Twelve Zodiac” is a film about fighting for treasures. Its filming locations include Paris, Beijing, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia and Latvia.
十二生肖
Shi er sheng xiao
12 Zodiacs
Twelve animal signs
(note: Sheng xiao is the animals from the Chinese Zodiac. )
王力宏
Leehom Wang
Wang li hong
YO大家好 我是王力宏 这是我的新歌
YO da4 jia1 hao3, wo3 shi4 wang2 li4 hong2, zhe4 shi4 wo3 de5 xin1 ge1
Yo, hello everyone. I am Wang Lihong. This is my new song.
Lady and Gentleman
Lady and Gentleman
你们期待了很久 成龙大哥的电影
ni3 men2 qi2 dai4 le5 hen3 jiu3, cheng2 long2 da4 ge1 de5 dian4 ying3
You have been expecting for big brother Jackie Chan’s movie for a long time.
这就是十二个生肖
zhe4 jiu4 shi4 shi2 er4 ge5 sheng1 xiao4
This is twelve Zodiacs.
子鼠丑牛寅虎卯兔
zi3 shu3 chou3 niu2 yin2 hu3 mao3 tu4
Year 1, year of the Rat; year 2, year of the Ox; year 3, year of the Tiger, year 4, year of Rabbit.
(note: the 12 earthly branches 十二地枝 shíèr dìzhī －－ 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, zǐ , chǒu , yín , mǎo , chén , sì , wǔ , wèi , shēn , yǒu , xū , hài, is used cyclically in the Chinese lunar calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc..)
辰龙巳蛇午马未羊
chen2 long2 si4 she2 wu3 ma3 wei4 yang2
Year 5, year of the Dragon; year 6, year of the Snake; year 7, year of Horse, year 8, year of Ram.
申猴酉鸡戌狗亥猪
shen1 hou2 you3 ji1 xu1 gou3 hai4 zhu1
Year 9, year of the Monkey; year 8, year of the Rooster; year 9, year of the Dog; year 10, year of the Boar.
这就是十二个生肖
zhe4 jiu4 shi4 shi2 er4 ge5 sheng1 xiao4
These are 12 Zodiacs.
RAP:
RAP:
是你的还是他的
shi4 ni3 de5 huan2 shi4 ta1 de5
Is this yours or his?
是世界的是地球的
shi4 shi4 jie4 de5 shi4 di4 qiu2 de5
Is this the world’s or the Earth’s?
一个人能够活到一百岁已经算久的
yi2 ge5 ren2 neng2 gou4 huo2 dao4 yi4 bai3 sui4 yi3 jing1 suan4 jiu3 de5
(If) a person can lives up to 100 years old, that already is regarded as long enough.
还有什么好争的阿
huan2 you3 shi2 me5 hao3 zheng1 de5 a5
Still has what to fight over with?
(There is nothing to fight over.)
做一个好学生阿（Jackie Chan yo ）
zuo4 yi2 ge5 hao3 xue2 sheng1 a5 (Jackie Chan yo)
Be a good student, ah.
不要烦恼不要打仗 咱们来唱首歌呀
bu2 yao4 fan2 nao3, bu2 yao4 da3 zhang4, zan3 men2 lai2 chang4 shou3 ge1 ya5
Don’t worry; don’t fight a battle. Let’s sing a song.
如果说人有十二种不同
ru2 guo3 shuo1 ren2 you3 shi2 er4 zhong3 bu4 tong2
If (we) say that people have twelve different kinds,
不如花点时间学习每个品种(haha)
bu4 ru2 hua1 dian3 shi2 jian1 xue2 xi2 mei3 ge5 pin3 zhong3 (haha)
Might as well spend some time to learn every kind and variety.
鼠牛卯兔 龙蛇马羊(羊叫) 猴鸡狗猪(猪叫)
shu3 niu2 mao3 tu4 long2 she2 ma3 yang2 ( yang2 jiao4 ) hou2 ji1 gou3 zhu1 ( zhu1 jiao4 )
Rat, Ox, year 4, year of the Rabbit. Dragon, snake, horse, ram ( ram baa), monkey, rooster, boar (boar oink).
子鼠丑牛寅虎卯兔
zi3 shu3 chou3 niu2 yin2 hu3 mao3 tu4
Year 1, year of the Rat; year 2, year of the Ox; year 3, year of the Tiger, year 4, year of Rabbit.
辰龙巳蛇午马未羊
chen2 long2 si4 she2 wu3 ma3 wei4 yang2
Year 5, year of the Dragon; year 6, year of the Snake; year 7, year of Horse, year 8, year of Ram.
申猴酉鸡戌狗亥猪
shen1 hou2 you3 ji1 xu1 gou3 hai4 zhu1
Year 9, year of the Monkey; year 8, year of the Rooster; year 9, year of the Dog; year 10, year of the Boar.
这就是十二个生肖
zhe4 jiu4 shi4 shi2 er4 ge5 sheng1 xiao4
These are 12 Zodiacs.
嘿~我们还年轻
hei4 ~ wo3 men2 huan2 nian2 qing1
Hey, we are still young.
Hey~we were so 年轻
Hey~we were so nian2 qing1
Hey, we were so young.
是你的还是他的
shi4 ni3 de5 huan2 shi4 ta1 de5
Is this yours or his?
是世界的是地球的
shi4 shi4 jie4 de5 shi4 di4 qiu2 de5
Is this the world’s or the Earth’s?
有人说世界和平很遥远（但我不觉得）
you3 ren2 shuo1 shi4 jie4 he2 ping2 hen3 yao2 yuan3, (dan4 wo3 bu4 jue2 de2)
Some people say that world peace is pretty far away (but, I don’t feel that way).
子鼠丑牛寅虎卯兔
zi3 shu3 chou3 niu2 yin2 hu3 mao3 tu4
Year 1, year of the Rat; year 2, year of the Ox; year 3, year of the Tiger, year 4, year of Rabbit.
辰龙巳蛇午马未羊
chen2 long2 si4 she2 wu3 ma3 wei4 yang2
Year 5, year of the Dragon; year 6, year of the Snake; year 7, year of Horse, year 8, year of Ram.
申猴酉鸡戌狗亥猪
shen1 hou2 you3 ji1 xu1 gou3 hai4 zhu1
Year 9, year of the Monkey; year 8, year of the Rooster; year 9, year of the Dog; year 10, year of the Boar.
这就是十二个生肖
zhe4 jiu4 shi4 shi2 er4 ge5 sheng1 xiao4
These are 12 Zodiacs.
喂~我们还年轻
wei4 ~ wo3 men2 huan2 nian2 qing1
Hey, we are still young.
Hey~we were so 年轻
Hey~we were so nian2 qing1
Hey, we were so young.
Hey~世界的和平
Hey~ shi4 jie4 de5 he2 ping2
Hey, the peace of the world.
无论什么生肖 你我和他 只要 愿意
wu2 lun4 shi2 me5 sheng1 xiao4, ni3 wo3 he2 ta1, zhi3 yao4 yuan4 yi4
No matter what kind of zodiac animal. You, I and he, as long as are willing
*** Chanting and music ***
大家一起NOW 以前我不会背
da4 jia1 yi4 qi3, NOW, yi3 qian2 wo3 bu2 hui4 bei4
Everyone together now, before I could not memorize (it)
但现在就会了 原来这么容易阿
dan4 xian4 zai4 jiu4 hui4 le5, yuan2 lai2 zhe4 me5 rong2 yi4 a1
But now I can. As it turns out, it is so easy.
这就是 十二个生肖
zhe4 jiu4 shi4 shi2 er4 ge5 sheng1 xiao4
This is 12 Zodiacs.
你会背吗
ni3 hui4 bei4 ma5
Can you memorize it?
子鼠丑牛寅虎卯兔
zi3 shu3 chou3 niu2 yin2 hu3 mao3 tu4
Year 1, year of the Rat; year 2, year of the Ox; year 3, year of the Tiger, year 4, year of Rabbit.
辰龙巳蛇午马未羊
chen2 long2 si4 she2 wu3 ma3 wei4 yang2
Year 5, year of the Dragon; year 6, year of the Snake; year 7, year of Horse, year 8, year of Ram.
申猴酉鸡戌狗亥猪
shen1 hou2 you3 ji1 xu1 gou3 hai4 zhu1
Year 9, year of the Monkey; year 8, year of the Rooster; year 9, year of the Dog; year 10, year of the Boar.
这就是十二个 十二个，十二个
zhe4 jiu4 shi4 shi2 er4 ge5 shi2 er4 ge5 shi2 er4 ge5
This is 12, 12, 12
子鼠丑牛寅虎卯兔
zi3 shu3 chou3 niu2 yin2 hu3 mao3 tu4
Year 1, year of the Rat; year 2, year of the Ox; year 3, year of the Tiger, year 4, year of Rabbit.
辰龙巳蛇午马未羊
chen2 long2 si4 she2 wu3 ma3 wei4 yang2
Year 5, year of the Dragon; year 6, year of the Snake; year 7, year of Horse, year 8, year of Ram.
申猴酉鸡戌狗亥猪
shen1 hou2 you3 ji1 xu1 gou3 hai4 zhu1
Year 9, year of the Monkey; year 8, year of the Rooster; year 9, year of the Dog; year 10, year of the Boar.
Hey~世界的和平
Hey~ shi4 jie4 de5 he2 ping2
Hey, the peace of the world
Hey~世界的和平（Jackie Chan yo ）
Hey~ shi4 jie4 de5 he2 ping2 (Jackie Chan yo)
Hey, the peace of the world
Hey~世界的
Hey~ shi4 jie4 de5
Hey, the world’s
这就是 十二个生肖
zhe4 jiu4 shi4 shi2 er4 ge5 sheng1 xiao4
This is 12 Zodiacs.
Translated by Shu
Quotes about horoscope, astrology:
Who needs astrology? The wise man gets by on fortune cookies. ~Edward Abbey
We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. Astrology does not lay claim to anything more. ~Carl Gustav Jung
Astrology: do we make a hullabaloo among the stars, or do they make a hullabaloo down here? ~Mason Cooley
A wise man shall overrule his stars, and have a greater influence upon his own content than all the constellations and planets of the firmament. ~Jeremy Taylor
I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re skeptical. ~Arthur C. Clarke
About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm. ~Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Astrology is just a finger pointing at reality. ~Steven Forrest
A child is born on that day and at that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with his individual karma. ~Sri Yukteswar
All anyone can see in a birthchart are tendencies that will become facts if he does not do something to alter them. ~Isabel Hickey
Astrology is one of the earliest attempts made by man to find the order hidden behind or within the confusing and apparent chaos that exists in the world. ~Karen Hamaker-Zondag
We need not feel ashamed of flirting with the zodiac. The zodiac is well worth flirting with. ~D.H. Lawrence
The signs of the zodiac are karmic patterns; the planets are the looms; the will is the weaver. ~Author Unknown
The starry vault of heaven is in truth the open book of cosmic projection… ~Carl Jung
There is no better boat than a horoscope to help a man cross over the sea of life. ~Varaha Mihira
I have been told that one of the reasons the astronomers of the world cooperate is the fact that there is no one nation from which the entire sphere of the sky can be seen. Perhaps there is in that fact a parable for national statesmen, whose political horizons are all too often limited by national horizons. ~Adlai Stevenson
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves; we are underlings. ~William Shakespeare
I find my zenith doth depend upon
A most auspicious star, whose influence
If now I court not, but omit, my fortunes
Will ever after droop.
~William Shakespeare
I don’t believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage. ~Noel Coward
Figure-flingers and star-gazers pretend to foretell the fortunes of kingdoms, and have no foresight in what concerns themselves. ~Roger L’Estrange
No date prefixed directs me in the starry rubric set. ~John Milton
There’s some ill planet reigns:
I must be patient till the heavens look
With an aspect more favourable.
~William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale, Act 2, Scene 1, spoken by Hermione
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise mother. ~Voltaire
[D]reams, and predictions of astrology…. ought to serve but for winter talk by the fireside. ~Francis Bacon, “Of Prophecies”
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology. ~Rebecca West
We are merely the stars’ tennis-balls, struck and banded
Which way please them.
~John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
This is the excellent foppery of the world, that when we are sick in fortune (often the surfeits of our own behaviour) we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and stars: as if we were villains on necessity; fools by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treacherous by spherical predominance; drunkards, liars, and adulterers by an enforced obedience of planetary influence; and all that we are evil in, by a divine thrusting on. An admirable evasion of whoremaster man, to lay his goatish disposition on the charge of a star! ~William Shakespeare
Anyone can be a millionaire, but to become a billionaire you need an astrologer. ~John Pierpont Morgan
The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. ~John Kenneth Galbraith
Before one accepts spirituality, astrology is very powerful, like a lion. Then when one enters into a deeper spiritual life, astrology becomes a tiny household cat. ~Sri Chinmoy
Astrology is a language. If you understand this language, the sky speaks to you. ~Dane Rudhyar
