NV2 - Red Sorghum Part 1 Lesson

   

Red Sorghum Part 1 Lesson

In this lesson, you will learn to use Chinese to

• Read a paragraph from the famous novel "Red Sorghum"
• Feel the language that the author Mo Yan used
• Understand the cultural background behind the novel

 

 Before you begin the lesson below, please review the following key words.

Chinese Character	Pinyin	English Translation	Let's Hear It!
放羊	fàngyáng	herding goat/sheep
极端	jí duān	extremely
热爱	rè'ài	love
恨	hèn	hate
马克思主义	mǎ kèsīzhǔ yì	Marxism
丑陋	chǒu lòu	ugly, repulsive
超脱	chāotuō	unusual, unworldliness
世俗	shìsú	common, ordinary
龌龊	wòchuò	dirty
英雄	yīngxióng	hero
喝酒	hējiǔ	drinking
父老乡亲	fùlǎ o xiāngqīn	people of my father's generation
高粱	gāo liáng	sorghum

 

 In this lesson, you will be using the following novel to learn Chinese. Click the > for each of lines in the poem below to see the translations.

 

Watch the presentation below. You will be introduced to the key words and some key sentences. Be ready to practice when you have finished the presentation.