Snow White 白 雪 公 主
Snow White in Flash6. Three English readers, three Chinese readers. Click on individual phrases to hear the story. Move your mouse over the blue circles to instantly check your comprehension. Linked to a vocabulary list keyed to the Ting Chinese English Dictionary.
在 这 个 故 事 中， 你 可 以 点 击 句 子 来 聆 听
故 事 的 朗 诵 。 注 意 你 的 鼠 标， 当 它 变 成 手 时，
你 就 可 以 进 行 点 击 来 听 句 子 了。 点 击 “ 词 汇 按 键 ， 会 打 开 一 个 包 含 本 章 故 事
词 汇 的 新 窗 口 。
Snow White with Attitude 白 雪 公 主 新 转 
This version of the story builds upon the vocabulary of the previous version. There is a link to a chapter by chapter vocabulary page when you click the computer in the lower right corner. The castle will bring you home. In the Illustrated version, click on the text to hear the individual phrases and sentences to increase your listening comprehension and pronunciation. Below, there are separate flash files for each reader in which the story is continuous and there is no text - you just listen. In the Just Listen version, click on the apples in the center to start and stop at a particular place.
Xinxin and Xiaowen Index 欣 欣 和 小 文 主 页
欣 欣 和 小 文 住 在 北 京 。 他 们 是 姐 姐 和 弟 弟 。
在 这 个 故 事 中 ， 你 也 可 以 点 击 句 子 来 聆 听 故 事
的 朗 诵 。 点 击 “ 词 汇 ” 按 键 ， 会 打 开 一 个 包 含 本 章
故 事 词 汇 的 新 窗 口 。
Xinxin and Xiaowen live in Beijing. They are brother and sister. They are friends with a family in Chicago. They send e-mail to one another. This link will take you to several stories. In each story, you can click on the sentences to hear the story and use the handy vocabulary pages to print or to add vocabulary to your account. These stories can be read during your second semester of Chinese.
Stories in Chinese - Stories read by Chinese speakers.
San Zi Jing 三字经 
This link will take you to a collection of materials on the San Zi Jing. The first link on the page will take you to the audio book for the San Zi Jing. You will also find a bibliography of versions of the work and several versions of the text in both Traditional and Simplified characters.The San Zi Jing is a classic work for children to help them learn the major events of Chinese history. It can help you learn to pronounce the tones and teach you quite a few new characters. The work is designed as a mnemonic. It has a rhythm which aids memory. The ideas are presented in sets of 6 characters.
When you open the audio book, you may choose Manual or Automatic. In Automatic mode the sound is continuous and a marker guides you through the text. If you are a beginner, the automatic mode will be too fast for you, but if you use the manual mode, you can listen to and repeat 6 characters at a time by clicking on the characters. In addition to the P pinyin and E English buttons, there is an F button for footnotes. The footnotes will give you historical background on the text. The pinyin pages also include literal translations of the characters.
Contradiction 矛盾
read by Shao Danni
This is a classic story of the development of a Chinese idiom. The story is suitable for a student who has had one to two semesters of Chinese. Click the characters to hear the story. The sound is separated into small, manageable phrases. As with the other stories, you can move your mouse over the P and E in the right margin to see the pinyin and the English translation. There is a context dictionary included. A context dictionary only gives you the definitions of a word or phrase that fit the current story or situation.
A Magical Painting 一幅神奇的画
read by Feng Xie
A Magical Painting 一幅神奇的画
read by Yang Delong
A Magical Painting is a story about a man who wants to buy a painting. It is the type of story that is popular in crosstalk performances. Crosstalk is a form of stage comedy based on storytelling. Crosstalk can be performed as a monologue or as a dialogue with a pair of performers who play off one another in rapid repartee. The stories often have a social or political point. One of my favorites makes fun of the Beijing accent. Stories are performed with great expression and drama, but few, if any, props or costumes are used. It is a form of comedy that is similar to our monologue, but of the type that Bob Newhart, George Carlin, and sometimes Jerry Seifeld performed. Abbott and Costello and early Martin and Lewis come closest to the form. Crosstalk is storytelling at its finest. There is further discussion of crosstalk and some links to examples below the story.
To hear the story, click on the text within the story. There is a link within the Flash to allow you to hear the story without interruption. This story is suitable for more advanced students of Chinese. The reading is rather fast for beginners and unless you have some experience with Chinese, you probably won't be able to hear some of the words. Normal conversational language melds words, swallows support words, and places greater emphasis on adjectives and emotions. Both readers give you a taste of crosstalk. Even if you aren't ready to learn it, listening to it can give you an idea of how to put more expression into your Chinese.
Stories in English - Stories read by English speakers.
Audio Books
This is a collection of stories and plays including: Little Women 《小妇人》, African Queen 《非洲皇后》, Sherlock Holmes 《歇洛克・福尔摩斯》, and Rebecca 《蝴蝶梦/丽贝卡》. Starring 贝蒂·戴维丝 , 汉弗莱·博加特 , 劳伦斯·奥利弗 , 詹姆斯·斯图尔特 . You can read as you listen. Click on a page number to begin listening at the top of the page, pause and restart the sound whenever you like. A dictionary is provided to help you with some words and idioms. These stories are appropriate for advanced learners of English. Anyone who enjoys a good book or film will enjoy them.
Audio Books and Plays 有声读物
Complete index of English stories.
歇洛克・福尔摩斯 Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Stories read by English speakers. Either click on individual phrases and sentences or on sections to listen to the stories. English glossaries explain unusual terms. Listen to the story while looking at the dictionary, see if you can pick out the words as they are read.
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder 《诺伍德的建筑师》
Highest quality sound, slower loading
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder 《诺伍德的建筑师》
Good quality sound, faster loading
The Adventure of the Dancing Men 《跳舞的人》
Highest quality sound, slower loading
The Adventure of the Dancing Men 《跳舞的人》
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The Poetry of Bei Dao 北岛的诗 -- Chinese and English
Bei Dao reads a selection of his poetry. You will need to use the Flash Player (version 6 or higher) and/or RealMovie Player. In Flash, you can print the Characters, pinyin, and English for further study. Vocabulary is provided for some of the poems. (Sorry, the RealMovie Player movies no longer work. Soon I will put them in a new format. There are quite a few tasks before that, so don't hold your breath.
The poetry is suitable for advanced learners of Chinese, and for Chinese who are interested in good poetry. The poems I have included were chosen by Bei Dao for this project. The images are universal. Even if you don't dig poetry, it is worth listening to the poems. Bei Dao has a beautiful reading voice and the poems sound like songs.
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The Poetry of Bei Dao
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北 岛 的 诗
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March 7, 1996, at the
University of Maine at Farmington.
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一 九 九 六 三 月 七 号 ，
在 缅 因 大 学 在 法 明 顿
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China and Chinese
Ting -- Chinese English Menu
Ting means listen in Chinese. It is a place to study Chinese and English. You can focus on a topic and learn related vocabulary, use the review pages to study pinyin, characters, English, or test your ability to listen and comprehend.
Topics or Topics-Text Index
Computers, weather, money, sports, tongue twisters, expression to impress your teacher -- Choose a topic to focus on related words which have strong associations.
China Experience or China Experience-Text Index
Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an -- the Great Wall, Summer Palace and the Forbidden City. Lots of pictures and brief histories.
Bibliographies
Bibliographies of Chinese history, economics, science, women in history, and others.
Information on How To Use Ting
Frequently Asked Questions
A general introduction to using Ting as a learning tool. Instructions for downloading Chinese readers and fonts for PC, Linux, and Mac. How to see Chinese characters, hear the sound files, use the search pages, and some basics about pinyin and such.
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Chinese/games/games.html
Last update: July, 2012
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