Y: We’re always good citizens, and this week we’re good netizens, we’ve joined the triple w club. Welcome in everyone. Wo shi Y.
B: Da jia hao, wo shi B. No neeed for passports here, you just need the (Internet), the Internet.

Key words of the day
Blog 博客Do you have a blog? 你有自己的博客吗？Download 下载 homepage, 主页  online computer games 网络游戏Computer viruses 电脑病毒 the firewall 防火墙 All in today’s Chinese Studio

B: I was surfing the Net and found a great blog, all about learning Chinese.
Y: Very appropriate, and haven’t blogs become the in thing of late. We call them  bo2 ke4.
B:  bo2 ke4. it’s simple… Do you have a blog Y?
Y: Not yet, I’m a bit out of date… but ask me in a week’s time, here’s the question: ni2 you3 zi4 ji3 de bo2 ke4 ma?
B: ni2 you3 zi4 ji3 de bo2 ke4 ma?
Y: you3 means have,
B: you3,
Y: zi4 ji3 de means one’s own,
B: zi4 ji3 de
Y: bo2 ke4 means blog,
B: bo2 ke4.
Y: ni2 you3 zi4 ji3 de bo2 ke4 ma?
B: ni2 you3 zi4 ji3 de bo2 ke4 ma?  Do you have a blog?

Conversation 1
A: 你有自己的博客吗？
B: 当然了。我的博客点击率还挺高的。

B: While surfing, I would like to download some files from this homepage…  Firstly, what’s the word for download?
Y:  it’s xia4 zai3,
B:  xia4 zai3,
Y: xia4 means down,
B:  xia4,
Y: zai3 means load,
B:  zai3,
Y:  xia4 zai3,
B:   xia4 zai3, download.  Next, what’s the word for homepage?
Y: it’s zhu3 ye4.
B:  zhu3 ye4
Y: zhu3 means home,
B:  zhu3,
Y: ye4 means page,
B:  ye4,
Y: zhu3 ye4
B: zhu3 ye4,  homepage,

Conversation2
A: 你找到那个主页了吗？
B: 找到了。现在我可以下载文件了。

B: Time to relax a bit, how about an online computer game?
Y: That could be fun, online computer games are: wang3 luo4 you2 xi4.
B:  wang3 luo4 you2 xi4.
Y: wang3 luo4 means the Internet,
B: wang3 luo4
Y: you2 xi4 means games,
B:  you2 xi4.
Y: wang3 luo4 you2 xi4,
B:  wang3 luo4 you2 xi4 online computer games, 

Conversation 3
A: 网络游戏是把双刃剑。
B: 应该对青少年加以正确引导。

B: Let’s download some computer games…Just a word of caution. When downloading we can sometimes get a virus, a computer virus that is:  dian4 nao3 bing4 du2.  And that’s mafan.
Y: Sure, that can be a big problem, a virus is a bing4 du2.
B: bing4 du2.
Y: so a computer virus is dian4 nao3 bing4 du2
B: dian4 nao3 bing4 du2  And what about firewall, you know, the anti-viral software?
Y: That’s fang2 huo3 qiang2.
B:  fang2 huo3 qiang2.
Y: fang2 means prevent or defend, 
B: fang2
Y: huo3 literally means fire,
B:  huo3,
Y: qiang2 means wall,
B: qiang2
Y: fang2 huo3 qiang2.
B: fang2 huo3 qiang2.  the firewall.

Conversation 4
A: 能帮我装个防火墙吗？
B: 好的，没问题。

B: Off to the doctor, I’m feeling fine, it’s my laptop though, got a virus. Have to be more careful in future.
Y: Well let’s learn from your misfortune B. Here’s our question of the day. How do you ask, “online computer games” in Chinese.
B: Send us your correct answer to Chinese@crifm.com. Remember, you could win yourself a prize. Mingtian jian.
Y: Mingtian jian.