guo1 - cooking pot; pan xue - 1. cave; den; hole in the ground; hole  Also called a kettle basin: a geological depression associated with glacier movement. |
February 3, 1999Kettle Hole near Rotarfjallj闥ull A big one!! KENDALL KETTLE HOLE 106 ATLANTIC STREET Description of a kettle hole in North Quincy, Massachusetts Kettle in Tasman Glacier, New Zealand 1 Nice picture Geology Image Archive - Glaciation Has an image of evergreen-filled kettle holes near Jackson's Hole, Wyoming. |
zha2 - to fry in oil or fat yu4mi3 - Indian corn; maize ....yu4 - 1. a precious stone - esp. jade; gem ....mi3 - 1. hulled or husked rice; uncooked rice pian4 - a piece; a slice; a fragment; a chip One of my favorite snack foods. |
February 4, 1999Salsa2U - America's Monthly Gourmet Salsa Club Stuff to put on your corn chips!! Corn Chip Toss A recipe. |
 chao2 - to ridicule; jeer; sneer; scoff; mock; deride dong1 - thrush Check out the links to the right.  |
February 5, 1999The Texas State Bird: Mockingbird This site has a picture and some sound files (wav and ra) Wild Birds Forever Learn about the Mockingbird Info including "How to attract mockingbirds to your backyard" |
 pian2 - calluses zhi1 - calluses on hands or feet pian2zhi1 - calluses on hands or feet ti3 - body The corpus callosum is a major brain structure which connects the two cerebral hemispheres. Check out the links for further details. The first two fairly uncommon characters separately and in combination mean "callus or calluses" in the common sense of the word as a thickening of the skin usually found on the hands or feet. |
February 6, 1999The Brain An interesting slide show - a little slow but well worth checking out! MIND - what goes on inside this crazy noggin callosum A sectional view (photo) with a brief description. Cute one-pager discussing the right and left sides of the brain with an interesting clickable image. |
 fan3 - reverse; opposite xiang4 - direction chan3 - shovel; scoop Backhoes are a different breed of heavy equipment. Small models can be of assistance to the average homeowner while their bigger counterparts engage in heavy construction activities. Because of their shape, they look - well, cool!! Check out the links to the right. 
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February 7, 1999
MachineMartBackhoes for sale The Meccano Model Library Interesting model of a backhoe |
 tiao2 - 1. to mix; blend 2. to harmonize; regulate; adjust wei4 - 1. taste; flavor; smell; odor 2. a delicacy; a dainty tiao2wei4 - to season foods; mix flavors tiaowei4pin3 - seasoning; spice pin3 - article; commodity jia4 - 1. a prop; stand; rack; frame; to prop up; to support 2. framework; scaffold My main purpose in choosing this word today, is to emphasize the last character - jia4. The word itself is interesting enough, but I want to share some thoughts on learning Chinese using jia4 as an example. When I first started learning Chinese, my first impression of this character was to dismiss it as a character of limited value. Only recently have I come to respect this character and several like it (like gai4 - a cover) which have proved to be much more useful than I first thought. It's usefulness manifests itself in its use as a suffix in words such as clothes rack, rifle rack, mantel, dish rack, pen rack, bottle rack, filing shelves, roof rack, pipe rack, trestlework, scaffold, grill, brackets of all sorts, mounting shaft, oarlock, slide-out shelf, etc. My point is that you should not overlook or neglect a Chinese character because it may seem at first to be too mundane or trivial, because as your study of the language progesses, you may find yourself encountering that character over and over again in all sorts of situations. Jia4 is such a character. |
February 8, 1999Milk Spice's Spice Rack A different type of spice rack! Spice Rack Info on all kinds of spices. Sears: Spice Rack Sears - How to build a spice rack. |
di4 - rainbow dong1 - rainbow  
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February 9, 1999Rainbow Photographs Nice collection of beautiful rainbows! Questions about rainbows Get your questions answered here The Rainbow Maker Website Cool site!! This artist uses pumps and light to create his own rainbows!! |
ruan3 - to wriggle chong2 - insects; worms dong4 - cave; hole This theory has fueled many episodes of science fiction series such as STNG, STV and Babylon5 as well as science fiction movies. Check out some of the links I've provided for more insight into the fiction and reality of wormholes. 
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February 10, 1999星際太空旅行 Chinese language site I found using the word for "wormhole" in the KIMO seach Engine.
Stephen Hawking's UniverseSubject matter includes wormholes and more!!! Provides answers for questions like "Is a wormhole anything like an anthill?"
Time Travel in Flatland
Really Cool Site!!
Erks's Wormhole PagesCool site!! The scoop on wormholes, time, the universe, gravity, etc.!!
Space-Time EngineeringLots of Links to the above-mentioned stuff!! |
sheng1wu4 - living thing; organism; bio- ....sheng1 - to live; life; living; livelihood; alive ....wu4 - thing; matter; being fan3kui4 - feedback ....fan3 - reverse; opposite; contrary ....kui4 - 1. to offer food to a superior 2. to present as a gift Once considered an esoteric art restricted to the practioners of yoga, biofeedback training is now a part of the mainstream. Biofeedback methods are employed by thousands of people to remedy many types of afflictions. For a definition of this word, I'll defer to the links at the right. |
February 11, 1999Discovery: Headache Chapter23. Chinese language site I found using the word for biofeedback in the KIMO seach Engine. Biofeedback Consultants, Inc. Commercial Site - has a nice definition and description of biofeedback. Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT BIOFEEDBACK Biofeedback und Lebensenergie German language site for biofeedback HealthWorld Online Biofeedback Training |
she2 - snake; serpent shen2 - god; deity chong2bai4 - to worship; idolize; adore ....chong2 - to honor; respect; revere; adore; worship; venerate; esteem; uphold ....bai4 - to do obeisance; salute; pay respects to I never realized that zombiism was so closely related to snake worship until I saw the Chinese word in my English-Chinese dictionary. I've been familiar with the idea of voodoo and zombis for most of my life thanks to TV and movies, so it came as a slight shock to see the character for snake in the word. That prompted a little research which showed me just how little I actually knew about this subject. |
February 12, 1999Voodoo Information Pages Definition and description of the word "zombi". Caribbean Archaeology Homepage Fascinating site that offers info on zombis as well as a lot of other aspects of Caribbean archeology. Haitian Voodoo Entertainment Haiti Cherie: A Travel Guide to Haiti - Has a RealVideo Voodoo Ceremony - I checked it out - Cool!!! The Electric Art Gallery: Paintings by Dieuseul Paul The Saint-Soleil painters, who were discovered in the 1970's by Andre Malraux, are heavily influenced by the vaudou religion. They paint as if mounted or "possessed" by the Voodoo loas, or spirits, and so they paint what the spirit wants, or reveals to them in dreams. |
mo4xi1ge1 - Mexico long2she2lan2 - century plant; agave ....long2 - dragon ....she2 - tongue ....lan2 - orchid jiu3 - alcoholic drink (brewed or distilled); wine; liquor; spirit I like this kind of a word because it gives me a chance to add four entries to the online dictionary on this site - Mexico, century plant, agave and tequila. I guess I could add dragon, tongue, orchid and wine as well, but that would be pushing it a little. So, the Chinese word for tequila can be translated something like "Mexican agave wine". My dictionary translation for long2she2lan2 is century plant, but tequila is made from Weber Blue agave so I'm checking the connection (if any) between century plant and agave. (Note: I found the connection at Herb: Agave and Agave or Century Plant (Science U) .) Check out the links for more information. 冒煙的喬SMOKEY JOE'S Here's a Chinese site I found using the word for tequila in the KIMO Search engine !! In Vino Veritas - Tequila Explains what tequila is and where it comes from. In Portuguese!! EL MEZCAL TEQUILERO (Agave tequilana Weber) Spanish language site!! |
February 13, 1999Taco Mac - About Tequila Explains what tequila is and where it comes from. Very informative. FlavorWeb - Tequila Info about tequila and a link to recipes Agave cactus See a picture of the source of tequila Tequila Tequila links page!! Weber Blue Agave 
THE AGAVE - IT IS NOT A CACTUS. Got that? |
shun4 - 1. to blink, wink or twinkle 2. a very short time; at the twinkling of an eye mo2 - any thin membrane that protects internal organs or tissues in the human body Dogs and Cats (and other animals as well) have an eyelid beneath their outer eyelid that we human beings don't have. It's called the nictitating eyelid and its function is to protect the animal's eyes from dust and dirt. As usual, I have provided a few links to help explain the topic. |
February 14, 1999繼續加油! QUESTION 3 Chinese language site I found using the word for "nictitating membrane" in the KIMO seach Engine. Sun Herald Online See doctor if pet has red eyes alldogs - The Clinic Eyes (of dogs) Cats - All about cats Briefly discusses the nictitating membrane Manatee Anatomy Facts and Trivia Also memtions the nictitating membrane. |
xu1ni3shi2jing4 - virtual reality ....xu1 - virtual ....ni3 - imitate ....shi2 - reality; truth; actuality ....jing4 - state; situation; circumstances de5 - adjectival ending you2xi4 - to play; a game ....you2 - to travel; roam; saunter ....xi4 - a game Game development has been commensurate with advances in computer technology. Yesterday's simple Pong games have evolved into highly sophisticated, intensely realistic role-playing games in which the player is immersed into the gaming environment thanks to a large array of computerized peripherals whose sole purpose is to trick the senses. I have provided a few links that you may find interesting. |
February 15, 1999虛擬實境 Chinese language site I found using the word for "virtual-reality game" in the KIMO seach Engine. Themekit Commercial site - Advanced Real-time 3D modelling and interactive environment development software. Virtual Reality by Abexpo Commercial Site - Take a tour of Abexpo's 3-D virtual worlds VR - Virtual Reality - VRML - 3D - Funsites Guide Links (including a link to Cybertown) and resources Mining Company Links Check out the Dilbert 3D Zonimations link!! |
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