[This is my Trail] Success!
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Rachelle
Apr 25, 2009, 3:13:35 AM4/25/09
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When eating dinner at a Muslim restaurant the other day, there was a sign on the wall. I got really excited when I realized that I could read and understand the whole thing. Yay.
It said:
油少一点 (you shao yi dian)
盐少一点 (yan shao yi dian)
健康多一点 (jian kang duo yi dian)
A little less oil
A little less salt
A little more healthy
So yes, apparently I can understand Chinese health propaganda. Woohoo! There are also several billboards about protecting the environment that use similar grammar. This "less of one thing and more of another" pattern seems to be used a lot in advertising and public service announcements.
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Posted By Rachelle to This is my Trail at 4/25/2009 02:57:00 AM
It said:
油少一点 (you shao yi dian)
盐少一点 (yan shao yi dian)
健康多一点 (jian kang duo yi dian)
A little less oil
A little less salt
A little more healthy
So yes, apparently I can understand Chinese health propaganda. Woohoo! There are also several billboards about protecting the environment that use similar grammar. This "less of one thing and more of another" pattern seems to be used a lot in advertising and public service announcements.
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Posted By Rachelle to This is my Trail at 4/25/2009 02:57:00 AM
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