中文學習小組　（中級到高級）

Anyone interested in forming an intermediate-to-advanced level study group that meets regularly ?

This is NOT a class. It is a lay-led, grass roots group of people who seriously study Chinese and want to form a study group. We want to aggressively improve our reading and learn more advanced terms. We'll work through materials together, but also each person needs to be able to put time in to study on his/her own between meetings.

We could focus on a particular series of books, study for one of the proficiency tests (such as the HSK), or read Chinese newspaper articles. We could meet once or twice a month and have a group of organizers who could rotate duties for leading meetings.
LEVEL: This is not for beginners. You should be able to read the equivalent of AT LEAST three semesters of college level Chinese.
To check if you're at the upper intermediate level , you should be able to recognize at least 7 of the underlined items below:

繁體字 (Traditional)
請說明你目標，我替你解決問題　
這件事已經完成，但尚未沒通知他
老闆最近特別忙，忘了安排工人假期
中國政府進行了五年計劃

簡體字 (Simplified)
请说明你目标，我替你解决问题
这件事已经完成，但尚未没通知他
老板最近特别忙，忘了安排工人假期
中国政府进行了五年计划.

Let's meet on Dec. 6 to talk about what people want to study and how we want to organize things. Once we get a couple people interested in meeting we can firm up a time and place. It does not have to be in Teaism. If there's interest we could meet in suburban Maryland or Virginia, too.

Bring any material which you would like to use to study Chinese, especially if you have more advanced materials for studying newspaper reading, media, and the　HSK 汉语水平考试 (see English Wiki) which is the test used in China for testing non-native's proficiency in Chinese. We'll discuss which materials we want to use, and whether we want to focus on simplified and/or traditional characters.

IMPORTANT*** Attendees are expected to purchase food or drink from the restaurant. The restaurant is overly gracious in making this space available to us. If we do not make purchases, the restaurant will not accommodate our group. The food is delicious and price is very reasonable. Come early, have lunch, and relax before the group meets.

Metro: Nearest Metro stop is Navy Memorial/National Archives station (Yellow/Green lines) or bus planner. Local map. Area parking is very limited. Metro/carpool is recommended.

Bring textbooks, printouts or Chinese learning materials that would be good for this group to study.

Note: if you are a beginner or intermediate-beginner that would like to form a similar study group at your level, please post a note on the Message Board.

如果漢語是您的母語也歡迎您參加這次活動! Native speakers who can share their knowledge are welcome to attend.

The first meeting is an organizational meeting to form the study group(s). To sign up, please RSVP Yes, then answer the 10 questions that follow. This is important to plan the study group. NO DROP-INS, please.

Before the first meeting, share your questions or ideas for what you'd be interested in studying in the "Talk About this Meetup" section below....

This Meetup is intended for the beginner speaker in Mandarin Chinese! A no-pressure environment to practice what you've learned and refresh long forgotten words. Best if your vocabulary is at least 100 words and you can carry a basic conversation.

Theme: The best thing that happened to you so far in 2009!

Bring: Pre-written script if needed, dictionary, books

Goal: Practice, learn, and teach with your conversation partner. We'll rotate every 25 minutes.

IMPORTANT***Please purchase your food and drink from Teaism. The restaurant is overly gracious in making this reserved space available. If we do not have enough member support of food purchases, Teaism will not accommodate our group. The food is delicious and very low cost. Come early and have lunch, relax before the group meets.

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華府華僑文教服務中心--美化人生系列講座

張慧玲律師演講

華府華僑文教服務中心之美化人生系列講座，將於9月26日（星期六）下午1時30分至3時由張慧玲律師主講法律講座-「法律的家庭，事業及人生」，歡迎參加。

張慧玲現任大華府地區玉山科技協會理事長，全球玉山科技協會執行理事，科技公司資深副總裁兼首席律師，馬里蘭州蒙郡Rockville City Task Force任務小組成員，在蒙郡洛城開業十余年，華府地區北一女校友會前會長。她也曾擔任臺北等地區地方法院法官、檢察官，臺灣東吳大學，銘傳大學，實踐大學兼任講師。

此次講座張律師將討論多方面的法律問題，從她多年的實務經驗中；在家庭方面討論一般的法律知識與守法習慣、華裔下一代的法學教育、夫妻財產申報及分配、個人遺囑、移民等問題。在事業方面將論及跨國企業的發展與平臺、有關中美貿易的國際法、公司國際合作需注意的事項、公司契約及發展會遭遇的問題等。在生活方面她將討論綠色事業及健康的生

存環境，以及如何在法律的架構下，創造更安全，高品質的生活環境，她將從幾個案例談食品，產品安全的質量保證，及有機食品的現在與未來。

美化人生講座為免費入場，歡迎各界踴躍報名參加。

Lecture on how a legal framework can secure and impact a wide range of our life, including education, workplace, international cooperation, trade, family law, personal wills, immigration and the environment. The speech will be given by attorney Elaine Chang. The event will be in Mandarin. No charge to attend.

Meetup members can get together afterwards.

有意參加者請您在本站報名,以便預備座位 - Please RSVP for seating for you and your guests.

UPDATE 8/28/09: The charity where the funds will be donated to been changed to the Tzu-Chi Foundation (慈濟) , a worldwide Buddhist organization based known for its worldwide relief efforts.

莫拉克颱風肆虐，台灣災情慘重，尤其南台灣幾乎體無完膚滿目滄夷，房屋倒塌，災民哭喊，死傷至今無法確切統計，災情更勝十年前的「921大地震」。希望此活動能號召旅居海外的僑民 ，募集愛心捐款 ，幫助台灣災民。主辦單位將會親自將捐款及物資送到災民手上

The purpose of this fundraising is to help the victims of Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan. There is a charity happy hour in DC for the evening of Friday 8/28 to benefit the typhoon victims in Taiwan. We are co-hosting this charity event with The DC/MD/VA Taiwan Meetup and several other groups.

Come mix and mingle and help a good cause! Donations are welcome and there will be a special drink you can purchase where proceeds will go towards the fund. 100% of the money we raise will go to American Red Cross, Disaster Relief Fund.

Time:

5:00 PM-9:00PM (come anytime)

地鐵:
Metro: Ballston stop, orange line. Then walk 3 blocks to the East (click blue location link above to see neighborhood map)

Happy Hour Items:

Draft Beer $2.50: Miller Lite, Bluemoon, Kirin, Magic Hat, Half price Sake (Hot & Cold)
Selected shooters $3
Nigiri Sushi $0.99/piece
$8.00 Special Taiwanese drinks (50 % of this drink sales will go directly to Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund)

Last summer we participated in two fundraiser dinners for the Sichuan Earthquake (one in MD and one in VA). Together, we raised a few thousand dollars. Now let's show some love for the people in southern Taiwan..

For advanced Chinese Language Meet Up, we assumed you have some Chinese language proficiency (don't have to be like a native speaker), can communicate beyond " 你好， 再見“，you can express your thoughts.
The next advanced Chinese Language meet up meeting, we would like to explore the topic of ever changing China.
The PBS Frontline program has shown " Young & Restless in China, where China headed ?"
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/youngchina/
Please google and watch the program, then we can discuss it.

($1 donation will be collected during the meeting)