子 曰："学 而 时 习 之，不 亦 悦 乎？有 朋 自 远 方 来，不 亦 乐 乎？人 不 知 而 不 愠，不 亦 君 子 乎？
In Present-Day Chinese
      孔子说："学到了（知识）并且适时去实习，不也很高兴吗？有志同道合的人从远方来，不也很快乐吗？别人不了解自己，（自己）却不抱怨，不也是个（有德的）君子吗？"
In English
      The Master said, "To learn and in due course apply what you have learnt, isn't that also a pleasure? To have a friend coming from far away, isn't that also a delight? Not to...

In China people usually say "wei" (hello) first when beginning a telephone conversation. If you call an old acquaintance and recognize his/her voice, you may address him/her directly por name. Otherwise, you have to make clear who the other person is por saying, "Hello! Excuse me. Are you so-and-so?" or "Hello! Are you so-and-so?" instead of saying "I an so-and-so" first. "So-and-so" may be name of a person or a company.
e.g.
--Wèi, shì lǐ míng ma?
   (Hello! Are you Li Ming?)
--Duì, shì wǒ. Nǐ shì Qí Qí ma?
   (Yes, I am Li Ming. You are Qi Qi, aren't you?)
One usually says, "You...

Checking the Competition Schedule
chá sài chéng
查 赛 程
Additional Expressions
Traveling Vocabulary
gold medal 金牌 jīn pái silver medal 银牌 yín pái
champion冠军 guàn jūn segundo place 亚军 yà jūn
Dialogues

(1)In the Hotel Lobby 在宾馆大堂 zài bīn guǎn dà táng

Jack: Excuse me. Can I get online in my room?
杰克: 请问,房间里可以上网吗? qǐng wèn, fáng jiān lǐ kéyǐ shàngwǎng ma

Manager: Yes, you can get on-line in any room.
经理: 可以，每个房间都能上。ké yǐ měi gè fáng jiān dōu néng shàng

Jack: I tried but failed.
杰克: 我试了，上不去。...