Full Video: Yo Yo Ma's Horse!

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Ping wrote recently about teaching Mark to ask: "Did Yo Yo Ma's mother scold Yo Yo Ma's horse for being slow?" It sounds funny enough in English, but in Chinese it sounds like:

"Ma-Yo-Yo-De-Ma-Ma-Yo-Ma-Ma-Yo-Yo-De-Ma-Man-Ma."

Right. Only there are also TONES involved. Not all "Ma's" are the same. Use the wrong tone and things go sideways. Here's what happened when Ping gave Mark what she called a "refresher course." Sure, we talked about it before, but Mark never actually learned it. Until now. Maybe. Check it out and tell us if you think he succeeds.

We recorded the audio in one take, ad-lib and unscripted, cracking up the whole way. Then Mark edited it for time and created the illustrations.

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幾週前我在部落格上用中文發表了馬克的第一堂中文課。過後幾天吃完晚飯後我們剛好聊起那堂未完成的課。當時一時興起我們決定將我們的談話錄下來。這段影音是馬克加上了卡通之後的成果。希望能博君一笑。如果希望馬克多上中文課的話，請給一個“讚”