Daily Interactions In Chinese - Student Calls For Permission To Miss Class

cover image Barcode: 58963652 Call Number: DL-AC42D.0002 Material Type: Video -Digital Time: 1 min. Language: Chinese Creator: Directed by Hilda Tao Description: A student calls his professor to request permission to miss class. One of a series of fourteen brief model situations which include making appointments, handling phone calls, making acquaintances, selecting courses and a variety of other social situations. Developed by Hilda Tao, Language Lab, 1990. Collection: Language Resource Center

Daily Interactions In Chinese - Student Calls In Sick

cover image Barcode: 58963653 Call Number: DL-AC42C.0002 Material Type: Video -Digital Time: 2 min. Language: Chinese Creator: Directed by Hilda Tao Description: A student calls in sick to her professor. One of a series of fourteen brief model situations which include making appointments, handling phone calls, making acquaintances, selecting courses and a variety of other social situations. Developed by Hilda Tao, Language Lab, 1990. Collection: Language Resource Center

Dancing for the Dead : Funeral Strippers in Taiwan

cover image Barcode: 58962033 Call Number: V-CHI 067 Material Type: Video -DVD Language: Chinese - Mandarin, English Creator: Directed by Marc L. Moskowitz Description: Funeral strippers work on Electric Flower Cars (EFC) which are trucks that have been converted to moving stages so that women can perform as the vehicles follow along with funerals or religious processions. EFC came to Taiwan's public attention in 1980 when newspapers began covering the phenomenon of stripping at funerals. There is a great deal of debate about whether this should be allowed to continue. In Taipei, Taiwan's capital, one often hears middle- and upper-class men complain ... Collection: Language Resource Center

Dao shi xia shan = 道士下山 = Monk comes down the mountain

cover image Barcode: 58962794 Call Number: V-CHI 074 Material Type: Video -DVD System Requirements: NTSC Region 1 Language: Chinese - Mandarin Creator: Directed by Kaige Chen Description: "From the acclaimed director of Farewell My Concubine comes a martial-arts caper about a young monk who embarks on an adventurous journey after being kicked out of his monastery. As he faces the trials, tribulations and seduction of the real world for the first time, he encounters many masters along the way. Boss Zha is an opera singer with a knack for spears as well as Zhou Xiyu, a broom wielding Taoist." - ULib catalog Collection: Language Resource Center

Deng Li-Qun Show

cover image Barcode: 58964187 Call Number: DL-AC17 Material Type: Video -Digital Time: 72 min. Language: Chinese Collection: Language Resource Center

Di xia tie = Sound of Colors

cover image Volume Number: disc 1 Barcode: 58925560 Call Number: V-CHI 010A Material Type: Video -DVD Time: 96 min. System Requirements: NTSC, Region 1 Language: Chinese - Mandarin Creator: Directed by Joe Ma Description: Ming is a marriage consultant who runs into the charming but blind Yeuk through a little help of a guardian angel. The wheel of fortune is set in motion after the lonesome Ming discovers that he is blind one day. Nobody else than York who is used to make her way through the labyrinth of the metropolis without relying on the power of sight every day becomes Ming's loyal helper. Will Ming's gift of seeing ever return and if so, will he stay together with York? Collection: Language Resource Center

Di xia tie = Sound of Colors

cover image Volume Number: disc 2 Barcode: 58925561 Call Number: V-CHI 010B Material Type: Video -DVD System Requirements: NTSC, Region 1 Language: Chinese - Mandarin Creator: Directed by Joe Ma Description: Ming is a marriage consultant who runs into the charming but blind Yeuk through a little help of a guardian angel. The wheel of fortune is set in motion after the lonesome Ming discovers that he is blind one day. Nobody else than York who is used to make her way through the labyrinth of the metropolis without relying on the power of sight every day becomes Ming's loyal helper. Will Ming's gift of seeing ever return and if so, will he stay together with York? Collection: Language Resource Center

Doors - Paradox

Barcode: 58994900 Call Number: Contact Staff for Access Material Type: Game -Digital System Requirements: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/doors-paradox-5896c7 Language: Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish, Spanish (Spain) Description: A relaxing puzzle escape game! Make your way through a variety of hand-crafted 3D dioramas, look for useful objects, find hidden clues and solve fun puzzles! Unravel this mysterious adventure about chaos, order and the surreal., Single Player, Rating Audience (Video Only): T

Elementary Chinese Grammar and Patterns

Barcode: 58948439 Call Number: Chinese Textbook Material Type: Print-Text/Workbook Language: Chinese Description: Textbook is comprised of 24 lessons. Topics covered include patterns, verbs, adverbs, nouns, sentence structures..... Collection: Language Resource Center

Every Happy Moment

Edition: Special ed. Barcode: 58923427 Call Number: FR-CHI Liú Material Type: Print Language: Chinese - Mandarin Creator: 刘琦 = Liú, 劉琦 = qi Description: A variety of contemporary jokes. Collection: Language Resource Center

Fall Guys

Barcode: 58994893 Call Number: Contact Staff for Access Material Type: Game -Digital System Requirements: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/fall-guys Language: Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, English, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Spanish - LatAm Description: Fall Guys is a free, cross-platform massively multiplayer party royale game. Clumsily compete in absurd obstacle courses with friends or build your very own chaotic course to share with the community., Multiplayer, Achievements, Competitive, Controller Support, Cross Platform Rating Audience (Video Only): E

Fifteen Strings Of Cash

Barcode: 41100033 Call Number: L-AC32 Material Type: Video -VHS Time: 123 min. Language: Chinese Description: The screen version of a Kunchu opera, with a close-knit plot. One evening butcher Yu Hu-Lu comes home with 15 strings of cash he has just borrowed. He playfully tells his foster daughter Su Hsu-Chuan he has sold her for that much money. He does not realize this joke will cost him his life and nearly that of two others. (Tao Chin, 1956) Collection: Language Resource Center

Five Golden Flowers = Wu duo jin hua

cover image Barcode: 58962102 Call Number: V-CHI 070 Material Type: Video -DVD Time: 95 min. System Requirements: PAL all regions Language: Chinese Creator: Directed by Jiayi Wang Description: A Peng helps a girl named Golden Flower fix her cart on their way to a festival in Dali, Yunnan. He wins both the first place of the local horse racing contest and the heart of Golden Flower. A year later A Peng looks for Golden Flower and comes across 5 girls with the same name. After much misunderstanding and many setbacks, A Peng finally finds the girl he loves. Collection: Language Resource Center

Fong Fei-Fei Is Coming

cover image Barcode: 58964192 Call Number: DL-AC16 Material Type: Video -Digital Time: 115 min. Language: Chinese Collection: Language Resource Center

For the Children = Meili de dajiao

cover image Barcode: 58954369 Call Number: V-CHI 030 Material Type: Video -DVD Time: 105 min. System Requirements: Region 1 DVD Region: Language: Chinese - Mandarin Creator: Directed by Yazhou Yang Description: In response to the death of her husband and young son, peasant Zhang Meili founds a school in the dry desert landscape of northwest China. When cultured and chipper Xia Yu arrives from Beijing to help her out, the two women bond and learn from each other¡¯s character how to best serve the children. Various subplots include the arrival of Xia¡¯s husband, who tries in vain to persuade her to return to the city, Xia¡¯s quick abortion, and the comically clandestine relationship between Zhang ... Collection: Language Resource Center

Genshin Impact

Barcode: 58994891 Call Number: Contact Staff for Access Material Type: Game -Digital System Requirements: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/genshin-impact Language: Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese Description: Embark on a journey across Teyvat to find your lost sibling and seek answers from The Seven — the gods of each element. Explore this wondrous world, join forces with a diverse range of characters, and unravel the countless mysteries that Teyvat holds..., Multiplayer, Rating Audience (Video Only): T

Getting Around in Chinese

Barcode: 58956849 Material Type: Audio -CD Language: Chinese Collection: Language Resource Center

Getting Around In Chinese: Chinese Skits for Beginners

Barcode: 58956850 Material Type: Print-Text/Workbook Language: Chinese Creator: Hilda H. Tao Collection: Language Resource Center

Go

cover image Barcode: 58959003 Call Number: GAME-ALL001 Material Type: Game Language: Chinese, English, Japanese Description: Here's an interactive website with instructions http://playgo.to/iwtg/en/ Wikipedia also has rules: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_go Collection: Language Resource Center

Godlike Burger

Barcode: 58994901 Call Number: Contact Staff for Access Material Type: Game -Digital System Requirements: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/godlike-burger-4150a0 Language: Chinese (Traditional), Russian, English, German, French, Japanese, Spanish (Spain), Portuguese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish (Latin America) Description: In Godlike Burger you run the craziest restaurant of the galaxy! Stun, poison and kill customers in many devious ways… and turn them into burger meat! And don’t worry: Alien customers will keep coming if you are smart about it, because cannibalism is just too damn tasty., Single Player, Controller Support Rating Audience (Video Only): Not Rated

Group Singers From Taiwan

cover image Barcode: 58964193 Call Number: DL-AC19 Material Type: Video -Digital Time: 101 min. Language: Chinese Collection: Language Resource Center

Happy Together

cover image Barcode: 58965061 Material Type: Video -Digital Time: 96 min. Language: Chinese (Cantonese) Creator: Directed by Kar-Wai Wong Description: "A couple takes a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions." -IMDb Collection: Language Resource Center

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

cover image Edition: Revised Edition, Chinese Edition Barcode: 58964060 Call Number: FR-CHI Row Material Type: Print Language: Chinese (Mandarin) Creator: J.K. Rowling Description: After the one-year-old Harry Potter lost his parents, he appeared mysteriously in front of his uncle's aunt's house. Harry was bullied at his uncle's house and spent ten years of extremely painful days. Uncle and aunt are like fierce and sinister, and their supernatural master, Dudley, a big man who is obese, spoiled, and bullied, is even more economically addicted to Harry. Harry's "room" is a dark and small cupboard at the entrance to the stairs. For ten years, no ... Collection: Language Resource Center

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

cover image Edition: Taiwan Edition Barcode: 58964061 Call Number: FR-CHI Row Material Type: Print Language: Chinese (Traditional) Creator: J.K. Rowling Description: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in traditional Chinese. Collection: Language Resource Center

Harvest From The Sea

Barcode: 41100006 Call Number: L-AC06 Material Type: Video -VHS Time: 29 min. Language: Chinese Description: (Consulate of the Republic of China) Collection: Language Resource Center