American Teacher Celebrates Teacher's Day in China
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Simplified Traditional
Keywords
外教 - wàijiào - foreign teacher
过 - guò - to celebrate (a holiday, birthday etc.)
外国 - wàiguó - foreign (country)
知道 - zhīdào - to know
礼物 - lǐwù - gift / present
送 - sòng - to send / to deliver / to give (as a present)
Grammar
第 + Number + (Measure Word) - Expressing numerical sequence with "dì + Number + (Measure Word)"
他在中国过第一个教师节的时候,他不知道那一天是教师节。

...的时候 /...时 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shíhou / …shí"
他在中国过第一个教师节的时候,他不知道那一天是教师节。

Verb / Verb Phrase + 了 - Expressing that an action has been completed with "Verb / Verb Phrase + le"
学生们做了很多小礼物送给他。

Verb + 给 + Noun - Expressing the action is "for / to sb or sth" with "Verb + gěi + Noun"
学生们做了很多小礼物送给他。
Proper Nouns
教师节 - Jiàoshī Jié - Teachers' Day (September 10th in PRC and Confucius's birthday, September 28th in Taiwan)
美国人 - Měiguórén - American (person or people)
Idioms

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