学生们课间练武术 Students practice martial arts for exercise

More than 1,000 students practice(练习) martial arts(武术) at the Shaqu Experimental School in Dalian, Liaoning Province. Martial arts have been included(包括) in the curriculum(课程) since(从) 1996 and it gradually(逐渐地) became(成为) a permanent(永久的) fixture(体育活动) during the class break(休息).

词汇 Words:

[liàn xí] 练习 practice
[bāo kuò] 包括 include
[chéng wéi] 成为 become
[kè chéng] 课程 curriculum
[xiū xī] 休息 break

重点词汇 Key word:

间 [jiān]

• <名词 n.> space between
  E.g. Liǎng shān zhī jiān yǒu tiáo xiǎo xī。
  两山之间有条小溪。
  There is a small stream between the two mountains.

• <名词 n.> (within) a definite time
  E.g. Yè jiān wēn dù kě néng huì jiàng dào líng dù yǐ xià。
  夜间温度可能会降到零度以下。
  Temperatures can drop to freezing at night. 

• <量词 measure word> (used of smallest units of housing)
  E.g. Zhè jiān wū zi hěn chǎng liàng。
  这间屋子很敞亮。
  This room is light and spacious.