Caterina's Chinese words / 凱特的中國字

本來是我先說想學意大利文，同時凱特說她想學中文，一直都是行動派的我這次居然讓凱特捷足先登，因為她已經去報名了。

I mentioned wanting to learn Italian back in August, and meanwhile Caterina said she'd like to learn Chinese. I am always known for my efficiency in taking action, but this time Caterina beat me. She has signed up for Chinese language courses. 

一直想做中國字的書，於是我請凱特選出十個最喜歡的字，今天快要把腦子想破了，因為中國字本身就很有畫面，可以玩的遊戲很多。

I've wanted to do a book on Chinese words. I asked Caterina to list ten favorite words. Today I tried to brainstorm for solutions. Chinese words are rich in images themselves, so there must be a lot of ways to create the pictures. 

為了牛刀小試，先拿「謝」來實驗，我還問了家人一個問題，如果每個中國字都有顏色，「謝」字是什麼顏色？

To begin with, I experimented with the word "thanks." I asked my family a question. If every Chinese character is endowed with a color, which color will you give to "thanks?" 

畫得正開心的同時，楷維從椅子上摔下來，我拿畫壞的紙畫了一張樂極生悲的楷維畫像，本來他說我把他畫得很醜，最後還搶著把肖像帶回家⋯

While we were drawing and partying, Kai fell from his chair. I used an abandoned cardboard to draw a portrait of him shedding tears in pain. Though he had kept saying I made him look really ugly, he still insisted on taking the artwork home at the end of the day...