Lesson 21
Conversation 1 : I'm looking for Little Wang Conversation 2 : Can you translate that for me? Grammar Exercises : Substitution Drill
Conversation 1 : I'm looking for Little Wang?
- Wèi,
喂，
wǒ
我
zhǎo
找
xiǎo
小
wáng.
王。
- Wǒ
我
jiù
就
shì,
是，
nǐ
你
yǒu
有
shénmē
什么
shìr
事儿
ma?
吗？
- Lǎoshī
老师
ràng
让
wǒ
我
gàosu
告诉
nǐ,
你，
míngtiān
明天
yǒu
有
kǎoshì,
考试，
kǎo
考
yǔfǎ
语法。
nǐ
你
gàn
干
shénme
什么
ne?
呢？
- Wǒ
我
zhèngzài
正在
kàn
看
diànshì
电视
ne,
呢，
nǐ
你
ne?
呢？
- Fùxí
复习
kèwén
课文
ne.
呢。
Yǒu
有
gè
个
jùzǐ
句子
wǒ
我
bù
不
dǒng.
懂。
- Nǐ
你
wèishénme
为什么
bú
不
wèn
问
lǎoshī?
老师？
- Wàng
忘
le.
了。
喂 wèi (inter) hello
找 zhǎo (v) look for
就 jiù (adv) just
事儿 shìr (n) thing
让 ràng (v) let, make
考试 kǎoshì (n) examination
干 gàn (v) do
呢 ne (part) (a modal particle)
正在 zhèngzài (v) in process of
电视 diànshì (n) television
复习 fùxí (n) review
课文 kèwén (n) text
句子 jùzǐ (n) sentence
懂 dǒng (v) understand
为什么 wèishénme (pro) why
问 wèn (v) ask
忘 wàng (v) forget
Audio file : lesson 21 - dialog 01.mp3
Translation
- Hello, I'm looking for Little Wang?
- It's me, what do you need?
- ( Our ) teacher asked me to tell you, ( we ) have an examination tomorrow, testing grammar. What are you doing?
- I'm watching TV, and you?
- I'm reviewing my lessons. There is a sentence I don't understand.
- Why don't you ask the teacher?
- I forgot !
Conversation 2 : Can you translate that for me?
- Nǐ
你
néng
能
gěi
给
wǒ
我
fānyì
翻译
yīxià
一下
ma ?
吗？
- Dì
第
jǐ
几
kè?
课？
Dì
第
jǐ
几
yè?
页？
Dì
第
jǐ
几
háng
行？
- Dì
第
wǔ
五
kè.
课。
Dì
第
shí
十
yè?
页。
Dì
第
sì
四
háng
行。
- Wǒ
我
yě
也
bù
不
dǒng.
懂。
wǒ
我
hái
还
méi
没
kàn
看
ne.
呢。
- wèn
问
yīxià
一下
nǐ
你
jiějie.
姐姐。
ràng
让
tā
她
bāngzhù
帮助
yīxià.
一下。
- tā
她
xiànzài
现在
méi
没
shíjiān,
时间，
tā
她
zài
在
zuò
做
fàn
饭
ne.
呢。
翻译 fānyì (v) translate
第 dì (prefix) (used before numeral)
课 kè (n) lesson
页 yè (n) page
行 háng (n) line
时间 shíjiān (n) time
帮助 bāngzhù (v) help
做饭 zuòfàn (v) do the cooking
Audio file : lesson 21 - dialog 02.mp3
Translation
- Can you translate ( it ) for me?
- Which lesson, which page, which line?
- Lesson 5, page 10, line 4. ( the fifth lesson, the tenth page, the fourth line )
- I don't understand either. I haven't looked at it yet.
- Ask your older sister. Let her help for a moment.
- She has no time now. She is cooking.
Grammar Verb 让 让 (ràng) is usually used when asking someone to do something. 让 is followed immediately by the person being asked to do something.
Examples:
- 老师 让 我 告诉 你。( the teacher let me tell you. )
- 妈妈 让 我 去 买 东西。( Mother asked me to buy things. )
- 她 让 我 问 你。( She let me ask you. )
Action in progress 正在 To show that an action is in progress: place either one of the verb 正在 or 在 before the verb or place 呢 at the end of the sentence 在 is very often used together with 呢 to express the progressive aspect.
Examples:
- 我 正在 看 电视 呢。( I am watching TV. )
- 我 在 打 电话 呢。( I am making a call. )
- 我 吃饭 呢。( I am eating. )
Exercises : Substitution Drills Exercise 1
- nǐ
你
zhǎo
找
shéi
谁？
- Wǒ
我
zhǎo
找
xiǎo Wáng.
小王。
1. 谁 (shéi) who?
我的朋友 wǒde péngyou my friend
王老师 Wáng lǎoshī Professor Wang
李小姐 Lǐ xiǎojiě Miss Li
2. 什么 (shénmē) what?
我的书 wǒde shū my book
我的东西 wǒde dōngxī my things
我的词典 wǒde cídiǎn my dictionary
Exercise 2
- Lǎoshī
老师
ràng
让
nǐmen
你们
gàn
干
shénme
什么？
- Lǎoshī
老师
ràng
让
wǒmen
我们
fùxí
复习
yǔfǎ
语法。
Verb Object
预习 yùxí prepare 生词 shēngcí new words
念 niàn read 课文 kèwén text
写 xiě write 汉字 hànzì Chinese characters
练 liàn practise 发音 fāyīn pronunciation
听 tīng listen 录音 lùyīn record
Exercise 3
- Nǐ
你
zài
在
gàn
干
shénme
什么
ne?
呢？
- Wǒ
我
zhèngzài
正在
kàn
看
diànshì
电视。
Verb Object
听 tīng listen 音乐 yīnyuè music
看 kàn read 报纸 bàozhǐ newspaper
写 xiě write 信 xìn letter
打 dǎ make 电话 diànhuà phone call
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