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, | | - | 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?
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( 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
- 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
| 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 |
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Exercise 2
- | Lǎoshī 老师 ràng让 nǐmen你们 gàn干 shénme什么? | | - | Lǎoshī 老师 ràng让 wǒmen我们 |
| 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 |
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Exercise 3
- | Nǐ 你 zài在 gàn干 shénme什么 ne?呢? | | - | Wǒ 我 zhèngzài正在 |
| 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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