Unit 9
Part I: Listen and Learn 3
Click on the speaker icon of the
following sentences and listen to the recording. The Chinese characters
are in big5 format.
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Q
ngw
n,
n
sh
bu sh
c
ng
Zh
nggu
l
i de?
May I ask, are you from China?
請問﹐你是不是從中國來的﹖
-
Sh
de, w
sh
c
ng
B
ij
ng
l
i de.
Yes, I came from Beijing.
是的﹐我是從北京來的。
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N
z
i
zh
l
ni
n sh
ma?
Do you study here?
你在這裡唸書嗎﹖
-
Du
, w
z
i Ji
Zh
u D
xu
ni
n sh
.
Right, I study at UC.
對﹐我在加州大學唸書。
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N
sh
n
y
ni
n l
i
de?
In which year did you come?
你是哪一年來的﹖
-
W
sh
1995 nian2 la
de.
I came here in 1995.
我是1995年來的。
-
Z
i zh
l
ni
n sh
nme
ne?
What do (you) study here then?
在這裡念什麼呢﹖
-
W
xi
nz
i
ni
n sh
ngw
hu
xu
b
sh
.
I study bio-chemistry for Ph.D.
我念生物化學博士。
-
H
n h
o.
Sh
ngw
hu
xu
h
n y
u
y
ng.
Very good. Bio-chemistry is very
useful.
很好。生物化學很有用。
Notes:
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'ne' in 'Z
i
zh
l
ni
n sh
nme
ne?' is just a particle to soften the mood. More examples are:
N
sh
zu
sh
nme de ne? What (job)
do you do?
N
sh
c
ng
n
l
l
i de ne? Where are you
from?
Compared to N
sh
zu
sh
nme de? and N
sh
c
ng
n
l
l
i de? the questions with
'ne' particle are not that direct and categorical.
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