Unit 10
Part I: Listen and Learn 2
Click on the speaker icon of the
following sentences and listen to the recording. The Chinese characters
are in big5 format.
-
Xi
nz
i
b
di
nzh
ng.
It is eight o'clock now.
現在八點鐘。
-
John d
o g
ngs
q
sh
ngb
n.
John is going to (his) company to
work.
John 到公司去上班。
-
T
m
iti
n
b
di
n
ch
m
n.
He leaves home at eight every day.
他每天八點出門。
-
B
di
n
b
n d
o
g
ngs
.
(He) arrives in the company at half
past eight.
八點半到公司。
-
Sh
ngw
t
z
i
g
ngs
g
ngzu
.
He works in (his) office in the
morning.
上午他在辦公室工作。
-
Xi
w
t
g
n
bi
de g
ngs
d
di
nhu
,
t
n sh
ngyi.
In the afternoon, he calls other
companies and discusses business.
下午他跟別的公司打電話﹐談生意。
-
T
w
di
n xi
b
n.
He finishes work at five o'clock.
他五點下班。
-
W
di
n
b
n t
l
k
i
b
ng
ngsh
.
At half past five, he leaves the
office.
五點半他離開辦公室。
-
Li
di
n
hu
d
o
ji
.
At six o'clock, he arrives home.
六點回到家。
-
T
m
iti
n
d
u h
n
m
ng.
He is very busy every day.
他每天都很忙。
Notes:
-
8 o'clock: b
dian3zh
ng or b
di
n. 'zh
ng'
is optional.
-
'd
o'
means 'to arrive'. It is both a verb and a preposition. It is a verb in
'd
o b
ng
ngsh
'.
It is a preposition in 'hu
d
o ji
'.
'hu
' literally means 'to
return'.
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