Unit 11
Part I: Listen and Learn 5
Click on the speaker icon of the
following sentences and listen to the recording. The Chinese characters
are in big5 format.
-
N
x
ngq
li
x
ngq
ti
n zu
sh
nme?
What do you do on Saturdays and
Sundays?
你星期六星期天作什麼﹖
-
W
y
b
n
z
i ji
xi
xi xi
xi.
I usually stay at home (and) take
a rest.
我一般在家休息休息。
-
Ji
l
de sh
h
n
du
, zu
bu w
n.
(There are many household chores,
(you) never finish them.
家裡的事很多﹐作不完。
-
B
ch
q
k
n di
ny
ng
ma?
(You) don't go out (an) watch movies?
不出去看電影嗎﹖
-
Y
ude sh
hou
q
k
n
di
ny
ng.
Sometimes (I) go to see movies.
有的時候去看電影。
-
Du
buq
,
xi
nz
i
j
di
n
le?
Excuse me, what time is it now?
對不起﹐現在幾點了﹖
-
Xi
nz
i
ch
li
ng
f
n ji
di
n, z
nme
le?
(It) is two to nine, what's up?
現在差兩分九點﹐怎麼了﹖
-
W
g
i
z
u le. W
g
n y
ge p
ngyou y
u
yu
.
I got to go. I have an appointment
with a friend.
我該走了。我跟一個朋友有約。
-
Z
iji
n.
Good-bye.
再見。
Notes:
'xi
xi
xi
xi' is the reduplicated
version of 'xi
xi' [to
rest]. Reduplication of a verb carries the meaning of 'have a ...', e.g.
'k
nkan' [to take a look].
'zu
bu w
n': unable to finish.
This pattern 'V+de(bu)+w
n'
indicates if an event can or cannot be completed. More examples:
zu
de w
n [can finish doing
(it)]
k
n
bu w
n [cannot finish reading
(it)]
xu
de w
n [can finish studying
(lessons)]
'z
nme
le?' is an expression to ask what is happening after finding out that is
happening. It cannot be used in the same way as English greeting 'what's
up?' among intemate friends.
'g
i'
is a short form for 'y
ngg
i'
[should]
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