Unit 15

Part I: Listen and Learn 4

Click on the speaker icon of each sentence and listen to the recording. The Chinese characters are in big5 format.

1. N de pngyou zi Bijng sh zu zhnme de?
   What does your friend in Beijing do?
   你的朋友在北京是作什麼的？

2. T sh y ji jnchku gngs de jngl.
   He is manager of an import and export company.
   他是一家進出口公司的經理。

3. N jngchng do Zhnggu q ma?
   Do you often go to China?
   你經常到中國去嗎？

4. B chng q. Bgu w dsun mngnin q y c.
   Not very often. But I plan to go there next year.
   不常去。不過我打算明年去一次。

5. Q kn pngyou hish tn shngyi?
   To go to see your friends or to do business?
   去看朋友還是談生意？

6. Tn shngyi, shnbin y knkan pngyou.
   For business, and take this chance to see friends
   談生意，順便也看看朋友。

7. N dsun zi Bijng di duji?
   How long are you going to stay in Beijing?
   你打算在北京呆多久？

8. Dgi y ge yu.
   Probably one month.
   大概一個月。

• 'zu shnme de': is used to ask about a person's profession. The pattern is: 'V+N+de'
  More example:
  zu shngyi de - the one who does business
  nin wnxu de - the one who studies literature
  jio Zhngwn de - the one who teaches Chinese