learn something more about chinese
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Unit 6
What w ould you like to do this summer vacation?
Dialogue
Shhi: Dwi, n zhdao fij cng zhli qfi do Bijng xyo duchng shjin?
Shihai: Do you know how long the flight is from here to Beijing?
Dwi: Zhr l Bijng hn yun, dyu sh du ge xiosh.
Dawei: Beijing is far from here, it is probably more than ten hours.
Shhi: Xio Dng h Xuyu jntin wnshang ji do Bijng le.
Shihai: Xiao Ding and Xueyou will arrive in Beijing tonight.
Dwi: Sh de.
Dawei: Yes.
Shhi: Xio Dng h Xuyu hn xing q Zhngguo xux. W xing
tmen xinzi ydng hn goxng.
Shihai: They both want to study in China. I think they must be very
happy right now.
Dwi: W hn xinm tmen, mngnin w ydng yo do Zhngguo q kn yi kn.
Dawei: I am envious. Next year I would like to have a chance to visit China.
Shhi: Zhngguo sh y ge glo de guji, tngshu yu hn du
mngshng gj, bgu biwn br yjin.
Shihai: China has a long history. I heard of many tourist attractions
in China. But "ba3i we2n bu4 ru2 yi1 jia4n"(hearing about it
is nothing compared to seeing it).
Dwi: b
iwn br yjinsh Zhngguo chngy
ma?
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Dawei: "ba3i we4n bu4 ru2 yi1 jia4n" is a chinese idiom?
Shhi: Sh de, ysi sh: zj knjin de ci kxn.
Shihai: Yes. The meaning is "seeing is believing".
Dwi: W mngbai le.
Dawei: I see.
Dwi: Shhi, jnnin shji n zu shnme ?
Dawei: Shihai, what would you like to do this summer vacation?
Shhi: W xin yo hu ji kn bba mma, tmen hn xing w. Rnhu,
zi zu judng. N ne ?
Shihai: First I will go back home to see my parents, and see what
is happening then. How about you?
Dwi: W yjng zhc le ling mn k, suy w hi zi xuxio l jx shngk.
Dawei: I have registered for two courses. So I will be in class at school.
Shhi: N xu shnme?
Shihai: What are you studying?
Dwi: Y mn sh xnlxu, y mn sh Zhngguo lsh. W du Zhngguo
lsh hn gn xngqu, ksh w zhdao de b du, suy w xing
lyng shji du xux y xi Zhngguo lsh zhshi.
Dawei: One is a psychology course, the other one is a Chinese history
course. I am very interested in Chinese History, but I don't
know much about it. So I want to take advantage of the summer
to learn something more about Chinese history.
Shhi: Zhngguo de lsh hn jiyun, y hn fngf, xu qli ydng b rngyi.
Shihai: China has a long and rich history. It is not easy to study.
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Dwi: Wzhdao. Zh zhngsh t xyn w de yunyn.
Dawei: I know. That is precisely what attracts me.
Shhi: Yu rn shu xu lsh, rn hu bin de cngming, n shu ne ?
,
Shihai: It is said people who study histroy will become smarter.What do you think ?
Dwi: W y zhme rnwi. Xu lsh b jnjn sh wile lioji guq,
rqi sh wile zhdao wili, suwi gwi jnyng ji sh
zh ge ysi. W xwng xux Zhngguo lsh hu, w hu gng
cngming xi.
Dawei: I also think that. Learning history not only lets us know what
was going on in the past, but also helps guide us in the
future. That is what is meant by the idiom " Gu3 we2i
ji1n yo4ng"(make the past serve the present). I hope I
become little smarter by studying Chinese history.
Shhi: Nhu de.
Shihai: You will.
Dwi: Nyjng gu cngming de le, suynbyng xux lsh le.
Dawei: You are already quite a smart guy. So you do not need to
study Chinese History.
Shhi: Nl. N bi ki w wnxio le.
Shihai: Not at all. Don't joke about me!
Reading
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Bijng De Ji
Xio Dng h Xuyu zu le yhu, zh y tin, Shhi q kn Wng loshi.
Wng loshi knjin Shhi li le, fichng goxng. Wng loshi qng Shhi
zu zi shf shang ,bng gi t q le y bi lngjng ch. H ch deshhou,
Wng loshi wn Shhi: Xio Dng h Xuyu zu fijq Zhngguo, yqi
du shnl ma? Shhi gosu Wng loshi, yqi du hn shnli. Wng loshi
shu, n tin t zhng ho yo q Zhngguo dshgun bn sh, b nng sng
Xio Dng h Xuyu. Bgu, t yjng gi le Xio Dng h Xueyu Bijng de
ji de dinhu h dzh, qng tmen do le Bijng ji gi t titai Xjng
d dinhu. Wng loshi shu, qnin Gnn ji, t h Xio Dng de jirn yq
hund jiji, jude ji xing zi zj de ji yyng. T xwang Xio Dng h
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Xuyu y nng chngchng q zj zi Bijng de ji wnr. Wng loshi hi wn
Shhi: Zh sh Xio Dng h Xuyu d y c q Zhngguo, Zhngguo l zhr hn
yun, tmen de bba, mma fngxn ma ? Shhi shu: Y b dnxn. Wng loshi
shu: N ti ho le. W titai Xjng h w rzi Kikai hn kui ji yo rnshi
Xio Dng de y ji h Xuyu, tmen ydng hu hn goxng.
After Xiaoding and Xueyou left (for China), one day, Shihai went to see
Teacher Wang. Teacher Wang was very happy to see Shihai come. Teacher
Wang asked Shihai to sit on the sofa, and made a cup of Longjin tea for
him.
While drinking the tea, Teacher Wang asked Shihai:"Xiaoding and Xueyou
took the plane to China. Did everything go well?" Shihai told Teacher
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Wang, everything went well. Teacher Wang said, he had to go to the
Chinese Embassy to get some business done that day, therefore he could
not see Xiaoding and Xueyou off. However, he had already given Xiaoding
and Shihai the phone number and the address of his home in Beijing, and
asked them to call his wife Xijing as soon as they arrived in Beijing.
Teacher Wang said, for last year's Thanksgiving he celebrated the
holiday with Xiaoding's family, and he felt like he was in his own home.
He hoped that Xiaoding and Xueyou could also visit his home in Beijing
frequently and have a good time. Teacher Wang also asked Shihai:"This is
the first time for Xiaoding and Xueyou to go to China, China is far away
from here, do their parents worry about them?" Shihai said:"Because
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Xiaoding's parents are going to go to China and visit them soon, Shihai's
parents are not worried at all." Teacher Wang said:"That's great. Soon
my wife Xijing and my son Kaikai will meet Xiaoding's family and Xueyou.
They must be very happy (about this)!"
Grammar
1. The Preposition
The preposition means "from" . It is used to form a prepositional
structure indicating distance in space or time. The two commonly used
structures are:
(1) A B (A is far away from B)
(2) A B (A is very close to B)
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For example:
(1) A B (A is far away from B)
1.)
Here is far away from Beijing, (it takes) over about 10 hours
(to travel to Beijing).
2.)
China is far away from here, do their parents worry about them?
3.)
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Now is far away from winter, why do you want to buy a leather jacket?
(2) A B (A is very close to B)
1.)
My home is very close to my university, therefore, I don't live on
campus.
2.)
The Mother's Day is very close to my mom's birthday, I would like to
buy a gift for my mom.
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2. The Prepositional Phrase ......
The prepositional phrase ...... means "to be like something or
somebody". Often, people add "" before "", to express
the meaning of "to be JUST like something or somebody". Sometimes,
"" is left out of the sentence as the speaker uses a single
character "" to express the meaning of "to resemble something or
somebody".
1.)
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Last Thanksgiving, he and Xiaoding's family celebrated the holiday
together, (he) felt just like he was in his own home.
2.)
Xiaoding is my good friend, just like a younger sister to me.
3.)
She looks very pretty; (she) resembles her mom.
3. The Pronoun
The pronoun means "self, one's own". It can be used to describe
things that belong to someone (one's own). It can also be attached to
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all personal pronouns and nouns to express the meaning of "self".
For example:
1.)
My mom said she can drive me to New York, but I like to drive by myself
(to New York).
2.)
Xiaoding and Xueyou felt, Teacher Wang's home is just like their own
home.
4. The Expression
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The expression means "not at all". It is used for complete
negation. For example:
1.)
Because Xiaoding's parents are traveling with them this time to China,
Xueyou's parents do not worry about them at all.
2.)
Shihai likes Chinese History very much, he feels that Chinese History is
not boring at all.
Speech Pattern
1. The Preposition
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1.)
The East Asian Library is close to the East Asian Department, (it
takes) 10 minutes to walk there.
2.)
The Great Wall is far away from the Beijing University, (it takes)
about two hours on a bus to get there.
3.)
Teacher Wang's home is not far away from the Beijing Language and Culture
University, he rides bicycle to go to work every day.
4.) ()
This year's Chinese New Year (the Spring Festival) is very close to my
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Beijing's winter is very cold, just like the one in New Jersey.
4.)
Xiaoding and Xueyou like it very much to go to Teacher Wang's home in
Beijing, Teacher Wang's home is just like their own home.
3. The Pronoun
1.)
My mom does not like to eat by herself. She always waits for my dad to
come home and eat with him together.
2.)
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Xiaoding likes to go shopping. Sometimes she goes with her friends,
sometimes she goes by herself.
3.)
At my parent's home, I have my own room. At the university, I live with
my roommate.
4.)
Now, many college students have their own computer and cell phone.
4. The Expression
1.)
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Xiaoding's mom is (looks) very young, she doesn't look like a person
in her fifties at all.
2.)
Yesterday's exam was not difficult at all, all the students were very
happy.
3.)
Xiaoding and Xueyou went to China last week, however, I knew nothing
about it.
4.)
My roommate is a Japanese American, however, he does not speak Japanese
at all.
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5. The conjunction but, however
1.)
Both me and my sister like to see Chinese movies. But I like to see
American movies even more.
2.)
Xueyou speaks very good Chinese. But he does not write good Chinese
Characters.
3.)
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Teacher Wang calls his wife every week. But this week he was too busy,
and (he) didn't call his wife.
4.)
China has a long and rich history. But it is not easy to study.
6. The expression "happens to be just the ..."
1.)
This just happens to be the book that I want to borrow, may I borrow it
for a while?
2.)
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Xiaoding happens to be a classmate in my Chinese class. What? Do you
also know her?
3.)
The tenth of this month just happens to be my twentieth birthday, I would
like to invite some good friends to come over and have fun.
4.)
Do you want to look for a teacher from Taiwan? Teacher Xie just happens
to be from Taiwan.
7. The pattern ...... "not only...but also"
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1.)
Studying history is not only to understand the past, but also
to guide us to the future.
2.)
Xiaoding not only knows how to speak Chinese, but also can sing Chinese
songs.
3.)
Dawei not only registered for a psychology class this sumemr, but
also registered for a Chinese history class.
4.)
Teacher Wang not only teaches Xiaoding Conversation, he also teaches
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Xiaoding Reading.
8. The expression "so-called", usually used when a speaker or
writer wants to quote from a source, e.g. slang, idioms, proverbs etc.
1.)
What is said "gu3we2iji1nyo4ng", means that the experience in
the past can be used for the present ("make the past serve the present").
2.)
The phrase that goes "ba3ili3tia1oyi1", means "one of the best in one
hundred people" ("one in a hundred").
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h h ll
3.)
The saying "ba3iwe2nbu4ru2yi1jia4n", means that (even if
you) have heard a lot about something, it would be better to have a look
at it with your own eyes("seeing is believing").
4.)
The saying "yo3uzhi4zhe3shi4ji4nche2ng", means that as
long as you have the will, you will succeed in your career/efforts
("where there is a will, there is a way").