he Meeting Module (MTG) will provide you with the skills needed to arrange meetings or social gatherings, to greet people, to make introductions, and to accept or decline invitations in Chinese. Before starting this module, you must take and pass the TRN Criterion Test. The MTG Criterion Test will focus largely on this module, but material from ORN, BIO, MON, DIR, TRN, and associated resource modules is also included.

Upon successful completion of this module, the student should be able to Give the English equivalent for any Chinese sentence in the MTG Target Lists. Say any Chinese sentence in the MTG Target Lists when cued with English equivalent. Make and respond to introductions with appropriate polite questions and answers. Make phone calls and leave messages. Arrange a meeting (time and place) with someone by talking with him or his secretary either in person or by phone. Request that the time of a meeting be changed. Invite a person to lunch, deciding on the time and the restaurant. Arrange a social gathering for a specific time of day, inviting guests to his home and encouraging them to accept the invitation. Greet guests upon their arrival at his home. Accept/decline a social/business invitation with the appropriate degree of politeness.

1. Wèi，nǐ shi Zhū Kēzhǎng ma? 喂, 你是朱科長嗎？ Hello. Are you Section Chief Zhū? Shì. Nín shi něiwèi? 是。您是哪位？ Yes. Who is this, please? Wǒ shi Wēilián Mǎdīng 我是威廉馬丁。 I’m William Martin. Òu, Mǎdīng Xiānsheng, hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn. 哦, 馬丁先生, 好久不見。 Oh, Mr. Martin—I haven’t seen you for a long time. 2. Wo yǒu diǎnr shì xiǎng gēn nín dāngmiàn tántan. 我有點兒事想跟您當面談談。 I have something I would like to talk with you about in person. 3. Nín yǒu gōngfu meiyou? 您有功夫沒有？ Do you have any free time? 4. Shénme shíhou duì nín héshì? 什麽時候對您合適？ What time would suit you? 5. Sāndiǎn bǐ liǎngdiǎn fāngbian yìdiǎnr. Yīnwei wǒ yìhuǐr chūqu, yěxǔ liǎngdiǎn huíbulái. 三點比兩點方便一點兒。因爲一會兒出去，也許兩點回不來。 Three would be more convenient than two. Since I’m going out in a little while, I might not be able to get back by two. Nàme，wǒ sāndiǎn zhōng zài lóuxiàde huìkèshì děng nín. 那麽, 我三點鐘在樓下的會客室等您。 Well then, I’ll wait for you in the reception room downstairs at three o’clock. 6. huídelái 回得來 to be able to get back in time 7. kòng(r) 空(兒) free time, spare time 8. lóushàng 樓上 upstairs 9. shāngliang 商量 to discuss, to talk over 10. yǒu kòng(r) 有空(兒) to have free time

1. Wèi, Mēidàsī. 喂, 美大司。 Hello. Department of American and Oceanic Affairs. Wǒ shi Jiānádà Dàshiguǎnde Qiáozhì Dáfēi. Wǒ yǒu yíjiàn shì xiǎng gēn Wáng Kēzhǎng jiǎng-yijiǎng. 我是加拿大大使館的喬治達菲。我有一件事想跟王科長講一講。 I am George Duffy of the Canadian Embassy. I have something I would like to discuss with Section Chief Wáng. 2. Wáng Kēzhǎng xiànzài zài kāi huì. Děng tā kāiwán huì wǒ gàosong tā gěi ni huí diànhuà. 王科長現在在開會。等她開完會我告訴告誦她給你回電話。 Section Chief Wáng is at a meeting now. When she is finished with the meeting, I will tell her to return your call. 3. Hǎo, xièxie ni. 好，謝謝你。 Fine. Thank you. Bú xiè. 不謝。 Don’t mention it. 4. Nǐ dǎ diànhuà láide shíhou wǒ méi shíjiān gēn ni shuō huà. 你打電話來的時候我沒時間跟你説話。 When you called here, I didn’t have time to speak with you. Méi guānxi. 沒關係。 It doesn’t matter. 5. Wǒ gěi ni dǎ diànhuàde mùdi shi xiǎng gēn ni dāngmiàn tántan. 我給你打電話目的是想跟你當面談談。 The reason I called you is that I would like to talk with you in person. Nǐ míngtiān něng bu néng dào wǒ zhěr lái? 你明天能不能到我這兒來？ Can you come over here tomorrow? Kéyi. Míngtiān shénme shíhou dōu kéyi. 你明天能不能到我這兒來？ Yes. Any time tomorrow would be fine. 6. guānxi 關係 relation, relationship, connection 7. jiǎng huà 講話 to speak, to talk; a speech 8. lǐngshiguǎn 領事館 consulate 9. shìqing (yíjiàn) 事情 (一件) matter, business, affair 10. sīzhǎng 司長 department chief 11. yǒu guānxi 有關係 to relate to, to have a bearing on, to matter

1. B: Wéi. 喂 Hello. A: Wài, nǐ shi Zhū Kēzhǎng ma? 喂，你是朱科長嗎？ Hello. Are you Section Chief Zhū? B: Shì. Nín shi něiwèi? 是。您是哪位？ Yes. Who is this, please? A: Wǒ shi Wēilián Mǎdīng. 我是威廉馬丁。 I’m William Martin. B: Òu, Madīng Xiānsheng, hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn. Nǐ hǎo a? 哦，馬丁先生，好久不見。你好啊？ Oh, Mr. Martin—I haven’t seen you for quite a while. How are you? A: Hǎo. Nǐ hǎo a? 好。你好啊？ Fine. How are you? 2. A: Wǒ yōu diǎnr shì xiǎng gēn nín dāngmiàn tántan. 我有點兒事想跟您當面談談。 I have something I would like to talk with you about in person. 3. A: Bù zhīdào nín yǒu gōngfu meiyou. 不知道您有工夫沒有。 I don’t know whether you have the time or not. B: Yǒu gōngfu. 有功夫。 I have the time. 4. A: Shénme shíhou duì nín héshì? 什麽時候對您合適？ What time would suit you? B: Jīntiān, míngtiān dōu kéyi. 今天，明天都可以。 Either today or tomorrow would be fine. 5. A: Jīntiān xiàwǔ liǎngdiǎn zhōng fāngbian ma? 今天下午兩點鐘方便嗎？ Would two o’clock today be convenient? B: Sāndiǎn bī liǎngdiǎn fāngbian yìdiǎnr. 三點比兩點方便一點兒。 Three would be more convenient than two. 6. B: Yīnwei wǒ yìhuǐr chūqu, yěxǔ liǎngdiǎn huíbulái. 因爲我一會兒出去，也許兩點回不來。 Since I’m going out in a little while, I might not be able to get back by two. 7. B: Nàme, wǒ sāndiǎn zhōng zài lóuxiàde huìkèshì děng nín. 那麽，我三點鐘在樓下的會客室等您。 Well then, I’ll wait for you in the reception room downstairs at three o’clock. A: Hǎo, sāndiǎn jiàn. 好，三點見。 Fine. I’ll see you at three. 8. huídelái 回得來 to be able to get back in time 9. kòng(r) 空兒 free time, spare time 10. lóushàng 樓上 upstairs 11. shāngliang 商量 to discuss, to talk over 12. yǒu kòng(r) 有空兒 to have free time

bǐ 比 compared with, than dāngmiàn 當面 in person, face to face duì 對 to, towards; with regard to, with respect to gōngfu 功夫 free time, spare time héshì 合適 to be suitable, to be appropriate, to fit huíbulái 回不來 to be unable to get back huídelái 回得來 to be able to get back in time huìkèshì (huìkèshǐ) 會客室 reception room kēzhǎng 科長 section chief kòng(r) 空兒 free time, spare time lóushàng 樓上 upstairs lóuxià 樓下 downstairs nàme 那麽 well, then, in that case shāngliang 商量 to discuss, to talk over tán 談 to chat, to talk about wéi 喂 hello (telephone greeting) yěxǔ 也許 perhaps, maybe yìhuǐr 一會兒 a moment yǒu gōngfu 有功夫 to have free time yǒu kòng(r) 有空兒 to have free time chūkǒu gōngsī 出口公司 export company huì kè 會客 to receive guests xiē 些 several, some yǒu yòng 有用 to be useful