Unit 1
1
Your Fengsheng area has a street office too, doesn’t it?
你们丰盛地区也有街道办事处吧
Yes, it’s not far from our home
有，离我们家不远
2
Who’s the person in charge of your street office?
你们街道办事处的负责人是谁？
Liu Kailan. Everyone calls her older sister Liu
是刘开兰。大家叫她刘大姐
3
Does every street office manage several street units?
每个街道办事处都领导几个服务站吗？
Yes. In addition to many ordinary service units, we also have an automated laundry
是的。除了许多普通的服务站以外，我们还有一个机械洗衣站
4
Automated laundries help the residents in washing clothes don’t they?
机械洗衣站帮助居民洗衣服，是不是？
In addition to aiding the residents, they also often wash quilts for the troops
除了帮助居民以外，它们还常常帮助部队洗被子
5
There’s no connection between street service units and the national production plan is there?
街道办事处和国家生产计划没有关系吧？
No, but the street service units serve the masses in their daily lives, so the masses welcome them
你说得对，可是服务站可以为群众生活服务，群众很欢迎
6
Are the neighbourhood committees grassroots organisations working for the government?
居民委员会是不是基层的政府机关？
No, it’s the street offices that are the grassroots organisation of the government. The neighbourhood committees are under the management of the street offices
不，街道办事处才是基层的政府机关。居民委员会受街道办事处的领导
7
Are the neighbourhood committees also in charge of the participation of housewives in political study?
家庭妇女参加政治学习也是居民委员会负责吗？
Yes, neighbourhood committees organise housewives to participate in study
是的。居民委员会组织家庭妇女参加学习
8
I understand that street offices are also connected with the schools
据说街道和学校也有关系
Yes, we often take part in school activities
有，我们常常参加学校的活动
9
What should you do if you want to retire?
你如果想退休应该怎么办？
You should talk with your work unit. These things are all taken care of by your work unit
应该和工作单位谈一谈。这些事情都是工作单位管
10
I understand that people collect their pensions of some kind of office
据说人们在什么办事处领退休金
That’s right; you have to collect it at the street office
对，要在街道办事处领退休金
11
Do you have something to do tomorrow?
明天你有什么事儿吗？
Tomorrow is August 1st, we’re going to go visit and cheer up military dependants and families members of revolutionary martyrs
明天是八月一号。我们要去慰问军属烈属
12
Did you receive notification? Doesn’t the school want to have a parents meeting soon?
你接到通知没有？是不是最近学校要开家长会？
Yes, it seems to me that it’s next Monday at 5 in the afternoon
是啊，好像是下个星期一下午五点
1
Your Fengsheng area has a street office too, doesn’t it?
你们丰盛地区也有街道办事处吧
Yes, it’s not far from our home
有，离我们家不远
2
Who’s the person in charge of your street office?
你们街道办事处的负责人是谁？
Liu Kailan. Everyone calls her older sister Liu
是刘开兰。大家叫她刘大姐
3
Does every street office manage several street units?
每个街道办事处都领导几个服务站吗？
Yes. In addition to many ordinary service units, we also have an automated laundry
是的。除了许多普通的服务站以外，我们还有一个机械洗衣站
4
Automated laundries help the residents in washing clothes don’t they?
机械洗衣站帮助居民洗衣服，是不是？
In addition to aiding the residents, they also often wash quilts for the troops
除了帮助居民以外，它们还常常帮助部队洗被子
5
There’s no connection between street service units and the national production plan is there?
街道办事处和国家生产计划没有关系吧？
No, but the street service units serve the masses in their daily lives, so the masses welcome them
你说得对，可是服务站可以为群众生活服务，群众很欢迎
6
Are the neighbourhood committees grassroots organisations working for the government?
居民委员会是不是基层的政府机关？
No, it’s the street offices that are the grassroots organisation of the government. The neighbourhood committees are under the management of the street offices
不，街道办事处才是基层的政府机关。居民委员会受街道办事处的领导
7
Are the neighbourhood committees also in charge of the participation of housewives in political study?
家庭妇女参加政治学习也是居民委员会负责吗？
Yes, neighbourhood committees organise housewives to participate in study
是的。居民委员会组织家庭妇女参加学习
8
I understand that street offices are also connected with the schools
据说街道和学校也有关系
Yes, we often take part in school activities
有，我们常常参加学校的活动
9
What should you do if you want to retire?
你如果想退休应该怎么办？
You should talk with your work unit. These things are all taken care of by your work unit
应该和工作单位谈一谈。这些事情都是工作单位管
10
I understand that people collect their pensions of some kind of office
据说人们在什么办事处领退休金
That’s right; you have to collect it at the street office
对，要在街道办事处领退休金
11
Do you have something to do tomorrow?
明天你有什么事儿吗？
Tomorrow is August 1st, we’re going to go visit and cheer up military dependants and families members of revolutionary martyrs
明天是八月一号。我们要去慰问军属烈属
12
Did you receive notification? Doesn’t the school want to have a parents meeting soon?
你接到通知没有？是不是最近学校要开家长会？
Yes, it seems to me that it’s next Monday at 5 in the afternoon
是啊，好像是下个星期一下午五点
Unit 2
1
Listen, they’re talking about the patriotic clean-up campaign on the transistor radio
你听，半导体收音机里又在讲到爱国卫生运动了
Yes, it’s good to have clean-ups often. This should be widely publicised
对， 常搞卫生就是好，是应该多 宣传
2
Does the government call on the people to exterminate flies, mosquitoes and rats?
政府是不是号召人民 消灭苍蝇，蚊子和老鼠？
Yes, this is one of the important aspects of the patriotic clean-up campaign
对，这是爱国卫生运动的重要方面
3
Before liberation, if you came to china to visit, you would’ve seen that every place was dirty
解放前，到中国来看看，到处都很脏
But now it’s not the same. Quite a few places are clean
但是现在不一样了，不少地方都很干净
This is the achievement of the government and the people in doing a large-scale clean-up
这就是政府和人民 大搞卫生的成绩啊
4
Where did you hide that packet of insecticide? How come I can’t find it?
你把那包药藏在哪儿了？我怎么找不到？
Go into the room and look, it’s probably right on the table
你进屋去看看,大概就在桌子上
5
What shall we do before lighting the mosquito insecticide?
在点着新蚊子药以前应该先做什么？
You should close up all the windows and doors
应该先把窗户和门都关上
6
Do you get some exercise every morning?
你每天早晨都活动一会儿吗？
Yes, in the morning when the air is fresh, it’s good for the health to stand on the balcony for a while
对了，早晨空气新鲜，在阳台上站一会儿，对身体很有好处
7
Is your street committee area doing a full scale clean-up again today?
今天你们街道又搞大扫除了
Yes, the residents of our street committee area dare to think and dare to do, theyre determined to make our area as clean as an advanced street committee area
是啊，我们街道居民敢想敢干，一定要把我们这儿搞的像先进街道一样干净
8
This morning, there people in many places on the streets of Peking speaking through megaphones. What were they doing?
今天上午北京街头好多地方有人用广播tong2讲话。他们在做什么？
They were publicising traffic rules
他们在宣传交通规则
9
When doing the clean-up, if the masses have a good way of doing something, can they talk about it with the revolutionary street committee?
在搞卫生的时候，如果群众有一个好办法，能不能和革位会谈一谈？
Of course they can, the masses not only take part in all activities, but moreover, the often help us think of ways to take care of various jobs
当然可以。群众不仅参加街道所有的活动，而且经常 帮助我们想办法 做好各项工作
10
Does it matter if this medicine is used by older people?
年纪大的人使用这种药有没有关系？
No it doesn’t matter, take a look at the instructions
没有关系，请看说明书
11
What do you think of this method of fumigating mosquitoes?
你觉得这钟熏蚊子的办法怎么样？
It’s a good method, When everyone acts in unison the results are certain to be good
这钟办法很好。大家统一行动成绩准不错
1
Listen, they’re talking about the patriotic clean-up campaign on the transistor radio
你听，半导体收音机里又在讲到爱国卫生运动了
Yes, it’s good to have clean-ups often. This should be widely publicised
对， 常搞卫生就是好，是应该多 宣传
2
Does the government call on the people to exterminate flies, mosquitoes and rats?
政府是不是号召人民 消灭苍蝇，蚊子和老鼠？
Yes, this is one of the important aspects of the patriotic clean-up campaign
对，这是爱国卫生运动的重要方面
3
Before liberation, if you came to china to visit, you would’ve seen that every place was dirty
解放前，到中国来看看，到处都很脏
But now it’s not the same. Quite a few places are clean
但是现在不一样了，不少地方都很干净
This is the achievement of the government and the people in doing a large-scale clean-up
这就是政府和人民 大搞卫生的成绩啊
4
Where did you hide that packet of insecticide? How come I can’t find it?
你把那包药藏在哪儿了？我怎么找不到？
Go into the room and look, it’s probably right on the table
你进屋去看看,大概就在桌子上
5
What shall we do before lighting the mosquito insecticide?
在点着新蚊子药以前应该先做什么？
You should close up all the windows and doors
应该先把窗户和门都关上
6
Do you get some exercise every morning?
你每天早晨都活动一会儿吗？
Yes, in the morning when the air is fresh, it’s good for the health to stand on the balcony for a while
对了，早晨空气新鲜，在阳台上站一会儿，对身体很有好处
7
Is your street committee area doing a full scale clean-up again today?
今天你们街道又搞大扫除了
Yes, the residents of our street committee area dare to think and dare to do, theyre determined to make our area as clean as an advanced street committee area
是啊，我们街道居民敢想敢干，一定要把我们这儿搞的像先进街道一样干净
8
This morning, there people in many places on the streets of Peking speaking through megaphones. What were they doing?
今天上午北京街头好多地方有人用广播tong2讲话。他们在做什么？
They were publicising traffic rules
他们在宣传交通规则
9
When doing the clean-up, if the masses have a good way of doing something, can they talk about it with the revolutionary street committee?
在搞卫生的时候，如果群众有一个好办法，能不能和革位会谈一谈？
Of course they can, the masses not only take part in all activities, but moreover, the often help us think of ways to take care of various jobs
当然可以。群众不仅参加街道所有的活动，而且经常 帮助我们想办法 做好各项工作
10
Does it matter if this medicine is used by older people?
年纪大的人使用这种药有没有关系？
No it doesn’t matter, take a look at the instructions
没有关系，请看说明书
11
What do you think of this method of fumigating mosquitoes?
你觉得这钟熏蚊子的办法怎么样？
It’s a good method, When everyone acts in unison the results are certain to be good
这钟办法很好。大家统一行动成绩准不错
Unit 3
1
Where has older brother been all this time?
这半天我大哥到哪儿去了?
He’s cooling off on the balcony
他正在阳台上乘凉呢
2
What are Washington television programs like?
华盛顿的电视节目怎么样？
There’s quite a variety
比较丰富
3
I hear that Lao Wang likes music, chess, calligraphy and painting, doesn’t he?
听说老王喜欢琴，棋，书，画，是不是？
Yes, his calligraphy is very good, he’s even exhibited
是啊，他的书法很好，还展览过呢
4
Where are you planning to go for this holiday?
这个假日你准备去哪儿？
I’m thinking of going to the commune’s movie team to take a look
我想到公社电影儿队去看看
I’ve heard that their work is quite good
听说他们的工作搞得相当好
5
Your daughter’s music class grades are really good
您女儿的音乐课成绩很好啊
Her grades are pretty good, but she just doesn’t want to study music, there’s just nothing I can do about it
她的成绩是不错，可是她根本不想研究音乐，真是没办法
6
What do you all do when you take your break at work?
你们工间休息的时候，大家做什么？
We do some break-time calisthenics to get in shape
作的工间操锻炼锻炼身体
7
Did the local broadcasting network broadcast a lot of material today at noon?
今天中午有线广播站广播的内容多不多
Yes, the read a whole lot of newspapers
不少，他们念了好几份儿报纸
8
Do you go out to run every morning?
每天早晨你都出去跑步吗？
Yes, I go out to run and to do Tai-Qi
对了，出去跑步打太极拳
And on the way back, I stop at the market to buy groceries
回来的时候，顺便到菜市场买菜
9
Does your spouse do sports too?
你爱人也是搞体育的吗？
Yes, he’s really pretty good at calisthenics
是的，他的体操实在不错
10
What does she do in her time after work, in addition to taking part in the activities of the performing arts group?
她除了参加演出队的活动以外，业余时间还作什么？
She likes sports activities. She especially loves to play badminton
她喜欢体育活动，尤其是爱打羽毛球儿
11
I’d like to take part in a calligraphy study group, would that be alright?
我想参加书法研究会，行不行？
These study groups are one part of the cultural life of the people, they are all voluntary
这些研究会是人民文化生活的一部分，都是自愿参加的
This weekend I can go with you
这个周末我可以陪你去
1
Where has older brother been all this time?
这半天我大哥到哪儿去了?
He’s cooling off on the balcony
他正在阳台上乘凉呢
2
What are Washington television programs like?
华盛顿的电视节目怎么样？
There’s quite a variety
比较丰富
3
I hear that Lao Wang likes music, chess, calligraphy and painting, doesn’t he?
听说老王喜欢琴，棋，书，画，是不是？
Yes, his calligraphy is very good, he’s even exhibited
是啊，他的书法很好，还展览过呢
4
Where are you planning to go for this holiday?
这个假日你准备去哪儿？
I’m thinking of going to the commune’s movie team to take a look
我想到公社电影儿队去看看
I’ve heard that their work is quite good
听说他们的工作搞得相当好
5
Your daughter’s music class grades are really good
您女儿的音乐课成绩很好啊
Her grades are pretty good, but she just doesn’t want to study music, there’s just nothing I can do about it
她的成绩是不错，可是她根本不想研究音乐，真是没办法
6
What do you all do when you take your break at work?
你们工间休息的时候，大家做什么？
We do some break-time calisthenics to get in shape
作的工间操锻炼锻炼身体
7
Did the local broadcasting network broadcast a lot of material today at noon?
今天中午有线广播站广播的内容多不多
Yes, the read a whole lot of newspapers
不少，他们念了好几份儿报纸
8
Do you go out to run every morning?
每天早晨你都出去跑步吗？
Yes, I go out to run and to do Tai-Qi
对了，出去跑步打太极拳
And on the way back, I stop at the market to buy groceries
回来的时候，顺便到菜市场买菜
9
Does your spouse do sports too?
你爱人也是搞体育的吗？
Yes, he’s really pretty good at calisthenics
是的，他的体操实在不错
10
What does she do in her time after work, in addition to taking part in the activities of the performing arts group?
她除了参加演出队的活动以外，业余时间还作什么？
She likes sports activities. She especially loves to play badminton
她喜欢体育活动，尤其是爱打羽毛球儿
11
I’d like to take part in a calligraphy study group, would that be alright?
我想参加书法研究会，行不行？
These study groups are one part of the cultural life of the people, they are all voluntary
这些研究会是人民文化生活的一部分，都是自愿参加的
This weekend I can go with you
这个周末我可以陪你去