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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>Unit 5</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/><link rel="home" href="index.xhtml" title="Standard Chinese"/><link rel="up" href="ch02.xhtml" title="Chapter 2. Module 2: Biographic Information"/><link rel="prev" href="ch02s14.xhtml" title="Unit 4"/><link rel="next" href="ch02s16.xhtml" title="Unit 6"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Unit 5</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch02s14.xhtml">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 2. Module 2: Biographic Information</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch02s16.xhtml">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="d5e28226"/>Unit 5</h2></div></div></div><p/><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d5e28229"/>Introduction</h3></div></div></div><p/><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d5e28232"/>Topics covered in this unit</h4></div></div></div><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>Date and Place of birth.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Days of the week.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Ages.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>The marker <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">le</em></span> for new situations.</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d5e28244"/>Material you will need</h4></div></div></div><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>The C-1 and P-1 tapes, the Reference List and Reference Notes.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>The C-2 and P-2 tapes.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>The 5D-1 tape.</p></li></ol></div></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d5e28253"/>References</h3></div></div></div><p/><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d5e28256"/>Reference List</h4></div></div></div><p/><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="0"><colgroup><col align="center" class="col1"/><col align="center" class="col2"/><col class="col3"/><col class="col4"/><col class="col5"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center">1.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Andesen Fūren, nǐ
                                        shì zài nǎr shēngde?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">安德森夫人，你是在哪儿生的？</em></span></td><td>Mrs. Andersen, where were you born?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ shì zài Dézhōu
                                        shēngde.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我是在得州生的。</em></span></td><td>I was born in Texas.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">2.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐmen shì Xīngqīsì
                                        dàode ma?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你们是星期四到的吗？</em></span></td><td>Did you arrive on Thursday?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Bú shì, wǒmen shì
                                        Xīngqīwǔ dàode.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">不是，我们是星期五到的。</em></span></td><td>No, we arrived on Friday.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">3.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐmen xīngqījǐ
                                        zǒu?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你们星期几走？</em></span></td><td>What day of the week are you leaving?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒmen Xīngqītiān
                                        zǒu.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我们星期天走。</em></span></td><td>We are leaving on Sunday.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">4.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shì něinián
                                        shēngde?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你是哪年生的？</em></span></td><td>What year are you born?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ shì Yī jiǔ sān
                                        jiǔ nián shēngde.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我是一九三九年生的。</em></span></td><td>I was born in 1939.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">5.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shì jǐyüè
                                        shēngde?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你是几月生的？</em></span></td><td>What month were you born?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ shì Qíyüè
                                        shēngde.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我是七月生的。</em></span></td><td>I was born in July.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">6.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shì jǐhào
                                        shēngde?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你是几号生的？</em></span></td><td>What day of the month were you born?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ shì Sìhào
                                        shēngde.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我是四号生的。</em></span></td><td>I was born on the fourth.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">7.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐ duó dà
                                        le?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你多大了？</em></span></td><td>How old are you?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ èr shi sì
                                        le.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我二十四了。</em></span></td><td>I'm 24.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">8.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐ duó dà
                                        le?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你多大了？</em></span></td><td>How old are you?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ sān shi wǔ
                                        le.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我三十五了。</em></span></td><td>I'm 35.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">9.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐmen nǚháizi jǐsuì
                                        le?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你们女孩子几岁了？</em></span></td><td>How old is your girl?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Tā básuì
                                        le.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">她八岁了。</em></span></td><td>She's eight years old.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">10.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐmen nánháizi dōu
                                        jǐsuì le?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你们男孩子都几岁了？</em></span></td><td>How old are your boys?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Yíge jiǔsuì le,
                                        yíge liùsuì le.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">一个九岁了，　一个六岁了。</em></span></td><td>One is nine, and one is six.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d5e28481"/>Vocabulary</h4></div></div></div><p/><div class="striped"><table class="striped" border="0"><colgroup><col class="col1"/><col class="col2"/><col class="col3"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">duó
                                        dà</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">多大</em></span></td><td>how old</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">hòunián
                                        (hòunian)</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">后年</em></span></td><td>the year after next</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">jǐhào</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">几号</em></span></td><td>what day of the month?</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">jīnnián
                                        (jīnnian)</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">今年</em></span></td><td>this year</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">jǐsuì</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">几岁</em></span></td><td>how old</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">jǐyüè</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">几月</em></span></td><td>what month</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">míngnián
                                        (míngnian)</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">明年</em></span></td><td>next year</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">něinián</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">哪年？</em></span></td><td>which year</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">niánnián
                                        (niánnian)</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">年年</em></span></td><td>every year</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">qiánnián
                                        (qiánnian)</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">前年</em></span></td><td>the year before last</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">qǜnián
                                        (qǜnian)</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">去年</em></span></td><td>last year</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shàngge
                                        yüè</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">上个月</em></span></td><td>last month</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shēng</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">生</em></span></td><td>to be born</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-suì</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">岁</em></span></td><td>year (of age)</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">xiàge
                                        yüè</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">下个月</em></span></td><td>next month</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Xīngqīèr</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">星期二</em></span></td><td>Tuesday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">xīngqījǐ</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">星期几</em></span></td><td>what day of the week</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Xīngqīliù</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">星期六</em></span></td><td>Saturday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Xīngqīsān</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">星期三</em></span></td><td>Wednesday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Xīngqīsì</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">星期四</em></span></td><td>Thursday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Xīngqītiān</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">星期日，星期天</em></span></td><td>Sunday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Xīngqīwǔ</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">星期五</em></span></td><td>Friday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Xīngqīyī</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">星期一</em></span></td><td>Monday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">zheìge
                                        yüè</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">这个月</em></span></td><td>this month</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d5e28634"/>Reference Notes</h4></div></div></div><p/><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="d5e28637"/>Notes on №1</h5></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="0"><colgroup><col align="center" class="col1"/><col align="center" class="col2"/><col class="col3"/><col class="col4"/><col class="col5"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center">1.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Andesen Fūren,
                                            nǐ shì zài nǎr shēngde?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">安德森夫人，你是在哪儿生的？</em></span></td><td>Mrs. Andersen, where were you born?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ shì zài
                                            Dézhōu shēngde.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我是在得州生的。</em></span></td><td>I was born in Texas.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shì...de</em></span>
                        construction is used to focus on place expressions as well as on time and
                        manner expressions.</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/><col class="c3"/><col class="c4"/><col class="c5"/><col class="c6"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shi</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">zài
                                                Měiguó</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shēng</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-de.</em></span></td><td>I was born in America. WHERE</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shi</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">zuótiān</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">dào</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-de.</em></span></td><td>I arrived yesterday. WHEN</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shi</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">yíge
                                                rén</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">lái</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-de.</em></span></td><td>I came alone. HOW</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="d5e28710"/>Notes on №2-3</h5></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="0"><colgroup><col align="center" class="col1"/><col align="center" class="col2"/><col class="col3"/><col class="col4"/><col class="col5"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center">2.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐmen shì
                                            Xīngqīsì dàode ma?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你们是星期四到的吗？</em></span></td><td>Did you arrive on Thursday?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Bú shì, wǒmen
                                            shì Xīngqīwǔ dàode.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">不是，我们是星期五到的。</em></span></td><td>No, we arrived on Friday.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">3.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐmen xīngqījǐ
                                            zǒu?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你们星期几走？</em></span></td><td>What day of the week are you leaving?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒmen
                                            Xīngqītiān zǒu.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我们星期天走。</em></span></td><td>We are leaving on Sunday.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>Days of the week:</strong></span></p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">xīngqījǐ</em></span></td><td>What day of the week?</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">xīngqīyī</em></span></td><td>Monday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">xīngqīèr</em></span></td><td>Tuesday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">xīngqīsàn</em></span></td><td>Wednesday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">xīngqīsì</em></span></td><td>Thursday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">xingqīwǔ</em></span></td><td>Friday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">xīngqīliù</em></span></td><td>Saturday</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">xīngqītiān</em></span></td><td>Sunday</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>Until now, you have always seen <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">jǐ</em></span>, "how many," at the beginning of a word
                            (<span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">jǐge háizi, jǐwèi xiānsheng,
                            jǐhào</em></span>). In <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">xīngqījǐ</em></span>, <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-jǐ</em></span> is at the end of the word. In both places, occupies
                        the position of a number and acts like a number: <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">xīngqījǐ</em></span>, "What number day of
                        the week?"</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="d5e28803"/>Notes on №4</h5></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="0"><colgroup><col align="center" class="col1"/><col align="center" class="col2"/><col class="col3"/><col class="col4"/><col class="col5"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center">4.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shì něinián
                                            shēngde?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你是哪年生的？</em></span></td><td>What year are you born?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ shì Yī jiǔ
                                            sān jiǔ nián shēngde.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我是一九三九年生的。</em></span></td><td>I was born in 1939.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The word for "year," -<span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">nián</em></span> is a bound word (like the word for "day,"
                            <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-tiān</em></span>). The
                        question word <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">něinián</em></span>, "which year," is formed with the bound word
                            <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">něi</em></span>
                        "which."</p><p>The year is given as a sequence of digits, so that 1972, <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Yījiǔqīèrnián</em></span> would literally
                        be "one-nine-seven-two year." In a sequence of digits, the word
                            <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">èr-</em></span> (not
                            <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">liǎng-</em></span> is used
                        for 2, and the words for 1, T, and 8 keep their basic high tones. (See notes
                        on No. 10 for cases in which these tones change.)</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="d5e28838"/>Notes on №5</h5></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="0"><colgroup><col align="center" class="col1"/><col align="center" class="col2"/><col class="col3"/><col class="col4"/><col class="col5"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center">5.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shì jǐyüè
                                            shēngde?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你是几月生的？</em></span></td><td>What month were you born?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ shì Qíyüè
                                            shēngde.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我是七月生的。</em></span></td><td>I was born in July.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>Months:</strong></span></p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/><col class="c3"/><col class="c4"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">jǐyüè?</em></span></td><td>What month?</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">yíyüè</em></span></td><td>January</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">qíyüè</em></span></td><td>July</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">èryüè</em></span></td><td>February</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">báyüè</em></span></td><td>August</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">sānyüè</em></span></td><td>March</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">jiǔyüè</em></span></td><td>September</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">sìyüè</em></span></td><td>April</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shíyüè</em></span></td><td>October</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">wǔyüè</em></span></td><td>May</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shǐyīyüè</em></span></td><td>November</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">liùyüè</em></span></td><td>June</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shíèryüè</em></span></td><td>December</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>Since the names of the months are formed with numbers, <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">jǐ-</em></span> "how many," is the
                        appropriate question word to use for "what month." <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Jǐ-</em></span> is used in <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Běijīng</em></span> to ask for a number
                        expected to be around 10 or 11. </p><p>Notice the tones on the words for 1, 7 and 8, which most Peking speakers
                        pronounce as Rising before Falling-tone words such as <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">yüè</em></span>. The syllable
                            <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-yī-</em></span> in the
                        word for "November," however, is usually pronounced with the High tone:
                            <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shíyīyüè</em></span> (See
                        the notes on No, 10 for a summary of tone changes.)</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="d5e28929"/>Notes on №6</h5></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="0"><colgroup><col align="center" class="col1"/><col align="center" class="col2"/><col class="col3"/><col class="col4"/><col class="col5"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center">6.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shì jǐhào
                                            shēngde?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你是几号生的？</em></span></td><td>What day of the month were you born?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ shì Sìhào
                                            shēngde.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我是四号生的。</em></span></td><td>I was born on the fourth.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>Days of the month are expressed by the number of the day followed by the
                        bound word <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-haò</em></span>.
                        You will remember that <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-hào</em></span> is also used in giving addresses. </p><p>In asking about days of the month, "how many," is used, even though the
                        question may be answered by a number as high as 31. The month and day of the
                        month may be given together. For example:</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shi jǐyüè
                                            jǐhào shēngde?</em></span></td><td>What is your month and day of birth?</td></tr><tr><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ shi bāyüè
                                            jiǔhào shēngde.</em></span></td><td>I was born on August 9.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="d5e28972"/>Notes on №7-8</h5></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="0"><colgroup><col align="center" class="col1"/><col align="center" class="col2"/><col class="col3"/><col class="col4"/><col class="col5"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center">7.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐ duó dà
                                            le?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你多大了？</em></span></td><td>How old are you?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ èr shi sì
                                            le.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我二十四了。</em></span></td><td>I'm 24.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center">8.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐ duó dà
                                            le?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你多大了？</em></span></td><td>How old are you?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ sān shi wǔ
                                            le.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">我三十五了。</em></span></td><td>I'm 35.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐ duō dà le?</em></span>
                        "How old are you?" literally means "How big (in years of age) are you?" This
                        is a common way to ask a person's age. The question is appropriate for
                        asking the age of a child or a young adult, but the expression is not
                        considered polite enough for asking an older adult his age. (More formal
                        ways to ask a person's age will be introduced on the C-2, P-2, and drill
                        tapes.)</p><p> The marker <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">le</em></span>_which ends these sentences calls attention to the fact
                        that something is true now that was not true before. </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="file:/home/eric/bin/Xml/Oxygen%20XML%20Editor%2021/frameworks/docbook/css/img/note.png"/></td><th align="left">Note</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Ages may also be asked and given without using the new-situation
                                    <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">le</em></span>.</p></td></tr></table></div><p>Le has only this new-situation meaning in these sentences. It has no
                        meaning of completion, since in fact, there is no completed event. </p><p>One way to reflect the new-situation <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">le</em></span> in the English translation
                        is to add the word "now": I'm 35 now." Essentially, however, "new situation"
                        (sometimes called change of state") is a Chinese grammatical category with
                        no simple English equivalent. </p><p>The marker <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">le</em></span>
                        for new situations is always found at the end of a sentence and is sometimes
                        called "sentence <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">le</em></span>."</p><p>Notice that neither answer contains a verb. The verb that has been left
                        out is <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">yǒu</em></span> "to
                        have." The verb may not be left out in the negative: <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Wǒ méiyou sānshiwǔ.</em></span> "I’m not
                        35."</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="d5e29035"/>Notes on №9</h5></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="0"><colgroup><col align="center" class="col1"/><col align="center" class="col2"/><col class="col3"/><col class="col4"/><col class="col5"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center">9.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐmen nǚháizi
                                            jǐsuì le?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你们女孩子几岁了？</em></span></td><td>How old is your girl?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Tā básuì
                                            le.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">她八岁了。</em></span></td><td>She's eight years old.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-suì</em></span>: In the
                        traditional Chinese system of giving ages, a person is one -sui old at birth
                        and becomes another <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-suì</em></span> old on the New Year's following his birth. A baby
                        born the day before New Year's would thus be two <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-suì</em></span> old on the day after his
                        birth. Most Chinese, however, have now switched to the Western style of
                        computing age and use <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-suì</em></span> just as we use years old. </p><p>The word <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-suì</em></span>
                        like the word <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-hào</em></span>, is a bound word shoving what kind of thing a number
                        is counting. </p><p>In a date or address you are listing a number and use <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">èr</em></span> for 2, while in giving an
                        age you are counting an amount of something and use <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">liǎng</em></span>: <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">liǎngsuì</em></span>, "two years
                        old."</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="d5e29073"/>Notes on №10</h5></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="0"><colgroup><col align="center" class="col1"/><col align="center" class="col2"/><col class="col3"/><col class="col4"/><col class="col5"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center">10.</td><td align="center">A:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Nǐmen nánháizi
                                            dōu jǐsuì le?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">你们男孩子都几岁了？</em></span></td><td>How old are your boys?</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> </td><td align="center">B:</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Yíge jiǔsuì le,
                                            yíge liùsuì le.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase">一个九岁了，　一个六岁了。</em></span></td><td>One is nine, and one is six.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The word <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">dōu</em></span> is
                        used when "both" or "all" would probably not be used in English, namely,
                        when expecting different information about each of the things (or persons)
                        being discussed. "All" tends to be collective, asking or telling about
                        something the members of a group have in common. <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Dōu</em></span> can be distributive,
                        asking or telling something about the members of a group as
                        individuals.</p><p><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Yí, qí, bá</em></span>: In
                        the spoken language of Peking, the basic High tones of <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">yī</em></span>, <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">qī</em></span> and <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">bā</em></span> usually change to Rising
                        tones before Falling-tone words (such as <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-hào</em></span>, <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">yüè</em></span>, and <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">-suì</em></span>). This change is most
                        common when the complete number given has only one digit. When there are two
                        or more digits, the <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">qī</em></span> and <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">bā</em></span> of numbers ending in 7 and 8 are more likely to have
                        Rising tones than the <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">yī</em></span> of numbers ending in 1 (which is usually in the High
                        tone). </p><p>Compare:</p><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col align="center" class="c1"/><col align="center" class="c2"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td align="center"><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shíqíhào</em></span></td><td align="center">the 17th</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">shíyīyüè</em></span></td><td align="center">November</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>In all cases, the High tone is more likely to be kept in rapid speech. You
                        may also encounter speakers who never make changes in the tones of
                            <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">yī</em></span>,
                            <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">qī</em></span> and
                            <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">bā</em></span>.</p><p>Remember that, in the digit-by-digit form of giving the year, the numbers
                        1, 7, and 8 keep their basic High tones: <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Yījiǔbāliùnián</em></span> 1986.</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title"><a id="d5e29133"/>Notes on additional required vocabulary</h5></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="0"><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/><col class="c3"/><col class="c4"/><col class="c5"/><col class="c6"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Days</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">qiántiān</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>zuótiān</strong></span></em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">jīntiān</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">mīngtiān</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">hòutiān</em></span></td></tr><tr><td>Years</td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">qiánnián</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>qǜnián</strong></span></em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">jīnnián</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">míngnián</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">hòunián</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>In the Chinese system of expressing relative time in terms of days and
                        years, only one pair of terms is not parallel: <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">zuótiān</em></span> "yesterday," and
                            <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">qǜnián</em></span> "last
                        year."</p></div></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d5e29173"/>Drills</h3></div></div></div><p/></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d5e29176"/>Criterion test</h3></div></div></div><p/></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="d5e29179"/>Appendices</h3></div></div></div><p/><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d5e29182"/>Appendix </h4></div></div></div><p/></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d5e29185"/>Appendix </h4></div></div></div><p/></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d5e29188"/>Appendix </h4></div></div></div><p/></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d5e29191"/>Appendix </h4></div></div></div><p/></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="d5e29194"/>Appendix </h4></div></div></div><p/></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch02s14.xhtml">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch02.xhtml">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch02s16.xhtml">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Unit 4 </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.xhtml">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Unit 6</td></tr></table></div></body></html>