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                        <h2 class="title" style="clear: both">Unit 5</h2>
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            <p></p>
            <section class="section" title="Introduction" epub:type="division" id="d0e9309">
                <div class="titlepage">
                    <div>
                        <div>
                            <h3 class="title">Introduction</h3>
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                <section class="section" title="Topics covered in this unit" epub:type="division"
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                                <h4 class="title">Topics covered in this unit</h4>
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                            <li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>Date and Place of
                                    birth.</p></li>
                            <li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>Days of the week.</p></li>
                            <li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>Ages.</p></li>
                            <li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><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>
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                </section>
                <section class="section" title="Material you will need" epub:type="division"
                    id="d0e9332">
                    <div class="titlepage">
                        <div>
                            <div>
                                <h4 class="title">Material you will need</h4>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <div class="orderedlist" epub:type="list">
                        <ol class="orderedlist" type="1">
                            <li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>The C-1 and P-1 tapes, the
                                    Reference List and Reference Notes.</p></li>
                            <li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>The C-2 and P-2
                                tapes.</p></li>
                            <li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>The 5D-1 tape.</p></li>
                        </ol>
                    </div>
                </section>
            </section>
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                            <h3 class="title">References</h3>
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                <p></p>
                <section class="section" title="Reference List" epub:type="division" id="d0e9350">
                    <div class="titlepage">
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                            <div>
                                <h4 class="title">Reference List</h4>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <p></p>
                    <div class="informaltable">
                        <table
                            style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                            <colgroup>
                                <col style="text-align: center; " class="col1" />
                                <col style="text-align: center; " class="col2" />
                                <col class="col3" />
                                <col class="col4" />
                                <col class="col5" />
                            </colgroup>
                            <tbody>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >1.</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >A:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Mrs. Andersen, where
                                        were you born?</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >B:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">I was born in
                                        Texas.</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "> </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >2.</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >A:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Did you arrive on
                                        Thursday?</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >B:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">No, we arrived on
                                        Friday.</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "> </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >3.</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >A:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Nǐmen xīngqījǐ
                                            zǒu?</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                >你们星期几走？</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">What day of the week are
                                        you leaving?</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >B:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Wǒmen Xīngqītiān
                                            zǒu.</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                >我们星期天走。</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">We are leaving on
                                        Sunday.</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "> </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >4.</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >A:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shì něinián
                                            shēngde?</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                >你是哪年生的？</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">What year are you
                                        born?</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >B:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">I was born in 1939.</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "> </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >5.</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >A:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shì jǐyüè
                                            shēngde?</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                >你是几月生的？</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">What month were you
                                        born?</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >B:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Wǒ shì Qíyüè
                                            shēngde.</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                >我是七月生的。</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">I was born in July.</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "> </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >6.</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >A:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shì jǐhào
                                            shēngde?</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                >你是几号生的？</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">What day of the month
                                        were you born?</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >B:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Wǒ shì Sìhào
                                            shēngde.</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                >我是四号生的。</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">I was born on the
                                        fourth.</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "> </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >7.</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >A:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Nǐ duó dà le?</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >你多大了？</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">How old are you?</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >B:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                >我二十四了。</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">I'm 24.</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "> </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >8.</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >A:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Nǐ duó dà le?</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >你多大了？</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">How old are you?</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >B:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                >我三十五了。</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">I'm 35.</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "> </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >9.</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >A:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Nǐmen nǚháizi jǐsuì
                                            le?</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">How old is your
                                        girl?</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >B:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Tā básuì le.</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >她八岁了。</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">She's eight years
                                        old.</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "> </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >10.</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                        >A:</td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">How old are your
                                        boys?</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                        > </td>
                                    <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                        >B:</td>
                                    <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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 style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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>
                </section>
                <section class="section" title="Vocabulary" epub:type="division" id="d0e9667">
                    <div class="titlepage">
                        <div>
                            <div>
                                <h4 class="title">Vocabulary</h4>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <p></p>
                    <div class="informaltable">
                        <table
                            style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                            <colgroup>
                                <col class="col1" />
                                <col class="col2" />
                                <col class="col3" />
                            </colgroup>
                            <tbody>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">duó dà</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >多大</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">how old</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">hòunián
                                        (hòunian)</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >后年</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">the year after next</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">jǐhào</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >几号</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">what day of the
                                        month?</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">jīnnián
                                        (jīnnian)</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >今年</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">this year</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">jǐsuì</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >几岁</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">how old</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">jǐyüè</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >几月</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">what month</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">míngnián
                                            (míngnian)</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >明年</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">next year</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">něinián</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >哪年？</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">which year</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">niánnián
                                            (niánnian)</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >年年</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">every year</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">qiánnián
                                            (qiánnian)</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >前年</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">the year before
                                        last</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">qǜnián
                                        (qǜnian)</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >去年</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">last year</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">shàngge yüè</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >上个月</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">last month</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">shēng</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >生</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">to be born</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">-suì</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >岁</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">year (of age)</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">xiàge yüè</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >下个月</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">next month</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Xīngqīèr</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >星期二</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Tuesday</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">xīngqījǐ</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >星期几</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">what day of the
                                        week</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Xīngqīliù</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >星期六</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Saturday</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Xīngqīsān</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >星期三</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Wednesday</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Xīngqīsì</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >星期四</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Thursday</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Xīngqītiān</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                >星期日，星期天</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Sunday</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Xīngqīwǔ</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >星期五</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Friday</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                ><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase">Xīngqīyī</em></span></td>
                                    <td
                                        style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                            >星期一</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Monday</td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span
                                            xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                >zheìge yüè</em></span></td>
                                    <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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>
                </section>
                <section class="section" title="Reference Notes" epub:type="division" id="d0e9894">
                    <div class="titlepage">
                        <div>
                            <div>
                                <h4 class="title">Reference Notes</h4>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <p></p>
                    <section class="section" title="Notes on №1" epub:type="division" id="d0e9898">
                        <div class="titlepage">
                            <div>
                                <div>
                                    <h5 class="title">Notes on №1</h5>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="informaltable">
                            <table
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col1" />
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col2" />
                                    <col class="col3" />
                                    <col class="col4" />
                                    <col class="col5" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >1.</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >A:</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><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
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Mrs. Andersen, where
                                            were you born?</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            >B:</td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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 style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col class="c1" />
                                    <col class="c2" />
                                    <col class="c3" />
                                    <col class="c4" />
                                    <col class="c5" />
                                    <col class="c6" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">Wǒ</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">shi</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">zài Měiguó</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">shēng</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">-de.</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">I was born in
                                            America. WHERE</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">Wǒ</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">shi</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">zuótiān</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">dào</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">-de.</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">I arrived yesterday.
                                            WHEN</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >Wǒ</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >shi</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >yíge rén</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >lái</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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>
                    </section>
                    <section class="section" title="Notes on №2-3" epub:type="division"
                        id="d0e10002">
                        <div class="titlepage">
                            <div>
                                <div>
                                    <h5 class="title">Notes on №2-3</h5>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="informaltable">
                            <table
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col1" />
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col2" />
                                    <col class="col3" />
                                    <col class="col4" />
                                    <col class="col5" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >2.</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >A:</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><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
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Did you arrive on
                                            Thursday?</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >B:</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><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
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">No, we arrived on
                                            Friday.</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "> </td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >3.</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >A:</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">Nǐmen xīngqījǐ
                                                zǒu?</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >你们星期几走？</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">What day of the week
                                            are you leaving?</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            >B:</td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >Wǒmen Xīngqītiān zǒu.</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col class="c1" />
                                    <col class="c2" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">xīngqījǐ</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">What day of the
                                            week?</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">xīngqīyī</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Monday</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">xīngqīèr</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Tuesday</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">xīngqīsàn</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Wednesday</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">xīngqīsì</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Thursday</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">xingqīwǔ</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Friday</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">xīngqīliù</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Saturday</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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>
                    </section>
                    <section class="section" title="Notes on №4" epub:type="division" id="d0e10142">
                        <div class="titlepage">
                            <div>
                                <div>
                                    <h5 class="title">Notes on №4</h5>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="informaltable">
                            <table
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col1" />
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col2" />
                                    <col class="col3" />
                                    <col class="col4" />
                                    <col class="col5" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >4.</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >A:</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shì něinián
                                                shēngde?</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >你是哪年生的？</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">What year are you
                                            born?</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            >B:</td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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 style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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>
                    </section>
                    <section class="section" title="Notes on №5" epub:type="division" id="d0e10203">
                        <div class="titlepage">
                            <div>
                                <div>
                                    <h5 class="title">Notes on №5</h5>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="informaltable">
                            <table
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col1" />
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col2" />
                                    <col class="col3" />
                                    <col class="col4" />
                                    <col class="col5" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >5.</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >A:</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shì jǐyüè
                                                shēngde?</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >你是几月生的？</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">What month were you
                                            born?</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            >B:</td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >Wǒ shì Qíyüè shēngde.</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col class="c1" />
                                    <col class="c2" />
                                    <col class="c3" />
                                    <col class="c4" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">jǐyüè?</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >What month?</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "> </td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">yíyüè</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >January</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">qíyüè</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">July</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">èryüè</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >February</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">báyüè</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">August</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">sānyüè</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >March</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">jiǔyüè</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">September</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">sìyüè</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >April</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">shíyüè</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">October</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">wǔyüè</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >May</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">shǐyīyüè</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">November</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >liùyüè</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; ">June</td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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>
                    </section>
                    <section class="section" title="Notes on №6" epub:type="division" id="d0e10345">
                        <div class="titlepage">
                            <div>
                                <div>
                                    <h5 class="title">Notes on №6</h5>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="informaltable">
                            <table
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col1" />
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col2" />
                                    <col class="col3" />
                                    <col class="col4" />
                                    <col class="col5" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >6.</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >A:</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">Nǐ shì jǐhào
                                                shēngde?</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >你是几号生的？</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">What day of the
                                            month were you born?</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            >B:</td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >Wǒ shì Sìhào shēngde.</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col class="c1" />
                                    <col class="c2" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">What is your month
                                            and day of birth?</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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>
                    </section>
                    <section class="section" title="Notes on №7-8" epub:type="division"
                        id="d0e10408">
                        <div class="titlepage">
                            <div>
                                <div>
                                    <h5 class="title">Notes on №7-8</h5>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="informaltable">
                            <table
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col1" />
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col2" />
                                    <col class="col3" />
                                    <col class="col4" />
                                    <col class="col5" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >7.</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >A:</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">Nǐ duó dà
                                            le?</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >你多大了？</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">How old are
                                            you?</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >B:</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><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
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >我二十四了。</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">I'm 24.</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "> </td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >8.</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >A:</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">Nǐ duó dà
                                            le?</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Hani" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >你多大了？</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">How old are
                                            you?</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            >B:</td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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 style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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" title="Note" epub:type="notice">
                            <table style="border: 0; ">
                                <tr>
                                    <td
                                        style="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 25px; "
                                        rowspan="2"><img alt="[Note]"
                                            src="images/note_731710578.png" /></td>
                                    <th style="text-align: left; ">Note</th>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: 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>
                    </section>
                    <section class="section" title="Notes on №9" epub:type="division" id="d0e10512">
                        <div class="titlepage">
                            <div>
                                <div>
                                    <h5 class="title">Notes on №9</h5>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="informaltable">
                            <table
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col1" />
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col2" />
                                    <col class="col3" />
                                    <col class="col4" />
                                    <col class="col5" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >9.</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >A:</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">Nǐmen nǚháizi jǐsuì
                                                le?</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">How old is your
                                            girl?</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            >B:</td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >Tā básuì le.</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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>
                    </section>
                    <section class="section" title="Notes on №10" epub:type="division" id="d0e10580">
                        <div class="titlepage">
                            <div>
                                <div>
                                    <h5 class="title">Notes on №10</h5>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="informaltable">
                            <table
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col1" />
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="col2" />
                                    <col class="col3" />
                                    <col class="col4" />
                                    <col class="col5" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >10.</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >A:</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><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
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><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 style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">How old are your
                                            boys?</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            > </td>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                            >B:</td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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 style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="c1" />
                                    <col style="text-align: center; " class="c2" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">shíqíhào</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >the 17th</td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="text-align: center; border-right: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">shíyīyüè</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="text-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>
                    </section>
                    <section class="section" title="Notes on additional required vocabulary"
                        epub:type="division" id="d0e10690">
                        <div class="titlepage">
                            <div>
                                <div>
                                    <h5 class="title">Notes on additional required vocabulary</h5>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="informaltable">
                            <table
                                style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; ">
                                <colgroup>
                                    <col class="c1" />
                                    <col class="c2" />
                                    <col class="c3" />
                                    <col class="c4" />
                                    <col class="c5" />
                                    <col class="c6" />
                                </colgroup>
                                <tbody>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                            >Days</td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">qiántiān</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><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
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">jīntiān</em></span></td>
                                        <td
                                            style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "
                                                ><span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                                                  class="foreignphrase">mīngtiān</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >hòutiān</em></span></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; ">Years</td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >qiánnián</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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 style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span
                                                xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em
                                                  xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"
                                                  >jīnnián</em></span></td>
                                        <td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><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>
                    </section>
                </section>
            </section>
            <section class="section" title="Drills" epub:type="division" id="d0e10749">
                <div class="titlepage">
                    <div>
                        <div>
                            <h3 class="title">Drills</h3>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <p></p>
            </section>
            <section class="section" title="Criterion test" epub:type="division" id="d0e10754">
                <div class="titlepage">
                    <div>
                        <div>
                            <h3 class="title">Criterion test</h3>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <p></p>
            </section>
            <section class="section" title="Appendices" epub:type="division" id="d0e10759">
                <div class="titlepage">
                    <div>
                        <div>
                            <h3 class="title">Appendices</h3>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <p></p>
                <section class="section" title="Appendix" epub:type="division" id="d0e10763">
                    <div class="titlepage">
                        <div>
                            <div>
                                <h4 class="title">Appendix </h4>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <p></p>
                </section>
                <section class="section" title="Appendix" epub:type="division" id="d0e10767">
                    <div class="titlepage">
                        <div>
                            <div>
                                <h4 class="title">Appendix </h4>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <p></p>
                </section>
                <section class="section" title="Appendix" epub:type="division" id="d0e10771">
                    <div class="titlepage">
                        <div>
                            <div>
                                <h4 class="title">Appendix </h4>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <p></p>
                </section>
                <section class="section" title="Appendix" epub:type="division" id="d0e10775">
                    <div class="titlepage">
                        <div>
                            <div>
                                <h4 class="title">Appendix </h4>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <p></p>
                </section>
                <section class="section" title="Appendix" epub:type="division" id="d0e10779">
                    <div class="titlepage">
                        <div>
                            <div>
                                <h4 class="title">Appendix </h4>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <p></p>
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