STANDARD CHINESE: A MODULAR APPROACH

OPTIONAL MODULES:

• * RESTAURANT

• * HOTEL

• * POST OFFICE AND TELEPHONE

• * CAR

  Before beginning Optional Module:	You should have completed Core Module:
  RST (Units 1-2) HTL PST/TEL CAR RST (Units 3-U)	MONEY MONEY DIRECTIONS TRANSPORTATION MEETING (Unit M

August 1978

Revised. February 1981

Copyright © 1980 by Lucille A. Barale, John H, T. Harvey and. Thomas E. Madden

PREFACE

Standard. Chinese: A Modular Approach originated in an interagency-conference held at the Foreign Service Institute in August 1973 to address the need generally felt in the U.S. Government language training community for improving and updating Chinese materials to reflect current usage in Beijing and Taipei.

The conference resolved to develop materials which were flexible enough in form and content to meet the requirements of a wide range of government agencies and academic institutions.

A Project Board was established consisting of representatives of the Central Intelligence Agency Language Learning Center, the Defense Language Institute, the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute, the Cryptologic School of the National Security Agency, and the U.S. Office of Education, later joined by the Canadian Forces Foreign Language School. The representatives have included Arthur T. McNeill, John Hopkins, John Boag, and Hugh Clayton (CIA); Colonel John F. Elder III, Joseph C. Hutchinson, Ivy Gibian, Major Bernard Muller-Thym, and Colonel Roland W. Flemming (DLl); James R. Frith and John B. Ratliff III (FSl); Kazuo Shitama (NSA); Richard T. Thompson and Julia Petrov (OE); and Lieutenant Colonel George Kozoriz (CFFLS).

The Project Board set up the Chinese Core Curriculum Project in 197^ in space provided at the Foreign Service Institute. Each of the six U.S. and Canadian government agencies provided funds and other assistance.

Gerard P. Kok was appointed project coordinator, and a planning council was formed consisting of Mr. Kok, Frances Li of the Defense Language Institute, Patricia O’Connor of the University of Texas, Earl M. Rickerson of the Language Learning Center, and James Wrenn of Brown University. In the fall of 1977j Lucille A. Barale was appointed deputy project coordinator. David W. Dellinger of the Language Learning Center and Charles R. Sheehan of the Foreign Service Institute also served on the planning council and contributed material to the project. The planning council drew up the original overall design for the materials and met regularly to review their development.

Writers for the first half of the materials were John H. T. Harvey, Lucille A. Barale, and Roberta S. Barry, who worked in close cooperation with the planning council and with the Chinese staff of the Foreign Service Institute. Mr. Harvey developed the instructional formats of the comprehension and production self-study materials, and also designed the communication-based classroom activities and wrote the teacher’s guides. Ms. Barale and Ms. Barry wrote the tape scripts and the student text. From 1978 until the project’s completion, writers for the course were Ms. Barale and Thomas E. Madden. They revised the field-test editions of the first six core modules and accompanying optional modules, and produced the materials subsequent to Module 6.

All Chinese language material was prepared, or selected hy Chuan Ouyang Chao, Yunhui Chao, Ying-chih Chen, Hsiao-Jung Chi, Eva Diao, Jan Hu, and Tsung-mi Li, assisted for part of the time hy Leslie L. H. Chang, Chieh-fang Ou Lee, Ying-ming Chen, and Joseph Yu Hsu Wang. Anna Affholder, Mei-li Chen, and Henry Khuo helped in the preparation of a preliminary corpus of dialogues.

Administrative assistance was provided at various times hy Joseph Abraham, Vincent Basciano, Lisa A. Bowden, Jill W. Ellis, Donna Fong, Judith J. Kieda, Renee T. C. Liang, Susan C. Pola, Peggy Ann Spitzer, and Kathleen Strype.

The production of tape recordings was directed hy Jose M. Ramirez of the Foreign Service Institute Recording Studio. The Chinese script was voiced hy Mr. Chang, Ms. Chao, Ms. Chen, Mr. Chen, Ms. Diao, Ms. Hu, Mr. Khuo, and Mr. Li. The English script was read hy Ms. Barale, Ms. Barry, Mr. Basciano, Ms. Ellis, Mr. Madden, Ms. Pola, and Ms. Strype.

The graphics were originally produced by John McClelland of the Foreign Service Institute Audio-Visual staff, under the general supervision of Joseph A. Sadote, unit chief.

Standard Chinese: A Modular Approach was field-tested with the cooperation of Brown University, the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, the Foreign Service Institute, the CIA Language Learning Center, the United States Air Force Academy, the University of Illinois, and the University of Virginia.

The Commandant of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center authorized the support necessary to print this edition.

f .Dames R. Frith, Chairman

\yChinese Core Curriculum Project Board

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface..........., .      

How to Study an Optional-Module Tape

Objectives for the Restaurant Module

Unit 1:

Part I

Part II

Part III

Unit Vocabulary List

Unit. 2:

• Part I . .

• Part II

• Part III

Unit Vocabulary List

Unit 3:

• Part I

• Part II

• Part III

Unit Vocabulary List

Unit U:

• Part I

• Part II

• Part III.

Unit Vocabulary List

Foods

Objectives for the Hotel Module ............ .....

Unit 1:

• Part I

• Part II.  .

• Part III

• Part IV

Unit Vocabulary List

Unit 2:

• Part I.........

• Part II

• Part III

• Part IV

• Unit Vo cabulary List . . . .

• Things in a Hotel Room

Objectives for the Post Office and Telephone Module . .

Unit 1:

• Part 1

• Part II......

• Part III..........

• Part IV

Unit Vocabulary List

Unit 2:

• Part I ...... .

• Part II ..............

• Part III..

• Part IV . . .

• Unit Vo cabulary List

Objectives for the Car Module

Unit 1:

• Part I . . . . . . .......  .  . . . . . . . . . .

• Part II

• Part III ... ’

Unit Vocabulary List . .

Unit 2: Part I....................

• Part II ........

• Part II I

Unit Vocabulary List

Parts of a Car ............      .

How to Study an Optional-Module Tape

The format of the optional modules is quite different from the format of the core modules, although both focus on what you need to know to deal with particular practical situations.

Each tape of an optional module is roughly equivalent to the five different tapes of a core-module unit, in the sense, at least, that it is intended as a self-contained presentation of a set of words and structures. Actually, however, an optional-module tape is closer to a combination of the C-l and P-1 tapes of a core-module unit with almost all explanations left in the notes. Moreover, an optional-module tape introduces considerably more vocabulary than a core-module unit.

Each tape is divided into several parts. Each part introduces words and sentences, some of them for comprehension only, next reviews all production items, and then reviews comprehension in extended dialogues.

You may have found that you could work through the C-l and P-1 tapes of a core-module unit a single time each, perhaps going back-over a few sections once or twice. You are almost sure to find, however, that you need to work through an optional-module tape more than once, perhaps frequently backing up and frequently stopping to read the Notes.

When a new word or sentence is introduced, there is a pause on the tape before you hear the Chinese. On your first time through the tape, you may use this pause to glance at the word or sentence in the Reference List. On your next time through the tape, you may use it to try to say the Chinese, using the Chinese after the pause as a confirmation.

In the dialogues at the end of each part, there are very short pauses between sentences. These should be just long enough for you to stop and start the tape without missing anything. Stop the tape whenever you want to think over the previous sentence or try to translate it.

RST, Objectives

Obj ectives

General

The purpose of the Restaurant Module (RST) is to acquaint you with Chinese cuisine and eating customs and to provide you with the linguistic skills you need to be able to order food in a restaurant or to dine at home.

Before starting the Restaurant Module, Unit 1, you should have at least completed the Money Module; and before starting Restaurant Module, Unit 3» you should have at least completed Meeting Module,

Specific

When you have finished this module, you should be able to:

• 1. Name four foods or dishes suitable as a snack or as an in-between meal.

• 2. Name four dishes in Chinese you might order for dinner.

• 3. Name 5 types of meat, fish or fowl.

• U. Translate the names of 10 Chinese dishes (either soups, main courses, or desserts) into English.

• 5. List the food which accompanies various main courses: rice, noodles, pancakes, steamed bread, flower rolls.

• 6. Order a Western-style breakfast.

• 7. Order one of the "fixed meals" offered in small restaurants.

• 8. Order Mongolian Barbecue or Mongolian Hot Pot.

• 9- Discuss with a friend what to order for a snack.

• 10. Ask for a menu and for help in reading it. Discuss with the waiter or waitress what the various dishes are. Ask for suggestions in ordering the meal.

• 11. Comment on the meal: how the dishes were made, which were most pleasing, and when you’ve had enough.

RST, Objectives

• 12. Ask for the check and ask to have the tip figured into the total.

• 13. Call to make reservations for a dinner party. Discuss the menu and cost of the dinner.

• 1U. List the different types of courses which go to make up a banquet: cold dishes, main courses, soups, and dess -.-:s.

• 15. Partake in a formal banquet: toasting friends, wishing them well, and responding to the host’s hospitality.

Restaurant Module, Unit 1

PART I

NOTES ON PART I

chi: ’to eat’. The verb ’to eat’ is often expressed using a general object compound, chi fan, instead of the simple verb chi.

Nǐ chi fan le ma?                    Have you eaten?

Wǒ hái méi chi fan.                  I haven’t eaten yet.

suíbiàn: This word meaning ’as you please’, or more literally ’following convenience’, has a variety of uses.

Nǐ suíbiàn mǎi ba.                   Buy what you want.

Ni qù bu qu? Suí nǐde               Are you going? Do what you

biàn ba.                               like.

guōtiē: This has been translated here as ’fried dumpling’, but actually a guōtiē differs from a dumpling in several respects. We usually think of a dumpling as a solid lump of leavened dough dropped in soup to cook. A guōtiē, however, is made of thin, unleavened dough, which serves as a wrapper for a filling. This filling may be Chinese cabbage, port, beef, lamb, or any combination thereof. Secondly, a guōtiē is not dropped in soup, but is steamed and fried, so that the bottom is crisp and the top is soft.

“baozi: This is a round of steamed “bread filled with salty stuffing (cabbage, pork, beef, shrimp, etc.) or sweet stuffing (red bean puree, walnuts, almonds, etc.). The steamed bread is made from a raised dough and forms a thick bun, somewhat similar in concept to a hamburger.

suān là tāng: A thick spicy soup made of pork, white bean curd, "red bean curd" (actually dried chicken or pork blood), dried tiger lily flowers, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and egg.

liǎngwǎn...: The word for ’bowl’, wan, is used as a counter here.

Taipei:

A conversation in a small restaurant.

M: Yuzhēn, nǐ xiǎng chi             Yùzhēn, what do you want to

shénme?                          eat?

F: Saíbiàn. Ní diǎn ba.             As you like. You order.

M: Women diǎn diǎn guōtiē, suān là tāng, hǎo bu hǎo?

F: Hǎo a.

M: Hǎi yào jǐge bāozi, zěnmeyàng?

F: Hǎo a. Bu yào diǎn tài duō le.

F2: Nǐmen diǎn dian shénme?

M: Women yào èrshige guōtiē sìge bāozi, liǎngwǎn suān là tāng.

F2: Hǎo. Jiù lai.

We’ll order some fried dumplings and sour and hot soup, Okay?

Okay.

How about a few bāozi, too?

Okay. Don’t order too much.

What will you order?

We want twenty fried dumplings, four bāozi, two bowls of sour and hot soup.

Okay, it’ll be here right away.

NOTES ON THE DIALOGUE

Hái yào jige baozi, zēnmeyàng?: The toneless syllable ji-means ’a few’ or ’several’. It may be difficult to distinguish between jige, ’a few', from jige, 'how many' in rapid speech. Usually there will be other clues such as intonation and context to help you distinguish them. This is discussed again in Unit 3 ‘ of the Directions Module.

Bú yào diǎn tài duō le.: The phrase bú yào is used to mean 'don’t' in sentences expressing a command. You'll learn more about this in the Transportation Module. The marker le for new situation is used here to reinforce the idea of 'excessive'. Whenever a speaker says something is excessive, he is actually saying that it has BECOME excessive.

Nǐmen diǎn dian shénme?: The first word diǎn is the verb 'to order'. The second word dian (from yìdiǎn, 'a little') means ' some'.

Ershige guōtiē, sìge bāozi: You -can tell from the amount ordered that the guōtiē are more or less bite-sized, while the bāozi are larger.

6. xiǎoehīdiàn                      little eatery

Taipei:

A conversation between an American student and a Chinese friend in front of a small restaurant.

NOTES ON THE DIALOGUE

xiǎochìdiàn: This is a small place where you can grab something to eat., (Xiǎochī means ’snack'.) If you are in a city in China, you are probably not far from one. A xiǎochīdiàn is often run by one or two people. It may be arranged so that the cooking area faces the street, in which case you'll probably walk through the kitchen as you head for a table. Putting the kitchen at the front, facing the street, makes for better ventilation and allows people on the street to see and smell what is being cooked. Inside you are likely to find small tables without tablecloths, and stools. There is generally no menu, but some of the dishes may be written on a blackboard or on red pieces of paper which are hung on the wall. Since the xiǎochīdiàn is often a small operation, it may only offer a few things or it may specialize in serving one type of food, such as noodles or dumplings. The word xiǎo in xiǎochidiàn, refers not to the size of the establishment, but to the types of food offered.

Tāmen dōu you shénme?: The word dōu in this sentence refers to the object, not the subject. In other words, the sentence is translated as 'What all do they have?' in this context. In another •conversation the same sentence might mean 'What do they all have?'

This type of question with dōu expects an answer with more than one item mentioned. The dōu may be thought to refer to the object in the answer.

Nǐ dōu mǎi shénme le?           What all did you buy?

But notice that in the answer dōu is NOT used even though the object is plural in number or a series of items.

PART II

zhēng jiao: These are crescent-shaped, dumplings filled with cabbage and meat which are steam cooked. The steaming is done by placing the dumplings in a bamboo basket, which is one layer in a stack of bamboo baskets called a zhēng long, and then placing the whole stack over a container of boiling water.

gěi wo lai ...: The verb lai here means not 'to come' but 'to bring' since it is followed by a noun. The word gěi is the prepositional verb 'for'.

yìlong zhēng .jiao; Steamed dumplings are sold by the basket and served in the basket that they are steamed in. The word for one tier of such baskets is used as a counter, -lóng (yìlong, liǎnglong, etc.).

tāng miàn: This is the name for a class of dishes made of noodles and soup. Unlike the Western idea of soup with some noodles, tāng miàn is basically noodles with some soup added. Because Northern China is a wheat growing area, noodles are a staple in the diet of that region. A bowl of noodles can be used to make a side dish for a large meal, or, with a little soup and meat added, can be a meal in itself. Noodles are commonly made in six-to-ten-foot lengths in China, and are regarded as a symbol of longevity.

chǎo miàn: One of the verbs translated 'to fry' is chǎo. It is also sometimes translated as 'stir fry'. The Chinese language has several verbs meaning 'to fry'. Chǎo means to fry in a little oil, stirring rapidly and constantly, not unlike sautéing.

niúròu miàn: This dish consists of noodles in soup with pieces of beef. The word for 'beef is niúròu, literally 'cow', niú, and 'meat', ròu. In the names of Chinese dishes, the thing the dish is primarily composed of, in this case noodles, is at the end of the phrase. Those words coming before describe the additional foods with which the dish is prepared or the style in which it is prepared.

jiǎozi: A crescent-shaped dumpling, made of white dough and stuffed with a mixture of meat and scallions or mixed vegetables. Jiǎozi may be served steamed, zhēng jiǎo or boiled, shuì jiǎo. It is said that Marco Polo took the idea of these dumplings back to Italy inspiring the creation of ravioli.

ròusī miàn: This is noodles in soup with shreds of pork and vegetables. Actually, the word ròu means simply 'meat', not 'pork'. But the basic meat of China has always been pork, and therefore ròu on a menu refers to pork unless otherwise specified.

shénmede: This word, used after a series of nouns, means 'and so on' or 'etcetera'.

Qìshuí, píjiǔ, shénmede          We need to buy soda, beer,

dōu děi mǎi.                      and so on.

Taipei:

A conversation between a waiter and a customer at a small eatery.

NOTE ON THE DIALOGUE

duōshaoge: The word duōshao may be used either with or without a counter.

sānxiān: This word occurs in the names of rice dishes, noodle dishes and soups. It can be roughly translated as ’three delicacies', more literally, ’three fresh’. It means that the dish is made with two different meats, such as chicken and pork, and a seafood, such as shrimp, in addition to the vegetables.

Taipei:

A conversation at another small eatery.

PART III

NOTES ON PART III

chǎo jǐdàn: This is literally translated as ’fried eggs’. Since chǎo means ’to stir fry’, however, it actually refers to scrambled eggs.

kǎo miànbāo: ’Toast’. This phrase is the verb kǎo ’to roast’ and the word for ’bread’, miànbāo.

Qǐng zài lai...: Here again you see the verb lai used to mean ’bring’. The word zài is the adverb ’again’. Literally translated, this phrase means something like 'Please again bring...'. This is the standard way to ask someone to bring more of something.

shāobing: This is a baked roll with layers of dough and covered with sesame seeds. It comes in two shapes, one oblong and the other round like an English muffin, only not as thick. It is usually eaten at breakfast.

liǎnggēn yóutiáo: This is a long, twisted, puffy roll which is deep-fried. It resembles a cruller, but it is not sweet. Literally, the name means ’oil stick’. It is usually eaten at breakfast, along with dòujiāng and perhaps a shāobing. The counter for long, thin objects, like yóutiáo is -gēn.

dòujiāng: This is a liquid produced when beancurd, dòufu, is made from soybeans. It is white, resembling milk, and high in protein. It may be flavored so that it is sweet or salty. It is sometimes called soybean milk.

tiánde/xiānde: Many foods _ in China such as bāozi and dòujiāng come in two sorts: tiánde and xiánde. Although the Chinese categorize foods as either salty or sweet, this does not mean that food which is labeled ’salty’ is terribly salty. Sometimes the label ’salty’ simply means ’not sweet*.

(Later.)

NOTES 0^TT THE DIALOGUE

Breakfast at the Peking Hotel: The Peking Hotel is said to have the best Western style food in the city. While they serve both Western and Chinese style lunches and dinners, they are not always prepared to serve certain kinds of Chinese breakfast foods, such as shāobing and yóutiǎo. If you would like to eat these typical Chinese breakfast foods you should ask in advance.

xifàn: This is another breakfast food. It is a white porridge made of rice and water. In the northern parts of China it is eaten along with salted pickles, ham, salted vegetables, salted eggs or peanuts.

mántou: ’Steamed, bread.’. While the word, miànbāo refers to Western style bread., mántou refers to a Chinese version of bread., a large steamed, roll made of white dough. It is heavy and moist with no crust.

Vocabulary

Restaurant Module, Unit 2

PART I

NOTES ON PART I

kèfàn; This refers to a type of meal in which soup, a main dish, rice and tea are all served for one price. Much of the meal is prepared ahead of time, which makes it quick, convenient and inexpensive for the customer. It is referred to here as a ’fixed meal’. Other translations are ’fixed dinner*, ’blue plate special’ and ’combination plate’.

Kèfàn jiù you yìzhǒng ma?: When you ask this question, the person you are speaking to might think you are asking about the different price categories that kèfàn is available in. Restaurants which offer kèfàn often have an inexpensive, a moderate and a top-of-the-line kèfàn each day.

cài: This is the word for any dish which is not soup, rice or noodles.

yòng: Like the word gěi, ’to give’, the word yòng can act as either a full verb or a prepositional verb. As a full verb, it means ’to use’. As a prepositional verb, it means ’with’. Here are some examples of both usages.

Nī kéyi yòng wǒde diànshàn.      You can use my electric fàn.

Tā yòng kuàizi chī fàn.          He eats with chopsticks.

jī: While often the word for a type of meat, such as ’beef’, niúròu, contains the syllable ròu, ’meat’, the word for chicken does not.

xiàcì: The words for ’last time’, ’this time' and ’next time' are formed according to the same principle as you've learned

Taipei:

A conversation between an American woman and a Chinese friend,

with snow peas.

Nà: At the beginning of the sentence, nà means ’then* or ’well then*.

You sān-sìzhǒng: ’three or four kinds’. Two consecutive numbers may be used together to give the idea of an approximate figure. The exception to this rule is that 10 and multiples of 10 can not combine with the number coming immediately before or after them. You will learn this in more detail in the Transportation Module.

Hǎo. Nī yào yíge qīngjiāo niúròu. ...: While at an informal meal each person at the table may choose one of the dishes, everyone at a Chinese meal eats from all the dishes, which are put in the center of the table.

Taipei:

A conversation in a small restaurant.

M: Nī xiǎng chī shénme?             What would you like to

eat?

F: Wo xiǎng chī dian Jiǎndānde.

M: Nà women chī kèfàn ba.

F: Hǎo a. Nī chīguo tāmen zhèlide kèfàn ma?

M: Chīguo.

F: Hǎo bu hǎochī?

M: Dōu hen hǎochì.

NOTES ON THE DIALOGUE

Hǎo bu hǎochī?: The compound hǎochi, 'to be tasty', can be broken apart to form a question.

Kèfàn dōu you shénme yàngde cài?: The adverb dōu in this sentence refers to the plural subject kèfàn, 'fixed dinners'.

PART II

NOTES ON PART II

xiārén; This word refers to small shrimp without shells.

dòuf u: ’Bean curd*. This is a soft white substance made from soybeans, with the consistancy of jello or custard. It has only a faint taste, but is rich in protein and minerals. It is a staple found all over the Orient and may be found in everyday food as well as festive foods.

bú cuò: This phrase is used for ’not bad’, in the sense of ’pretty good’, ’pretty well’, ’all right’.

Bié kèqi: Because this phrase is one of the most basic phrases in the system of Chinese customs and manner, it is difficult to translate. Here, it may be translated as ’Don’t be formal.’ or ’Don’t stand on ceremony.* But it should be viewed in context to determine its full meaning.

bǎo: This is an adjectival verb meaning ’to be satisfied’, literally ’to be full’.

Ni du5 chi yìdiǎn: Notice the word order of this sentence. The word duō is used as an adverb, and therefore precedes the verb chī. The word yìdiǎn is used as the object of the action and therefore follows the verb;

used as a marker of ongoing in the Meeting Module.

Taipei:

A conversation between two friends lunchtime.

M: Zhèlide chǎo miàn, chǎo fàn gēn tāng miàn dōu bu cuò.

F: Deng wo kànkan càidānzi.

... Women yào yíge xiārén chǎo miàn, hǎo bu hao? Nī zài diǎn yíge ba.

M: Women yào yíge huǒtuī chǎo fàn, hǎo bu hao? Zài yào yíge cài gēn yíge bāicài dòufu tāng.

F: Wo xiǎng tài duō le. Bú yào cài le.

F: Jiù yào yíge chǎo fàn, yíge miàn, yíge tāng, Jiù gòu le.

(Now the man speaks to the waiter.)

M: Women yào yíge xiārén chǎo miàn, yíge huotuī chǎo fàn, hái yào yíge bāicài dòufu tāng. Jiù zhèyàng le.

Taipei:

At another small restaurant:

M: Nǐ xiǎng chǐ shénme?

F: Women diǎn yíge chǎo miàn, yíge chǎo fan. Zài lai yíge tāng, zěnmeyàng?

M: Hǎo a. Nǐ xiǎng chǐ shénme chǎo miàn, chǎo fàn a?

F: Suíhiàn. Nǐ diǎn ha.

M: Women diǎn yíge xiārén chǎo miàn, yíge huǒtuǐ jīdàn chǎo fàn. Hai lai yíge "báicài dòufu tāng, hǎo bu hao?

I”: Hǎo.

(After they have finished eating.)

M: Nǐ xiǎng bu xiang chǐ dian tiánde dōngxi?

F: Bú yào le. Wo bǎo le.

M: Nǐ bié keqi a!

F: Wǒ bú shi kèqi. Wo chide hen bǎo le.

What do you want to eat?

We’ll order a fried noodles, and a fried rice, and also have them bring soup, all right?

Okay. What kind of fried noodles and fried rice do you want to eat?

As you like. You order.

We’ll order a fried noodles with shrimp, a fried rice with ham and eggs, and have them bring a cabbage and bean curd soup, all right?

Good.

Do you want to eat something sweet?

I don't want anything else. I've had enough.

Have some more!

Thanks. I've had plenty.

NOTES ON THE DIALOGUE

Zài lai yíge tāng, zěnmeyàng?: Here you see another example of the word zài, meaning 'additionally' or 'more'.

Nǐ xiǎng ~bu xiang chī dian tiǎnde dōngxi?: The Chinese are not accustomed to eating desserts as are some other cultures. While they have invented some rather lucious desserts, these are usually served only at more formal dinners. At a modest meal or in a xiǎochīdiàn, the only dessert available is probably fruit.

PART III

NOTES ON PART III

zhīdao: The verb ’to know’, zhīdao is a state verb and therefore can be negated only with the syllable bù.

Wǒ zuótian bù zhīdào tā          Yesterday I didn’t know

zài nǎr.                         where he was.

Notice also that the verb ’to know’, zhidao, has a neutral tone on the last syllable. But when it is negated, the verb ’to know’ has tones on all syllables, bù zhīdào.

Nī jiàode tài duō le.: ’You’ve ordered too much.’ A more literal translation might be ’What you’ve ordered is too much.’ The phrase Nī jiàode is a modifying phrase with the modified noun (perhaps ’food’ or ’dishes’) deleted.

Mápō dòufu: This is a peppery hot dish made of bean curd, finely chopped beef or pork and hot bean paste. This dish is typical of the Szechwan style of cooking, which is noted for hot spicy dishes.

yúxiāng qiézi: This name literally means ’fragrant-fish eggplant’. However, there is no fish used in the preparation of the dish. It is made with scallions, ginger, garlic, hot "bean paste, vinegar and soy sauce. Yúxiāng refers to a famous Szechwan manner of preparation which was originally used to make fish dishes, but was later applied to other foods, such as pork, beef, and eggplant.

jīdīng: Earlier you saw the word jīpiàn, ’chicken slices’, now you see the word jīding, which means ’chicken cubes’ or 'diced chicken*. Both are commonly used in the names of dishes.

gōngbǎo jīding: This is a famous dish which originated in Szechwan. It is made with diced chicken, bamboo shoots, scallions, red peppers, soy sauce, and garlic.

xiārén guōba tāng: This is a shrimp and tomato soup into which squares of dried crispy rice are dropped. These squares of rice bear some resemblance to 'rice crispies'. They are the crisp browned part of the rice left at the bottom of the pot. As the crispy rice squares are poured into the hot soup, a sizzling, crackling sound is given off.

básī píngguo: This is a dessert made of apple slices which are covered with a light batter and deep fried. The fried apples are then dipped in a hot mixture of sugar-syrup and sesame seeds. The apples are coated much in the same way taffy apples are. These hot sugar-coated apples are then dropped into a bowl of ice water, which hardens the sugar syrup covering into a crisp candy coating. The result is a dessert which combines a number of textures and tastes. The name for this dessert is translated many ways: 'spun taffy apples', 'caramel apple fritters', 'pulled silk apples'. Bananas can also be prepared in this way.

Taipei:

NOTES ON THE DIALOGUE

Dinner in a Szechwan Restaurant; China has a rich and varied tradition of cooking, due to the size of the country, the many different foods available, and the long history of its culture. The numberous styles of.cooking may be grouped into the following schools: The Northern School (Jīng cài), The Sichuan School (Chuān Cài), The Hunan School (Xiang Cài), The Shànghǎi School (Hù Cài), The Fújiàn School (Mǐn Cài), The~Canton School (Yuè Cài)» each with its own distinct style and famous dishes. It is common to find restaurants representing most of these schools of cooking in many cities in China.

Dāngrán hái yào yíge tāng; The speaker says 'Naturally we'll also want a soup.' because soup is a part of every Chinese meal, from the simplest lunch to the most elaborate dinner. The reason for this is that, unless toasts are being drunk, the Chinese do not drink beverages along with their meal. The soup, which is served at the end of the meal, is the main liquid of the meal.

sháor (sháozi)/tiāogēng: The word sháor is used more in Peking, while tiáogēng is used in other parts of the country, too.’

Vocabulary

a kind, one kind

to use; with

to use chopsticks; with chopsticks

check

to know

Restaurant Module, Unit 3

PART I

NOTES ON PART I

kàndedòng: This is a compound verb of result meaning ’can read and understand (it)’. Its negative counterpart is kànbudǒng, ’can’t read and understand (it)’. See Meeting Module. Reference Notes for Unit 1 for a discussion of compound verbs of result.

Tā xiěde zì, wǒ kànbudǒng. I can’t read (understand) his writing.

Huánghuā Yu: The Sei-aena SchetegeVi is translated here as -'yellow fish’. It is sometimes referred to in Chinese as huáng yu. In English, it is also called croaker, drum fish, or China Bass. Since the huánghuā yu is a fish native to China, any American fish name given to it, such as croaker, is at best only a rough equivalent.

Hongshāo Yu: The ’red-cooked’ style of cooking involves stewing the meat, or in this case, the fish, in soy sauce, sherry and water. It is called ’red-cooked’ because of the reddish-brown color the soy sauce gives the dish.

Cōngbào Niúròu: Beef with Spring Onions. Literally, this means ’spring onions-fried beef*. Bao is another method of cooking. It is similar to chao ’sauté’, but uses less oil and higher heat.

Zhàcài Ròusi Tāng: Although translated here as ’Szechwan Hot Pickled Cabbage , zhàcài is properly made from mustard green roots preserved with salt and hot pepper. It can be used to flavor foods or it can be eaten by itself.

mǐf àn: This word refers to cooked rice. It can also refer to rice dishes, such as chǎo fàn.

huājuār: Flower-rolls are made of steamed bread, which has been shaped into layers resembling petals.

suan yíxià zhang: The verb suan means ’to figure, to calculate’. Suan zhang means ’to figure accounts’, ’to calculate the bill’. Here the word yíxià follows the verb. The use of yíxià after a verb has an effect similar to reduplicating the verb, that is it makes the action more casual.

zài hēibǎnshang xiězhe ne: -Zhe is the marker of DURATION of actions and states. It indicates that an action or state lasted for an amount of time. The marker ne, on the other hand, marks ONGOING (and therefore present) actions or states. In this expression the marker -zhe tells us that at some time the dishes CONTINUE

in the state of being written on the blackboard, and the marker ne tells us that that state is GOING ON now. -Zhe is used in sentences to describe activities which last over a period of time, whether that time is past, present or future. A verb plus -zhe in Chinese often corresponds to the ’-ing’ form of the verb in English.

gōngnóngbīng: This expression is a conglomeration of the words for worker, gōngren, ’farmer’, nǒngmín, and ’soldier’, bing. Notice that the first syllable (or only syllable) of each is used to make this abbreviated form.

chīdelǎi; This is a compound verb of result with the syllable -de- inserted between the action verb and the ending verb. This pattern is₍used to express the meaning ’able to ____'. Usually

the second verb of the compound expresses the specific result of the action, but here the verb lai expresses only the general idea of result. (The verb lai in this position has been called a ’dummy result ending’. Qù can also be used this way.) Although no specific result is expressed here, the pattern is still used because it expresses the idea of ’can’ or ’able to’.

Měiguo cài, wǒ zuòdelái;        I can cook American food,

Zhōngguo cài, wǒ zuòbulái. I can’t cook Chinese food.

Měiguo cài, wǒ huì zuò;         I can cook American food,

Zhōngguo cài, wǒ bú huì zuò. I can't cook Chinese food.

Peking:

Three American women enter a cafeteria in a park, people. As the women get in line cafeteria comes up to them.

M: Nimen sānwèi ma?.’ Wǒ gěi nimen zhǎo ge wèizi, zhèr rén tài duō. Qlng gēn wo lái.

F: Xièxie.

(After sitting down.)

M: Nimen yào chī diar shénme?

F: Tāmen dōu xiǎng chi shénme? (looking at her friends and deferring politely.)

M: JIntiande cài dōu zài hēibǎn-shang xiězhe ne.

F: Wǒ bù dōu kàndedòng. Tlngting nǐde jiànyì ba.

M: JIntiande huanghuā yu hen xīnxian. Lai ge Hōngshāoyu, yige Cōngbào Niúròu, zài lái yíge Yúxiāng Qiézi, hǎo bu hao?

F: Hǎo. Jīntian you shénme tāng?

M: Jīntian shi Xlhōngshì Jīdàn Tāng.

F: Wǒ hen xlhuan Zhàcài Ròusi I like Szechwan Hot Pickled Tāng. Nimen you ma?             Cabbage and Pork Shreds

Soup very much. Do you have it?

M: Women kéyi gěi ni zuò.           We can make some for you.

F: Hǎojíle.                          Wonderful.

M: Nimen yào chī mīfàn háishi huājuǎr?

F: Lai sānwǎn fàn, sānge huājuǎr ha.

M: Nīmen huì yòng kuàizi ha?

F: Huì yòng, kěshi yòngde hú tài hǎo.

(After eating.)

F: Cài hen hǎo.

M: Nín chīhǎo le?! Women zhèr shi gōngnónghīng shitāng. Mei shenme hǎo cài. Chīdelái ha?

F: Fēichāng hǎo. Women dōu chide hen hǎo. Yígòng duōshao. qiān?

M: Nín děng wo suànsuan... Yígòng wǔkuài liù.

F: Xièxie. Zàijiàn.

M: Bú xiè. Qǐng zài lai.

Do you want to eat rice or flower rolls

How about bringing three bowls of rice and three flower-rolls ?

Can you use chopsticks?

Yes, but not too well.

The food was good.

Are you finished?! This is a laborers’, farmers’, and soldiers’ dining hall. There really aren’t any unusually good dishes here. Was it all right for you?

It was very good! We've all had plenty. How much is it altogether?

Wait while I figure it out... Altogether it's five dollars and sixty cents.

Thank you. Good-bye.

Don't mention it. Please come again.

NOTES AFTER DIALOGUE IN PART I

Notice that in this situation the cafeteria attendant does not let the foreigners stand in line for their food. Instead he waits on them getting them special food when possible. The Chinese feel that foreigners are their guests and should be treated accordingly.

Wǒ bù dōu kàndedǒng: Notice that the American woman chooses a rather indirect way of letting the Chinese attendant know that she cannot read. In the lines following, the attendant answers back simply suggesting some of the more tasty dishes, a courteous and face-saving response.

Huì yòng, kěshi yòngde bú tài hǎo: This is another courteous response. Here the American lets it be known that they can handle chopsticks, but does so modestly.

Chǐdelǎi ba?: Literally, ’Was it edible?’ or ’Could you eat it?’

Taipei:

Three friends enter a restaurant A waiter comes up to them.

M: Qǐngwèn, j ǐwèi ?

F: Women you sānge rén.

M: Qǐng gēn wo lai. Zuò zài zhèli zěnmeyàng?

F: Hǎo, xièxie.

(After sitting down.)

M: Zhè shi càidān. Xiǎng diǎn xiē shénme cài?

F: Women gang cóng Měiguo lai. Duì Zhōngguo cài bú tài dong. Qǐng ni jièshào yíxià nǐmen zhèlide cài ba.

in downtown Taipei at lunchtime.

May I ask, how many are you?

There are three of us.

Please follow me. How about sitting here?

Fine, thank you.

This is the menu. What dishes would you like to order?

We’ve just come from America We don’t know much about Chinese food. Please tell us about the dishes here.

M: Women zhèlide Hongshāo Yu hen bú cuò. Cōngbào Niuròu, Yúxiāng Rousí ye hen hao.

F: Nà jiù jiao zhè sānge cài ba.

M: Yào bu yao lai ge tāng?

F: Nīmen you meiyou Zhàcài Ròusī Tāng?

M: You. Lai jǐwǎn fàn?

F: Xiān lai sānwǎn. Bu gòu zài jiào.

M: Nǐmen huì bu hui yòng kuàizi? Rúguo bù fāngbian wǒ kéyi gei nǐmen huàn chāzi.

F: Bu yòng le. Women dōu xǐhuān yòng kuàizi. Ou! zhèli shǎole yíge tiāogēng Qǐng ni zài nā yige lāi.

M: Hǎo, wǒ jiù lai.

(After eating:)

M: Chī hǎole ba? Cài zěnmeyàng?

F: Cài hen hǎo. Women chide hen bǎo. Qǐng ni suàn yíxià zhàng, bǎ xiǎofèi yě suàn zài lǐmian.

M: Hǎo, xièxie. Zhè shi zhàngdān.

The Red-cooked Fish is not bad here. The Beef with Spring Onions and the Aromatic Fish-style Pork are also good.

Then we’ll order these three dishes.

Would you like to order a soup?

Do you have Szechwan Hot Pickled Cabbage and Pork Shreds Soup?

Yes. And how many bowls of rice shall I bring?

First bring three bowls. If that is not enough, then we’ll order more.

Can you use chopsticks? If it’s not convenient for you, I can change them to forks.

It’s not necessary. We all like to use chopsticks.

Oh, we’re short one spoon here. Please bring another.

Okay, I’ll be right back.

Are you finished? How was the food?

The food was good. We’ve had plenty. Please figure out the bill, and figure in the tip, too.

Okay, thank you. This is the bill.

F: Zhè shi sānbǎi kuài. Bú bì zhao le. Women zǒu le. Zàijiàn.

M: Xièxie. Zàijiàn.

Here is three-hundred, dollars.

Keep the change. We’re leaving. Good-bye.

Thank you. Goodbye.

NOTES AFTER DIALOGUE IN PART I

Women gang cóng Měiguo lái: In this sentence and the ones which follow the American modestly explains their situation and then asks for help. The waiter replies in a friendly and polite manner.

PART II

• 1. Women hái méi chī yōumíngde Kǎo Yángròu.

• 2. Chī Shuàn Yángròude shíhou hái chī shénme?

• 3. Chúle niú-yángròu yǐwài, you shāobing, hái you báicài, fěnsī, shénmede.

it. Chī Shuàn Yángròu, dōu you shénme zuoliào?

5- Eng! Shuōde wo dōu è_ le.

6. You giàng you, xiǎng you, xiǎng cài, dòufu lu, zhlma diàng, shénmede.

7• Hóngblnlóu ba.

8. Dur, jiù shi nèige Huimin fanguar.

We still have not eaten the famous Mongolian Barbecued Lamb.

When you’re having Mongolian Hot Pot, what else do you eat with it?

Aside from beef and lamb, there’s shaobing, cabbage, cellophane noodles and so on.

When you’re having Mongolian Hot Pot, what condiments are there?

We’ve talked so much I've gotten hungry.

There 's soy sauce, sesame oil, Chinese parsley, fermented bean curd sauce, sesame paste, and so on.

Let’s go to the Hongbinlóu.

Right, it’s that Moslem restaurant.

NOTES ON PART II

yǒumíng: 'To be famous’, literally, ’to have a name’, is always negated with méi,

Kǎo Yángròu: This is Mongolian Barbecued Lamb. It is thin slices of lamb dipped in a sauce of soy sauce, scallions, Chinese parsley, sugar, and sherry, and other condiments you can mix to your own taste, then grilled quickly over high heat. This meal is prepared at specialty restaurants which usually serve little else.

Shuàn Yángròu: This meal requires that a pot with a source of heat beneath it (huǒguō, literally 'fire pot’) be placed in the middle of the table. Usually the pot is shaped in a ring with a chimney containing the heat source in the center. Each guest cooks his meat and vegetables in the boiling water of the fire pot, often with four or five people simultaneously keeping track of their food as it is cooking. After his meat is cooked he then dips it into various sauces and eats it. By the end of the meal, the water in the pot has become a highly flavored soup. Fěnsī (see below) and vegetables are then dropped into it, and it is eaten.

chúle...yǐwài: This pattern is used to express the idea 'except for...', 'besides...', or 'aside from...'. The second part, yǐwài, is sometimes omitted.

Wo chule mǎi yìběn shū, hái In addition to buying one yào mǎi yìběn zázhì.            book, I also want to buy

one magazine.

fěnsǐ: These are called 'cellophane noodles' because their appearance is clear and glass-like. They are made from pea-starch and are sometimes called pea-starch noodles.

zuoliào: This refers to various sauces used to dip the lamb in, and therefore translates as 'condiment'. In other contexts, zuoliào can mean 'ingredient'.

shuōde wo dōu è le: Here you see a verb, shuō, the syllable de, and the result of the action of talking (w5 dōu è le.) A literal translation of the expression might be 'Talk to (the point that) I'm already hungry.' The marker de carries the meaning 'to the point of, 'to the extent that' in this expression.

xiǎng cài: A coarse, leafy, strong tasting type of parsley.

Peking:

This conversation takes place in late spring in Peking. A foreign student talks with a few of his Chinese classmates.

I've been in Peking for so long and I haven't yet had the chance to eat the famous Mongolian Barbecued Lamb or Lamb Hot Pot.

F: Ruguo xiǎng chī, jiù kuài qù chī ba. Tiān rè le, jiù méiyou le.

M: Nà zhǎo jige péngyou zhèige Xīngqīliù qu chī Shuàn Yǎngròu. Nǐ shuō dào nǎr qù chī?

F: Qù Hóngbīnlóu ba. Nèige fànguǎr hen hǎo.

M: Hóngbīnlóu?.’ Shi bu shi zài Xīdān nàr? Wǒ jìde wǒ qù nàr chīguo guōtiē.

F: Duì, j iù shi nèige Huímín fànguǎr.

M: Tāmende guōtiē zhēn hǎochī yě piǎnyi.

F: Wǔge guōtiē yìmǎoèr, shi bu shi?

M: Shi, wǒ chile shíwùge, méi chī biéde, chide hen bǎo. Ei! Chī Shuàn Yǎngròude shíhou hái chī shenme?

F: Chúle niú-yángrōu yǐwài, you shāobing, hǎi you baicài, fěnsī, shénmede.

M: Chī Shuàn Yǎngròu dōu you shénme zuóliào?

F: You Jiàng yóu, xiǎng yóu, xiǎng cài, dòufu lǔ, zhīma jiàng, shénmede.

If we want to eat it, then we should go soon. There won’t be any available after the weather gets warmer.

Well then, let’s find some friends and go eat Mongolian Lamb Hot Pot this Saturday. Where do you think we should go?

Let’s go to the Hóngbīnlóu. That’s a good restaurant.

Hóngbīnlóu?.’ Is that over by the Xīdān? I remember I went there once and ate guōtiē.

That’s right, it’s that Moslem restaurant.

Their guōtiē are really tasty and cheap.

Five guōtiē for twelve cents, right?

Yes, I ate fifteen, didn’t eat anything else, and was full. Hey, when you’re having Lamb Hot Pot, what else do you eat?

Aside from beef and lamb, There’s shāobing, cabbage cellophane noodles and so on.

When you're having Mongolian Hot Pot, what condiments are there?

There’s soy sauce, sesame oil, Chinese parsley, fermented bean curd sauce, sesame paste, and so on.

M: Eng! Shuōde wo dōu è le, yě dào chī zhōngfànde shíhou le.

F: Zǒu, qù shítáng chī fàn qù.

Oh, we've talked so much I've gotten hungry, and it's lunch time.

Let's go, we'll go to the dining hall and eat.

Taipei:

This conversation takes place in winter in Taipei. A foreign student and some of his Chinese classmates are in a northern

NOTES AFTER DIALOGUE IN PART II

běifāng cài; The syllable -fang means 'place' or 'region'. It is added to direction words to form the name of a place. Běifāng cài refers to Northern Chinese cuisine. Nanfāng cài refers to cuisine south of the Yangtze river, including the Shanghai school of cooking and the Cantonese school of cooking.

PART III

NOTES ON PART III

báobǐng: These are thin, wheat cakes, usually rolled out and cooked in pairs that are separated before use. They resemble thin, French crepes in appearance. They are eaten with dishes instead of rice.

Mùxu Ròu: This is a pork dish cooked with egg. It is eaten with báobǐng. A spoonful of Mùxu Ròu is placed in the middle of a báobǐng. Then it is rolled up and eaten.

sùcài: This is a vegetable dish made with no meat sauces or flavorings at all, and is therefore correctly called a vegetarian vegetable dish. Although sùcài are made without the use of meat sauces or meat flavorings, they are often artfully seasoned and formed in such a way that they resemble meat very closely.

xiǎng: This is the adjectival verb ’to be fragrant’. Zhège sùcài hen xiǎng., could also be translated as ’This vegetarian vegetable dish has a good aroma’. The verb xiǎng is often used when talking about food to refer to dishes with garlic or ginger.

Taipei:

Miss Wang invites an American couple, Mr. and Mrs. White to her apartment for dinner. They are just sitting down to dinner.

Vocabulary

counter for persons (polite) seat, place

to he fragrant Chinese parsley sesame oil tip, gratuity to be fresh

lamb to be famous

hot pickled, cabbage (Szechwan) marker of DURATION of an action

sesame paste oneself

condiments, ingredients

Restaurant Module, Unit U

PART I

NOTES ON PART I

ding yìzhuō xí: ’To arrange a formal dinner’, more literally ’to make arrangements for a one table banquet’. The counter for xí, ’a feast or banquet’, is -zhuō, ’table’.

duōshao qiánde biāozhǔn: ’What price level’. Biāozhǔn literally means ’standard’. Duōshāo qiánde biāozhǔn could also be translated more literally as ’a standard costing how much’, where duōshao qián ’how much does it cost?' modifies biāozhǔn, ’standard'. You will also hear duōshao qián biāozhǔnde, with the marker de placed at the end.of the phrase. In this case the whole phrase 'what price level' modifies the noun jiǔxí, 'banquet', which has been left out of the sentence because it is understood,

kè: This word for guest is interchangeable with kèren.

duōbàn: 'Most of...'. Duōbàn is a noun and is used in the subject position.

Tāmen duōbàn dōu bú qù.         Most of them are not going.

Duōbàn shi niàn Zhōngwén ne.    Most of them are studying

Chinese.

ràng women pèi...: 'Have us select...', or more literally 'allow us to select....'. The verb pèi means 'to match'. Dishes are matched to make a formal menu in Chinese.

lěngpán: ’Cold dishes' or appetizers start off the menu in a formal Chinese dinner. Four cold dishes followed by six to eight main courses, a soup and a dessert is one type of menu arrangement used for formal dinners. Four cold dishes, four sautéed dishes and four main dishes, soup and dessert in another type of formal menu.

Cold dishes are usually prepared so as to be pleasing to the eye as well as the palate. Cold cooked meats and vegetables are arranged in colorful designs,

jiǔ: Literally, this means 'liquor'. It is a term referring to any kind of alcoholic beverage from light beers and wine to hard liquor. .

fiméi Cāntīng; This is the name of a restaurant offering Szechwan style cuisine. Omei (fìméi) is the name of a mountain range running through Szechwan.

Peking;

A conversation on the telephone.

M: Wèi!

F: Wèi! Shi Fēngzéyuán ma?

M: Shi a! Nín nǎr a?

F: W3 xìng Huái Tè.

M: Ou, Huai Tè Nushì.

F: Wǒ dǎsuah zhèige Xīngqiliù wǎnshang liùdiǎn zhōng ding yìzhuō xí.

M: Duōshǎowèi ne?

F: Shige rén.

M: Nín yào duōshao qiánde biāozhǔn?

F: Nǐ kàn duōshao qián yíge rén heshi ne?

M:

F: Ou, wo xiǎng shíwǔkuài qián biāozhǔnde jiù xíng le.

M: Cài shi nín zìjī diǎn ne háishi ràng women pèi ne?

F: Wǒ bú tài dong. Nǐmen gěi wo pèi ba.

Hello!

Hello! Is this the Fengzeyuan?

Yes. Who is this?

Uy name is White.

Oh, Ms. White.

I’d like to arrange a (one table) dinner party for this Saturday evening at six o’clock.

How many people?

Ten people.

What price level would you like?

What price per person do you think would be suitable?

We have a $12 standard, a $15 standard and a $20 standard. There are also more expensive ones.

Oh, I think the $15 standard will be all right.

Will you choose the dishes yourself or have us select them?

I don’t know too much about it. You select them for me.

M: Eng, hǎo ba. Women gěi nin pèi. ... Yíge dà lěngpán, bádào cài, yíge tāng, yíge tiáncài.

F: Hǎo.

M: Ou, nǐmen hē Jiǔ ma?

F: Hē, kěshi hēde bu tài duō.

M: Jiǔ děi lìngwài suàn.

F: Ou, nà mei wènti.

M: Hǎo. Jiǔ zhènme bàn ba.

F: Hǎo. Xièxie ni.

Mmn, okay. We’ll select for you. One large cold platter, eight main courses, one soup, and one dessert.

Good.

Oh, will you be drinking something (alcoholic)?

Yes, but we won’t be drinking too much.

The liquor is figured additionally.

Oh, that’s no problem.

Okay. Then let’s do it that way.

Good. Thank you.

NOTES FOLLOWING DIALOGUE I

Nǐ yào duōshao qián biāozhǔnde?: In restaurants in Peking, dinners for a group of people can be arranged on a price per person basis. The restaurants often have several standard priced menus to choose from.

Yíge dà lěngpán: One large cold platter instead of several smaller cold dishes may be used in making up the menu for a dinner. One large cold platter, eight main courses, a soup and a dessert is another type of menu for a dinner.

NOTES ON VOCABULARY NOS. 12-20

Hongshāo Yúchì: Shark’s Fin is considered a delicacy By the Chinese "because it is rare, nutritious and has a smooth, chewy texture when cooked. Some people think that it is "best prepared in the red-cooked style.

Xiāngsū Yā: Fragrant Crispy Duck is marinated and steamed with onions, wine, ginger, pepper and anise, then deep fried quickly for a crispy result. This method of preparing duck is an example of southern style cooking.

Fùguì JI: ’Beggar’s Chicken’ is a whole chicken wrapped in wet clay, then roasted until very tender. It is said that this method of preparation was first used "by "beggars. Originally this dish was called Jiǎohua Ji, literally ’Beggar’s Chicken’; "but as the dish "became popular among the upper class, the name changed to Fùguì Ji, literally ’Riches and Honor Chicken’.

Dōnggua Zhong: Winter melon, mushrooms, and ham go into this soup. On festive occasions the melon shell is carved with decorations, such as dragons, and used as a "bowl for serving the soup. This is a Cantonese specialty.

Xìngrén Dòufu: This is translated here as ’Almond Pudding'. Because Xìngrén Dòufu, with its light consistency, is somewhere "between a pudding and a gelatin, ’Almond Gelatin' would also be a fitting translation of the name.

Bābǎo Fan: 'Eight Jewel Rice’. This is sweet sticky rice (nòmi) with preserved fruits. The rice is shaped into a mound and decorated with some of the preserved fruit.

Taipei:

An American woman calls a restaurant in Tàiběi.

M: Wèi. Éméi Canting.

F: Wèi. Wǒ shi Bai Tàitai.

Xiàge Xingq.itiān shi wǒ xiānshengde shēngrì.

Wǒ xiǎng zài nimen nàli qǐng liǎngzhuō kè.

M: Hǎo, hǎo.

F: Women you èrshige rén.

Wǒ yào ding liǎngzhuō cài. Nǐ kàn děi duōshao qian?

M: Zuì shǎo děi wǔqiān kuài yìzhuō. Nǐ shi Měiguo rén ma? .

F: Shi. Wǒ shi Měiguo rén.

M: Nǐ qǐngde kèren ne?

F: Duōbàn shi Zhōngguo rén.

M: Hǎo. Wǒ xiǎngyixiang zěnme gěi ni pèi cài. ... Eng. Yíge dà lěngpán, liùdào cài, yíge tāng, yíge tiǎncài, zěnmeyàng?

F: Eng. Hǎo! Hǎo! Nǐ gěi wo shuōshuō liùdào cài shi shénme cài.

M: Nǐmen xǐhuan chī làde, shi bu shi?

F: Dui. Women xǐhuan chī làde.

Hello. Omei Restaurant.

This is Mrs. White. Next Sunday is my husband's birthday. I'd like to invite two tables of guests at your place.

Good, good.

There will be twenty of us. I'd like to reserve two tables and order some dishes. How much do you think it will cost?

At least five thousand dollars a table. Are you an American?

Yes, I'm an American.

And the people you've invited?

Most of them are Chinese.

Okay. Let me think how

I'll choose the dishes for you. ... Minn. How about one large cold dish, six main dishes, one soup, and one dessert?

Mmn. Good. Good. Tell me a bit about what the six main course are.

You like to eat hot dishes, don't you?

That's right. We like to eat hot dishes.

M: Hǎo. Wo gei ni pèi Jige là cài. Dìyī, Hōngshāo Yúchì.

F: Hǎo.

M: Dìèr, Xiāngsū Yā.

F: Hǎo.

M: DÌsān, Gānshāo Míngxiā.

F: Hǎo.

M: Dìsì, Fùguì Jī.

F: Hǎo.

M: Zài lai yíge Tangcù Yu gēn yíge Mìzhī Huǒtuǐ zěnmeyàng?

F; Hen hǎo, hen hǎo. Tāng shi shenme tāng?

M: Dōnggua Zhong.

F: Hǎo.

M: Tiāncài ni kàn yào Bǎsi Píngguo, hǎishi Bābǎo Fàn, hāishi Xìngrén Dòufu?

F: Wǒ kàn Bāhǎo Fàn hǎo yìdiǎn.

M: Hǎo.

Okay. I'll select some hot dishes for you. First, Red-cooked Shark's Fin.

Good.

Second, Fragrant Crispy

Duck.

Good.

Third, Dry-cooked Jumbo Shrimp Szechwan Style.

Good.

Fourth, Beggar's Chicken.

Good.

And how about a Sweet and Sour Fish and a Ham in Honey Sauce, too?

Very good, very good.

What is the soup?

Winter Melon Soup served in the carved Melon Shell.

Good.

For dessert do you think you want Spun Taffy Apples, or Eight Jewel Rice, or Almond Pudding?

I think the Eight Jewel Rice would be better.

Fine.

PART II

NOTES ON PART II

v zhǔkè: At a Chinese banquet the guest of honor sits farthest away from the door, the inner-most place in the room. The host sits nearest the door, on the serving side of the table.

Bié jǐn gěi wo jiǎn cài: This expression is often used at dinner parties. It is good hospitality for the host or hostess to serve the guests individually from time to time, picking out tender morsels for them. Fellow guests may also do this for the guest of honor.

gān yìbēi: ’Drink a glass’, literally ’dry a glass’ (meaning ’to make the glass dry by emptying it). Since wine cups are small, the usual toast is Gān bēi!, ’Bottoms up!’ For people who don’t like to drink too much, the phrase Suíyì, ’As you like’, will serve as a reply indicating that the whole cup need not be emptied. See the note on suíyì below.

Zuì Ji: ’Drunken Chicken’. The name of this dish comes from the way in which it is prepared. The verb zuì 'to get drunk’, refers to the fact that the chicken is marinated in wine at least over-night. This dish originates with the Shanghai school of cooking. It is served cold.

Wǒ bú huì hē jiǔ. Dàjiā dōu suíyì ba.: Chinese drinking etiquette requires that if someone doesn't want to participate in the full range of drinking activities, he should so indicate early on.

Peking:

All right.

(Ms. Martin turns to Section Chief Wang who is sitting next to her and has just given her a little bit of one of the dishes.)

Fl: Wáng Kēzhǎng! Nǐ yě chī a! Section Chief Wang. You Bié jǐn gěi wo jiān cài.          eat too! Don’t just be

selecting out food for me.

(The hot dishes are now being served.)

M: Dàjiā mànmār chī. Duo chī yìdiār.

NOTES FOLLOWING PART II DIALOGUE

Most of the entertaining at a Chinese dinner party takes place at the dinner table, although there is some tea drinking and chatting both before and after the meal in other rooms. The dinner is served at a leisurely pace so that each dish may be savored and talked about. A good dish is appreciated for its appearance as much as its taste, texture and aroma. As each dish is eaten, toasts will be made. The host will start off by toasting the guest of honor and then other guests as a group. As the evening progresses he will toast each guest in turn and each guest will probably propose a toast of his own in honor of the host. A strongly flavored liquor (gāoliang jiǔ), a milder rice wine (huáng jiǔ), or beer may be served. Guests usually drink only when toasting. If you’d like to take a drink of something you either propose a toast or catch someon’s eye and silently toast each other.

mànmār chī In sentences expressing commands or requests, an adjectival verb describing manner precedes the main verb.

Kuài yìdiǎr kāi!                Drive a little faster!

Kuài lai!                        Come here quickly!

In the sentence, mànmār chī, the adjectival verb coming before the main verb, man, is reduplicated with the second syllable changing to a high tone. This also happens in a few other instances.

Kuàikuārde chī!

Hǎohārde zuò!

PART III

31. Zhèige Kao Yā nǐ yě chángchang. You must also taste the

NOTES ON PART III

jìng: This is the verb ’to offer (something) respectfully’. It is used here ceremonially in the phrase ’offer her a glass’ meaning 'to toast her'.

juǎnqilai: This compound verb is made of juǎn, 'to roll', qǐ, ’to rise, go or come up', and lái 'to come'. Both Peking Duck and Mùxu Rou are eaten rolled up in pancakes.

Xūn Jǐ: For this dish, chicken is smoked in a vapor from burning tea leaves. This example of Peking'cuisine is served as a cold dish or a hot dish.

Zha Xiāqiú: Zha is the verb 'to deep fry'. This is a Shanghai dish of shredded shrimp shaped into balls and then deep fried.

Jiang: 'Paste'. The paste which is eaten with Peking Duck

Taipei:

NOTES AFTER DIALOGUE FOR PART III

Wǒ zìjī lai: This is a polite way for a guest to respond when the host has been serving him specially.

Xià yícì women kéyi zài lai zhèli chī Kǎo Yā.: The use of the phrase xià yícì makes it sound as if they are making definite plans about the next time they come to eat here, when in fact they are Just talking generally about some future time. In English, we use 'sometime' rather than 'next time', as in 'We'll have to get together again sometime.'

Vocabulary

RST, Unit 4

FOODS

Unit

Ròu (Meat)

Jǐ, Yāzi (Chicken, Duck)

Zuóliao (Spices)

gālǐ                    curry

huājiāo                 fragrant (Szechwan) pepper

hújiāo                 black pepper

Jiàng                   ginger

Jièmo                  mustard

suàn                    garlic

yán                     salt

zhīma                   sesame seed

Yóu (Oil)

oyster sauce

red (hot) pepper oil

peanut oil soy sauce red (hot) pepper oil sesame oil (Taiwan) sesame oil (Mainland)

Jiàng (Sauces, Pastes)

Za Xiang (Miscellaneous)

HTL

.....                      Objectives

General

The purpose of the Hotel Module (HTL) is to provide you with the linguistic skills you need to be able to stay in a hotel and enjoy its services.

Before starting the Hotel Module, you should have at least completed the Money Module. The Hotel Module may, of course, be done at any later point in the course.

Specific

When you have finished this module you should be able to:

• 1. Ask to reserve a room. Specify whether it will be a single or double, with or without air conditioning, with or without heat.

• 2. Ask about room rates.

• 3. Understand questions about whether you want a television in your room, whether you need valuables stored, whether you want a guide.

• 4. Find out whether-Western or Chinese food is served in the hotel restaurant.

• 5. Find out what hours meals are served in the hotel dining room.

• 6. Ask your room attendent for additional blankets or pillows.

• 7. Ask to have clothes laundered or cleaned.

• 8. Ask for tourist guidebooks.

• 9. Ask for the bill and settle your account.

Hotel-Module, Unit 1

PART I

• 1. Wǒ shi Zhōngguo Lùxíngshède.

• 2. Women dao liìguan qu ba.

• 3. Wǒ gěi nín ding le yige f áng.j iān.

U. Qǐng nín tiányitian zhèizhāng biǎo.

5. Ninde xingli dōu qǔchulai le ba?

6. M xiān xiūxi xiūxi₃ děng yjhuir wō zài lai.

•7. yàoshi

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qǔchulai : This isgal compound verb meaning ’ to f et ch ’, * to

xiūxi xiuxi: You’ve seen one syllable verbs reduplicated,' like kànkan and děngyideng. Here you see a two syllable verb reduplicated. The effect is the same. It makes the. action

Peking:

A conversation between an American businessman, Mr. White (Huáitè), and the guide meeting him at Peking’s Capital Airport:

F-jj Nín shi Huáitè Xiānshèng ba.

M:- Shi. NÍn shi ?

Fj:' Wǒ shi Zhōngguo Lǔxíngshède. Wo xìng Wang. Nínde xíngli dōu qǔchulai le ba?

M:   Dōu qǔchulai le. Jiù zài

zhèr.

After clearing customs:

Fjj Hao le. Women dào lǔguǎn. qù ba. Wǒ gěi nín zài Beijing Fàndiàn dingle yíge fángjiān.

At the-hotel:

F2-: Qǐng nín tiányitian zhèi-

• zhang biāō. Nínde fángjiān zài jiǔlǒu jiǔbáilíngsān hào... Zhèi shi nín fángjiānde yàoshi.

M:   Xièxie ni.

At the room:

F^: Nín xiān xiūxi xi-ūxi, deng yìhuǐr wǒ zài lai.

M:   Hǎo. Yìhuǐr jiàtì.

NOTES AFTER PART I DIALOGUE

It is the policy in the PRC that most visitors be accompanied by a bilingual guide throughout most of their trip. The traveler is met, either by a local party representative, or by some other person responsible for his safety and travel arrangements.

PART II

NOTES AFTER PART II

The word yàoshi is what is called a movable before or after the subject,, but in any case sentence. This is also true of words like

diànlíng: ’Electric bell’. This word can refer to or a bell.

è: ’To be hungry’. In the sentence, Nín è le ba., verb è_ occurs with the marker le for new situations, is a phrase meaning ’you’ve become hungry, I suppose’ hungry now, I suppose.’ The verb indicates what the state is and the marker le indicates that the state is new.

Peking:

A conversation "between Miss Smith, hotel attendant who has Just taken Hotel.

M: Shlmìsl Nushì, xiànzài yǐjing qīdiǎn zhǒng le. NÍn è- le ba. Women zhèr you canting.

F: Canting zài Jilóu?

M: Zai yīlou. You Zhōngcān, you Xlcān.

F: Wanfàn shi cong Jidiǎn dào .-Jidiǎn?

M: Wanfàn shi cong xiàwu liùdiǎn dào bādiǎn ban. Zǎodiǎn shi cong qidiǎn dào bādiǎn bàn, Zhōngfàn shi cóng shíèrdiǎn dào xiàwu liǎngdiǎn.

F: Hao. Wo zhīdao le. Xièxie ni.

M: Diànlíng zài zhèr. Yàoshi nin you shi kéyi. àn diànlíng Jiào wo. Wo Jiù zài loucéng fuwùtāi.

F:    Hǎo. Xièxie ni.

a Canadian scholar, and the her to her room at the Peking

Miss Smith, it’s already seven o’clock. I expect that you’re hungry. We have a dining room in this hotel.

What-floor is .the dining room on?

On the first floor. It has Chinese food and Western food.. .

What time is dinner? (Dinner is from what time to what time?) .

Dinner is from six in the afternoon to eight-thirty. Breakfast is from seven to eight-thirty. Lunch is from twelve .tó two in the afternoon.

Fine. Now I see. Thank you..

The buzzer is here. If you have something to ask me about you can push the buzzer to call me. I’m right at the service desk for the floor.

Fine. Thank you.

PART líl -

LǏ Xiānsheng j intian tì Wang       Mr Li is teaching class for

Shanghai xiànzài yídìng hen rè le ba!: Notice that three adverbs precede the verb in this sentence-xiànzài, yídìng, hen. ’ The verb in this sentence, rè 'to be hot', is. à state verb. The marker le indicates

fēiji piào: In the Money Module you saw the word piào used to mean ’bill' or 'note'. Here it means 'ticket'.

Peking: '

A conversation between an American woman and her guide.

Wednesday of next week I plan to go to Shanghai. Please reserve a room and buy a plane ticket for me.

How many days are you planning to stay in Shanghai?

Five days. Shanghai is certainly very hot by now. I think I want an air conditioned room.

Fine.

Can you arrange a guide who speaks English for me in Shanghai?

Yes, I can. I’ll go arrange it for you now and tell you (about it) tomorrow morning.

Thank you very much.

PART IV

kāishuǐ: This can mean ’boiling water * or ’boiled water ’. Liang kāishuǐ means ’boiled water which has been cooled’.

Wo bù xiǎng dào canting qù chi fan le: the marker le used in this indicates a new situation. The speaker has changed her mind. Usually she takes her meals in the dining room, but today she doesn’t want to leave her room.

shuixǐ: This verb means ’to wash, to launder’. But it is only used in a situation where it contrasts with gǎnxí ’to dry clean’.. Usually the one syllable verb xí, ’to wash’, is used.

Peking:

A conversation "between Miss Smith just rung for from her room.

M: Shīmìsī Nùshì, nín you ■ shi ma?

F: Duì le. Wo you yifu yào xi.

M: Shi shuixī hàíshi gānxi?

F: Dou shi gānxide.

M: NÍn jiāogei wo.

F: Hao. Liang kāishui méiyou le. Qing gěi wo náyìdiar lai, yě qing nà yìdiar bīngkuàr.

M: Hao.

F: Jīntian wānshang wo hěn lèi, bù xiang dàò canting qù chī wānfàn. Ni keyi bu ' keyi sōngdào wo fángjiān lai. .

M: Keyi. Wo jiù qù ná càidānzi lai. Kàn- ni yào.chī shenme.

F: Hao. Xièxie.

and the hotel attendant she has

Can I do something for you?

Yes. I have some clothes I want cleaned.

Is it washing or dry cleaning?

It’s just dry cleaning.

You give them to me.

All right. There’s no more drinking water.

.Please bring me some and please bring some ice cubes, too.

All right.

I’m tired tonight and don’t want to go to the dining room to eat dinner. Can you send it to my room?

Yes, I can. I’ll go right away and bring, a menu.

And see what you want to eat.

Good. Thank yóu.

for, in place of to fill out

dinner, supper

to wash

western food

baggage, luggage, suitoases

to take a vest, to relax

if

key

certainly, definitely clothes

to have business

breakfast (Peking) Chinese food lunch

China Travel Agency

Hotel Module, Unit 2

PART I

NOTES ON PART I

kōng: The adjectival verb kōng, ’to be vacant, empty’ is used here to modify the noun, fángjiān, ’room’.

dānrende / shuangrende: The marker de in each of these phrases indicates that they'are modifying something. The modified word (fángjiān.) is omitted, however.

-jiān: This is the counter for ’rooms’.

nuǎnqi: Literally this word means ’warm air*. You nuǎnqide fángjiān is ’a room which has heat’.

Jiaoj This is the prepositional verb ’to cause (someone to do or be something). In the sentences below, gāoxing is the adjectival verb ’to be nappy’, snēngqi is the adjectival verb ’to be mad’.

Ta Jiào wo bú gaoxing.             He made me unhappy.

Tā- Jiào wo shēngqi.                 He made me angry.

Tā jiào wo zuò zhèijiàn shi.       He had me do this. .

-de shíhou: When this follows any verb, verb phrase- or sentence, the expressions means ’when something was done*.

Taipei:

A conversation between Mr. Phillips small Taipei hotel.

M: Nǐmen you kōng fángjiān ma?

F: You. Nǐ yào shénmeyàngde fángjiān, shi dānrende háishi shuāngrènde?

M: Wǒ yào yìjiān dānrén fángjiān.

F: Hāo. Wǔlóu 503 hào shi kōngde.

M: Nǐmen zhèli you nuǎnqi ma?

F: You.

M: You diànshì ma?

F: You. Shi cǎisède.

M: Zhèige fángjiān.duōshao qian yìtiān?

F: Liùbǎi Táibì yìtiān. .

M: Wǒ xiān kànkan zhèige fángjiān xíng bu xing?

F: Xing.

(Back at the desk after seeing the

M: 503 hào fángjiān hen hǎo.

Wǒ jiù yào zhèjiān fángjiān.

F: Qǐng ni tiányitian zhèzhāng biǎo.

F: Zhè shi nǐ fángjiānde yàoshi. NǏ chūqùde ,shíhou qǐng ni jiāogei women.

M: Hǎo.                                  All right.

PART II

NOTES ON PART II

kèreh: Literally this word means ’guests’ but its translation changes depending on the context. In a hotel situation, it means ’(paying) guests’. In a shopping situation, it means ’customer.

y sher.gde: This may translated as 'to avoid*, ’lest*, or jyyyy'tyyty * sc that í something) won’ t have to happen'. Here are some examples.

■ J,:?:? Wǒ xiān qù kànyikàn nèige fángzi, shènsde ni qù le.           the house, so that you

won’t have to go.

Nǐ wangle mǎi niùnǎi. Wǒ tì You forgot to buy milk. I'll ni qù mǎi yìpíng, shěngde          go buy a bottle for you, so

again.

trouble.

lai and qùmay follow it to indicate the direction inwhich something

»yytiyyisteOíìaBeSyǐsiy8ilùWSByy®^^^ y^;                   y.<yy";ty yy. yy yy.<yyy^                                                 ■.<-'^,;yy^yyyy /■7y<yyy;y^y-;y';yyy’y;ytyt:t.y;;y-/;._:y'y .hytty/^^yy-ty;

• /ytytyyBhayytaysSáǒStlMeighysilìf^^ āy:WyOOS§ù'yiǒng|jiytytyyyyysyyyyyy\yyyyy^^^^

F: Fángqián wǒ háishi zhào dānrende suàn. Deng ni tàitai háizi lái le, zài zhào shuāngrénde suàn. Nǐ kàn zěnmeyàng?

Uh... May I ask, do you have any rooms?

Yes. Do you want a single or a double?

Today and tomorrow I want one single. The day after tomorrow when ay wife and child have come then I’ll want a double.

Fine. No problem.

What are your rates.

A single is TOO dollars Taibi a day, a double is a thousand.

After my child has come I’ll have to add a small bed.

Adding a small bed adds 200 dollars.

Fine.

Oh, we don’t have many guests right now. Why don’t you just take a double. That will save you the trouble of moving back and forth.

I will still give you the single room rate. After your wife and child come, then I’ll figure it according to the double rate. How about it?

M: Hen hǎo.

F: Xiànzài Jiù qǐng dēngjì ha.

M: Hǎo.

• PART III

• 1. Zhèi Jiù shi nide fángjiān.

• 2. Tǎnzi zài bìchúli

• 3. Yíge zhěntou yàoshi bú gòu gāo , wǒ zài gěi ni ná yige.

U. Nǐmen zhèli you Yīngwénde youlǎn shǒucè ma?

5. ZSng. .

6. chōutìli

?. gěi...da diànhua

• 8. diànhuàbù

• 9. auìzhòng

• 10. bǎoguǎn

• 11. ^hàngfáng.

• 12. biěde

• 13. gft&gW

  This is yoiir room.

  The blankets are here in the closet.

  If one pillow isn’t high enough, tell me and I’ll get you another.

  Do you have an English tourist guidebook?

  to be cold

  in the draper

  to make a telephone call

  telephone directory

  to be valuable

  to'safeguard

  cashier

  other

  business

  
  

NOTES AFTER PART III

jiù shi: When the adverb jiù is used, with the verb shi, it emphasizes what follow*. ^T" this hsr.m. .iiù has been translated as ’precisely’, ’.exactly’, ’just’.

zài: This is the word for ’again’ when talking about future actions. CYou is the word for ’again* when talking about past actions.!

Qǐng ni zài lái.              Please come again.

Bie zài shuō ba.               Don’t say that again.

In the sentence .. .^T,ǒ zài gěi ni ná yige, the conversational translation ’I’ll get you another* masks the true functions of zài in the sentence. A more literal translation might be ’I’ll .again get you one.’

youlǎn.shǒucè: ’tourist.guidebook’. Youlǎn is the verb ’to go sightseeing’. Shǒucè is the noun ’handbook’.

bìchúli I chōutìli: The .word for ’closet’ is bìchú. The word for ’drawer’ is chōutì. The syllable -lǐ means ’inside’; It may be added to a noun in a locational phrase to allow that noun to function as a placeword and to indicate the precise location ’inside’. When used as a locational ending, -li is toneless. You’ll find more about locational endings in Unit 2 of the Transportation Module.

gěi. . . dǎ diànhuà: The word for ’phone call’ is diànhuà. The <phrase ’to make a phone call’ is dǎ diànhuà. To say that a phone call is made to someone, in particular, use the prepositional vjrb gěi followed by the name, then the phrase dǎ diànhuà.

Nǐ gěi shéidǎ diànhuà?            Who are you calling?

Wǒ zuotian gěi mǔqin dǎ            I called mother yesterday,

-diànhuà le.              .

Taipei:

A conversation between an American woman and the hotel attendant taking her to her room.

M: Xiáojie, zhèi shi nide fángjiān.

F: Xièxie ni.

M: Wānshang nǐ yàoshi lěng, bìchúli hái you tǎnzi.

F: Hāo.

M: Yíge zhěntou yàoshi bú gòu gāo, wǒ kéyi zài gěi ni ná yíge lái.

F: Xièxie ni. Yíge zhěntou gòu le.

F: Nimen zhèli you Yīncwende youlan shoucè ma?

M: You. Jiù zài zhèlide chōutìli.

F: Nimen zhèli you kāfēitīng ma?

M: You, zài yīlpu. Zài canting yòubian.

F: Wǒ Xiǎng gěi yige péngyou dǎ diànhuà. Zhèli you diànhuàbù ma?

M: You. Zhōngwénde, Yīngwénde dōu you.

F: Wǒ you yìdiān jguèizhòngde dōngxi jiāogěi shěi bāoguān?

M: Jiāogei zhàngfáng 'bǎoguǎn.

F: Hǎo. Xièxie ni.

M: Yàoshi nǐ hai you biéde . shìqing, jiù jiào wo.

F: Hǎo. Xièxie ni.

M: Bu kèqi.

Give it to the cashier for safekeeping.

All right. Thank you.

If you have any other problems Just call me.

Fine. Thank you.

Don’t mention it.

PART IV

NOTES ON PART IV

suàn zhang: Suàn is the verb ’to calculate*. Zhang is the word for ’accounts’ or ’debts’.

guò: This is the verb ’to pass’, either phyáirally, as in Guòle lukǒur, wàng you zǒu. ’ After you’ve passed the intersection, go to'the right.’, or temporally, as in Guò jit-ian, zài shuō b,a. ’Wait a few days, then talk about it.’

Taipei:

THINGS IN A HOTEL ROOM

Objectives

General

The purpose of the Post Office and Telephone Module (PST/TEL) is to provide you with the linguistic skills you need to mail things, make phone calls and send telegrams.

Before starting the Post Office and Telephone Module, you should have at least completed the Directions Module. You may, of course use this module at any later point in the course.

Specific

When you have finished this module you should be able to:

• 1. Locate a mailbox. Locate the nearest post office.

• 2. Buy postage for an air mail letter, a registered letter, aerogram, regular letter or postcard.

• 3. Buy letter paper, envelopes, aerograms and postcards.

• 4. Ship packages by sea or by air.

• 5- Insure packages or letters you send.

• 6. Locate a telegraph office.

• 7. Send a telegram.

• 8. Find the nearest public telephone.

• 9. Ask for help in using a phone directory.

• 10. Make a phone call, ask to speak with someone. Understand simple replies such as "that line is busy", "he is not here now" or "he will call you back”.

• 11. Answer the phone and understand who the caller wishes to speak with. Tell the caller you will look for that person. Tell him whether the person he wishes to speak with is there, is busy, or not there.

• 12. Ask someone to speak louder or tell him you cannot hear him clearly.

Post Office and Telephone Module, Unit 1

PART I

NOTES AFTER PART I

yifēng xìn: -Feng is the counter for letters and other things with envelopes.

-céng: Counter for floors of buildings.

guàhào xìn: Guàhào is the verb ’to register’. It is used here as a modifier. It precedes the noun it modifies.

Peking:

On his way out to mail some things, an American asks the service attendant for the floor of his hotel for some information.

M: Nǐ you shi ma?

F: Duì, Fàndiànlǐ you youzhèngjú ma?

M: You, zài yìlóu, xiàle diànti wàng you zǒu. Guòle màishūde jiù shi yéujú. Kěshi xiànzài yóujú yījīng guān men le. Rúguo nín jiù yào mài youpiào, women zhèr yě mài.

F: Wǒ yào youpiào', hái you liǎngfēng xìn yào guàhào.

M: Ou, jì guàhàoxìn nín děi dào youjú qù jì.

F: Youjú jǐdiǎn zhōng kāi men?

M: Qīdiǎnbàn kāi men, xiàwu liùdiǎnbàn guān men.

F: Zhèicéng lou you méiyou youtǒng?

M: Méiyou, youtǒng zài youjú ménkǒur.

F: Nǐmen zhèr yě mài xìnzhi, xìnfēng ma?

M: Women bu mài, jiù you fàndiànde xìnzhǐ xìnfēng. Louxiàde xiǎomàibù mài.

Can I help you?

Yes, is there a post office in the hotel?

Yes, it’s on the first floor.

When you get off the elevator go to the right. When you’ve passed the bookshop there’s the post office. But they have already closed. If you only want to buy stamps, we sell them here.

I need some stamps, there are also two letters that I need to register

Oh, if you want to mail registered letters you’ll have to go to the post office.

What time does the post office open?

It opens at seven-thirty, and closes at six-thirty in the afternoon.

Is there a mailbox on this floor?

No, the mailbox is by the door to the post office.

Do you also sell stationery and envelopes here.

No we don’t, we just have the hotel stationery and envelopes. The variety shop downstairs sells them.

PART II

• 7. Láojià, wàng Shanghai jìde hángkōng xìn yào tie duōshao qiánde yōupiào.

• 8. Wang Měiguo jìde hángkōng yōujiǎn yào tie duōshao qiánde yōupiào?

• 9. Dào Guangzhou qùde píngxìn shi duōshao qián?

• 10. Jì dào Xianggang qùde míngxìn-piàn shi duōshao qián?

• 11. Guónàide hángkōng xìn dōu shi yìmáo.

• 12. Jì dào guowài qùde hángkōng xìn shi qìmáo.

• 13. Běnshìde pingxìn sìfēnqián.

1U. Wàidìde pingxin bafenqian.