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  1. Lesson Thirty: Dialogue What would you like to do this summer vacation?
  2. Shihai: Do you know how long the flight is from here to Beijing?
  3. Dawei: Beijing is far from here, it is probably more than ten hours.
  4. Shihai: Xiao Ding and Xueyou will arrive in Beijing tonight.
  5. Dawei: Yes.
  6. Shihai: They both want to study in China. I think they must be very
  7. happy right now.
  8. Dawei: I am envious. Next year I would like to have a chance to visit
  9. China.
  10. Shihai: China has a long history. I heard of many tourist attractions
  11. in China. But "ba3i we2n bu4 ru2 yi1 jia4n"(hearing about it
  12. is nothing compared to seeing it).
  13. Dawei: "ba3i we4n bu4 ru2 yi1 jia4n" is a chinese idiom?
  14. Shihai: Yes. The meaning is "seeing is believing".
  15. Dawei: I see.
  16. Dawei: Shihai, what would you like to do this summer vacation?
  17. Shihai: First I will go back home to see my parents, and see what
  18. is happening then. How about you?
  19. Dawei: I have registered for two courses. So I will be in class at
  20. school.
  21. Shihai: What are you studying?
  22. Dawei: One is a psychology course, the other one is a Chinese history
  23. course. I am very interested in Chinese History, but I don't
  24. know much about it. So I want to take advantage of the summer
  25. to learn something more about Chinese history.
  26. Shihai: China has a long and rich history. It is not easy to study.
  27. Dawei: I know. That is precisely what attracts me.
  28. Shihai: It is said people who study histroy will become smarter.
  29. What do you think ?
  30. Dawei: I also think that. Learning history not only lets us know what
  31. was going on in the past, but also helps guide us in the
  32. future. That is what is meant by the idiom " Gu3 we2i
  33. ji1n yo4ng"(make the past serve the present). I hope I
  34. become little smarter by studying Chinese history.
  35. Shihai: You will.
  36. Dawei: You are already quite a smart guy. So you do not need to
  37. study Chinese History.
  38. Shihai: Not at all. Don't joke about me!
  39. 初级第三十课: 对话 今年暑假你做什麽?
  40. 世海:大为,你知道飞机从这里起飞到北京需要多长时间?
  41. 大为:这儿离北京很远,大约十多个小时。
  42. 世海:小丁和学友今天晚上就到北京了。
  43. 大为:是的。
  44. 世海:小丁和学友很想去中国学习。我想他们现在一定很高兴。
  45. 大为:我很羡慕他们,明年我一定要到中国去看一看。
  46. 世海:中国是一个古老的国家,听说有很多名胜古迹,不过“百闻不如一见”。
  47. 大为:“百闻不如一见”是中国成语吗?
  48. 世海:是的,意思是:自己看见的才可信。
  49. 大为:我明白了。
  50. 大为:世海,今年暑假你做什麽?
  51. 世海:我先要回家看爸爸妈妈,他们很想我。然後,再作决定。你呢?
  52. 大为:我已经注册了两门课,所以我还在学校里继续上课。
  53. 世海:你学什麽?
  54. 大为:一门是心理学,一门是中国历史。我对中国历史很感兴趣,可是我知道的不多,
  55. 所以我想利用暑假多学习一些中国历史知识。
  56. 世海:中国的历史很久远,也很丰富,学起来一定不容易。
  57. 大为:我知道。这正是它吸引我的原因。
  58. 世海:有人说学历史,人会变得聪明,你说呢?
  59. 大为:我也这麽认为。学历史不仅仅是为了解过去,而且是为了指导未来,所谓
  60. “古为今用”就是这个意思。我希望学习中国历史後,我会更聪明些。
  61. 世海:你会的 。
  62. 大为:你已经够聪明的了,所以你不用学习历史了。
  63. 世海:哪里 。你别开我玩笑了。
  64. 初級第三十課: 對話 今年暑假你做什麼﹖
  65. 世海﹕大為﹐你知道飛機從這裡起飛到北京需要多長時間﹖
  66. 大為﹕這兒離北京很遠﹐大約十多個小時。
  67. 世海﹕小丁和學友今天晚上就到北京了。
  68. 大為﹕是的。
  69. 世海﹕小丁和學友很想去中國學習。我想他們現在一定很高興。
  70. 大為﹕我很羨慕他們﹐明年我一定要到中國去看一看。
  71. 世海﹕中國是一個古老的國家﹐聽說有很多名勝古蹟﹐不過“百聞不如一見”。
  72. 大為﹕“百聞不如一見”是中國成語嗎﹖
  73. 世海﹕是的﹐意思是﹕自己看見的才可信。
  74. 大為﹕我明白了。
  75. 大為﹕世海﹐今年暑假你做什麼﹖
  76. 世海﹕我先要回家看爸爸媽媽﹐他們很想我。然後﹐再作決定。你呢﹖
  77. 大為﹕我已經註冊了兩門課﹐所以我還在學校裡繼續上課。
  78. 世海﹕你學什麼﹖
  79. 大為﹕一門是心理學﹐一門是中國曆史。我對中國歷史很感興趣﹐可是我知道的不多﹐
  80. 所以我想利用暑假多學習一些中國歷史知識。
  81. 世海﹕中國的歷史很久遠﹐也很豐富﹐學起來一定不容易。
  82. 大為﹕我知道。這正是它吸引我的原因。
  83. 世海﹕有人說學歷史,人會變得聰明﹐你說呢﹖
  84. 大為﹕我也這麼認為。學歷史不僅僅是為了解過去﹐而且是為了指導未來﹐所謂
  85. “古為今用”就是這個意思。我希望學習中國歷史後﹐我會更聰明些。
  86. 世海﹕你會的 。
  87. 大為﹕你已經夠聰明的了﹐所以你不用學習歷史了。
  88. 世海﹕哪裡 。你別開我玩笑了。
  89. Chūjí Dì sānshí Kè: Duìhuà
  90. Jīnnián Shŭjia Nĭ Zuò Shénme ?
  91. Jīnnián Shŭjia Nĭ Zuò Shénme ?
  92. Shìhăi: Dàwéi, nĭ zhīdao fēijī cóng zhèli qĭfēi dào Bĕijīng xūyào
  93. duōcháng shíjiān?
  94. Dàwéi: Zhèr lí Bĕijīng hĕn yuăn, dàyuē shí duō ge xiăoshí.
  95. Shìhăi: Xiăo Dīng hé Xuéyŏu jīntiān wănshang jiù dào Běijīng le.
  96. Dàwéi: Shì de.
  97. Shìhăi: Xiǎo Dīng hé Xuéyǒu hěn xiǎng qù Zhōngguo xuéxí. Wǒ xiǎng
  98. tāmen xiànzài yídìng hěn gāoxìng.
  99. Dàwéi: Wǒ hěn xiànmù tāmen, míngnián wǒ yídìng yào dào Zhōngguo
  100. qù kàn yi kàn.
  101. Shìhăi: Zhōngguo shì yí ge gǔlǎo de guójiā, tīngshuō yǒu hěn duō
  102. míngshèng gǔjì, búguò “bǎiwén bùrú yíjiàn”.
  103. Dàwéi: “bǎiwén bùrú yíjiàn”shì Zhōngguo chéngyǔ ma?
  104. Shìhăi: Shì de, yìsi shì: zìjǐ kànjiàn de cái kěxìn.
  105. Dàwéi: Wǒ míngbai le.
  106. Dàwéi: Shìhăi, jīnnián shǔjià nǐ zuò shénme ?
  107. Shìhăi: Wǒ xiān yào huí jiā kàn bàba māma, tāmen hěn xiǎng wǒ. Ránhòu,
  108. zài zuò juédìng. Nǐ ne ?
  109. Dàwéi: Wǒ yǐjīng zhùcè le liǎng mén kè, suǒyǐ wǒ hái zài xuéxiào lǐ
  110. jìxù shàngkè.
  111. Shìhăi: Nǐ xué shénme?
  112. Dàwéi: Yì mén shì xīnlǐxué, yì mén shì Zhōngguo lìshǐ. Wǒ duì Zhōngguo
  113. lìshǐ hěn gǎn xìngqu, kěshì wǒ zhīdao de bù duō, suǒyǐ wǒ xiǎng
  114. lìyòng shǔjià duō xuéxí yì xiē Zhōngguo lìshǐ zhīshi.
  115. Shìhăi: Zhōngguo de lìshǐ hěn jiǔyuǎn, yě hěn fēngfù, xué qǐlái yídìng
  116. bù róngyi.
  117. Dàwéi: Wǒzhīdao. Zhè zhèngshì tā xīyǐn wǒ de yuányīn.
  118. Shìhăi: Yǒu rén shuō xué lìshǐ, rén huì biàn de cōngming, nǐ shuō ne ?
  119. Dàwéi: Wǒ yě zhème rènwéi. Xué lìshǐ bù jǐnjǐn shì wèile liǎojiě guòqù,
  120. érqiě shì wèile zhīdao wèilái, suǒwèi “gǔwéi jīnyòng” jiù shì
  121. zhè ge yìsi. Wǒ xīwàng xuéxí Zhōngguo lìshǐ hòu, wǒ huì gèng
  122. cōngming xiē.
  123. Shìhăi: Nǐ huì de.
  124. Dàwéi: Nǐ yǐjīng gòu cōngming de le, suǒyǐ nǐ búyòng xuéxí lìshǐ le.
  125. Shìhăi: Nǎlǐ. Nǐ béi kāi wǒ wánxiào le.
  126. Lesson Thirty: Article
  127. Home in Beijing
  128. After Xiaoding and Xueyou left (for China), one day, Shihai went to see
  129. Teacher Wang. Teacher Wang was very happy to see Shihai come. Teacher
  130. Wang asked Shihai to sit on the sofa, and made a cup of Longjin tea for
  131. him.
  132. While drinking the tea, Teacher Wang asked Shihai:"Xiaoding and Xueyou
  133. took the plane to China. Did everything go well?" Shihai told Teacher
  134. Wang, everything went well. Teacher Wang said, he had to go to the
  135. Chinese Embassy to get some business done that day, therefore he could
  136. not see Xiaoding and Xueyou off. However, he had already given Xiaoding
  137. and Shihai the phone number and the address of his home in Beijing, and
  138. asked them to call his wife Xijing as soon as they arrived in Beijing.
  139. Teacher Wang said, for last year's Thanksgiving he celebrated the
  140. holiday with Xiaoding's family, and he felt like he was in his own home.
  141. He hoped that Xiaoding and Xueyou could also visit his home in Beijing
  142. frequently and have a good time. Teacher Wang also asked Shihai:"This is
  143. the first time for Xiaoding and Xueyou to go to China, China is far away
  144. from here, do their parents worry about them?" Shihai said:"Because
  145. Xiaoding's parents are going to go to China and visit them soon, Shihai's
  146. parents are not worried at all." Teacher Wang said:"That's great. Soon
  147. my wife Xijing and my son Kaikai will meet Xiaoding's family and Xueyou.
  148. They must be very happy (about this)!"
  149. 初级第三十课: 短文 北京的家
  150. 小丁和学友走了以後,这一天,世海去看王老师。王老师看见世海来了,非常高兴。
  151. 王老师请世海坐在沙发上,并给他沏了一杯龙井茶。喝茶的时候,王老师问世海:
  152. “小丁和学友坐飞机去中国,一切都顺利吗?” 世海告诉王老师,一切都很顺利。
  153. 王老师说,那天他正好要去中国大使馆办事,不能送小丁和学友。不过,他已经给
  154. 了小丁和学友北京的家的电话和地址,请他们到了北京就给他太太西静打电话。王
  155. 老师说,去年感恩节,他和小丁的家人一起欢度佳节,觉得就像在自己的家一样。
  156. 他希望小丁和学友也能常常去自己在北京的家玩儿。王老师还问世海:“这是小丁
  157. 和学友第一次去中国,中国离这儿很远,他们的爸爸﹑妈妈放心吗?”世海说:
  158. “因为小丁的爸爸﹑妈妈很快就要去中国看他们,所以学友的爸爸﹑妈妈一点儿
  159. 也不担心。” 王老师说:“那太好了。 我太太西静和我儿子开开很快就要认识小
  160. 丁的一家和学友,他们一定很会高兴。”
  161. 初級第三十課: 短文 北京的家
  162. 小丁和學友走了以後﹐這一天﹐世海去看王老師。王老師看見世海來了﹐非常高興。
  163. 王老師請世海坐在沙發上﹐並給他沏了一杯龍井茶。喝茶的時候﹐王老師問世海﹕
  164. “小丁和學友坐飛機去中國﹐一切都順利嗎﹖” 世海告訴王老師﹐一切都很順利。
  165. 王老師說﹐那天他正好要去中國大使館辦事﹐不能送小丁和學友。不過﹐他已經給
  166. 了小丁和學友北京的家的電話和地址﹐請他們到了北京就給他太太西靜打電話。王
  167. 老師說﹐去年感恩節﹐他和小丁的家人一起歡度佳節﹐覺得就像在自己的家一樣。
  168. 他希望小丁和學友也能常常去自己在北京的家玩兒。王老師還問世海﹕“這是小丁
  169. 和學友第一次去中國﹐中國離這兒很遠﹐他們的爸爸﹑媽媽放心嗎﹖”世海說﹕
  170. “因為小丁的爸爸﹑媽媽很快就要去中國看他們﹐所以學友的爸爸﹑媽媽一點兒
  171. 也不擔心。” 王老師說﹕“那太好了。 我太太西靜和我兒子開開很快就要認識小
  172. 丁的一家和學友﹐他們一定很會高興。”
  173. Chūjí Dì sānshí Kè: Duǎnwén
  174. Běijīng De Jiā
  175. Běijīng De Jiā
  176. Xiǎo Dīng hé Xuéyǒu zǒu le yǐhòu, zhè yì tiān, Shìhǎi qù kàn Wáng lǎoshi.
  177. Wáng lǎoshi kànjiàn Shìhǎi lái le, fēicháng gāoxìng. Wáng lǎoshi qǐng Shìhǎi
  178. zuò zài shāfā shang ,bìng gěi tā qī le yì bēi lóngjǐng chá. Hē chá deshíhou,
  179. Wáng lǎoshi wèn Shìhǎi: “Xiǎo Dīng hé Xuéyǒu zuò fēijī qù Zhōngguo, yíqiè
  180. dōu shùnlì ma?” Shìhǎi gàosu Wáng lǎoshi, yíqiè dōu hěn shùnli. Wáng lǎoshi
  181. shuō, nà tiān tā zhèng hǎo yào qù Zhōngguo dàshǐguǎn bàn shì, bù néng sòng
  182. Xiǎo Dīng hé Xuéyǒu. Búguò, tā yǐjīng gěi le Xiǎo Dīng hé Xuéeyǒu Běijīng de
  183. jiā de diànhuà hé dìzhǐ, qǐng tāmen dào le Běijīng jiù gěi tā tàitai Xījìng
  184. dǎ diànhuà. Wáng lǎoshi shuō, qùnián Gǎn’ēn jié, tā hé Xiǎo Dīng de jiārén yìqǐ
  185. huāndù jiājié, juéde jiù xiàng zài zìjǐ de jiā yíyàng. Tā xīwang Xiǎo Dīng hé
  186. Xuéyǒu yě néng chángcháng qù zìjǐ zài Běijīng de jiā wánr. Wáng lǎoshi hái wèn
  187. Shìhái: “Zhè shì Xiǎo Dīng hé Xuéyǒu dì yī cì qù Zhōngguo, Zhōngguo lí zhèr hěn
  188. yuǎn, tāmen de bàba, māma fàngxīn ma ?” Shìhǎi shuō: “ Yě bù dānxīn.” Wǎng lǎoshi
  189. shuō: “ Nà tài hǎo le. Wǒ tàitai Xījìng hé wǒ érzi Kāikai hěn kuài jiù yào rènshi
  190. Xiǎo Dīng de yì jiā hé Xuéyǒu, tāmen yídìng huì hěn gāoxìng.”
  191. 词 汇
  192. Chinese Words Pinyin Part of Speech Engl. Trans. Examples
  193. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  194. 大约 dàyuē adv. about, approximately
  195. 羡慕 xiànmù adj. envious
  196. 古老 gŭlăo adj. ancient
  197. 名胜古迹 mìngshènggŭjì n. tourist attraction:
  198. famous places and
  199. ancient sites
  200. 百闻不如一见 băiwénbùrúyījiàn idiom hearing about it a
  201. hundred times is not
  202. as good as seeing it
  203. once
  204. 明白 mìngbái v. to understand
  205. 先 xiān adv. before,first
  206. 然後 ránhòu adv. then
  207. 决定 juédìng v. to decide, to determine
  208. 已经 yĭjīng adv. already
  209. 继续 jìxù v. to continue, to go on
  210. 门 mén measure subject, class
  211. 心理学 xīnlĭxué n. psychology
  212. 历史 lìshĭ n. history
  213. 感 găn v. to feel, to have
  214. 兴趣 xìngqù n. interest
  215. 知识 zhīshì n. knowledge
  216. 久远 jiŭyuăn adj. long and far
  217. 丰富 fēngfù adj. plentiful, rich
  218. 吸引 xīyĭn v. to attract
  219. 原因 yuányīn n. reason
  220. 聪明 cōngmìng adj. Smart, clever
  221. 认为 rènwéi v. to think
  222. 不仅(仅) bùjĭnjĭn conj.,adv. not only
  223. 而且 érqiĕ conj. but also
  224. 过去 guòqù n. the past
  225. 未来 wèilái n. the future
  226. 所谓 suŏwèi v. so called
  227. 指导 zhĭdăo v. to teach, to instruct,
  228. to guide
  229. 古为今用 Gŭwéijīnyòng idiom to make the past serve
  230. the present
  231. 意思 yìsi n. meaning
  232. 希望 xīwàng v. to hope, to wish
  233. 够 gòu adj enough
  234. 玩笑 wánxiào n. joke, kidding
  235. 开(玩笑) kāi(wánxiào) v. to make (a joke)
  236. 沙发 shāfā n. sofa
  237. 沏 qì v. to make (tea)
  238. 龙井茶 lóngjĭngchá n. longjing tea,
  239. Dragonwell tea
  240. 一切 yīqiè n. everthing, the whole thing
  241. 顺利 shùnlì adj. (go) well, (do) fine
  242. 正好 zhènghăo adv. just happened to,
  243. coincidentally
  244. 办事 bànshì v. to take care of (some)
  245. business, to handle
  246. matters
  247. 不过 búguò conj. however, but
  248. 欢渡 huāndù v. to celebrate (a holiday)
  249. 佳节 jiājié n. festival, holiday
  250. 一点儿也不 yīdiănryĕbù idiomatic exp. not at all
  251. 担心 dānxīn v. to worry about serve the present
  252. 枯燥 kūzào adj. boring, dull
  253. 逛 guàng v. to go (shopping)
  254. 商店 shāngdiàn n. shop, store
  255. 日裔 rìyì n. (of) Japanese origin
  256. 手机 shŏujī n. cell phone
  257. 阅读 yuèdú n. reading
  258. T恤衫 Txùshān n. T-shirt
  259. 语 法
  260. 1. The Preposition 离
  261. The preposition 离 means "from" . It is used to form a prepositional
  262. structure indicating distance in space or time. The two commonly used
  263. structures are:
  264. (1) A 离 B 很远 (A is far away from B)
  265. (2) A 离 B 很近 (A is very close to B)
  266. For example:
  267. (1) A 离 B 很远 (A is far away from B)
  268. 1.) 这儿离北京很远,大约十多个小时。
  269. Here is far away from Beijing, (it takes) over about 10 hours
  270. (to travel to Beijing).
  271. 2.) 中国离这儿很远,他们的爸爸妈妈放心吗?
  272. China is far away from here, do their parents worry about them?
  273. 3.) 现在离冬天很远,你为什么想买皮夹克?
  274. Now is far away from winter, why do you want to buy a leather jacket?
  275. (2) A 离 B 很近 (A is very close to B)
  276. 1.) 我的家离我的大学很近, 所以我不住校。
  277. My home is very close to my university, therefore, I don't live on
  278. campus.
  279. 2.)母亲节离我妈妈的生日很近,我想给妈妈买一个礼物。
  280. The Mother's Day is very close to my mom's birthday, I would like to
  281. buy a gift for my mom.
  282. 2. The Prepositional Phrase 像......一样
  283. The prepositional phrase 像......一样 means "to be like something or
  284. somebody". Often, people add "就" before "像", to express
  285. the meaning of "to be JUST like something or somebody". Sometimes,
  286. "一样" is left out of the sentence as the speaker uses a single
  287. character "像" to express the meaning of "to resemble something or
  288. somebody".
  289. 1.)去年感恩节,他和小丁的家人一起欢度佳节,觉得就像在自己的家一样。
  290. Last Thanksgiving, he and Xiaoding's family celebrated the holiday
  291. together, (he) felt just like he was in his own home.
  292. 2.)小丁是我的好朋友,就像我的妹妹一样。
  293. Xiaoding is my good friend, just like a younger sister to me.
  294. 3.)她长得很漂亮,像她妈妈。
  295. She looks very pretty; (she) resembles her mom.
  296. 3. The Pronoun 自己
  297. The pronoun 自己 means "self, one's own". It can be used to describe
  298. things that belong to someone (one's own). It can also be attached to
  299. all personal pronouns and nouns to express the meaning of "self".
  300. For example:
  301. 1.) 妈妈说她可以开车送我去纽约,可是我喜欢自己开车去。
  302. My mom said she can drive me to New York, but I like to drive by myself
  303. (to New York).
  304. 2.) 小丁和学友觉得,王老师的家就像他们自己的家。
  305. Xiaoding and Xueyou felt, Teacher Wang's home is just like their own
  306. home.
  307. 4. The Expression 一点儿也不
  308. The expression 一点儿也不 means "not at all". It is used for complete
  309. negation. For example:
  310. 1.)因为小丁的爸爸、妈妈这一次也跟他们一起去中国,所以学友的爸爸、妈妈一点儿
  311. 也不担心。
  312. Because Xiaoding's parents are traveling with them this time to China,
  313. Xueyou's parents do not worry about them at all.
  314. 2.)世海非常喜欢中国历史,他觉得中国历史一点儿也不枯燥。
  315. Shihai likes Chinese History very much, he feels that Chinese History is
  316. not boring at all.
  317. 语 型
  318. 1. The Preposition 离
  319. 1.) 东亚图书馆离东亚系很近,走路十分钟就能到。
  320. The East Asian Library is close to the East Asian Department, (it
  321. takes) 10 minutes to walk there.
  322. 2.) 长城离北京大学很远,坐公共汽车大约两个小时。
  323. The Great Wall is far away from the Beijing University, (it takes)
  324. about two hours on a bus to get there.
  325. 3.) 王老师的家离北京语言文化大学不远,他每天骑自行车去上班。
  326. Teacher Wang's home is not far away from the Beijing Language and Culture
  327. University, he rides bicycle to go to work every day.
  328. 4.) 今年的中国新年(春节)离我妹妹的生日很近,她感到很高兴。
  329. This year's Chinese New Year (the Spring Festival) is very close to my
  330. younger sister's birthday, she feels happy (about this).
  331. 5.) 现在离期末考试不远了,我们应该努力学习。
  332. It (Now) is not far away from the final exam, we should study hard.
  333. 2. The Prepositional Phrase 像......一样
  334. 1.) 小丁的中文说得很好,像中国人一样。
  335. Xiaoding's Chinese is very good, just like a native Chinese person's.
  336. 2.) 大为游泳游得非常好,就像游泳运动员一样。
  337. Dawei (David) swims very well, just like an athletic swimmer.
  338. 3.) 北京的冬天很冷,就像新泽西一样。
  339. Beijing's winter is very cold, just like the one in New Jersey.
  340. 4.) 小丁和学友很喜欢去王老师在北京的家,王老师的家就像他们自己的家一样。
  341. Xiaoding and Xueyou like it very much to go to Teacher Wang's home in
  342. Beijing, Teacher Wang's home is just like their own home.
  343. 3. The Pronoun 自己
  344. 1.) 我妈妈不喜欢自己一个人吃饭。 她常常等爸爸回来一起吃。
  345. My mom does not like to eat by herself. She always waits for my dad to
  346. come home and eat with him together.
  347. 2.) 小丁喜欢逛商店。有的时候她和朋友一起去,有的时候她自己去。
  348. Xiaoding likes to go shopping. Sometimes she goes with her friends,
  349. sometimes she goes by herself.
  350. 3.) 在爸爸、妈妈的家,我有自己的房间。在大学里,我和我的室友一起住。
  351. At my parent's home, I have my own room. At the university, I live with
  352. my roommate.
  353. 4.) 现在,很多大学生都有自己的电脑和手机。
  354. Now, many college students have their own computer and cell phone.
  355. 4. The Expression 一点儿也不
  356. 1.) 小丁的妈妈真年轻,一点儿也不像五十多岁的人。
  357. Xiaoding's mom is (looks) very young, she doesn't look like a person
  358. in her fifties at all.
  359. 2.) 昨天的考试一点儿也不难,同学们都很高兴。
  360. Yesterday's exam was not difficult at all, all the students were very
  361. happy.
  362. 3.) 小丁和学友上个星期去中国了,可是我一点儿也不知道。
  363. Xiaoding and Xueyou went to China last week, however, I knew nothing
  364. about it.
  365. 4.) 我的室友是日裔美国人,可是他一点儿也不会说日文。
  366. My roommate is a Japanese American, however, he does not speak Japanese
  367. at all.
  368. 5. The conjunction 不过“but, however”
  369. 1.) 我和我姐姐都很喜欢看中国电影。 不过,我更喜欢看美国电影。
  370. Both me and my sister like to see Chinese movies. But I like to see
  371. American movies even more.
  372. 2.) 学友的中文说得很好。 不过,他的汉字写得不太好。
  373. Xueyou speaks very good Chinese. But he does not write good Chinese
  374. Characters.
  375. 3.) 王老师每星期都给他太太打电话。 不过,这个星期他太忙了,没有给他太太
  376. 打电话。
  377. Teacher Wang calls his wife every week. But this week he was too busy,
  378. and (he) didn't call his wife.
  379. 4.) 中国的历史很久远,也很丰富。 不过,学起来很不容易。
  380. China has a long and rich history. But it is not easy to study.
  381. 6. The expression 正是 "happens to be just the ..."
  382. 1.) 这正是我要的那本书,请问我可以借一下儿吗?
  383. This just happens to be the book that I want to borrow, may I borrow it
  384. for a while?
  385. 2.) 小丁正是我的中文班的同学,怎麽,你也认识她?
  386. Xiaoding happens to be a classmate in my Chinese class. What? Do you
  387. also know her?
  388. 3.) 这个月的十号正是我二十岁的生日,我想请几个好朋友来我家玩儿。
  389. The tenth of this month just happens to be my twentieth birthday, I would
  390. like to invite some good friends to come over and have fun.
  391. 4.) 你想找一位从台湾来的老师吗?谢老师正是从台湾来的。
  392. Do you want to look for a teacher from Taiwan? Teacher Xie just happens
  393. to be from Taiwan.
  394. 7. The pattern 不仅...而且... "not only...but also"
  395. 1.) 学历史不仅是为了了解过去,而且是为了指导未来。
  396. Studying history is not only to understand the past, but also
  397. to guide us to the future.
  398. 2.) 小丁不仅会说中文,而且会唱中文歌儿。
  399. Xiaoding not only knows how to speak Chinese, but also can sing Chinese
  400. songs.
  401. 3.) 大为今年暑假不仅注册了一门心理学的课,而且注册了一门中国历史的课。
  402. Dawei not only registered for a psychology class this sumemr, but
  403. also registered for a Chinese history class.
  404. 4.) 王老师不仅教小丁口语,也教小丁阅读。
  405. Teacher Wang not only teaches Xiaoding Conversation, he also teaches
  406. Xiaoding Reading.
  407. 8. The expression 所谓 "so-called", usually used when a speaker or
  408. writer wants to quote from a source, e.g. slang, idioms, proverbs etc.
  409. 1.) 所谓“古为今用”,意思就是历史上的经验可以用在现在。
  410. What is said "gu3we2iji1nyo4ng", means that the experience in
  411. the past can be used for the present ("make the past serve the present").
  412. 2.) 所谓“百里挑一”,意思就是一百个人里最好的一个。
  413. The phrase that goes "ba3ili3tia1oyi1", means "one of the best in one
  414. hundred people" ("one in a hundred").
  415. 3.) 所谓“百闻不如一见”,意思就是听了很多,不如亲自去看一看。
  416. The saying "ba3iwe2nbu4ru2yi1jia4n", means that (even if
  417. you) have heard a lot about something, it would be better to have a look
  418. at it with your own eyes("seeing is believing").
  419. 4.) 所谓“有志者事竟成”,意思就是有决心的人,事业一定会成功。
  420. The saying "yo3uzhi4zhe3shi4ji4nche2ng", means that as
  421. long as you have the will, you will succeed in your career/efforts
  422. ("where there is a will, there is a way").