Chinese-Rudgers/Cours/rudgers-21.txt

Happy Birthday to You 

Ding:  Xueyou, what time now?
   Xie:   Half past five. What are you busy with?
   Ding:  Today is Hua Jiang’s birthday. He invited us to attend his B-day party.
   Xie:   Yes, yes. What time did he say is the party?
   Ding:  Seven.
   Xie:   Now it is only five thirty; still early. What’s the fuss?
   Ding:  Why not the fuss?! Today is Hua’s twenty-one birthday, we got to give 
	  him some gift. What do you think we get for him?
   Xie:   Buy an interesting birthday card.
   Ding:  Buy just a card? Too little.
   Xie:   He likes music. Let’s get him a CD. Yes, When I had my birthday, the CD 
	  you gave me was nice. Let’s also buy him one.
   Ding:  So, we have to leave now. (We) have to buy stuff on the way.
   Xie:   OK....Renmei, what do you think I should wear?
   Ding:  Whatever you like.
   Xie:   Look, this pants, how is it?
   Ding:  Not bad, but I like the dark-blue one better.
   Xie:   Fine, (I’ll) do what you say.

祝你生日快乐

丁 ： 学友，几点了？
   谢 ： 四点半。你忙什麽？
   丁 ： 今天是江华的生日。他请我们参加他的生日晚会。
   谢 ： 对了，对了。他说晚会是几点？
   丁 ： 七点。
   谢 ： 现在才五点半，还早呢。你忙什麽？
   丁 ： 我怎麽不忙？！今天是江华二十一岁的生日，我们
         得送他礼物。你说我们买什麽送他呢？
   谢 ： 买一张有意思的生日卡吧。
   丁 ： 就买生日卡？太少了！
   谢 ： 江华喜欢音乐，送他一张光碟吧。对了，我生日的
         时候，你送我的那张光碟很不错。我们也给他买一张吧。
   丁 ： 所以，我们现在得走啦。路上还得买东西呢。
   谢 ： 好吧.....人美，你说我穿什麽？
   丁 ： 随你的便。
   谢 ： 你看，这条裤子怎么样？
   丁 ： 不错，可是我更喜欢那条深蓝色的。
   谢 ： 行啊，听你的。



祝你生日快樂

丁 ﹕ 學友，幾點了？

   謝 ﹕ 四點半。你忙什麼？

   丁 ﹕ 今天是江華的生日。他請我們參加他的生日晚會。

   謝 ﹕ 對了，對了。他說晚會是幾點？

   丁 ﹕ 七點。

   謝 ﹕ 現在才五點半，還早呢。你忙什麼？

   丁 ﹕ 我怎麼不忙？！今天是江華二十一歲的生日，我們

         得送他禮物。你說我們買什麼送他呢？

   謝 ﹕ 買一張有意思的生日卡吧。

   丁 ﹕ 就買生日卡？太少了！

   謝 ﹕ 江華喜歡音樂，送他一張光碟吧。對了，我生日的

         時候，你送我的那張光碟很不錯。我們也給他買一張吧。

   丁 ﹕ 所以，我們現在得走啦。路上還得買東西呢。

   謝 ﹕ 好吧.....人美，你說我穿什麼？

   丁 ﹕ 隨你的便。

   謝 ﹕ 你看，這條褲子怎么樣？

   丁 ﹕ 不錯，可是我更喜歡那條深藍色的。

   謝 ﹕ 行啊，聽你的。


Zhù Nĭ Shēngrì Kuàilè

ZhùNĭ Shēngrì Kuàilè 


   Dīng:	Xuéyŏu, jĭdiăn le?
   Xiè:	Wŭdiăn bàn. Nĭ máng shénme?
   Dīng:	Jīntiān shìJiāng Huá de shēngrì. Tā qĭng wŏmen cānjiā tāde shēngrì wănhuì
   Xiè:	Duìle, duìle. Tā shuō wănhuìshì jĭdiăn?
   Dīng:	Qīdiăn.
   Xiè:	Xiànzài cái wŭdiăn bàn, hái zăo ne. Nĭ máng shénme?
   Dīng:	Wŏzĕnme bù máng? Jīntiān shì Jiāng Huá èrshíyī suì de shēngrì, wŏmen dĕi 
         sòng tālĭwù Nĭ shuō wŏmen sòng tā shénme ne?
   Xiè:	Măi yìzhāng yŏu yìsi de shēngrìkă ba.
   Dīng:	Jiùmăi shēngrìkă. Tài shăo le.
   Xiè:	Jiāng Huáxĭhuān yīnyuè sòng tā yìzhāng guāngdié ba. Duìle, wŏ shēngrì de 
	 shíjòu, nĭ sòng wŏde nàzhāng  guāngdié hĕn búcuò. Wŏmen yĕ gĕi tā măi
      	 yìzhāng ba.
   Dīng:	Suŏyĭ wŏmen xiànzài dĕi zŏu la. Lùshàng hái dĕi măi dōngxi ne.
   Xiè:	Hăoba...Rénmĕi, nĭ shuō wŏ chuān shénme?
   Dīng:	Suínĭde biàn.
   Xiè:	Nĭ kàn zhè tiáo kùzi zĕnme yàng?
   Dīng:	Búcuò kĕshì wŏ gèng xĭhuān nàtiáo shēnlán de.
   Xiè:	Xíng a, tīng nĭde.

Hua Jiang’s birthday

Today is Saturday; (it) is also Hua Jiang’s twenty-one birthday. 
Xueyou and I went to Hua’s home to attend his birthday party. The 
people who came to the party were quite a lot: some were Hua’s 
college classmates, some were Hua’s childhood friends. Everyone 
sang and danced; (everyone) laughed and had fun; (and everyone) 
was very happy. 

Hua showed us his family pictures. Hua’s grandparents were both 
in Taiwan, but Hua said he did not go to Taiwan often; his 
grandparents came often to the States to visit them. Every time 
when (they) came, they brought Hua a lot of Taiwan’s local 
specialties: there were goodies to eat, and there were things 
for use. Hua was happy. 

Hua has a younger sister, (who) is very beautiful. I asked Hua 
how old his sister was. He told me she was sixteen this year, 
and attended high school. Hua’s younger sister did not look like 
Hua, nor did she look like their mother, but she looked very much 
like their grandma. (It was) very interesting. Hua told me his 
grandparents liked her sister a lot. To be honest, I like her a 
lot, too. 

江华的生日晚会

今天星期六，也是江华二十一岁的生日。我和学友去江华家参加他的生日晚会。

参加晚会的人很多，有的是江华大学的同学，有的是江华小时候的朋友。大家又

唱又跳，又笑又闹，非常开心。


江华让我们看他一家人的照片。江华的爷爷奶奶都在台湾，可是江华说他不常

回台湾，爷爷奶奶常来美国看他们。每次来，他们都给江华带很多台湾土特产，

有吃的，还有用的，江华很高兴。


江华有一个妹妹，很漂亮。我问江华他妹妹今年多大。江华告诉我她今年十六

岁，上高中。江华的妹妹不像江华，也不像他们的妈妈，可是很像他们的奶奶。

很有意思。江华告诉我他的爷爷奶奶非常喜欢他妹妹。说实在的，我也很喜欢

他妹妹。 





江華的生日晚會

今天星期六，也是江華二十一歲的生日。我和學友去江華家參加他的生日晚會。

參加晚會的人很多，有的是江華大學的同學，有的是江華小時候的朋友。大家又

唱又跳，又笑又鬧，非常開心。





江華讓我們看他一家人的照片。江華的爺爺奶奶都在台灣，可是江華說他不常

回台灣，爺爺奶奶常來美國看他們。每次來，他們都給江華帶很多台灣土特產，

有吃的，還有用的，江華很高興。





江華有一個妹妹，很漂亮。我問江華他妹妹今年多大。江華告訴我她今年十六

歲，上高中。江華的妹妹不像江華，也不像他們的媽媽，可是很像他們的奶奶。

很有意思。江華告訴我他的爺爺奶奶非常喜歡他妹妹。說實在的，我也很喜歡

他妹妹。 




Jiāng Huá de shēngrì wănhuì 

Jiāng Huá de shēngrì wănhuì


Jīntiān Xīngqīliù yĕshì Jiāng Huá èrshíyīsuì de shēngrì. Wŏ hé Xuéyŏu qù Jiāng Huá 
jiā cānjiā tāde shēngrì wănhuì. Cānjiā wănhuì de rén hĕn duō, yŏude shì Jiāng Huá 
dàxué de tóngxué yŏude shì Jiāng Huá xiăo shíhòu de péngyou. Dàjiā yòu chàng yòu 
tiào, yòu xiào yòu nào, fēicháng gāoxìng. 

Jiāng Huá ràng wŏmen kàn tā yìjiā rén de zhàopiàn. Jiāng Huá de yéye năinăi dōu zài 
Táiwān, kĕshì Jiāng Huá shuō tā bù cháng huí Táiwān, yéye năinai cháng lái Mĕiguó 
kàn tāmen. Mĕi cì lái, tāmen dōu gĕi Jiāng Huá dài hĕn duō. Táiwān tŭtèchăn, yŏu 
chīde, yŏu yòngde, Jiáng Huá hĕn gāoxìng.

Jiāng Huá yŏu yígè mèimei, hĕn piàoliàng. Wŏ wèn Jiāng Huá tā mèimei jīnnián duō dà. 
Jiāng Huá gàosù wŏ tā jīnnián shíliù suì shàng gāozhōng. Jiāng Huá de mèimei bú xiàng 
Jiāng Huá yĕ bú xiàng tāmen de māma, kĕshì hĕn xiàng tāmen de năinai. Hĕn yŏu yìsi. 
Jiāng Huá gàosù wŏ tāde yéye năinai fēicháng xĭhuān tā mèimei. Shuō shízài de, wŏ yĕ 
hĕn xĭhuān tā mèimei. 



Chinese Words  Pinyin  Part of Speech	Engl. Trans.	Examples
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礼物	lĭwù	n.	gift, present	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
卡	kă	n.	card	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
光碟	guāngdié	n.	CD	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
色	sè	n.	color	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
照片	zhàopiàn	n.	photo, picture	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
爷爷	yéye	n.	grandpa	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
奶奶	năinai	n. 	grandma	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
土特产	tŭtèchăn	n.	locally produced specialties	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
东西	dōngxi	n.	stuff, things	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
送	sòng	v.	to give as a gift	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
唱	chàng	v.	to sing	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
跳	tiào	v.	to jump, to dance	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
笑	xiào	v.	to laugh	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
闹	nào	v.	to make noise	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
让	ràng	v.	to let, to allow	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
带	dài	v.	to bring	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
像	xiàng	v.	to be like,  to resemble	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
不错	búcuò	adj.	Not bad, nice	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
深蓝	shēnlán	adj.	Dark-blue, deep-blue	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
开心	kāixīn	adj.	happy, joyous	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
漂亮	piàoliang	adj.	beautiful	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
更	gèng	adv.	even more	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
非常	fēicháng	adv.	very	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
得	dĕi	modal verb	ave to, need	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
怎麽	zĕnme 	interrogative pro.	how, why	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
多	duō	interrogative pro.	how, to what extent	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
...的时候	..de shìhòu set exp.	the time when	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
小时候	xiăo shìhòu	idiomatic exp.	when young	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
随你的便	uì nĭ de biàn	idiomatic exp.	do as you like	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
听你的	tīng nĭ de	idiomatic exp.	do what you say	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]
说实在的	huō shìzài de	idiomatic exp.	to be honest	21	Rudgers	[sound:##]

1.When a verb/verb phrase or a clause modifying a noun:
We have come across Chinese noun phrase such as: 很好的朋友， 乾净的房间 .In those two examples, the nouns  朋友 
and  房间 are respectively modified by the adjectives  很好 and 乾净 .The structural   的  marks the relationship
between the modifier and the modified:

很好	           的	朋友
The modifier       的   the modified

The format applies when the modifier is a verb/verb phrase or a clause. For example:
1.  学中文    	   的          学生		   the students           learning  Chinese
   the modifier	           the modified            the  modified          the modifier

2. 妈妈给我            的              书		    the book                given to me by Mom
   the modifier                    the modified           the modified              the modifier

3. 教我中文	     的             老师		   the  teacher   who  teaches me Chinese
   the modifier                     the modified	   the modified         the modifier

4.  我买             的        车		    the car           (which)  I    bought
   the modifier               the modified	  the modified               the modifier

Points of merits:
(1)Notice the difference in word order between the Chinese phrases and their English equivalents. In Chinese the 
modifier ALWAYS PRECEDES the modified, while in English the opposite is the truth. 
(2)In English, when a verb or a verb phrase modifies a noun, there is no structural connector to mark the relation. 
See example 1 and 2.
(3)In English, when a clause modifies a noun, there is usually a structural connector, which could be WHICH, WHO, 
WHOM, WHEN, WHAT. But, whatever the connector is, when translated into Chinese, it takes the form of 的 .See 
example 3 and 4.

(4)In Chinese,  when the modified noun is understood in the context, it can be omitted. For example:
昨天妈妈买很多东西，有吃的(          )，也有用的(            ).
Yesterday  Mom bought a lot of stuff. There are stuff to eat; there are stuff to use.

when the noun is used in a general sense, it can also be omitted. For example:
学中文的(             )      	  	those who study   Chinese
今天来的(                ) 		those who come today
她说的 (                     )		what(those which) she said



2. The conjunction ...的时候：
The conjunction ..的时候is an equivalent to English “when...” or “the time when...”. The difference between 
Chinese ..的时候   and English “when” or “the time when...” is that  in Chinese the conjunction is AFTER 
the clause, while in English the conjunction is BEFORE the clause. For example:

我吃饭            的时候			when            	I eat
clause        conjunction                      conjunction	       clause

去年他回台湾                的时候		  when		he returned to Taiwan last year
clause                     conjunction	means     conjuction            clause

Now let’s look at some sentences with  a time clause:

我吃饭的时候 ，(我)不看电视。		When I eat, I don’t watch TV.


她来的时候，我不在。			I wasn’t in, when she came.

Points of merits:
Note that the position of  English time clause is flexible, it could be before the main clause or after 
the main clause; but the position of  Chinese time clause is fixed. It has to COME BEFORE the main clause.


3.The conjunction 又...又...：
又...又...means “both...and...” in English. The pattern 又 + adj/verb 又 + adj/verb  is used to indicate two 
concurrent situations or actions. For example:
她的房间    又        大         又            乾净。			Her room is both big and clean.
		     adj                       adj

大家    又	         唱                又          跳。		Everyone is both singing and dancing.
		         verb                         verb

Points of merits:
1.When two adjectives are used in this way, they must be unidirectional, that is either complimentary 
or pejorative. For example:

又快又好	fast  and  good		又忙又累	busy and tiring
	
2.When two verbs are used in this way, they must be concurrent:
又说又笑	speak and laugh		又吃又喝	eat and drink

 	

4.The interrogative pronoun 怎么样:
The interrogative pronoun 怎么样  is used to  solicit  other people’s opinions. It can 
follow both a noun phrase and a sentence. For example:
Noun phrase:
这个老师，怎么样？		This teacher, what do you think?
那间房间，怎么样？		What is your opinion of the room?

Sentence:
九月我们去北京，怎么样？	We are going to Beijing in September, what do you think?
看晚上的电影，怎么样？		See a evening movie, how is that?






5.The interrogative pronoun 怎麽:
The interrogative pronoun 怎麽  is often used to inquire about the manner of an action. For example:
你明天怎麽去纽约？		How will you go to New York?
你怎麽念这个字？		How do you pronoun this word?
	
怎麽 can also be use to inquire about reason. The difference between 怎麽  and  为什麽 in inquiry 
is the tone. 为什麽  goes after the fact while 怎麽 carries the tone of puzzlement, sometimes 
even of accusatory.
大家都学汉语， 你怎麽不学呢？		
Everyone study Chinese. How come you don’t?
	
今天你怎麽不去图书馆呢？ 怎麽不去？ 现在才八点。太早了。
How come you don’t go to the library? Why won’t I go (Of course I’ll go)? It’s only eight now. 
( It’s) too early.
	


6.The interrogative pronoun 多:
The interrogative pronoun 多 works with adjectives and adverbs and with psycho-emotional verbs such 
as 爱,喜欢, 想  etc. When it works with adjectives, it means “how”. For example:

你的房间多大？			How big is your room? 
她多常回家？			How often does she come home?

When it works with psycho-emotional verbs, it means “to what extent”:

你多爱他？			To what extent do you love him?
他多喜欢开车?			To what extent does he like to drive? (To what extent is his 
				craziness for driving?)





7.The adverb 更:
The adverb 更 embodies comparative degree. It works with adjectives,  psycho-emotional verbs  and some adverbs:
他有书，我的书更多。		He has books,  (but) my books are even more (I have more
 				 books). 

我和姐姐更常去纽约。		My older sister and I go to New York more often.

我喜欢学中文，可是，我更喜欢学电脑。	I like to study Chinese, but like to study 
					Computer Science more.



8. The modal verb  得:
The modal verb  得 means “need to, have to, must” in English. It’s negation is 不用  
(need not). For example:
老师，今天我们得作汉字作业吗？ 不用。	
Teacher, do we need to do character writing homework today? No.

世海，十点了，你得给你爸打个电话。不用。爸爸今天不在。
Shihai, it’s ten. You should give your dad a call. Not  necessary.  Daddy is not home today





Speech Patterns:

1.When a verb/verb phrase or a clause modifying a noun:
a.Phrases:
1。买报的	2。昨天妈妈写的那个汉字	3。奶奶穿的那件大衣	4。唱歌的
5。在银行工作的姐姐	6。去中国学习的学生	7。王老师用的那台电脑     
8。看书的	9。给她打电话的那个人		10。知道他名字的
11。我住的房间		12。我上大学的那天


1. măi bào de	2. Zuótiān māma xiĕde nàge Hànzì	3. Năinai chuān de nà jiàn dàyī
4. chànggē de	5. Zài yìnháng gōngzuò de jiĕjie	6. Qù Zhōnguó xuéxì de xuésheng
7. Wáng lăoshī yòng de nà tái diànnăo 8. Kàn shū de 9. Gĕi tā dă diànhuàde nàge rén
10. zhīdào tā mìngzì de	11. Wŏ zhù de fángjiān	12. Wŏ shàng dàxué de nàtian

1. those who buy newspaper	2. That Chinese character Mom wrote yesterday
3. that overcoat grandma is wearing		4. Those who sing	5. The older sister who works at the bank	
6. The students who went to study in China	7. The computer used by teacher Wang
8. those who read		9. The person who called her	10. Those who know his name
11. the room where I live	12. The day when I attended the university



b.Sentences:

1。你喜欢我们昨天去的那个图书馆吗？ 很喜欢。是新的吧？
2。你哪一年来美国？我来美国的那年是一九八九年。你几月来？ 八月。
3。在中文系教汉语的是你的姐姐还是妹妹？ 不是我的姐姐，也不是我的妹妹。她是我的女朋友。
4。你喜欢吃爸爸作的菜吗？爸爸作的菜不错，可是，我更喜欢妈妈作的。
5。你去的那个学校有实验室吗？怎麽没有？
6。这是你的新车吗？对了。是我爸爸妈妈送我的生日礼物。
7。昨天跟你一起来参加新年晚会的那个男生是你的男朋友吧？对了。他姓什麽？
8。学日文的同学请跟我来。他说什麽？他说学日文的跟他去。
9。我认识的汉字都是我妈妈教的。
10。请我喝咖啡的那个同学姓白，叫大为。你认识吗？


1.Nĭ xĭhuān wŏmen zuótiān qùde nàge túshūguăn ma? Hĕn xĭhuān. Shì xīn de ba?
2.Nĭ nă yìnián lái Mĕiguó? Wŏlái Mĕiguó de nànián shì yījiŭbājiŭ nián. Nĭjĭ yuèlái? Bāyuè.
3.Zài Zhōngwén xì jiāo Hànyŭde shìnĭde jiĕjie háishi mèimei? Búshì wŏde jiĕjie, yĕbúshìwŏde mèimei; shì wŏde npéngyou.
4.Nĭxĭhuān chī bàba zuò de cài ma? Bàba zuò de cài búcuò kĕshì wŏ gèng xĭhuān māma zuò de.
5.Nĭ qùde nàge xuéxiào yŏu shìyànshì ma? Zĕnme méiyŏu?
6.Zhè shì nĭde xīn chē ma? Duìle, Shì wŏ bàba māma sòng wŏde lĭwù.
7.Zuótiān gēn nĭ yìqĭ lái cānjiā xīnnián wănhuì de nàge nánshēng shì nĭde nán péngyou ba? Duìle. Tā xìng shénme?
8. Xué Rìyŭ de tóngxué gēn wŏ lái. Tāshuō shénme? Tā shuō xué Rìyŭ de tóngxué gēn tā qù 
9. Wŏ rènshi de Hànzì dōu shì wŏ māma jiāo de.
10. Qĭng wŏ hē kāfēi de nàge tóngxué xìng Bái, jiào Dàwéi. Nĭ rènshi ma?



1. Do you like the library we went yesterday? Very much. Is (it) a new one?
2. Which year did you came to the States? The year I came to the States was Nineteen Eighty-nine. What month did you come? 
   August.
3. The one who teaches Chinese language in the Chinese Department is your older or younger sister?
   She is neither my older sister, nor my younger sister. She is my girl friend.
4. Do you like to eat the dishes your dad makes? The dishes my dad makes are nice, but, I like what my
   mom makes better.
5. Does the school you go to have labs? Of course (Why doesn't it have them?)!
6. Is this your new car? Right. (It) is a birthday gift from my parents ( is a birthday gift my parents gave 
   me).
7. Is that guy who attended the New Year party together with you yesterday your boy friend? Yes. What is 
   his last name?
8. Those students who study Japanese please come with me. What did he say? He said those who study 
   Japanese go with him.
9. The characters I know are all those my mom taught me.
10.The classmate who invited me to coffee, his last name is Bai, and his first name is Dawei. Do you know
   him?

 2. The conjunction ...的时候?

1。她喜欢开车的时候听中文录音。
2。妈妈，我看书的时候，你作什麽？我给你作吃的。
3。我打电话的时候，不喜欢别人听。
4。去台湾的时候，你给爷爷奶奶带什麽呢？
5。老的时候，我要去欧洲，非洲看看。



1.Tāxĭhuān  kāichē de shìhòu tīng Zhōngwén lùyīn.
2.Māma, wŏ kàn shū de shìhòu, nĭ zuò shénme? Wŏ gĕi nĭ zuòchīde.
3.Wŏ dă diànhuà de shìhòu, bù xĭhuān biérén tīng.
4.Qù Táiwān de shìhòu, nĭ gĕi yéye năinai dài shénme ne?
5.Lăo de shìhòu, wŏ yào qù ōuzhōu, Fēizhōu kànkan.



1.She likes to listen to the Chinese tapes while she drives.
2.Mom, when I read, what do you do? I cook for you ( I make things for you to eat).
3.When I talk on the phone, ( I ) don't like others to listen in.
4.When (you) go to Taiwan, what do you bring to your grandparents?
5.I want to go to Europe and Africa  to take a look, when ( I am ) old.



3.The expression 怎么样:
1。这儿人太多了。我们去那儿看看，怎麽样？
2。这条裤子不好看。深蓝的那条，怎么样？
3。你儿子写的汉字，怎么样？不错。你要他写什麽？
4。老师问的问题，怎麽样？难不难？
5。这是你第一次来美国吧？美国，怎么样？

1.Zhèr rén tài duō le. Wŏmen qù nàr kànkan, zĕnmeyàng?
2.Zhè tiáo kùzi bù hăokàn. Shēnlán de nà tiáo, zĕnmeyàng?
3.Nĭ érzi xiĕ de Hànzì  zĕnmeyàng? Bú cuò. Nĭyào tā xiĕ shénme?
4.Lăoshī wèn de wèntì zĕnmeyàng? Nán bù nán?
5.Zhè shì nĭ dì yīcì lái Mĕiguó ba? Mĕi guó zĕnmeyàng?

1.There are too many people here ( It is too crowded here). Let's go and take a look there, OK?
2.This pair of pants is ugly. How about the dark-blue one?
3.How is your son in writing Chinese characters? Not bad? What do you want him to write?
4.What do you think of the questions the teacher asked? Are they difficult?
5.Is this your first time to the States? What do you think of the States?

4.The conjunction 又...又...：

1。爸爸作的菜真不错，又好看又好吃。
2。路上，她弟弟又哭又闹，真没有意思。
3。学中文真不容易，又得念又得写。要学的东西很多。
4。这是你的宿舍吗？真好，又大又乾净。住几个人？

1.Bàba zuò de cài zhēn búcuò yòu hăokàn yòu hăochī.
2.Lùshàng, tā dìdi yòu kū yòu nào, zhēn méiyŏu yìsi.
3.Xué Zhōngwén zhēn bù róngyì, yòu dĕi niàn yòu dĕi xiĕ Yào xué de dōngxi hĕn duō.
4.Zhè shì nĭde sùshèma? Zhēn hăo, yòu dà yòu gānjìng. Zhù jĭ ge rén?

1.The dishes Dad makes are really nice, both beautiful and tasty.
2.On the way, her younger brother cried and fussed. ( It ) is really no fun.
3.Learning Chinese is not easy. ( You ) have to read and ( you ) have to write. The things needs to learn are a lot.
4.Is this your dorm. Good, both big and clean. How many people live here?