FSI-Chinese-Docbook/OptionalModule-POT/FSI-OptionalModule-POT.xml

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    <title>Post Office and Telephone</title>
    <para/>
    <section>
        <title>Objectives</title>
        <section>
            <title>General</title>
            <para>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.</para>
        </section>
        <section>
            <title>Specific</title>
            <para>When you have finished this module you should be able to:</para>
            <orderedlist>
                <listitem>
                    <para>Locate a mailbox. Locate the nearest post office.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                    <para>Buy postage for an air mail letter, a registered letter, aerogram, regular
                        letter or postcard.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                    <para>Buy letter paper, envelopes, aerograms and postcards.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                    <para>Ship packages by sea or by air.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                    <para>Insure packages or letters you send.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                    <para>Locate a telegraph office.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                    <para>Send a telegram.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                    <para>Find the nearest public telephone.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                    <para>Ask for help in using a phon? directory.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                    <para>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".</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                    <para>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.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                    <para>Ask someone to speak louder or tell him you cannot hear him
                        clearly.</para>
                </listitem>
            </orderedlist>
        </section>
    </section>
    <section>
        <title>Unit 1</title>
        <section>
            <title>Part 1</title>
            <section>
                <title>Reference List</title>
            </section>
            <section>
                <title>Notes after Part 1</title>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">yìfēng xìn</foreignphrase>:
                        <foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">-fēng</foreignphrase> is the
                    counter for letters and other things with envelopes.</para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">-céng</foreignphrase>: Counter for
                    F1oors of buildings.</para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">guàhào xìn</foreignphrase>:
                        <foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Guàhào</foreignphrase> is the verb
                    “to register”. It is used here as a modifier. It precedes the noun it
                    modifies.</para>
                <para>Peking:</para>
                <para>On his way out to mail some things, an American asks the service attendant for
                    the F1oor of his hotel for some information.</para>
                <para/>
            </section>
        </section>
        <section>
            <title>Part 2</title>
            <section>
                <title>Reference List</title>
            </section>
            <section>
                <title>Notes after Part 2</title>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">tiē</foreignphrase>: This is the
                    verb “to stick something on or to something else”.</para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Běnshìde píngxìn/wàidìde
                        píngxìn</foreignphrase>: In the PRC mail rates differ depending on whether
                    something is going to someplace in the city, out of the city, or out of the
                    country. For the last two categories air mail service is available.</para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">běnshì</foreignphrase>: “This
                    city”.</para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">wàidì</foreignphrase>: “Foreign
                    place”, “outside this city”.</para>
                <para>Peking:</para>
                <para>A conversation at the Post Office.</para>
                <para/>
            </section>
            <section>
                <title>Notes after dialogue in part 2</title>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">shízhāng yóupiào, wǔge hángkōng
                        yóujiǎn</foreignphrase>: Notice how both the counter <foreignphrase
                        xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">-zhāng</foreignphrase> and the counter
                        <foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">-ge</foreignphrase> are used here
                    to talk about F1at objects. Although the counter <foreignphrase
                        xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">-zhāng</foreignphrase> would be correct for both
                    nouns, the speaker feels free to use <foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                        >-gè</foreignphrase> also.</para>
            </section>
        </section>
        <section>
            <title>Part 3</title>
            <section>
                <title>Reference List</title>
            </section>
            <section>
                <title>Notes after Part 3</title>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">tì</foreignphrase>: This is the
                    prepositional verb meaning “in place of, for”.<informaltable frame="none"
                        rowsep="1" colsep="1">
                        <tgroup cols="1" align="center">
                            <colspec colname="c1" colnum="1" colwidth="1*"/>
                            <tbody>
                                <row>
                                    <entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Mèimei tì wo qù
                                            mǎi cài.</foreignphrase></entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry/>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry> Little sister is going to go buy food for me (instead of
                                        me).</entry>
                                </row>
                            </tbody>
                        </tgroup>
                    </informaltable></para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">shàngtou</foreignphrase>:
                        <foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">-Tóu</foreignphrase> is a syllable
                    like <foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">-biar</foreignphrase>. When added
                    to a direction word, it changes it into a place name. The syllable
                        <foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">-tóu</foreignphrase>, however,
                    cannot be added to as many different direction words as <foreignphrase
                        xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">-biar</foreignphrase> can. (See also final
                    reference notes Directions Unit Five.)<informaltable frame="none" rowsep="1"
                        colsep="1">
                        <tgroup cols="1" align="center">
                            <colspec colname="c1" colnum="1" colwidth="1*"/>
                            <tbody>
                                <row>
                                    <entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Xiǎomàibù zài
                                            fàndiàn lǐtou.</foreignphrase></entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry/>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry>The variety shop is in the hotel.</entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Fàndiàn wàitou
                                            yǒu yige yóutǒng.</foreignphrase></entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry/>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry>Outside the hotel is a mailbox.</entry>
                                </row>
                            </tbody>
                        </tgroup>
                    </informaltable></para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">xiǎoxīn</foreignphrase>: “To be
                    careful”.</para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">qīngfàng</foreignphrase>: “Fragile”,
                    or more literally “to put lightly”.</para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">zuìhǎo</foreignphrase>: This word
                    acts as an adverb, coming after the subject ni and before the verb phrase. The
                    word zuìhǎo is used in politely offering advice to someone, not in warning them
                    what they'd better do.</para>
                <para>Taipei:</para>
                <para>A conversation at the Post Office.</para>
                <para/>
            </section>
        </section>
        <section>
            <title>Part 4</title>
            <section>
                <title>Reference List</title>
            </section>
            <section>
                <title>Notes after Part 4</title>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">bǎ dìzhí</foreignphrase>: In
                    sentence No. 28 the object comes before the verb and is preceded by the marker
                        <foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">bǎ</foreignphrase>. Although it is
                    common for an object to come before the verb marked by bǎ, not all objects can
                    do so. The object in a <foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                        >bǎ</foreignphrase>-phrase is the direct object of an action verb. It is a
                    particular know thing, not a new idea about to be introduced into the
                    conversation. The action verb in the sentence is usually more than one syllable
                    or followed by something else, such as a place name. For more on bǎ. see
                    Transportation Unit 3 and Meeting Unit 5.<informaltable frame="none" rowsep="1"
                        colsep="1">
                        <tgroup cols="1" align="center">
                            <colspec colname="c1" colnum="1" colwidth="1*"/>
                            <tbody>
                                <row>
                                    <entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Qǐng ni bǎ shū
                                            fàngzai zhuōzishang. </foreignphrase></entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry/>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry>Please put the book on the table.</entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Tā bǎ tāde chē
                                            mài le. </foreignphrase></entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry/>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry>He sold his car.</entry>
                                </row>
                            </tbody>
                        </tgroup>
                    </informaltable></para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">diànxìnjú</foreignphrase>:
                    “Telegraph Office.” In the PRC the word used is diànxùnjú.</para>
                <para>Taipei:</para>
                <para>Mr. White, an American, is talking to a Chinese friend.</para>
                <para/>
                <para>(Now he speaks to the clerk at the Telegraph Office.)</para>
                <para/>
                <para>(He writes down what he wants to say and hands it to the clerk.)</para>
                <para/>
                <para>Peking:</para>
                <para>An American staying at the Peking Hotel asks the service attendant on her
                    F1oor for some information.</para>
                <para/>
            </section>
        </section>
        <section>
            <title>Unit Vocabulary List</title>
            <para/>
        </section>
    </section>
    <section>
        <title>Unit 2</title>
        <section>
            <title>Part 1</title>
            <section>
                <title>Reference List</title>
            </section>
            <section>
                <title>Notes after Part 1</title>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">néng</foreignphrase>: “to be able
                    to”. Although this verb overlaps in meaning with <foreignphrase
                        xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">kéyi</foreignphrase>, “can, may”, there are
                    definite differences. The verb <foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                        >néng</foreignphrase> is more general, while <foreignphrase
                        xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">kéyi</foreignphrase> has the narrower meaning “be
                    able to” the sense of “be permitted to do so by someone”.</para>
                <para>Peking:</para>
                <para/>
            </section>
        </section>
        <section>
            <title>Part 2</title>
            <section>
                <title>Reference List</title>
            </section>
            <section>
                <title>Notes after part 2</title>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Qǐng dà yìdiǎr shēng
                        shuō</foreignphrase>: Notice that the phrase describing the manner of
                    action, <foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">dà yìdiǎr
                        shēng</foreignphrase> (with a little bit lender voice), comes before the
                    main verb <foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">shuō</foreignphrase>, “to
                    speak”.</para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">qīngchu</foreignphrase>: This is the
                    adjectival verb “to be clear”.</para>
                <para>Peking:</para>
                <para/>
                <para>(The receptionist puts the call through.)</para>
                <para/>
                <para>(He speaks a little louder.)</para>
                <para/>
            </section>
        </section>
        <section>
            <title>Part 3</title>
            <section>
                <title>Reference List</title>
            </section>
            <section>
                <title>Notes after part 3</title>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">... zhànzhe xiàn ne</foreignphrase>:
                    -Zhe is the marker of DURATION of actions and states. It indicates that an
                    action or state lasted (or lasts) for an amount of time. The marker ne marks
                    ONGOING actions and states. In this expression the marker -zhe tells us that at
                    some time the line CONTINUES to he occupied, and the marker ne tells us that
                    this is GOING ON now. -<foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin"
                        >Zhe</foreignphrase> 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.<informaltable frame="none" rowsep="1" colsep="1">
                        <tgroup cols="1" align="center">
                            <colspec colname="c1" colnum="1" colwidth="1*"/>
                            <tbody>
                                <row>
                                    <entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Zǒuzhe qù kéyi
                                            ma? </foreignphrase></entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry/>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry>Can you get there by walking?</entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Tā hái bìngzhe
                                            ne. </foreignphrase></entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry/>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry>He is still sick.</entry>
                                </row>
                            </tbody>
                        </tgroup>
                    </informaltable></para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">tīngdǒng</foreignphrase>: This is a
                    compound verb meaning “to understand (by listening)”.</para>
                <para><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">guò</foreignphrase>: This is the
                    verb “to pass, cross, go through.” It can be used when talking about time or
                        space.<informaltable frame="none" rowsep="1" colsep="1">
                        <tgroup cols="1" align="center">
                            <colspec colname="c1" colnum="1" colwidth="1*"/>
                            <tbody>
                                <row>
                                    <entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Guò liǎngtiáo
                                            jiē, wàng zuǒ zǒu. </foreignphrase></entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry/>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry>Go past two streets and go to the left.</entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Guò liǎngfēn
                                            zhōng, wǒ zài lai. </foreignphrase></entry>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry/>
                                </row>
                                <row>
                                    <entry>I’ll be back in two minutes.</entry>
                                </row>
                            </tbody>
                        </tgroup>
                    </informaltable></para>
                <para>Taipei:</para>
                <para/>
            </section>
        </section>
        <section>
            <title>Part 4</title>
            <section>
                <title>Reference List</title>
            </section>
            <section>
                <title>Reference Notes</title>
                <para>Taipei:</para>
                <para/>
                <para>(After the young lady finds the number, he dials it. A servant picks up the
                    phone.)</para>
                <para/>
                <para>(He hears the servant say...)</para>
                <para/>
            </section>
        </section>
        <section>
            <title>Unit Vocabulary List</title>
        </section>
    </section>

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