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0	3000	Standard Chinese, a modular approach.
3000	7000	Meeting module, Unit 1, Comprehension Tape 1.
7000	11000	The situations on this tape are set in the PRC.
11000	16000	On this tape, you'll learn questions and answers used in arranging a time for a meeting.
16000	22000	William Martin, who works in the Canadian Embassy, has placed a call to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
22000	25000	and has just been connected to the office he's calling.
25000	28000	Listen as the phone is answered.
28000	33000	Hello? 喂? 喂? Hello?
33000	36000	Are you Section Chief Zhu?
36000	43000	Why? 你是朱克掌吗? Why? 你是朱克掌吗?
43000	46000	Yes. Who is this please?
46000	56000	是 您是哪位? 是 您是哪位? Here is a greeting used on the phone for hello.
56000	59000	喂? 喂? 喂?
59000	62000	And here is a common variation.
62000	65000	Why? 为什么?
65000	70000	This word, unlike most Chinese words, has no fixed tone.
70000	73000	The intonation varies according to the speaker's mood.
73000	76000	Here is the title Section Chief.
76000	80000	克掌 克掌
80000	86000	Notice the use of the polite terms 您 and 喂 in the Chinese equivalent for the polite English sentence.
86000	89000	Who is this please?
89000	91000	Listen to the whole exchange live.
91000	96000	喂? 喂? 你是朱克掌吗?
96000	100000	是 您是哪位? 我是威廉马丁.
100000	103000	Again? 喂?
103000	107000	喂? 你是朱克掌吗? 是 您是哪位?
107000	110000	我是威廉马丁.
110000	112000	Check your comprehension.
112000	115000	喂? 喂?
115000	117000	Hello?
117000	124000	Why? 您是朱克掌吗?
124000	128000	Hello? Are you Section Chief Zhu?
128000	134000	是 您是哪位?
134000	138000	Yes. Who is this please?
138000	143000	我是威廉马丁.
143000	146000	I'm William Martin.
146000	149000	Here's the exchange of greetings that follows.
149000	152000	Notice that the expression haven't seen you for a long time
152000	157000	may use the negative word 不 instead of 没.
157000	161000	李先生,好久不见,您好啊.
161000	163000	好,您好啊.
163000	166000	The conversation continues.
166000	170000	I have something I'd like to talk with you about in person.
170000	179000	我有点是想跟您当面谈谈。
179000	183000	Here's a verb that means to talk about or to chat.
183000	187000	谈 谈
187000	193000	Notice that the word gun is acting as a prepositional verb and is translated with.
193000	198000	Here's the word that means face to face, which we have translated in person.
198000	202000	当面 当面
202000	205000	Listen to the sentence live.
205000	210000	我有点是想跟您当面谈谈。
210000	212000	Again.
212000	216000	我有点是想跟您当面谈谈。
216000	219000	Check your comprehension.
219000	228000	我有点是想跟您当面谈谈。
228000	232000	I have something I'd like to talk with you about in person.
232000	235000	The conversation continues.
235000	239000	I don't know whether you have the time or not.
239000	245000	不知道您有功夫没有。
245000	249000	Here's the word that means a period of free time.
249000	253000	功夫 功夫
253000	256000	Here's the whole exchange live.
256000	260000	不知道您有功夫没有。
260000	262000	Again.
262000	266000	不知道您有功夫没有。
266000	268000	Check your comprehension.
268000	274000	不知道您有功夫没有。
274000	278000	I don't know whether you have the time or not.
278000	281000	有功夫。
281000	284000	I have the time.
284000	287000	The conversation continues.
287000	290000	What time would suit you?
290000	297000	什么时候对您合适?
297000	303000	Here's the prepositional verb for in the sense of with respect to or from the point of view of.
303000	306000	对 对
306000	313000	And here's the adjectival verb meaning to fit, to suit, or to be suitable or appropriate.
313000	317000	合适 合适
317000	327000	The sentence 什么时候对您合适 can be translated what time would suit you or more freely what time would be best for you.
327000	330000	Here's the whole exchange live.
330000	332000	什么时候对您合适?
332000	335000	今天明天都可以.
335000	337000	Again.
337000	339000	什么时候对您合适?
339000	342000	今天明天都可以.
342000	346000	Check your comprehension.
346000	353000	什么时候对您合适?
353000	355000	What time would suit you?
355000	362000	今天明天都可以.
362000	366000	Either today or tomorrow would be fine.
366000	372000	Let's change the scene and listen to another Canadian official calling the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
372000	374000	喂.
374000	378000	喂,你是刘女士吗?
378000	383000	不是,她现在不在。你有事吗?
383000	387000	你知道她今天有没有功夫?
387000	391000	我有一点事想跟她当面谈谈。
391000	396000	您最好等她回来,问她什么时候对她合适。
396000	399000	好,谢谢你。再见。
399000	402000	再见。Again.
402000	403000	喂.
403000	406000	喂,您是刘女士吗?
406000	409000	不是,她现在不在。你有事吗?
409000	412000	你知道她今天有没有功夫?
412000	416000	我有一点事想跟她当面谈谈。
416000	420000	您最好等她回来,问她什么时候对她合适。
420000	424000	好,谢谢你。再见。再见。
424000	427000	Check your comprehension.
427000	429000	喂.
429000	431000	Hello.
431000	438000	喂,你是刘女士吗?
438000	441000	Hello, are you Miss Liu?
441000	447000	不是,她现在不在。
447000	450000	No, she's not here now.
450000	454000	你有事吗?
454000	457000	Can I do something for you?
457000	465000	你知道她今天有没有功夫?
465000	469000	Do you know whether she has any free time today?
469000	479000	我有一点事想跟她当面谈谈。
479000	484000	I have something I want to talk with her about in person.
484000	496000	您最好等她回来,问她什么时候对她合适。
496000	502000	It would be best for you to wait till she comes back and asks her what time suits her.
502000	509000	好,谢谢你。再见。
509000	514000	Alright, thank you. Goodbye.再见。
514000	517000	Goodbye.
517000	521000	Let's go back to Mr. Martin's call to Section Chief Drew.
521000	525000	Here's his next question.
525000	528000	今天下午两点钟方便吗?
528000	531000	Listen to the answer.
531000	534000	Three would be more convenient than two.
534000	542000	三点比两点方便一点。
542000	546000	Here's the prepositional verb that means in comparison with.
546000	550000	比.
550000	555000	The prepositional verb比 is used in making comparisons between two things which are different.
555000	562000	In translating, it may be helpful to think of the word比 as corresponding to English than.
562000	567000	More complicated examples will be found in the reference notes.
567000	570000	Here's the whole exchange live.
570000	574000	今天下午两点钟方便吗?
574000	578000	三点比两点方便一点。
578000	580000	Again.
580000	584000	今天下午两点钟方便吗?
584000	587000	三点比两点方便一点。
587000	590000	Check your comprehension.
590000	597000	今天下午两点钟方便吗?
597000	600000	Would two o'clock today be convenient?
600000	607000	三点比两点方便一点。
607000	610000	Three would be more convenient than two.
610000	613000	The conversation continues.
613000	619000	Since I'm going out in a little while, I might not be able to get back by two.
619000	629000	因为我一会儿出去也许两点回不来。
629000	634000	Notice that the word 因为 may be translated since as well as because.
634000	637000	Here's a word that means a short while.
637000	640000	一会儿。
640000	647000	Notice that the word 以会儿 is pronounced as if it ended with er instead of ir.
647000	655000	Like other time words, 以会儿 before the verb refers to the time when something happens and is translated in a little while.
655000	659000	Here's the word for perhaps or might.
659000	663000	也许。
663000	667000	And here's the compound that means not able to get back.
667000	671000	回不来。
671000	677000	To say not able to about the action of a compound verb of result, you add the toneless syllable 复
677000	680000	between the action and the result.
680000	685000	Now listen to the contrast between able to and not able to.
685000	692000	回得来。回不来。回得来。回不来。
692000	697000	To say able to, you add the toneless syllable 复
697000	700000	between the action and the result.
700000	704000	Here's the whole exchange live.
704000	709000	因为我一会儿出去也许两点回不来。
709000	712000	三点钟也好。
712000	718000	Again, 因为我一会儿出去也许两点回不来。
718000	721000	三点钟也好。
721000	734000	Again, 因为我一会儿出去也许两点回不来。
734000	739000	Again, 因为我一会儿出去也许两点回不来。
739000	744000	三点钟也好。
744000	750000	Again, 因为我一会儿出去也许两点回不来。
750000	755000	Well then, I'll wait for you in the reception room downstairs at three o'clock.
755000	763000	那么我三点钟在楼下的会课时等您。
763000	768000	那么我三点钟在楼下的会课时等您。
768000	772000	Here's how you say well then.
772000	775000	那么。那么。
775000	778000	Here's the word for downstairs.
778000	782000	楼下。
782000	786000	The word for upstairs, of course, is 楼上。
786000	790000	And here's the word for reception room.
790000	794000	会课时。
794000	801000	In China, visitors to government or business office buildings are usually met in special reception rooms.
801000	804000	Listen to the whole exchange live.
804000	807000	那么我三点钟在楼下的会课时等您。
807000	810000	好,三点见。
810000	812000	Again.
812000	816000	那么我三点钟在楼下的会课时等您。
816000	819000	好,三点见。
819000	822000	Check your comprehension.
822000	830000	那么我三点钟在楼下的会课时等您。
830000	835000	Well then, I'll wait for you in the reception room downstairs at three o'clock.
835000	838000	好,三点见。
841000	844000	Fine, I'll see you at three.
844000	848000	Here's a short review dialogue using the words just introduced.
848000	854000	This conversation takes place between two young Chinese workers in the upstairs hall of their apartment building.
854000	857000	Here it is live.
857000	861000	我一会儿想到北京感恩馆去看看。
861000	864000	你要不要一起去?
864000	866000	你想几点钟去?
866000	869000	一点钟怎么样?
869000	873000	我现在有一点事,也许一点钟做不完。
873000	877000	三点钟比一点钟对我方便一点。
877000	879000	三点钟去行不行?
879000	884000	好,那么咱们三点钟在楼下见,好不好?
884000	886000	好。
886000	888000	Again.
888000	892000	我一会儿想到北京展览馆去看看。
892000	895000	您要不要一起去?
895000	897000	你想几点钟去?
897000	900000	一点钟怎么样?
900000	904000	我现在有一点事,也许一点钟做不完。
904000	908000	三点钟比一点钟对我方便一点。
908000	910000	三点钟去行不行?
910000	915000	好,那么咱们三点钟在楼下见,好不好?
915000	917000	好。
917000	920000	So if you understood what we said.
920000	925000	我一会儿想到北京展览馆去看看。
932000	936000	I'm thinking of going to visit the Peking Exhibition Hall in a little while.
936000	940000	你要不要一起去?
943000	946000	Would you like to go along?
946000	952000	你想几点钟去?
952000	955000	What time are you thinking of going?
955000	960000	一点钟怎么样?
960000	963000	How would one o'clock be?
963000	969000	我现在有一点事,
969000	975000	I have something to do now,也许一点钟做不完。
975000	982000	I might not be able to finish by one o'clock.
982000	991000	三点钟比一点钟对我方便一点。
991000	995000	Three o'clock would be more convenient for me than one o'clock.
995000	1002000	三点钟去行不行?
1002000	1006000	Would it be all right to go at three o'clock?
1006000	1018000	好,那么咱们三点钟在楼下见,好不好?
1018000	1019000	Fine.
1019000	1023000	Well then, we'll meet downstairs at three o'clock, all right?
1023000	1025000	好。
1025000	1028000	Fine.
1028000	1032000	Here's a longer conversation reviewing all the material introduced on the tape.
1032000	1035000	You'll hear the conversation twice live.
1035000	1038000	The conversation will be repeated at the beginning of the C2 tape,
1038000	1041000	once live and once with pauses and English.
1041000	1046000	A translation of the conversation will also be found in your textbook for this unit.
1046000	1048000	Listen.
1048000	1050000	喂.
1050000	1056000	喂,请问张科长在不在?
1056000	1059000	他出去了,您是哪位?
1059000	1061000	我是大卫李。
1061000	1064000	哦,李先生,好久不见。
1064000	1067000	您找张科长有什么事吗?
1067000	1071000	我有点事,想跟他当面谈谈。
1071000	1075000	不知道他十一点钟回得来回不来。
1075000	1081000	他是十点半出去的,也许十一点回不来。
1081000	1085000	您知道他什么时候有功夫?
1085000	1088000	张科长上午比下午忙。
1088000	1093000	他每天四点钟以后就不那么忙了。
1093000	1097000	不知道那个时间对您合适不合适?
1097000	1099000	合适合适。
1099000	1103000	等一会儿张科长回来,我告诉他,
1103000	1107000	你们在什么地方见呢?
1107000	1114000	我想四点钟,我可以在您那边的楼下会客室等他。
1114000	1117000	谢谢您。
1117000	1119000	不客气,再见。
1119000	1120000	再见。
1120000	1122000	再见。
1122000	1123000	喂。
1123000	1126000	喂,请问张科长在不在?
1126000	1129000	不在,他出去了,您是哪位?
1129000	1130000	我是大卫李。
1130000	1133000	哦,李先生,好久不见。
1133000	1136000	您找张科长有什么事吗?
1136000	1139000	我有点事,想跟他当面谈谈。
1139000	1143000	不知道他十一点钟回得来回不来。
1143000	1148000	他十点半出去的,也许十一点回不来。
1148000	1151000	您知道他什么时候有功夫?
1151000	1154000	张科长上午比下午忙,
1154000	1158000	他每天四点钟以后就不那么忙了。
1158000	1161000	不知道这个时间对您合适不合适?
1161000	1163000	合适合适。
1163000	1166000	等一会儿张科长回来,我告诉他,
1166000	1169000	你们在什么地方见呢?
1169000	1175000	我想四点钟,我可以在您那边的楼下会客室等他。
1175000	1176000	谢谢您。
1176000	1178000	不客气,再见。
1178000	1180000	再见。
1180000	1192000	您有功夫没有?
1192000	1203000	您有免费时间吗?
1203000	1213000	那么,我三点钟在楼下的会客室等你。
1213000	1218000	好,那么,我等您在三点钟下楼下等您。
1218000	1223000	喂,您是张科长吗?
1230000	1233000	是,您是哪位?
1239000	1242000	我是威廉玛丁。
1242000	1244000	我是威廉玛丁。
1244000	1247000	我是马丁先生,好久不见。
1252000	1254000	哦, Mr. Martin,
1254000	1257000	我没有见您一段时间。
1257000	1260000	您在四点钟下楼下等您。
1260000	1262000	您在三点钟下楼下等您。
1262000	1264000	您在三点钟下楼下等您。
1264000	1266000	您在三点钟下楼下等您。
1266000	1268000	您在三点钟下楼下等您。
1268000	1270000	您在三点钟下楼下等您。
1270000	1290800	您在三点钟下楼下您被收
1290800	1292300	您在三点钟下楼下等您。
1292300	1294000	您在三点钟下楼下等您。
1294000	1296000	您在三点钟下楼下等您。
1296000	1298000	您已在三点钟下楼下等您。
1298000	1306000	I have something I'd like to talk with you about in person.
1306000	1311000	If you think you're ready, go on to the P1 tape.
1311000	1313000	This is the end of the tape.
1313000	1330000	end of meeting module unit 1 comprehension tape 1