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Standard Chinese, a modular approach. Meeting Module, Unit 3, Comprehension Tape 1.

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The situations on this tape are set in the ROC. On this tape, you'll learn questions and answers used in inviting someone to a private house.

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James Franklin, an American businessman in Taipei, is talking with an official at his bank.

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Section Chief Wang, are you free Saturday of next week?

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Section Chief Wang, are you free Saturday of next week?

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Section Chief Wang, are you free Saturday of next week?

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I was thinking of inviting you and your wife to come to our house for a simple meal.

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我想請您和您夫人到我們家來吃個便飯。

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Here's how you say Saturday of next week.

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下個星期六

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The phrase 下個星期六 refers to the Saturday of next week. The Saturday of this week would be 下個星期六.

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See the reference notes for further discussion.

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Here's the verb to eat.

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吃.吃.

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And here's the word for a simple or informal meal.

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便飯.便飯.

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In the invitation you just heard, the verb 吃 is followed by a specific object.便飯.

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When there isn't a specific object, the verb 吃 must be followed by the general object 飯, which literally means cooked rice.

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The sequence 吃飯 is translated simply to eat, not to eat rice, just as the sequence 念書 is translated simply to study, not to study books.

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Here's the invitation live.

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黃課長,您下個星期六有功夫嗎?我想請您和您夫人到我們家來吃個便飯。

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Again.

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黃課長,您下個星期六有功夫嗎?我想請您和您夫人到我們家來吃個便飯。

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Check your comprehension.

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黃課長,您下個星期六有功夫嗎?

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Section Chief Huang, are you free Saturday of next week?

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我想請您和您夫人到我們家來吃個便飯。

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I was thinking of inviting you and your wife to come to our house for a simple meal.

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The conversation continues.

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Why is it necessary to be so polite?

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因何必這麼客氣?

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因何必這麼客氣?

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It's not politeness.

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不是客氣。

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不是客氣。

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不是客氣。

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Here's how you say, why is it necessary?

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何必。

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何必。

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The element 必, you'll recognize from the phrase 不必, not necessary.

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And the element 和 is an old word for why.

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The Chinese phrase 不是客氣 means it's not politeness in the sense of I really want to do it.

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Listen to the exchange live.

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因何必這麼客氣?

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不是客氣。

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Again.

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因何必這麼客氣?

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不是客氣。

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Check your comprehension.

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因何必這麼客氣?

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Why is it necessary to be so polite?

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不是客氣。

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不是客氣。

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It's not politeness.

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Here's what Mr. Franklin says next.

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我有一個朋友剛從美國來。

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The conversation continues.

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She's teaching economics at Taiwan University right now.

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她現在在台灣大學交經濟學。

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I very much want to introduce the two of you.

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我很想給你們兩位介紹介紹。

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我很想給你們兩位介紹介紹。

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Here's the verb to teach, followed by a specific subject.

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I really want to introduce the two of you.

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I really want to introduce the two of you.

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I really want to introduce the two of you.

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Followed by a specific subject.

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交經濟學。

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交經濟學。

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When no specific subject is mentioned, to teach is 教書, just as to study is 面書。

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Here's how you say the two of you or you too.

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你們兩位。

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你們兩位。

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你們兩位。Check your reference notes for more complicated examples of a number phrase following nouns or pronouns.

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Here's the verb to introduce,介紹介紹。

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You'll notice that words referring to the people being introduced to each other are put before the verb with the prepositional verb 給。

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給你們兩位介紹。

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Listen to all the remarks live.

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我有一個朋友剛從美國來,他現在在臺灣大學交經濟學。

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我很想給你們兩位介紹介紹。

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Again,我有一個朋友剛從美國來,他現在在臺灣大學交經濟學。

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我很想給你們兩位介紹介紹。

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Check your comprehension.

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我有一個朋友剛從美國來,他現在在臺灣大學交經濟學。

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She's teaching economics at Taiwan University right now.

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我很想給你們兩位介紹介紹。

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I very much want to introduce the two of you.

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The conversation continues.

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That's wonderful.

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那太好了。

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那太好了。

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I very much wish to talk with her.

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很希望跟她談談。

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In this exchange, the expression 太好了 means exceedingly good rather than excessively good.

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The adverb 太 is often used this way.

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Here's the verb to wish to or to look forward to.

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希望。

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You've also seen this verb with the meaning to hope to.

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Listen to the remarks live.

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那太好了。很希望跟她談談。

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Again.

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那太好了。很希望跟她談談。

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Check your comprehension.

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那太好了。

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That's wonderful.

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很希望跟她談談。

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I very much wish to talk with her.

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The conversation continues.

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However, I'm afraid that my English isn't good enough.

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不過恐怕我的英文不行。

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Here's the adverb however or but.

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不過。

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The adverb 不過 is usually interchangeable with the adverb 可說 and is therefore more frequent than the English however.

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Here's the verb for to be afraid that.

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恐怕。

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Here's the comment live.

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不过恐怕我的英文不行。

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Again.

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不过恐怕我的英文不行。

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Check your comprehension.

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不过恐怕我的英文不行。

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However, I'm afraid that my English isn't good enough.

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The conversation continues.

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Not only don't I speak well, but sometimes I can't understand what I hear either.

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不但说得不好,有时候也听不懂。

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不但说得不好,有时候也听不懂。

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Here's how you say, not only.

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不但。

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不但。

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Here's how you say, sometimes.

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有时候。

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有时候。

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You may also add the marker 得,有的时候。

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And here's how you say, can't understand.

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听不懂。

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听不懂。

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The verb 听 means to listen and the verb 懂 means to understand.

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Here's how you say, can understand.

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听得懂。

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听得懂。

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听得懂。

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Now here are the affirmative and negative forms of the compound that refer to what happened, rather than what is possible.

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I understood.

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我听懂了。

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我听懂了。

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I didn't understand.

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我没听懂。

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I didn't understand.

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我没听懂。

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Now listen to the comment live.

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不但说得不好,有时候也听不懂。

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Again.

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不但说得不好,有时候也听不懂。

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Check your comprehension.

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不但说得不好,有时候也听不懂。

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Not only don't I speak well, but sometimes I can't understand what I hear either.

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Let's change the scene and listen to another invitation live.

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白先生,我想这个星期四请你到我家来吃饭。

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你何必这么客气?

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不是客气,就是便饭。

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我也请了一位江先生,在台湾大学教中国文学,想给你们两位介绍一下。

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那太好了,希望跟他谈谈。

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不过,我的中文说得不好,恐怕有的时候也听不懂。

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不过,我的中文说得不好,恐怕有时候也听不懂。

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没关系,你说得很好,江先生也会说一点英文。

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Again.

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白先生,我想这个星期四请你到我家来吃饭。

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你何必这么客气?

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不是客气,就是便饭。

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不过,我在台湾大学教中国文学,想给你们两位介绍一下。

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那太好了,希望跟他谈谈。

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不过,我的中文说得不好,恐怕有的时候也听不懂。

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没关系,你说得很好,江先生也会说一点英文。

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看看你懂不懂。

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白先生,我想这个星期四请你到我家来吃饭。

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白先生,我想这个星期四请你到我家来吃饭。

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你何必这么客气?

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为什么要这么担心?

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不是客气,就是便饭。

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我也请了一位江先生在台湾大学教中国文学。

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我请你到台湾大学教中国文学,想给你们两位介绍一下。

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我想介绍一下,江先生在台湾大学教中国文学,想给你们两位介绍一下。

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对,我希望你们两位介绍一下。

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我希望你们两位介绍一下。

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那太好了,希望跟他谈谈。

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我的中文说的不好。

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恐怕有的时候也听不懂。

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没关系。

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你说的很好。

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江先生也会说一点英文。

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哪里哪里?

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哪里哪里?

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您说的跟美国人一样好。

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您说的跟美国人一样好。

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一样。

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您说的跟美国人一样好。

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我们两个人的车一样。

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哪里哪里?

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您说的跟美国人一样好。

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哪里哪里?

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您说的跟美国人一样好。

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哪里哪里?

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您说的跟美国人一样好。

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怎么样?

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六点半对您方便不方便?

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方便、方便。

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我没请什么人。

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我没请什么人。

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很随便。

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很随便。

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那我就先谢了。

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那我就先谢了。

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随便。

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随便。

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我没请什么人。

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很随便。

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那就先谢了。

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我没请什么人。

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很随便。

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那就先谢了。

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我没请什么人。

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我没请什么人。

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很随便。

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很随便。

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那就先谢了。

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下个星期天你能不能到我家来玩?

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好啊,可以啊。

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我没请什么人。

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就请了老孙跟小胡,很随便。

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很好,老孙不但很有意思,也会说英文。

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是的,他说的跟英文人一样好。

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那我们下个星期天见了。

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好,那就先谢了。

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再次。

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下个星期天你能不能到我家来玩?

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好啊,可以啊。

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我没请什么人。

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就请了老孙跟小胡,很随便。

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很好,老孙不但很有意思,也会说英文。

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是的,他说的跟英文人一样好。

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那我们下个星期天见了。

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好,那就先谢了。

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看看你能不能到我家来玩。

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那我们下个星期天见了。

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大家先前君话。

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我们下个星期天将来见老孙吧?

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我们下个星期天跪见.

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就请了老孙跟小胡,很随便。

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很好,老孙不但很有意思,也会说英文。

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是的,他说的跟英国人一样好。

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那我们下个星期天见了。

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好,那就先谢了。

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我们下个星期天见了。

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史密斯小姐,我给你介绍一位朋友。

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这位是杨教授,在台湾大学教政治学。

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这位是史密斯小姐。

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杨教授您好。

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史密斯小姐好,您会说中文。

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我喜欢说,可是说得不好。

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不客气,您学了几年中文。

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就学了一年,很少说。

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中国人说话,您都听得懂吧。

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有的听得懂,有的听不懂,我还想再学一点。

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我想,在这里住了一两年以后,您的中国话不但都听得懂,也就说得跟中国人一样好了。

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您太客气,我现在没有多少中国朋友,希望以后中国朋友多了。

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说的机会也多了,就好一点了。

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是的,哎,下星期六晚上,我请了几个朋友,在家里吃便饭,希望你能来。

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那太客气,不过,我的中文说得不好,恐怕你们玩的没意思。

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何必客气,我没请什么人,这些朋友很随便,您就来吧。

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我住在大理街,52号。

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好,谢谢您,请问,下星期六晚上,几点钟?

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我很希望跟你朋友谈谈。

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不过,恐怕我的英文不行。

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不但说得不好,有时候也听不懂。

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我没请什么人,很随便。

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那就先谢了。

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我想下个星期六,请您到我们家来吃个便饭。

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您何必这么客气?

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您说得跟美国人一样好。

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我有一个美国朋友,在台湾大学教书。

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我很想给你们两位介绍介绍。

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那太好了。

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如果你们想准备准备,请到P1台湾。