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0	3000	Meeting Module Unit 7, Production Tape 1
3500	7000	On the comprehension tape in this unit, you learn to understand questions and answers
7000	9000	used in setting up an informal meeting.
9000	12000	If you think that you might have forgotten the meanings of these sentences,
12000	15000	go back to the end of the C1 tape and review them.
15000	19000	If you think that you understand the meanings of all the sentences on the target list,
19000	21000	you should begin learning how to say them.
21000	24000	The situations on this tape are set in Taiwan.
24000	28000	Miss White, an American diplomatic official newly posted to their ROC,
28000	32000	is calling up Mr. Zhang,the president of an import-export company
32000	34000	to whom she was recently introduced.
34000	37000	Listen as Mr. Zhang answers the phone.
38000	39000	Why?
39000	40000	张先生吗?
40000	44000	是的,您是不是白女士?
44000	49000	是,张先生,我有点事想跟您打听打听.
51000	53000	Repeat the verb to inquire.
53000	58000	打听,打听.
59000	62000	Repeat, inquire from you.
63000	65000	跟您打听打听.
68000	70000	跟您打听打听.
72000	76000	Compare this phrase to another you recently learned,像您请教.
76000	80000	The phrase here,跟您打听, is less formal,
80000	83000	and asks for information rather than advice.
83000	85000	Notice also that in this phrase,
85000	89000	the prepositional verb gun is used and translated as from.
89000	93000	Repeat, I have something I'd like to ask you about.
94000	98000	我有点事想跟您打听打听.
104000	107000	我有点事想跟您打听打听.
107000	111000	Try saying it ahead of the speaker.
111000	113000	I have something I'd like to ask you about.
122000	125000	我有点事想跟您打听打听.
129000	131000	Now you take part in the phone conversation.
131000	133000	Ask if you are speaking to Mr. Zhang
133000	137000	and say that you have something that you'd like to ask him about.
137000	139000	Why?
140000	142000	张先生吗?
142000	146000	是的,您是不是白女士?
153000	157000	是,张先生,我有点事想跟您打听打听.
159000	160000	Again.
160000	162000	Why?
164000	165000	张先生吗?
165000	169000	是的,您是不是白女士?
175000	179000	是,张先生,我有点事想跟您打听打听.
184000	186000	什么事?
186000	192000	听说您那边新来了一位方先生,是刚派来的。
192000	195000	他的名字我忘记了。
200000	204000	听说,听说。
204000	210000	Now repeat, a Mr. Fang came recently.
210000	213000	新来了一位方先生。
216000	219000	新来了一位方先生。
222000	225000	Notice that the adjectival verb 新 to be new
225000	228000	is used here as an adverb translated as recently.
228000	234000	How do you say a Mr. Fang came recently?
234000	237000	新来了一位方先生。
240000	244000	Notice that you've put the subject Mr. Fang at the end of the sentence.
244000	247000	When you do this, the subject becomes indefinite.
247000	250000	A Mr. Fang instead of the Mr. Fang.
250000	252000	Here's another example.
252000	255000	Repeat, where is there a restaurant?
255000	260000	哪里有饭馆子?
260000	265000	哪里有饭馆子?
265000	269000	Now if you've been talking about a new restaurant which sounds like a good place to go,
269000	272000	you might ask, where is the restaurant?
272000	275000	This is how you say it, repeat it.
275000	280000	饭馆子在哪里?
280000	286000	饭馆子在哪里?
286000	290000	Chinese can use different word orders to communicate the idea of indefinite or definite
290000	293000	while English uses the words A or D.
293000	301000	How would you say, where is there a place which sells books?
301000	304000	哪里有买书的?
304000	309000	How would you say, where is the place which sells books?
309000	317000	买书的在哪里?
317000	319000	Let's return to the conversation now.
319000	322000	Repeat, you've recently had Mr. Fang join you,
322000	328000	or more literally, at your place there's recently come Mr. Fang.
328000	338000	你那边新来了一位 Mr. Fang.
338000	344000	你那边新来了一位 Mr. Fang.
344000	347000	Notice that you say,你那边.
347000	349000	This is because you're talking about where he works,
349000	353000	his office, so you say, your place.
353000	356000	Now repeat, you've recently had Mr. Fang join you,
356000	360000	who's just been assigned to your office.
360000	363000	你那边新来了一位 Mr. Fang.
363000	367000	是刚派来的.
367000	374000	你那边新来了一位 Mr. Fang.
374000	378000	是刚派来的.
378000	381000	You'll remember that the verb pi means to assign or send.
381000	384000	Here it's used with the directional ending li.
384000	387000	Repeat, I've heard that you've recently had Mr. Fang join you,
387000	391000	who's just been assigned to your office.
391000	398000	听说你那边新来了一位 Mr. Fang.
398000	405000	是刚派来的.
405000	410000	听说你那边新来了一位 Mr. Fang.
410000	413000	是刚派来的.
413000	415000	Try saying it ahead of the speaker.
415000	417000	I've heard that you've recently had Mr. Fang join you,
417000	420000	who's just been assigned to your office.
420000	427000	听说你那边新来了一位 Mr. Fang.
427000	432000	是刚派来的.
432000	436000	Now repeat the word for a given name.
436000	441000	名字.
441000	444000	名字.
444000	447000	And repeat the verb to forget.
447000	451000	忘记.
451000	455000	Repeat, I've forgotten his given name.
455000	461000	他的名字,我忘记了.
461000	465000	他的名字,我忘记了.
465000	468000	Notice that the object, his given name,
468000	470000	is put up front in the topic position.
470000	473000	This is because you're contrasting forgetting his given name
473000	475000	with all the other things about him that you did remember,
475000	477000	such as his surname.
477000	484000	How do you say I've forgotten his given name?
484000	488000	他的名字,我忘记了.
488000	491000	How do you say I've heard that you've recently had
491000	492000	Mr. Fang join you,
492000	501000	who's just been assigned to your office.
501000	505000	听说你那边新来了一位 Mr. Fang.
505000	509000	是刚派来的.
509000	515000	And how do you say I've forgotten his given name?
515000	520000	他的名字,我忘记了.
520000	522000	Here's a quick vocabulary review.
522000	527000	What's the verb to inquire?
527000	529000	打听.
529000	535000	How do you say I've heard that?
535000	538000	听说.
538000	543000	What's the word for given name?
543000	545000	名字.
545000	549000	And what's the verb to forget?
549000	551000	忘记.
551000	553000	Let's pick up the conversation now
553000	555000	with Ms. White's last line.
555000	559000	听说你那边新来了一位 Mr. Fang.
559000	561000	是刚派来的.
561000	563000	他的名字,我忘记了.
563000	565000	不错.
565000	571000	Fang De Ming是上个礼拜派到我们这里来的.
571000	573000	Repeat, not wrong,
573000	576000	used here as that's right.
576000	579000	不错.
579000	583000	不错.
583000	588000	Now repeat what's sent over here last week.
588000	599000	是上个礼拜派到我们这里来的.
599000	603000	是上个礼拜派到我们这里来的.
603000	604000	In a previous unit,
604000	606000	you learned the phrase 改到下午.
606000	608000	Change it to the afternoon.
608000	612000	Now you see the phrase 派到我们这里来 send over here.
612000	614000	In each of these sentences,
614000	617000	some verb showing action is followed by the prepositional verb 道
617000	619000	and a place word.
619000	624000	Often, all of this is followed by the verb 来 or 去 to show direction.
624000	630000	Repeat, Fang De Ming was sent over here last week.
630000	636000	Fang De Ming是上个礼拜派到我们这里来的.
636000	643000	Fang De Ming was sent over here last week.
643000	653000	Fang De Ming是上个礼拜派到我们这里来的.
653000	654000	Here's another example.
654000	659000	Repeat, please take the suitcases upstairs.
659000	674000	请你把行李拿到楼上去.
674000	675000	Now repeat again.
675000	676000	That's right.
676000	680000	Fang De Ming was sent over here last week.
680000	681000	不错.
681000	693000	Fang De Ming是上个礼拜派到我们这里来的.
693000	694000	不错.
694000	701000	Fang De Ming是上个礼拜派到我们这里来的.
701000	703000	Try saying it ahead of the speaker.
703000	704000	That's right.
704000	715000	Fang De Ming was sent over here last week.
715000	716000	不错.
716000	723000	Fang De Ming是上个礼拜派到我们这里来的.
723000	725000	The conversation continues.
725000	727000	Listen.
727000	728000	怎么?
728000	730000	你认识他吗?
730000	731000	不认识.
731000	734000	不过听说他也是加州大学毕业的.
734000	738000	所以想请您给我介绍介绍.
738000	743000	Repeat the verb to know in the sense of to be acquainted with.
743000	745000	认识.
745000	747000	认识.
747000	751000	Repeat, why do you know him?
751000	752000	怎么?
752000	757000	你认识他吗?
757000	758000	怎么?
758000	761000	你认识他吗?
761000	763000	Notice that the question word 怎么?
763000	766000	is used to mean why here.
766000	768000	Say it ahead of the speaker.
768000	774000	Why do you know him?
774000	775000	怎么?
775000	779000	你认识他吗?
779000	781000	Try saying it again.
781000	782000	This time you'll get a reply.
782000	788000	Say why do you know him?
788000	789000	怎么?
789000	791000	你认识他吗?
791000	792000	不认识.
792000	796000	不过听说他也是加州大学毕业的.
796000	800000	所以想请您给我介绍介绍.
800000	806000	Again.
806000	807000	怎么?
807000	809000	你认识他吗?
809000	810000	不认识.
810000	814000	不过听说他也是加州大学毕业的.
814000	820000	所以想请您给我介绍介绍.
820000	823000	Repeat the verb to graduate.
823000	825000	毕业.
825000	832000	毕业.
832000	833000	Repeat.
833000	838000	He also graduated from the University of California.
838000	847000	他也是加州大学毕业的.
847000	875000	He also graduated from the University of California.
875000	894000	不过听说他也是加州大学毕业的.
894000	896000	Say it ahead of the speaker.
896000	906000	He also graduated from the University of California.
906000	918000	不过听说他也是加州大学毕业的.
918000	919000	Now repeat.
919000	923000	So I wanted to ask you to introduce me to him.
923000	933000	所以想请您给我介绍介绍.
933000	940000	所以想请您给我介绍介绍.
940000	941000	Say it ahead of the speaker.
941000	950000	So I wanted to ask you to introduce me to him.
950000	959000	所以想请您给我介绍介绍.
959000	960000	Now repeat.
960000	964000	However I've heard that he also graduated from the University of California.
964000	969000	So I wanted to ask you to introduce me to him.
969000	974000	不过听说他也是加州大学毕业的.
974000	990000	So I wanted to ask you to introduce me to him.
990000	995000	不过听说他也是加州大学毕业的.
995000	1007000	So I wanted to ask you to introduce me to him.
1007000	1010000	没问题我看看.
1010000	1014000	好我们现在都有功夫.
1014000	1016000	你现在能来吗?
1016000	1018000	行.
1018000	1022000	Repeat the word for problem or question.
1022000	1027000	问题.
1027000	1029000	Repeat no problem.
1029000	1038000	没问题.
1038000	1040000	Notice that the negative marker may is used.
1040000	1043000	But the verb itself, yo, has been omitted.
1043000	1045000	You'll hear it both ways.
1045000	1048000	没有问题 or 没问题.
1048000	1049000	Repeat no problem.
1049000	1050000	I'll take a look.
1050000	1054000	OK.We're both free now.
1054000	1058000	没问题我看看.
1058000	1067000	好我们现在都有功夫.
1067000	1071000	没问题我看看.
1071000	1075000	好我们现在都有功夫.
1075000	1076000	Say it yourself now.
1076000	1077000	No problem.
1077000	1078000	I'll take a look.
1078000	1089000	OK.We're both free now.
1089000	1093000	没问题我看看.
1093000	1099000	好我们现在都有功夫.
1099000	1101000	Now repeat.
1101000	1104000	Can you come now?
1104000	1111000	你现在能来吗?
1111000	1116000	你现在能来吗?
1116000	1118000	Now try the whole thing.
1118000	1120000	You'll get a reply.
1120000	1121000	No problem.
1121000	1122000	I'll take a look.
1122000	1124000	OK.We're both free now.
1124000	1133000	Can you come now?
1133000	1139000	没问题我看看.
1139000	1145000	好我们现在都有功夫.
1145000	1147000	你现在能来吗?
1147000	1150000	行.Again.
1150000	1162000	没问题我看看.
1162000	1167000	好我们现在都有功夫.
1167000	1170000	你现在能来吗?
1170000	1174000	行.
1174000	1177000	我马上到您办公室来.
1177000	1180000	差不多半个钟头就到.
1180000	1185000	Repeat the word for right away or immediately.
1185000	1189000	马上.
1189000	1194000	Repeat.I'll come to your office right away.
1194000	1201000	我马上到您办公室来.
1201000	1205000	我马上到您办公室来.
1205000	1209000	As an adverb,马上 comes before the verb phrase.
1209000	1213000	Now repeat almost literally doesn't differ much.
1213000	1219000	差不多.
1219000	1223000	Repeat.I'll be there in about a half hour.
1223000	1230000	差不多半个钟头就到.
1230000	1235000	差不多半个钟头就到.
1235000	1238000	When the word yo is used after a time phrase indicating duration,
1238000	1241000	it means by then and shows time when.
1241000	1243000	Try saying ahead of the speaker.
1243000	1251000	I'll come to your office right away.
1251000	1256000	我马上到您办公室来.
1256000	1264000	Try saying I'll be there in about half an hour.
1264000	1268000	差不多半个钟头就到.
1268000	1270000	Try responding to the question yourself now.
1270000	1273000	When he suggests the time, say that it's fine.
1273000	1274000	You'll come to his office right away.
1274000	1279000	You'll be there in about half an hour.
1279000	1281000	我们现在都有功夫.
1281000	1291000	您现在能来吗?
1291000	1294000	行.我马上到您办公室来.
1294000	1297000	差不多半个钟头就到.
1297000	1299000	Again.
1299000	1310000	我们现在都有功夫.您现在能来吗?
1310000	1313000	行.我马上到您办公室来.
1313000	1317000	差不多半个钟头就到.
1317000	1319000	Now let's review the whole conversation.
1319000	1322000	Try putting it into Chinese sentence by sentence.
1322000	1324000	Hello.
1324000	1326000	Why?
1326000	1328000	Is this Mr. Zhang?
1328000	1334000	Yes. Is this Ms. White?
1334000	1344000	是的.您是不是白女士?
1344000	1355000	Yes. Mr. Zhang, I have something I'd like to ask you about.
1355000	1360000	是. Mr. Zhang, I have something I'd like to ask you about.
1360000	1364000	What is it?
1364000	1367000	什么事?
1367000	1370000	I've heard that you recently had Mr. Fang join you,
1370000	1378000	who's just been assigned to your office.
1378000	1384000	听说您那边新来了一位方先生,是刚派来的.
1384000	1390000	I've forgotten his name.
1390000	1394000	他的名字我忘记了.
1394000	1395000	That's right.
1395000	1406000	方德明 was sent over here last week.
1406000	1413000	不错,方德明是上个礼拜派到我们这里来的.
1413000	1419000	Why? Do you know him?
1419000	1424000	怎么?你认识他吗?
1424000	1427000	I don't know him.
1427000	1429000	不认识.
1429000	1433000	However, I've heard he also graduated from the University of California,
1433000	1442000	so I wanted to ask you to introduce me to him.
1442000	1451000	不过听说他也是加州大学毕业的,所以想请您给我介绍介绍.
1451000	1453000	No problem. I'll take a look.
1453000	1463000	Okay, we're both free now.
1463000	1467000	没问题,我看看.
1467000	1471000	好,我们现在都有功夫.
1471000	1480000	Can you come now?
1480000	1483000	你现在能来吗?
1483000	1492000	That'll be fine. I'll come to your office right away.
1492000	1497000	行,我马上到您办公室来.
1497000	1503000	I'll be there in about half an hour.
1503000	1507000	差不多半个钟就到.
1507000	1509000	This is the end of the tape.
1509000	1538000	Meeting Module Unit 7, Production Tape 1.