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0	2640	down to Chinese, a modular approach.
2640	6880	biographic information module unit 6, production tape 1.
8680	14360	on the comprehension tape in this unit, you learn to understand questions and answers about the duration of a visit.
14360	18480	before you go on to learn how to say these things, check your comprehension of them.
18480	20880	put the following sentences into English.
20880	22360	number 1
22360	23960	你做多久?
26400	28440	how long are you staying?
28440	30440	我住一年
32040	34040	I'm staying one year.
34040	35720	number 2
35720	38720	你太太在香港住多久?
41480	44120	how long is your wife staying in Hong Kong?
44120	46320	我想她住两天
48720	51440	I think she's staying two days.
51440	53120	number 3
53120	58840	你想在台湾住多久?
58840	61840	how long are you thinking of staying in Taiwan?
61840	66840	我想住六个月.
66840	69880	I'm thinking of staying six months.
69880	71720	number 4
71720	76080	你来了多久了?
76080	78320	how long have you been here?
78320	83320	我来了两个星期了.
83320	85600	I've been here two weeks.
85600	87040	number 5
87040	93440	你从前来过吗?
93440	95560	Have you ever been here before?
95560	100440	我从前没来过.
100440	103600	I haven't been here before.
103600	107640	If you had any problems with these sentences, rerun the tape and work on them some more.
107640	112400	If you understood them all, you should begin working on how to ask these questions and how to answer them.
112400	114600	Listen to this exchange.
114600	116240	你做多久?
116240	118360	我住一年.
118360	120840	repeat how long?
120840	123840	多久?
123840	126800	多久?
126800	129600	多久?
129600	131560	The phrase 多久?
131560	134320	how long is similar to the phrase 多大?
134320	135240	how old?
135240	138280	in which 多 is a question word asking how much.
138280	141240	repeat how long are you staying?
141240	145240	你住多久?
145240	148600	你住多久?
148600	152760	You'll notice here that the verb to stay is a single verb 住.
152760	159240	What we've been referring to as the verb 住在 to stay at is actually this verb 住 plus the verb 在.
159240	164720	How do you say how long are you staying?
164720	167840	你住多久?
167840	171160	Try asking the question, how long are you staying again?
171160	175760	This time you'll get a confirmation and a reply.
175760	178000	你住多久?
178000	179800	我住一年.
179800	182360	again.
182360	184440	你住多久?
184440	188200	我住一年.
188200	191800	Unlike most nouns in Chinese, the word for year 年
191800	194160	doesn't need a measure word when used with numbers.
194160	196200	repeat one year.
196200	199000	一年.
199000	201640	一年.
201640	204200	一年.
204200	208120	How would you say four years?
208120	210960	四年.
210960	217400	In English, when someone asks how long, you usually answer with the word for as in I'm staying for a week.
217400	224080	In Chinese, the phrase telling how long follows the verb just as in English, but no extra word like for is needed.
224080	226920	repeat I'm staying for one year.
226920	230680	我住一年.
230680	234400	我住一年.
234400	241840	You'll remember that what we've been calling time phrases such as 明天 tomorrow come before the verb.
241840	245320	他明天来, he's coming tomorrow.
245320	251960	Now you see that what we will call duration phrases such as 一年 one year come after the verb.
251960	255240	我住一年.I'm staying for one year.
255240	258480	It's the difference between when and how long.
258480	262440	When comes before the verb and how long comes after the verb.
262440	268000	How do you say I'm staying one year?
268000	271800	我住一年.
271800	273960	Try answering the question yourself.
273960	276840	Say that you're staying one year.
276840	280960	你住多久?
280960	284400	我住一年.
284400	289240	Again,你住多久?
289240	294280	我住一年.
294280	296200	Mr. King is visiting Hong Kong.
296200	300720	Listen to Mr. King answer a question about it.
300720	303080	你太太住多久?
303080	305560	她住两天.
305560	310840	The word for day, 天, like the word for year, 年, doesn't need a measure word
310840	312120	when used with numbers.
312120	314040	Repeat two days.
314040	317120	两天.
317120	320480	两天.
320480	323200	两天.
323200	326240	Repeat she's staying two days.
326240	330120	她住两天.
330120	333320	她住两天.
333320	335960	Now let's suppose that your wife is visiting Hong Kong.
335960	337560	She's staying there two days.
337560	339560	Try answering the next question.
339560	344360	你太太住多久?
344360	346880	她住两天.
346880	351680	Again,你太太住多久?
351680	354640	她住两天.
354640	357680	What's the word for day?
357680	359680	天.
359680	362360	What's the word for year?
362360	365280	年.
365280	369520	Mr. King could have been asked about his wife's trip to Hong Kong in a more detailed way.
369520	371400	Listen.
371400	374640	你太太在香港住多久?
374640	377240	我想她住两天.
377240	379320	Repeat the word for Hong Kong.
379320	382440	香港.
382440	385720	香港.
385720	388960	香港.
388960	392640	In the question, how long is your wife staying in Hong Kong?
392640	395280	你太太在香港住多久?
395280	399800	The place phrase,在香港, is put before the verb 住.
399800	403280	We can't put both the place and the duration after the verb.
403280	407080	Repeat, how long is your wife staying in Hong Kong?
407080	413480	你太太在香港住多久?
413480	417000	你太太在香港住多久?
417000	419760	Try asking, how long is your wife staying in Hong Kong?
419760	426200	Ahead of the speaker.
426200	430480	你太太在香港住多久?
430480	432200	Try asking the question again.
432200	438080	This time you'll get a confirmation and a reply.
438080	441520	你太太在香港住多久?
441520	444960	我想她住两天.
444960	446520	Again.
446520	450800	你太太在香港住多久?
450800	454400	我想她住两天.
454400	457640	Repeat the verb to think.
457640	460480	想.
460480	463400	想.
463400	467040	想.
467040	470240	Repeat, I think she's staying two days.
470240	474280	我想她住两天.
474280	479280	我想她住两天.
479280	484560	Try answering the question yourself.
484560	486840	Suppose your wife is visiting Hong Kong.
486840	488640	You're not sure how long she's staying.
488640	491520	It might be two days.
491520	497640	你太太在香港住多久?
497640	501720	我想她住两天.
501720	503280	Again.
503280	509560	你太太在香港住多久?
509560	512560	我想她住两天.
512560	516240	The next exchange talks about Mr. King's plans for staying in Taiwan.
516240	517000	Listen.
517000	519040	你想住多久?
519040	521560	我想住一年.
521560	524920	The verb想 can mean to think that.
524920	527160	When used directly in front of another verb,
527160	531440	it can also mean to be thinking of that is to plan to or to intend to.
531440	534600	Repeat, I'm thinking of staying one year.
534600	538960	我想住一年.
538960	541920	我想住一年.
541920	544440	Try responding to the question yourself now.
544440	548320	Assume that you're in Taiwan and you intend to stay one year.
548320	552480	你想住多久?
552480	555600	我想住一年.
555600	556640	Again.
556640	559920	你想住多久?
559920	563280	我想住一年.
563280	566960	Listen as another visitor is asked how long he's staying.
566960	569560	你想在台湾住多久?
569560	572120	我想住八个月.
572120	574360	Repeat the word for month.
574360	577040	月.
577040	579640	月.
579640	580720	月.
580720	582520	You'll notice that the word for month.
582520	584240	月 does take a counter.
584240	587640	哥,repeat eight months.
587640	590400	八个月.
590400	593520	八个月.
593520	596320	八个月.
596320	599800	Repeat, I'm thinking of staying eight months.
599800	604040	我想住八个月.
604040	608040	我想住八个月.
608040	609920	Try answering the question yourself.
609920	612960	Assume that you're staying in Taiwan eight months.
612960	615360	你想在台湾住多久?
615360	617720	我想住八个月.
617720	620520	我想住八个月.
620520	621760	Again.
621760	626640	你想在台湾住多久?
626640	630080	我想住八个月.
630080	633520	Now you're asked about a friend who's come to Taiwan just for a visit.
633520	635040	Listen.
635040	637760	你朋友想住多久?
637760	640840	他想住两个星期.
640840	643080	Repeat the word for week.
643080	645320	星期.
645320	647320	星期.
647320	651320	星期.
651320	655320	Repeat, he's thinking of staying two weeks.
655320	660320	他想住两个星期.
660320	664320	他想住两个星期.
664320	671320	Try saying he's thinking of staying two weeks ahead of the speaker.
671320	674320	他想住两个星期.
674320	676320	Try responding to the question now.
676320	678320	Your friend is staying two weeks.
678320	683320	你朋友想住多久?
683320	686320	他想住两个星期.
686320	687320	Again.
687320	692320	你朋友想住多久?
692320	696320	他想住两个星期.
696320	698320	Here's a piece of a conversation.
698320	699320	Listen.
699320	701320	你想在台湾住多久?
701320	703320	我想住三个星期.
703320	705320	在香港呢?
705320	708320	我想住十天.
708320	709320	Now you try.
709320	712320	You're being asked some questions about a trip of yours.
712320	717320	You're thinking of staying three weeks in Taipei and ten days in Hong Kong.
717320	722320	你想在台湾住多久?
722320	725320	我想住三个星期.
725320	730320	在香港呢?
730320	733320	我想住十天.
733320	735320	Try it again.
735320	740320	你想在台湾住多久?
740320	742320	我想住三个星期.
742320	746320	在香港呢?
746320	750320	我想住十天.
750320	753320	So far you've expressed how long with future activities only.
753320	757320	But what if you want to express how long something has taken so far?
757320	759320	How long it's going to be going on?
759320	762320	你来了多久了?
762320	765320	我来了三天了.
765320	770320	The first look coming right after the verb indicates completion of action.
770320	771320	I have come.
771320	775320	And the second look coming at the end of the sentence indicates the change up to the present.
775320	777320	It's three days now.
777320	778320	Repeat.
778320	780320	I've been here for three days.
780320	785320	我来了三天了.
785320	788320	我来了三天了.
788320	794320	The double look construction is used when you're talking about an action started in the past and still going on.
794320	799320	How do you say I've been here three days?
799320	803320	我来了三天了.
803320	805320	Try responding to the question.
805320	807320	How long have you been here?
807320	809320	Say that you've been here for three days.
809320	813320	你来了多久了?
813320	817320	我来了三天了.
817320	822320	你来了多久了?
822320	827320	我来了三天了.
827320	828320	Let's review a bit.
828320	831320	Duration phrases go after the verb.
831320	835320	To talk about the duration of something still going on, use two laws.
835320	838320	One right after the verb and one at the end of the sentence.
838320	842320	Try putting the following English sentences into Chinese.
842320	847320	I've been here three months.
847320	850320	我来了三个月了.
850320	854320	I'm staying one year.
854320	857320	我住一年.
857320	862320	I've been here a week.
862320	866320	我来了一个星期了.
866320	869320	She's been here two days.
869320	873320	她来了两天了.
873320	877320	She's staying two days.
877320	880320	她住两天.
880320	885320	I'm thinking of staying four months.
885320	888320	我想住四个月.
888320	892320	I've been here for three weeks.
892320	897320	我来了三个星期了.
897320	900320	If you want to talk about how long something lasted in the past,
900320	902320	that is the duration of something completed,
902320	904320	you use a different pattern.
904320	907320	Listen as Mr. King talks about his wife staying in Hong Kong.
907320	910320	She's back in Taiwan now.
910320	913320	你太太在香港住了多久?
913320	915320	她住了两天.
915320	918320	There's only one marker Lu in this sentence.
918320	920320	We're talking about completed action here.
920320	922320	The activity is no longer happening.
922320	925320	There's no need for the new situation Lu at the end of the sentence.
925320	928320	Repeat, she stayed two days.
928320	933320	她住了两天.
933320	938320	她住了两天.
938320	941320	To indicate that you're talking about the duration of something that is over,
941320	942320	no longer happening,
942320	945320	place the marker Lu directly after the verb.
945320	951320	How do you say she stayed two days?
951320	955320	她住了两天.
955320	958320	I'm responding to a question about your wife staying in Hong Kong.
958320	961320	Say she stayed two days.
961320	966320	你太太在香港住了多久?
966320	970320	她住了两天.
970320	972320	Again,
972320	978320	你太太在香港住了多久?
978320	981320	她住了两天.
981320	984320	In this next exchange someone is talking about his trip
984320	986320	and how long he stayed in each place.
986320	988320	Listen.
988320	990320	你在台北住了多久?
990320	992320	我住了三个星期.
992320	994320	在香港呢?
994320	997320	我住了十天.
997320	998320	Now you try it.
998320	1001320	Say that you stayed in Taipei for three weeks
1001320	1003320	and in Hong Kong for ten days.
1003320	1007320	你在台北住了多久?
1007320	1010320	我住了三个星期.
1010320	1014320	在香港呢?
1014320	1016320	我住了十天.
1016320	1018320	Try it again.
1018320	1022320	你在台北住了多久?
1022320	1024320	我住了三个星期.
1024320	1028320	在香港呢?
1028320	1033320	我住了十天.
1033320	1035320	Now two of you said this which talk about how long
1035320	1038320	either for future events or events which are still taking place
1038320	1041320	or events which are completely in the past.
1041320	1043320	I'll give you some English sentences
1043320	1044320	and you put them into Chinese.
1044320	1046320	Let's start.
1046320	1050320	I'm staying one year.
1050320	1054320	我住一年.
1054320	1057320	I stayed one year.
1057320	1061320	我住了一年.
1061320	1064320	I've been here one year.
1064320	1069320	我来了一年了.
1069320	1073320	She stayed one week.
1073320	1077320	她住了一个星期.
1077320	1081320	He's staying two days.
1081320	1084320	他住两天.
1084320	1088320	He stayed three months.
1088320	1091320	他住了三个月.
1091320	1095320	He's been here for three months.
1095320	1099320	他来了三个月.
1099320	1101320	Here's a familiar exchange.
1101320	1102320	Listen.
1102320	1103320	他来了吗?
1103320	1106320	来了.他来了.
1106320	1108320	Earlier in this module,
1108320	1109320	we said 他来了.
1109320	1111320	means she's come.
1111320	1114320	Where the marker 喽 is interpreted as both the completed action marker
1114320	1116320	and the new situation marker.
1116320	1119320	But there's another way to interpret this sentence.
1119320	1120320	And that's with only one 喽.
1120320	1122320	the completed action marker.
1122320	1126320	In this case,the sentence 他来了 is interpreted as
1126320	1129320	she did come the action being over.
1129320	1132320	Let's say that you had a party at your place a week ago.
1132320	1135320	Now a friend who couldn't make it is asking who did come.
1135320	1137320	The person she's asking about did come.
1137320	1142320	Answer the question 他来了吗?
1142320	1146320	来了.他来了.
1146320	1149320	Now she asks about someone who didn't come.
1149320	1151320	林小姐来了吗?
1151320	1154320	没来.她没来.
1154320	1158320	As you remember,the advert May negates actions in the past.
1158320	1161320	Repeat,no,she didn't come.
1161320	1166320	没来.她没来.
1166320	1169320	没来.她没来.
1169320	1171320	Try answering the question yourself.
1171320	1174320	Miss Lin didn't come.
1174320	1178320	林小姐来了吗?
1178320	1181320	没来.她没来.
1181320	1186320	Again.林小姐来了吗?
1186320	1189320	没来.她没来.
1189320	1191320	Now let's turn to another topic.
1191320	1194320	Listen.你从前来过吗?
1194320	1197320	我从前没来过.
1197320	1200320	Repeat the word for formerly or before.
1200320	1205320	从前.从前.
1205320	1208320	从前.
1208320	1210320	As with other adverbs telling when,
1210320	1213320	the word从前 goes before the verb.
1213320	1216320	Repeat,have you ever been here before?
1216320	1220320	你从前来过吗?
1220320	1224320	你从前来过吗?
1224320	1229320	The marker 过 after the verb lie carries the meaning of having ever had the experience of.
1229320	1231320	It directly follows the verb.
1231320	1234320	Repeat,have you ever been here before?
1234320	1240320	你从前来过吗?
1240320	1242320	Try asking the question yourself.
1242320	1247320	You get a confirmation and a reply.
1247320	1249320	你从前来过吗?
1249320	1254320	我从前没来过.Again.
1254320	1256320	你从前来过吗?
1256320	1259320	我从前没来过.
1259320	1264320	Notice that negating a sentence with 过 adds 没 before the verb and keeps the 过.
1264320	1270320	While,as you remember,the negation of a sentence with 了 adds 没 before the verb and drops the 了.
1270320	1273320	Repeat,I've never been here before.
1273320	1281320	我从前没来过.
1281320	1283320	Try responding to the question yourself.
1283320	1285320	Say that you've never been here before.
1285320	1288320	你从前来过吗?
1288320	1294320	我从前没来过.Again.
1294320	1298320	你从前来过吗?
1298320	1302320	我从前没来过.
1302320	1306320	Listen to this exchange as Mr. King talks about being in Taiwan.
1306320	1310320	王先生,你来了多久了?
1310320	1312320	我来了一个月了.
1312320	1314320	你从前来过吗?
1314320	1316320	我从前没来过.
1316320	1318320	你想住多久?
1318320	1321320	我想住一年.
1321320	1324320	Now you try it. Take the part of Mr. King.
1324320	1326320	You've been in Taiwan for a month now.
1326320	1328320	You've never been there before.
1328320	1330320	And you're thinking of staying one year.
1330320	1336320	王先生,你来了多久了?
1336320	1338320	我来了一个月了.
1338320	1342320	你从前来过吗?
1342320	1344320	我从前没来过.
1344320	1349320	你想住多久?
1349320	1354320	我想住一年.Try it again.
1354320	1359320	王先生,你来了多久了?
1359320	1361320	我来了一个月了.
1361320	1365320	你从前来过吗?
1365320	1368320	我从前没来过.
1368320	1371320	你想住多久?
1371320	1374320	我想住一年.
1374320	1376320	Now let's review what we've covered on this tape.
1376320	1380320	I'll give you some sentences in English and you put them into Chinese.
1380320	1382320	Number one.
1382320	1386320	Have you ever been here before?
1386320	1390320	你从前来过吗?
1390320	1393320	I haven't been here before.
1393320	1396320	我从前没来过.
1396320	1398320	Number two.
1398320	1403320	I'm thinking of staying in Taiwan.
1403320	1408320	你想在台湾住多久?
1408320	1412320	I'm thinking of staying eight months.
1412320	1416320	我想住八个月.
1416320	1418320	Number three.
1418320	1422320	How long have you been here?
1422320	1425320	你来了多久了?
1425320	1429320	I've been here three weeks.
1429320	1433320	我来了三个星期了.
1433320	1434320	Number four.
1434320	1439320	How long did your wife stay in Hong Kong?
1439320	1445320	你太太在香港住了多久?
1445320	1449320	She stayed two days.
1449320	1453320	她住了两天.
1453320	1457320	How long are you staying?
1457320	1460320	你住多久?
1460320	1463320	I'm staying one year.
1463320	1468320	我住一年.
1468320	1471320	This is the end of the tape.
1471320	1484320	This is the end of the biographic information module unit six production tape one.