start end text 0 8000 standard Chinese, a modular approach, society module, units 1 through 4, review tape too. 8000 11000 This is the second review tape for units 1 through 4. 11000 14000 Here you review your production of the reference list sentences. 14000 18000 First I'll say the English and then you put it into Chinese. 18000 21000 A Chinese speaker will then confirm your answer. 21000 23000 Let's begin. 23000 24000 Number 1. 24000 29000 Is equality between men and women a Chinese viewpoint? 29000 36000 男女平等是不是中国人的看法? 36000 41000 Yes, but that's a new concept of the Chinese, not an old one. 41000 50000 是,可是那是中国人的新观念,不是老观念. 50000 52000 Number 2. 52000 56000 Those who are parents shouldn't regard males as a period of females. 56000 63000 做父母的不应该重男轻女。 63000 68000 Right, and those who are children should show filial obedience to their parents. 68000 74000 对,做孩子的也应该孝顺父母。 74000 78000 Number 3. 78000 79000 Why aren't you eating? 79000 82000 你怎么不吃了? 82000 84000 My stomach is uncomfortable. 84000 85000 I can't eat anymore. 85000 91000 我的胃很难受,吃不下去了。 91000 95000 I'll go get you some soup then. 95000 100000 那我给你弄点汤来。 100000 102000 Number 4. 102000 105000 The novels you wrote are all very popular now. 105000 112000 他写的基本小说现在都很流行。 112000 123000 Of course, novels written by someone with his position and knowledge are sure to be interesting. 123000 131000 那当然,像他那样有地位有知识的人写的小说一定有意思。 131000 133000 Number 5. 133000 141000 What was the political and economic situation like where you went? 141000 147000 你去的那个地方,政治、经济方面的情形怎么样? 147000 150000 I can't explain it clearly in just a few sentences. 150000 157000 When I have time, I'll tell you all about it. 157000 163000 几句话说不清楚,有时间我再跟你慢慢说吧。 163000 165000 Number 6. 165000 176000 Yesterday Xiao Ming wrote a letter to his girlfriend and it was really long. 176000 182000 昨天,小明给他的女朋友写信,写的好长。 182000 184000 Young people are always young people. 184000 191000 When I was young, I was like that too. Have you forgotten? 191000 194000 年轻人总是年轻人。 194000 199000 年轻的时候也是这样,你忘了? 199000 201000 Number 7. 201000 214000 Oh, do you want to do research on Asia's cultural tradition? 214000 216000 It can't be called research. 216000 223000 I just want to go have a look at the social situation there. 223000 224000 Number 8. 224000 238000 This novel is about the situation on the mainland. 238000 242000 这本小说写的是大陆的情况。 242000 244000 How about the mainland? 244000 249000 How about lending it to me to read? 249000 252000 关于大陆的,借给我看看行不行? 252000 253000 Number 9. 253000 259000 Mr. Liu's class is really boring. 259000 265000 刘先生的课实在没意思。 265000 270000 If you keep attending it, gradually you'll become interested. 270000 277000 你听下去,慢慢会有兴趣的。 277000 279000 Number 10. 279000 286000 Look, here's a news article on living together. 286000 290000 你看,这有一篇关于同居的新闻。 290000 296000 Forget it, what's interesting about that kind of news? 296000 301000 算了吧,这种新闻有什么意思? 301000 303000 Number 11. 303000 308000 To study the problems of China now, you have to understand Chinese history. 308000 317000 研究中国现在的问题,一定得懂得中国历史。 317000 322000 This point of yours is very important, I'll think it over. 322000 329000 你说的这一点很要紧,我考虑考虑。 329000 331000 Number 12. 331000 335000 This French weekly is quite good. 335000 341000 这本法文周刊相当不错。 341000 346000 Oh, you know a lot about French now, you can read French magazines. 346000 354000 啊,你现在对法文很有研究了,能看法文杂志了。 354000 358000 Number 13. 358000 362000 I stopped depending on my parents for a living three years ago. 362000 372000 三年以前我就不靠父母生活了。 372000 377000 It's really great that you can take care of yourself. 377000 383000 你能自己管自己,真不错。 383000 385000 Number 14. 385000 391000 How is it that your older sister has become so interested and enthusiastic about political questions now? 391000 394000 There's nothing strange about that. 394000 397000 She started studying political science this year. 397000 407000 这没有什么奇怪,她今年开始学政治学了。 407000 408000 Number 15. 408000 411000 Is your younger brother at home during the day? 411000 424000 你弟弟白天在家吗? 424000 427000 No, wait until the evening and then call him. 427000 437000 不在,你等到晚上再打电话来吧。 437000 439000 Number 16. 439000 446000 What do you want to do research on next semester? 446000 450000 下个学期你想研究什么? 450000 458000 It's still the same old problem, the political situation in China. 458000 462000 还是老问题,中国的政治情况。 462000 464000 Number 17. 464000 467000 My youngest daughter cried a lot when she was two or three years old. 467000 477000 But now she's grown up and doesn't cry anymore. 477000 484000 我的小女儿两三岁的时候常哭,现在长大了,不再哭了。 484000 486000 Number 18. 486000 495000 Where do you want to go over summer vacation? 495000 504000 I'd like to go visit a few countries in Asia. 504000 508000 我想到亚洲几个国家去看看。 508000 510000 Number 19. 510000 518000 老王,I feel awful today. 518000 523000 老王,我今天感觉很不舒服。 523000 528000 I'll sit down and I'll go get you a cup of tea. 528000 532000 快坐下,我去给你倒杯茶来。 532000 534000 Number 21. 534000 544000 Before you got married, did you live with your parents all along? 544000 548000 你结婚以前一直都跟父母一起住吗? 548000 549000 No. 549000 558000 I was born before I got married and lived independently for seven or eight years. 558000 565000 不是,我没结婚就离开家,独立生活了七八年。 565000 568000 Number 22. 568000 576000 Hasn't the Wang family Xiao Lan ever had a boyfriend? 576000 580000 Hasn't the Wang family Xiao Lan ever had a boyfriend? 580000 589000 She's only 19 years old, busy studying and hasn't yet thought of these things. 589000 595000 她才19岁,忙着念书,还没有想到这些事儿呢? 595000 598000 Number 23. 598000 605000 There really aren't many teachers like Professor Wang. 605000 611000 像王教授这样的老师,真是不多。 611000 612000 You're right. 612000 622000 If it weren't for the help he's given me, I really wouldn't want to study anymore. 622000 629000 你说对了,如果不是他帮助我,我真不想学了。 629000 631000 Number 24. 631000 640000 If you live in China for two years, you're sure to learn Chinese very well. 640000 645000 你在中国住两年,一定会写好中文的。 645000 656000 Yes, on the one hand, I can learn Chinese well, and on the other hand, I can find out more things about China. 656000 659000 是啊,一方面可以写好中文, 659000 665000 一方面也可以多知道一点中国的事情。 665000 667000 Number 25. 667000 675000 Your sister is getting more and more medical books. 675000 679000 你姐姐医学方面的书越来越多了。 679000 684000 Yes, she's studying medicine with every ounce of her energy. 684000 688000 是啊,她在拼命学医呢。 688000 692000 Number 26. 692000 697000 Isn't this article any good? 697000 700000 这篇文章不好吗? 700000 702000 That wasn't what I meant. 702000 709000 The article is pretty good. It's just that it's a bit long. 709000 715000 不是这个意思,文章不错,就是长了一点。 715000 717000 Do you have any other articles? 717000 719000 Number 27. 719000 733000 I'm going to go look for Xiao Lan to have a chat. 733000 736000 我去找小兰聊天。 736000 744000 Don't go. She works hard all day and doesn't have time to chat with you. 744000 746000 你别去了,还一天到晚用功。 746000 751000 没时间陪你聊天。 751000 753000 Number 28. 753000 759000 Today I borrowed a good novel. 759000 763000 今天我借到一本好小说。 763000 767000 What novel is it that makes you so happy? 767000 772000 什么小说,让你这么高兴。 772000 774000 Number 29. 774000 779000 Your father got up so early. 779000 782000 你爸爸这么早就起来了。 782000 787000 He's getting on in years and he goes to bed early. 787000 792000 他年纪大了,每天睡得早。 792000 794000 Number 30. 794000 801000 The Zhang family's daughter-in-law is a very proper young woman. 801000 805000 张家的儿媳妇很有规矩。 805000 811000 Yes, the Zhang family's grandmother is really blessed with good fortune. 811000 816000 是啊,张家奶奶真有福气。 816000 818000 Number 31. 818000 826000 This whole family has had quite a good education. 826000 830000 这一家人都念过不少书。 830000 838000 I understand that their grandsons and granddaughters are studying the four books now. 838000 844000 听说,他们的孙子孙女现在都念四书呢。 844000 846000 Number 32. 846000 855000 小王's grandfather is talking with those kids again. 855000 860000 小王的爷爷又和那些小朋友聊天呢。 860000 865000 He's a very good person. He likes children a lot. 865000 870000 他人很好,还喜欢孩子。 870000 872000 Number 33. 872000 879000 Stay here and you can help us a bit. 879000 883000 你住下来吧,也可以给我们帮点忙。 883000 891000 I have classes during the day. I can only do some work at night. 891000 896000 我白天有课,只好晚上做点事。 896000 898000 Number 34. 898000 908000 My mother is always worried that my older brother is having a rough time away from home. 908000 912000 我母亲总担心我哥哥在外面吃苦。 912000 920000 His bunch of friends help each other out. They don't have such a rough time. 920000 925000 他们几个小朋友互相帮忙,不会吃苦的。 925000 928000 Number 35. 928000 936000 In the past, how difficult it was for Chinese who went abroad to study. 936000 940000 过去中国人出国念书多难。 940000 941000 Now it's better. 941000 947000 No matter where they go, no one looks down on them anymore. 947000 954000 现在好了,找到哪儿也没人看不起了。 954000 956000 Number 36. 956000 964000 Their family used to be quite rich. They had quite a lot of property. 964000 969000 他们家过去是有钱人,有不少财产。 969000 974000 The property you're talking about is land, isn't it? 974000 978000 你说的财产是土地吧? 978000 980000 Number 37. 980000 987000 Didn't the Chinese ever stress equality between men and women? 987000 991000 中国人从来不讲男女平等吗? 991000 998000 As for equality of the sexes, that's a new concept of the last few decades. 998000 1005000 说到男女平等,那是最近几十年的新观念。 1005000 1007000 Number 38. 1007000 1011000 What's good about large families? 1011000 1014000 大家听有什么好? 1014000 1016000 What could be bad about them? 1016000 1023000 After all, if there are more people, there are also more people earning money. 1023000 1029000 怎么不好?人多,赚钱的人也多吗? 1029000 1041000 If everyone thought the way you do, who knows how many hundreds of millions of people there would be in China now? 1041000 1049000 要是所有的人都像您这么想,中国现在不知道有多少艺人了。 1049000 1051000 Number 40. 1051000 1057000 Has your grandmother's health been good the past couple of years? 1057000 1061000 这两年,你奶奶身体好吗? 1061000 1067000 Barely good, sometimes she can still get up and straighten up the room. 1067000 1073000 还好,有时候还能起来收拾收拾屋子。 1073000 1075000 Number 41. 1075000 1080000 Did you see the people in your hometown on this visit back to your country? 1080000 1100000 Yes, they're living pretty well, and my hometown has become quite a bustling place. 1100000 1107000 看到了,他们生活得不错,我老家也变成一个很热闹的地方了。 1107000 1109000 Number 42. 1109000 1119000 Everyone feels Xiao Wang is a very well-mannered child. 1119000 1127000 人家都觉得,小王是个很有礼貌的孩子。 1127000 1129000 This is the end of the tape. 1129000 1139000 The end of society module units 1 through 4 review tape 2.