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Standard Chinese, a modular approach.

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Meeting module, Unit 8, Comprehension Tape 1.

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The situations on this tape are set in the PRC.

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On this tape, you'll learn to understand questions and answers

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used in politely declining invitations.

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The following conversation involves turning down a formal invitation.

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Listen.

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Hello, this is the protocol department.

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Why?

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这是李斌斯.

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Why?

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这是李斌斯.

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Hello, this is Ambassador Leiden Secretary.

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喂,我是来登大使的秘书.

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喂,我是来登大使的秘书.

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Here's the name of the protocol department.

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李斌斯.

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Here's how you say Ambassador Leiden.

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来登大使.

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And here's the word for secretary.

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秘书.

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Listen to the exchange live.

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Why?这是李斌斯.

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喂,我是来登大使的秘书.

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Again.

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Why?这是李斌斯.

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喂,我是来登大使的秘书.

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Check your comprehension.

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Why?这是李斌斯.

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Hello, this is the protocol department.

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喂,我是来登大使的秘书.

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Hello, this is Ambassador Leiden Secretary.

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The conversation continues.

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The ambassador received your invitation.

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大使接着你们的琴帖了.

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Here's the verb used for receiving a letter

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or a phone call.

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接,接.

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You'll remember that the element着,

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as in 买不着 refers to success

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in obtaining something.

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In this case, success in obtaining invitation.

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Here's the word for invitation.

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琴帖,琴帖.

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Here's the sentence live.

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大使接着你们的琴帖了.

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Again.

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大使接着你们的琴帖了.

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Check your comprehension.

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大使接着你们的琴帖了.

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The ambassador received your invitation.

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The conversation continues.

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Unfortunately, because he has a previous engagement,

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they can't come August 9th.

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很可惜,因为他有事,8月9号不能来.

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很可惜,因为他有事,8月9号不能来.

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Please inform Mr. Qiao.

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请你转告乔部长.

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I'm very sorry.

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很抱歉,很抱歉.

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Here's how you say unfortunately or what a pity.

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可惜,可惜.

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Here's the verb for to inform or to pass on a message.

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转告,转告.

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Here's the title for the head of a ministry.

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部长,部长.

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And here's the adjectival verb used in apologies to mean

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to be sorry for not fulfilling one's own social responsibilities.

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抱歉,抱歉.

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Listen to the remarks live.

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很可惜,因为他有事,8月9号不能来.

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请你转告乔部长,很抱歉.

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Again.

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很可惜,因为他有事,8月9号不能来.

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请你转告乔部长,很抱歉.

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Check your comprehension.

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很可惜,因为他有事,8月9号不能来.

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Unfortunately, because he has a previous engagement,

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he can't come August 9th.

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请你转告乔部长.

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Please inform Minister Qiao.

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很抱歉.

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I'm very sorry.

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Let's change the scene and listen to a similar conversation live.

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英国新派来了一位大使,我前天介绍了英国大使馆的一个

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琴铁,你也有琴铁吧?

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我也介绍琴铁了,很可惜,我们已经和朋友约好了,到别的地方去。

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我已经请他的秘书转告他,我不能去.

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Again.

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英国新派来了一位大使,我前天介绍了英国大使馆的一个琴铁,

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你也有琴铁吧?

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我也介绍琴铁了,很可惜,我们已经和朋友约好了,到别的地方去。

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我已经请他的秘书转告他,我不能去。

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Check your comprehension.

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英国新派来了一位大使,

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英国新派来了一位大使,我前天介绍了英国大使馆的一个琴铁,

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昨天我接受了一个邀请,你也有琴铁吧?

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I assume you have an invitation too?

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我也介绍琴铁了。

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I received an invitation too.

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很可惜,我们已经和朋友约好了,到别的地方去。

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Unfortunately, we had already arranged with friends to go someplace else.

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我已经请他的秘书转告他,我不能去。

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I already asked the secretary to inform him that I can't go.

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Let's go back and listen to how the receptionist responds to the invitation being turned down.

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We regret that Ambassador Leiden can't come.

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很遗憾,来等大使不能来。

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I'll pass on the message for you.

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我替你转告一下。

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Here's the verb to regret in the sense of regretting that something you had been looking forward to won't happen.

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遗憾,遗憾。

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And here's the prepositional verb for in the sense of substituting for or in the place of someone.

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替。替。

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In the sentence,我替你转告一下。

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The addition of 一下 acts like reduplication of the verb to make the statement more casual.

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Here's the response live.

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很遗憾,来等大使不能来。

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我替你转告一下。

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Again.

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很遗憾,来等大使不能来。我替你转告一下。

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Check your comprehension.

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很遗憾,来等大使不能来。

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We regret that Ambassador Leiden can't come.

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我替你转告一下。

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I'll pass on the message for you.

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Now let's change the scene and listen to another re-conversation live.

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范科长,很遗憾,你下个星期没时间到我们这儿来。

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诺瓦克女士,很抱歉,因为我们部长那天要我去开会,所以我得请陆科长替我去。

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Again.

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范科长,很遗憾,你下个星期没时间到我们这儿来。

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诺瓦克女士,很抱歉,因为我们部长那天要我去开会,所以我得请陆科长替我去。

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Check your comprehension.

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范科长,很遗憾,你下个星期没时间到我们这儿来。

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Section 3 fun, I very much regret that you don't have time to come over here next week.

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诺瓦克女士,很抱歉。

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I'm very sorry, Ms. Novak.

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因为我们部长那天要我去开会,所以我得请陆科长替我去。

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Because our minister wants me to go to a meeting that day, I have to ask Section Chief Lu to go for me.

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In the following conversation, a group of Canadian students is trying to set up a joint trip with a group of Chinese students.

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Listen as Ms. Gordon approaches the leader of the Chinese group.

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马铭李,a few of us students are planning to go to the Great Wall Saturday for an outing.

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马铭李,我们几个同学星期六计划到长城去玩。

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马铭李,我们几个同学星期六计划到长城去玩。

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Here's the word for fellow student,同学,同学。

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And here's the name for the Great Wall,长城,长城。

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Literally, the word 长 means long,and the word 城 means city, or city wall.

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Here are the questions live.

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马铭李,我们几个同学星期六计划到长城去玩。

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你们能不能一起去?

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Again,马铭李,我们几个同学星期六计划到长城去玩。

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你们能不能一起去?

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Track your comprehension.

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马铭李,我们几个同学星期六计划到长城去玩。

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马铭李,a few of us students are planning to go to the Great Wall Saturday for an outing.

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你们能不能一起去?

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Can you go with us?

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The conversation continues.

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We really couldn't make that.

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真不巧。

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We have a previous engagement that day. We have no way of going.

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那天我们有事,没办法去。

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Here's the word for timely or opportune.

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巧。

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Here's how you say, there's no way or it can't be helped.

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没办法。

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By itself, the word 办法 means method or way.

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Here's the reply live.

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真不巧。那天我们有事,没办法去。

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Again.

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真不巧。那天我们有事,没办法去。

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Track your comprehension.

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真不巧。

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We really couldn't make that.

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那天我们有事,没办法去。

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We have a previous engagement that day. We have no way of going.

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An invitation from someone you don't know very well might be refused more politely. Listen.

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I hope that later we'll again find a chance to get together.

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希望以后再找机会聚聚吧。

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希望以后再找机会聚聚吧。

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Here's the verb to get together, to gather or to assemble.

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聚。

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Here's the exchange live.

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希望以后再找机会聚聚吧。

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好啊。Again.

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希望以后再找机会聚聚吧。

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好啊。Check your comprehension.

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希望以后再找机会聚聚吧。

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I hope that later we'll again find a chance to get together.

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好啊。

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Fun.

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Let's change the scene and listen to another short conversation reviewing the material just covered.

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朱子强,我还没去过长城呢。

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这个星期天我要约几个同学到长城去玩,你能不能跟我们一起去?

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对不起,那天真不巧,我已经跟别人约好了,有几个朋友在一起聚聚,没办法去谢谢。

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Again,朱子强,我还没去过长城呢。

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这个星期天我要约几个同学到长城去玩,你能不能跟我们一起去?

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对不起,那天真不巧,我已经跟别人约好了,有几个朋友在一起聚聚,没办法去谢谢。

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So if you understood what we said,朱子强,我还没去过长城呢?

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对不起,那天真不巧,我已经跟别人约了,有几个朋友在一起聚聚,没办法去谢谢。

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朱子强,我还没去过长城呢。

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这个星期天我要约几个同学到长城去玩。

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这个星期天我要约几个同学到长城去玩,你能不能跟我们一起去?

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对不起,那天真不巧。

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I really can't make that.

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I've already made arrangements with other people.

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有几个朋友在一起聚聚。

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There's a group of friends who are going to get together.

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没办法去谢谢。

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There's no way I can go. Thank you.

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The following live conversation reviews all the material introduced on this tape.

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You'll hear the conversation twice live and once with pauses in English.

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This conversation takes place on the campus of Peking University right before the beginning of a new school year between a Chinese and a Canadian student who had attended together the year before.

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Here's the conversation live.

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下星期天我们有几个同学计划到长城去玩,想请你和扭顿一起去。

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好啊。

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我不知道扭顿现在在哪儿,没办法当面和他说。

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你能替我转告他一下吗?

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可以。

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今天下午我看见他的时候告诉他。

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今天晚上你有事吗?

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咱们去找法国同学聚一聚,好不好?

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可惜不巧。

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我借到我们大使馆的一个清铁。

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今天晚上我得到大使馆去。

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大使的秘书还告诉我,乔部长李斌斯的几位同志也来。

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我还没见过乔部长呢,这是一个很好的机会。

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很遗憾,不能和你一起去找法国同学。

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没关系。

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Again,

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下星期天我们有几个同学计划到长城去玩,想请你和扭顿一起去。

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好啊。

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我不知道扭顿现在在哪儿,没办法当面和他说。

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你能替我转告他一下吗?

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可以,今天下午我看见他的时候告诉他。

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今天晚上你有事吗?

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我们去找法国同学聚一聚,好不好?

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可惜不巧。

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我借到我们大使馆的一个清铁,今天晚上我得到大使馆去。

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大使的秘书还告诉我,乔部长李斌斯的几位同志也来。

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我还没见过乔部长呢,这是一个很好的机会。

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很遗憾,不能和你一起去找法国同学。

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没关系。

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Now see if you understood what was said.

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下星期天我们有几个同学计划到长城去玩。

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Next Sunday a few of our students are planning to go to the Great Wall for an outing.

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想请你和扭顿一起去。

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We'd like to invite you and Newton to come along.

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好啊。

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Fine.

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我不知道扭顿现在在哪儿。

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I don't know where Newton is now.

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没办法当面和他说。

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I don't have any way to speak to him in person.

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你能替我转告他一下吗?

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Can you pass all the message to him for me?

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可以。

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Sure.

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今天下午我看见他的时候告诉他。

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I'll tell him when I see him this afternoon.

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今天晚上你有事吗?

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Are you busy tonight?

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我们去找法国同学聚一聚好不好。

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Let's go find the French students and get together okay?

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可惜不巧。

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What a pity, I can't make that.

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接着我们大使馆的一个清铁。

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I've received an invitation from our embassy.

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今天晚上我得到大使馆去。

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I have to go to the embassy tonight.

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大使的秘书还告诉我,乔部长,李斌斯的几位同志也来。

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The ambassador secretary also told me that Minister Qiao and a few comrades from the protocol department are coming too.

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没见过乔部长呢。

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I haven't met Minister Qiao yet.

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这是一个很好的机会。

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This is a very good opportunity.

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可惜不能和您一起去找法国同学。

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I really regret that I can't go with you to find the French students.

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没关系。

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That doesn't matter.

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As a final review, see if you can translate the following sentences and exchanges from the target list.

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Number one.

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很遗憾他不能来。

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We regret that he can't come.

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我替你转告一下。

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I'll pass on the message for you.

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Number two.

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大使接着你们的琴铁了。

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The ambassador received your invitation.

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很可惜因为他有事,8月9号不能来。

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Unfortunately, because he has a previous engagement, he can't come on August 9th.

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请你转告乔部长。

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Please inform Minister Qiao.

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很抱歉。

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I'm very sorry.

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Number three.

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喂,这是离边司。

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Hello, this is the protocol department.

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喂,我是来登大使的秘书。

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Hello, I'm Ambassador Lydon's secretary.

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Number four.

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希望以后再找机会聚聚吧。

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I hope that later we'll again find a chance to get together.

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Number five.

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真不巧,没办法去。

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I really can't make that.

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I have no way of going.

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Number six.

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我们有几个同学计划到长城去玩。

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A few of us students are planning to go to the Great Wall for an outing.

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If you think you're ready, go on to the P1 tape.

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This is the end of the tape.

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Number seven module, unit eight, comprehension tape one.