start end text 0 6000 Standard Chinese, a modular approach, transportation module unit 3, production tape 1. 6000 12000 On the comprehension tape in this unit, you learn to understand a number of sentences used when taking taxis. 12000 19000 If you feel that you might be rusty on the meaning of these sentences, go back to the end of the C1 tape and review the target list sentences. 19000 23000 If you feel that you understand them all, you should begin learning how to say them. 23000 27000 Listen to this first exchange which takes place on a Taipei street corner. 27000 29000 Ai, 計程車。 29000 31000 你到哪里? 31000 33000 到火车站。 33000 36000 Repeat the word for taxi. 36000 40000 計程車。 40000 43000 計程車。 43000 46000 Repeat, hey taxi. 46000 51000 Ai, 計程車。 51000 55000 Ai, 計程車。 55000 59000 Now repeat train station. 59000 63000 火車站。 63000 67000 火車站。 67000 71000 Repeat to the train station. 71000 75000 到火車站。 75000 79000 到火車站。 79000 81000 Now you take part in the conversation. 81000 86000 Go to the train station. 86000 90000 Ai, 計程車。 90000 93000 到哪里? 93000 96000 到火車站。 96000 99000 Again. 99000 102000 Ai, 計程車。 102000 106000 到哪里? 106000 110000 到火車站。 110000 114000 Once in the taxi, the rider has some comments. Listen. 114000 117000 你開得太快了。 117000 120000 Repeat the verb to drive. 120000 123000 開。 123000 126000 開。 126000 129000 Repeat the adjectival verb to be fast. 129000 132000 快。 132000 135000 快。 135000 138000 Repeat drive quickly. 138000 141000 開得快。 141000 145000 開得快。 145000 149000 This is the way to describe the manner of an action in a statement or question. 149000 156000 Add the marker d to the action verb, such as 開, then follow it with an adjectival verb such as 快. 156000 159000 Repeat, you're driving too fast. 159000 164000 你開得太快了。 164000 169000 你開得太快了。 169000 172000 Notice the use of the marker l for new situation. 172000 175000 It's used to show that the driving has become too fast. 175000 181000 How do you say you're driving too fast? 181000 186000 你開得太快了。 186000 190000 With the formula of an action verb, marker d, an adjectival verb, 190000 194000 you can use many words you've already learned to describe the manner of an action. 194000 198000 For instance, the word you learned for good morning also means early. 198000 200000 Repeat early. 200000 203000 早。 203000 206000 早。 206000 209000 Now repeat came early. 209000 213000 來得早。 213000 217000 來得早。 217000 220000 Repeat didn't come early. 220000 224000 來得不早。 224000 227000 來得不早。 227000 230000 Notice how these manner phrases are negated. 230000 235000 The negative marker 不 goes before the adjectival verb, not the action verb. 235000 240000 How would you say came early? 240000 244000 來得早。 244000 249000 How would you say didn't come early? 249000 253000 來得不早。 253000 256000 Now repeat this sentence. 256000 259000 He sells apples cheaply. 259000 266000 蘋果他賣得很便宜。 266000 271000 蘋果他賣得很便宜。 271000 273000 There are two things to take note of in this sentence. 273000 278000 First, the object is moved up front in the topic position in sentences describing manner. 278000 283000 Second, a modifying word such as 恒 may come before the adjectival verb. 283000 285000 Repeat again. 285000 287000 He sells apples cheaply. 287000 294000 蘋果他賣得很便宜。 294000 301000 蘋果他賣得很便宜。 301000 307000 How would you say he doesn't sell things cheaply? 307000 310000 他賣得不便宜。 310000 317000 How would you say he came early yesterday? 317000 321000 他昨天來得早。 321000 328000 How do you say he didn't come early today? 328000 332000 他今天來得不早。 332000 333000 Now repeat. 333000 335000 He drives too fast. 335000 341000 他開車開得太快。 341000 346000 他開車開得太快。 346000 348000 In a complete sentence describing manner, 348000 350000 the entire action is said as the topic, 350000 354000 which is followed by the main verb stating the manner. 354000 355000 Repeat again. 355000 364000 他開車開得太快。 364000 369000 他開車開得太快。 369000 371000 Try saying it ahead of the speaker. 371000 377000 He drives too fast. 377000 383000 他開車開得太快。 383000 384000 Again. 384000 397000 他開車開得太快。 397000 399000 Now let's return to the taxi. 399000 401000 The passenger continues. 401000 406000 我們有時間,來得及。 406000 408000 Repeat the word for time. 408000 414000 時間。 414000 415000 Repeat. 415000 416000 We have time. 416000 425000 我們有時間。 425000 427000 Now repeat the idiom. 427000 429000 Can make it in time. 429000 437000 來得及。 437000 438000 Repeat. 438000 439000 We have time. 439000 441000 We can make it in time. 441000 454000 我們有時間,來得及。 454000 455000 How do you say, 455000 456000 We have time. 456000 463000 We can make it in time. 463000 468000 我們有時間,來得及。 468000 471000 Let's review some of the vocabulary you've learned so far in this tape. 471000 476000 What's the word for taxi? 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