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Standard Chinese, a modular approach.

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Transportation module, Unit 4, Comprehension Tape 1.

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This unit is set in the ROC.

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On this tape, you'll learn to understand some of the questions and answers used in getting train tickets.

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Mr. Clark, an American businessman in Taipei, is talking to his Chinese secretary. Listen.

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I'm thinking of going to Tainan to relax for a few days.

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我想去 Tainan玩几天。

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Here's the verb to play, which is often best translated into English as to relax or to enjoy yourself.

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玩,玩.

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Here's the sentence live.

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我想去 Tainan玩几天。

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Again.

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我想去 Tainan玩几天。

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Check your comprehension.

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我想去 Tainan玩几天。

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I'm thinking of going to Tainan to relax for a few days.

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The conversation continues.

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Would it be all right to go by bus?

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坐公路局的车行不行?

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To go to Tainan, it's not so convenient to take the bus.

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到台南去坐公路局的车不大方便。

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Here's the word for a bus that runs between cities.

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公路局的车

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Here's the word for convenient.

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方便

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And here's how you say, not so convenient.

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不大方便

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Listen to the exchange live.

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坐公路局的车行不行?

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到台南去坐公路局的车不大方便。

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Again.

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坐公路局的车行不行?

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到台南去坐公路局的车不大方便。

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Check your comprehension.

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坐公路局的车行不行?

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Would it be all right to go by bus?

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到台南去坐公路局的车不大方便。

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To go to Tainan, it's not so convenient to take the bus.

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Here's another way Mr. Clark might have asked this question.

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Is it better to go by train or to go by bus?

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是坐火车气好呢?

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还是坐公路局的车气好呢?

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是坐火车气好呢?

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还是坐公路局的车气好呢?

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It's better to go by train.

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坐火车气好。

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Here's the word for train.

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火车。

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火车。

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The question in this exchange is a choice type question.

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是坐火车气好呢?

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还是坐公路局的车气好呢?

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Is it better to go by train or to go by bus?

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You'll notice that each choice is followed by the marker 呢

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and preceded by the words 还是 or 是.

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Since the choice type question may be made without any words added,

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you may think of the words 是 or还是 before a choice

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and the marker 呢 after a choice

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as optional ways of making the choice more emphatic

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or marking it off more clearly.

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Each choice in this question is itself a comparative statement.

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坐火车气好。

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It's better to go by train.

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And 坐公路局的车气好。

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It's better to go by bus.

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The answer is simply one of the two choices.

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坐火车气好。

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It's better to go by train.

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Here's the exchange live.

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是坐火车气好呢?

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还是坐公路局的车气好呢?

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坐火车气好。

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Again.

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是坐火车气好呢?

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还是坐公路局的车气好呢?

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坐火车气好。

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Check your comprehension.

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是坐火车气好呢?

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还是坐公路局的车气好呢?

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Is it better to go by train or to go by bus?

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坐火车气好。

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It's better to go by train.

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Here's another version of the question.

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Would you say it's better to go by train or to go by bus?

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你说是坐火车气好呢?

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还是坐公路局的车气好呢?

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你说是坐火车气好呢?

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还是坐公路局的车气好呢?

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When you say you say it's followed by a choice type question,

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it's translated, would you say?

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Listen to the whole exchange live.

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你说是坐火车气好呢?

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还是坐公路局的车气好呢?

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到台南坐火车最方便。

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Again.

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你说是坐火车气好呢?

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还是坐公路局的车气好呢?

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到台南坐火车最方便。

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Check your car engine.

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你说是坐火车气好呢?

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还是坐公路局的车气好呢?

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Would you say it's better to go by train or to go by bus?

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Would you say it's better to go by train or to go by bus?

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到台南坐火车最方便。

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To Tainan, it's most convenient to take the train.

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

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我明天想去公园玩一玩。

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你说是上午去好呢?还是下午去好呢?

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我想上午去好。

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Again.

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我明天想去公园玩一玩。

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你说是上午去好呢?还是下午去好呢?

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我想上午去好。

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Check your car engine.

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我明天想去公园玩一玩。

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Tomorrow I'm thinking you're going to the park to relax.

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你说是上午去好呢?还是下午去好呢?

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Would you say it's better to go in the morning or in the afternoon?

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我想上午去好。

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I think it's better to go in the morning.

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Let's go back to Mr. Clark's conversation with his secretary.

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She's just told him that for going to Tainan, the train is most convenient.

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Listen as he continues.

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Is it necessary to buy tickets ahead of time?

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得先买票吗?

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It would be best for you to go buy your tickets two or three days ahead of time.

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你最好两三天以前去买票。

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Here's how you say best.

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最好。

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The word最好 is often used in politely offering advice to someone.

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It does not have the feeling of a warning often present with a somewhat similar English phrase, you'd better.

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Here's how you say two or three days.两三天。

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As usual, the English uses a word for or and the Chinese doesn't.

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This form is used for approximate dates as well as approximate amounts of time.

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Here's how you say July or August.七八月。

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And here's how you say tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.明后天。

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Here's how you say two or three days ahead of time.两三天以前。

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When no amount of time is mentioned, ahead of time may be translated by the word先。

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Listen to the whole exchange live.得先买票吗?

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你最好两三天以前去买票。

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Again。得先买票吗?你最好两三天以前去买票。

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Check your comprehension.得先买票吗?

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Is it necessary to buy tickets ahead of time?你最好两三天以前去买票。

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It would be best for you to go buy your tickets two or three days ahead of time.

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The conversation continues.If I take the bus, is it also necessary to buy tickets ahead of time?

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做公路局的车也得先买票吗?

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It's not necessary to buy tickets ahead of time.不必先买票。

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Here's how you say it's not necessary.不必。

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The negative of the auxiliary verb 得 must or have to is always 不必.

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Don't have to or not necessary.

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The question in this exchange has the word if in English, but no word for if in Chinese.

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In a sense, the if part of the sentence is a kind of topic, providing the setting for the second part of the sentence.

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Here's the exchange live.

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做公路局的车也得先买票吗?

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不必先买票。Again。

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做公路局的车也得先买票吗?不必先买票。

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Check your comprehension.做公路局的车也得先买票吗?

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If I take the bus, is it also necessary to buy tickets ahead of time?不必先买票。

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It's not necessary to buy tickets ahead of time.

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Now let's change the scene and listen to a similar conversation between an American and one of his Chinese acquaintances.

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For this conversation, you'll need to know the name of a small city not far from Taipei.

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Now listen to the conversation live.

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我明后天想到毛先生家去玩。他住在桃园。

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你说到那里去是做火车去方便呢?还是做公路局的车去方便呢?

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到桃园做公路局的车最方便。也不必先买票。我想你最好做公路局的车去吧。Again。

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我明后天想到毛先生家去玩。他住在桃园。你说到那里去是做火车去方便呢?还是做公路局的车去方便呢?

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到桃园做公路局的车最方便。也不必先买票。我想你最好做公路局的车去吧。

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我明后天想到毛先生家去玩。

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我明后天想到毛先生家去玩。他住在桃园。你说到那里去是做火车去方便呢?还是做公路局的车去方便呢?

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我明后天想到毛先生家去玩。我明后天想到毛先生家去玩。我明后天想到毛先生家去玩。

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我想你最好做公路局的车去吧。

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我要做上午的车。我要做上午的车。

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要做上午的车。我要做上午的车。

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你要做什么时候的车?我要做上午的车。

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I want to take a morning train. The conversation continues. I'm sorry, the tickets for the morning trains are all sold out.

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Here's how you say sold out. 卖完了. 卖完了. Listen to the sentence live. 对不起,上午的票都卖完了.

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Again. 对不起,上午的票都卖完了. Check your comprehension. 对不起,上午的票都卖完了.

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I'm sorry, the tickets for the morning trains are all sold out. The conversation continues live. 后天上午的呢?

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后天上午的票还有,还没卖完. Again. 后天上午的呢?

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Check your comprehension. 后天上午的呢?

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How about for the morning of the day after tomorrow? 后天上午的票还有,还没卖完.

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We still have tickets for the morning of the day after tomorrow. They haven't been sold out yet. 后天上午的票还有,还没卖完.

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Now let's listen in on another conversation reviewing the material introduced on this tape.

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For this conversation, you'll need to know the name of one of the tourist trains in the ROC. Here it is. 举光号.

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In this conversation, Mr. Jacobs is talking with his neighbor, Ms. Li. Here it is live. 我下星期四要到高雄去玩几天。

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好啊,怎么去? 是坐火车呢?还是坐汽车?

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我也不知道,你说坐公路局的车怎么样? 我想坐公路局的车不大方便,最好坐火车去。

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从这里到高雄的火车多不多? 很多,可是坐举光号得几天以前买票。 不是车很多吗?

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是的,可是坐车的人也很多。 下星期三去买票可以吗?

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下星期三买票,票就卖完了。 那星期六就去买票。 不必,两三天以前就行了。

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Again。 我下星期四要到高雄去玩几天。

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好啊,怎么去? 是坐火车呢?还是坐汽车?

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我也不知道,你说坐公路局的车怎么样? 我想坐公路局的车不大方便,最好坐火车去。

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从这里到高雄的火车多不多? 很多,可是坐举光号得几天以前买票。

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不是车很多吗? 是的,可是坐车的人也很多。

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下星期三去买票可以吗? 下星期三买票,票就卖完了。

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那星期六就去买票? 不必,两三天以前就行了。

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See if you understood what was said. 我下星期四要到高雄去玩几天。

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Next Thursday I want to go to高雄 for a few days vacation. 好啊,怎么去?

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Good. How are you going? 是坐火车呢?还是坐汽车?

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Are you going by train or by car? 我也不知道。

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I don't know either. 你说,坐公路局的车怎么样?

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How do you think it would be to go by bus? 我想坐公路局的车不大方便。

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I think going by bus would not be so convenient. 最好坐火车去。

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It would be best to go by train. 从这里到高雄的火车多不多?

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Are there many trains from here to高雄? 很多,可是坐举光号得几天以前买票。

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Yes, but if you're taking the due光号, you have to buy tickets a few days ahead of time. 不是车很多吗?

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Aren't there a lot of trains? 是的,可是坐车的人也很多。

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Yes, but there are also a lot of people riding the trains. 下星期三去买票,可以吗?

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Would it be all right to go by tickets next Wednesday? 下星期三买票,票就卖完了。

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If you buy tickets next Wednesday, the tickets will be all sold out. 那星期六就去买票。

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Well then, I'll go buy tickets on Saturday. 不必,两三天以前就行了。

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That's not necessary. Two or three days ahead of time will do. 这不必,两三天以前就行了。

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As a final review, see if you can translate the following sentences and exchanges from the target list. 最后的评论是什么时候的车?

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What train do you want to take? 我要坐上午的车。

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I want to take a morning train. 我想去台南玩几天。

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I'm thinking of going to Tainan to relax for a few days. 坐火车,得先买票吗?

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If I take the train, is it necessary to buy tickets ahead of time? 你最好两三天以前去买票。

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It would be best for you to go by tickets two or three days ahead of time. 坐公路局的车呢?

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And if I take the bus? 不必先买票。

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It's not necessary to buy tickets ahead of time. 没必,两三天以前就行了。

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Number four. 对不起,上午的票都卖完了。

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I'm sorry, the tickets for the morning trains are all sold out. 不好意思,电子车的票都卖完了。

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Number 5

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你說是做火車去好呢?還是做公路局的車去好呢?

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Would you say it's better to go by train or to go by bus?

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做火車去好

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It's better to go by train

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到台南做公路局的車不大方便

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To turn on, it's not so convenient to take the bus

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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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end of transportation module unit 4 comprehension tape 1