Standard Chinese, a Modular Approach, Society Module, Unit 5, Tape 2.
On this tape, you'll practice the material presented on Tape 1 of this unit.
First, in Exercise 1, you can check your production of the reference list sentences.
Exercise 1.
For this exercise, I'll say each sentence from the reference list in English, and you put it into Chinese.
The speaker will confirm your answer. Let's begin.
1.What has your income been like the past couple of years?
这两年你们的收入怎么样?
2.Agricultural production conditions have been pretty good, and income is alright too.
这两年农业生产的情况不错,收入也还好.
3.I didn't understand his way of saying it. Did you understand it?
他的说法我没听懂,你听明白了吗?
4.No, I didn't understand it either. Moreover, this topic is too hard.
5.Whether you study Romanization or not, you'll always have to study Chinese characters.
学拼音也好,不学拼音也好,中国字总得学。
6.I don't know how to speak Chinese.
学拼音也好,不学拼音也好,中国字总得学。
7.If a family has more manpower, then it follows that life will be a little better.
家里劳动力多,生活也就会好一点。
8.But now it's not necessarily an advantage for a family to have a lot of people.
可是现在家里人口多,不一定有什么好处。
9.Is that person writing over there her husband?
在那写字的那个人,是不是他丈夫?
10.That's him alright.
正是他。
11.What benefit is there in having a flourishing industry in commerce?
11.It's so dirty everywhere.
12.I don't agree with that.
13.There are a lot of benefits to having a flourishing industry in commerce.
13.Why did she get married early?
14.Last year her father died and there was no one to take care of her, all she could do was get married.
15.Most people like freedom.
16.But not many people can obtain freedom.
17.All three generations live together so that they can take care of each other.
18.I've heard that in the past you had a lot of interesting customs here.
19.Yes,later when industry and commerce developed,customs changed too.
20.Before going on to exercise too,read the instructions in your workbook.
21.Now here's the conversation.In the city of Tianjin,a grandmother is talking with her high school aged granddaughter.
22.Grandma,a grandmother is talking with her high school aged granddaughter.
23.Grandma,a grandmother is talking with her high school aged granddaughter.