1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Standard Chinese, a modular approach, Biographical Information Module Unit 8, Comprehension Tape 1. 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:14,000 This unit is set in Taipei. On this tape, you'll learn more of how to talk about what you've done and how long you did it. 3 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:18,000 You'll also learn from expressions used in talking about military service. 4 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:26,000 Clara Matthew, an American student at Taiwan University, is talking with another student, Chen Da-gang, on campus. 5 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,000 Do you have any more classes today? 6 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:41,000 你今天還有課嗎? 7 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,000 I don't have any more classes. 8 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:50,000 沒有課了. 9 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,000 In the sentence,沒有課了.I don't have any more classes. 10 00:00:54,000 --> 00:01:00,000 The marker low indicates a new situation.This morning she had classes, now she doesn't. 11 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,000 Listen to the exchange live. 12 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,000 你今天還有課嗎? 13 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,000 沒有課了.Again. 14 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,000 你今天還有課嗎? 15 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:17,000 沒有課了.Check your comprehension. 16 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:22,000 你今天還有課嗎? 17 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,000 你今天還有課嗎? 18 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:31,000 沒有課了.I don't have any more classes. 19 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:36,000 Listen as the conversation continues live. 20 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,000 你呢? 21 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:43,000 我也沒有課了.Again. 22 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,000 你呢? 23 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:51,000 我也沒有課了.Check your comprehension. 24 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:55,000 你呢?And you? 25 00:01:55,000 --> 00:02:01,000 我也沒有課了.I don't have any more classes either. 26 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Since both Clara Matthews and Chen Da-gang have no more classes for the day, 27 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,000 they decide to make a visit to the palace museum. 28 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,000 On their way out to the museum, they talk about their studies. 29 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,000 How long did you study English? 30 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:20,000 你從天念英文念了多久? 31 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,000 你從天念英文念了多久? 32 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:28,000 I studied English for six years. 33 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:33,000 我念英文念了六年. 34 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:38,000 我念英文念了六年. 35 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:41,000 When you want to talk about how long you did something, 36 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,000 you first state the activity, 37 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,000 then repeat the verb and tell how long you did it. 38 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:50,000 Listen again to the exchange, lot. 39 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,000 你從天念英文念了多久? 40 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:57,000 我念英文念了六年. 41 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,000 Notice that the marker low for completed action 42 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,000 follows the second verb in the sentence. 43 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,000 Listen to it again. 44 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,000 你從天念英文念了多久? 45 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,000 我念英文念了六年. 46 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,000 Check your comprehension. 47 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:20,000 你從天念英文念了多久? 48 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,000 How long did you study English? 49 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:29,000 我念英文念了六年. 50 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:33,000 I studied English for six years. 51 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,000 Now suppose Clara also knew 52 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,000 that he had also studied American history. 53 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,000 She might ask a question like this. 54 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,000 美國歷史呢? 55 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,000 我念美國歷史念了一年. 56 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,000 Again. 57 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,000 美國歷史呢? 58 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:55,000 我念美國歷史念了一年. 59 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,000 Check your comprehension. 60 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,000 美國歷史呢? 61 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:04,000 And American history? 62 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:09,000 我念美國歷史念了一年. 63 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:13,000 I studied American history for one year. 64 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,000 The conversation continues. 65 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,000 What are you studying now? 66 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:24,000 你現在念什麼呢? 67 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,000 I'm studying French. 68 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,000 我念法文了. 69 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:35,000 我念法文了. 70 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:39,000 This is the word for French language. 71 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:45,000 法文,法文,法文. 72 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,000 Here's the exchange line. 73 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,000 你現在念什麼呢? 74 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,000 我念法文了. 75 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:57,000 The marker is used to indicate an ongoing action. 76 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,000 Listen again. 77 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,000 你現在念什麼呢? 78 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,000 我念法文了. 79 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,000 Check your comprehension. 80 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:12,000 你現在念什麼呢? 81 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,000 What are you studying now? 82 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:18,000 我念法文了. 83 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,000 I'm studying French. 84 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,000 Listen to Claire's next question. 85 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:28,000 How long have you been studying French? 86 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:36,000 你念法文念了多久了? 87 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:41,000 I've been studying for one year. 88 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:46,000 我念了一年了. 89 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,000 我念了一年了. 90 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:53,000 When you want to talk about the duration of an action which is still going on, 91 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,000 you use two little markers, 92 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:58,000 the marker lower for completed action after the second verb, 93 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:02,000 and the marker lower for new situation at the end of the sentence. 94 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,000 Here's the exchange line. 95 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,000 你念法文念了多久了? 96 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,000 我念了一年了. 97 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,000 Notice that in the reply, 98 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 Chan Da Gang gives a shortened answer. 99 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,000 Since it's clear that they're talking about studying French, 100 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:21,000 he doesn't restate the activity before telling how long he's been doing it. 101 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,000 Listen again to the exchange line. 102 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,000 你念法文念了多久了? 103 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,000 我念了一年了. 104 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,000 Check your comprehension. 105 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:36,000 你念法文念了多久了? 106 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,000 How long have you been studying French? 107 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:44,000 我念了一年了. 108 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,000 I've been studying for one year. 109 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:51,000 Chan Da Gang continues lying. 110 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,000 你现在念什么呢? 111 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,000 我念中国历史呢. 112 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,000 你念中国历史念了多久了? 113 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,000 我念了三年了. 114 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:07,000 我在美国念了两年,在这里念了一年了. 115 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,000 Again. 116 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,000 你现在念什么呢? 117 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,000 我念中国历史了. 118 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,000 你念中国历史念了多久了? 119 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,000 我念了三年了. 120 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:25,000 我在美国念了两年,在这里念了一年了. 121 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:29,000 Check your comprehension. 122 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:33,000 你现在念什么呢? 123 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,000 What are you studying now? 124 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:40,000 我念中国历史了. 125 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:44,000 I'm studying Chinese history. 126 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:50,000 你念中国历史念了多久了? 127 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:54,000 How long have you been studying Chinese history? 128 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:58,000 我念了三年了. 129 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:02,000 I've been studying it for three years now. 130 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:06,000 我在美国念了两年. 131 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:10,000 I studied it for two years in America. 132 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:14,000 在这里念了一年了. 133 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:18,000 I've been studying it here for a year. 134 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,000 Chan Da Gang has another question for Clara. 135 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,000 Listen. 136 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:25,000 Can you write Chinese characters? 137 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:31,000 你会写中国字吗? 138 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:35,000 你会写中国字吗? 139 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,000 I can a little. 140 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:43,000 会一点。会一点。 141 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,000 This is the verb to write. 142 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:53,000 写。写。写。 143 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,000 This is the word for a character. 144 00:08:55,000 --> 00:09:02,000 字。字。字。 145 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,000 Here's the way you say a little or some. 146 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:14,000 一点。一点。一点。 147 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,000 Here's the exchange lot. 148 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,000 你会写中国字吗? 149 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,000 会一点。 150 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:25,000 Check your comprehension. 151 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:29,000 你会写中国字吗? 152 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:32,000 Can you write Chinese characters? 153 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:37,000 会一点。 154 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:40,000 I can a little. 155 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,000 Clara continues. 156 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:45,000 Last year, I couldn't yet write them. 157 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:49,000 去年我还不会写. 158 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:55,000 去年我还不会写. 159 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,000 Now I can write a little bit. 160 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:03,000 现在我会写一点了. 161 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:07,000 现在我会写一点了. 162 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,000 Notice that even though she's talking about last year, 163 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,000 the negative marker 不 is used. 164 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:15,000 This is because 会 is an auxiliary verb. 165 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:18,000 Auxiliary verbs along with adjectival verbs such as 好 166 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,000 to be good are state verbs. 167 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:24,000 State verbs never take the negative marker 没. 168 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,000 Listen to it again, lie. 169 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,000 去年我还不会写. 170 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:32,000 现在我会写一点了. 171 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,000 In the second sentence, 172 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:37,000 the marker love for new situations is used to signal the change. 173 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,000 Here it is again, lie. 174 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,000 去年我还不会写. 175 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:46,000 现在我会写一点了. 176 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:49,000 Check your comprehension. 177 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:54,000 去年我还不会写. 178 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,000 Last year, I couldn't yet write them. 179 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:01,000 现在我会写一点了. 180 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:05,000 Now I can write a little bit. 181 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,000 The conversation continues, lie. 182 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:13,000 哦,你会写中国字,你是在哪里学的? 183 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,000 我是在这里学的. 184 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,000 Again. 185 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:23,000 哦,你会写中国字,你是在哪里学的? 186 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,000 我是在这里学的. 187 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:29,000 Check your comprehension. 188 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:36,000 哦,你会写中国字,你是在哪里学的? 189 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:39,000 Oh, you can write Chinese characters. 190 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,000 Where did you study? 191 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:45,000 我是在这里学的. 192 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:49,000 I studied here. 193 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,000 A little later in the conversation, Claire asks, 194 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,000 Is your father a military man? 195 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:58,000 你父亲是军人吗? 196 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:02,000 你父亲是军人吗? 197 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:05,000 Yes, he's a naval officer. 198 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:11,000 是,他是海军军官. 199 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:16,000 是,他是海军军官. 200 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:19,000 Here's the word for military man. 201 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:27,000 军人,军人,军人. 202 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:30,000 Here's the word for navy. 203 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:37,000 海军,海军,海军. 204 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:40,000 Here's the word for officer. 205 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:48,000 军官,军官,军官. 206 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,000 Here's the exchange line. 207 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,000 你父亲是军人吗? 208 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:57,000 是,他是海军军官. 209 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,000 Again. 210 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,000 你父亲是军人吗? 211 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:05,000 是,他是海军军官. 212 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:08,000 Check your comprehension. 213 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,000 你父亲是军人吗? 214 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,000 Is your father a military man? 215 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:19,000 是,他是海军军官. 216 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,000 Yes, he's a naval officer. 217 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,000 Several days later, 218 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:28,000 陈大刚 calls Claire to say that he won't be in class. 219 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,000 I'm not coming today. 220 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:35,000 我今天不来了. 221 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,000 我今天不来了. 222 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,000 I'm sick. 223 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:45,000 我病了.我病了. 224 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:48,000 Here's the verb to get sick. 225 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:55,000 病,病,病. 226 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:59,000 Notice that the verb 病 is translated to get sick, not to be sick. 227 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:03,000 The verb 病 is not a state verb, but a process verb. 228 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,000 The process verb describes a change from one state to another. 229 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:09,000 In this case, from being healthy to being ill. 230 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:12,000 In other words, getting sick. 231 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,000 Listen to it again, live. 232 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:19,000 我今天不来了.我病了. 233 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:24,000 Notice that the sentence we translated as I'm sick ends with the marker 了. 234 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:27,000 This marker signals the completion of the process. 235 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:30,000 Up until now, we've called this the marker for completed action. 236 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:34,000 But as you see, it's also the marker for completed process. 237 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:38,000 A better translation for this sentence might be, I've become sick. 238 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:41,000 Listen to it again, live. 239 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:46,000 我今天不来了.我病了. 240 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:50,000 Notice that the sentence 我今天不来了. 241 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:53,000 I'm not coming today, also ends with the marker 了. 242 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:56,000 This is the marker 了 for new situations. 243 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:59,000 Contrary to what he did yesterday and contrary to what he expected to do today, 244 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,000 he's not coming to school. 245 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,000 To signal this change in the situation, 246 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:06,000 he uses the marker 了 at the end of the sentence. 247 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,000 Check your comprehension. 248 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,000 我今天不来了. 249 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,000 I'm not coming today. 250 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,000 我病了. 251 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,000 I'm sick. 252 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,000 A couple of days later, 253 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,000 程大刚 is back in class. 254 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,000 Are you better today? 255 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:28,000 今天好了没有? 256 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,000 今天好了没有? 257 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,000 I'm all right today. 258 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,000 今天好了. 259 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:40,000 今天好了. 260 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:44,000 Notice that the verb 好 to be good or well 261 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,000 is used here to talk about getting well, 262 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:50,000 or as we translated it in the sentence to get better. 263 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,000 There's an explanation for these different usages. 264 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:56,000 The verb 好 can be either a state verb or a process verb. 265 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:00,000 As a state verb 好 means to be good or well. 266 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,000 As a process verb, it means to get well. 267 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:06,000 Listen to the exchange line. 268 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,000 今天好了没有? 269 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,000 今天好了. 270 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:16,000 The process verb 好 to get well occurs here with combined 了. 271 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:21,000 That is the marker 了,which indicates a completed action and a new situation. 272 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:24,000 Check the reference notes for more about process verb. 273 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,000 Notice also that the question, 274 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,000 are you better today? 275 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,000 你今天好了没有? 276 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,000 is not formed with the question mark or mark. 277 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,000 Here it's formed with 没有. 278 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:39,000 This can be done in sentences in which the verb is marked for a completed action. 279 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,000 Here's the exchange again, live. 280 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,000 今天好了没有? 281 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,000 今天好了. 282 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,000 Check your comprehension. 283 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,000 今天好了没有? 284 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:53,000 Are you better today? 285 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,000 今天好了. 286 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,000 I'm all right today. 287 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,000 Here's another conversation between two classmates. 288 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:04,000 Listen to them lie. 289 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,000 李德芬上个星期没来啊. 290 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,000 这个星期还没来? 291 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,000 他病了吗? 292 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,000 他没病,他母亲病了. 293 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:18,000 Again. 294 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:21,000 李德芬上个星期没来啊. 295 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,000 这个星期还没来? 296 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,000 他病了吗? 297 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:29,000 他没病,他母亲病了. 298 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,000 Check your comprehension. 299 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:37,000 李德芬上个星期没来啊. 300 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:41,000 李德芬 didn't come last week. 301 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:45,000 这个星期还没来? 302 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:49,000 And this week she still hasn't come. 303 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,000 她病了吗? 304 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,000 Is she sick? 305 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:58,000 她没病,她母亲病了. 306 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:02,000 She's not sick, her mother's sick. 307 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:05,000 As a final review of what we've covered so far, 308 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:09,000 try translating each of the following sentences from the target list. 309 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,000 Number one. 310 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:16,000 你今天还有课吗? 311 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,000 Do you have any more classes today? 312 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,000 没有课了. 313 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,000 I don't have any more classes. 314 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,000 Number two. 315 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:32,000 你从前念英文念了多久? 316 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,000 How long did you study English? 317 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:40,000 我念英文念了六年. 318 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:44,000 I studied English for six years. 319 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,000 Number three. 320 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:51,000 你念法文念了多久了? 321 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:55,000 How long have you been studying French? 322 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:59,000 我念了一年了. 323 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,000 I've been studying it for a year. 324 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,000 Number four. 325 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:08,000 去年我还不会写中国字. 326 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,000 Last year I couldn't write Chinese characters. 327 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:15,000 现在我会写一点了. 328 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,000 Now I can write a little bit. 329 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,000 Number five. 330 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,000 你父亲是军人吗? 331 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,000 Is your father in the military? 332 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:30,000 是,他是海军军官. 333 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:33,000 Yes, he's a naval officer. 334 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,000 Number six. 335 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,000 你现在念什么呢? 336 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:42,000 What are you studying now? 337 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:45,000 我念法文呢. 338 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,000 I'm studying French. 339 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,000 Number seven. 340 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:55,000 我今天不来了. 341 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,000 I'm not coming today. 342 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,000 我病了. 343 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,000 I'm sick. 344 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,000 Number eight. 345 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,000 你今天好了没有? 346 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,000 Are you better today? 347 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,000 今天好了. 348 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:15,000 I'm all right today. 349 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,000 You may want to rewind and listen to this part of the tape again. 350 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,000 If you feel you're ready, go on to the P1 tape. 351 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,000 This is the end of the tape. 352 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:42,000 And of biographic information unit eight comprehension tape one.