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Standard Chinese, a Modular Approach, Society Module, Unit 5, Tape 2.

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On this tape, you'll practice the material presented on Tape 1 of this unit.

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First, in Exercise 1, you can check your production of the reference list sentences.

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Exercise 1.

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For this exercise, I'll say each sentence from the reference list in English, and you put it into Chinese.

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The speaker will confirm your answer. Let's begin.

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1.What has your income been like the past couple of years?

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这两年你们的收入怎么样?

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2.Agricultural production conditions have been pretty good, and income is alright too.

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这两年农业生产的情况不错,收入也还好.

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3.I didn't understand his way of saying it. Did you understand it?

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他的说法我没听懂,你听明白了吗?

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4.No, I didn't understand it either. Moreover, this topic is too hard.

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5.Whether you study Romanization or not, you'll always have to study Chinese characters.

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学拼音也好,不学拼音也好,中国字总得学。

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6.I don't know how to speak Chinese.

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学拼音也好,不学拼音也好,中国字总得学。

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7.If a family has more manpower, then it follows that life will be a little better.

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家里劳动力多,生活也就会好一点。

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8.But now it's not necessarily an advantage for a family to have a lot of people.

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可是现在家里人口多,不一定有什么好处。

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9.Is that person writing over there her husband?

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在那写字的那个人,是不是他丈夫?

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10.That's him alright.

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正是他。

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11.What benefit is there in having a flourishing industry in commerce?

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11.It's so dirty everywhere.

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12.I don't agree with that.

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13.There are a lot of benefits to having a flourishing industry in commerce.

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13.Why did she get married early?

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14.Last year her father died and there was no one to take care of her, all she could do was get married.

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15.Most people like freedom.

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16.But not many people can obtain freedom.

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17.All three generations live together so that they can take care of each other.

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18.I've heard that in the past you had a lot of interesting customs here.

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19.Yes,later when industry and commerce developed,customs changed too.

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19.Yes,later when industry and commerce developed,customs changed too.

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20.Before going on to exercise too,read the instructions in your workbook.

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21.Now here's the conversation.In the city of Tianjin,a grandmother is talking with her high school aged granddaughter.

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22.Grandma,a grandmother is talking with her high school aged granddaughter.

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