1. A. Huáng Kēzhǎng, nín xiàge Xīngqīliù yǒu gōngfu ma? 黃科長，您下個星期六有功夫嗎？ Section Chief Huang, are you free Saturday of next week? A: Wǒ xiǎng qǐng nín hé nín fūren dào wǒmen jiā lái chī ge biànfàn. 我想請您和您夫人到我們家來吃個便飯。 I would like to invite you and your wife to come to our house for a simple meal. 2. B: Nín hébì zhème kèqi? 您何必怎麽客氣？ Why is it necessary to be so polite? A: Bú shi kèqi. 不是客氣。 It’s not politeness. A: Wǒ yǒu yige péngyou gāng cóng Měiguo lái. 我有一個朋友剛從美國來。 I have a friend who has just come from America. A: Tā xiànzài zài Táiwān Dàxué jiāo jīngjixué. 她現在在臺灣大學教經濟學。 She is teaching economics at Táiwān University right now. A: Wǒ hěn xiǎng gěi nǐmen liǎngwèi jièshao jièshao. 我很想給你們兩位介紹介紹。 I would very much like to introduce the two of you. 3. B: Nà tài hǎo le! 那太好了！ That’s wonderful! B: Hěn xīwang gēn ta tántan. 很希望跟她談談。 I wish very much to talk with her. B: Búguò, kǒngpà wǒde Yīngwén bù xíng. 不過，恐怕我的英文不行。 However, I’m afraid that my English isn’t good enough. B: Búdàn shuōde bù hǎo, yǒu shíhou yě tīngbudǒng. 不但説得好，有時候也聽不懂。 Not only don’t I speak well, (but) sometimes I can’t understand what I hear either. 4. A: Náli, náli. 哪裏，哪裏。 Not at all, not at all. A: Nín shuōde gēn Měiguo rén yíyàng hǎo. 您説得跟美國人一樣好。 You speak as well as an American. 5. *A: Zěnmeyàng? Liùdiǎn bàn duì nín fāngbian bu fangbian? 怎麽樣？六點半對您方便不方便？ How shall we do it? Would six-thirty be convenient for you? B: Fāngbian, fāngbian. 方便，方便。 That would be fine. 6. A: Wǒ méi qǐng shénme rén. Hěn suíbiàn. 我沒請什麽人。很隨便。 I haven’t invited anyone special. It’s very informal. B: Nà jiù xiān xiè le. 那就先謝了。 Well then, I’ll thank you in advance. 7. bù tóng 不同 to be different 8. chá 茶 tea 9. chī fàn 吃飯 to eat, to have a meal 10. dànshi 但是 but 11. érqiě 而且 furthermore, moreover 12. fàn 飯 (cooked) rice 13. hē 喝 to drink 14. jiāo shū 教書 to teach