A:

A! Shi ní ya! Hao Jiǔ bu jiàn! Jīntiān zenme you shíjiān chūlai zouzou?

Well, it’s you! I haven’t seen you in a long time! How is it you've got time to come out for a walk today

B;

Yíge zhōngtóu yǐqián, wo cóng xuéxiào gei ni dǎ diànhuà, ní bú zài jiā, gāngcái wo dào zhèli fujìn mai dōngxi, jiù lái kàn-kan. Zhen bú cuò, ní yíjíng huílai le.

I called you an hour ago from school, but you weren't home. I just came over to this neighborhood to do some shopping, so I stopped by to visit. It's great that you're back already.

A:

Duìbuqí, wo gāngcái dào péngyou jiā jiè shū qu le.

Sorry. I just went over to a friend's house to borrow a book.

B:

Shénme shū? You shi guānyū Zhōngguóde ba?

What book? More about China, I bet.

A:

Duì le, you Xiānggǎngde, dàlùde, ye you Táiwānde, dōu shi xiāoshuōr. Ní zuòxia kàn, wo qù gei ni dào bēi chá lai.

Yes, there are ones from Hong Kong, the mainland and Taiwan, all fiction. Sit down and have a look. I'll go get you a cup of tea.

B:

Bú yào máfan, shénme hēde dōu xíng.

Don't go to any trouble. Anything to drink is fine.

A:

Kěkōukělè, Júzi shuír , háishi pijiu?

Coke, orange Juice or beer?

B:

M, júzi shuí ba!

Um, orange juice.

A:

Hao, wo māshàng j iù lái, yào bīngkuàir ma?

Okay, I'll get it right now. Do you want ice cubes?

B:

Bú yào, xièxie.

No, thanks.

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(Lí Ping sits down and leafs through the books, and Tom returns with glasses of orange juice. )

B:

Tāngmú?.'

Tom?

A:

Ng?

Yeah?

B:

Zhè sānge dìfangde shū, ní dōu kàn, ní juéde zěnmeyàng?

Reading books from all three of these places, what do you think?

A:

Wode gǎnjué bú shi yíjù huà

I can't explain my feelings in