FSI-Chinese/Audio-Transcripts/Standard Chinese/Module 02 BIO/FSI - Standard Chinese - Module 02 BIO - Unit 05 - Tape 5C-1.mp3.srt

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Standard Chinese, a modular approach, Biographic Information Module Unit 5, Comprehension Tape 1.

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This unit is set in the PRC. On this tape, you'll learn to understand questions and answers about dates, including date of birth, about place of birth, and about ages.

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In the last unit, you'll learn some uses of the sure-do construction.

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This construction may shift the center of interest, not only to when or how something happened, but also to where something happened.

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Here's the verb to be born.

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生,生,生.

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Listen for to be born,生 in the exchange.

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Where were you born, Mrs. Anderson?

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安德森夫人,你是在哪儿生的?

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安德森夫人,你是在哪儿生的?

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I was born in Texas.

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我是在德州生的。

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我是在德州生的。

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Notice that sure comes before the place raises,在哪儿 in the question, and在德州 in the answer, identifying them as the center of interest.

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Here's the exchange line.

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安德森夫人,你是在哪儿生的?

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安德森夫人,你是在哪儿生的?

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我是在德州生的。

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Again,安德森夫人,你是在哪儿生的?

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我是在德州生的。

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Check your comprehension.

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安德森夫人,你是在哪儿生的?

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Where were you born, Mrs. Anderson?

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我是在德州生的。

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I was born in Texas.

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The conversation continues live.

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你们女孩子也是在德州生的吗?

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不是,她是在加州生的。

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Again,你们女孩子也是在德州生的吗?

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不是,她是在加州生的。

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Check your comprehension.

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你们女孩子也是在德州生的吗?

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在德州生的吗?

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Was your daughter born in Texas too?

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不是,她是在加州生的。

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No, she was born in California.

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You can already talk about yesterday, today and tomorrow.

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Now let's learn how to talk about days of the week.

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Listen to the word for week.

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星期,星期,星期.

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Now listen to the word for Monday.

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星期一,星期一,星期一.

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Here's the word for Tuesday.

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星期二.

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What do you think Wednesday might be?

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星期三?

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星期三.

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The days from Monday through Saturday

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are all constructed the same way.

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By putting the number of the day after the word for week.

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星期.

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Listen to the days of the week from Monday through Saturday.

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星期一,星期二,星期三,星期四,星期五,星期六.

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In the following exchange, Mrs. Anderson is talking to a Chinese friend in Canton.

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She and her husband are stopping over on their way to Peking.

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Listen, did you arrive on Thursday?

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你們是星期四到的嗎?

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你們是星期四到的嗎?

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No, we arrived on Friday.

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不是,我們是星期五到的。

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Here's the exchange line.

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你們是星期四到的嗎?

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不是,我們是星期五到的。

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Again,你們是星期四到的嗎?

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不是,我們是星期五到的。

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Check your comprehension.

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你們是星期四到的嗎?

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Check your comprehension.

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你們是星期四到的嗎?

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Did you arrive on Thursday?

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不是,我們是星期五到的。

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No, we arrived on Friday.

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Here's the word for Sunday.

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星期天,星期天,星期天.

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To ask what day of the week,

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you put the bound word 幾, how many,

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at the end of the word for week.

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Listen to what day of the week.

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星期幾,星期幾,星期幾.

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Now listen as the conversation continues.

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What day of the week are you leaving?

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你們星期幾到,你們星期幾到,

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We're leaving on Sunday.

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我們星期天走,我們星期天走.

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Here's the exchange line.

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你們星期幾走,我們星期天走.

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Again,你們星期幾走,我們星期天走.

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Check your comprehension.

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你們星期幾走,

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What day of the week are you leaving?

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我們星期天走,

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We're leaving on Sunday.

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Let's listen in on a live conversation between two Chinese,

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reviewing what you've had so far.

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你們星期幾到的,我們星期五到的,

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你們什麼時候走,我們星期天走.Again,

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你們星期幾到的,我們星期五到的,

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你們什麼時候走,我們星期天走.

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Check your comprehension.

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你們星期幾到的,

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When did you arrive?

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我們星期五到的,

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We arrived Friday.

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你們什麼時候走,

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When are you leaving?

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我們星期天走,

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We're leaving Sunday.

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Now let's turn to another type of tongue expression,

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Dates.

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Listen to Mrs. Anderson give her year of birth.

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What year were you born?

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你是哪年生的?

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你是哪年生的?

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I was born in 1939.

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我是1939年生的。

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我是1939年生的。

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Here's the expression, what year?

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Really, which year?

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每年,哪年,那年。

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You've already had the bound word 每年 每年 in year.

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Here's how you say 1939.

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Literally, 1939 year.

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一九三九年,一九三九年,一九三九年.

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Remember that in a sequence of digits, the numbers E, 1, 7, 7, and 8, keep their basic high tones.

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Here's the exchange live.

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你是哪年生的?

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我是1939年生的。

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Again,你是哪年生的?

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我是1939年生的。

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Check your comprehension.

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你是哪年生的?

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What year were you born?

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我是1939年生的。

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I was born in 1939.

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Here's a similar exchange, live.

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你是哪年生的?

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我是1952年生的。

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Notice that in giving the year, the word you use for two is R.

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Again,你是哪年生的?

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我是1952年生的。

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Check your comprehension.

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你是哪年生的?

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What year were you born?

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我是1952年生的。

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I was born in 1952.

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You could probably use some practice in recognizing your dates.

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Try translating the following.

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Each will be given twice.

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1959年。

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1959年。

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1959年。

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1920年。

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1920年。

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1920年。

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You'll remember that the word for zero is 零。

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1934年。

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1934年。

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1934年。

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1917年。

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1917年。

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1917年。

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Here's the word for month.

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月。

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月。

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月。

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The names of the months are the numbers from 1 to 12, followed by the word 月。

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Listen to the speaker say the names of the months through June.

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一月。

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二月。

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三月。

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四月。

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五月。

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六月。

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In the word for January.

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一月。

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The basic high tone on the word 一, one changes to rising before the falling tone on the word 月, month.

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The same tone change usually takes place on the words for July and August.

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Listen.

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七月。

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八月。

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Here's the expression 八月。

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七月。

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七月。

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七月。

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Since the months are numbered, the bound word 几, how many, is an appropriate question form here, just as it was in 星期几, what day of the week?

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The 几 in 几, yeah, can of course be replaced by a number up to 12.

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The conversation might continue like this.

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What month were you born?

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你是几月生的?

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你是几月生的?

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I was born in July.

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我是七月生的。

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我是七月生的。

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Here's the exchange line.

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你是几月生的?

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我是七月生的。

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Again.

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你是几月生的?

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我是七月生的。

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Check your comprehension.

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你是几月生的?

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What month were you born?

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我是七月生的。

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I was born in July.

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Now see if you can identify the names of some months.

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Each is given twice.

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二月,大月, August.

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二月,二月, February.

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十月,十月, October.

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五月,五月.

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美,九月,九月.

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September.

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Here's the expression, what day,

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in the sense of what day of the month.

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几号,几号,几号.

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The day of the month is expressed by the number,

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followed by the bound word 号,

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which you'll remember is also used in giving addresses.

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Listen to the speaker count up to the fifth of the month.

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一号,二号,三号,四号,五号.

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Notice that in this case,

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the 几 of 几号 may be replaced by number as high as 31.

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上是一号.

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The conversation might continue like this.

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Listen.

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The day of the month you were born.

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你是几号生的?

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I was born on the fourth.

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我是四号生的?

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Here's the exchange line.

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你是几号生的?

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Again.

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你是几号生的?

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我是四号生的?

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Check your comprehension.

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你是几号生的?

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What day of the month were you born?

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我是四号生的?

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I was born on the fourth.

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Let's make sure that you have the units of time straight.

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Identify the following question expressions.

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Each will be given twice.

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哪天?

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What day?

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几号?

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What day of the month?

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星期几?

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What day of the week?

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几月?

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What month?

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哪年?

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What year?

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Of course, you may be asked for the month and the day of the month together.

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Listen as Mrs. Anderson gives the information again.

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Live.

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你是几月几号生的?

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我是七月四号生的?

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Again.

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你是几月几号生的?

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我是七月四号生的?

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Check your comprehension.

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你是几月几号生的?

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What is the month and date of birth?

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我是七月四号生的?

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I was born on July 4th.

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Here's a live conversation reviewing dates.

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Listen.

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你朋友是什么时候到的?

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他是一月三十号到的.

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他什么时候走?

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他九月十五号走.

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请问九月十五号是星期几?

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是星期六?

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Again.

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你朋友是什么时候到的?

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他是一月三十号到的.

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他什么时候走?

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他九月十五号走.

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请问九月十五号是星期几?

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是星期六?

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See if you understood what was said.

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你朋友是什么时候到的?

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When did your friend arrive?

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他是一月三十号到的.

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He arrived on January 3rd.

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他什么时候走?

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When is he leaving?

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他九月十五号走.

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He's leaving on September 15th.

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请问九月十五号是星期几?

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May I ask what day of the week is September 15th?

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是星期六?

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It's Saturday.

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Let's turn now to the subject of age.

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Here's a common way of asking someone's age.

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Listen.

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How old are you?

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你多大了?

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你多大了?

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I'm twenty-four.

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我二十四了.

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我二十四了.

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Here's the expression for how old.

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多大.

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多大.

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多大.

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By itself, the word 多 means how.

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In the sense of how much.

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And the word 大 means big.

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These sentences could also be said without the final low markers.

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Listen.

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你多大?

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我二十四了.

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Notice that the word to be seems to be missing in these sentences.

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In English, we would have to say,

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You are how big?

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I'm twenty-four.

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Here's the original exchange again.

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Live.

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你多大了?我二十四了.

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The marker 了 which ends both sentences

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is new situation 了 alone

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without completed action law.

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After all, being a certain age is a state, not an action.

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The second speaker is saying

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that she has changed from the state of being twenty-three

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to the state of being twenty-four.

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Now listen to the exchange again.

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你多大了?我二十四了.

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Check your comprehension.

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你多大了?

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How old are you?

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我二十四了.

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I'm twenty-four.

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When you're talking about a child ten years older or less,

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you ask his or her age in a different way.

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The Andersons have one daughter.

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Listen as Mrs. Anderson gives her age.

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How old is your girl?

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你们女孩子几岁了?

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你们女孩子几岁了?

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She's eight years old.

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她八岁了.

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Here's the word for years of age.

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岁.

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And here's how you say how many years of age.

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几岁.

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You'll remember that the word 几 is used for how many

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when you expect that the answer will be ten or less.

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Now listen to the speaker count from one year of age to five.

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一岁,两岁,三岁,四岁,五岁.

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Listen for the expressions with 几岁,

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use of age in the exchange lot.

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你们女孩子几岁了?

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她八岁了.

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Again,你们女孩子几岁了?

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她八岁了.

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Check your comprehension.

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你们女孩子几岁了?

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How old is your girl?

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她八岁了.

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She's eight years old.

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One syllable ages up to ten must be given with the downward

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岁 as in 我十岁了,on ten years old.

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Two and three syllable ages may be given either way,

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though ages over twenty are usually given in a short form

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without 岁,我二十七了,on twenty seven.

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Now listen as Mrs. Anderson talks about the Martin's children.

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How old are their boys?

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他们男孩子都几岁了?

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都几岁了?

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One's nine and one's six.

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一个九岁了?

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一个六岁了?

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一个九岁了?

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一个六岁了?

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Notice that we translate the sentence

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他们男孩子都几岁了?

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As how old are their boys?

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Not how old are both their boys?

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In English, we don't use the word all or both

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and expecting different information

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about each of the things being asked about.

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Here's the exchange law.

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他们男孩子都几岁了?

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一个九岁了?

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一个六岁了?

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Again,他们男孩子都几岁了?

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一个九岁了?

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一个六岁了?

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Can't you comprehension?

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他们男孩子都几岁了?

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How old are their boys?

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一个九岁了?

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一个六岁了?

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One's nine and one's six.

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As a final review, let's make sure

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you can translate the exchanges of the target list.

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Number one.

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你多大了?

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How old are you?

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24了.

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I'm 24.

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Number two.

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你们星期几走?

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What day of the week are you leaving?

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我们星期天走.

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We're leaving on Sunday.

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Number three.

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你们男孩子都几岁了?

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How old are your boys?

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一个九岁了?

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一个六岁了?

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One is nine and one is six.

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Number four.

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你是哪年生的?

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What year were you born?

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我是1939年生的.

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I was born in 1939.

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Number five.

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你是在哪生的?

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Where were you born?

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我是在德州生的.

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I was born in Texas.

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Number six.

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你多大了?

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How old are you?

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我35了.

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I'm 35.

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Number seven.

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你是几月几号生的?

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What are your month and date of birth?

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我是七月四号生的.

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I was born on July 4th.

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You may want to rewind and listen to this last part of the tape again.

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If you are satisfied with your understanding of these sentences,

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you can go on to the P1 tape.

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This is the end of the tape.

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End of biographic information module unit five,

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panchin tape one.