FSI-Chinese/Module-7/FSI-45/FSI-45-frames.simp.xml

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<row>
	<entry>1.</entry>
<entry>A:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Zhèi liǎngnián, nǐmende shōurù zěnmeyàng?</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">这两年，你们的收入怎么样？</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>What has your income been like the past couple of years?  </entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry></entry>
<entry>B:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Zhèi liǎngnián, nóngyè shēngchǎn qíngkuàng bú cuò, shōurù yě hái hǎo.</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">这两年，农业生产情况不错，收入也还好。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>The past couple  of years, agricultural production conditions have been pretty good, and our income has been all right, too.</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>2.</entry>
<entry>A:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Tāde shuōfǎ wǒ méi tīngdǒng, nǐ tīngmíngbai le ma?</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">他的说法，我没听懂，你听明白了吗？</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>I didn’t understand the way he said that. Did you understand it?</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry></entry>
<entry>B:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Méiyou, wǒ yě méi tīngmíngbai, érqiě zhèige tímu yě tài nán le.</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">没有，我也没听明白，而且这个题目也太难了。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>No, I didn’t understand it either.  Moreover this topic is too hard.</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>3.</entry>
<entry>A:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Xué pīnyīn yě hǎo, bù xué pīnyīn yě hǎo, Zhōngguo zì zǒng děi xué.</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">学评音也好，不学评音也好，中国字总得学。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>Whether you study romanization or not, you’ll always have to study Chinese characters.</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry></entry>
<entry>B:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Shì a, zhèiyang Zhōngguo wénhuà cái néng bǎochíxiàqù.</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">是啊，这样中国文化才能保持下去。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>Yes, this is the only way Chinese culture can continue to be preserved.</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>4.</entry>
<entry>A:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Jiāli láodònglì duō, shēnghuó yě jiù huì hǎo yìdiǎnr.</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">家里劳动力多，生活也就会好一点。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>If a family has more manpower, then it follows that life will be a little better.</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry></entry>
<entry>B:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Kěshi xiànzài rénkǒu duō bù yídìng yǒu shénme hǎochù.</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">可是现在人口多，不一定有什么好处。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>But now it’s not necessarily an advantage to have a lot of people.</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>5.</entry>
<entry>A:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Zài nàr xiě zìde nèige rén shì bu shi tā zhàngfu?</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">在那写字的那个人，是不是她丈夫？</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>Is that person writing over there her husband?</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry></entry>
<entry>B:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Zhèng shi tā!</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">正是他！</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>That’s him all right!</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>6.</entry>
<entry>A:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Gōngshāngyè fādá yǒu shénme haǒchù? Nàli dōu nàme zāng!</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">工商业发达有什么好处？哪里都那么脏！</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>What benefit is there in having a flourishing industry and commerce? It’s so dirty everywhere!</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry></entry>
<entry>B:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Zhèi yìdiǎn wǒ bù tóngyì, gōngshāngyè fādá yǒu bù shǎo hǎochù.</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">这一点我不同意，工商业发达有不少好处。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>I don’t agree with that. There are a lot of benefits to having a flourishing industry and commerce.</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>7.</entry>
<entry>A:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Tā wèishénme zǎohūn?</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">她为什么早婚？</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>Why did she get married early?</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry></entry>
<entry>B:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Qùnián tā fùqin sǐ le, méi rén zhàogu ta, zhǐ hǎo jiēhūn le. </foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">去年她父亲死了，没人照顾她，只好结婚了。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>Last year her father died and  there was no one to take care of her. All she could do was get married.</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>8.</entry>
<entry>A:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Duōshù rén dōu xǐhuan zìyóu.</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">多数人都喜欢自由。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry> Most people like freedom.</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry></entry>
<entry>B:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Kěshi, bú shi hěn duō rén néng dédao zìyóu.</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">可是不是很多人能得到自由。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>But not many people can obtain freedom.</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>9.</entry>
<entry></entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Wèile néng hùxiāng zhàogu, tāmen yìjiā sāndài zhù zai yìqǐ.</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">为了能互相照顾，他们一家三代住在一起。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>All three generations live together so that they can take care of each other.   </entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>10.</entry>
<entry>A:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Tīngshuō cóngqián, nǐmen zhèli yǒu hěn duō yǒu yìside fēngsú.</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">听说啊，从前你们这里有很多有意思的风俗。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>I’ve heard that in the past you had a lot of interesting customs here. </entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry></entry>
<entry>B:</entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">Shì a. Hòulái gōngshāngyè fādá le, fēngsú yě gǎibiàn  le.</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">是啊，后来工商业发达了，风俗也改变了。</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>Yes. Later, when industry and commerce developed, customs changed, too. </entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>11.</entry>
<entry></entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">láodòng</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">劳动</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>to labor; labor</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>12.</entry>
<entry></entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">láolì</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">劳力</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>labor force, labor</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>13.</entry>
<entry></entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">gōngyè</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">工业</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>industry  </entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>11.</entry>
<entry></entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">shāngyè</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">商业</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>business, commerce</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>15.</entry>
<entry></entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">dàduōshù(r)</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">大多数（儿）</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>the great majority</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>16.</entry>
<entry></entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">huó</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">活</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>to live; to become alive; to survive; to be live/alive/living; to be movable/moving  </entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>17 </entry>
<entry></entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">xíguàn</foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">习惯 </foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>habit, custom, usual practice; to be accustomed to, to be used to</entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry>18.</entry>
<entry></entry>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin">tīng </foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry><foreignphrase xml:lang="cmn-Hani">听  </foreignphrase></entry>
</row>
<row>
	<entry/>
	<entry/>
	<entry>to heed, to obey (someone’s orders)   </entry>
</row>

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