FSI-Chinese/Temp/FSI-Chinese/7-drill-8.csv

Unit 8, Review Dialogue
In Lǐ Ping and Tom’s room, Tom (A) is getting his things packed, when
LǏ Ping (B) comes in.
B:	"Tāngmǔ, wo tingshuō nǐ yào qù
dàlù le?"	"Tom, I hear you’re going to the
mainland?"
A:	"Shi a, shàngwu wo dào lǐngshi-
guǎn qù kàn yige péngyou. Zhèng-
hǎor you yige gongsi dào dàlù qu
tan shēngyì. Tāmen yào yige dǎ
zì dǎde kuài, you dong diǎnr
Zhōngwénde rén."	"Yeah! I went to the consulate
this morning to visit a friend, and
there Just happened to be a company
going to the mainland on business.
They wanted someone who could type
fast and who understood a little
Chinese."
B:	"Nǐ yùnqi zhēn bú cuò. Yào
qù duo jiǔ ne?"	"You’re so lucky. How long are
you going for?"
A:	"Yào kàn qíngkuàng, dàgài
bànge yuè dào yige yuè."	"We’ll have to see. Probably two
weeks to a month."
B:	"Wo yě dào Taiwan qù bànge yuè.
Wang Cheng qǐng wǒ he Xiao Wen
dào tā jiā qu wánr."	"And I’m going to Taiwan for two
weeks. Wang Cheng invited Xiǎo Wen
(Lǐ Wen) and me to his house."
A:	"Āhà! Zhè yíxiàr zhēn bú cuò,
wǒ qù dàlù, nǐ qù Taiwan, huílai
yǐhòu women lai yige kǎoshì, kàn-
kan shéi duì shèhui qíngkuàng
yānjiūde bǐjiǎo hǎo."	"That’s great! You’re going to
Taiwan and I’m going to the mainland.
When we get back we’ll have to have
a little contest and see who’s done
a better job of studying society."
B:	Hǎo!	Okay.
	(Lǐ Ping’s grandmother (C) enters.	)
C:	"Xiao Ping, Tāngmǔ, nǐmen dou
zài zhèr ne!"	Hi, Xiǎo Ping. Hi, Tom.*
B:	"Nǎinai, nín zěnme bú shuì wǔ-
jiào le?”"	"How come you’re not taking your
nap, grandma?”"
A:	"Lǐ Nǎinai, duìbuqǐ, women bǎ
nín chǎoxǐng le."	"I’m sorry Grandma Lǐ, we woke you
up."
"’Notice that grandma says literally ""You are ""both here."" This, however, is"
not a statement made after looking for the two and finally finding them.
It’s simply a common way of greeting or starting a conversation: you state
the obvious.
"’’More literally, ""How is it you are no longer taking your nap?"" (New-"
situation le)
C:	"Méiyou, wǒ yě gǎi qǐlai le."""	"No you didn’t. It was about
time I got up anyway."
	"Tǎngmǔ a, nǐ dào dàlù qu, bú
xiàng zài Měiguó, zài Xianggang;
yào zhīdao duo zhàogu zìjǐ.
Xiao Ping mama chūqu gěi ni mǎi
diǎnr dōngxi dàishang."	"Tom, when you go to the mainland, it
won’t be like America or Hong Kong;
you’ll have to know how to look
after yourself. Xiǎo Ping’s mother
went out to get you some things to
take with you."
A:	"Lǐ Nǎinai, wǒ shénme dōu you,
bú yǒng dài le."	"I have everything, Grandma Lǐ, I
don’t need to take anything else."
	(Xiǎo Wen (E) comes in quietly.)	
E:	"Wǒ nǎinai, wǒ mǎ dōu téng ni,
nǐ Jiu dàishang ba!"	"My grandmother and mother are fond
of you, go ahead and take the things!"
A:	"Lǐ Nǎinai, wǒ huí Měiguó
yǐqiǎn, hái xiǎng zài lai yícì,
xíng bu xíng?"	"Grandma Lǐ, I have to come
back here once again before I go
to America. Will that be okay?"
C:	"Zhèi hǎizi, zěnme bù xíng ne?
Zhèr Jiù shi nǐde Jiǎ ya!"	"Oh, this youngster! How could it
not be all right? This is your home!"
A:	"Nín yào wǒ gěi nín dài diǎnr
shénme dongxi a?"	"Did you want me to bring you
back something?"
C:	"Duì le, zhèr you yìzhang
dānzi,"""""" shi yìxiē gōngyìpǐn,
qián Jiù zài zhèige xìnfēngrli,
nǐ kànzhe mǎi ba!"	"Yes, here’s a list."" ’ It’s some
handicrafts. The money is in this
envelope. Buy what you can."
E:	"Nǎinai, zánmen Jiǎ you name
xiē gōngyìpǐn, hái mǎi tā gàn
shénme!"	"We have so many handicrafts already,
why do you want to buy more of them?"
C:	"Shǎ haizi, děng dao nǐ Jiēhūnde
shihou Jiu you yǒng le."	"Silly girl! They’ll come in handy
when you get married."
E:	Name nántǐng!	Ugh! That sounds awful!
C:	"Na you shénme nántǐng, hǎo shir
ma!"	"What’s so awful about that? That
(marriage) is a happy event."
*In other words, they did wake her up with their talking.
**Grandma is referring to living conditions—it’s not as comfortable on the
mainland as in the U.S. or Hong Kong.
"""""""This is a natural example of how one who has freely extended favors is"
not shy to ask a favor in return.
E:	"Nǐmen zài zhèr, wǒ qu kànkan,
hǎoxiàng mama huílai le."	"Don’t get up.’ I think mom is
back, I’m going to go see."
	(Xiǎo Wen leaves.)	
A:	"Nǎinai, Xiǎo Wen zhēnde yào.
jiēhún le?"	"Is Xiǎo Wén really getting married,
grandma?"
B:	"Shi zhème huí shì, Xiǎo Wen
zài Yǐngguo niàn shūde shihou
rènshile yige Rìběn rěn, xiànzài
tǎ he Xiǎo Wen zài yige yínhǎngli
zuò shì, duì Xiǎo Wen bú cuò.
Kǒshi . . ."	"It’s like this: When Xiǎo Wén
was studying in England she met a
Japanese guy. Now he works at the
same bank as she does. He’s very
nice to her, but . . ."
C:	"Yuǎnlǎi, wǒ he Xiǎo Wen tǎ
bàba dōu bù tóngyì. Nǐ xiǎng ma,
Zhōngguo rén he Rìbǒn rén zěnme
yě méi bànfar biàncheng yìjiǎzi’
ya! Kěshi Xiǎo Wen hé tǎ mǎma
yuànyì, women yě Jiu bù néng
shūo shénme le."	"Originally, Xiǎo Wén’s father and
I were both against it. After all,
there’s Just no way that Chinese and
Japanese can become part of the same
family. But Xiǎo Wén and her mother
wanted it, so there wasn’t anything
we could say about it."
A:	Xiǎo Wen mǎma zěnme shuō ne?	"What did Xiǎo Wén’s mother say
about it?"
C:	"Tǎ quànle wo hǎojǐcì. Tǎde
huà you dàoli. Tǎ shuo, Zhōng-
guo rén hé Rìběn rén shì dǎguo
zhàng. Kěshi xiànzài, shìqing
yǐjīng guòqu Jǐshíniǎn le, wèi-
shenme hǎi yào ràng hǎizimen chǐ
kǔ ne?"	"She tried to persuade me many
times. What she said makes sense.
She said that the Chinese and the
Japanese did go to war, but now that
it’s all been over for a few decades,
why should the children still be made
to suffer for it?"
A:	"Bómù shuōde duì. Ei, wǒ lai
Xiǎnggǎng zenme duo tiǎn le, zěn-
me hǎi méi kànjian ta ne?"	"She’s right about that. By the
way, I’ve been here in Hong Kong for
so many days now, how is it that I
haven’t seen him?"
C:	"Tǎ huí Rìběn kàn tā mǎma qu le,
nèi shi ge xiàoshunde hǎizi. Děng
nǐ cong dàlù huílaide shihou, tǎ
yě gǎi huílai le."	"He went back to Japan to visit his
mother. He’s a very filial boy. He
should be back by the time you come
back from the mainland."
A:	Zhēn you yìsi!	That’s so interesting!
"*More literally, ""You people are here."" Notice this simple way of leaving"
"a group. ""You’re here"" is the functional equivalent of ""You stay here,"" i.e.,"
"""I’m going to leave. Please go on talking without me."" Another sentence you"
"can use when leaving a group is Nǐmen tántan, wǒ xiǎn zǒu, ""You go on talking,"
"I’m going to leave."""
*’yìjiǎzi means yìjiǎ rén (one family).
C:	"You yìsi ba,l Tāngmǔ, nǐ bù zhī-
dào, rén lǎo le, guānniàn yě lǎo
le, yǒude shíhour zhēnde yào gǎi-
gai le."	"Oh, it’s interesting all right.
You don’t know, Tom, when a person
gets old, their ideas get old too.
Sometimes one really has to change
a bit."
	(Xiǎo Ping’s mother CF1 comes in	carrying some things.)
B:	Mā, nǐ huílai le?	Hi mom, you’re back?
F:	Huílai le.	Hi, yeah, I’m back.
A:	"Bómǔ, wǒ shuō shénme hǎo ne?
Nín shízài tài kèqi le."	"Auntie, what can I say? This is
really too polite of you."
F:	"Zhèidiǎn chide, yòngde, dōu
dàiqu, zhèliǎngjiàn yīfu
děngyixià chuānchuan kàn, hěshì
bu heshì."	"This food and these things are for
you to take with you. And these two
things to wear you can try on later
and see if they fit you."
A:	Bómǔ, nà jiu xièxie le.	Well then, thanks a lot, auntie.
F:	"Name yidiǎndiǎn dongxi xiè
shenme. LÙshang hǎohǎo zhàogu
zìjǐ, shìqing wánle jiu huílai,
xiūxi jītiān zài huí Měiguó."	"Why should you thank me for these
odds and ends! You just look after
yourself very carefully while you’re
traveling, and when the job is fin-
ished come back here and rest up for
a few days before you go back to
America."
A:	Ng, wǒ yídìng huílai.	Okay, I’ll be sure and come back.
C:	"Guò liǎngtiān, Xiao Ping, Xiao
Wen yě yào zǒu le. Xiǎo Ping
mā,2 jīnr^ wǎnshang zǎm1* bú zuò
fan le. Deng huǐr Xiao Ping
baba huílai, yíkuàir chūqu chī
wǎnfàn, gěi háizimen songsong
xíng, hǎo bu hǎo?"	"In another day or two Xiǎo Ping and
Xiao Wen will be leaving too. Mom,
let’s not make dinner tonight. When
Xiǎo Ping’s father gets back, we’ll
all go out to dinner and have a going-
away party for the kids, okay?"
F:	Hǎode, hǎode.	All right.
^■Grandma’s reply intimates that the experience of her granddaughter having
a Japanese boyfriend put her through some difficult times and made her
reflect deeply on her opinions.
"^Grandma LǏ here addresses her daughter-in-law as Xiao Ping mā, ""Xiǎo Ping’s"
"mother."" Compare this with the way some grandparents in English-speaking"
"countries call their grandchildren’s parents ’’Mom’’ and ’’Dad"" even though"
they are their own children.
3jlnr: jIntian (Beijing)
"U	-	/ w	X"
zám: The slurred pronunciation of zanmen used in conversation. (Beijing)