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Unit 8, Tape 2 Workbook
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
This exercise is a review of the Reference List sentences in this
unit. The speaker will say a sentence in English, followed, by a pause
for you to translate it into Chinese. Then a second speaker will confirm
your answer.
All sentences from the Reference List will occur only once. You may
want to rewind the tape and practice this exercise several times.
In this exercise a mother and son talk in their apartment in Hangzhou.
The conversation occurs only once. After listening to it completely,
you’ll probably want to rewind the tape and answer the questions below
as you listen a second time.
Here are the new words and phrases you will need to understand this
conversation:
xiǎo diǎnr shēngr	a little more quietly
bāo	to wrap
tan liàn'ài	"to be in love, to be going together
(having a courtship)"
1.	"Why is his sister going to America? Why is she taking handi-
crafts?"
2.	What will happen in the evening?
3.	What news does he learn about his sister?
’i.	hoes his mother seem nervous? How can vou tell?
Questions for Exercise 2
Prepare your answers to these questions in Chinese so that you can
talk about them in class.
After you have answered these questions yourself, you may want to
take a look at the translation for this conversation. You may also want
to listen to the dialogue again to help you practice saying your answers.
Note: The translations used in these dialogues are meant to indicate
the English functional equivalents for the Chinese sentences rather than
the literal meaning of the Chinese.
Exercise 3
Questions for Exercise 3
In this conversation a mother talks to her daughter in Běijīng about
her grandparents.
Listen to the conversation once straight through. Then, on the second
time through, look below and answer the questions.
Here are the new words for this conversation:
qiánxiē nián	a few years back
zài shuō	besides, moreover
1.	What is Xiao Yun doing? Why?
2.	What is the latest news about Xiao Yun’s grandfather?
3.	"Why does the mother seem to have little regard for the company
she talks about?"
It.	"According to the mother, what is the grandfather’s attitude
toward work?"
5.	"What does the mother ask her daughter to write into the letter
to grandfather?"
Prepare your answers to these questions in Chinese so that you can
talk about them in class.
After you have answered these questions yourself, you may want to take
a look at the translation for this conversation. You may also want to
listen to the conversation to help you practice saying the answers which
you have prepared.
Exercise U
This conversation takes place in the office of a factory in Beijing
where an older man and a younger man are on the night shift.
Listen to the conversation straight through once. Then rewind the tape
and listen again. On the second time through, answer the questions.
You will need the following words and phrases:
Lǎo Shīfu	old master
gémìng	revolution
Zhū Laozǒng	"(an affectionate name for Zhū De,
a military leader of China and
commander of the Eighth Route
Army during the war of resistance
against Japan.)"
jūnduì	army
1.	"What did Wang Lao Shífu do before the war of resistance against
Japan? Was it a secure job?"
2.	"What happened to his business during the war of resistance
against Japan?"
3.	"What did ""Zhū Laozǒng"" (Zhū De) do at that time? What did
Wang Lao ShTfu do for Zhū Laozǒng?"
Questions for Exercise h
Prepare your answers to these questions in Chinese so that you can
talk about them in class.
After you have answered these questions, you may want to take a look at
the translation for this conversation. You may also want to listen to the
conversation again to help you pronounce your answers correctly.
Dialogue and. Translation for Exercise 2
A mother (B) and her son (A) talk in their apartment in Hangzhou.
A:	"Mā, wǒ Jiějie shénme shíhou zǒu
a?"	Ma, when is older sister leaving?
B:	"Wǎnshang shíyǐdiǎn zhōngde
huǒchē. Nǐ xiao dianr shēngr
shuō huà. Bié bǎ tā chǎoxǐng
le, rang ta zài duo shuì yìhuǐr."	"On the 11:00 train this evening.
Speak a little more quietly. Don’t
wake her, let her sleep a little
while longer."
A:	"Ao, jiějie shuì wǔjiào na, wǒ
xiǎo dianr shēngr. Mā, jiějie
yào dàizǒude dōngxi dou zhǔnbèi-
hǎo le ma?"	"Oh, sister is taking a (noontime)
nap. I’ll speak more softly. Ma,
have all the things older sister is
going to take along with her been
gotten ready?"
B:	"Chàbuduō le, Jiù shi hái you
yìxiē gōngyìpǐn méiyou nònghǎo,
nǐ huílaile, zhènghǎo bangbang"	"Just about, there are just a few
handicrafts not yet taken care of.
You’ve come back just in time to"
	máng, bǎ zhèixiē dōngxi bāoqilai.	help by wrapping these things.
A:	"Jiějie shi dào Měiguo qù niàn
shūde, dài gōngyìpǐn gàn shénme?"	"Sister’s going to America to go to
school; what is she taking handicrafts
for?"
B:	"Zài dàxuélī niàn shū zǒng huì
you ge hǎo péngyou, wàiguo rén
xǐhuan Zhōngguo gōngyìpǐn,
dàishang yìdiǎnr, songsong rén,
bú shi hěn hǎo ma?"	"In college you’re always going to
have a good friend. Foreigners like
Chinese handicrafts. So isn’t it a
a good idea to take some along to
give people as gifts?"
A:	Hǎo, wǒ yìhuǐr Jiù bǎohǎo le.	"Okay, I’ll have them wrapped in
a minute."
B:	"Duì le, nǐ zài zhèr nòng, wǒ
dào chúfǎng kàn yíxià, kànkan
cài hǎole méiyou."	"Oh—you take care of this here, and
I’ll go take a look in the kitchen to
see if the food is done."
A:	Wǎnshàng hai you kèren ma?	"Are there guests coming tonight,
too?"
B:	"You. Děng yíxià Zhōu Bómǔ hé
tā érzi lai gěi nǐ jiějie sòng-
xíng."	"Yes, in a little while Mrs. (Auntie)
Zhōu and her son are coming over to
give your sister a send-off."
A:	"Mā, wǒ kàn, wǒ Jiějie gēn Xiǎo
Zhōu hǎoxiàng bú cuò ma!"	"Ma, I think older sister and Xiǎo
Zhōu seem to be getting along pretty
well!"
B:	"Shǎ hāizi! Nǐ Jiějie gēn Xiǎo
Zhōu tan liàn’ài kuài yinian le,
nǐ hai bù zhīdào!"	"You dumb kid! Your sister and
Xiǎo Zhōu have been in love for almost
a year now. Didn’t you know?!"
A:	"Ao! Yuánlái shi zènme huí
shir! Hǎo, mā, nǐ kuài máng qu
ba! Zhèi diǎnr gōngyìpǐn jiāo
gěi wǒ le."	"Oh, so that’s what’s been going
on all along. Okay, mom, you go
ahead with your work. Hand the
handicrafts over to me."
B:	"Nǐ kuài bāo, bāowánle, dào
chúfáng lai bang wo máng."	"Get these wrapped quickly. When
you’re done, come to the kitchen and
help me."
A:	Xing, wǒ yìhuǐr jiù lai.	Okay, I’ll be there in a minute.
Dialogue and Translation for Exercise 3
In Beijing a mother (B) talks with her daughter (A).
B:	"Xiao Yun na, zuótiān kǎoshì
kǎowán le, jǐntiān hái zài wūli
máng shénme na?"	"Xiǎo Yun, your exams were over
yesterday. What are you still working
on here today?"
A:	"Xie jīfēng xìn, zhèixiě xìn
zǎo jiù gāi xiě le, Jǐntiān you
yìdiǎnr shíjiān, wǒ xiǎng bǎ ta-
men xiěwán."	"Writing a few letters. I should
have written them a long time ago.
I have a little time today, so I
wanted to get them written."
B:	"Gěi yéyede xìn xiěle méiyou?
Yéye name téng nǐ, kuài gěi tā
xiě fēng xìn ba!"	"Have you written grandfather? He's
so fond of you, you really should
write him a letter!"
A:	"Shàngcì yéye lái xìn shuō,
tāmen gōngsǐ qǐng tā qù bāng
máng ne. Zhèijiàn shir, nín
zěnme xiǎng?"	"The last time grandfather wrote,
he said that their company had asked
him to go help out. What do you think
of that?"
B:	"Tāmen gōngsǐ xiǎng gēn wàiguo
rén zuò shēngyì, qǐng yéye qù
bāng máng, zhèijiàn shir, wǒ
shénme yě bú yuànyi shuō."	"Their company wants to do business
with foreigners, so they asked your
grandfather to help out. I don't
want to say anything about this."
A:	Wèishénme ne?	Why?
B:	"Qiánxiē nián, tāmen gōngsīde
rén shuō nǐ yéye, shuōde name
nántīng. Xiànzài tāmen you wèntí
le, you xiǎngdào nǐ yéye le.
Suàn le ba, ràng tāmen kànzhe bàn
ba. Wǒ bù xiǎng quàn nǐ yéye qù
bāng zhèige máng. Niánji dàle,
hǎohāorde zài jiāli xiūxixiūxi
bǐ shénme dōu hǎo."	"A few years back, the people in the
company were saying such awful things
about your grandfather. But now, they
go to him with their problems. The hell
with it! Let them do what they like.
I don't want to advise your grandfather
to help them. When a person gets old,
it's best for him to stay at home and
get a lot of relaxation."
"“This means ""No comment. If I said anything about this, it wouldn’t be"
"complimentary."""
A:	"Mā, wǒ xiǎng yéye yídìng bù
tongyì nínde shuōfǎr. Guòqùde
shir yǐjīng guòqu le. Xiànzài
you rén qǐng ta bang máng, zài
shuō zhèixiē shir duì guojiā you
hǎochu, tā yídìng huì qù zuòde."	"Ma, I’m sure that grandfather
wouldn’t agree with that. What’s over
is over (’’Past things are already past"")
Now someone asks him to help out, and
besides, these things are good for the
country. I’m sure he’ll do it."
B:	"Wǒ yě zhidao, nǐ yéye nèige
rén zhǐ yào you gōngzuò, bù guǎn
duo nan, tā yě huì pīnmìng qù
zuòde. Nǐ xiě xìnde shíhou, bié
wàngle xiěshang, ràng tā bié tài
lèi le, měitiān shuì ge xiǎo
wǔjiào."	"I know that too. Your grandfather
is the kind of person who, as long
there’s a job, will knock himself out
to do it, no matter how hard it is.
When you write the letter, don’t forget
to write that he mustn’t tire himself
out too much, and to take a little
noontime nap every day."
A:	"Hǎo. Xiěshang le. Nǎinai huì
hāohāor zhàogu yéyede. Nín fàng-
xīn hǎo le."	"Okay. It’s written. Grandma will
take good care of grandfather. Don't
you worry."
B:	"Ài! Hāo le, wǒ yào chūqu mǎi
dōngxi, nǐde xìn xiěwān le
méiyou? Wǒ lai gěi nǐ jì."	"(Sigh) Okay, I’ve got to go out
to buy some things. Have you finished
writing your letters? I’ll mail
them for you."
A:	"Zhèi sānfēng xìn xiěwān le,
děng yíxiàr, wǒ tiēshang yóupiào.
Hǎo, xiànzài hǎo le. Nín nāzǒu
ba."	"These three are finished. Wait a
second while I put stamps on them.
Okay, they’re ready. Here they are."
B:	Wǒ zǒu le.	I’m leaving.
A:	Mā, nín zǎo diǎnr huílai!	Ma, don’t be gone long!
Dialogue and Translation for Exercise h
In the office of a factory in Beijing, an older man (B) and a younger man (A)
are on the night shift:
A:	"Wang Lǎo Shǐfu, nín xiūxi yì-
huǐr ba. Wǒ zài zhèr kànzhe,"		"Old Master Wang, you rest a while.
I’ll watch things here, don’t worry.
I won’t fall asleep."	
	"nín bié dānxīn, wǒ bu
jiàode."	huì shuì		
B:	"Ou, wǒ bú lèi, zanmen liǎ
liāoliao tiānr ba!"		"I’m not tired. Let’s
a chat!"	us two have
A:	"Wang Lǎo Shǐfu, wǒ tǐngshuō,
nín jiěfàng qian jiù cānjiā gé
mi ng le, nínde gùshi yídìng bù
shǎo, gěi wo jiǎngjiang ba!"		"Old Master Wang, I’ve heard that
you joined the revolutionary ranks
before liberation. You must have
a lot of stories; tell me one!"	
°liǎ: A colloquial word meaning liǎngge.
B:	"Nǐ zhidao, jiěfàng qián wǒ shi
zuò xiǎo mǎimaide, nèi shíhou zuò
xiǎo mǎimai duo nan! Néng bu
néng zhuàn yìdiǎnr qián dōu yào
kàn yùnqi hǎo huài."	"You know, before liberation I was
in small business. At that time, it
was so hard to do small business.
Whether or not you could make a little
money depended on whether your luck
was good or bad."
A:	Hòulái ne?	And later?
B:	"Hòulái Rìběn rén lai le, Rìběn
rén gēn zánmen dǎ zhang, zhèi yí-
xiàzi wǒde mǎimai . . ."	"Later the Japanese came. After
the Japanese went to war with us,
my business . . ."
A:	Zuòbuxiàqu le.	You couldn’t carry it on.
B:	"Bu shi, wǒde mǎimai yuè zuò
yuè dà le."	No, it got bigger and bigger.
A:	Zěnme ne?	How was that?
B:	"Nǐ xuéguo lìshǐ. Nǐ zhidao nèi
shíhou Zhu Lǎozǒng gēn Rìběn ren
dǎle yízhang . . ."	"You’ve studied history. You know
that at that time Zhū Lǎozǒng (Zhū
Dé) fought with the Japanese . . ."
A:	"Zhidao, nèi yízhang dǎle hǎo
jǐge yuè. Nèi shíhou nín gàn
shénme ne?"	"Yes, they fought for many months.
What were you doing at that time?"
B:	"Wo? Wǒ yìtiān dào wǎn názhe
dānzi gěi Zhū Lǎozǒngde jūnduì
mǎi dōngxi ya! Shénme chide,
chuānde, yào a, wǒ dōu néng
mǎidào."	"Me? From morning to night T was
carrying a list buying things for
Zhū Cé’s army. Food, clothes, medi-
cine, T could buy them all."
A:	"Ēi, zhēn you yìsi, nín zài gěi
wo jiǎngjiang."	"Gee, that’s fascinating, tell me
more."
B:	"Ou, xiànzài bù néng jiǎng le.
Zánmen gǎi chūqu kànkan le.
Yàoshi méiyou shénme wèntí,
huílai wǒ zài gěi nǐ jiǎng."	"I can’t now. It’s time we went
out and took a look. If there aren’t
any problems, I’ll tell you more
after we get back."
A:	Nà zánmen zǒu ba!	Then let’s go!