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Translation of the Texts David Hello! Li Jun Hello! David Are you the teacher? Li Jun No, I’m not the teacher I’m a student She’s the teacher David Thank you Li Jun You’re welcome David: How you do, Teacher! Teacher Wang: Hello! Are you a foreign student? David: Yes, I’m a foreign student Teacher Wang: What ’ s your name? David: My name ’ s David Lesson What Nationality Are You Teacher Liu: Hello, students! Students: Hello, Teacher! Teacher Liu: Allow me to (briefly) introduce myself My surname is Liu, and my full name is Liu Ming I am your teacher What is your name? David: My name is David Teacher Liu: What is your nationality? David: I’m American David: Let me introduce you Her name is Mary and this is Li Jun Mary: It’s a pleasure to meet you LiJun: I ’ m happy to meet you as well Are you also American? Mary: No, I’m not American I’m Canadian, and you? I’m Chinese Li Jun: J/ fixiJsnaxFW 199 Boya Chinese is 'TLa.r Your Book David: Mary: Mary, whose book is that? Is it your book? David: - Is it a Chinese textbook? Mary: No, it’s a Chinese-Japanese Dictionary David: What (kind of) dictionary? Mary: A Chinese-Japanese Dictionary is a Chinese dictionary with Japanese translations Mary: What magazine is this? Zhongcun: It’s a music magazine Mary: Is it a Japanese magazine? Zhongcun: No, it’s a Chinese magazine Mary: Is this your magazine? Zhongcun: No, it’s my friend’s magazine No, it’s my roommate’s book Whore h> the ? loraiy Excuse me, classmate May I ask, where is the library? Mary: Sorry I ’ m not a student of this school I don ’ t know Student A: That’s OK Mary: Excuse me, classmate Is this the library? Mary: No, it’s not This is an teaching building The library is over there, to the Student B: north of the domitory building Mary: Student B: Mary: Student B: Is it the building on the left? No, it’s the building on the right Thank you You’re welcome Lesson To the East of FOWaoj UohooWy Mary: Zhang Hong: Hello! What ’ s your name? My name ’ s Zhang Hong, and you? Mary: My name’s Mary I’m a foreign student at Peking University My major is International Relations How about you? 200 Zhang Hong: I’m a graduate student at Tsinghua University and my major is Modem Literature Mary: Where is Tsinghua University? Zhang Hong: It’s to the east of Peking University When you have time, you’re welcome to come and visit! David: Stude Excuse me, can you please tell me where the restroom is? (it ’ s) Over there, next to nt: the classroom The west- David side classroom? : Correct Stude nt: Mary: Zhongcun, what time in the morning universities in Japan usually Zhongc start class ? Most of them start class at nine; (but) at our school it ’ s un: eight-fifty Mary: What time you Zhongc get out of class? un: Ten-thirty Mary: At Peking University, we start class at eight in the morning, it’s too early! Mar David, what time does y: the lecture start? Six o ’ Davi clock d: What Mar time y: is it Davi now? d: A quarte r to Mary: six Thanks See you soon Mary: Zhongcun: Mary: Zhongcun: Mary: Zhongcun: Mary: Zhongcun: Z I l ht? c e Yes, • why, what’sup? l , I am going to see a friend tomorrow afternoon, but I don ’ t a have a bicycle OK, no problem This is the key to the bike s r s i My bike is in the bicycle shed downstairs Is it the bicycle shed behind the dorm building? g That ’ s right i n t h David: Mar y: e Dav id: a Mar y: f Dav t id: e r n o o n Y o u h a v e a b i c y c Mary, you have time tonight? Yeah What’s up? The movie theater on campus is showing a movie Would you like to go? What movie? I don ’ t know the name, but I heard it ’ s very famous Boya Chinese Mary: Of course I’ll go Zhang Hong: Mary, are you free this weekend? Mary: Yes What’s going on? Zhang Hong: Why don ’ t you come visit my school? Mary: OK, but how I get there? Public Bus Routes 21 and 106 both stop there Riding a bike is fast, too; it only Zhang Hong: takes fifteen minutes Where is your dorm? Mary: It’s on the southeast side of campus, East Building No.5 Zhang Hong : What ’ s your room number? Mary: Number 502 My dorm (room) is East Building No.5, room number 502 Zhang Hong: What ’ s your phone number? Mary: 63861023 Do you have a cell phone? Zhang Hong: No, I don’t, but my friend does Mary: What’s the number? Zhang Hong: 13695670132 Mary: OK, I ’ 11 be waiting for you David: Excuse me, Miss, I’d like to buy (some) beer Salesperson: How many bottles you want? David: How much is it for one bottle? Salesperson: Three-fifty David: I ’ 11 buy two bottles, and I ’ d also like to buy two bottles of water Salesperson: Seven kuai for two bottles of beer and two-forty for two bottles of water That comes to a total of nine-forty 202 David: Here’s the money Mary: Excuse me, Miss, but you have any English-Chinese dictionaries? Salesperson; Yes, we See, all these here are Which one would you like? Mary: I want this small dictionary How much is it for one? Salesperson: Twenty-two kuai Mary: Sorry, I don ’ t have any small bills Salesperson: It ’ s quite all right Mary: Zhang Hong: Mary: Zhang Hong: Mary: Zhang Hong: Is this your photo? Yes, it’s a picture of my family How many people are there in your family? There are five people in my family: my (paternal) grandfather, my (paternal) grandmother, my father, my mother and I You don’ t have any elder brothers or sisters? No, I don ’ t Nowadays Chinese families generally have just one child Mary, how many people are there in your family? Mary: My family consists of my father, my mother, an elder brother, a younger brother, a younger sister, and one dog Zhang Hong: A total of six people? Mary: No, seven Zhang Hong: Your father, your mother, your older and younger brothers, your younger sister, and you That makes six, doesn ’ t it? Mary: No there’s also the dog Zhang Hong: >5f Oh, so that’s it Winter in Beijing Is Relatively Cold Mary: What ’ s the weather like today? Zhongcun: Not too good It ’ s windy and it ’ s supposed to rain in the afternoon Mary: Is it cold? Zhongcun: Not cold, it’s twenty degrees Mary: What about tomorrow? Zhongcun: Tomorrow ’ s going to be sunny David: Teacher, what ’ s the fall weather like in Beijing? Teacher Liu: It ’ s neither hot nor cold It ’ s very comfortable It ’ s the best season David: What about winter? I heard that the winter in Beijing is very cold Is that true? Teacher Liu: Yes, the winter in Beijing is relatively cold, the coldest reaching around fifteen David: Teacher Liu: David: Teacher Liu: degrees below zero Does it snow often? No, it doesn ’ t snow often David, what season you like best? I like summer I like swimming And you, Teacher? I like spring Boya Chinese David: Hello? Mary: Hey David It’s me, Mary David: Oh, Mary! Hi! Mary: David, what are you doing (now) ? David: I ’ m doing my homework Mary: Really? Do you have a lot of homework every day? David: Not really Today ’ s Wednesday, so I had four classes from eight in the morning twelve noon Plus I ’ ve got a dictation quiz tomorrow, so (that ’ s why) I have of homework What about you? What are you doing? Mary: I ’ m drinking coffee at a bar David: Which bar? Mary: The one across from the school bookstore David: Are you by yourself? Mary: David: Mary: No, there ’ s also my roommate and her friends They ’ re singing songs (now) You guys don ’ t have class tomorrow? Yeah, we We ’ 11 head back to the dorm by 10:00 David: Hi David, where are you going? LiJun: I ’ m going to the library to borrow a book How about you? David: First I ’ m going to the bank to exchange some money, and then I ’ m going to the store to buy some things LiJun: I ’ m going to the bank, too Let ’ s go together You’re David: not going to the library? LiJun: That ’ s okay, the library doesn ’ t close Mary: Zhongcun: Mary: Zhongcun: Mary: Zhongcun: Mary: Zhongcun: Mary: 204 Zhongcun, tomorrow ’ s Sunday What are you planning to do? I ’ m planning on going to the store to some shopping The store on campus? No, I’m going to go to a Shopping Mall Are things expensive there? So-so They have a lot of stuff, and the quality ’ s pretty good I was just thinking about going shopping for (some) clothes Would it be okay if I go with you? Sure What time shall we go? till a lot iSxifS; The Shopping Mall opens at nine a.m.; let’s go at ten Zhongcun: Zhongcun, look, what you think of that white sweater? D : D Zhongcun D : Mary: It ’ s nice, but white (ones) get dirty easily How about that blue one? Zhongcun: LiJun: The blue one ’ s a bit dark I prefer light colored ones Mary: David What about that yellow one? Zhongcun: Mary: Not bad, it’s quite pretty I’ 11 take it M a r y : : Li Jun: David : Li Jun: Z David h : o LiJun: n David g : c u n : M a r y : Z h o n g c u n : M a r y M Y I T D Y I w o o giving it to? A guy or a girl? u y A girl l o Then there are lots of d u things you could give, such as chocolate Z I T Y T D m p Chocolate is kind of a l sweet; she doesn ’ t like k a sweets e n What about clothes? o I don ’ t know her size, and I don ’ t know what colors she likes a n g o o d b i r t h d a y p r e s e n t ? W h o m d Then why don ’ t you give her a bouquet of flowers? Every girl likes flowers 205 Boys Chinese Li Jun: That’ s a pretty good idea David: Classmate: Tomorrow’ s the weekend again, I’m so happy It seems like you really like weekends • David: Classmate: David- Of course I like them On the weekend you can totally enjoy yourself Don’t you like them? No, I don Every weekend I feel it’s pretty boring What you (usually) on the weekend? Classmate: I watch TV in the dorm, some laundry, some homework, sleep in David: Classmate: You don ’ t go out to have fun with your friends? Sometimes I go out shopping with friends Sometimes I study a bit at the library So what you (usually) during the weekend? ■ David: I have different arrangements every weekend Last weekend I went to a friend ’ s house to make dumplings, and the weekend before that, I went dancing at a disco club Classmate: What are you going to this weekend? David: Classmate: I am going to attend a concert How about if we go together? Sure, that sounds great! Lesson 17 Being a Guest (1 ) ■ ■ Teacher Liu: Please, come in David: Teacher, your home is so clean! Teacher Liu: Is it? Thanks Come, sit here! David: This is a gift for you Teacher Liu: Wow! You guys are too polite David: It ’ s just a small token (of our regard) Please take it Teacher Liu: Thank you What will you have to drink — tea or fruit juice? David: Whichever, anything’s fine Mary: I’ll have tea Teacher Liu: Was it a smooth trip (getting here) ? ; Mary: Not too smooth It was kind of crowded on the bus Teacher Liu: Do you guys usually take the bus or go by taxi? David: I like taking the (public) bus The air-conditioned buses are very comfortable Mary: Teacher Liu: 206 MiS^ls I / I like taking the subway Are you hungry? How about if we have dumplings at home for lunch? iSxif± David: That would be great Dumplings happen to be my favorite food Teacher Liu: Do you (guys) know how to wrap dumplings? Mary: Not too well Let ’ s give it a try! David: Teacher, today ’ s dumplings were truly delicious Mary: I agree They tasted great Do all Chinese people like to eat dumplings, Teacher? Teacher Liu: Most Northerners are fond of eating dumplings They generally make dumplings when celebrating birthdays, during holidays, or when having guests over David: So Southerners don ’ t eat dumplings? Teacher Liu: Not often Southerners prefer to eat rice, and are not too fond of eating wheat- Mary: Teacher Liu: Mary: based foods I see! Then for Northerners, dumplings must be a very important (type of) food, right? Yes, however making dumplings is relatively troublesome, especially when there are just a few people Yeah, just to prepare the filling you have to spend a lot of time David: But doesn’t the supermarket have frozen dumplings? If you want to eat (dumplings) , all you have to is go buy a bag Teacher Liu: You really know how to take the lazy way out! Still, when everyone is making dumplings together, it’s very lively, and can be quite interesting Mary: David: Teacher Liu: David: Teacher Liu: David: Teacher Liu : David: How the frozen dumplings taste? Are they any good? They’re good, too David, how long has it been since you came to Beijing? It’s been almost half a year So you ’ ve become used to life in Beijing? When I first came, I wasn ’ t used to it, but now I (already) am Are you also used to having class at eight in the morning? Sorry, but I’m still not used to that Back in the U.S., I usually don’t get up Teacher Liu: until eight o ’ clock David: Really? What time in the evening you go to bed now? I usually go to bed at twelve, and sometimes not until two a.m However, if I Teacher Liu: have class at eight the next morning, then I sleep a little earlier Early to bed and early to rise is better When I was a student, I also liked to sleep late After I started working, I changed this bad habit 207 Boya Chinese David: Teacher Liu: Really? How old were you then? Around twenty-five or so Mary, how are you? Are you feeling a little better now? David: A bit better Thank you for coming to see me Mary: Don’t be so proper With no classes and no homework, it must be pretty nice, David: right? Not at all I eat by myself, sleep by myself, and play around by myself; it’s Mary: rather boring What you all day in the hospital? David: I read a little, listen to music, sleep, dream Mary: You (must be) so happy Every day at school, I have to memorize new David: vocabulary, take dictation, homework, take tests it’s exhausting Well, then why don’t we switch? You come stay in the hospital, and I’ll go Mary: to class OK, but you have to ask the doctor first if it ’ s okay or not If the doctor agrees, David : then we ’ 11 switch Oh yeah, what would you like to eat for lunch — rice with stirfried vegetables, noodles, or dumplings? Mary: McDonald ’ s! I want to have McDonald ’ s for lunch David: But aren’t you a patient? You’re not in good health, and have to take medicine Let’s go with noodles, OK? Lesion ■■ " Mary: ■■ David, how come you’re still sleeping? The teacher asked why you didn’t go to class David: I feel so bad Was the teacher mad? Mary: She didn ’ t seem to be You don ’ t look too good Did you pull an all-nighter last night? David: No, but I drank half a jin of Baijiu, and my head really hurts Mary: Half a jin? Are you crazy? David: I’m not crazy, but I did get drunk I threw up, Mary: So how come you drank that much? David: Yesterday I went to a Chinese friend ’ s home for dinner They were so too enthusiastic, and kept on pouring me more liquor Mary: Some Chinese people, when entertaining guests, enjoy urging them to drink You didn ’ t know about that? 208 i/w i*3:ifA David: Now Wow, I am really thirsty Would you mind pouring me a glass of water? Mary: OK It seems like you ’ re still pretty sleepy Why don ’ t you continue sleeping (some more) ? Mary: Teacher, David can ’ t make it to class Teacher again today Oh? Is he sick? Liu: Mary: Yes, he has a cold He’ s got a headache, fever, and Teacher a bit of a cough How did he catch a cold? Liu: Mary: The day before yesterday, he went to watch a soccer match On the Teacher Liu: Mary: way back it was raining and he hadn ’ t brought an umbrella, so he caught a cold Has he been to the hospital to see a doctor? Yes, he has The doctor said it was a cold and gave him a Teacher Liu: prescription, and a shot as well The doctor also said it would be best if he rested for a day Here is his written request to be excused from class OK, got it Thanks Teacher: Request for Leave Hi! I’m really sorry but I’ve come down with a cold I’ve got a headache, fever, cough and just don ’ t feel well at all, (so) I can’ t make it to class I ’ d like to request one day of leave; I am hoping you will grant it D a v i d 2 / 1 / y (here) ? No The bicycle I took broke M a r y : Z h a n g H o n g : M a r y : Z h a n g H o n g : M a a n g H o n g : S o r r y , I ’ m r l a t e r T y h : a Z t h ’ a s n O g K H o W n a g s : t M a h e r e a t r a f f r i y c : j Z a h m o down; it blew a tire n Really? What bad luck How long did it take to change the tire? t It took about half an hour Usually it takes only an h hour to get here, took an hour and a half How long e have you been waiting? but today it About twenty minutes or so w You must have been getting anxious, huh? a I’m so sorry It’s OK Mary: The essay you wrote in English is really very good 209 I think it’s pretty good How long have you been studying English? I started studying (it) in junior high school, (so) I’ve been learning (it) for ten That s right My grammar is okay, and simple translation is no problem, but I can ’ t really speak it (too well) How long have you been studying Chinese? I ’ ve been learning it for half a year Next semester are you still going to be studying in Beijing? Of course! I’m planning to study in China for two years! Corow bjt&el life After You've Eaten Breakfast LiJun; Li Jun, have you eaten (yet) ? Not yet I just came back from playing basketball I want to go the the dining No Today is Xiaomei ’ s twenty-third birthday Our dorm is having a party Really? Then wish her Happy Birthday (for me) Today we made a lot of good things to eat I’ve already had a bowl of noodles and drank a glass of wine Now, I’m eating ice-cream Why don ’ t you come join us? Never mind You girls are having fun together Why would I go? Do you (all) have other plans for this evening as well? We’re planning to go sing Karaoke together LiJun: Go have a great time and come back a bit earlier , not too late Don’t worry That’s right, tomorrow’s the start of another weekend Where are we going to go (to have fun) ? I heard that the exhibition at the arts museum is pretty good How about if we go see it? OK, I don’t have any objections (to that) Come meet me after you’ve eaten breakfast, OK? All right We ’ 11 meet tomorrow at 8: 30 at the entrance to your dorm okay? All right So what are you going to tonight? LiJun; Lesion Chat with friends on the internet See you tomorrow! 25 You Have to Exercise 2kue Zhongcun: Mary: You’re going to bed this early? Aren’t you going to watch the TV drama? No, I’m not going to watch it I’ve got Taiji class tomorrow morning and have Zhongcun: to get up a bit earlier Mary: You’re attending the Taiji class, too? That’s great, I signed up for it, too Zhongcun: You like Taiji too? Yeah, I When I first came to China, I learned Taiji for half a year, but Mary: now I ’ ve forgotten it all, so I have to learn it over again Then we can both start together tomorrow! Could you wake me up in the Zhongcun: morning? Mary: Sure, I have an alarm clock You (should) stop reading, too, and sleep a little earlier Zhongcun: Mary: The morning air is so fresh! Zhongcun: It sure is! I still want to go jogging by the lake Do you want to come? No, I’m not going After an hour of Taiji, I’m a little tired; I don’t have any Mary: strength left Zhongcun: You were sweating a lot By the look of it, you have to exercise more Mary: You’re right You’re in great shape You’re not tired at all? Zhongcun: Nope (That’s probably because) I go jogging every day Mary: Really? How come I didn ’ t know that? Zhongcun: When I go jogging, you ’ re still asleep Mary: How embarrassing! How long you jog for each day? Zhongcun: About half an hour From now on, every day after I eat dinner I ’ m going to take a walk David: WxXt:: H-YRCI EXXK?S SXOX Mary: Where did you go today? I called your cell phone but you didn ’ t answer David: Sorry, my cell phone is out of charge I went to the library I read all morning long Mary: You’re quite the diligent one We’re having exams soon, and since my basics aren’t that great, the only thing David: Mary: David: Mary: David: Mary: I can is to study hard Was there something ( you were calling me about)? We’re going on break soon, and we’re planning to go traveling (during the vacation period) Would you like to come with us? Where you guys plan to go? We haven ’ t decided yet, perhaps the Northeast of China Around when will you be leaving (for the trip) ? Maybe next weekend OK, I’ 11 think about it 211 Boya Chinese Mary: Zhongcun: Mary: Zhongcun Mary: Zhongcun: Mary: Zhongcun, what are you doing (now) ? I ’ m writing postcards to my friends Christmas is almost here, and New Year ’ s coming too, so I have to send out greeting cards to my friends You’ve written that many! I can’t help it I’ve got (too) many relatives and friends I’ve been writing for a whole hour! There are a lot of people at the post office right now You should go after a little while to mail them Really? How you know? I just now went to the post office to buy some stamps, and I waited in line for almost half an hour Okay then, I ’ 11 go a little later LiJun: It ’ s almost time for vacation What plans you have? David: I plan to go traveling It will soon be half a year since I came to China, and I’ ve Li Jun: David: LiJun: David: Li Jun: David: LiJun: stayed in Beijing the whole time (So) I ’ d like to go see some other places Where you plan on traveling to? I haven ’ t decided yet My friend wants to go to Harbin Harbin? It ’ s extremely cold there in the winter But I’ve heard that the winter scenery in Harbin is extremely beautiful, so I’d like to go see (for myself) How are you going to spend the vacation? I plan to review (my) schoolwork (here) on campus Review schoolwork? You’re that industrious? I’m going to graduate soon, and I want to take a entrance test for graduate David: school So I have to make the best use of the time and some review work Li Jun: Really? Which area of graduate studies are you planning to take an exam for? I’ m very interested in ancient Chinese history, so I’m thinking of taking the test David: for Professor Zhang Dapeng ’ s (program) That’ s excellent! I’m sure you can pass So you’re not going home for Chinese Li Jun: New Year? I’m probably going to have to go back for a few days, (since)my parents are David: Li Jun: asking me to come home But I’m still in the process of thinking it over Going back to see your parents is something you should do, too They must really miss you That ’ s true, I should set aside some time to make a trip back 212 SAif* Mary: Zhang Hong: Mary: Zhang Hong: Mary: Zhang Hong: Mary: Zhang Hong: Zhang Hong: Mary: Zhang Hong, when you (guys) start exams? We’ve already started I took two exams last week I have one' more this week, and then I’ll be done You (guys) only take exams for three courses, that few? We have some classes without exams (where) we just write reports When you all have exams? We start tomorrow I’m reviewing every day now I’ve been reading so much that my head hurts and I ’ m about to die of exhaustion Yeah, me too Let’s something relaxing tonight, what you say? Okay Too much tension doesn ’ t make for effective studying anyway That’s true You should know how to study (but) you also need to know how to rest, right? Mary, how did you on the exam? Not too well There were two vocab words I forgot how to write, and I also skipped a question Zhang Hong: Really? Why? Mary: There wasn’t enough time Zhang Hong: Which question didn ’ t you do? Mary: The reading comprehension The Chinese characters were too difficult! I read Zhang Hong: To Europeans and Americans, Chinese characters really are rather difficult Mary: Do you have any good methods for memorizing Chinese characters? Chinese (characters) very slowly, and I write slowly as well I have a book of Chinese character stories that was written for foreign students Zhang Hong: Would you like to take a look at it? Okay, lend it to me and I ’ 11 take a look; maybe it ’ 11 be helpful Mary: Li Jun: David: Li Jun: David: Li Jun: David: Don ’ t worry I ’ m sure you can solve this problem David, you ’ re totally finished with your exams today, right? I had three days of exams, and I ’ m finally all done How did you do? Don’t bring it up, I really messed up, especially the tones and characters, where I made quite a few mistakes Are you just being modest? Usually it seems to me that you speak quite well Hey, the exams are over I don ’ t want to talk about tests anymore 213 Boya Chinese Li Jun David Li Jun David Li Jun David When are you going traveling? We leave Sunday Have you decided where to go? Yeah, we’re going to Harbin How are you guys going, by train? Yes, we’ve already bought the tickets, but we were only able to get three sleeper tickets The other ticket we got was for a regular hard seat LiJun: You might be able to upgrade to a sleeper ticket after boarding the train They may still have sleeper seats available David: Really? That would be great LiJun: This Saturday there ’ s an evening social at my department Can you come? David: We’re departing Sunday afternoon, so it shouldn’t be a problem What I need LiJun: David: to prepare to participate in a Chinese students’party? You don ’ t need to prepare anything However, they might ask you to perform something Uh Mary: David, we’ll be leaving soon for our trip Have you finished preparing your luggage? David: I spent half the day packing yesterday, (so) I’ve been ready for quite some time now Mary: Then what were you doing all day in your room? David: Today I’m going to be attending a Chinese students’party, and I’m in the middle Mary: David: Mary: David: Mary: David: Mary: David: Mary: of practicing the act that I ’ m going to perform You (already) sing so well; you still need to prepare? I didn’t want to sing an English song, so I’m planning to sing a Chinese one That ’ s awesome! Are you planning to sing a pop song? No, I want to sing a folk song A folk song? Folk songs are nice My pronunciation isn ’ t too good Will they be able to understand me? If it’s a well-known folk song, I’m sure they’ 11 be familiar with the lyrics, so no problem, right? But if my pronunciation is too inaccurate, that would be too humiliating My roommate ’ s got a Chinese folk song CD, why don ’ t you borrow that (to use) ? David: Perhaps it ’ 11 be of some help Mary: Thanks Do you have time today? How about if you come along with me (to the party)? David: I still haven ’ t finished packing, so I don ’ t think I ’ 11 go; maybe next time Mary: Are you (just) afraid of (having to) perform something? A little 214 HI/**