Chinese Pod

Newbie - Intro 1: Good morning
A:
(A0001)
Zaoshang hao! Good morning!
B:
N ma? Zaoshang hao! hao Good morning! How are you?
A:
hao, n W o hen ne? Im ne, and you?
B:
hao. Xiexie. ` W o y e hen Im ne too. Thanks.
Key Vocabulary
zaoshang hao n wo
morning good you I
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hen y e ` xiexie
very also thank you
Supplementary Vocabulary
n hao ` u xiaw hao w anshang hao ta ta tamen women z enmey` ang
hello good afternoon good evening he she they we how about
Newbie - Intro 2: Whats your name?

A:
(A0002)
N hao. Hello.
B:
n ` shenme N hao, jiao m ngzi? Hello. Whats your name?
A:
` W W o jiao ang P ng. N ne? My name is Wang Ping. How about you?
B:
` L W o jiao L` . My name is Li Li.
Key Vocabulary
n hao ` jiao shenme m ngzi
hello to be called what name
x` ng n de sh` ng haot ng gaox` ` renshi ` ` jianmi an
family name your to be pleasant to hear happy to know to meet
Newbie - Intro 3: Where are you from?

A:
(A0003)
en ma? N sh` zhonggu or Are you Chinese?
B:
sh` en. N Du` , wo zhonggu or ne? Yes, I am Chinese. And you?
A:
en. W o sh` y ngguor Im British.
B:
ng! Huany Welcome!
Key Vocabulary
sh` en Zhonggu or du` en Y ngguor
to be Chinese person correct British person
ng huany
to welcome
a guoji Zhonggu o Y ngguo o Meigu or en Meigu F aguo en F aguor o Degu or en Degu
country China England United States American person France French person Germany German person
Newbie - Intro 4: Do you like China?

A:
(A0004)
ma? N x huan Zhonggu o Do you like China?
B:
X huan. Yes, I like it.
A:
N x huan shenme? What do you like?
B:
cai. ` Zhonggu o Chinese food.
Key Vocabulary
x huan Zhonggu o shenme cai ` Zhonggu o
to like China what Chinese food
ch he haoch Zhongc an x can
to eat to drink tasty Chinese food western-style food
Newbie - Intro 5: Do you have a menu?

A:
(A0005)
` y ` an ma? Q ng wen ou caid Excuse me, do you have a menu?
B:
eng. Y ou de. Q ng shaod Yes. Please wait a moment.
A:
de. Hao OK.
Key Vocabulary
` q ng wen y ou ` an caid q ng eng shaod de hao
may I ask; excuse me to have menu please to wait a moment OK
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an maid haoch ` cai tang ai ` dianc
to ask for the bill tasty dish soup to order food
Newbie - Intro 6: I want to buy this one

A:
(A0006)
wo y` mianb ` ao. N hao, ao mai Hello. Id like to buy some bread.
B:
de. Hao OK.
A:
Duoshao qian? How much is it?
B:
5
` qian. W u kuai Five RMB.
Key Vocabulary
y` ao mai ` ao mianb duoshao
to want to buy bread how much
qian ` qian wu kuai
money 5 RMB
` ao dang b nggan sanm ngzh` ` ao hanb y na zhong gu` pianyi
cake cookie sandwich hamburger which kind expensive cheap
Newbie - Basic Greetings A:

ma? n hao How are you?
(A0007)
B:
hao, xiexie. ` hen Im very well, thank you.
A:
en ma? n sh` zhonggu or Are you Chinese?
B:
sh` or en. b` u sh` , wo meigu No, Im American.
Key Vocabulary
ma n hao wo
how are you I

hen hao ` xiexie n sh` en zhonggu or b` u or en meigu
very good thank you you to be Chinese person not American person
du` buq anxi meigu ` b` u cuo ` q ng wen ` b` u y` ong xie ` b` u tai
sorry it does not matter not bad excuse me no need to thank not too
Newbie - Where are you from? A:

or en ma? sh` ta Meigu Is he American?
(A0008)
B:
en. sh` b` u sh` , ta Y ngguor No, hes British.
A:
mang hen ta ma? Is he very busy?
B:
mang. hen du` , ta Yes, hes very busy.
Key Vocabulary
sh` or en Meigu
to be American person
b` u en Y ngguor hen mang
not British person very busy
a guoji guo na guo ren na
country which country people of which country Chinese person American person French person German person Korean person Canadian Singaporean
en zhonggu or or en meigu en f aguor or en degu en hangu or ar ` en ad jian or en x njiap
` al` ` y` aod aren
Australian
laiz` nali lai cong nali
to come from where to come from where
Newbie - Where are you going? A:

ma? W ang Xiansheng, n hao Mr. Wang, how are you?
(A0009)
B:
hen hao, L wo Xiaojie, n ne? Im ne, Miss Li, and you?
A:
y hao. n wo e hen qu ` nali? Im ne too. Where are you going?
B:
qu ao. ` wo ` xuexi Im going to school.
Key Vocabulary
xiansheng xiaojie y e qu `
Mr. Ms. also to go
nali ao ` xuexi
where school
` dao gongs gongyu an ` shangdi an j chang hu jia yuan j` n
to arrive company park store airport to go home far near
Newbie - How are you feeling?

A:
(A0010)
?
ma? hao N j ntian How are you today?
B:
?
hao, xiexie. ` Hen N ne? Very well. And you?
A:
ah uh lei. ` hen Mam o j ntian u. W So-so. Today, I am very tired.
B:
Zhende ma? W` eishenme? Really? Why?
A:
` wo hen mang. Y nwei Because I am very busy.
Key Vocabulary
j ntian hao
today good
` xiexie ah uh mam u ` lei ` enme weish ` y nwei mang
thank you so-so tired why because busy
z enmey` ang ` b` ucuo shent kun ` shufu
how about not bad body sleepy comfortable
Newbie - Im upset
A:
(A0011)
N z enme le? Whats the matter with you?
B:
nangu ` W o hen o. I am very upset.
A:
Zhende ma? W` eishenme? Really? Why?
B:
b` Du` buq , wo u neng shuo. Im sorry, I cant say.
Key Vocabulary
z enme le hen ` nangu o zhende
whats wrong very upset really
` enme weish du` buq b` u neng shuo
why sorry not to be able to to say
x nq ng shangx n ng gaox` ` j dong x ngf` en ` ei anw
mood sad happy excited excited to comfort
Newbie - Can you speak Chinese? A:

` ma? put n hu` shuo a onghu Can you speak Mandarin?
(A0012)
B:
hu` n y Y wo shuo dian, hu` shuo ngyu ma? I can speak a little. Can you speak English?
A:
b` Y ngyu? uhu` shuo. wo English? I cant speak it.
Key Vocabulary
hu` b` uhu` shuo ` put a onghu
can cannot to speak Mandarin
Y ngyu y dian
English a bit
yuy an muy u w` aiyu zhong t ng shuo du xie
language parent language foreign language kind to listen to speak to read to write
Newbie - I can sing, but I cant dance A:

` n put a dong ma? onghu Do you understand Chinese?
(A0013)
B:
dong an. wo y diandi I understand a little bit.
A:
ma? n hu` shuo Can you speak?
B:
b` wo u hu` shuo. I cant speak.
A:
` ma? n hu` changg e Can you sing?
B:
hu` ` ` b` ` u. dansh` wo changg e, wo u hu` tiaow I can sing, but I cant dance.
Key Vocabulary
` put a onghu dong an y diandi hu` shuo ` changg e ` dansh` ` u tiaow
mandarin to understand a little can to speak to sing but to dance
Zhongw en Y ngwen ` ao diann ` yund ` ong lanqi u da t zuqi u
Chinese English computer sports to play basketball to play football

Newbie - Mr. Li is busy at the ofce today

A:
(A0014)
or en. L xiansheng b` u sh` meigu Mr Li is not American.
B:
en. T a sh` y ngguor He is English.
A:
` put T a b` uhu` shuo a. onghu He cant speak Mandarin.
B:
` dong. Dansh` ta But he understands it.
A:
` bang ` ongsh` zai T a j ntian . He is in the ofce today.
B:
mang. T a hen He is very busy.
B:
an ` jia. zai T a zuoti He was at home yesterday.
A:
an b` T a zuoti umang. He wasnt busy yesterday.
Key Vocabulary
b` u sh` or en meigu en y ngguor b` uhu` shuo ` put a onghu ` dansh`
not to be American person British person cannot to say mandarin but
dong ` ongsh` bang hen mang
to understand ofce very busy
t ngdedong t ngbudong Zhongw en ` u hany tongsh` gongs ` shangb an xiuxi
listen to and understand not to understand Chinese Chinese language colleague company to go to work rest
Newbie - I would like to buy a pen

A:
(A0015)
,?
n shenme? N hao, xiang mai Hello. What would you like to buy?
B:
.
b ou? W o xiang mai . Y oumeiy Id like to buy a pen. Do you have one?
A:
,.
meiy ou b Du` buq , wo . Sorry, I dont have pens.
B:
.
anxi. Meigu Thats OK.
Key Vocabulary
n hao n xiang
hello you to want to

mai shenme wo b ou y oumeiy du` buq ou meiy anxi meigu
to buy what I pen to have I am sorry not to have It doesnt matter.
shu b j` ben ` y gong qian ao duosh ` w mai an le eng shaod
book notebook all together how much money be sold out wait for a while
Newbie - The Four Tones

:
(A0016)
` pian meiy ou du` ` k` Zhe ewen hua. This lesson does not have a dialogue.
Key Vocabulary
` y ndiao ` shengdi ao
tone tone
Newbie - Ordering Food

A:
(A0017)
Xiansheng, n xiang ch shenme? Mister, what would you like to eat?
B:
` W o xiang ch mian. Id like to eat noodles.
A:
de, deng ` Hao y xia. OK, wait a moment.
B:
` Xiexie. Thanks.
Key Vocabulary
xiang ch shenme
to want to to eat what

` mian de hao ` deng y xia
noodles good to wait
Newbie - Its delicious! A:

` ch n zai shenme? What are you eating?
(A0018)
B:
zai ` ch wo shu guo. Im eating fruit.
A:
haoch ma? Is it good?
B:
haoch . Yes.
Key Vocabulary
` zai ch shenme shu guo
currently to eat what fruit
haoch
delicious
b` u haoch ` ao mianb p ngguo he e haoh ` y nliao p jiu ` k ele
tastes bad bread apple to drink good to drink beverage beer cola
Newbie - Story Time: Likes and Dislikes A:

en. L Xiaojie sh` Y ngguor Miss Li is English.
(A0019)
B:
` hu` put ta shuo a. onghu She can speak Mandarin.
A:
` ao. x ta huan ch mianti She likes to eat noodles.
B:
Xiaojie ` ao. ch Chen b` u x huan mianti Miss Chen doesnt like to eat noodles.
A:
` f ta eichang x huan ch j rou. She really likes to eat chicken.
B:
Xiaojie . guozh Chen x huan he Miss Chen likes to drink fruit juice.
A:
b` heji u. ta u x huan She doesnt like to drink alcohol.
B:
u. L Xiaojie x huan heji Miss Li likes to drink alcohol.
Key Vocabulary
sh` en Y ngguor hu` shuo ` put a onghu x huan ch ` ao mianti
to be British person can to say Mandarin to like to eat noodles

b` u f eichang ` j rou
not extremely chicken
` niur ou ` y angrou ` zhur ou ` k ele m f` an jiaozi ` shuc ai
beef mutton pork cola rice dumplings vegetables
Newbie - Phone Calls

A:
(A0020)
taitai ` ` bu zai? ` W ei, Chen zai Hello? Is Mrs. Chen there?
B:
` N T a b` u zai. sh` shei? Shes not here. Who are you?
A:
le? W o sh` W ang xiansheng. T a qu ` nali Im Mr. Wang. Where did she go?
B:
ng le. T a qu ` Beij She went to Beijing.
A:
xiexie, ` ` an. ` Hao, zaiji OK, thanks. Bye!
Key Vocabulary
wei
hello (on the phone only)
taitai ` Chen ` bu zai ` zai b` u ` zai sh` shei W ang xiansheng qu ` nali ng Beij
Mrs. Chen to be in or not not in to be who Mr. Wang to go where Beijing
kaihu` eng shaod ` zh dao ` a zaiji
held a meeting wait for a while know at home
cuo ` le da
dial the wrong number
Newbie - Numbers, Days of the Week, and Months

(A0021)
r` , tian day
x ngq y Monday
` x ngq er Tuesday
x ngq san Wednesday
x ngq s` Thursday
x ngq wu Friday

x ngq liu ` Saturday
x ngq tian Sunday
` yue month
` y yue January
` ` eryu e February
` sanyu e March

` s` yue April
` wuyu e May
` liuyu ` e June
` q yue July
` e bayu August
` jiuyu e September
` sh yue October
` sh y yue November
` ` sh eryu e December
Key Vocabulary
r` tian x ngq y ` x ngq er x ngq san x ngq s`
day day, heaven Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

x ngq wu x ngq liu ` x ngq tian ` yue ` y yue ` ` eryu e ` sanyu e ` s` yue ` wuyu e ` liuyu ` e ` q yue ` e bayu ` jiuyu e ` sh yue ` sh y yue
Friday Saturday Sunday month January February March April May June July August September October November
` ` sh eryu e
December
` l baiy ` an l baiti zhouy zhour` nian
Monday Sunday Monday Sunday year
Newbie - Initial Client Meetings

A:
(A0022)
Xiaojie, wo x` ` sh` de m Chen n hao, ng W ang, zhe wo ng` pian. Hello, Miss Chen. My name is Wang, this is my name card.
B:
hen gaox` ` ng renshi W ang Xiansheng, n hao, n . Hello Mr.Wang, very nice to meet you.
A:
Xiaojie, ou m ` Chen n y ou meiy ngpian? Miss Chen, do you have a name card?
B:
` sh` de m ` Y ou. Zhe wo ngpian. Yes I have. This is my card.
A:
` e ` n Xiexi . Thank you.
Key Vocabulary
Xiaojie Chen x` ng W ang ` zhe sh` de wo ` m ngpian W ang Xiansheng hen ng gaox` ` renshi ou y ou meiy y ou
Ms. Chen to be surnamed Wang this to be my business card Mr. Wang very happy to meet to have or not to have
gu` x` ng rongx` ng u ` haoji ujian b` lianx` ` ` dianhu a w` ang le
family name be honored long time no see contact phone forget
Newbie - Mobile Phones

A:
(A0023)
` sh` de shouj ? Zhe shei Whose mobile phone is this?
B:
` de sh` de. Lans e ` de sh` e de. Heis wo ta The black one is mine. The blue one is his.
A:
` ma? o neng jie W Can I borrow it?
B:
ent ` . K ey , meiw Of course, no problem.
Key Vocabulary
sheide shouj ` e heis
whose mobile phone;cell phone black

de wo e ` lans de ta neng ` jie ` went
mine blue his can to borrow;to lend problem
` y anse e ` bais ` hongs e anhu ` ` dadi a y` ong y ou huan
color white red to dial a telephone to use to have return
Newbie - Colors
` e Heis black
(A0024)
e ` Lans blue
` ` Lus u e green
` Hongs e red
e ` Bais white
` Huangs e yellow
Key Vocabulary
` e heis e ` lans ` ` lus u e ` hongs e e ` bais ` huangs e
black blue green red white yellow
` z ongse ` hu se ` j nse ` y nse ` f enhongs e ` z se ` chengs e
brown gray gold silver pink purple orange
Newbie - Exchanging Personal Info

A:
(A0025)
` shenme N jiao m ngzi? What is your name?
B:
` Chen L n W o jiao mei, ne? My name is Chen Limei. What is your name?
A:
` L ` nali? W o jiao Dong. N zhuz ` ai My name is Li Dong. Where do you live?
B:
` Shangh ` zai ` Nanj ng Lu. W o zhuz ai, ` ai ` I live in Shanghai. On Nanjing Road.
Key Vocabulary
` jiao shenme m ngzi
to be called what name

` zhuz ` ai nali
to live at where
x` ng sheng sh` ` xian qu ` zhen xiang cun t ng guo qu ` guo ang laoxi
family name province city county region town district village have heard have been to fellow-villager
Newbie - Polite Introductions

A:
(A0026)
` n Q ng wen n gu` x` ng? May I ask for your family name?
B:
W o x` ng Zhang. My family name is Zhang.
A:
lai? Zhang Xiansheng n n cong nali Mr. Zhang, where are you from?
B:
ngren. W o sh` Beij I am from Beijing.
Key Vocabulary
` q ng wen n n gu` x` ng
may I ask you (polite) honorable surname

wo x` ng Zhang Zhang sheng cong nali lai sh` Xian-
I to be surnamed Zhang Mr. Zhang
from where to come to be
xiaojie a laoji ong Shand ` Shangh ai ong Guangd
young lady; Miss native place Shandong Shanghai Guangdong
Xiangg ang T aiw an ng Dongj Lund un Niuyu e
Hong Kong Taiwan Tokyo London New York
Newbie - Call me!

A:
(A0027)
` bu zai? ` L Xiansheng zai Is Mr. Li there?
B:
` ta ` Beij ng qu dao T a b` u zai, ` le. He is not here. He went to Beijing.
A:
Zhende? T a shenme sh hou hu lai? Really? When is he coming back?
B:
` hu T a m ngtian Shangh ai. He will come back to Shanghai tomorrow.
Key Vocabulary
` bu zai ` zai ` dao shenme sh hou
to be in or not to when, what time

hu lai hu qu ` m ngtian
to come back to return (to) to go tomorrow
chuqu le ` a zaiji chuch ai x xia ngq kaihu` gangc ai
be out at home go on business next week hold a meeting just now
Newbie - Where ya headed?

A:
(A0028)
n Zao, qu ` nar? Morning. Where are you going?
B:
` ongsh` W o qu . ` bang I am going to the ofce.
A:
` ongsh` ` shenme Bang zai d` fang? Where is your ofce?
B:
` Nanj ng Lu hao. ` Zai bai ` y On Nanjing Road, number 100.
Key Vocabulary
zao qu ` nar
morning to go where
` ongsh` bang ` zai shenme d` fang
ofce at what place
y nhang y ouju ` an chezh ` diant lou
bank post ofce bus station elevator building
Newbie - Sightseeing
A:
(A0029)
` Tian ` nali? anm Q ng wen engu angch ang zai Excuse me, where is Tiananmen Square?
B:
` b` anm Tian engu angch ang l zhel u yuan. It is not far from here.
A:
Zenme z ou? How can I get there?
B:
` y` Y zh z ou, zai ou zhuan. Walk straight, then turn right.
Key Vocabulary
anm Tian en guangch ang l
Tiananmen square (distant) from

yuan z enme y zh z ou ` zai zhuan
far how continuously to go then to turn
` an chezh ` mal u guo ` ai zuogu ` e zuoch z w ang qian ou sh z` luk ` ou
station to go across the road to turn left to take a bus to go straight crossroads
Newbie - Whos that girl? A:

sh` ta shei? Who is she?
(A0030)
B:
de pengyou. sh` ta wo She is my friend.
A:
piaoliang. ` hen zhendema? ta Really? She is really beautiful.
B:
y ` ta de nup sh` wo e juede. y nwei wo u engyou. I think so too, because she is my girlfriend.
Key Vocabulary
shei pengyou
who friend
` piaoliang zhendema y e juede ` y nwei nup u engyou
pretty really also to think because girlfriend
` shuai ` a gaod ng nianq engyou nanp ` renshi
handsome tall young boyfriend to know
Newbie - All in the Family
(A0031)
en. W ang Xiaojie sh` y ngguor Ms. Wang is British.
` Nanj ng. T a zhu ` zai She lives in Nanjing.
x ng. T a hen huan Nanj She really likes Nanjing.
` T a y ou y ge meimei. She has a younger sister.
ou gege. T a meiy She doesnt have an older brother.
engyou. T a y ou y ge nanp She has a boyfriend.
John
` John. T a jiao His name is John.
John
or en. John sh` Meigu John is American.
haok an. ` T a hen He is very good-looking.
` Nanj ng. T a y e zhu ` zai He also lives in Nanjing.
mang. hen T amen dou Theyre both very busy. Key Vocabulary
en y ngguor x huan ` meimei
British person to like younger sister

gege engyou nanp an ` haok y e dou mang
older brother boyfriend good-looking also all busy
nup u engyou jiejie d` di ` zhangfu q zi gao ai miaotiao
girlfriend older sister younger brother husband wife tall short slender
` pang an ` nank chou
fat malformation ugly
Newbie - Meet Market

A:
(A0032)
` kaihu` ? Shenmesh hou When is the meeting?
B:
` ai ` j . Xianz W omen wudi ong kaihu` dian? anzh The meeting starts at 5 oclock. What time is it now?
A:
` ai ` s` Xianz dian. It is 4 oclock now.
Key Vocabulary
` shenmesh hou kaihu` wudi ong anzh ` ai ` xianz j dian
when to have a meeting at 5 oclock now what time
hu` y` u jiesh ` kaish a canji ` ch dao
conference over start join in be late for
Newbie - Paying the Bill

A:
(A0033)
maid an. Fuw uyu ` an, Waiter, the bill.
B:
fu, ma? W o lai ` hao Let me get this, OK?
A:
wo mianzi, ` lai fuqi Bux wo ` ng. Gei ` an. No way. Give me face. Ill pay.
B:
` n Bu ey . Xiac` fu. ` k ` Thats not OK. You pay next time.
A:
ou. Aiy (groan)
Key Vocabulary
fuw uyu ` an an maid
waiter to get the bill

lai fu ` b` ux ng gei ` mianzi fuqi ` an k ey ` xiac`
to come to pay not OK to give face to pay can next
q ngk` e k` eqi qiang ` y gong ` kanbuq ` f apiao
to invite guests polite to snatch all together to look down on ticket
meic` ` shangc`
every time last time
Newbie - Tone Practice

S` sheng four tones
(A0034)
ang Dongf the orient
` ang Dongf bridal chamber
Gongl kilometers
Gong L` Gong Li (famous Chinese actress)
Zhug an bamboo stick

Zhug an pig liver Key Vocabulary
s` sheng ang dongf ` ang dongf gongl Gong L` zhug an zhug an
the four tones the Orient bridal chamber kilometer Gong Li bamboo pole pork liver
` shengdi ao d` y sheng ` sheng d` er sheng d` san
tone 1st tone 2nd tone 3rd tone
d` s` sheng q ngsheng ` zhunqu e
4th tone neutral tone accurate
Newbie - Ive heard about you A:
(A0035)
t or en, du` n wo ngshuo sh` Meigu ma? I heard that you are American. Is that right?
B:
gaos ` u du` . shei de? ` n Thats right. Who told you?
A:
de pengyou ` de. wo gaosu wo My friend told me.
B:
zhendema? n de pengyou sh` shei? Really? Who is your friend?
A:
L Xiaojie. Miss Li.
Key Vocabulary
t ngshuo sh` or en meigu du` ma du` shei ` u gaos ` de wo pengyou zhende ma n de
to hear told to be an American right? right who to tell my friend really? your
b` u du` ` o shuocu ` t ngcuo
not right to speak wrongly to hear incorrectly

guo ren na en bier tongxu e tongsh` ` renshi
people of which nation other people classmate colleague knowledge
Newbie - Family Ties

A:
(A0036)
ren? y ao N jia ou duosh How many people are there in your family?
B:
` W ` wo. ge ren. Y gong y ou san o baba, mama he Altogether there are three people. My dad, mom, and me.
A:
ou xiongd` ei ` ma? jiem N meiy Dont you have brothers and sisters?
B:
ou. W o meiy No.
Key Vocabulary
jia y ou ao duosh
family to have how many

ren ` y gong ` baba mama he ou meiy xiongd` ei ` jiem
person altogether dad mom and to not have brothers sisters
shushu ay dush nu engz ng jiat y eye nainai
uncle auntie an only child family grandfather grandmother

Newbie - Dialect Party Mix

:
(A0037)
N hao hello
` an ` Zaiji bye
` Xiexie thanks
anxi Meigu no worries
W omen we
n Dianx dim sum
Key Vocabulary
n hao ` an ` zaiji ` xiexie anxi meigu women n dianx
hello goodbye thank you it doesnt matter we light refreshments
an tiandi ` ` jianmi an zaoshang hao w anan ` b` uy` ong xie du` buq
dessert to meet good mornning goodnight you are welcome I am sorry

si b` uhaoy`
sorry
Newbie - Professional Life

A:
(A0038)
` sh` N de gongzu o shenme? What is your job?
B:
` W o sh` lush u ne? . N I am a lawyer. And you?
A:
W ` n ` ? went W o sh` j` zhe. o neng buneng wen y xie I am a journalist. Can I ask you some questions?
B:
` ai ` b` ` f ` Zaiji ` an. ` Du` buq . W o xianz u tai angbian. Um, sorry. Now is not very convenient for me. Bye.
Key Vocabulary
` gongzu o ` lush u j` zhe
work lawyer reporter

neng buneng ` b` utai ` f angbian
can or cannot not very convenient
zh y` e j ngcha ` zh wei ` jiaosh gongs zh yuan gongch engsh ng zhuf jiat u `
occupation policeman position teacher staff engineer housewife
Newbie - The Big Guy

A:
(A0039)
` ma? N x huan n de gongzu o Do you like your job?
B:
` b` ` x de laob an. X huan. Dansh` wo utai huan wo I like it. But I dont really like my boss.
A:
` enme Zhendema? N weish b` u x huan ta? Really? Why dont you like him?
B:
` ta xiong. hen Y nwei Because he is very bad-tempered.
Key Vocabulary
x huan n de ` gongzu o
to like your job

` dansh` ` b` utai de wo an laob zhendema ` enme weish ` y nwei xiong
but not too much my boss really why because ferocious
f eichang wuli ao ` ao dandi y anl` xiaoq` ` ang daf
extremely boring monotonous serious stingy generous

` y oumo t tie
humor to accomodate
Newbie - Married with Children

A:
(A0040)
un N jieh le ma? Are you married?
B:
ou. W N Meiy o sh` dansh en. ne? No. I am single. And you?
A:
un ai. W o jieh o y ou liang ge xiaoh le. W I am married. I have two kids.
B:
de haishi Nan nu de? Male or female?
A:
de, y Y ge nan ge nu de. A boy and a girl.
Key Vocabulary
un jieh ou meiy sh` dansh en n ne y ou liang ge ai xiaoh de nan haishi nu de
to get married to not have to be single person what about you to have two (common measure word) children male or female
y j ng l hun
already to get divorced

` un weih y hun ng nianq z` y ou x huan x` ngfu ng jiat
unmarried married young freedom to like fortunate family
Newbie - Working Time

A:
(A0041)
an shangb ` j N meiti dian an? What time do you go to work everyday?
B:
ban ` chum W o zaoshang q dian en. I leave the house at 7:30 A.M.
A:
dao ` gongs N j dian ? What time do you arrive at the company (ofce)?
B:
` dao. ` jiudi W o chabudu o an I arrive at about 9 oclock.
Key Vocabulary
an meiti j dian ` shangb an
every day what time to go to work

zaoshang ban ` q dian chum en ` dao gongs ` chabudu o
in the morning 7:30 to leave the home to arrive at company almost; about
q chuang ` shu` jiao xuex ` shangxu e f` angxue ` an xiab hu jia ` ai ` dag
to get up to go to bed to learn to go to school nish classes (for the day) to get off work to go home roughly
sh jian chang duo sh jian u duoji
time how long
how long
Newbie - Whatll it be?

A:
(A0042)
N xiang ch shenme? Y` aobuy` ao ch yu? What do you want to eat? (Do you) want sh?
B:

` x ou. ` W o b` utai huan yu. o xiang ch gul W aor I dont like sh very much. I want to eat sweet and sour pork.
A:
Xiangbuxi an? Hao. ang ch chaof` No problem. (Do you) want to eat fried rice?
B:
an k Chaof` ey . Y ou tang ma? Fried rice is ne. (Is there) have any soup?
A:
` tang. Y ou shuc ai There is vegetable soup.
Key Vocabulary
xiang ch shenme y` aobuy` ao yu ` b` utai x huan ou ` gul aor xiangbuxi ang an chaof` k ey tang ` ang shuc ait
would like to eat what to want or not sh not so much to like sweet and sour pork want to or not want to fried rice can soup vegetable soup
` su bian
as one wishes
` cai ` suc ` ai ` hunc ai ` rou ` an danch aof` ` zhur ou ` j rou ` niur ou ` y angrou
dish vegetable dish meat dish meat fried rice with eggs pork chicken beef mutton
Newbie - Friends for Dinner

:
(A0044)
` an Danju egg rolls
ao Chash barbeque spare ribs
` ang Danhu at egg drop soup
ouniur ` Haoy ou beef with oyster sauce
ng kaoy a Beij Beijing duck
` Mux ` ur ou pork strips
` Chaomi an fried noodles
Key Vocabulary
` an danju ao chash ` ang danhu at ouniur ` haoy ou a kaoy ` mux ` ur ou ` chaomi an
egg roll barbeque spare ribs egg-drop soup beef with oyster sauce roast duck mu shu pork strips fried noodles
jiaozi chunju an
dumpling spring roll
haoch ` e bao an maid ng cant
good to eat hungry full pay the bill restaurant
Newbie - Long Time No See

A:
(A0045)
ub` ` Haoji Hei. ujian. Hey. Long time no see.
B:
n Du` a, z enmey` ang? Thats right. How are you doing?
A:
` b` ` n ` mang Bucu ucuo, zai shenme? ` o Not bad, not bad. What have you been busy with?
B:
` gongzu ` mei banf ` a. W o y zh zai o, Im always working. Not much I can do about that.
Key Vocabulary
ub` ` haoji ujian du` z enmey` ang
long time no see right how about

` b` ucuo ` zai mang shenme y zh ` gongzu o ` a banf
not bad currently busy what continuously work way
k hai ey xuex xiuxi shent zu` j` n
just ok study rest health recently
Newbie - Weekend Warriors

A:
(A0046)
` x ` shenme? N zhoum o huan zuo What do you like to do on the weekends?
B:
` ma? W ` jial xiuxi. Zhoum o o x huan zai ne? N On the weekends? I like to stay at home and rest. How about you?
A:
pengyou w W o x huan he chuq j ntian anshang ` women u, qu ` jiub a. I like to go out with friends. We are going to a bar tonight.
Key Vocabulary
` zhoum o x huan ` zuo ` an zuof`
weekend to like to do to cook food
` zai xiuxi he chuq ` u jiub a w j ntian anshang
in;at to rest with to go out bar tonight
` yund ` ong ` a paob ` shangw ang yuehu` an jiab
sports to go drinking at a bar to go online date work overtime
Newbie - Guess what Im learning?

A:
(A0047)
` xue Zhongw ma? N zai en Are you studying Chinese?
B:
zai ` daxu ` e xuex . Du` , wo Yes, Im studying in university.
A:
Zhongw nan bu nan? en Xue Is studying Chinese difcult?
B:
k hen nan. hai W o juede shuo ey , xie I think speaking is ne, but writing is very difcult.
Key Vocabulary
` zai xue Zhongw en
currently to study Chinese

` e daxu xuex nan juede k hai ey shuo
university to study difcult to feel all right to speak
rongy` an jiand du t ng f ay n ` hanz`
easy simple read listen pronounce Chinese character
Newbie - A Correction of Tones

A:
(A0048)
` xue Zhongw ma? N zai en Are you studying Chinese?
B:
zai ` daxu ` e xuex . Du` , wo Yes, Im studying in university.
A:
Zhongw nan bu nan? Xue en Is studying Chinese difcult?
B:
k hen nan. hai W o juede shuo ey , xie I think speaking is ne, but writing is very difcult.
Key Vocabulary
xue Zhongw en ` zai ` e daxu
to study Chinese at university
xuex bu nan nan juede shuo k hai ey xie hen nan
to study difcult or not to think to speak not bad; ne to write very difcult
Y ngwen rongy` an jiand t ng du
English easy simple to listen to read
Newbie - Taxi Conversations: Finding a Taxi

A:
(A0050)
` nali y Xiaojie, q ng wen ou chuz uch e? Excuse me miss, where are the taxis?
B:
` qianmi ` Zai an. They are ahead.
A:
` ang nabian, du` ma? W In that direction, right?
B:
Du` . N y zh z ou. Right. Go straight.
Key Vocabulary
` q ng wen nali y ou
may I ask where is there

chuz uch e ` zai ` qianmi an w ang ` nabian du` ma y zh z ou
taxi to be at forward towards over there right (question particle) straight to walk
` chuz zuo uch e dad ` houmian ` zai ` du` ` zai mian ` zuobi an zai
to take taxi to take a taxi at back oppsite on the left

` y` zai oubian ` an zhebi
on the right this side
Newbie - How YOU doin ?

A:
(A0051)
` piaoliang. N zhen Youre really pretty.
B:
` shuai. ` Xiexie, n y e hen Thank you, you are also very handsome.
A:
` dangr na an. Well, naturally.
B:
` choum N zhen ei. Youre really full of yourself.
A:
ma? e. N Heh y geren Hah-hah. Are you alone?
B:
pengyou ` nar. ` Bu , wo zai ` sh` No, my friend is over there.
Key Vocabulary
` piaoliang y e ` shuai dangr an ` choum ei
pretty also handsome of course to be full of oneself
meil` ng nianq y ou q` zh` y ngjun ` ` y ou meil` a xiaos ` nengg an an ` haok an ` nank
beautiful young elegant handsome charming pizazz capable good-looking malformation

Newbie - What are your hobbies?

A:
(A0052)
` ao ` sh` N de aih shenme? What are your hobbies?
B:
lanqi u. W o x huan da x huan ma? N I like playing basketball. Do you?
A:
` b` o x huan kan, u x huan da. W I like to watch, but I dont like to play.
Key Vocabulary
` ao ` aih sh` shenme x huan da
hobby to be what to like to play
u lanqi ` kan
basketball look
` t ng y nyue luy u ou ` diansh` ` ng diany w angqiu ` yund ` ong
listen to music travel TV movie tennis sports
Newbie - Taxi Conversations: Destination

A:
(A0053)
Sh fu n hao. Hello.
B:
N y` ao qu ` nali? Where do you want to go?
A:
o y` ao qu ang Fu nguan. W ` W b I want to go to the Palace Hotel.
B:
de, n Hao xiang z enme z ou? OK. How would you like to go?
A:
` n ` de. Su bian , z ou zu` kuai Its up to you. Take the fastest way.
Key Vocabulary
sh fu y` ao qu ` nali W ang guan xiang z enme z ou ` su bian Fu b n-
master to want to go where Wang Fu hotel
would like to how to go as you like
d` fang d` zh j` n yuan
place address near far
` man chuf a ` a daod
slow to start out to reach
Newbie - Taxi Conversations: Small Talk

A:
(A0056)
Zhonggu ma? N n d` y c` lai o Is this your rst time in China?
B:
` sh` d` ` lai. Bu . Zhe wo erc` ` sh` No. This is my second time.
A:
ma? N n x huan Zhonggu o Do you like China?
B:
x Zhonggu wenhu ` he yuy W o hen huan. T` ebiesh` o a an. I really like it. And especially the Chinese culture and language.
Key Vocabulary
n n d` y c`
you(polite) the rst time
lai Zhonggu o sh` ` zhe ` d` erc` x huan hen ` esh` tebi ` wenhu a he yuy an
to come to China to be this 2nd time to like very especially culture and language
j c` ai meiy ou congl shao hen
several times have has never merely

j ngchang ` zhuz ` ai u duoji
often to live in how long
Newbie - Too Many Cooks

A:
(A0058)
` ai ` ma? N hu` zuoc Can you cook?
B:
N Hu` y dian. ne? A little bit. What about you?
A:
` de hen hao. W ou cai ` sh` chao W o zuo o de nash f anqie ` dan. I cook very well. My specialty is tomatoes with fried eggs.
B:
` n ` c` ` gei wo ch Na xiay zuo . Well, cook it for me next time.
Key Vocabulary
hu` ` zuo
can to make
` ai ` zuoc y dian de de wo ou cai ` nash sh` aod an ` f anqiech ` na ` c` xiay gei
to make food a bit (structural particle) my specialty dish to be tomato fried egg then next time for
chush chuf ang chuy` chuj u `
cook kitchen cooking skill cooking utensils

` ai shaoc ai ` chaoc ` u caip ` weidao xiang ei ` meiw haoch
to cook to fry cookbook avor fragrant delicious tasty
Newbie - Describing the Weather

A:
(A0061)
` j dongti ` leng. b` Shangh ai nnian an utai Shanghais winter is not very cold this year.
B:
Sh` ma? W endu enmey` ang? ` z Really? What is the temperature like?
A:
` ai ` dayu ` e sh wu Xianz du. ` It is around 15 degrees now.
B:
ng leng le. Beij duo Beijing is much colder.
Key Vocabulary
j nnian dongti an leng
this year winter cold

u wend ` z enmey` ang ` e dayu le duo du `
temperature how about around much more degree
nuanhuo liang ` u xiay j ngchang ` l ngxia
warm cool rain often subzero
Newbie - Taxi Conversations: Suggesting a Route

(A0062)
A:
ma? ug u Xiansheng, women z ou gaos ` ongl ` hao Sir, shall we take the highway?
B:
W` eishenme? Why?
A:
` mal u du. Y nwei ` hen Because the streets are very congested.
B:
meiw ent ` . Hao, Fine, no problem.
Key Vocabulary
xiansheng z ou
sir to take
ug u gaos ` ongl ` ` enme weish ` y nwei u mal ` du ent ` meiw
highway why because street jammed no problem
sh gan jian laibuj ` y kuai dian u chaos ` ` a gaoji ` ud hongl u eng x ngren chuk ou
hurry up (to do sth.) lacking enough time to a little faster speeding overhead red and green trafc light pedestrian to export
ruk ` ou
entrance
Newbie - Lying in Chinese

A:
(A0064)
an le? w N zuoti anshang qu ` nali Where did you go last night?
B:
` a, l mei W o y zh zaiji kai. I was home the entire time. I didnt leave.
A:
` jiub ` ang. kanjian N shuohu W o zai n le. a Youre lying. I saw you in the bar.
B:
` b` N ` le. Na u sh` wo. gaocu o It wasnt me. Youve made a mistake.
Key Vocabulary
an zuoti w anshang qu ` nali
yesterday evening to go where
y zh ` a zaiji l kai ang shuohu ` zai jiub a ` kanjian sh` ` gaocu o
continuously to be at home to leave to lie to be at bar to see to be to be mistaken
t ngshuo ` gan ` guangji e ` ng diany ` cuo ` kan
to hear to do shopping movie to mistake; to see incorrectly

Newbie - Taxi Conversations: Arriving at your Destination (A0065)

A:
` le. N hai sh` ` Xiansheng, women dao n y` ong ka y` ong xianj n? Sir, weve arrived. Are you going to use a card or cash?
B:
` n, hao ma? Duosh qian? ao W o y` ong xianj I will use cash. Is that ok? How much is it?
A:
` wu Bash kuai. Eighty ve RMB.
B:
` Zhengh ` Xiexie. ` wu Bash ao. kuai. Here is exactly eighty ve RMB. Thank you.
Key Vocabulary
xiansheng ` le dao
sir to arrive
y` ong ka sh` hai ` n xianj qian ao duosh ` wu bash kuai ` zhengh ao
to use card or cash how much 85 RMB just right
a shuak n gei ng zhaol t ng t ngche ` e xiach b` uy` ong zhao
to swipe a card here you are change to stop to stop debus need not to give
Newbie - Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn

A:
(A0067)
Smith
wo sh` N hao, Smithxiansheng. W o d` ng le y ge f angjian. I am Mr. Smith. I booked a room.
B:
Smith
` y ` Xiansheng, du` ma? W o kan xia. Mr. Smith, right? I will have a look.
A:
` sh` de huzh ` wo Zhe ` ao. This is my passport.
B:
` eng. Xiexie. N n shaod Thank you. Please wait a moment.
Key Vocabulary
sh` xiansheng d` ng
to be Mr. to reserve
f angjian du` ` y ` kan xia ` zhe ` huzh ` ao eng shaod
room correct to take a look this passport wait a moment
an shuangr enji biaozh unji an yud` ` ng dengj` qianm ng ` ` zhengji an
double room standard room reserve register sign credentials
Newbie - Useful Phrases #1

lai fuqi wo ` an. Ill pay.
(A0071)
q wo ngk` e. Its my treat. / Its on me.
m wo ngbai. I see.
m wo ngbai n de y` si. I know what you mean.
b` wo u l jie. I dont understand.
b` n wo u l jie de y` si. I dont understand what you mean.

b` ` wo u zh dao. I dont know.
b` wo u q ngchu. Im not clear.
Key Vocabulary
lai fuqi ` an q ngk` e m ngbai y` si l jie ` zh dao q ngchu
to come to pay to treat someone to understand meaning to comprehend to know clear

dong b` u dong ` q b` utai ngchu shuo t ng wo
to understand not to understand not very clear listen to me
Newbie - New Year

A:
(A0073)
` x N z enme guo nnian? How will you spend the New Year?
B:
jiar y ` N en W o he q guo. ne? I will spend it with my family. What about you?
A:
pengyou o he qu u W ` luy ou. I will go traveling with friends.
B:
kuail ` e. ` Zhu x nnian ` n I wish you a happy New Years.
A:
` Xiexie. Thanks.
Key Vocabulary
z enme ` guo x nnian he en jiar y q ne pengyou qu ` luy u ou zhu ` kuail ` e ` x nnian
how to pass New Year with family together / friend to go to travel to wish happy New Year
` an guoni a hu laoji
New Year come back hometown

` an baini q nqi tuanyu an ong chuant an ` yuand jier`
to pay a New Year visit relative to have a reunion tradition New Years holiday
Newbie - Explaining Your Occupation

A:
(A0077)
` shenme N sh` zuo de? What do you do?
B:
W o sh` laosh . N ne? Im a teacher. How about you?
A:
N ` ma? W o sh` shengy` ren. x huan n de gongzu o Im a businessman. Do you like your job?
B:
x Sh` de. W o hen huan. Yes. I really like it.
Key Vocabulary
sh` ` zuo shenme
to be to do what
laosh shengy` ren x huan ` gongzu o
teacher businessman to like job
zh y` e ` gan shangr en gongr en y sheng ` lush u j ngcha gongw uyu ` an s j
job occupation to do businessman worker doctor lawyer police public ofcial driver
Newbie - Useful Phrases #2

N z enmey` ang? How are you doing?
(A0080)
ey Haik . All right.
` Bucu o. Not bad.
ah uh Mam u. So-so.
` Xiexie n . Thanks.
Buk` ` eqi. Dont be so polite.

` Buy` ` ong xie. No need for thanks.
. Meish` Its nothing.
` Zenme ban? What can I do?
banf ` a. Mei Theres nothing to be done.
Du` buq . Im sorry.
anxi. Meigu It doesnt matter. Key Vocabulary

z enmey` ang ey haik ` b ucuo ah uh mam u ` xiexie n b` uk` eqi ` b` uy` ong xie meish` ` z enme ban banf ` a mei du` buq anxi meigu
how about all right not bad so-so thank you you are welcome need not to thank no problem what should be done nothing can be done Im sorry it doesnt matter
x hai ng ent ` meiw
all right no problem
` chabudu o angzi laoy` b` ` b` uhao uhuai
more or less the same the same as always not good or bad
Newbie - Im not hungry

A:
(A0083)
ma? W omen qu f` an, hao ` ch Lets go eat. Okay?
B:
` W o b` u e. Im not hungry.
A:
` n wo qu. bu hao? Na pei ` Hao Then just accompany me. Okay?
B:
de. W ` he cha. y Hao o b` u ch f` an dansh` wo dian Okay. I wont eat, but Ill drink a little tea.
Key Vocabulary
qu ` ch f` an ` e
to go to eat food to be hungry

` na pei ` dansh`
then to accompany but
f` anguan sh tang ` le es dianxin b nggan ` y nliao
restaurant dining hall to starve to death light refreshments cooky beverage
Newbie - Marriage and Divorce

A:
(A0088)
L Xiansheng j su` le? How old is Mr. Li?
B:
T a y j ng s` sh wu le. su` He is already 45 years old.
A:
` enme mei jieh un? T a weish hai Why isnt he married yet?
B:
T a y j ng l hun le. He is already divorced.
Key Vocabulary
j su` y j ng
how many years old already

` enme weish hai mei un jieh l hun
why yet not to get married; to be married to get divorced; to be divorced
qiuh un d` nghun hunl dansh en u tongj qu ` jia
propose marriage engagement wedding ceremony single cohabit take a wife to marry
Newbie - University Major: Part 1

A:
(A0090)
` daxu ` e l shenme? N zai xue What are you studying in university?
B:
` daxu ` e l y W o zai xue ngyu. Im studying English in university.
A:
` n ` shenme? B` y` e y hou xiang zuo After you graduate, what would you like to do?
B:
W o xiang dang laosh . Id like to be a teacher.
Key Vocabulary
` zai ` e daxu l
at university in
xue shenme y ngyu b` y` e ` y hou xiang ` zuo
to study what English graduation after to want to do
` f alu ` lush u gongsh anggu anl j ngl ` chuangy` e ` kuaij`
law lawyer industry and management manager start an undertaking accounting commerce
Newbie - Surng the Internet

A:
(A0092)
` shenme? x N k` ongyu jian huan zuo sh What do you like to do in your free time?
B:
` W o x huan shangw ang. N ne? I like to surf the internet. How about you?
A:
` an ` sh chang. hen o y e sh` . W o zaixi jian W Me too. I spend a lot of time online.
B:
` y Du` . Shangw ang hen ouqu. ` Yes. Surng the internet is very interesting.
Key Vocabulary
k` ongyu sh jian x huan
free time to like

` zuo shenme ` shangw ang y e sh` ` an ` zaixi chang hen y ouqu `
to do what to go online also to be online long very interesting
` y w angluo oux` ` ai xiaz sousu o an liaoti
online game to download to search to chat
` ` w angshang gouwu ` ` y ` dianz oujian
to buy sth. on internet
Email
Newbie - Sending Emails

A:
(A0094)
n W o z enme lianx` ? How can I contact you?
B:
wo f ` ba. Jiu a y oujian ` gei Send me an email.
A:
` d` N de y oujian zh sh` shenme? Whats your email address?
B:
Tom@hotmail.com
` d` W ode y oujian zh sh` Tom@hotmail.com. My email address is Tom@hotmail.com.
Key Vocabulary
z enme lianx` gei
how to contact to
f a ` y oujian d` zh
to send mail address
ng shenq ` zhuc ` e u dengl ` ` y shou oujian ` y laj oujian
apply for to register to login to receive mail junk mail
Newbie - Addresses
A:
(A0095)
de d` N jial zh sh` shenme? What is your home address?135, Nanjing Road.
B:
ng Lu sansh ` de d` W o jial zh sh` Nanj bai wu ` y hao. My home address is number 135, Nanjing Road.
A:
` gongyu du` ` ma? Zai an mian Across from the park?
B:
Sh` de. Yes.
Key Vocabulary
jial d` zh sh`
home address to be
shenme ng Lu Nanj ` ` hao ` zai ` du` mian
what Nanjing Road No. at opposite
an zuobi y` oubian ` an houbi pangbi an qu
left right as opposed to left behind beside district
Newbie - Invitations to Eat A:
(A0097)
w n j ntian anshang y oush` ma? Do you have anything to do tonight?
B:
meiy ou sh` w j ntian anshang wo . I dont have anything tonight.
A:
q bu hao? wo ng n ch f` an hao Ill invite you out to eat, OK?
B:
de. hao zhuyi. hao OK. Good idea.
Key Vocabulary
j ntian w anshang
today evening
y oush` ou meiy sh` q ng bu hao hao
to be busy to not have thing; matter to invite; to treat good or not
y ouk` ong ong meik` mang hen meish`
to have free time to not have free time very busy to not have something to do to invite guests we have to get together
q ngk` e ` usan ` b` ujianb`
Newbie - Asking for Favors A:
(A0099)
y n neng bu neng bang wo ge mang? Can you do me a favor?
B:
k dangr an ey . Of course I can.
A:
lai zhao W ` u lai le. wo wo ang T` aitai. q ng gaos ` ta I came to nd Mrs. Wang. Please tell her Im here.
B:
went ` . q deng. mei ng shao No problem. Just a moment please.
Key Vocabulary
neng bang
can to help
mang dangr an k ey lai zhao q ng ` u gaos `
favor of course can to come to try to nd please to tell
ao ` zhuang w` bie ang le ` mang bang le da x ng b` u x ng k e b` u k ey
to pass on (word) dont forget be a great help can or cannot can or cannot
Newbie - Buying Train Tickets

A:
(A0103)
k qu ng de huoch epi ` ao? Nali ey mai ` Beij Where can I buy a train ticket to Beijing?
B:
ezh ` an. N b` xu ` huoch qu You must go to the train station.
A:
` nan mai ma? Piao Is it difcult to buy one?
B:
nanshu Hen o. Its hard to say.
Key Vocabulary
k ey mai epi ` ao huoch
can to buy train ticket

e huoch ezh ` an huoch ng Beij b` xu ` piao nan nanshu o
train train station Beijing must ticket difcult difcult to say
` y` ngwo o ` ruanw ` y` ngzuo ` ruanzu o ` w angf an piao ` chuang kao
hard sleeper (on a train) soft sleeper (of a railroad) hard seats (on trains) soft seat/berth (on trains) roundtrip ticket closed to the window
Newbie - Baby Talk: Words of Comfort

ku. Baobao bie Baby dont cry.
(A0108)
pa. ` Baobao bie Baby dont be afraid.
` ` zhel ` . Baba mama zai Daddy and Mommy are here.
` Baba mama x huan n . Daddy and Mommy like you. Key Vocabulary Supplementary Vocabulary
Newbie - Singing Ability

A:
(A0109)
ge ` ao. chang N de nu de henh er Your daughter sings very well.
B:
` an ` jia ` . zai lianx Xiexie. T a meiti Thanks. She practices every day.
A:
` ge ma? T a hu` chang y ngwen Can she sing English songs?
B:
ge ` ao. y Hu` . T a de y ngwen e chang de henh Yes. She sings English songs pretty well, too.
Key Vocabulary Supplementary Vocabulary
Newbie - University Major: Part 2

A:
(A0110)
e sh` N de zhuany` shenme? What is your major?
B:
e sh` W o de zhuany` j nrong. My major is nance.
A:
e ma? N x huan n de zhuany` Do you like your major?
B:
de. Bu enme x huan. T ng wuli ` z ao Not really. Its pretty boring.
Key Vocabulary
e zhuany` x huan b` u z enme
major to like not very

t ng wuli ao j nrong
very boring nance
` shangw dianz u ` x huan ` j` suanj y ouqu ` y ouy` ong ` u jiaoy `
E-commerce like computer funny useful education
Newbie - Talking about Your Hometown

A:
(A0113)
a ` nali? zai N de laoji Where is your home town?
B:
` lai. N W o cong xiangxi a ne? I come from the countryside. How about you?
A:
a ` Beij ng. zai W ode laoji My hometown is in Beijing.
B:
ng sh` d` Beij y ge hao fang. Beijing is a good place.
Key Vocabulary
a laoji cong ` xiangxi a
native place from country

` zai d` fang
at place
ang jiaxi y qian ` zhuz ` ai nongc un chengsh` chugu o hu guo
home before to live in countryside city to leave the country to return home
Newbie - You Look Nervous

A:
(A0117)
` lai hen j N kanq nzhang. You look very nervous.
B:
hen j Du` , wo nzhang. Yes, Im very nervous.
A:
W` eishenme? Why?
B:
` wo y zhongy` ` Y nwei ou y ge hen ao de kaosh` . Because I have an important test.
Key Vocabulary
hen j nzhang ` y nwei ` zhongy` ao
very nervous because important
q ngsong ` nangu o ` u haixi ` shangqu kan ai ` y xiaoc die
relaxed sad shy it would appear a piece of cake
Newbie - Chatting Online

A:
(A0119)
` an ma? N j ngchang shangw ang liaoti Do you often chat online?
B:
an ` an. shangw Sh` de. W o meiti ang liaoti Yes. I chat online everyday.
A:
shei liaoti an? N he Who do you chat with online?
B:
wo de nup He u engyou. With my girlfriend.
Key Vocabulary
j ngchang ` shangw ang an liaoti
often to go online chat

an meiti he shei nup u engyou
every day with who girlfriend
w an y oux` ` diany ` ng kan z ` cha liao xuex ` ` shangxi an ` an ` xiaxi engyou nanp tongxu e tongsh` en jiar
to play games to watch lms
to learn to be online to be ofine boyfriend classmate colleague family members

Newbie - Drive faster!

A:
(A0121)
` y hao ma? kuai Sh fu, kai dian, Driver, please drive faster, okay?
B:
sh ma? N gan jian Are you in a hurry?
A:
wo ch ` hu` ` k` dao, bei ou x nshu . Sh` de. Rugu o Yes. If Im late, Ill get a deduction from my salary.
B:
W o m ngbai le. I understand.
Key Vocabulary
sh fu kai ` kuai
master (driver) to drive fast

y dian sh gan jian rugu o ` ch dao hu` ` bei k` ou x nshu m ngbai
a bit to be in a hurry if to arrive late will / to dock salary to understand
u chaos ` chuang deng f akuan j` chao nlu ` hong-
exceed the speed limit to run or drive through a red light to ne to take a short cut
` gongl a u gaoji `
overhead road
Newbie - What time is it?

:
(A0122)
` ai ` j Xianz dian? What time is it now?
` ai ` tai ` w Xianz an le. Its too late now.
` ai ` hai zao. Xianz Its still early now.
sh W o gan jian. Im in a hurry.
Key Vocabulary
` ai ` xianz j dian ` tai
now what time too

w an hai zao sh gan jian
late still early in a hurry
x ngq j zaoshang ` shangw u zhongw u ` u xiaw w anshang laibuj ` ch dao
which day of the week early morning morning noon afternoon evening lacking enough time to to arrive late
Newbie - Too Polite

A:
(A0124)
T` ai w an le. W o xiang z ou. Its too late. I would like to to go.
B:
` W o song n hu jia. Ill take you home.
A:
` mafan Buy` n le. ` ong le, tai You dont need to. Its too much trouble.
B:
y Y dian e b` u mafan. W omen z ou ba. Its no trouble at all. Lets go.
Key Vocabulary
` tai w an xiang
too late to like to

z ou ` song hu jia mafan
to leave to send to go home troublesome
ng huany jush bie ` u ` ch q ng su bian ch duo y dian z ouhao
welcome make yourself at home Help yourself to the food to eat a little more Goodbye. Take care.
Newbie - Baby Talk: Be good!

:
(A0126)
Baobao, guai. Baby, be good.
taoq` . Bie Dont be naughty.
` Baobao, guolai. Baby, come here.
peng ` ` Baobao, bie nage. Baby, dont touch that.
Baobao, dangx n. Baby, be careful.
Key Vocabulary
baobao guai bie taoq` ` guolai ` peng ` nage
baby well-behaved do not be naughty to come over to touch that
` k eai tiaop he ` kan ku chao
cute naughty drink look cry noisy
Newbie - Your Receipt

A:
(A0128)
85
de dongxi ` wu N mai y gong sh` bash yuan. The total comes to 85Rmb.
B:
n wo kai ` f Gei . Q ng gei apiao. Here you are. Please give me a receipt.
A:
de. Kaih le. Zhe ` sh` ` ao Hao n de f apiao. Okay. Here is your receipt.
B:
` Xiexie. Thanks.
Key Vocabulary
` y gong sh` gei
all together to be to give

` f apiao ` zhe mai dongxi
receipt this to buy thing
ang ` jiezh ` z onggong an zhaoqi ` apiao kaif ao kaiy`
check-out altogether to give change to write a receipt to write out a prescription
Newbie - I dont feel well

A:
(A0130)
` q N kan lai b` u shufu. You look uncomfortable.
B:
wei ` b` Du` , wo u shufu. Yes. My stomach doesnt feel good.
A:
Zenme hu` ? How come?
B:
` wo wuf` ` duo le. Y nwei de tai an ch Because I ate too much for lunch.
Key Vocabulary
` q kan lai b` u shufu ` wei
to look uncomfortable stomach

z enme hu` ` y nwei wuf` an ch ` tai duo
how could that be because lunch to eat too much
bao ` e ` tong xiux ` y yuan he
full hungry ache have a rest hospital drink
Newbie - Downloading Music

A:
(A0133)
` ` ai ` y ` N z enme cong w angshang xiaz nyue? How do you download music from the internet?
B:
iTunes
` ai ` y ` W o quiTunesxi az nyue. ` I go to iTunes to download music.
A:
qian? ao Y` ao duosh How much does it cost?
B:
gu` sh` Bu hen . N y nggai shi. ` sh` Its not very expensive. You should try it.
Key Vocabulary
z enme cong ` w angshang
how from the internet

` ai ` xiaz ` y nyue qian gu` y nggai
to download music money expensive should
` w angzhan ei mianf` ` an ` zaixi ang bof` pianyi ` f angbian
website free online play cheap convenient
Newbie - Youre late again! A:
(A0134)
` le. n ` z de? n y` ou ch dao z ongsh` ch dao. enme gao You are late again. You are always late. Whats your problem?
B:
mei ch ` sandi jian. ` ` ai ` ao an wo dao. women shuoh xianz ` sandi an. zhengh ao Im not late. We agreed we would meet at 3pm. Now its 3pm.
A:

` ai ` sh` sh ` le sh an b` u du` , xianz sandi wuf ch dao wu en. n ` b` ` ch ` le, k f enzhong. xiac` uy` ao zai dao ey ma? No, its 3:15pm now. You are 15 minutes late. Dont be late again, okay?
B:
shengq` k ey . n bie le. Okay. Dont be angry.
Key Vocabulary
y` ou ` zai z ongsh` ` zhengh ao shengq` ao shuoh
once again again always just to get angry come to an agreement
gangh ao f ahuo deng zaotu` ` bange xiaosh ` xiaosh y geban
just;exactly to become angry to wait leave early from work half an hour one and a half hours
Newbie - Its broken

A:
(A0136)
neng ` n ma? Du` buq , wo jie de shouj Excuse me. Can I borrow your mobile phone?
B:
ou shouj ma? N meiy Dont you have a mobile phone?
A:
` de shouj huai ` le. Y ou. Dansh` wo Yes I do, but my mobile phone is broken.
B:
` n de shouj ba. Na y` ong wo Then use my mobile phone.
Key Vocabulary
` jie neng y` ong
to borrow can to use

` le huai ba
broken (a suggestive particle)
c dian ` uq jiech ` le u an ` le meidi ` chongdi an huan
dictionary to have lent out the battery has run down charge (a battery) to return
Newbie - Denitely!
A:
(A0138)
wo jia y w N m ngtian d` ng lai an ma? Tomorrow are you denitely coming to my house to hang out?
B:
W o y d` ng lai. Im denitely coming.
A:
` u xiaw M ngtian ong. wudi anzh Five oclock tomorrow afternoon.
B:
de. M ` jian. Hao ngtian OK, see you tomorrow.
Key Vocabulary
m ngtian y d` ng
tomorrow certainly
lai ` u xiaw wudi ong anzh ` jian m ngtian
to come to afternoon at 5 o clock see you tomorrow
` an houti ` ge yue ` xia ` ` shang ge yue an zuoti j ntian quni ` an m ngnian
the day after tomorrow next month last month yesteday today last year next year
Newbie - Baby Talk: Praise

A:
(A0140)
Baobao, n sh` y ge congming de haizi. Baby, you are a smart child.
B:
` de haizi. Baobao, n sh` y ge t nghua Baby, you are an obedient child.
A:
haizi. Baobao, n sh` y ge hao Baby, you are a good child.
B:
` k Baobao, n zhen eai. Baby, you are really cute.
Key Vocabulary
baobao sh` congming
baby to be intelligent
` t nghua zhen ` k eai
obedient really lovable;cute;lovely
guai tiaop taoq` an ` daod ` huai
well-behaved naughty naughty to make trouble bad
Newbie - How are you?

A:
(A0142)
` Zaosh ang hao! Good morning!
B:
ma? N Hai! hao Hi! How are you?
A:
hao, xiexie. ` W o hen Im very good. Thanks.
Key Vocabulary
` zaosh ang hao zaoshang hao hai ma n hao
good morning morning good hey how are you
wo hen ` xiexie
I very to thank
zu` j` n z enmey` ang ` b` ucuo ah uhu mam ` gongzu o xuex
recently how about not bad just OK work study
Newbie - Baby Talk: Eat up!

A:
(A0145)
` ` haoch Baobao, ch zhege, zhege hen . Baby, eat this. This is very delicious.
B:
` Baobao, b` uy` ao ch nage. Baby, dont eat that.
A:
` Baobao, y` ao buy` ao ch zhege? Baby, do you want to eat this?
B:
` ` Baobao, b` uy` ao ch nage. Nage du` n b` u hao. Baby, dont eat that. Its not good for you.
Key Vocabulary
` zhege ` nage ch
this that one to eat

b` uy` ao y` ao buy` ao haoch du` ...
do not want or not want tasty to..., for
xiang tian suan ku ` la nanch y mei ngy ang sh laj p n ` eng b` u weish ` zang
fragrant sweet sour bitterly hot spicy unpalatable not to have nutrition garbage foodstuff unhealthy dirty
he e haoh e nanh
to drink delicious
Newbie - I miss you!

A:
(A0147)
W ei, mama, sh` wo. Hi, Mom. Its me.
B:
` sh` e. N ma? A, n , Jiek` hao Ah! Its you, Jack. How are you?
A:
hao, mama. ` hen xiang W o hen Dansh` wo n . Im very good, Mom. But I miss you very much.
Key Vocabulary
wei sh` hen hao ` dansh`
hello(on the phone only) to be very good but
xiang
to miss
` xiangni an shei ng gaox` shent zu` j` n z enmey` ang
miss sth. or sb. who happy body recently how about
Newbie - Whats his name?

A:
(A0150)
` shenme T a jiao m ngzi? Whats his name?
B:
` W T a jiao ang P ng. His name is Wang Ping.
A:
T a y ou gege ma? Does he have any older brothers?
B:
Y ou. T a y ou y ge gege. Yes. He has an older brother.
Key Vocabulary
ta ` jiao shenme
he to be called what
m ngzi y ou gege ge
name to have elder brother (common measure word)
d` di jiejie ` meimei xiongd` ei ` jiem ` xiongm ei
younger brother older sister younger sister brothers sisters elder brother and younger sister older sister and younger brother
jied`
Newbie - She went out

A:
(A0152)
` Zhang ` ma? W` ei, q ng wen Xiaojie zai Hello, is Miss Zhang in?
B:
` b` Du` buq , ta u zai. Sorry, she is not in.
A:
T a chuq ` le ma? u Is she out?
B:
chuq Du` , ta ` le. u Yes, she is out.
Key Vocabulary
` wei ` q ng wen ` zai
hello may I ask to be there

chuq ` u du` ma
to go out right question marker
hu lai ` ` dianhu jie a ` ` hu dianhu a ` ` haom ` dianhu a a haom ` shouj a
return answer the phone call back phone number mobile phone number
Newbie - I like beef

A:
(A0155)
N x huan ch shenme? What do you like to eat?
B:
` n W o x huan ch niur ne? ou, I like to eat beef. And you?
A:
o x huan ch yu. W I like to eat sh.
B:
Sh` ma? W o y e sh` ! Really? Me too!
Key Vocabulary
x huan ch ` niur ou
to like to eat beef

n ne y e
what about you? also
` j rou ` y arou ` y angrou ou ` gour ` zhur ou ` shuc ai shu guo
chicken duck meat mutton dog meat pork vegetables fruit
Newbie - World Cup Football Terms

:
(A0159)
` ei Sh` jieb World Cup
ou Jiay Come on
u Haoqi Good shot
` u Chouqi Bad shot
` ao Heish Black whistle
Key Vocabulary
` ei sh` jieb ou jiay u haoqi ` u chouqi ` ao heish
World Cup to add effort good shot bad shot biased referee
ush` kaim ` b` mush` ` ` dongd aozh u ` an weimi ` un guanj u dianqi a heim ` sai jiash
opening ceremony closing ceremony host defend a title champion penalty kick black horse overtime(OT)
Newbie - Wheres the bathroom?

A:
(A0163)
` x an ` nali? zai Q ng wen shouji Excuse me, where is the washroom?
B:
` erl ` ou. Zai Its on the second oor.
A:
` Xiexie. Thank you.
B:
` Buy` ` ong xie. Not at all.
Key Vocabulary
` q ng wen an x shouji ` zai
may I ask washroom at

nali ` ou erl ` xiexie ` b` uy` ongxie
where second oor thank you Youre welcome.
` gongy` ong dian` hua y nhang y ouju ` ` o gongg ong cesu ` z` dong quku anj
public telephone
bank post ofce public toilet automatic machine elevator cash-withdrawal
` diant
Newbie - Allergies
A:
(A0165)
Du` buq` ...... Im sorry
B:
Zenme le? Whats the matter?
A:
` n. guom W o du` mao I am allergic to cats.
B:
b` ` O, du` buq` , wo u b` u zh dao. Oh, sorry, I didnt know.
Key Vocabulary
du` buq` z enme le du`
Im sorry whats wrong towards

mao ` n guom ` zh dao
cats to be allergic know
mao ang ` yuanli en dazh ` y anzhong k eneng
hair forgive have an injection serious maybe
Newbie - Finding a Seat

A:
(A0168)
` y zuo ` ma? Zhel ou ren Is anyone sitting here?
B:
ou. Meiy No.
A:
` ma? W o k ey zuo Can I sit here?
B:
k Dangr an ey . Yes, of course.
Key Vocabulary
` zhel y ou ren
here to have person

` zuo ou meiy k ey dangr an
to sit to do not have can of course
` ei ` zuow de wo pangbi an ` k` ongwei ` zher ` nar nar ` nali nali
seat my beside empty seat here where where there where
Newbie - Exchanging Money

A:
(A0172)
` an. W o xiang huanqi I want to exchange money.
B:
` duoshao Huan qian? How much money would you like to exchange?
A:
meiyu an. Y bai One hundred US dollars.
B:
de. Hao All right.
Key Vocabulary
xiang ` an huanqi ` huan
to want to to exchange money to exchange

duoshao y bai an meiyu de hao
how much, how many 100 American dollar OK
` zh piao ` n xianj n meij r` yuan hanyu an lub` u
bank check cash American dollar Japanese yen Korean wan rouble
Newbie - Vegetarian Eating

A:
(A0175)
N y ou shenme dongxi b` u ch ma? Is there anything that you dont eat?
B:
` wo ch W o b` u ch rou, su. ` I dont eat meat. I am a vegetarian.
A:
` ne? J dan What about egg?
B:
` k J dan ey . Egg is ne.
Key Vocabulary
ch dongxi shenme
to eat thing what

y ou ` rou k ey
to have meat can
` la tian cu ` ` re b ng `a sel niup ai shu ` tud ou yum ` m f` an
hot spicy sweet vinegar heat ice salad steak cooked potato corn cooked rice
Newbie - May I take your photo? A:

k ` an ` ma? zhaopi wo ey pai May I take a photo?
(A0180)
B:
k ey . Sure.
A:
!
qiezi! shuo Say cheese!
B:
!
qiezi! Cheese!
Key Vocabulary
k ey pai
may to take
` an ` zhaopi shuo qiezi
photo to say eggplant
` angj ` zhaoxi angj ` shum ` axi q ngchu an jiaoju ` an ` x zhaopi ` d pian ` xiangzh ` xiangku ang ` ` xiangc e j` nzh ` ao paizh
camera digital camera clear lm to develop lm negatives photographic paper picture frame photo album ban to take a picture
Newbie - Finding a Cheap Hostel

A:
(A0184)
pianyi W o xiang zhao de lugu u an. Id like to nd a cheap hostel.
B:
qian? ao Duosh How much?
A:
100
yuan y Y bai tian. One hundred yuan per day.
B:
de. Hao OK.
Key Vocabulary
xiang zhao pianyi
would like to to try to nd cheap

100
lugu u an ao duosh qian yuan y bai y tian
hotel how much, how many money 100 yuan 1 day
` ludi u an lugu u an ` jiudi an b nguan ` o aisu zhaod y aoqiu fuw u ` ong jiaot
hostel (usually cheap) hostel (usually cheap) hotel, restaurant hotel (usually expensive) hostel (usually cheap) demand, request service trafc
` f angbian ng huanj` gaoj gu` yud` ` ng
convenient environment high-level expensive schedule in advance
Newbie - Transportation
A:
(A0186)
N z enme hu jia? How are you going home?
B:
` d` N W o zuo tie. ne? Im taking the subway. What about you?
A:
` chuz ` an! ` Zaiji W o zuo uch e. Im taking a taxi. See you!
B:
` an! ` Zaiji Bye!
Key Vocabulary
z enme hu jia ` zuo
how to go home to ride

d` tie chuz uch e
subway taxi
e huoch f eij lunchu an u ` e c xuanf liech
train airplane ship Maglev train
` gongg ongq` che z` x ngche cheng
bus bicycle by(train, bus, plane, subway) to ride(a bike) by a taxi to walk to drive a car
q dad z oulu ` e kaich
lunhu a
rollerskating
Newbie - Using a Credit Card

A:
(A0191)
Xianj ` n haishi a? N nhao. shuak Hello, are you using cash or credit card?
B:
a. Shuak Credit card.
A:
. Q ng qianz` Please sign.
B:
de. Hao OK.
Key Vocabulary
n nhao ` n xianj haishi
hello cash or
a shuak
to use a card (including credit card, commuter card, etc.) to sign OK
qianz` de hao
y` ong fu ` ` n fu y` ong xianj ` ` n fu ` xianj x` ny` ongka hao na
to use to pay to pay in cash to pay in cash credit card hold well
Newbie - How do you say...?

A:
(A0196)
Fruit
z Zhongw en enme shuo? How do I say fruit in Chinese?
B:
shuc ` y z Shu guo. ngwen enme shuo? ai Shuiguo. How do I say shucai in English?
A:
Vegetable
Vegetable.
Key Vocabulary
Zhongw en z enme shuo shu guo ` shuc ai
Chinese how to say fruit vegetable
y ngwen
English
y` ong y` ong Zhongw en enme shuo z f any` y` si ` b` u zh dao
to use how do you say ... in Chinese to translate meaning not to know
Newbie - Im here for an interview

A:
(A0200)
N hao. Hello.
B:
W miansh` ` N hao. o lai . Hello. I am here for an interview.
A:
` n ` shenme? Q ng wen jiao May I have your name?
B:
Anne
` W o jiaoAnne. Im Anne.
Key Vocabulary
lai ` miansh` ` q ng wen
to come to interview may I ask

` jiao
to be called
` miansh` guan ` ao ` jiesh jiesh ` ao ` z` wo y` ngp` n ` zh wei ` ang tech nengl` ` ao ` aih e liaoji x nshu tongzh
interviewer to introduce self-introduction to employ post specialty capability to like to understand salary notice
Newbie - What is this called?

A:
(A0205)
` ` shenme? Zhege jiao What is this called?
B:
` ` Zhege jiaow an. This is called a bowl.
A:
` ` shenme? Nage jiao What is that called?
B:
` ` ` Nage jiaoku aizi. Those are called chopsticks.
Key Vocabulary
` zhege ` nage ` jiao
this that to be called

shenme w an ` kuaizi
what bowl chopsticks
shuang ` y shuang kuaizi diezi panzi shaozi daoch a hu` y` ong jia ` cai jia
two a pair of chopsticks small dish tray scooper knife and fork can use clip to get food
Newbie - Too expensive!

A:
(A0209)
qian? ao Duosh How much?
B:
kuai ` qian. Y bai 100 RMB.
A:
T` ai gu` le! Too expensive!
B:
qian? duosh ao N shuo Name your price.
Key Vocabulary
ao duosh qian kuai ` qian y bai
how much, how many money 100 RMB

` tai gu` shuo
too expensive to say, to speak
pianyi e dazh ` zu` d jia ` mai an ` huasu
to be cheap to discount the lowest price to sell be worth the price
Newbie - No, thank you!

A:
(A0213)
` Zhege y` ao ma? Do you want this?
B:
` Buy` ` ao, xiexie. No, thank you.
A:
pianyi! Hen Its very cheap !
B:
Zhende b` uy` ao. I really dont want it.
Key Vocabulary
` zhege y` ao b` uy` ao
this (one) to want not to want

` xiexie hen pianyi zhende
thank you very cheap really
gu` mai ` mai ` zh` liang ` tu` huan
expensive to buy to sell quality exchange a purchase
Newbie - Little Friends

A:
(A0218)
engy Xiaop ou, n hao! Hi there, little girl (boy)!
B:
N hao. Hi.
A:
N j su` le? How old are you?
B:
S` su` . Four.
Key Vocabulary
pengyou xiao n hao n
children hello you

j su` s` su`
how many years old 4 years old
` k eai ` piaoliang ` shangxu e zhu ` shu
cute pretty go to school live be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals associated with a 12-year cycle)
Newbie - I love China!

:
(A0221)
` Zhonggu W o ai o. I love China.
` Zhonggu en. W o ai or I love Chinese people.
` zhonggu cai. ` W o ai o I love Chinese food.
` Zhongw W o ai en. I love Chinese.
Key Vocabulary
wo ` ai Zhonggu o
I to love China
en Zhonggu or ai ` zhonggu oc Zhongw en
Chinese person Chinese dishes Chinese language
ai ` hen x huan b` u x huan an taoy` wen zhonggu o ` hua ang jiaxi zugu o
to love very much to like to not like be disgust Chinese culture
hometown motherland
Newbie - Lost Luggage

A:
(A0226)
N hao. Hello.
B:
W ` N hao. o de x ngli zhaobud ao. Hi. I cant nd my luggage.
A:
W o bang n zhao. Ill help you look.
B:
Key Vocabulary
x ngli bang zhao
luggage to assist to try to nd

ao ` le zhaod x ngl xiang an biaoqi x ngli j` cunch u `
to have found luggage trunk label left-luggage ofce
` x nglijia
luggage rack
Newbie - Stomach Trouble

A:
(A0229)
N z enme le? Whats the matter?
B:
uzi. W o lad ` I have diarrhea.
A:
Ch y` ao le ma? Have you taken any medicine?
B:
meiy ou ch Hai . Not yet.
Key Vocabulary
z enme le uzi lad ` ch
what s wrong to have diarrhea to eat

y` ao hai ou meiy
medicine still to have not
` wei ` eng weit duzi ` duzit ` eng eng tout y ateng ` ao xiey` ` zh xie ` ao zh xiey`
stomach stomach ache belly collywobbles headache toothache laxative stop diarrhea stop diarrhea pill
Newbie - Mailing a Letter

A:
(A0235)
` nali? J` dao Where are you mailing it to?
B:
` Degu o. J` dao To Germany.
A:
21
` de. Ersh ` qian. Hao y kuai OK. 21 RMB.
B:
n Gei . Here you are.
Key Vocabulary
` j` dao nali o Degu
to mail to where Germany

21
de hao ` ` qian ersh y kuai gei
OK 21 RMB to give
j` x` n ` ai ` zhuand` teku d` zh ` en anr shouji ` en j` jianr
to mail a letter EMS Express Mail Service address recipient sender
Newbie - What Character?

A:
(A0239)
` sh` Zhe shenme z` ? What character is this?
B:
` sh` Zhe fuz` . That is the character fu.
A:
y` si? Shenme What does it mean?
B:
goodfortune
Sh` goodfortunede y` si. It means good fortune.
Key Vocabulary
` zhe sh` shenme
this to be what
z` fu y` si
character good fortune meaning
du ` nian z enme du ` z enme nian ` zhege z` ` zh dao jiao z` cha dian
to read to read aloud how to read how to read this character to know to teach to look up in a dictionary
Newbie - Hotel Essentials

A:
(A0242)
W` ei, n hao. Hello? Hi.
B:
W ` engzh N hao. omen xuy` . ao weish Hi. We need toilet paper.
A:
de, women ang ` ` ` u. Hao mash song guoq ` OK, well send it right over.
B:
Key Vocabulary
` wei n hao women
hello hello we
xuy` ao ` engzh weish de hao ang ` mash ` song ` u guoq `
to need toilet paper OK at once to deliver to go over
ou meiy ` le huai ` b` ugou ` diansh` j ` beizi x f` ashu
to not have to ruin not enough television set quilt liquid shampoo
Newbie - The Olympics

:
(A0247)
` unhu` Aoy ` the Olympics
` B sai competition
` Y` undongyu an athlete
` unhu` ` Aoy W o ai . ` I love the Olympics.
` unhu` ` kan ` Aoy W o ai . ` I love watching the Olympics.
Key Vocabulary
` unhu` Aoy ` ` b sai ` yund an ` ongyu ` ai ` kan
Olympic Games competition athlete to love to watch
` yund ` onghu` ` zh` yuanzh e ` unhu` ` Aoy kan ` ` unhu` ` Aoy qu ` kan `
game, sports meet volunteer watch the Olympics go to watch the Olympics
zu` x huan
like best
Newbie - Baby Talk: Friends Song

:
(A0253)
a a pengyou, zhao zhao Zhao Search and search and search for pals,
ao ` y pengyou, Zhaod ge hao Find a really good friend,
` J` ng ge l y a, wowo shou, Lets salute and then shake hands,
de hao pengyou. N sh` wo You are my good friend.
Key Vocabulary
zhao hao pengyou
to try to nd good friend

j` ngl ` ou wosh sh`
to make a bow or salute to shake hands to be
` changg e y oux` ` y zuo oux` tongy ao u y aolanq
to sing game to play a game childrens nursery rhymes lullaby
Newbie - Im hungry! A:
` ai ` j xianz dian?
(A0257)
What time is it right now?
B:
7
z q dian. enme le? Its 7 oclock. What is it?
A:
e ` le. wo Im hungry.
B:
b` ` wo u e. Im not hungry.
Key Vocabulary
` ai ` xianz j dian
now what time

q dian z enme le ` e b` u
7 oclock whats wrong hungry not
duzi ` ch f` an bao k e ` lei
belly to eat food to eat till full thirsty tired
Newbie - Ouch!
A:
(A0263)
o! Ay Ouch!
B:
Zenme le? Whats wrong?
A:
o! W o y a teng. Ay I have a toothache. Ouch!
B:
` kankan. ` Rang wo Let me have a look.
Key Vocabulary
o ay z enme le y a
ouch whats wrong tooth

teng ` rang ` kankan
to hurt to let to take a look
tou y anjing b zi duzi ` ` wei shou jiao ` x gai
head eye nose belly stomach hand foot knee
Newbie - Wheres the garbage?

A:
(A0268)
` laj ` nali? tong Q ng wen zai Excuse me, where is the garbage can?
B:
` qianmi ` Zai an. Its up ahead.
A:
` Xiexie. Thanks.
B:
Buk` ` eqi. Youre welcome.
Key Vocabulary
` q ng wen tong laj ` zai
may I ask garbage can to be at

nali ` qianmi an ` xiexie b` uk` eqi
where ahead thank you Youre welcome.
qianmian ` houmian an zuobi y` oubian ` zh dao xiang laj
front rear left right as opposed to left to know dustbin
Newbie - Business Cards

A:
(A0272)
` sh` de m ` Zhe wo ngpian. This is my business card.
B:
` O, xiexie. Oh, thank you.
A:
` ma? N y ou m ngpian Do you have a business card?
B:
mei dai. ` Du` buq , wo Sorry, I didnt bring it.
Key Vocabulary
` zhe sh` de wo
this to be my
` m ngpian y ou du` buq ` dai
business card to have Im sorry to carry
` jiaohu an lianx` d` zh f lianx` angsh` x` nxiang y oubian ` ` dianhu a shouj chuanzh en ` y ` dianz oujian
exchange to contact address contact method mailbox postal code; zip code telephone cell phone fax email
chang lianx` baoch lianx`
to keep in frequent contact to keep in touch
Newbie - Black or Green Tea

A:
(A0277)
a. W o xiang hech I would like some tea.
B:
` haishi Hongch a luch u a? Black tea or green tea?
A:
` Luch u a. Green tea.
B:
de. Hao OK.
Key Vocabulary
xiang a hech hongch a
would like to to drink tea black tea

haishi ` luch u a de hao
or (for questions) green tea OK
guozh xueb` p jiu niun ai b ngshu a huach a naich ` su bian dou x huan
fruit juice Sprite beer milk iced water scented tea milk tea as one wishes both; all to like
Newbie - Feminine Products A:
(A0281)
` weish ` engj ` nali? n zai xiaojie, q ng wen, Excuse me, miss, where are the feminine napkins?
B:
` zheli. ` zai Over here.
A:
` hao ma? zhege paizi Is this brand good?
B:
` b` ucuo. Its pretty good.
Key Vocabulary
` engj n weish ` zai
feminine napkin at
nali ` zheli paizi ` b` ucuo ` q ng wen ` zhege
where here brand pretty good, not bad may I ask this
` mai mai gen ` dai k hai ey
to sell to buy and, with to bring not bad; passable
Newbie - Im cold!
A:
(A0286)
N leng bu leng? Are you cold?
B:
hao. N W o hai ne? Im OK. Are you?
A:
leng. W o y ou y dian Im a little cold.
B:
` women ba. Na, hu jia Then lets go home.
Key Vocabulary
hao hai y ou y dian leng
not bad; passable to be a little cold

hu jia
to go home
` bu re ` re gangh ao ` zhengh ao ` b` u leng y e b` u re
hot or not just to happen to neither cold nor hot
` pa ` leng pa ` re ` pa y chuan fu chuan y duo fu ` ganm ao
to be afraid to fear cold to fear hot to put on clothes to dress more to catch cold
Newbie - Stopping the Taxi

A:
(A0290)
` zher ` t Sh fu, zai ngche. Driver, stop here.
B:
Nali? Where?
A:
` an t Kaobi ng jiu ey le. ` k The side of the road is ne.
B:
de, meiw ent ` . Hao OK, no problem.
Key Vocabulary
sh fu
driver; polite title for any skilled worker at
` zai
t ngche ` an kaobi jiu ` k ey
to stop a car; to park a car at the side just ne
chuz uch e s j ou menk lubi ` an ` xiang ` xiang zuo ` xiangy` ou ` e xiach ` t kuai ngche ` le dao
taxi driver doorway roadside toward toward the left toward the right get off, out of a vehicle stop the car quickly we have arrived
Newbie - Asking for Change

A:
(A0296)
k ` l ma? N hao, ey huan ngqian Hi, can I get some change?
B:
` duosh qian? ao K ey . N y` ao huan Sure. What do you need changed?
A:
kuai ` qian. Y bai One hundred yuan.
B:
ent ` . Meiw No problem.
Key Vocabulary
k ey ` huan l ngqian
can to change small change

y` ao ao duosh qian kuai ` qian y bai
to want how much money 100 kuai
zhengqi an ` mianzh y` ngb` zh b` shu ` huanch eng
round sum of money face value coin banknotes to count change into
Elementary - Mild Swearing

:
(B0055)

shuai ` de xiaohu wo de shouj gei n Bu hen ozi: na ` sh` ge dianhu ` ` shuo n hu` mama da a, j ntian w an hu jia. Not terribly attractive boy: Call your mum with my mobile phone. Say youre going to be home late today.
piaoliang ` ngb` Hen de nuh u shenj ng! aizi: Pretty girl: psycho!
de Xiao W N juede x n lai ang z enmey` ang? What do you think of the newcomer, Xiao Wang?
ao ` y Sham ge! dumb!
` k ` kaosh` W o zhec` end` ng neng tonggu o ! This time Ill pass the exam for sure!
ba? Mei shang ` N b` u sh` baich guo k` e jiu hai ` qu ` kaosh` ` neng tonggu o? Are you an idiot? Can you pass the exam without having ever attended class?
` kai ` gud W o zhunb an. ei ongdi Im preparing to open an antique shop.
` le ba? N eb` N naozi huai y diany u dong gud a! ong Is your brain broken? You know nothing about antiques!
zhang dao ` wo de jiao le! N mei y anjing ma? Cai Do you have eyes? You stepped on my toes!
L xiansheng zu` j` n z enmey` ang? Hows Mr. Li recently?

` aozi ` le lum ` ` ` de Dai u la! T a piaoliang de taitai y ou q ngren ` a ` la! dou zh sh` daji dao
Wearing his green cuckold hat! beautiful wife has a lover!
Everyone knows his
Key Vocabulary
` shuai xiaohu ozi ngb` shenj ng ao ` sham baich ` tonggu o ` gud an ongdi ` le naozi huai zhang mei y anjing cai ` ` lum ` dai u aozi
handsome young man crazy idiotic idiot to pass antique store ones brain is broken have no eyes
to step on be a cuckold
aiwu erb an sh sandi a shagu ` an ` bend chun
stupid half-cracked fool idiot stupid; foolish; dull; clumsy
Elementary - Mild Swearing

:
(B0055)

shuai ` de xiaohu wo de shouj gei n Bu hen ozi: na ` sh` ge dianhu ` ` shuo n hu` mama da a, j ntian w an hu jia. Not terribly attractive boy: Call your mum with my mobile phone. Say youre going to be home late today.
piaoliang ` ngb` Hen de nuh u shenj ng! aizi: Pretty girl: psycho!
de Xiao W N juede x n lai ang z enmey` ang? What do you think of the newcomer, Xiao Wang?
ao ` y Sham ge! dumb!
` k ` kaosh` W o zhec` end` ng neng tonggu o ! This time Ill pass the exam for sure!
ba? Mei shang ` N b` u sh` baich guo k` e jiu hai ` qu ` kaosh` ` neng tonggu o? Are you an idiot? Can you pass the exam without having ever attended class?
` kai ` gud W o zhunb an. ei ongdi Im preparing to open an antique shop.
` le ba? N eb` N naozi huai y diany u dong gud a! ong Is your brain broken? You know nothing about antiques!
zhang dao ` wo de jiao le! N mei y anjing ma? Cai Do you have eyes? You stepped on my toes!
L xiansheng zu` j` n z enmey` ang? Hows Mr. Li recently?

` aozi ` le lum ` ` ` de Dai u la! T a piaoliang de taitai y ou q ngren ` a ` la! dou zh sh` daji dao
Wearing his green cuckold hat! beautiful wife has a lover!
Everyone knows his
Key Vocabulary
` shuai xiaohu ozi ngb` shenj ng ao ` sham baich ` tonggu o ` gud an ongdi ` le naozi huai zhang mei y anjing cai ` ` lum ` dai u aozi
handsome young man crazy idiotic idiot to pass antique store ones brain is broken have no eyes
to step on be a cuckold
aiwu erb an sh sandi a shagu ` an ` bend chun
stupid half-cracked fool idiot stupid; foolish; dull; clumsy
Elementary - The Trafc Jam

A:
(B0057)
` de jiaot ong Shangh ai z enmey` ang? Whats Shanghais trafc like?
B:
ey an ` d` qu ` zuo Haik . W o meiti tie an. ` shangb Its OK. Every day I take the subway to work.
A:
` chuz ma? N j ngchang zuo uch e Do you often take taxis?
B:
shao. zuo ` chuz f ` dansh` ` hen Hen Su ran angbian, uch e gu` hen . Very seldom. Although taking taxis is convenient, its expensive.
A:
O. W o m ngbai n de y` si. Oh, I see what you mean.
Key Vocabulary
ong jiaot z enmey` ang ey haik an meiti ` zuo d` tie ` shangb an j ngchang chuz uch e shao su ran ` f angbian ` dansh` gu` m ngbai
trafc how about all right every day to ride subway to go to work often taxi seldom although convenient but expensive understand
y` si
meaning
` gongg ong q` che z oulu ` y ongj eng jiesh sh jian sud ` u ` duch e
publlic bus on foot crowded save time speed trafc jam
Elementary - The Trafc Jam

A:
(B0057)
` de jiaot ong Shangh ai z enmey` ang? Whats Shanghais trafc like?
B:
ey an ` d` qu ` zuo Haik . W o meiti tie an. ` shangb Its OK. Every day I take the subway to work.
A:
` chuz ma? N j ngchang zuo uch e Do you often take taxis?
B:
shao. zuo ` chuz f ` dansh` ` hen Hen Su ran angbian, uch e gu` hen . Very seldom. Although taking taxis is convenient, its expensive.
A:
O. W o m ngbai n de y` si. Oh, I see what you mean.
Key Vocabulary
ong jiaot z enmey` ang ey haik an meiti ` zuo d` tie ` shangb an j ngchang chuz uch e shao su ran ` f angbian ` dansh` gu` m ngbai
trafc how about all right every day to ride subway to go to work often taxi seldom although convenient but expensive understand
y` si
meaning
` gongg ong q` che z oulu ` y ongj eng jiesh sh jian sud ` u ` duch e
publlic bus on foot crowded save time speed trafc jam
Elementary - Which country are you from?

A:
(B0072)
a de? N sh` nage guoji Which country are you from?
B:
` Y dansh` ` sh` ` Meigu o zhang W o shengz ai ngguo, wo zai ` de. da I was born in England, but I grew up in America.
A:
` sh` ` Zhonggu lai ma? Zhe n d` y c` dao o Is this your rst time in China?
B:
guo y zai ` Beij ng xue Zhong Bu . W o lai c` . W o y qian ` sh` wen. No. Ive been here before. I studied in Beijing before.
A:
N qu ang ma? ` guo Xiangg Have you been to Hong Kong?
B:
mei qu o hai W ` guo.

I havent been yet.
Key Vocabulary
a guoji ` shengz ai ` zhangd a d` y c` ` dao lai y qian
country to be born in to grow up rst time to to come before
a ` ad Jian dush u liuxu e ` al` ` y` Aod a
Canada study study abroad Australia
Ouzh ou Hangu o R` ben
Europe South Korea Japan
Elementary - Which country are you from?

A:
(B0072)
a de? N sh` nage guoji Which country are you from?
B:
` Y dansh` ` sh` ` Meigu o zhang W o shengz ai ngguo, wo zai ` de. da I was born in England, but I grew up in America.
A:
` sh` ` Zhonggu lai ma? Zhe n d` y c` dao o Is this your rst time in China?
B:
guo y zai ` Beij ng xue Zhong Bu . W o lai c` . W o y qian ` sh` wen. No. Ive been here before. I studied in Beijing before.
A:
N qu ang ma? ` guo Xiangg Have you been to Hong Kong?
B:
mei qu o hai W ` guo.

I havent been yet.
Key Vocabulary
a guoji ` shengz ai ` zhangd a d` y c` ` dao lai y qian
country to be born in to grow up rst time to to come before
a ` ad Jian dush u liuxu e ` al` ` y` Aod a
Canada study study abroad Australia
Ouzh ou Hangu o R` ben
Europe South Korea Japan
Elementary - Discussing Eating

A:
(B0075)
xiang dao ` cant w ng qu J ntian anshang wo Zhongc an. ` ch gen qu? wo Shei ` Tonight Id like to go to a restaurant to eat Chinese food. Who will go with me?
B:
n W o gen qu. ` Ill go with you.
A:
en dou ` ch y` W omen zhonggu or ong kuaizi f` an. N hu` y` ong ` ma? kuaizi We Chinese use chopsticks to eat. Can you use chopsticks?
B:
dou b` Y dian u hu` . Not even a little.
A:
` b` n Na uy` aoj n. W o k ey jiao . Dont worry. I can teach you.
Key Vocabulary
......
w j ntian anshang ` dao...qu4 ` cant ng dao lanqi u da gen dou y` ong dou b` y dian u hu`
tonight to go to to go to a restaurant to play basketball with all to use cant at all
b` uy` aoj n jiao
dont worry to teach
` y shuang kuaizi xue
a pair of chopsticks to learn
na ` cai jia
to hold to pick up food (with chopsticks) restaurant
` f` andian
Elementary - Discussing Eating

A:
(B0075)
xiang dao ` cant w ng qu J ntian anshang wo Zhongc an. ` ch gen qu? wo Shei ` Tonight Id like to go to a restaurant to eat Chinese food. Who will go with me?
B:
n W o gen qu. ` Ill go with you.
A:
en dou ` ch y` W omen zhonggu or ong kuaizi f` an. N hu` y` ong ` ma? kuaizi We Chinese use chopsticks to eat. Can you use chopsticks?
B:
dou b` Y dian u hu` . Not even a little.
A:
` b` n Na uy` aoj n. W o k ey jiao . Dont worry. I can teach you.
Key Vocabulary
......
w j ntian anshang ` dao...qu4 ` cant ng dao lanqi u da gen dou y` ong dou dou b` y dian u hu`
tonight to go to to go to restaurant to play basketball with all to use all cant at all
b` uy` aoj n jiao
unimportant to teach
` y shuang kuaizi
a pair of chopsticks
xue hu` y dian na ` cai jia ` f` andian
to study to meet a bit to hold / restaurant
Elementary - Finding an Apartment

A:
(B0079)
W N hao. o xiang zuf ang. Hello. Id like to rent an apartment.
B:
de. N ` de? da Hao y` ao duo Good. How big a house do you want?
A:

zhu, y ` jiu wosh` W o xiang y ge ren jian ey le. N ` suoy ` k de ma? y ou hesh` Id like to live alone, so one bedroom is enough. Do you have something suitable?
B:
` ma? Y ou. N y` ao kan Yes. Do you want to have a look?
A:
de. Hao Yes.
Key Vocabulary
xiang zu y` ao duo zhu ` suoy jian ` wosh` k ey hesh`
would like to rent to want how to live therefore (measure word for rooms) bedroom can suitable
y aoqiu ng ganj` ` engji weish an
demand; request clean washroom

chuf ang u jiaj ` ` dianq` ng anj` ong jiaot ` f angbian
kitchen furniture electrical appliance quiet trafc convenient
Elementary - Finding an Apartment

A:
(B0079)
W N hao. o xiang zuf ang. Hello. Id like to rent an apartment.
B:
de. N ` de? da Hao y` ao duo Good. How big a house do you want?
A:

zhu, y ` jiu wosh` W o xiang y ge ren jian ey le. N ` suoy ` k de ma? y ou hesh` Id like to live alone, so one bedroom is enough. Do you have something suitable?
B:
` ma? Y ou. N y` ao kan Yes. Do you want to have a look?
A:
de. Hao Yes.
Key Vocabulary
xiang zu y` ao duo zhu ` suoy jian ` wosh` k ey hesh`
would like to rent to want how to live therefore (measure word for rooms) bedroom can suitable
y aoqiu ng ganj` ` engji weish an
demand; request clean washroom

chuf ang u jiaj ` ` dianq` ng anj` ong jiaot ` f angbian
kitchen furniture electrical appliance quiet trafc convenient
Elementary - Useful Phrases #3

:
(B0081)
` x an ` nali? zai Q ng wen, shouji Excuse me, where is the bathroom?
` engji ` nali? zai Mafan n , weish an Im sorry to bother you, where is the bathroom?
` le. Buh si. o ch dao W ` aoy` Im late. Sorry.
si. W o w` angle n de m ngzi. Buh ` aoy` I forgot your name. Apologies.
ou qian, b` si. W o meiy uhaoy` I dont have any money. Sorry.
Key Vocabulary
an x shouji nali mafan ` engji weish an ` ch dao si b` uhaoy` w` ang
washroom where to bother toilet to arrive late sorry to forget
tush ugu an j` zhu ` y e ` zh dao ` xie duo bang
library remember also know thank you very much help
Elementary - Useful Phrases #3

:
(B0081)
` x an ` nali? zai Q ng wen, shouji Excuse me, where is the bathroom?
` engji ` nali? zai Mafan n , weish an Im sorry to bother you, where is the bathroom?
` le. Buh si. o ch dao W ` aoy` Im late. Sorry.
si. W o w` angle n de m ngzi. Buh ` aoy` I forgot your name. Apologies.
ou qian, b` si. W o meiy uhaoy` I dont have any money. Sorry.
Key Vocabulary
an x shouji nali mafan ` engji weish an ` ch dao si b` uhaoy` w` ang
washroom where to bother toilet to arrive late sorry to forget
tush ugu an j` zhu ` y e ` zh dao ` xie duo bang
library remember also know thank you very much help
Elementary - Hobbies: Music

A:
(B0087)
` ` e de sh x ` W o shang daxu hou hen huan t ng y nyue. When I was in college, I really liked listening to music.
B:
` W o y e sh` . Y ouq sh` liux nyue. ng y Me too. Especially pop music.
A:
` ` ai ` wo meiy ou x` ` Dansh` xianz ngqu ng y nyue. ` t But now Im not interested in listening to music.
B:
sh` ` Zhende ma? W o hai y ou x` ngqu ng y nyue. ` t Really? Im still interested in listening to music.
Key Vocabulary
` shang ` e daxu t ng
to attend university to listen to

liux ng ` y nyue y e y ouq ` ai ` xianz x` ngqu ` sh` hai
popular music also especially now interest still
` ao ` aih shuf a ` xiaq ` a ` huahu ` u diaoy ` yund ` ong ` u tiaow
interest calligraphy to play chess to draw to sh sports to dance

` changg e ` shu kan ` diany ` ng kan
to sing to read books to watch lms
Elementary - Hobbies: Music

A:
(B0087)
` ` e de sh x ` W o shang daxu hou hen huan t ng y nyue. When I was in college, I really liked listening to music.
B:
` W o y e sh` . Y ouq sh` liux nyue. ng y Me too. Especially pop music.
A:
` ` ai ` wo meiy ou x` ` Dansh` xianz ngqu ng y nyue. ` t But now Im not interested in listening to music.
B:
sh` ` Zhende ma? W o hai y ou x` ngqu ng y nyue. ` t Really? Im still interested in listening to music.
Key Vocabulary
` shang ` e daxu t ng
to attend university to listen to

liux ng ` y nyue y e y ouq ` ai ` xianz x` ngqu ` sh` hai
popular music also especially now interest still
` ao ` aih shuf a ` xiaq ` a ` huahu ` u diaoy ` yund ` ong ` u tiaow
interest calligraphy to play chess to draw to sh sports to dance

` changg e ` shu kan ` diany ` ng kan
to sing to read books to watch lms
Elementary - Football (Soccer)

A:
(B0089)
` zuqi W o x huan kan x huan zuqi u. N u ma? I like to watch soccer. Do you like soccer?
B:
` x W o b` utai huan zuqi u. I dont really like soccer.
A:
` enme N weish b` u x huan zuqi u? Why dont you like soccer?
B:
` zuqi wuli Y nwei u hen ao. Because soccer is boring.
Key Vocabulary
x huan zuqi u ` b` utai
to like soccer not too much

` enme weish ` y nwei wuli ao
why because boring
u lanqi p ngpangqi u u yum aoqi w angqiu y ouy` si ` b sai
bascketball Ping-Pong badminton tennis funny competition
Elementary - Football (Soccer)

A:
(B0089)
` zuqi W o x huan kan x huan zuqi u. N u ma? I like to watch soccer. Do you like soccer?
B:
` x W o b` utai huan zuqi u. I dont really like soccer.
A:
` enme N weish b` u x huan zuqi u? Why dont you like soccer?
B:
` zuqi wuli Y nwei u hen ao. Because soccer is boring.
Key Vocabulary
x huan zuqi u ` b` utai
to like soccer not too much

` enme weish ` y nwei wuli ao
why because boring
u lanqi p ngpangqi u u yum aoqi w angqiu y ouy` si ` b sai
bascketball Ping-Pong badminton tennis funny competition
Elementary - Mothers Birthday

A:
(B0091)
mama sh` M ngtian wo de shengr` . Tomorrow is my mothers birthday.
B:
ao le ma? Sh` ma? L wu ` maih Is that right? Have you bought the gift?
A:
ao le. wo mai le y ` sh de w` ` songg ` ta. Maih jian mao aitao ei Ive bought one. I bought a fashionable coat to give her.
B:
x T a k end` ng hen huan. Shell certainly like it.
Key Vocabulary
m ngtian shengr` l wu `
tomorrow birthday gift

ao maih sh mao ` w` aitao ` songg ei k end` ng
to have bought fashion coat to give to certainly
zhu ` ` e ` kuail n kaix k end` ng ang nanw`
express good wishes happy glad sure unforgettable
Elementary - Mothers Birthday

A:
(B0091)
mama sh` M ngtian wo de shengr` . Tomorrow is my mothers birthday.
B:
ao le ma? Sh` ma? L wu ` maih Is that right? Have you bought the gift?
A:

ao le. wo mai le y ` sh de w` ` songg ` ta. Maih jian mao aitao ei Ive bought one. I bought a fashionable coat to give her.
B:
x T a k end` ng hen huan. Shell certainly like it.
Key Vocabulary
m ngtian shengr` l wu `
tomorrow birthday gift

ao maih sh mao ` w` aitao ` songg ei k end` ng
to have bought fashion coat to give to certainly
zhu ` ` e ` kuail n kaix k end` ng ang nanw`
express good wishes happy glad sure unforgettable
Elementary - Ofce Policy: Internet

:
(B0093)

` xudu ong ` gongzu ` sh yuang Zu` j` n women f axian zai o o ` sh ang liaoti an. ong nei jian y` ong huli Yuang b` u k ey ` anw ` shangb ` ` an. ong sh Yuang zh zai an shangw ang liaoti neng ang gongzu ` huo ` yu . sh y` ong huli o ehu ` anw k` ` lianx` Recently we have discovered that many of our employees are using the Internet to chat during working hours. Employees cant use the Internet to chat online at work. Employees can only use the Internet for work or to communicate with customers.
Key Vocabulary
zu` j` n ` f axian ong yuang ` zai ` sh gongzu o jian ` nei
recently to discover employees at working time within

sh y` ong ang huli ` anw an liaoti k ey ` shangw ang zh neng
to use Internet to chat can to go online only to be able
j` nzh ` w angzhan w angy` e ` ch dao zaotu` s sh`
prohibit website web page late leave early private or personal affair
Elementary - Ofce Policy: Internet

:
(B0093)

` xudu ong ` gongzu ` sh yuang Zu` j` n women f axian zai o o ` sh ang liaoti an. ong nei jian y` ong huli Yuang b` u k ey ` anw ` shangb ` ` an. ong sh Yuang zh zai an shangw ang liaoti neng ang gongzu ` huo ` yu . sh y` ong huli o ehu ` anw k` ` lianx` Recently we have discovered that many of our employees are using the Internet to chat during working hours. Employees cant use the Internet to chat online at work. Employees can only use the Internet for work or to communicate with customers.
Key Vocabulary
zu` j` n ` f axian ong yuang ` zai ` sh gongzu o jian ` nei
recently to discover employees at working time within

sh y` ong ang huli ` anw an liaoti k ey ` shangw ang zh neng
to use Internet to chat can to go online only to be able
j` nzh ` w angzhan w angy` e ` ch dao zaotu` s sh`
prohibit website web page late leave early private or personal affair
Elementary - Connecting with Email

A:
(B0098)
` z ? N ma? n W ang taitai wo enme gen lianx` y ou shouj Mrs. Wang, how can I get in touch with you? Do you have a mobile phone?
B:
huai ` le. Zu` f ` y ` gei wo. W ode shouj hao a dianz oujian My mobile is broken. Its best is to send me an email.
A:
` f ` ma? y N shou oujian angbian Is it convenient for you to receive email?
B:
f ` W ` k ` lianx` . Hen angbian. omen y hou ey y` ong y oujian Very convenient. From now on lets use email to get in touch.
Key Vocabulary
gen lianx`
with to contact
` le huai zu` hao f a ` y ` dianz oujian shou ` f angbian ` y hou y` ong
broken best to send email to receive convenient from now on to use
` ` haom ` dianhu a a d` zh ao xiang caog ` ang anxi shouji ` ang f ajianxi ` y laj oujian
phone number address draft box inbox sending box junk mail
Elementary - Connecting with Email

A:
(B0098)
` z ? N ma? n W ang taitai wo enme gen lianx` y ou shouj Mrs. Wang, how can I get in touch with you? Do you have a mobile phone?
B:
huai ` le. Zu` f ` y ` gei wo. W ode shouj hao a dianz oujian My mobile is broken. Its best is to send me an email.
A:
` f ` ma? y N shou oujian angbian Is it convenient for you to receive email?
B:
f ` W ` k ` lianx` . Hen angbian. omen y hou ey y` ong y oujian Very convenient. From now on lets use email to get in touch.
Key Vocabulary
gen lianx`
with to contact
` le huai zu` hao f a ` y ` dianz oujian shou ` f angbian ` y hou y` ong
broken best to send email to receive convenient from now on to use
` ` haom ` dianhu a a d` zh ao xiang caog ` ang anxi shouji ` ang f ajianxi ` y laj oujian
phone number address draft box inbox sending box junk mail
Elementary - My boss isnt satised

A:
(B0101)
an du` ` b` . W o de laob wode gongzu o u many` My boss isnt satised with my work.
B:
` b` W` eishenme? N gongzu o u nul` ma? Why? Dont you work diligently?
A:
` hen nul` ` diann ` ao y` ` W o gongzu o wo ong de b` utai , dansh` hao. I work very diligently, but I cant use a computer well.
B:
` n y` ` ao. duo xuex Sh` ma? na y nggai ong diann Is that right? Then you should learn more about computers.
Key Vocabulary
many` nul`
be content diligent
de ` b` utai y nggai duo
/ not very should more
y` ej` sh w` ang ` renzh en q nf` en j ngl ang biaoy
outstanding achievement disappoint earnest diligent manager praize
Elementary - My boss isnt satised

A:
(B0101)
an du` ` b` . W o de laob wode gongzu o u many` My boss isnt satised with my work.
B:
` b` W` eishenme? N gongzu o u nul` ma? Why? Dont you work diligently?
A:
` hen nul` ` diann ` ao y` ` W o gongzu o wo ong de b` utai , dansh` hao. I work very diligently, but I cant use a computer well.
B:

` n y` ` ao. duo xuex Sh` ma? na y nggai ong diann Is that right? Then you should learn more about computers.
Key Vocabulary
many` nul`
be content diligent
de ` b` utai y nggai duo
/ not very should more
y` ej` sh w` ang ` renzh en q nf` en j ngl ang biaoy
outstanding achievement disappoint earnest diligent manager praize
Elementary - What would you like to drink?

A:
(B0105)
` shenme N y` ao he y nliao? What do you want to drink?
B:
jiu le. a W o hech ` hao Im ne just drinking tea.
A:
jiu ` le ma? Bu ` shenme Cha ao k ele de? ` gou ` y` Just tea is enough? Dont you want cola or something?
B:
` rongy` Hai sh` hao. k Bu ele bao. cha ` le. He Nope. Drinking cola makes you feel full. Tea is better.
A:
` wo y hao le. a Na e hech Then Ill drink tea, too.
Elementary - What would you like to drink?

A:
(B0105)
` shenme N y` ao he y nliao? What do you want to drink?
B:
jiu le. a W o hech ` hao Im ne just drinking tea.
A:
jiu ` le ma? Bu ` shenme Cha ao k ele de? ` gou ` y` Just tea is enough? Dont you want cola or something?
B:
` rongy` Hai sh` hao. k Bu ele bao. cha ` le. He Nope. Drinking cola makes you feel full. Tea is better.
A:
` wo y hao le. a Na e hech Then Ill drink tea, too.
Elementary - Calling in Sick

A:
(B0111)
an, du` shangb ` b` le. Laob buq . W o j ntian uneng lai an Im sorry, boss. I cant come to work today.
B:
W` eishenme? N b` u shufu ma? Why? Are you sick?
A:
` le. Du` . W o ganm ao Yes. I have the u.
B:
na ` n ao ` uz` ` zhaog an. Hao, haoh . M ngtianji ` j Then take good care of yourself. See you tomorrow.
Key Vocabulary
neng ` shangb an b` u shufu
to be able to go to work uncomfortable

` ganm ao y ngxiang q ngxu ` ao haoh ` jian
to catch cold, common cold to affect mood nicely to see
` q ngjia
to ask for leave; to take vacation days sick to see a doctor to have a fever to be occupied
shengb` ng ` ng kanb` f ashao y oush`
Elementary - Calling in Sick

A:
(B0111)
an, du` shangb ` b` le. Laob buq . W o j ntian uneng lai an Im sorry, boss. I cant come to work today.
B:
W` eishenme? N b` u shufu ma? Why? Are you sick?
A:
` le. Du` . W o ganm ao Yes. I have the u.
B:
na ` n ao ` uz` ` zhaog an. Hao, haoh . M ngtianji ` j Then take good care of yourself. See you tomorrow.
Key Vocabulary
neng ` shangb an b` u shufu
to be able to go to work uncomfortable

` ganm ao y ngxiang q ngxu ` ao haoh ` jian
to catch cold, common cold to affect mood nicely to see
` q ngjia
to ask for leave; to take vacation days sick to see a doctor to have a fever to be occupied
shengb` ng ` ng kanb` f ashao y oush`
Elementary - What does she usually do?

A:
(B0112)
engyou W o x huan l li. T a y ou nanp ma? I like Lily. Does she have a boyfriend?
B:

ou. T ` tush Meiy a congb` u chuq an. T a z ongsh` zai ` w ugu u an . l xuex No, she never goes out. She always studies in the library.
A:
` xiaoyu ` jiub ` ao ` ta. l Sh` ma? W o y oush zai an kand a Really? I sometimes see her in the campus bar.
B:
o. ` T ` jiub u Meicu a tongch ang zhouw an qu ` xiaoyu a. Thats right. She usually goes to the college bar on Fridays.
Key Vocabulary
y ou
to have
engyou nanp congb` u chuq ` u w an z ongsh` tush ugu an y oush ` xiaoyu an jiub a tongch ang
boyfriend never to go out to play always library sometimes campus bar often
nup u engyou ` xiaoyu an ` guangji e j ngchang
girlfriend campus go shopping often

lanqi u da ` diany ` ng kan
play basketball watch movie
Elementary - What does she usually do?

A:
(B0112)
engyou W o x huan l li. T a y ou nanp ma? I like Lily. Does she have a boyfriend?
B:

ou. T ` tush Meiy a congb` u chuq an. T a z ongsh` zai ` w ugu u an . l xuex No, she never goes out. She always studies in the library.
A:
` xiaoyu ` jiub ` ao ` ta. l Sh` ma? W o y oush zai an kand a Really? I sometimes see her in the campus bar.
B:
o. ` T ` jiub u Meicu a tongch ang zhouw an qu ` xiaoyu a. Thats right. She usually goes to the college bar on Fridays.
Key Vocabulary
y ou
to have
engyou nanp congb` u chuq ` u w an z ongsh` tush ugu an y oush ` xiaoyu an jiub a tongch ang
boyfriend never to go out to play always library sometimes campus bar often
nup u engyou ` xiaoyu an ` guangji e j ngchang
girlfriend campus go shopping often

lanqi u da ` diany ` ng kan
play basketball watch movie
Elementary - Discussing Loan Repayment A:
(B0115)
` ` n zhel ` jie ` le liangb wush ` shang ge yue, cong wo ai kuai qian. Last month you borrowed 250 RMB from me.
B:
b` zhendema? wo u j` de le. n k end` ng ma? Really, I dont remember that. Are you sure?
A:
k ` huang ei wo? du` , wo end` ng. n shenme sh hou Yes, I am sure. When will you return my money?
B:
xiageyu ` ` huang ei n wo e . Ill give it back to you next month.
A:
xiax ` ngq b` ux ng! wo jiu ao. ` y` No way! I need it next week.
Key Vocabulary
` ` shang ge yue ` ` xiageyu e ` ngq xiax ` shang ` xia zhe ` l cong wo ` cong ... nal
last month next month next week last next from me from there
` jie j` de k end` ng huan
to borrow to remember to be sure to return something borrowed character for emphasis
jiu `
k` yuw e en
language and literature class sport English class room building
t yu e ` k` Y ngyu e k` sh` lou
Elementary - Discussing Loan Repayment A:
(B)
` ` n zhel ` jie ` le liangb wush ` shang ge yue, cong wo ai kuai qian. Last month you borrowed 250 RMB from me.
B:

b` zhendema? wo u j` de le. n k end` ng ma? Really, I dont remember that. Are you sure?
A:
k ` huang ei wo? du` , wo end` ng. n shenme sh hou Yes, I am sure. When will you return my money?
B:
xiageyu ` ` huang ei n wo e . Ill give it back to you next month.
A:
xiax ` ngq b` ux ng! wo jiu ao. ` y` No way! I need it next week.
Key Vocabulary
` ` shang ge yue ` ` xiageyu e ` ngq xiax ` shang ` xia zhe ` l cong wo ` cong ... nal
last month next month next week last next from me from there
` jie j` de k end` ng huan
to borrow to remember to be sure to return something borrowed character for emphasis
jiu `
k` yuw e en
language and literature class sport English class room building
t yu e ` k` Y ngyu e k` sh` lou
Elementary - Disliking Others

A:
(B0118)
` guo L ` N jian taitai de xiansheng ma? Have you met Mrs. Lis husband?
B:
` guo. W z` landu ` T Jian o b` u x huan ta. a hen s , y e hen o. Yeah. I really dont like him. He is selsh and lazy.
A:

hen wul ` L ` ` W o tongy` . T a hai o b` u zh dao taitai wei . W ` ei ta. shenme jiag I agree. He is rude and impolite. I dont know why she married him.
B:
` ta y . hen W o xiang sh` y nwei ouqian I think its because he is very rich.
Key Vocabulary
` jian
to see
guo z` s ` landu o tongy` hai wul ` enme weish ` y nwei ` ei jiag
/ selsh lazy to agree also rude why because to marry
t ngshuo an ` nank zhuanzh` yuch un laoshi
to hear told malformation despotism silly honest

` ang shanli q nlao y onggan congming ` nengg an ` xiaosh un ` ou wenr y ou qian
good and honest hard-working bravery intelligent capable, competent lial piety gentle and soft to be rich
Elementary - Disliking Others

A:
(B0118)
` guo L ` N jian taitai de xiansheng ma? Have you met Mrs. Lis husband?
B:
` guo. W z` landu ` T Jian o b` u x huan ta. a hen s , y e hen o. Yeah. I really dont like him. He is selsh and lazy.
A:

hen wul ` L ` ` W o tongy` . T a hai o b` u zh dao taitai wei . W ` ei ta. shenme jiag I agree. He is rude and impolite. I dont know why she married him.
B:

` ta y . hen W o xiang sh` y nwei ouqian I think its because he is very rich.
Key Vocabulary
` jian
to see
guo z` s ` landu o tongy` hai wul ` enme weish ` y nwei ` ei jiag
/ selsh lazy to agree also rude why because to marry
t ngshuo an ` nank zhuanzh` yuch un laoshi
to hear told malformation despotism silly honest

` ang shanli q nlao y onggan congming ` nengg an ` xiaosh un ` ou wenr y ou qian
good and honest hard-working bravery intelligent capable, competent lial piety gentle and soft to be rich
Elementary - Whats your type?

A:
(B0127)
zhong N x huan na nansh eng? What kind of man do you like?
B:
` ` W o x huan de nansh eng y d` ng y` ao langm an. The man I like must be romantic.
A:
meimei ` ` ` ` de ren wo shuo langm Gen y y` ang. Dansh` ta an nan zhao. hen Just like my sister. But she says it isnt easy to nd a romantic man.
B:
le hen jiu zhaod ao. ` W o tongy` . W o zhao e mei y I agree. Ive been looking for a long time and I havent found one.
Key Vocabulary
na
which
zhong nansh eng y d` ng y` ao ` ` langm an gen y y` ang ` dansh` nan zhao tongy` ao ` zhaod
type of boy must certainly (be) romantic with identical but difcult to nd to agree seek out
` y oumo ` shuai t tie
humorous handsome showing consideration for

ou wenr ` k eai
gentle and soft lovely
Elementary - Whats your type?

A:
(B0127)
zhong N x huan na nansh eng? What kind of man do you like?
B:
` ` W o x huan de nansh eng y d` ng y` ao langm an. The man I like must be romantic.
A:
meimei ` ` ` ` de ren wo shuo langm Gen y y` ang. Dansh` ta an nan zhao. hen Just like my sister. But she says it isnt easy to nd a romantic man.
B:
le hen jiu zhaod ao. ` W o tongy` . W o zhao e mei y I agree. Ive been looking for a long time and I havent found one.
Key Vocabulary
na
which
zhong nansh eng y d` ng y` ao ` ` langm an gen y y` ang ` dansh` nan zhao tongy` ao ` zhaod
type of boy must certainly (be) romantic with identical but difcult to nd to agree seek out
` y oumo ` shuai t tie
humorous handsome showing consideration for

ou wenr ` k eai
gentle and soft lovely
Elementary - Your turn to pay!

A:
(B0129)

a, du` ` qianb ao fu le. N Ay buq` . W o w` angj` dai neng ` wuf` an ma? de qian Oh, Im sorry. I forgot to bring my wallet. Can you pay for lunch?
B:

` qianb ao. c` fu sh` N z ongsh` w` angj` dai Meiy dou wo ` J b` wo fu. qian. ntian, u fu. y nggai ` N ` You always forget your wallet. I pay every time. Im not paying this time. You should pay.
A:
` fu de b` N shuo u du` . Shangc` jiush` ` wo ` de. Thats not true. I paid the last time.
B:
ou. J n N meiy ntian, y d` ng y` ao fu. o z ou le. ` W No, you didnt. You have to pay this time. Im leaving.
Key Vocabulary
w` angj` ` dai ao qianb fu ` wuf` an ` shangc` y nggai jiush` ` z ongsh` y d` ng
to forget to bring wallet to pay for lunch last time should to be exactly always have to
` lund ao ` xiac` j` de q ngk` e
be turn this time remember invite gusts

x` ny` ongka ` zhec`
credit card this time
Elementary - Your turn to pay!

A:
(B0129)

a, du` ` qianb ao fu le. N Ay buq` . W o w` angj` dai neng ` wuf` an ma? de qian Oh, Im sorry. I forgot to bring my wallet. Can you pay for lunch?
B:

` qianb ao. c` fu sh` N z ongsh` w` angj` dai Meiy dou wo ` J b` wo fu. qian. ntian, u fu. y nggai ` N ` You always forget your wallet. I pay every time. Im not paying this time. You should pay.
A:
` fu de b` N shuo u du` . Shangc` jiush` ` wo ` de. Thats not true. I paid the last time.
B:
ou. J n N meiy ntian, y d` ng y` ao fu. o z ou le. ` W No, you didnt. You have to pay this time. Im leaving.
Key Vocabulary
w` angj` ` dai ao qianb fu ` wuf` an ` shangc` y nggai jiush` ` z ongsh` y d` ng
to forget to bring wallet to pay for lunch last time should to be exactly always have to
` lund ao ` xiac` j` de q ngk` e
be turn this time remember invite gusts

x` ny` ongka ` zhec`
credit card this time
Elementary - I dont have time

:
(B0131)
` y N shenme sh hou ouk` ong? When do you have free time?
ou sh W o zu` j` n meiy jian. Recently I havent had any time.
` lushang duoji u? an hua N shangb ` How long does it take you to get to work?
` d` hen kuai, ` zuo ` che man. ` hen Zuo tie It is really fast to go by subway. It is really slow to go by bus.
Key Vocabulary
` shenme sh hou y ouk` ong
when to have time
zu` j` n sh jian hua u duoji ` zuo d` tie ` kuai
recently time to spend how long to ride subway quick
dad z oulu ` qu ` duch e ganch e sh gan jian
take a taxi to go on foot trafc jam rush to catch a bus hurry up (to do sth.)
Elementary - I dont have time

:
(B0131)
` y N shenme sh hou ouk` ong? When do you have free time?
ou sh W o zu` j` n meiy jian. Recently I havent had any time.
` lushang duoji u? an hua N shangb ` How long does it take you to get to work?
` d` hen kuai, ` zuo ` che man. ` hen Zuo tie It is really fast to go by subway. It is really slow to go by bus.
Key Vocabulary
` shenme sh hou y ouk` ong
when to have time
zu` j` n sh jian hua u duoji ` zuo d` tie ` kuai
recently time to spend how long to ride subway quick
dad z oulu ` qu ` duch e ganch e sh gan jian
take a taxi to go on foot trafc jam rush to catch a bus hurry up (to do sth.)
Elementary - Youre late again!

A:
N y` ou ch d` ao le. N z ongsh` ch d` ao. Z enme g ao de?

You are late again. You are always late. Whats your problem?
B:
W o m ei ch d` ao. W omen shu oh ao s andi an ji` an. Xi` anz` ai zh` engh ao s andi an.
Im not late. We agreed we would meet at 3pm. Now its 3pm.
A:

B` u du` , xi` anz` ai sh` s andi an sh w uf en. N ch d` ao le sh w u f enzh ong. Xi` ac` b` uy` ao z` ai ch d` ao le, k ey ma?
No, its 3:15pm now. You are 15 minutes late. Dont be late again, okay?
B:
K ey . N bi e sh engq` le.
Okay. Dont be angry.
Key Vocabulary
y` ou z` ai z ongsh` zh` engh ao sh engq`
once again
again
always
just
to get angry
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shu oh ao
come to an agreement
g angh ao f ahu o d eng z aotu` b` ange xi aosh y geb` an xi aosh
just;exactly
to become angry
to wait
leave early from work
half an hour
one and a half hours
Elementary - Youre late again!

A:
N y` ou ch d` ao le. N z ongsh` ch d` ao. Z enme g ao de?

You are late again. You are always late. Whats your problem?
B:
W o m ei ch d` ao. W omen shu oh ao s andi an ji` an. Xi` anz` ai zh` engh ao s andi an.
Im not late. We agreed we would meet at 3pm. Now its 3pm.
A:

B` u du` , xi` anz` ai sh` s andi an sh w uf en. N ch d` ao le sh w u f enzh ong. Xi` ac` b` uy` ao z` ai ch d` ao le, k ey ma?
No, its 3:15pm now. You are 15 minutes late. Dont be late again, okay?
B:
K ey . N bi e sh engq` le.
Okay. Dont be angry.
Key Vocabulary
y` ou z` ai z ongsh` zh` engh ao sh engq`
once again
again
always
just
to get angry
shu oh ao
come to an agreement
g angh ao f ahu o d eng z aotu` b` ange xi aosh y geb` an xi aosh
just;exactly
to become angry
to wait
leave early from work
half an hour
one and a half hours
Elementary - Surng Online

A:
(B0135)
` duo hen sh liul W o x huan shangw ang. W o hua jian an ` t yu angzhan. ` w I like to surf the Internet. I spend a lot of time browsing sports websites.
B:
` ` kan ` zu` W o y e j ngchang shangw ang. Dansh` wo j` nde x nwen. I often surf the Internet too, but I read the latest news.
A:
` an ma? N shangw ang liaoti Do you ever chat online?
B:
MSN
pengyou an. W o y oush y` ongMSNhe liaoti I do. I sometimes use MSN to chat with my friends.
Key Vocabulary
` shangw ang
to go online
hua duo sh jian liul an t yu ` ` w angzhan y e j ngchang ` dansh` ` kan zu` j` nde x nwen ` shangw ang an liaoti y oush
to spend much time to browse sport website also often but to see latest news to go online to chat sometimes
` ang chongl ` ai xiaz ` shangchu an ` an ` zaixi ` y w angluo oux`
surf to download to upload online online games
Elementary - Surng Online

A:
(B0135)
` duo hen sh liul W o x huan shangw ang. W o hua jian an ` t yu angzhan. ` w I like to surf the Internet. I spend a lot of time browsing sports websites.
B:
` ` kan ` zu` W o y e j ngchang shangw ang. Dansh` wo j` nde x nwen. I often surf the Internet too, but I read the latest news.
A:
` an ma? N shangw ang liaoti Do you ever chat online?
B:
MSN
pengyou an. W o y oush y` ongMSNhe liaoti I do. I sometimes use MSN to chat with my friends.
Key Vocabulary
` shangw ang
to go online
hua duo sh jian liul an t yu ` ` w angzhan y e j ngchang ` dansh` ` kan zu` j` nde x nwen ` shangw ang an liaoti y oush
to spend much time to browse sport website also often but to see latest news to go online to chat sometimes
` ang chongl ` ai xiaz ` shangchu an ` an ` zaixi ` y w angluo oux`
surf to download to upload online online games
Elementary - A Ticket to Suzhou

A:
(B0139)
` qu epi ` duosh qian? de huoch ao ao Q ng wen, ` Suzh ou Excuse me. How much is a train ticket to Suzhou?
B:
w Danch eng haish` angf an? One way or return?
A:
` W o y` ao y zhang w angf an piao. Id like a return ticket.
B:
50
` wush W angf an piao yuan. A return ticket is 50 RMB.
Key Vocabulary
epi ` ao huoch ao duosh qian
train ticket how much money

danch eng haish` w angf an y` ao zhang ` w angf an piao
one-way or round-trip to want / return ticket
` y` ngwo o ` ruanw ` y` ngzuo ` ruanzu o f ache
hard sleeper soft sleeper hard seats soft seat dispatch a train
Elementary - A Ticket to Suzhou

A:
(B0139)
` qu epi ` duosh qian? de huoch ao ao Q ng wen, ` Suzh ou Excuse me. How much is a train ticket to Suzhou?
B:
w Danch eng haish` angf an? One way or return?
A:
` W o y` ao y zhang w angf an piao. Id like a return ticket.
B:
50
` wush W angf an piao yuan. A return ticket is 50 RMB.
Key Vocabulary
epi ` ao huoch ao duosh qian
train ticket how much money

danch eng haish` w angf an y` ao zhang ` w angf an piao
one-way or round-trip to want / return ticket
` y` ngwo o ` ruanw ` y` ngzuo ` ruanzu o f ache
hard sleeper soft sleeper hard seats soft seat dispatch a train
Elementary - What do you do?

A:
(B0141)
` shenme? N y ouk` ong de sh hou x huan gan What do you like to do when you have free time?
B:
` shu, ` diansh` ` W o tongch ang kan oush y e kan . y I usually read a book, and sometimes I watch TV.
A:
aib` u kan ` shu. Zhende ma? W o congl o x huan qu ` jiub a. W Really? I never read. I like going to bars.
B:
` chao le. l W o juede jiub tai a I think bars are too noisy.
Key Vocabulary
y ouk` ong tongch ang y oush
to have free time usually sometimes

aib` u congl chao x huan
never noisy to like
j ngchang z ong ` a paob ` shu` jiao an jiab ` renao
often always to go drinking at a bar to sleep to work overtime excitement
Elementary - What do you do?

A:
(B0141)
` shenme? N y ouk` ong de sh hou x huan gan What do you like to do when you have free time?
B:
` shu, ` diansh` ` W o tongch ang kan oush y e kan . y I usually read a book, and sometimes I watch TV.
A:
aib` u kan ` shu. Zhende ma? W o congl o x huan qu ` jiub a. W Really? I never read. I like going to bars.
B:
` chao le. l W o juede jiub tai a I think bars are too noisy.
Key Vocabulary
y ouk` ong tongch ang y oush
to have free time usually sometimes

aib` u congl chao x huan
never noisy to like
j ngchang z ong ` a paob ` shu` jiao an jiab ` renao
often always to go drinking at a bar to sleep to work overtime excitement
Elementary - Wheres my class?

A:
(B0143)
zhaobud ` jiaosh` ` Du` buq` , wo ao . Excuse me. I cant nd my classroom?
B:
` N shang shenme k` e? What class are you taking?
A:
` k` W o shang shuxu e. ` e Im taking math.
B:
24
` ` ` N de jiaosh` sh` ersh s` hao. Your classroom is number 24.
Key Vocabulary
` zhaobud ao ` jiaosh` ` shang
to be unable to nd classroom to attend

k` e shuxu ` e ` jiaosh` ` hao
class mathematics classroom number
k` yuw e en
language class
and
literature
t yu e ` k` y ngyu e k` sh` lou
physical education English class room building
Elementary - Wheres my class?

A:
(B0143)
zhaobud ` jiaosh` ` Du` buq` , wo ao . Excuse me. I cant nd my classroom?
B:
` N shang shenme k` e? What class are you taking?
A:
` k` W o shang shuxu e. ` e Im taking math.
B:
24
` ` ` N de jiaosh` sh` ersh s` hao. Your classroom is number 24.
Key Vocabulary
` zhaobud ao ` jiaosh` ` shang
to be unable to nd classroom to attend

k` e shuxu ` e ` jiaosh` ` hao
class mathematics classroom number
k` yuw e en
language class
and
literature
t yu e ` k` y ngyu e k` sh` lou
physical education English class room building
Elementary - Do you have vegetables?

A:
(B0146)
?
` y ` ma? N zhel ou shuc ai Do you have any vegetables here?
B:
?
` Y ou. N y` ao shenme shuc ai? Yes. What vegetables do you want?
A:
huanggu ` f he y tud W o xiang mai a, anqie angcong. ou, Id like to buy cucumbers, potatoes, tomatoes and onions.
B:
de. Meiw ent ` . Hao Ok. No problem.
Key Vocabulary
y ou ` shuc ai xiangm ai
to have vegetables want to buy

y` ao ` tud ou huanggu a y angcong f anqie
to want potato cucumber onion tomato
hulu obo ai ` baic nangu a ` huangd ou qiezi
carrot Chinese cabbage pumpkin soybean eggplant
Elementary - Do you have vegetables?

A:
(B0146)
?
` y ` ma? N zhel ou shuc ai Do you have any vegetables here?
B:
?
` Y ou. N y` ao shenme shuc ai? Yes. What vegetables do you want?
A:
huanggu ` f he y tud W o xiang mai a, anqie angcong. ou, Id like to buy cucumbers, potatoes, tomatoes and onions.
B:
de. Meiw ent ` . Hao Ok. No problem.
Key Vocabulary
y ou ` shuc ai xiangm ai
to have vegetables want to buy

y` ao ` tud ou huanggu a y angcong f anqie
to want potato cucumber onion tomato
hulu obo ai ` baic nangu a ` huangd ou qiezi
carrot Chinese cabbage pumpkin soybean eggplant
Elementary - Do I look good in this?

A:
(B0149)
` jian ` y wo ma? Zhe fu sh` he Does this piece of clothing suit me?
B:
` an. ` W o juede zhege b` u haok I think it doesnt look good.
A:
Sh` ma? Really?
B:
` ` tai ` an ` le. Sh` de, zhege y anse Yeah, the color is too dark...
Key Vocabulary
` jian y fu sh` he
/ clothing to be suitable for

juede an ` haok sh` de ` y anse ` tai ` an
to think good-looking yes color too dark
` liang sh` y` ang kuansh` lao ` sh shang ` ao daxi ` ao ` mianli ` ong zuog
light style model old fashion size material workmanship

Elementary - Do I look good in this?

A:
(B0149)
` jian ` y wo ma? Zhe fu sh` he Does this piece of clothing suit me?
B:
` an. ` W o juede zhege b` u haok I think it doesnt look good.
A:
Sh` ma? Really?
B:
` ` tai ` an ` le. Sh` de, zhege y anse Yeah, the color is too dark...
Key Vocabulary
` jian y fu sh` he
/ clothing to be suitable for

juede an ` haok sh` de ` y anse ` tai ` an
to think good-looking yes color too dark
` liang sh` y` ang kuansh` lao ` sh shang ` ao daxi ` ao ` mianli ` ong zuog
light style model old fashion size material workmanship

Elementary - This room is too small

A:
(B0153)
` ` wo qu ` wo de tongxu T Shang ge l bai, e. a gangg ang ` kan a. banji Last week I went to see my classmate. He just moved.
B:
Sh` ma? T a de x n f angzi z enmey` ang? Really? How is his new house?
A:
ah uh ` b` Mam wo u x huan. u. Dansh` So-so. But I dont like it.
B:
W` eishenme? Why?
A:
` f ` xiao le. tai Y nwei angjian Because the rooms are too small.
Key Vocabulary
tongxu e gangg ang a banji x n f angzi ` dansh` ` tai
classmate just recently to move new apartment but too
` b` ucuo yuan j` n ong jiaot ` bianl`
not bad far nearly trafc convenient
Elementary - This room is too small

A:
(B0153)
` ` wo qu ` wo de tongxu T Shang ge l bai, e. a gangg ang ` kan a. banji Last week I went to see my classmate. He just moved.
B:
Sh` ma? T a de x n f angzi z enmey` ang? Really? How is his new house?
A:
ah uh ` b` Mam wo u x huan. u. Dansh` So-so. But I dont like it.
B:
W` eishenme? Why?
A:
` f ` xiao le. tai Y nwei angjian Because the rooms are too small.
Key Vocabulary
tongxu e gangg ang a banji x n f angzi ` dansh` ` tai
classmate just recently to move new apartment but too
` b` ucuo yuan j` n ong jiaot ` bianl`
not bad far nearly trafc convenient
Elementary - Have you been to Beijing?

A:
(B0156)
ng ma? N qu ` guo Beij Have you ever been to Beijing?
B:

Beij ng sh` de shoud u, Dangr an, Zhonggu o e sh` Zhong y de zhengzh` ` guo zhongx n. Of course. Beijing is the Capital of China, and the political center of China.
A:
` Beij ng he Shangh ` y Na ai ou shenme b` u y y` ang? Then, whats the difference between Beijing and Shanghai?
B:
` sh` Shangh ai y ge j ngj` zhongx n. Shanghai is an economic center.
Key Vocabulary
qu ` guo
to have been to
u shoud zhongx n y oushenme y y` ang b` u
capital center to have what differences
` guo kan ch guo w an guo t ng guo guo lai
to have seen to have eaten to have played to have heard to have been to
Elementary - Have you been to Beijing?

A:
(B0156)
ng ma? N qu ` guo Beij Have you ever been to Beijing?
B:

Beij ng sh` de shoud u, Dangr an, Zhonggu o e sh` Zhong y de zhengzh` ` guo zhongx n. Of course. Beijing is the Capital of China, and the political center of China.
A:
` Beij ng he Shangh ` y Na ai ou shenme b` u y y` ang? Then, whats the difference between Beijing and Shanghai?
B:
` sh` Shangh ai y ge j ngj` zhongx n. Shanghai is an economic center.
Key Vocabulary
qu ` guo
to have been to
u shoud zhongx n y oushenme y y` ang b` u
capital center to have what differences
` guo kan ch guo w an guo t ng guo guo lai
to have seen to have eaten to have played to have heard to have been to
Elementary - Haircuts
A:
(B0161)
toufa. qian? ao W o xiang jian Duosh Id like a haircut. How much is it?
B:
50
chu Q ` n shenma X jian wush ng wen xiang jian yuan. y` ang de? Its 50 yuan for a shampoo, cut, and blow dry. What style do you want?
A:
y houmian ` Qianmian duan dian, liu y dian. chang Shorter in front, but a bit longer in the back.
B:
ent ` . N ba. x Meiw xian tou No problem. Please shampoo rst.
Key Vocabulary
xiang jian
would like to cut

x liu y dian
to wash to leave a little
chu ` tang ` ng zaox ran liuh ai hul `
blow perm (the hair) modeling to dye fringe tend and protect
Elementary - Haircuts
A:
(B0161)
toufa. qian? ao W o xiang jian Duosh Id like a haircut. How much is it?
B:
50
chu Q ` n shenma X jian wush ng wen xiang jian yuan. y` ang de? Its 50 yuan for a shampoo, cut, and blow dry. What style do you want?
A:
y houmian ` Qianmian duan dian, liu y dian. chang Shorter in front, but a bit longer in the back.
B:
ent ` . N ba. x Meiw xian tou No problem. Please shampoo rst.
Key Vocabulary
xiang jian
would like to cut

x liu y dian
to wash to leave a little
chu ` tang ` ng zaox ran liuh ai hul `
blow perm (the hair) modeling to dye fringe tend and protect
Elementary - Baby Talk: Your baby looks like you!

(B0164)
A:
xiang ` N de baobao hen n . Your baby really looks like you.
B:
ta xiang ` ` y baba. En, e hen ta Yup. He looks really like his daddy too.
A:
` ` ` xiang baba. Y anj ng, b zi xiang n . Zu ba ta His eyes and nose look like yours. His mouth looks like his dads.
B:
` k T a zhen eai. He is really adorable.
Key Vocabulary
` xiang y e
to resemble also
zhen ` k eai y anj ng b zi zu ba
really cute eyes nose mouth
erduo a touf` hen guai ` xiao
ear hair very well-behaved laugh
Elementary - Baby Talk: Your baby looks like you!

(B0164)
A:
xiang ` N de baobao hen n . Your baby really looks like you.
B:
ta xiang ` ` y baba. En, e hen ta Yup. He looks really like his daddy too.
A:
` ` ` xiang baba. Y anj ng, b zi xiang n . Zu ba ta His eyes and nose look like yours. His mouth looks like his dads.
B:
` k T a zhen eai. He is really adorable.
Key Vocabulary
` xiang y e
to resemble also
zhen ` k eai y anj ng b zi zu ba
really cute eyes nose mouth
erduo a touf` hen guai ` xiao
ear hair very well-behaved laugh
Elementary - Hes boring

A:
(B0167)

m w jia ch W o de l nju aoq ng wo ngtian anshang qu ` ta y ` b` f` an, dansh` wo u xiang qu. ` My neighbor invited me to dinner at his home tomorrow, but I dont want to go.
B:
` enme N weish b` u xiang qu? ` Why dont you want to go?
A:
wuli erqi e ta ` ` zuo ` de hen nanch taitai T a hen cai . ao, He is very boring and his wife is a terrible cook.
B:
` n sh n Na jiu mei jian. ` shuo Then just tell him you dont have time.
Key Vocabulary
y aoq ng
to invite
` dansh` sh jian xiang ` enme weish wuli ao nanch
but time wish why boring bad-tasting
` e zuok` k` eren zhur en ` ng req y ouqu ` l wu `
to be a guest guest host warm interesting gift
Elementary - Hes boring

A:
(B0167)

m w jia ch W o de l nju aoq ng wo ngtian anshang qu ` ta y ` b` f` an, dansh` wo u xiang qu. ` My neighbor invited me to dinner at his home tomorrow, but I dont want to go.
B:
` enme N weish b` u xiang qu? ` Why dont you want to go?
A:
wuli erqi e ta ` ` zuo ` de hen nanch taitai T a hen cai . ao, He is very boring and his wife is a terrible cook.
B:
` n sh n Na jiu mei jian. ` shuo Then just tell him you dont have time.
Key Vocabulary
y aoq ng
to invite
` dansh` sh jian xiang ` enme weish wuli ao nanch
but time wish why boring bad-tasting
` e zuok` k` eren zhur en ` ng req y ouqu ` l wu `
to be a guest guest host warm interesting gift
Elementary - Going to the Doctor

A:
(B0170)
b` N nali u shufu? What is your problem?
B:
ong ` W o houl tong. Ive got an itchy and sore throat. I cough a lot.
A:
y ma? Hai ou shenme b` u shufu? F ashao Is there anything else? Do you have a fever?
B:
ou. Bu Meiy ashao. ` f No. No fever.
A:
zhangk ` kankan. zu Lai, ai rang wo All right, open your mouth and let me take a closer look.
Key Vocabulary
b` u shufu ong houl ` tong hai f ashao zhangk ai zu ` rang kankan
uncomfortable throat to ache still to have a fever to stretch open mouth to let to look
` k esou ong ` tout ` ganm ao liu t` b f quansh en al`
to cough headache common cold to run at the nose to feel fatigue

en dazh
have an injection
Elementary - Going to the Doctor

A:
(B0170)
b` N nali u shufu? What is your problem?
B:
ong ` W o houl tong. Ive got an itchy and sore throat. I cough a lot.
A:
y ma? Hai ou shenme b` u shufu? F ashao Is there anything else? Do you have a fever?
B:
ou. Bu Meiy ashao. ` f No. No fever.
A:
zhangk ` kankan. zu Lai, ai rang wo All right, open your mouth and let me take a closer look.
Key Vocabulary
b` u shufu ong houl ` tong hai f ashao zhangk ai zu ` rang kankan
uncomfortable throat to ache still to have a fever to stretch open mouth to let to look
` k esou ong ` tout ` ganm ao liu t` b f quansh en al`
to cough headache common cold to run at the nose to feel fatigue

en dazh
have an injection
Elementary - Cooking
A:
(B0173)
zuo ` gongb d W o gang xuehu` aoj ng. Ive just learned how to make kung pao chicken.
B:
` Sh` ma? Zenme zuo? Really? How do you make it?
A:
ou ` chao, zu` ` jia qie j huash eng. Xian d ng, ranh hou First cut the chicken into cubes, then stir fry it, and nally add the peanuts.
B:
jiand an. W T ng qilai hen o y e sh` shi. That sounds simple. Ill give it a try too.
Key Vocabulary
gang xuehu`
just to learn how
hu` ` zuo d gongb aoj ng xian ou ` ranh ` zu` hou qie chao jia t ng qilai an jiand sh`
can to make kung pow chicken rst then nally to chop into to stir-fry to add to sound simple to try
fuz ` a kao
complicated to bake
j ch` ` j dan y an y ou ` ng weij
chicken wing hen salt oil MSG
Elementary - Cooking
A:
(B0173)
zuo ` gongb d W o gang xuehu` aoj ng. Ive just learned how to make kung pao chicken.
B:
` Sh` ma? Zenme zuo? Really? How do you make it?
A:

ou ` chao, zu` ` jia qie j huash eng. Xian d ng, ranh hou First cut the chicken into cubes, then stir fry it, and nally add the peanuts.
B:
jiand an. W T ng qilai hen o y e sh` shi. That sounds simple. Ill give it a try too.
Key Vocabulary
gang xuehu`
just to learn how
hu` ` zuo d gongb aoj ng xian ou ` ranh ` zu` hou qie chao jia t ng qilai an jiand sh`
can to make kung pow chicken rst then nally to chop into to stir-fry to add to sound simple to try
fuz ` a kao
complicated to bake
j ch` ` j dan y an y ou ` ng weij
chicken wing hen salt oil MSG
Elementary - Here is your change

A:
(B0177)
` he qiaok` el` qian? ao Zhe duosh How much is this box of chocolate?
B:
Sh wu yuan. Its 15 yuan.
A:
de. N ma? W o zh y ou wush y ou l ngqian yuan I only have 50 yuan. Do you have any change?
B:
` sh` Y ou de. Zhel sansh wu yuan. Yes, I do. Here is 35 yuan.
Key Vocabulary
` zhe he el` qiaok`
this box chocolate

ao duosh qian sh wu yuan zh y ou wush yuan y ou l ngqian ` zhel
how much money 15 yuan only have 50 yuan to have small change here
an zhaoqi y` ngb` zh b` mao
to give change coin paper money one-tenth yuan (spoken Chinese) one-tenth yuan
jiao
Elementary - Here is your change

A:
(B0177)
` he qiaok` el` qian? ao Zhe duosh How much is this box of chocolate?
B:
Sh wu yuan. Its 15 yuan.
A:
de. N ma? W o zh y ou wush y ou l ngqian yuan I only have 50 yuan. Do you have any change?
B:
` sh` Y ou de. Zhel sansh wu yuan. Yes, I do. Here is 35 yuan.
Key Vocabulary
` zhe he el` qiaok`
this box chocolate

ao duosh qian sh wu yuan zh y ou wush yuan y ou l ngqian ` zhel
how much money 15 yuan only have 50 yuan to have small change here
an zhaoqi y` ngb` zh b` mao
to give change coin paper money one-tenth yuan (spoken Chinese) one-tenth yuan
jiao
Elementary - A Walk in the Park

A:
(B0178)
W o j ngchang qu an. ` gongyu I often go to the park.
B:
` shenme? Sh` ma? N qu ` gan Do you? What do you do there?
A:
` u, y ` ren lian ` taij ` quan. sanb` kan W o x huan y bian bian I like taking a walk while watching people practice tai chi.
B:
q W o y oush hou qu an che. ` gongyu I sometimes go to the park to bicycle.
Key Vocabulary
...
j ngchang ... y y bian bian
often ... while ...
` lian y oush hou qu ` ` quan taij ` u sanb` q che gongyu an
to practice sometimes to go tai chi to walk to ride a bicycle park
` yund ` ong liu ` gou liu ` niao f` ang f engzheng ao ` menpi ` ` o gongg ong cesu ong ` an ert leyu
sports to walk a dog take a bird on a stroll to y a kite entrance ticket public toilet childrens playgroud
xuanzhu ai ma
mu`
merry-go-round
guangb xun o ren
pubic announcements to nd your companions whove wandered off
Elementary - A Walk in the Park

A:
(B0178)
W o j ngchang qu an. ` gongyu I often go to the park.
B:
` shenme? Sh` ma? N qu ` gan Do you? What do you do there?
A:
` u, y ` ren lian ` taij ` quan. sanb` kan W o x huan y bian bian I like taking a walk while watching people practice tai chi.
B:
q W o y oush hou qu an che. ` gongyu I sometimes go to the park to bicycle.
Key Vocabulary
...
j ngchang ... y y bian bian
often ... while ...
` lian y oush hou qu ` ` quan taij ` u sanb` q che gongyu an
to practice sometimes to go tai chi to walk to ride a bicycle park
` yund ` ong liu ` gou liu ` niao f` ang f engzheng ao ` menpi ` ` o gongg ong cesu ong ` an ert leyu
sports to walk a dog take a bird on a stroll to y a kite entrance ticket public toilet childrens playgroud
xuanzhu ai ma
mu`
merry-go-round
guangb xun o ren
pubic announcements to nd your companions whove wandered off
Elementary - Musical Instruments

A:
(B0183)
gangq N hu` tan n ma? Can you play the piano?
B:
` hu` guzh Buhu` wo tan ` . Dansh` eng. No. But I can play the guzheng.
A:
ma? wo Sh` ma? N k ey jiao Really? Can you teach me?
B:
de. Meiw ent ` . Hao Yes, of course.
Key Vocabulary
hu` tan gangq n
can to play piano

b` uhu` ` dansh` guzh eng sh` ma k ey jiao ent ` meiw
cannot but guzheng really can teach no problem
` yueq` tan
instrument to play(a stringed instrument by plucking) guitar lute electronic organ to play(a wind instrument)
j ta p pa ` q dianz n chu
d zi laba a ` suon
ute bugle suona(a traditional chinese instrument usually played by a man in a happy event) to play (a stringed instrument with a bow) erhu(a traditional chinese instrument played by every kind of people) violin violoncello play (a drum) tambour
la
` u erh
q xiaot n ` q dat n da gu
Elementary - Musical Instruments

A:
(B0183)
gangq N hu` tan n ma? Can you play the piano?
B:
` hu` guzh Buhu` wo tan ` . Dansh` eng. No. But I can play the guzheng.
A:
ma? wo Sh` ma? N k ey jiao Really? Can you teach me?
B:
de. Meiw ent ` . Hao Yes, of course.
Key Vocabulary
hu` tan gangq n
can to play piano

b` uhu` ` dansh` guzh eng sh` ma k ey jiao ent ` meiw
cannot but guzheng really can teach no problem
` yueq` tan
instrument to play(a stringed instrument by plucking) guitar lute electronic organ to play(a wind instrument)
j ta p pa ` q dianz n chu
d zi laba a ` suon
ute bugle suona(a traditional chinese instrument usually played by a man in a happy event) to play (a stringed instrument with a bow) erhu(a traditional chinese instrument played by every kind of people) violin violoncello play (a drum) tambour
la
` u erh
q xiaot n ` q dat n da gu
Elementary - Adding Credit to a Cell Phone

A:
(B0189)
` y chongzh ma? Zhel ou shouj ka Do you sell cell phone recharge cards?
B:
qian de? ao Y ou. N y` ao duosh Yes. How much would you like?
A:
de gou ` ma? W o zh y` ong y ge x ngq . Y bai I only need it for a week. Is 100 enough?
B:
` le. Gou Yes, its enough.
Key Vocabulary
y ou shouj chongzh ka
to have cell phone prepaid card

ao duosh zh y` ong ` gou
how much only to use enough
` chush ou ` ei ` gel Zhonggu o ` dong Zhonggu o tong y oux` ka y -
to sale all kinds of China Mobile
lian-
China Unicom
a card for adding credit for online gaming a face value or denomination
` mianzh
Elementary - Adding Credit to a Cell Phone

A:
(B0189)
` y chongzh ma? Zhel ou shouj ka Do you sell cell phone recharge cards?
B:
qian de? ao Y ou. N y` ao duosh Yes. How much would you like?
A:
de gou ` ma? W o zh y` ong y ge x ngq . Y bai I only need it for a week. Is 100 enough?
B:
` le. Gou Yes, its enough.
Key Vocabulary
y ou shouj chongzh ka
to have cell phone prepaid card

ao duosh zh y` ong ` gou
how much only to use enough
` chush ou ` ei ` gel Zhonggu o ` dong Zhonggu o tong y oux` ka y -
to sale all kinds of China Mobile
lian-
China Unicom
a card for adding credit for online gaming a face value or denomination
` mianzh
Elementary - Going to Church

A:
(B0192)
` ma? N x` n jiao Do you believe in any religion?
B:
W o b` u x` n. N ne? No. Do you?
A:
` o x` n J duji W ao. I am a Christian.
B:
` dou qu W o de pengyou y e sh` . T a meige x ngq tian ` jiao tang. My friend is too. He goes to church every Sunday.
Key Vocabulary
x` n jiao4
to believe religion
dou mei qu ` ` J duji ao ` ang jiaot
all each to go Christian church
` Tianzh uji ao ao ` Y s lanji ` u F ojiaot q ngzhens` ` ao ` daoji ` s` miao ` jiaohu`
Catholicism Islamism a Buddhist mosque Taoism temple church
Elementary - Going to Church

A:
(B0192)
` ma? N x` n jiao Do you believe in any religion?
B:
W o b` u x` n. N ne? No. Do you?
A:
` o x` n J duji W ao. I am a Christian.
B:
` dou qu W o de pengyou y e sh` . T a meige x ngq tian ` jiao tang. My friend is too. He goes to church every Sunday.
Key Vocabulary
x` n jiao4
to believe religion
dou mei qu ` ` J duji ao ` ang jiaot
all each to go Christian church
` Tianzh uji ao ao ` Y s lanji ` u F ojiaot q ngzhens` ` ao ` daoji ` s` miao ` jiaohu`
Catholicism Islamism a Buddhist mosque Taoism temple church
Elementary - Getting a Date A:
(B0197)
w n m ngtian anshang y ouk ong ma? Do you have free time tomorrow night?
B:
y oude. shenme sh` ? Yes. What is it?
A:
dongxi women y q qu ba. ` he Lets go for a drink.
B:
de. hao Sure.
Key Vocabulary
y ouk ong m ngtian
to have time tomorrow

qu ` y q he sh` dongxi
to go together to drink thing thing
mang y oush jian y oush` meish` b` u mang ong meik` an gaiti ` xiac` u heji
busily to have time to be occupied to have no thing not busy not to have to change day/ next drinking
ch f` an z enmey` ang ` ` jianmi an
to eat food how about to meet
Elementary - Getting a Date A:
(B)
w n m ngtian anshang y ouk ong ma? Do you have free time tomorrow night?
B:
y oude. shenme sh` ? Yes. What is it?
A:
dongxi women y q qu ba. ` he Lets go for a drink.
B:
de. hao Sure.
Key Vocabulary
y ouk ong m ngtian
to have time tomorrow

qu ` y q he sh` dongxi
to go together to drink thing thing
mang y oush jian y oush` meish` b` u mang ong meik` an gaiti ` xiac` u heji
busily to have time to be occupied to have no thing not busy not to have to change day/ next drinking
ch f` an z enmey` ang ` ` jianmi an
to eat food how about to meet
Elementary - Skincare: Sunscreen

A:
(B0203)
` y ` Zhel ou f angshaishu ang ma? Do you have sunscreen here?
B:
Y ou. N y` ao shenmey` ang de? Yes. What kind of sunscreen do you want?
A:
de. W o y` ao zu` hao I want the best.
B:
` ong hao. Zhezh hen This one is very good.
Key Vocabulary
y ou ` f angshaishu ang y` ao
to have sunscreen to want

zu` zhong shenmey` ang
most kind what kind of
` ai x miann runf ` ushu ruy` e hush ang ` oushu paizi
cleansing milk skin refresher lotion emulsion hand cream brand
Elementary - Skincare: Sunscreen

A:
(B0203)
` y ` Zhel ou f angshaishu ang ma? Do you have sunscreen here?
B:
Y ou. N y` ao shenmey` ang de? Yes. What kind of sunscreen do you want?
A:
de. W o y` ao zu` hao I want the best.
B:
` ong hao. Zhezh hen This one is very good.
Key Vocabulary
y ou ` f angshaishu ang y` ao
to have sunscreen to want

zu` zhong shenmey` ang
most kind what kind of
` ai x miann runf ` ushu ruy` e hush ang ` oushu paizi
cleansing milk skin refresher lotion emulsion hand cream brand
Elementary - Pets
A:
(B0208)
N y ang chongw u ` ma? Do you have any pets?
B:
N W o y ang gou. ne? Ive got a dog. What about you?
A:
W o y ang mao. I have a cat.
B:
W o y e x huan mao. I like cats too.
Key Vocabulary
y ang chongw u ` gou
to raise house pet dog

mao y e x huan n ne
cat also to like what about you
` chongw u yuan ` y chongw u ` shang` dian ` k eai guai ` piaoliang p nzhong liug ` ou
animal hospital pet store
lovable well-behaved pretty variety take a dog for a walk
Elementary - Pets
A:
(B0208)
N y ang chongw u ` ma? Do you have any pets?
B:
N W o y ang gou. ne? Ive got a dog. What about you?
A:
W o y ang mao. I have a cat.
B:
W o y e x huan mao. I like cats too.
Key Vocabulary
y ang chongw u ` gou
to raise house pet dog

mao y e x huan n ne
cat also to like what about you
` chongw u yuan ` y chongw u ` shang` dian ` k eai guai ` piaoliang p nzhong liug ` ou
animal hospital pet store
lovable well-behaved pretty variety take a dog for a walk
Elementary - How embarrassing!

A:
(B0214)
` c` q Zhe wo ngk` e. This time its my treat.
B:
lai. Buy` ` ong, wo You dont need to do that. I can get it.
A:
a......W b` ` Zhen diuli Aiy o qian ugou. an! Oh no, I dont have enough money with me. How embarrassing!
B:
anxi. fu. Meigu W o lai ` I doesnt matter. Ill pay.
Key Vocabulary
` c` zhe q ngk` e
this time to treat guests
` gou diuli an anxi meigu
enough to lose face to not matter
AA
` hu zhe ` hu xia ` xiac` ` ong zuod an maid Azh` ` fu ` de ge ` ge diur en chuch ou ` dai ` n xianj
this time next time next be the host; stand a treat to order the bill each person pay his own bill each person pay his own bill to lose face gaffe to carry cash
a shuak
to swipe a card
Elementary - How embarrassing!

A:
(B0214)
` c` q Zhe wo ngk` e. This time its my treat.
B:
lai. Buy` ` ong, wo You dont need to do that. I can get it.
A:
......
a......W b` ` Zhen diuli Aiy o qian ugou. an! Oh no, I dont have enough money with me. How embarrassing!
B:
anxi. fu. Meigu W o lai ` I doesnt matter. Ill pay.
Key Vocabulary
` c` zhe q ngk` e
this time to treat guests
` gou diuli an anxi meigu
enough to lose face to not matter
AA
` hu zhe ` hu xia ` xiac` ` ong zuod an maid Azh` ` fu ` de ge ` ge diur en chuch ou ` dai ` n xianj
this time next time next be the host; stand a treat to order the bill each person pay his own bill each person pay his own bill to lose face gaffe to carry cash
a shuak
to swipe a card
Elementary - The Doggy Bag

A:
(B0217)
zhexi ` e ao. dab Fuw uyu ` an, Waiter, please put these in a doggy bag.
B:
Hao. All right.
A:
ao ma? T ang k ey dab Can you put the soup in a bag?
B:
Key Vocabulary
fuw uyu ` an ` e zhexi ao dab
waiter these to put food in a doggy bag

tang k ey ent ` meiw
soup can no problem
ao he dab gei f enkai ` ou daiz ` w` aidai tangch haishi
doggy bag (container) to give to separate to lead away takeout eat it in the restaurant or
Elementary - The Doggy Bag

A:
(B0217)
zhexi ` e ao. dab Fuw uyu ` an, Waiter, please put these in a doggy bag.
B:
Hao. All right.
A:
ao ma? T ang k ey dab Can you put the soup in a bag?
B:
Key Vocabulary
fuw uyu ` an ` e zhexi ao dab
waiter these to put food in a doggy bag

tang k ey ent ` meiw
soup can no problem
ao he dab gei f enkai ` ou daiz ` w` aidai tangch haishi
doggy bag (container) to give to separate to lead away takeout eat it in the restaurant or
Elementary - Nationalities
A:
(B0223)
ren? N sh` nali Where are you from?
B:
or en. N a de? W o sh` Meigu sh` nage guoji Im an American. What country are you from?
A:
` al` ` y` o sh` Aod a de. W Im from Australia.
B:
` al` ` y` mei. Aod a hen Australia is beautiful.
Key Vocabulary
nal o Meigu a guoji
where American country

` al` ` y` Aod a mei
Australian beautiful
zhou qu nal d` fang a ` ad Jian ar ` en ad Jian ` Y` dal` ` ren Y` dal`
state district where place Canada Canadian Italy Italian
Elementary - Nationalities
A:
(B0223)
ren? N sh` nali Where are you from?
B:
or en. N a de? W o sh` Meigu sh` nage guoji Im an American. What country are you from?
A:
` al` ` y` o sh` Aod a de. W Im from Australia.
B:
` al` ` y` mei. Aod a hen Australia is beautiful.
Key Vocabulary
nal o Meigu a guoji
where American country

` al` ` y` Aod a mei
Australian beautiful
zhou qu nal d` fang a ` ad Jian ar ` en ad Jian ` Y` dal` ` ren Y` dal`
state district where place Canada Canadian Italy Italian
Elementary - Morning Hygiene

A:
(B0227)
shuay a y` u? N zaoshang x lian ao duoji How long does it take you to wash your face and brush your teeth in the morning?
B:
W u f enzhong. Five minutes.
A:
x ma? N b` u x tou zao Dont you shampoo and shower?
B:
jian. Bu , meish ` x No, no time.
Key Vocabulary
zaoshang x
early morning to wash
x lian a shuay y` ao u duoji f enzhong x tou x zao jian meish
to wash ones face to brush teeth to take how long minute to wash hair to take a shower not to have time
y agao y ashua huzi gua t` xud ao chu f engj
toothpaste toothbrush shave shaver drier
Elementary - Morning Hygiene

A:
(B0227)
shuay a y` u? N zaoshang x lian ao duoji How long does it take you to wash your face and brush your teeth in the morning?
B:
W u f enzhong. Five minutes.
A:
x ma? N b` u x tou zao Dont you shampoo and shower?
B:
jian. Bu , meish ` x No, no time.
Key Vocabulary
zaoshang x
early morning to wash
x lian a shuay y` ao u duoji f enzhong x tou x zao jian meish
to wash ones face to brush teeth to take how long minute to wash hair to take a shower not to have time
y agao y ashua huzi gua t` xud ao chu f engj
toothpaste toothbrush shave shaver drier
Elementary - Pronunciation Correction

A:
(B0232)
` W N kan! o y ou x n de y anj ng. Look! I have new eyes.
B:
x Shenme? E, n de y anj` ng, sh` ma? What?? Oh! New glasses, right?
A:
wo shuocu ` le ma? o Du` . Gangc ai Right. Did I say it wrong just now?
B:
sh` Sh` de. Y nggai y anj` ng, b` ush` y anj ng. Yes. Its glasses, not eyes.
Key Vocabulary
x n y anj ng y anj` ng
new eye spectacles

` cuo gangc ai y nggai
wrong just should
` t ngcuo ` ` kancu o ` shengdi ao ` jiuzh eng ai yuanl
hear mistakenly see/read mistakenly tone correct originally
Elementary - Pronunciation Correction

A:
(B0232)
` W N kan! o y ou x n de y anj ng. Look! I have new eyes.
B:
x Shenme? E, n de y anj` ng, sh` ma? What?? Oh! New glasses, right?
A:
wo shuocu ` le ma? o Du` . Gangc ai Right. Did I say it wrong just now?
B:
sh` Sh` de. Y nggai y anj` ng, b` ush` y anj ng. Yes. Its glasses, not eyes.
Key Vocabulary
x n y anj ng y anj` ng
new eye spectacles

` cuo gangc ai y nggai
wrong just should
` t ngcuo ` ` kancu o ` shengdi ao ` jiuzh eng ai yuanl
hear mistakenly see/read mistakenly tone correct originally
Elementary - Having Food Delivered

A:
(B0236)
an. K ` W o y` ao chaof` ey song ma? I want fried rice. Can you deliver it?
B:
an? K ey . J f` en chaof` Sure. How many orders?
A:
Liang f` en. Two orders.
B:
D` zh ? Address?
A:
10301
` san lu, l Y anan hao ng y . ` sh Yanan Road, No. 10, Room 301.
B:
` ` Sh wu enzhong songd ao. f It will be delivered in 15 minutes.
Key Vocabulary
10
y` ao an chaof` k ey ` song j f` en d` zh lu Y anan ` ` sh hao sh wu f enzhong ` ` songd ao
want fried rice can to deliver how many portion address Yanan Road number 10 15 minute to be delivered
` w` aimai ` w` ` jiao aimai u duoji shenme sh hou ` dian kuai cu ` y hou
take-out food order take-out food how long when more quickly urge after
Elementary - Having Food Delivered

A:
(B0236)
an. K ` W o y` ao chaof` ey song ma? I want fried rice. Can you deliver it?
B:
an? K ey . J f` en chaof` Sure. How many orders?
A:
Liang f` en. Two orders.
B:
D` zh ? Address?
A:
10301
` san lu, l Y anan hao ng y . ` sh Yanan Road, No. 10, Room 301.
B:
` ` Sh wu enzhong songd ao. f It will be delivered in 15 minutes.
Key Vocabulary
10
y` ao an chaof` k ey ` song j f` en d` zh lu Y anan ` ` sh hao sh wu f enzhong ` ` songd ao
want fried rice can to deliver how many portion address Yanan Road number 10 15 minute to be delivered
` w` aimai ` w` ` jiao aimai u duoji shenme sh hou ` dian kuai cu ` y hou
take-out food order take-out food how long when more quickly urge after
Elementary - Massage Therapy

A:
(B0241)
` b` ` shufu. Zhel utai Im sore here.
B:
` ma? Hao de. Zhel Here? OK.
A:
` zhong ` Q ng an y dian. Please massage with more pressure.
B:
` Q ngzhong k ey ma? Is the pressure OK?
A:
T` ai q ng le. Too soft.
B:
Zenmey` ang? How is that?
A:
shufu. Hen That feels good.
Key Vocabulary
shufu ` an q ng ` zhong ` tai hen ` b` utai
comfortable to press soft hard too very not too
fuw u ` ` anm o
service massage
tangxia f` angsong haishi gangh ao
lie down relax or exactly
Elementary - Massage Therapy

A:
(B0241)
` b` ` shufu. Zhel utai Im sore here.
B:
` ma? Hao de. Zhel Here? OK.
A:
` zhong ` Q ng an y dian. Please massage with more pressure.
B:
` Q ngzhong k ey ma? Is the pressure OK?
A:
T` ai q ng le. Too soft.
B:
Zenmey` ang? How is that?
A:
shufu. Hen That feels good.
Key Vocabulary
shufu ` an q ng ` zhong ` tai hen ` b` utai
comfortable to press soft hard too very not too
fuw u ` ` anm o
service massage
tangxia f` angsong haishi gangh ao
lie down relax or exactly
Elementary - Dont do that!

A:
(B0245)
al a, lal al a...... Lal La la la, la la la
B:
si, n ` Buh k ey b` uy` ao chang ma? ` aoy` Im sorry, but could you not sing?
A:
de......Lal al a, lal al a. Hao OK La la la, la la la.
B:
` uliao le! N ` F an s le! W o shoub` b` uy` ao chang le! You are so annoying! I cant stand it! Stop singing!
Key Vocabulary
al a lal si b` uhaoy` k ey
La la la Sorry can
b` uy` ao ` chang f an s le ` shoubuli ao
not to sing so annoying to be unable to bear
chao chao y oudian le chaos bie ng anj` xu
noisy a little noisy so noisy dont quiet Shhh
Elementary - Dont do that!

A:
(B0245)
......
al a, lal al a...... Lal La la la, la la la
B:
si, n ` Buh k ey b` uy` ao chang ma? ` aoy` Im sorry, but could you not sing?
A:
......
de......Lal al a, lal al a. Hao OK La la la, la la la.
B:
` uliao le! N ` F an s le! W o shoub` b` uy` ao chang le! You are so annoying! I cant stand it! Stop singing!
Key Vocabulary
al a lal si b` uhaoy` k ey
La la la Sorry can
b` uy` ao ` chang f an s le ` shoubuli ao
not to sing so annoying to be unable to bear
chao chao y oudian le chaos bie ng anj` xu
noisy a little noisy so noisy dont quiet Shhh
Elementary - I want to play

A:
(B0250)
xiang Mama, wo chuq an. ` w u Mommy, I want to go out and play.
B:
` e zuo ` hao le ma? N de zuoy` Did you nish your homework?
A:
meiy ou. Hai Not yet.
B:
` hao zuoy` ` e zai ` chuq N zuo an. ` w u You can go outside after you nish your homework.
A:
Haoba. All right...
Key Vocabulary
xiang chuq ` u w an ` e zuoy` ` hao zuo hai ` zai
to want to go out to play homework to nish still then
xiuxi xian ` zai ` gongzu o y q
rest rst again work together
Elementary - I want to play

A:
(B0250)
xiang Mama, wo chuq an. ` w u Mommy, I want to go out and play.
B:
` e zuo ` hao le ma? N de zuoy` Did you nish your homework?
A:
meiy ou. Hai Not yet.
B:
` hao zuoy` ` e zai ` chuq N zuo an. ` w u You can go outside after you nish your homework.
A:
Haoba. All right...
Key Vocabulary
xiang chuq ` u w an ` e zuoy` ` hao zuo hai ` zai
to want to go out to play homework to nish still then
xiuxi xian ` zai ` gongzu o y q
rest rst again work together
Elementary - I cant nd my glasses!

A:
(B0254)
Ai! (sigh!)
B:
Zenmele? Whats the matter?
A:
` le. W o de y anj` ng zhaobud ao I cant nd my glasses.
B:
n dai ` zhe ne. Gangc ai hai You were just wearing them.
A:
xianz ` ai ` shenme ` ` K esh` wo y e kanbuji an! But now I cant see anything!
Key Vocabulary
y anj` ng ` zhaobud ao ` dai zhe ne
spectacles to be unable to nd to wear denotes an ongoing situation or state. Used at the end of sentence. but right now to not see
k esh` ` ai ` xianz ` ` kanbuji an
diu le ` le diao ` le huai ` zhaoded ao ` le b` ujian ` y dai anj` ng
has been lost has been lost has been lost to be able to nd disappear wear glasses
` ` kanbuji an ` ` kandeji an zhaoj bie ` ` zhao manm an
unseen visible Dont worry. take it easy looking for it
Elementary - I cant nd my glasses!

A:
(B0254)
Ai! (sigh!)
B:
Zenmele? Whats the matter?
A:
` le. W o de y anj` ng zhaobud ao I cant nd my glasses.
B:
n dai ` zhe ne. Gangc ai hai You were just wearing them.
A:
xianz ` ai ` shenme ` ` K esh` wo y e kanbuji an! But now I cant see anything!
Key Vocabulary
y anj` ng ` zhaobud ao ` dai zhe ne
spectacles to be unable to nd to wear denotes an ongoing situation or state. Used at the end of sentence. but right now to not see
k esh` ` ai ` xianz ` ` kanbuji an
diu le ` le diao ` le huai ` zhaoded ao ` le b` ujian ` y dai anj` ng
has been lost has been lost has been lost to be able to nd disappear wear glasses
` ` kanbuji an ` ` kandeji an zhaoj bie ` ` zhao manm an
unseen visible Dont worry. take it easy looking for it
Elementary - Borrowing and Returning

A:
(B0259)
` zh ` ei wo ma? Na b n k ey jieg Could you lend me that pen?
B:
` zh de, wo xianz ` ai ` dei huang ei Du` buq , zhe b b` u sh` wo ta. Sorry, this pen isnt mine. I have to return it to him now.
A:
` wo k ` ta ` ma? jie O, na ey wen Oh, then can I ask him to borrow it?
B:
` ta k ba. Y nggai ey . N wen It should be ne. Go ahead and ask him.
Key Vocabulary
zh b
/ pen
k ey ` ei jieg de wo ` ai ` xianz dei ei huang o ` na ` wen ` jie y nggai
can to loan to mine now still must return to oh in that case to ask to borrow should
` ` xiang ... jie b` u k en ` u aih `
to borrow from ... to not willing to to cherish

y d` ng e ` haohu haoji an
certainly make it a point to return everything one has borrowed
Elementary - Borrowing and Returning

A:
(B0259)
` zh ` ei wo ma? Na b n k ey jieg Could you lend me that pen?
B:
` zh de, wo xianz ` ai ` dei huang ei Du` buq , zhe b b` u sh` wo ta. Sorry, this pen isnt mine. I have to return it to him now.
A:
` wo k ` ta ` ma? jie O, na ey wen Oh, then can I ask him to borrow it?
B:
` ta k ba. Y nggai ey . N wen It should be ne. Go ahead and ask him.
Key Vocabulary
zh b
/ pen
k ey ` ei jieg de wo ` ai ` xianz dei ei huang o ` na ` wen ` jie y nggai
can to loan to mine now still must return to oh in that case to ask to borrow should
` ` xiang ... jie b` u k en ` u aih `
to borrow from ... to not willing to to cherish

y d` ng e ` haohu haoji an
certainly make it a point to return everything one has borrowed
Elementary - Make-up A:
(B0262)
` daban piaoliang. n j ntian de zhen Youve made yourself look really pretty today.
B:
wo huazhu ` nali. ang le. Not really. I just put on make-up.
A:
` n k ` dou b hen zhen ucuo. de y any ng he ouhong de y anse an. ` haok You look pretty good. Your eyeshadow and lipstick color look really nice.
B:
` dou x de huazhu ` sh` zhe wo n mai angp n. Youve made yourself look really pretty today.I just bought new make-up.
Key Vocabulary
daban de zhen ` piaoliang ` huazhu ang ` b ucuo n de y any ng he k ouhong ` y anse dou an ` haok x n mai
to dress up / really pretty to put on make-up not bad your eye-shadow and lipstick color both look good new to buy
` huazhu angp n
cosmetics
ruy` e f enb ng ` mianm o xiangshu meib aog ao jiem ong saih shu zhel
lotion face powder face mask perfume eyebrow pencil mascara blush gel
Elementary - Make-up A:
(B)
` daban piaoliang. n j ntian de zhen Youve made yourself look really pretty today.
B:
wo huazhu ` nali. ang le. Not really. I just put on make-up.
A:
` n k ` dou b hen zhen ucuo. de y any ng he ouhong de y anse an. ` haok You look pretty good. Your eyeshadow and lipstick color look really nice.
B:
` dou x de huazhu ` sh` zhe wo n mai angp n. Youve made yourself look really pretty today.I just bought new make-up.
Key Vocabulary
daban de zhen ` piaoliang ` huazhu ang ` b ucuo n de y any ng he k ouhong ` y anse dou an ` haok x n mai
to dress up / really pretty to put on make-up not bad your eye-shadow and lipstick color both look good new to buy
` huazhu angp n
cosmetics
ruy` e f enb ng ` mianm o xiangshu meib aog ao jiem ong saih shu zhel
lotion face powder face mask perfume eyebrow pencil mascara blush gel
Elementary - Encouraging Words

A:
(B0266)
ng? Zenme le? N b` u gaox` Whats wrong? Are you upset?
B:
` zhen zhao. nan Ng, gongzu o Uh huh. Its so hard to nd a job.
A:
hu de zai ` houmi ` ` Bie x n. Hao an. Dont get discouraged. Something good will come up.
B:
zhende x` Y exu e wo mei nx n. ba. K Perhaps. But Ive really got no condence.
A:
Zenme hu` ? N y d` ng x ng de! How come? You can do it!
Key Vocabulary
z enme le ng gaox` zhen nan zhao bie hu x n y exu k e x` nx n z enme y d` ng x ng
what s wrong to be happy really difcult to nd to leave to get discouraged perhaps but condence how can it be certainly can
ou jiay
Go! You can do it!

f` bie angq` xiangx` n x` nx n z` x` n
Dont give up. trust, believe in condence be self-condent, condence self-
Elementary - Encouraging Words

A:
(B0266)
ng? Zenme le? N b` u gaox` Whats wrong? Are you upset?
B:
` zhen zhao. nan Ng, gongzu o Uh huh. Its so hard to nd a job.
A:
hu de zai ` houmi ` ` Bie x n. Hao an. Dont get discouraged. Something good will come up.
B:
zhende x` Y exu e wo mei nx n. ba. K Perhaps. But Ive really got no condence.
A:
Zenme hu` ? N y d` ng x ng de! How come? You can do it!
Key Vocabulary
z enme le ng gaox` zhen nan zhao bie hu x n y exu k e x` nx n z enme y d` ng x ng
what s wrong to be happy really difcult to nd to leave to get discouraged perhaps but condence how can it be certainly can
ou jiay
Go! You can do it!

f` bie angq` xiangx` n x` nx n z` x` n
Dont give up. trust, believe in condence be self-condent, condence self-
Elementary - Pregnancy
A:
(B0269)
` xiaoxi, huaiy un Gaosu n y ge hao wo ` le. I have some good news to tell you. Im pregnant!
B:
` le? Sh` ma? Gongx n ! J geyue Really? Congratulations! How many months along are you?
A:
san ` Bugu ` wo hao j ` ge yue. Cai dong! o Only three months. But Im really excited!
B:
xiaoxi! ` mama Zhensh` ge hao N y` ao zuo le. Thats great news! Youre going to be a mom.
A:
y j Sh` y a. K esh` wo oudian nzhang. Yeah, but Im a little bit nervous.
B:
danx n, n zhuy` . Bie y` ao duo ` shent
Dont worry. But you must take extra care of your health.
A:
` W o hu` de, xiexie. I will, thank you.
Key Vocabulary
` gaosu un huaiy ` gongx ` b uguo ` j dong zhuy` ` j nzhang
to tell to be pregnant congratulations but excited to pay attention to nervous
yunf ` u `
pregnant woman
yuch ` anq an jianch chanqi a an chanji sheng ` ang jiank zhuy` ` y ngy ang
expected date of childbirth prenatal inspection birth check to be born health to pay attention nutrition
Elementary - Pregnancy
A:
(B0269)
` xiaoxi, huaiy un Gaosu n y ge hao wo ` le. I have some good news to tell you. Im pregnant!
B:
` le? Sh` ma? Gongx n ! J geyue Really? Congratulations! How many months along are you?
A:
san ` Bugu ` wo hao j ` ge yue. Cai dong! o Only three months. But Im really excited!
B:
xiaoxi! ` mama Zhensh` ge hao N y` ao zuo le. Thats great news! Youre going to be a mom.
A:
y j Sh` y a. K esh` wo oudian nzhang. Yeah, but Im a little bit nervous.
B:
danx n, n zhuy` . Bie y` ao duo ` shent
Dont worry. But you must take extra care of your health.
A:
` W o hu` de, xiexie. I will, thank you.
Key Vocabulary
` gaosu un huaiy ` gongx ` b uguo ` j dong zhuy` ` j nzhang
to tell to be pregnant congratulations but excited to pay attention to nervous
yunf ` u `
pregnant woman
yuch ` anq an jianch chanqi a an chanji sheng ` ang jiank zhuy` ` y ngy ang
expected date of childbirth prenatal inspection birth check to be born health to pay attention nutrition
Elementary - Furniture
A:
(B0274)
` zhang ` zhen piaoliang. Zhe zhuozi This table is really pretty.
B:
` ba y b` ` Na zi y e hen ucuo. This chair is also pretty nice.
A:
xuy` a ma? W omen hai ao shaf Do we still need a sofa?
B:
` ` meiy ou wo x Xuy` zheli huan de. ao, dansh` Yes we do, but there arent any I like here.
A:
N x huan shenmey` ang de? What kind do you like?
B:
` qilai hen shufu W o x huan zuo de. I like sofas that are really comfortable to sit in.
Key Vocabulary
` zhe zhang zhuozi zhen ` piaoliang ba y zi y e ` b` ucuo hai xuy` ao a shaf ` dansh`
this / table really pretty / chair also not bad also to need sofa but
shenmey` ang ` qilai zuo shufu
what kind to sit comfortable
u jiaj ` ` jiaj u y tao ` canzhu o shuzhu o ` aozhu diann o hu` y` zhuo tai xiez` shugu` y gu` chuangt ougu`
furniture a set of furniture dinner table writing table computer desk meeting table writing/ business desk bookrack garderobe bedside cabinet
chaj
coffee table (lit. ble) clothing/hat rack single bed double bed
tea ta-
` jia ` y mao enchu danr ang shuangr en chuang ongchu ert ang
childrens bed
Elementary - Furniture
A:
(B0274)
` zhang ` zhen piaoliang. Zhe zhuozi This table is really pretty.
B:
` ba y b` ` Na zi y e hen ucuo. This chair is also pretty nice.
A:
xuy` a ma? W omen hai ao shaf Do we still need a sofa?
B:
` ` meiy ou wo x Xuy` zheli huan de. ao, dansh` Yes we do, but there arent any I like here.
A:
N x huan shenmey` ang de? What kind do you like?
B:
` qilai hen shufu W o x huan zuo de. I like sofas that are really comfortable to sit in.
Key Vocabulary
` zhe zhang zhuozi zhen ` piaoliang ba y zi y e ` b` ucuo hai xuy` ao a shaf ` dansh`
this / table really pretty / chair also not bad also to need sofa but
shenmey` ang ` qilai zuo shufu
what kind to sit comfortable
u jiaj ` ` jiaj u y tao ` canzhu o shuzhu o ` aozhu diann o hu` y` zhuo tai xiez` shugu` y gu` chuangt ougu`
furniture a set of furniture dinner table writing table computer desk meeting table writing/ business desk bookrack garderobe bedside cabinet
chaj
coffee table (lit. ble) clothing/hat rack single bed double bed
tea ta-
` jia ` y mao enchu danr ang shuangr en chuang ongchu ert ang
childrens bed
Elementary - My computer froze!

A:
(B0278)
de diann ` ao s ao, wo Zaog j le. Darn, my computer is frozen!
B:
Zenme hu` ? How could that happen?
A:

` ` da wenji an, ` diann ` ao tur zai Bu dao. W o y zh dou ` zh an jiu j le. ` s I dont know. I was typing a document when suddenly it just froze up.
B:
sh` kankan ` ` hao. Hai q ng ren b jiao Youd better ask someone to take a look at it.
Key Vocabulary
ao zaog
drat
` ao diann s j z enme hu`
computer to freeze how could that have happened not to know continuously all at to type document suddenly then still to ask to watch comparatively
` b` u zh dao y zh dou ` zai da an ` wenji tur an jiu ` sh` hai q ng ` kankan ` b jiao
` zhong b` ngdu ` chuw ent xiu chongq un baoc diush x` tong an ` ruanji shubi ao xiansh` q` ` an jianp
be infected with a virus to have a problem to repair to restart to conserve to lose system software mouse monitor keyboard
Elementary - My computer froze!

A:
(B0278)
de diann ` ao s ao, wo Zaog j le. Darn, my computer is frozen!
B:
Zenme hu` ? How could that happen?
A:

` ` da wenji an, ` diann ` ao tur zai Bu dao. W o y zh dou ` zh an jiu j le. ` s I dont know. I was typing a document when suddenly it just froze up.
B:
sh` kankan ` ` hao. Hai q ng ren b jiao Youd better ask someone to take a look at it.
Key Vocabulary
ao zaog
drat
` ao diann s j z enme hu`
computer to freeze how could that have happened not to know continuously all at to type document suddenly then still to ask to watch comparatively
` b` u zh dao y zh dou ` zai da an ` wenji tur an jiu ` sh` hai q ng ` kankan ` b jiao
` zhong b` ngdu ` chuw ent xiu chongq un baoc diush x` tong an ` ruanji shubi ao xiansh` q` ` an jianp
be infected with a virus to have a problem to repair to restart to conserve to lose system software mouse monitor keyboard
Elementary - Weather and Seasons

A:
(B0283)
` de q` ` z Shangh ai hou enmey` ang? What is Shanghais climate like?
B:
` an ` dongti y` y` y` Bu Xiati ou men ou re, an ou sh y` ou ` hao. leng. Its bad. In the summer its hot and humid, and in the winter its damp and cold.
A:
` e ma? xiaxu Dongti an Does it snow in the winter?
B:
shao. Dansh` ` ` u. Hen j ngchang xiay Hardly ever, but it rains a lot.
A:
` qiuti he ne? Name chunti an an Well, what about spring and autumn?
B:
` hao. b Chun jiao qiu de tianq`

Spring and autumn are pretty nice.
Key Vocabulary
............
` q` hou z enmey` ang ` an xiati y` ou ... y` ou ... men ` re dongti an sh leng ` e xiaxu shao ` dansh` j ngchang
climate how about summer / humid hot winter wet cold to snow seldom but often
` u xiay ` name chunti an he qiuti an chun qiu tianq` ` b jiao
to rain so spring and autumn spring autumn weather comparatively
j` jie zu` x huan y angguang wu ` yun
season like best sunshine fog cloud

lei an ` shandi en gaow eng guaf ao ` enb shach eng taif juf ` eng ` yub tianq` ` ao
thunder lightning high temperature the wind blows dust storm typhoon hurricane weather forecast
Elementary - Weather and Seasons

A:
(B0283)
` de q` ` z Shangh ai hou enmey` ang? What is Shanghais climate like?
B:
` an ` dongti y` y` y` Bu Xiati ou men ou re, an ou sh y` ou ` hao. leng. Its bad. In the summer its hot and humid, and in the winter its damp and cold.
A:
` e ma? xiaxu Dongti an Does it snow in the winter?
B:
shao. Dansh` ` ` u. Hen j ngchang xiay Hardly ever, but it rains a lot.
A:
` qiuti he ne? Name chunti an an Well, what about spring and autumn?
B:
` hao. b Chun jiao qiu de tianq`

Spring and autumn are pretty nice.
Key Vocabulary
............
` q` hou z enmey` ang ` an xiati y` ou ... y` ou ... men ` re dongti an sh leng ` e xiaxu shao ` dansh` j ngchang
climate how about summer / humid hot winter wet cold to snow seldom but often
` u xiay ` name chunti an he qiuti an chun qiu tianq` ` b jiao
to rain so spring and autumn spring autumn weather comparatively
j` jie zu` x huan y angguang wu ` yun
season like best sunshine fog cloud

lei an ` shandi en gaow eng guaf ao ` enb shach eng taif juf ` eng ` yub tianq` ` ao
thunder lightning high temperature the wind blows dust storm typhoon hurricane weather forecast
Elementary - Beijing Olympics: Opening Ceremony

(B0287)
A:
` unhu` ng Aoy u? Beij shenme sh hou kaim ` ` When do the Beijing Olympic Games start?
B:
200888
` ngl ba ` ba ` nian yue hao. Erl ngba ` ` shoush` August 8th, .ai4 chuangy` shang yu ta guang q ` quf ` gao ao y` oush` . en de zhongy`
A:
j ush` Kaim d` ng hen ngcai. ` y The opening ceremony is going to be amazing.
B:
` ai ` kaish ` ao ` le ma? shoupi Xianz Have they already started selling tickets?
A:
meiy ou. M shangb ` ` an cai kaish . Hai ngnian anni Not yet. They will start selling tickets the rst half of next year.
Key Vocabulary
` unhu` ng Aoy Beij `
Beijing Olympics
shenme sh hou u kaim ` nian ` yue ` hao ush` kaim ` y d` ng j ngcai ` ai ` xianz kaish ` ao ` shoupi hai m ngnian
when to begin year month date opening ceremony certainly wonderful now to begin to sell tickets still next year
` ` an shangb anni cai
rst half of the year only
b` mu ` b` mush` ` f ay an u jiem ` u huoj ` chuand` yud` ` ng ` d` ngpiao ` o ` cuogu
to close closing ceremony to send a letter program torch to transmit to reserve to issue tickets miss
Elementary - Beijing Olympics: Opening Ceremony

(B0287)
A:
` unhu` ng Aoy u? Beij shenme sh hou kaim ` ` When do the Beijing Olympic Games start?
B:
200888
` ngl ba ` ba ` nian yue hao. Erl ngba August 8th, .
A:
j ush` Kaim d` ng hen ngcai. ` y The opening ceremony is going to be amazing.
B:
` ai ` kaish ` ao ` le ma? shoupi Xianz Have they already started selling tickets?
A:
meiy ou. M shangb ` ` an cai kaish . Hai ngnian anni Not yet. They will start selling tickets the rst half of next year.
Key Vocabulary
` unhu` ng Aoy Beij `
Beijing Olympics
shenme sh hou u kaim ` nian ` yue ` hao ush` kaim ` y d` ng j ngcai ` ai ` xianz kaish ` ao ` shoupi hai m ngnian
when to begin year month date opening ceremony certainly wonderful now to begin to sell tickets still next year
` ` an shangb anni cai
rst half of the year only
b` mu ` b` mush` ` f ay an u jiem ` u huoj ` chuand` yud` ` ng ` d` ngpiao ` o ` cuogu
to close closing ceremony to send a letter program torch to transmit to reserve to issue tickets miss
Elementary - Introducing Ones Children

A:
(B0292)
9
er. ` sh` de nu T Zhe wo a jiu . su` This is my daughter. Shes nine years old.
B:
` ` sh` ma? piaoliang! T a zhen Zhe n de erzi Shes so pretty! Is this your son?
A:
5
Du` . T a wu . su` Yes, hes ve years old.
B:
k ` T a hao eai! Hes very cute!
Key Vocabulary
` zhe sh` de wo
this to be my
nu er su` zhen ` piaoliang n de erzi hao ` k eai
daughter year old really pretty your son very cute
guai congming huopo ng wenj` dongsh` tiaop
well-behaved intelligent lively gentle and quiet sensible naughty

` ong ` haod ` xiang
very active/restless to be like
Elementary - Introducing Ones Children

A:
(B0292)
9
er. ` sh` de nu T Zhe wo a jiu . su` This is my daughter. Shes nine years old.
B:
` ` sh` ma? piaoliang! T a zhen Zhe n de erzi Shes so pretty! Is this your son?
A:
5
Du` . T a wu . su` Yes, hes ve years old.
B:
k ` T a hao eai! Hes very cute!
Key Vocabulary
` zhe sh` de wo
this to be my
nu er su` zhen ` piaoliang n de erzi hao ` k eai
daughter year old really pretty your son very cute
guai congming huopo ng wenj` dongsh` tiaop
well-behaved intelligent lively gentle and quiet sensible naughty

` ong ` haod ` xiang
very active/restless to be like
Elementary - Just a Flesh Wound

A:
(B0295)
le! na! N Tian liuxi e Oh my! Youre bleeding!
B:
W zhuy` ` mei Nali? o dou ` dao. Where? I didnt even notice.
A:
` po ` le! K esh` n de x gai But your knee is all scraped up!
B:
de. Meish` Its nothing.
A:
` N z enme b` u qu yuan? ` y Why dont you go to the hospital?
B:
` dian xiao shangk ` shenme, cai b` ` Zhe ou suan wo u zaihu. This little cut is no big deal. I really dont care.
Key Vocabulary
liuxi e ` zhuy` ` dao k esh` ` x gai shangk ou ` zaihu ` po ` y yuan ` shenme suan
to bleed to notice but knee wound care to break hospital to gure as what
` o shuaip zh xie ` zh tong
to be smashed to pieces stanch bleeding to relieve pain

` y anzhong n guanx n ganj baozh a
seriously to care about hurriedly bind
Elementary - Just a Flesh Wound

A:
(B0295)
le! na! N Tian liuxi e Oh my! Youre bleeding!
B:
W zhuy` ` mei Nali? o dou ` dao. Where? I didnt even notice.
A:
` po ` le! K esh` n de x gai But your knee is all scraped up!
B:
de. Meish` Its nothing.
A:
` N z enme b` u qu yuan? ` y Why dont you go to the hospital?
B:
` dian xiao shangk ` shenme, cai b` ` Zhe ou suan wo u zaihu. This little cut is no big deal. I really dont care.
Key Vocabulary
liuxi e ` zhuy` ` dao k esh` ` x gai shangk ou ` zaihu ` po ` y yuan ` shenme suan
to bleed to notice but knee wound care to break hospital to gure as what
` o shuaip zh xie ` zh tong
to be smashed to pieces stanch bleeding to relieve pain

` y anzhong n guanx n ganj baozh a
seriously to care about hurriedly bind
Elementary - Elevator Emergency

A:
(B0299)
z Ai, enme hu sh` ? Ah, whats going on?
B:
` haoxi ang ` Diant t ng le. It seems the elevator is stuck.
A:
` z ` Buhu` enme ban? ` ba? Na No way! Now what?
B:
` an ` j ` u. Ganku ai nj anni Quick! Press the emergency button.
A:
` le z f An enme mei any` ng? I pressed it, but nothings happening.
B:
!
W o de tianna! Oh my God!
Key Vocabulary
` diant ang ` haoxi t ng ` an j nj ` u anni f any` ng
elevator to seem as if to stop to press emergency button reaction
` guzh ` ang xiul j zhensh` jiuh ` uch ` e angche xiaof
hitch;breakdown;trouble to repair;to x emergency room ambulance re engine

Elementary - Elevator Emergency

A:
(B0299)
z Ai, enme hu sh` ? Ah, whats going on?
B:
` haoxi ang ` Diant t ng le. It seems the elevator is stuck.
A:
` z ` Buhu` enme ban? ` ba? Na No way! Now what?
B:
` an ` j ` u. Ganku ai nj anni Quick! Press the emergency button.
A:
` le z f An enme mei any` ng? I pressed it, but nothings happening.
B:
!
W o de tianna! Oh my God!
Key Vocabulary
` diant ang ` haoxi t ng ` an j nj ` u anni f any` ng
elevator to seem as if to stop to press emergency button reaction
` guzh ` ang xiul j zhensh` jiuh ` uch ` e angche xiaof
hitch;breakdown;trouble to repair;to x emergency room ambulance re engine

Bien dbuter en Chinois

http://perso.orange.fr/mementoslangues/
Barres de langue
Ce n'est qu'aprs l'installation des langues asiatiques et le redmarrage de l'ordinateur que les barres de langue du Chinois peuvent tre rajoutes. Pour ajouter le Chinois Simplifi (Rpublique Populaire de Chine) la barre de langue: Panneau de configurationOptions rgionales, date, heure et langueOptions rgionales et linguistiquesLanguesDtailsParamtresAjouterChinois (Rpublique Populaire de Chine). Pour ajouter le Chinois Traditionnel (Tawan) la barre de langue: Panneau de configurationOptions rgionales, date, heure et langueOptions rgionales et linguistiquesLanguesDtailsParamtresAjouterChinois (Tawan). Pour modifier la langue de travail, cliquer avec le bouton gauche de la souris sur l'icne FR (par dfaut) de la barre de langue, situe en bas droite de l'cran, et slectionner une autre langue. En cliquant avec le bouton droit sur cette mme icne, il est possible de modifier les paramtres de la barre de langue.
dition de caractres chinois sous Microsoft Office 2003

Polices de caractres Microsoft Office 2003
Afin de pouvoir lire les mots imprims sans fatigue oculaire et une distance suffisante, la taille gnralement choisie pour les caractres est la suivante: Chinois Traditionnel Simplifi Pny n Taille 16 16 10 Type de police MingLiu SimSun Arial Caractre Fin Fin Fin Exemple

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Comparaison des polices de caractres chinois Microsoft Office 2003 MingLiu (Traditionnel) MS Gothic MS Mincho SimHei (Simplifi) SimSun (Simplifi) Pny n
Problme d'ajout de barre de langue

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En cas d'impossibilit d'ajout de barre de langue (aucune icne FR ou CH prsente), il faut vrifier que le fichier ctfmon.exe est bien prsent sous le rpertoire C:\WINDOWS\system32\ et l'excuter en cliquant dessus. Cette action lance le processus permanent ctfmon.exe qui est alors affich dans le Gestionnaire des tches. Ce processus active la barre de langue Microsoft Office.
Procdures d'dition en chinois sous Microsoft Office 2003

Pour convertir une syllabe dite en Pinyin (sans les tons) vers un caractre chinois choisir dans une liste: FRAfficher la Barre de langueFR Chinois (Rpublique Populaire de Chine)Chinese (Simplified) - Microsoft Pinyin IME 3.0. Pour diter du texte en Pinyin avec les tons, partir d'un clavier visuel Pinyin: FRAfficher la Barre de langueFR Chinois (Rpublique Populaire de Chine)Context MenuSoft KeyboardPinyin letter. Pour dessiner un caractre chinois avec la souris et utiliser le systme intgr de reconnaissance de caractres: 17/02/2007
Installation des langues asiatiques sous Windows XP

Pour installer les langues asiatiques (dont le chinois): Panneau de configurationOptions rgionales, date, heure et langueOptions rgionales et linguistiquesLanguesCocher la case [] Installer le fichier pour les langues d'Extrme-Orient et redmarrer l'ordinateur.
FRAfficher la Barre de langueFR Chinois (Tawan)Tool MenuIME Pad. Remarque: l'IME Pad de reconnaissance de caractre n'existe qu'en Chinois (Tawan). Il n'existe pas en Chinois (Rpublique Populaire de Chine). Si le caractre dessin manuellement avec la souris est reconnu, il est alors dit en MingLiu et non pas en SimSun.
Sites et documents utiles

Sites utiles
Caractristiques principales Librairie en ligne Apprentissage du Chinois et dictionnaires Apprentissage du Chinois et dictionnaire Apprentissage du Chinois Apprentissage du Chinois Traduction en ligne Traduction en ligne Outils linguistiques en ligne Traduction Wikipedia (encyclopdie en ligne) Sites utiles http://you-feng.com/ http://www.chine-nouvelle.com/ http://www.chine-informations.com/ http://www.ramou.net/ http://www.lechinois.com/ http://www.mandarintools.com/ http://babelfish.altavista.com/ http://www.google.fr/ http://www.babylon.com/ http://zh.wikipedia.org/
Annotation de caractres chinois

Sous Microsoft Office 2003, pour annoter des caractres chinois avec du texte en Pinyin comportant les tons: Slectionner les caractres chinois annoterFormatMise en forme de style asiatiqueGuide phontique Taille: 10 (par exemple)Alignement: centr (par exemple). Exemples de caractres annots (Simsun Taille 24, Pinyin Taille 10 centr): n ho zi jin

Il existe galement des outils d'annotation en ligne: http://www.chine-nouvelle.com/outils/annotation.html http://www.chine-informations.com/mods/outils/chinoisannote/index.php
Documents utiles
Reconnaissance optique de caractres chinois (OCR)

Le logiciel Readiris Pro 11 Asian permet d'effectuer la reconnaissance optique de caractres asiatiques (Chinois Traditionnel, Chinois Simplifi, Coren et Japonais) partir de l'analyse de fichiers Adobe (*.pdf), de fichiers Image ou de pages scannes. Les fichiers rsultants de l'analyse peuvent tre aux formats Word (RTF ou WordML), Adobe ou autres. Ce type de logiciel est un complment utile pour faciliter la saisie de documents crits en caractres chinois. Un travail complmentaire de traitement des donnes brutes issues de l'analyse est cependant ncessaire, car tous les caractres ne sont gnralement pas analyss correctement et certains caractres dont la reprsentation graphique est proche peuvent aussi tre confondus. D'autre part, il manque ce logiciel la reconnaissance des caractres Pinyin avec les tons. Bien dbuter en Chinois 2/6
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Exemple de MmoCartes
Recto
MmoCartes 4x6" A6
A5
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Legal

Verso
A3 A3+
y u yu
avoir; tre, exister encore
il, lui
Comparaison des tailles relatives des supports d'impression (chelle 1:4)
14-4T
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Yu miyu? Il y en a ou non ?
21-3T
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T shi shi ? Qui est-il ?
MemoBuro
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Explications MmoCartes Cartes RectoVerso pour apprendre le chinois Cls du Dictionnaire Chinois-Franais 1990 The Commercial Press Ltd Librairie You Feng 14-4T Cl 14 4 Traits 21-3T Cl 21 3 Traits C9 Caractre N 9 C10 Caractre N 10 Un caractre est repr par un numro et peut ainsi tre retrouv dans le Dictionnaire Chinois-Franais par sa cl (ou radical) galement numrote et par le nombre de traits MemoBuro: support imprim d'aide la mmorisation des langues pour le bureau restants. Par exemple le caractre C9 est dfini par la Cl 14 et comprend 4 Traits restants quand la cl a t enleve. L'emplacement des perforations tant prvu, les MmoCartes peuvent tre relies avec des baguettes mtalliques 3 trous par pouce. 5/6
Bien mmoriser tous les caractres et les mots des MmoCartes

Pour mmoriser tous les caractres et les mots dj appris l'aide des MmoCartes, l'ensemble des cartes a t imprim sur des grandes feuilles au format A3+ (329x483 mm). Chaque feuille comprend 30 MmoCartes. La mthode suivre consiste lire haute voix chaque carte, soit l'une aprs l'autre, soit alatoirement, et insister sur les caractres ou les mots oublis. On peut dans ce cas soit retourner la feuille et lire les informations au verso, soit utiliser le paquet de MmoCartes relies ayant servi l'apprentissage initial. Pour tre efficace, la mthode doit tre rpte souvent jusqu' l'assimilation complte des caractres et des mots. On peut galement essayer de visualiser mentalement les caractres en fermant les yeux et en s'aidant des couleurs qui donnent le ton. Dans le cas de la lecture d'un paquet de MmoCartes relies, c'est la vision "directe" qui travaille: l'attention est focalise sur les quelques caractres prsents sur une carte individuelle. Il s'agit dans ce cas d'une mmorisation locale. Dans le cas de la lecture d'une feuille A3+, la vision "latrale" intervient aussi, ce qui permet de donner au cerveau une vue d'ensemble. Il s'agit alors d'une mmorisation globale qui complte efficacement la mmorisation locale prcdente.
Les mots nouveaux du MILEC TOME 1 - Recto - Format A3+ (329x483 mm) - chelle: 4/10
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Intermediate - You look exhausted!

A:
(C0043)
ang ` lei. ` W ang Xiaojie n haoxi hen Miss Wang you seem very tired.
B:

hen lei, ` wo de gongzu ` hen mafan. an Du` , wo o W o meiti ` ` an. dianzh liu ba ong shangb an, ong xiab ` dianzh Yes, Im very tired. My work is very troublesome. Every day I start work at eight oclock and nish work at six o clock.
A:

a! T` ` chabudu ` sh Aiy ai mang le! Gongzu o o ge xiaosh , n xiuxi. y nggai Whoa! Thats too busy! That is more or less ten hours of work. You should rest.
B:
ou banf ` a xiuxi. W o meiy Theres no way I can rest.
Key Vocabulary
ang ` haoxi ` lei mafan ` an xiab a aiy ` chabudu o y nggai xiuxi ` a banf
seem to be tired troublesome to get off work good gracious more or less should to rest way;method
zhuy` ` shent j hu ` an zhuanqi e aoy`
pay attention to your health almost to earn money stay up late or all night
e ` lians cangb ai
complexion pale
Intermediate - You look exhausted!

A:
(C0043)
ang ` lei. ` W ang Xiaojie n haoxi hen Miss Wang you seem very tired.
B:

hen lei, ` wo de gongzu ` hen mafan. an Du` , wo o W o meiti ` ` an. dianzh liu ba ong shangb an, ong xiab ` dianzh Yes, Im very tired. My work is very troublesome. Every day I start work at eight oclock and nish work at six o clock.
A:

a! T` ` chabudu ` sh Aiy ai mang le! Gongzu o o ge xiaosh , n xiuxi. y nggai Whoa! Thats too busy! That is more or less ten hours of work. You should rest.
B:
ou banf ` a xiuxi. W o meiy Theres no way I can rest.
Key Vocabulary
ang ` haoxi ` lei mafan ` an xiab a aiy ` chabudu o y nggai xiuxi ` a banf
seem to be tired troublesome to get off work good gracious more or less should to rest way;method
zhuy` ` shent j hu ` an zhuanqi e aoy`
pay attention to your health almost to earn money stay up late or all night
e ` lians cangb ai
complexion pale
Intermediate - Weather, Man

A:
(C0049)
` shenme? gan N m ngtian What are you doing tomorrow?
B:
xiay ` u, zai ` jia. Bu d` ng. Rugu ` y o wo Im not sure. If it rains, I will stay at home.
A:
tianq` ne? hao Rugu o And if the weather is good?
B:
W o chuq ` u. I will go out.
Key Vocabulary
m ngtian ` gan b` u y d` ng
tomorrow to do not certain

rugu o ` u xiay tianq` chuq ` u
if to rain weather to go out
an ` dasu ` j` hua ng jued` ` yub tianq` ` ao q ngtian yuti an y ntian un duoy ` u daw ` ou jiaoy
plan to plan to decide weather forecast sunny rainy cloudy day cloudy thick fog eld trip
Intermediate - Weather, Man

A:
(C0049)
` shenme? gan N m ngtian What are you doing tomorrow?
B:
xiay ` u, zai ` jia. Bu d` ng. Rugu ` y o wo Im not sure. If it rains, I will stay at home.
A:
tianq` ne? hao Rugu o And if the weather is good?
B:
W o chuq ` u. I will go out.
Key Vocabulary
m ngtian ` gan b` u y d` ng
tomorrow to do not certain

rugu o ` u xiay tianq` chuq ` u
if to rain weather to go out
an ` dasu ` j` hua ng jued` ` yub tianq` ` ao q ngtian yuti an y ntian un duoy ` u daw ` ou jiaoy
plan to plan to decide weather forecast sunny rainy cloudy day cloudy thick fog eld trip
Intermediate - City Comparison

A:
(C0054)

cong ` ban ` Xiangg ` dao W o quni Shangh ai ang. Dansh` ` an b ` x ` wo jiao huan Shangh ai. Last year I moved from Shanghai to Hong Kong. But I prefer Shanghai.
B:

` enme ` x ` N weish b jiao huan Shangh ai? ` xiand ` aihu ` a. ` Xiangg ang b Shangh ai ` ei W o renw
Why do you prefer Shanghai? I believe Hong Kong is more modern than Shanghai.
A:

` ei Shangh ` b ` hao. Shangh ` W o b` u tongy` . W o renw ai jiao ai ` ` hao. y b Xiangg ang piaoliang. Tianq` e b jiao I dont agree. I believe Shanghai is better. Shanghai is more beautiful than Hong Kong. The weather is also comparatively good.
Key Vocabulary
quni ` an ` dao ban ` ei renw ` aihu ` a ` xiand
last year to move to to think that modernized
a banji
move from one home to another fashion afforest population jiaopublic transportation
` sh shang ` ` luhu u a ou renk ` gongg ong tong ` u sheq y liao
community medical treatment
Intermediate - City Comparison

A:
(C0054)

cong ` ban ` Xiangg ` dao W o quni Shangh ai ang. Dansh` ` an b ` x ` wo jiao huan Shangh ai. Last year I moved from Shanghai to Hong Kong. But I prefer Shanghai.
B:

` enme ` x ` N weish b jiao huan Shangh ai? ` xiand ` aihu ` a. ` Xiangg ang b Shangh ai ` ei W o renw
Why do you prefer Shanghai? I believe Hong Kong is more modern than Shanghai.
A:

` ei Shangh ` b ` hao. Shangh ` W o b` u tongy` . W o renw ai jiao ai ` ` hao. y b Xiangg ang piaoliang. Tianq` e b jiao I dont agree. I believe Shanghai is better. Shanghai is more beautiful than Hong Kong. The weather is also comparatively good.
Key Vocabulary
quni ` an ` dao ban ` ei renw ` aihu ` a ` xiand
last year to move to to think that modernized
a banji
move from one home to another fashion afforest population jiaopublic transportation
` sh shang ` ` luhu u a ou renk ` gongg ong tong ` u sheq y liao
community medical treatment
Intermediate - Chinese Celebrity: Bruce Lee

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(C0059)
BruceLee
sh` zu` ` ng m Shei Zhonggu o y oum ng de diany ngx ng? sh` ong. Dangr an Bruce Lee, L Xiaol T a sh` Xiangg ang ` ng dash ` . T ` Haol aiw u ren. T a sh` gongfu diany a zai ` sh` ` jux sh` un ai chengw ei jie a de zhaop shuangji eg ` ng. T ` ta ` de jiaosh he eng. Who is Chinas most famous movie star? Of course its Bruce Lee, or Li Xiaolong. He is a native of Hong Kong. He is a master of kung fu movies. He became a world superstar in Hollywood. His trademark was his nunchucks and his yell.
Key Vocabulary
y oum ng m ngx ng dangr an ` dash ` ng diany
famous star of course master movie

chengw ei jux ` ng ai zhaop sheng
to become giant star signature moves sound
y ngd` ` y nghou an ` wud api ` k ongb` upian ` ` an ` dongzu opi aopi ` an ` gaoxi x ju ` u beij `
king of the silver screen lm queen kungfu lms horror lm action movie comedy comedy tragedy
Intermediate - Chinese Celebrity: Bruce Lee

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(C0059)
Bruce Lee
sh` zu` ` ng m Shei Zhonggu o y oum ng de diany ngx ng? sh` ong. Dangr an Bruce Lee, L Xiaol T a sh` Xiangg ang ` ng dash ` . T ` Haol aiw u ren. T a sh` gongfu diany a zai ` sh` ` jux sh` un ai chengw ei jie a de zhaop shuangji eg ` ng. T ` ta ` de jiaosh he eng. Who is Chinas most famous movie star? Of course its Bruce Lee, or Li Xiaolong. He is a native of Hong Kong. He is a master of kung fu movies. He became a world superstar in Hollywood. His trademark was his nunchucks and his yell.
Key Vocabulary
y oum ng m ngx ng dangr an ` dash ` ng diany
famous star of course master movie

chengw ei jux ` ng ai zhaop sheng
to become giant star signature moves sound
y ngd` ` y nghou an ` wud api ` k ongb` upian ` ` an ` dongzu opi aopi ` an ` gaoxi x ju ` u beij `
king of the silver screen lm queen kungfu lms horror lm action movie comedy comedy tragedy
Intermediate - Chinas Supergirl

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(C0060)

Zhonggu liux ` jie ` zu` de sh` J nnian, o a huo y ng wenhu ` u, ` chaoj ` o nush ge diansh` jiem u Jiuxi Meigu ` jiao eng. ` ang ` u u, Nush Ouxi ang, Chaoj u sh` y ge xuanxi eng ` jiem ` xuan ` de nug Zu` ` de shengl` ` zhe sh` ou. chu chus u hou L esh zu` e Y uchun. This year the hottest thing in Chinese pop culture is a television program called Super Girls. Like American Idol, Super Girls is a talent show to pick out the most brilliant female singer. The nal winner was Li Yuchun.
Key Vocabulary
huo ` u diansh` jiem ` nush chaoj u eng ` jiuxi ` ang ang ` ouxi
all the rage television program Super Girls just like idol
u xuanxi ` u jiem ` xuanch u ` chus e ` zhe shengl` ou nu gesh
contestant program to select outstanding winner female singer
chengm ng ` un guanj ` chus ai ` fus ` ai ai ` jues a xuanb
become famous champion initial heat
nals select sb. for promotion or special assignment
Intermediate - Chinas Supergirl

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(C0060)

Zhonggu liux ` jie ` zu` de sh` J nnian, o a huo y ng wenhu ` u, ` chaoj ` o nush ge diansh` jiem u Jiuxi Meigu ` jiao eng. ` ang ` u u, Nush Ouxi ang, Chaoj u sh` y ge xuanxi eng ` jiem ` xuan ` de nug Zu` ` de shengl` ` zhe sh` ou. chu chus u hou L esh zu` e Y uchun. This year the hottest thing in Chinese pop culture is a television program called Super Girls. Like American Idol, Super Girls is a talent show to pick out the most brilliant female singer. The nal winner was Li Yuchun.
Key Vocabulary
huo ` u diansh` jiem ` nush chaoj u eng ` jiuxi ` ang ang ` ouxi
all the rage television program Super Girls just like idol
u xuanxi ` u jiem ` xuanch u ` chus e ` zhe shengl` ou nu gesh
contestant program to select outstanding winner female singer
chengm ng ` un guanj ` chus ai ` fus ` ai ai ` jues a xuanb
become famous champion initial heat
nals select sb. for promotion or special assignment
Intermediate - Talking about Illness

A:
(C0063)
b` N z enmele? Nali u shufu? Whats wrong with you? Where do you feel uncomfortable?
B:
eng, ong ` le. W o tout houl y e teng. W o ganm ao I have a headache and a sore throat. I have a cold.
A:
N ch y` ao le ma? Have you taken any medicine?
B:
` ong. W o ch le, dansh` meiy` I have.
A:

` y duo ` ao. Zhongy` ganm W o zhel ou hen aoy` ao x y` ao dou n ba. y ou. W o gei y xie Ive got a lot of cold medicine here, both Chinese and Western medicine. Ill give you some.
B:
` T` ai xiexie n le. Thank you so much.
Key Vocabulary
z enmele shufu eng tout ong houl teng ` le ganm ao ch y` ao ` ao ganm aoy` zhongy` ao x y` ao gei
what s wrong comfortable to have a headache throat to hurt to catch cold to take medicine cold medicine traditional Chinese medicine western medicine to give
y xie
some
en dazh f ashao t wen xiuxi k esou liu t` b f al`
injection fever (body) temperature rest cough run at the nose fatigue
Intermediate - Talking about Illness

A:
(C0063)
b` N z enmele? Nali u shufu? Whats wrong with you? Where do you feel uncomfortable?
B:
eng, ong ` le. W o tout houl y e teng. W o ganm ao I have a headache and a sore throat. I have a cold.
A:
N ch y` ao le ma? Have you taken any medicine?
B:
` ong. W o ch le, dansh` meiy` I have.
A:

` y duo ` ao. Zhongy` ganm W o zhel ou hen aoy` ao x y` ao dou n ba. y ou. W o gei y xie Ive got a lot of cold medicine here, both Chinese and Western medicine. Ill give you some.
B:
` T` ai xiexie n le. Thank you so much.
Key Vocabulary
z enmele shufu eng tout ong houl teng ` le ganm ao ch y` ao ` ao ganm aoy` zhongy` ao x y` ao gei
what s wrong comfortable to have a headache throat to hurt to catch cold to take medicine cold medicine traditional Chinese medicine western medicine to give
y xie
some
en dazh f ashao t wen xiuxi k esou liu t` b f al`
injection fever (body) temperature rest cough run at the nose fatigue
Intermediate - Future Plans

A:
(C0066)
` e b` L Xiaojie, n daxu y` e le ma? Have you graduated from university Miss Li?
B:

` Daxu ` e b` W o gang b` y` e. W o sh` cong Shangh ai y` e de. . e sh` W o de zhuany` shangw u ` guanl I just graduated. I graduated from Shanghai University. My major is business administration.
A:

j an? ` hai sh` Hao le. N y ou shenme dasu J` xu zhao ` xuex ` gongzu o? Fantastic! What are your plans? Do you want to continue studying or nd a job?
B:

j` . W an ` zai ` y gongs guoj` W o b` u xiang xu o dasu jia ` xuex ` gongzu o. I dont want to continue studying. My plan is to work in an international company.
A:
` angde dasu an ` b` ` Shangh ` gongzu ` de j Zhey` ucuo. ai o hu` duo. hen Thats a pretty good plan. There are a lot of job opportunities in Shanghai.
Key Vocabulary
b` y` e e zhuany` shangw u ` guanl an ` dasu j` xu `
graduate major commercial management plan to continue
an kaoy
take the master degree entrance exam interview
` miansh`
gongw uyu ` an y anjiush eng ` kuaij` w` aiz
government employee (post-) graduate student accounting foreign capital
Intermediate - Future Plans

A:
(C0066)
` e b` L Xiaojie, n daxu y` e le ma? Have you graduated from university Miss Li?
B:

` Daxu ` e b` W o gang b` y` e. W o sh` cong Shangh ai y` e de. . e sh` W o de zhuany` shangw u ` guanl I just graduated. I graduated from Shanghai University. My major is business administration.
A:

j an? ` hai sh` Hao le. N y ou shenme dasu J` xu zhao ` xuex ` gongzu o? Fantastic! What are your plans? Do you want to continue studying or nd a job?
B:

j` . W an ` zai ` y gongs guoj` W o b` u xiang xu o dasu jia ` xuex ` gongzu o. I dont want to continue studying. My plan is to work in an international company.
A:
` angde dasu an ` b` ` Shangh ` gongzu ` de j Zhey` ucuo. ai o hu` duo. hen Thats a pretty good plan. There are a lot of job opportunities in Shanghai.
Key Vocabulary
b` y` e e zhuany` shangw u ` guanl an ` dasu j` xu `
graduate major commercial management plan to continue
an kaoy
take the master degree entrance exam interview
` miansh`
gongw uyu ` an y anjiush eng ` kuaij` w` aiz
government employee (post-) graduate student accounting foreign capital
Intermediate - Shopping
A:
(C0068)
wo ban ` Shangh ` mai dongxi dao L T` aitai, rugu ai f ang o ` bu f ` bian angbian? Mrs. Li, if I move to Shanghai is buying things convenient or not?
B:

` de baihu og ` ongs duo. ` baihu og ` ongs Zai Shangh ai hen l ` y shenme dongxi dou ou. K esh` jiaqian gu` le y dian. Shanghai has many department stores. In the department stores you can nd anything. But the price is a little expensive.
A:

og ` ongs y dongxi de mai Chule y w` ai hai ou q ta de baihu d` fang ma? Outside of the department stores, are there any other places to shop?
B:
` Shangh ` sh` duo. ` jiaqian ` ` Nali Zai ai chang y e hen b jiao . hel
There are many markets in Shanghai. Prices are more reasonable there.
A:

` Shangh ` wo b` ` n fuqi ma? K Zai ai xu ong xianj e bu k ey ` an y` y` ong x` ny` ongka? In Shanghai must I use cash to pay? Can I use a credit card?
B:
` n, x` dou k Xianj ny` ongka ey . Both cash and credit cards are OK.
Key Vocabulary
` dao ban ` f angbian og ` ongs baihu chule w` ai ... y
to move to convenient department store aside from
` jiaqian
price
hel sh` chang rugu o b` xu x` ny` ongka ` n xianj ` b jiao q ta
reasonable market if / credit card cash / other
shangch ang chaosh` ` u gouw n ` zhongx anggu` ` guangji e
shopping mall suppermarket shopping center expensive shopping
Intermediate - Shopping
A:
(C0068)
wo ban ` Shangh ` mai dongxi dao L T` aitai, rugu ai f ang o ` bu f ` bian angbian? Mrs. Li, if I move to Shanghai is buying things convenient or not?
B:

` de baihu og ` ongs duo. ` baihu og ` ongs Zai Shangh ai hen l ` y shenme dongxi dou ou. K esh` jiaqian gu` le y dian. Shanghai has many department stores. In the department stores you can nd anything. But the price is a little expensive.
A:

og ` ongs y dongxi de mai Chule y w` ai hai ou q ta de baihu d` fang ma? Outside of the department stores, are there any other places to shop?
B:
` Shangh ` sh` duo. ` jiaqian ` ` Nali Zai ai chang y e hen b jiao . hel
There are many markets in Shanghai. Prices are more reasonable there.
A:

` Shangh ` wo b` ` n fuqi ma? K Zai ai xu ong xianj e bu k ey ` an y` y` ong x` ny` ongka? In Shanghai must I use cash to pay? Can I use a credit card?
B:
` n, x` dou k Xianj ny` ongka ey . Both cash and credit cards are OK.
Key Vocabulary
` dao ban ` f angbian og ` ongs baihu chule w` ai ... y
to move to convenient department store aside from
` jiaqian
price
hel sh` chang rugu o b` xu x` ny` ongka ` n xianj ` b jiao q ta
reasonable market if / credit card cash / other
shangch ang chaosh` ` u gouw n ` zhongx anggu` ` guangji e
shopping mall suppermarket shopping center expensive shopping
Intermediate - Christmas
A:
(C0069)

` zhe Shengd ` ` e, y ` wo suoy ou de jiar en W o q pan anji nwei ` jia. jiang dou zai Im looking forward to Christmas because my entire family will be at home.
B:

` ` e, y ` wo y` Zhende ma? W o b` u x huan Shengd anji nwei ao ` ang wo de q ` hen wuli qu nqi, na ` baif ao. Really? I dont like Christmas because I am going to visit my relatives. That is very boring.
A:
iPod
` tai ` zaog x ` ` e jiush` ` wo ao le, wo Na huan Shengd anji nwei ` y wo piaoliang ` wo cong q nqi hu` gei de l wu. wo ` Quni ` an ` ded ao ` le y ao ` le shenme? fum geiPod. N ded ` u na Thats awful! I like Christmas because my relatives will give me nice gifts.
B:

fum ` ded ao ` y y W W o cong wo ba ashua. o b` u x huan ` u na ` ` e. Shengd anji I got a toothbrush from my parents. I dont like Christmas.
Key Vocabulary
` q pan ` ` e Shengd anji ou suoy en jiar y` ao ` ang baif q nqi wuli ao ao zaog l wu ` ao ` ded
to look forward to Christmas all family must to visit relative boring awful gift to get
y ashua
ya2shua1
` ang panw` un haoy ` ` ang kanw` juhu` ` jiuhu` zhuangsh`
long for good luck visit gathering party decorate
Intermediate - Christmas
A:
(C0069)

` zhe Shengd ` ` e, y ` wo suoy ou de jiar en W o q pan anji nwei ` jia. jiang dou zai Im looking forward to Christmas because my entire family will be at home.
B:

` ` e, y ` wo y` Zhende ma? W o b` u x huan Shengd anji nwei ao ` ang wo de q ` hen wuli qu nqi, na ` baif ao. Really? I dont like Christmas because I am going to visit my relatives. That is very boring.
A:
iPod
` tai ` zaog x ` ` e jiush` ` wo ao le, wo Na huan Shengd anji nwei ` y wo piaoliang ` wo cong q nqi hu` gei de l wu. wo ` Quni ` an ` ded ao ` le y ao ` le shenme? fum geiPod. N ded ` u na Thats awful! I like Christmas because my relatives will give me nice gifts.
B:

fum ` ded ao ` y y W W o cong wo ba ashua. o b` u x huan ` u na ` ` e. Shengd anji I got a toothbrush from my parents. I dont like Christmas.
Key Vocabulary
` q pan ` ` e Shengd anji ou suoy en jiar y` ao ` ang baif q nqi wuli ao ao zaog l wu ` ao ` ded
to look forward to Christmas all family must to visit relative boring awful gift to get
y ashua
ya2shua1
` ang panw` un haoy ` ` ang kanw` juhu` ` jiuhu` zhuangsh`
long for good luck visit gathering party decorate
Intermediate - Discussing Work

A:
(C0070)
ang ` mang. ` ma? W ang xiansheng, n haoxi hen Y al` da Mr. Wang, you seem very tired. Are you under too much pressure?
B:

an gei wo hen da ` y Y ou k eneng. W o de laob al` . W o hen shangb ` w ` an. ` j hen zao an, an xiab Zhoum o ngchang jia ban. Perhaps. My boss gives me a lot of pressure. I start work very early and nish very late. I often work overtime on the weekend.
A:
` zhe ` jia ` le duoji gongs u? N zai gongzu o How long have you been with that company?
B:

` zhe ` jia ` le ba duo ` du` gongs nian le. Dansh` Zai zuo wo de x ` many` . X ` d wo nshu b` utai nshu tai . Ive worked with this company for over eight years. But Im not satised with my salary. My salary is too low.
A:

` enme ` ge gongzu ` Xiang ` ` ang N weish b` u huan o? n zhey` ` j zhao gongzu ` hen rongy` gongzu o ngy` an f engfu o . ` de ren Why dont you change your job? For someone like you with a lot of working experience nding a job is easy.
B:
` u ` de du` kaol N shuo . W o y nggai xia. y Youre right. I should think about that.
Key Vocabulary
ang ` haoxi y al` y ou k eneng ` an xiab ` zhoum o an jiab x nshu
to seem to be pressure possibly to get off work weekends to work overtime salary
many` ` huan u ` kaol e
satised to change think about
` ao tiaoc gongz n jiangj ful` ` u daiy `
change to a better job salary money award welfare pay
Intermediate - Discussing Work

A:
(C0070)
ang ` mang. ` ma? W ang xiansheng, n haoxi hen Y al` da Mr. Wang, you seem very tired. Are you under too much pressure?
B:

an gei wo hen da ` y Y ou k eneng. W o de laob al` . W o hen shangb ` w ` an. ` j hen zao an, an xiab Zhoum o ngchang jia ban. Perhaps. My boss gives me a lot of pressure. I start work very early and nish very late. I often work overtime on the weekend.
A:
` zhe ` jia ` le duoji gongs u? N zai gongzu o How long have you been with that company?
B:

` zhe ` jia ` le ba duo ` du` gongs nian le. Dansh` Zai zuo wo de x ` many` . X ` d wo nshu b` utai nshu tai . Ive worked with this company for over eight years. But Im not satised with my salary. My salary is too low.
A:

` enme ` ge gongzu ` Xiang ` ` ang N weish b` u huan o? n zhey` ` j zhao gongzu ` hen rongy` gongzu o ngy` an f engfu o . ` de ren Why dont you change your job? For someone like you with a lot of working experience nding a job is easy.
B:
` u ` de du` kaol N shuo . W o y nggai xia. y Youre right. I should think about that.
Key Vocabulary
ang ` haoxi y al` y ou k eneng ` an xiab ` zhoum o an jiab x nshu
to seem to be pressure possibly to get off work weekends to work overtime salary
many` ` huan u ` kaol e
satised to change think about
` ao tiaoc gongz n jiangj ful` ` u daiy `
change to a better job salary money award welfare pay
Intermediate - Celebration Plans and New Years Resolutions (C0074)

A:

e sh` ` ge x wo rengr meiy ou jue X nniany` xia ngq s` , er an ` d` ng z enme guo. New Years Eve is next Thursday and I still havent decided how to spend it.
B:
` n de x e sh` ` de? Na quni nniany` z enme guo ` an What did you do last New Years Eve?
A:

wo de nup a le y W o he u canji ge sh` zhongx n de engyou duo, tiao ` le zhengge le hen b` juhu` omen he ngqie ` . W ` le y ao de sh w anshang de wu. omen dugu ge meih W ` o ` ` y meiy ou qian guang. Dansh` na e f eichang anggu` , wo ` lai y wo xiang ` y b` zai c` le. J nnian zuo xie utong de. I went to a downtown party with my girlfriend. We had a lot to drink and danced all night. We had a great time. But it was very expensive. I cant afford to do that again. This year I want to do something different.
B:

` n ` y W` eishenme n b` u zai de gongy u jub c` juhu` ` l an ` ne? ` n ` x juhu` hesh` de. N Zai de gongy u nnian ` jub an ` hen ou de pengyou dugu ` meih ao de k ey y aoq ng n suoy lai ` o sh guang. Why dont you have a party in your apartment? Your apartment is perfect for a New Years party. You could invite all your friends and have a great time.
A:

` zhuyi. u ` quju yu de nup Hao o hu` kaol u W de. Na e wo eng yuanw` ` ang sh` n you. Hei, de x nnian shenme? Thats a great idea. Ill think about it. It depends on my girlfriend. Hey, what are your New Years resolutions?
B:

yuanw` ` ang? o, sh` ng zhao` X nnian de. W o y j ng jued` z` ` ang. an ` jiey ` an y a t gu hao j de jiank W o dasu j canji yu ` ` ei le. Suoy wo jiang de sh` yund W o zhen y` ao jianf ` ong. ` ` y ` an ` j` ` zh` d` ng y tao ou gu lu hua. de duanli
New Years resolutions? Oh, yeah. Ive decided to take better care of my health. Im going to give up smoking and join a gym. I really need to lose weight, so Im planning to work out regularly. How about you?
A:

gaox` mash ang ` u ng j W o hen nnian y` ao jiesh nnian ` le. J aishu jiann de y wo y ` hen sh` an du` wol o hen nian, zh zai ` ` gongzu ` Sh ` shuo kaol u de y wo duo al` xia o. hua ngnian m ` ge gongzu ` W ` de f` huan o. o xuy` duo angsong y j ao geng ` wo de shenghu xiangsh ou o. Im glad that this year will soon be over. This year has been very difcult for me. Ive been under a lot of pressure at work. To be honest, Im considering changing my job next year. I need to relax more and enjoy my life.
Key Vocabulary
e x nniany` rengr an ng jued` sh` zhongx n
New Year still to decide city center

juhu` ` ao meih sh guang anggu` ` jub an gongy u ` y aoq ng ` dugu ` o ` u kaol quju e zhuyi ` ang yuanw` ` ang jiank an ` dasu ` an jiey
party happy time expensive to conduct apartment to invite to pass to consider to be up to idea wish health to plan to quit smoking
y j t yu `
as well as sports
luy u ou ` nf tanq angy ou ` xuyu an y asu` qian
travel visit relatives and friends make a vow (to a god) New Year money gift to children
` ao f` ang bianp
Intermediate - Celebration Plans and New Years Resolutions (C0074)

A:

e sh` ` ge x wo rengr meiy ou jue X nniany` xia ngq s` , er an ` d` ng z enme guo. New Years Eve is next Thursday and I still havent decided how to spend it.
B:
` n de x e sh` ` de? Na quni nniany` z enme guo ` an What did you do last New Years Eve?
A:

wo de nup a le y W o he u canji ge sh` zhongx n de engyou duo, tiao ` le zhengge le hen b` juhu` omen he ngqie ` . W ` le y ao de sh w anshang de wu. omen dugu ge meih W ` o ` ` y meiy ou qian guang. Dansh` na e f eichang anggu` , wo ` lai y wo xiang ` y b` zai c` le. J nnian zuo xie utong de. I went to a downtown party with my girlfriend. We had a lot to drink and danced all night. We had a great time. But it was very expensive. I cant afford to do that again. This year I want to do something different.
B:

` n ` y W` eishenme n b` u zai de gongy u jub c` juhu` ` l an ` ne? ` n ` x juhu` hesh` de. N Zai de gongy u nnian ` jub an ` hen ou de pengyou dugu ` meih ao de k ey y aoq ng n suoy lai ` o sh guang. Why dont you have a party in your apartment? Your apartment is perfect for a New Years party. You could invite all your friends and have a great time.
A:

` zhuyi. u ` quju yu de nup Hao o hu` kaol u W de. Na e wo eng yuanw` ` ang sh` n you. Hei, de x nnian shenme? Thats a great idea. Ill think about it. It depends on my girlfriend. Hey, what are your New Years resolutions?
B:

yuanw` ` ang? o, sh` ng zhao` X nnian de. W o y j ng jued` z` ` ang. an ` jiey ` an y a t gu hao j de jiank W o dasu j canji yu ` ` ei le. Suoy wo jiang de sh` yund W o zhen y` ao jianf ` ong. ` ` y ` an ` j` ` zh` d` ng y tao ou gu lu hua. de duanli
New Years resolutions? Oh, yeah. Ive decided to take better care of my health. Im going to give up smoking and join a gym. I really need to lose weight, so Im planning to work out regularly. How about you?
A:

gaox` mash ang ` u ng j W o hen nnian y` ao jiesh nnian ` le. J aishu jiann de y wo y ` hen sh` an du` wol o hen nian, zh zai ` ` gongzu ` Sh ` shuo kaol u de y wo duo al` xia o. hua ngnian m ` ge gongzu ` W ` de f` huan o. o xuy` duo angsong y j ao geng ` wo de shenghu xiangsh ou o. Im glad that this year will soon be over. This year has been very difcult for me. Ive been under a lot of pressure at work. To be honest, Im considering changing my job next year. I need to relax more and enjoy my life.
Key Vocabulary
e x nniany` rengr an ng jued` sh` zhongx n
New Year still to decide city center

juhu` ` ao meih sh guang anggu` ` jub an gongy u ` y aoq ng ` dugu ` o ` u kaol quju e zhuyi ` ang yuanw` ` ang jiank an ` dasu ` an jiey
party happy time expensive to conduct apartment to invite to pass to consider to be up to idea wish health to plan to quit smoking
y j t yu `
as well as sports
luy u ou ` nf tanq angy ou ` xuyu an y asu` qian
travel visit relatives and friends make a vow (to a god) New Year money gift to children
` ao f` ang bianp
Intermediate - Business Style

A:
(C0076)

` ` wo qu chuch t wo zhong Xiageyu e o ngshuo ` Zhonggu ai, en x ` engy` ch zuosh guor huan bian bian . Im going to China on a business trip next month. Id heard that Chinese people like to do business while dining.
B:

o. ` Zai ` Zhonggu shengy` x ` zuosh ` eng o, ren huan zai Meicu hua e du` ` y` ` zhe n sh liaoji y` zh qian jian f ang. Na wei jiang duo shengyi, y` hen sh bian ch tan hua jian bian hai ao he tongsh` ang. n de Zhonggu o laiw Thats right. In China business people spend time getting to know each other before doing business. That means that you will spend a lot of time talking business over dinner and socializing with your Chinese colleagues.
A:
le, dansh` ` ` ang b` hua sh ma? W o m ngbai nay` u sh` hen jian I see. But doesnt that take a lot of time.
B:

` na ` hen zhongy` ` ` zai ` Zhonggu xudu Du` . Dan ao, y nwei o o ` liangh w y shengyi dou kao aode guanxi lai ancheng. N na ` y hen zhongy` ` l jie dian ao. Yeah, it takes a lot of time, but its important. A lot of business in China is carried out through good relationships. Its really important that you understand that point.
A:

hu` ` ao zai ` zuosh ` engy` jianl` ` q Haoba, wo queb zh qian liangh aode guanxi. Okay. Ill make sure to build a good relationship before talking business.
Key Vocabulary
............
` ` xiageyu e qu ` chuch ai t ngshuo ....... bian ...... bian
next month to go to to take a business trip to have heard it said that ... and ... simultaneously
` engy` zuosh shengy` ren zh qian hua sh jian e liaoji du` f ang ` zhe y` wei jiang tan ang laiw ` dansh` ` zhongy` ao ` y kao liangh ao
to do business businessmen before to spend time to understand counterpart to imply will to discuss to interact but important depend on good
guanxi l jie ` ao queb ` jianl`
relation; relationship understand ensure; guarantee establish
` ei langf` ` guanzh ao ` bansh` k` ehu ` q ngy` y ouhao
waste look after handle affairs customer friendship friendly
Intermediate - Business Style

A:
(C0076)

` ` wo qu chuch t wo zhong Xiageyu e o ngshuo ` Zhonggu ai, en x ` engy` ch zuosh guor huan bian bian . Im going to China on a business trip next month. Id heard that Chinese people like to do business while dining.
B:

o. ` Zai ` Zhonggu shengy` x ` zuosh ` eng o, ren huan zai Meicu hua e du` ` y` ` zhe n sh liaoji y` zh qian jian f ang. Na wei jiang duo shengyi, y` hen sh bian ch tan hua jian bian hai ao he tongsh` ang. n de Zhonggu o laiw Thats right. In China business people spend time getting to know each other before doing business. That means that you will spend a lot of time talking business over dinner and socializing with your Chinese colleagues.
A:
le, dansh` ` ` ang b` hua sh ma? W o m ngbai nay` u sh` hen jian I see. But doesnt that take a lot of time.
B:

` na ` hen zhongy` ` ` zai ` Zhonggu xudu Du` . Dan ao, y nwei o o ` liangh w y shengyi dou kao aode guanxi lai ancheng. N na ` y hen zhongy` ` l jie dian ao. Yeah, it takes a lot of time, but its important. A lot of business in China is carried out through good relationships. Its really important that you understand that point.
A:

hu` ` ao zai ` zuosh ` engy` jianl` ` q Haoba, wo queb zh qian liangh aode guanxi. Okay. Ill make sure to build a good relationship before talking business.
Key Vocabulary
............
` ` xiageyu e qu ` chuch ai t ngshuo ....... bian ...... bian
next month to go to to take a business trip to have heard it said that ... and ... simultaneously
` engy` zuosh shengy` ren zh qian hua sh jian e liaoji du` f ang ` zhe y` wei jiang tan ang laiw ` dansh` ` zhongy` ao ` y kao liangh ao
to do business businessmen before to spend time to understand counterpart to imply will to discuss to interact but important depend on good
guanxi l jie ` ao queb ` jianl`
relation; relationship understand ensure; guarantee establish
` ei langf` ` guanzh ao ` bansh` k` ehu ` q ngy` y ouhao
waste look after handle affairs customer friendship friendly
Intermediate - Describing Travels

A:
(C0078)

` ` qu duji ` liang W o xiageyu e o ge x ngq . W o hai ` Zhonggu ` a jued` ng qu mei ` nali. Im going to China next month for two weeks vacation, but I still havent decided where in China to go.
B:

qian qu W ` Zhendema? W o liangni an o. o zai ` guo Zhonggu ` w kaix n. nal an de hen Really? I went to China two years ago. I had a great time.
A:
` n wo y jiany` ` ba. Nali haow an? Na gei dian Then give me some suggestions. Where is fun?
B:

wo sh` hu` ` Beij ng dai san tian. Rugu n , wo zai Y n o ` Beij ng y duo ` m changwei ou hen ngshengg uj ru , b shuo an, tian anm cheng, y heyu engu angch ang.
If I were you, Id stay in Beijing for three days because there are many tourist attractions in Beijing, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and Tiananmen Square.
A:
` y ` Y ` qu Shangh W o t ngshuo ai e b` ucuo. nggai ai ` Shangh ma? Ive heard Shanghai is pretty good too. Should I go to Shanghai?
B:

` Shangh ` dai zai san tian, Y d` ng y` ao qu. y nggai ai ` N ` Shangh ` sh` ` y nwei ai y ge sh shang dush` eshenghu o , y` gouw ` u y k ` qu he hen oum ng de. N hai ey shunbi ` sh` ` an ` Hangzh ou. You absolutely must go. You should spend three days in Shanghai because it is a fashionable city. Its famous for its night life and shopping. You can also go to Hangzhou quite conveniently.
A:

mei erqi e hai sh` Hangzh de f O, t ngshuo ou engj ng hen d` ge f` angsong de hao fang. Oh, Ive heard Hanghous scenery is very beautiful, and its also a good place to relax.
B:

` n y ` xiangg qu Zu` hou, hai nggai ang, y nwei ang ` xiangg ` u zu` ang. sh` y` azhou y oum ng de gouw ` tiant Finally, you should go to Hong Kong because Hong Kong is the most famous shopping paradise in Asia.
A:
T` ai haole. W o dengb` uj y` aoqu o. ` zhonggu Great. I cant wait to go to China.
Key Vocabulary
` xiage ` duji ` a ` jiany` ng jued` dai ` m ngshengg uj
next go on holiday suggestions to decide stay scenic spots and historical places
b ru shuo an y heyu t ngshuo y d` ng y` ao ` sh shang dush` dengbuj
for example Summer Palace to hear it said that absolutely must fashionable city cant wait to
` luy u ou shengd` ` xiaoch f engwei ou daoy y ouk` e z` zhuy ` ou
tourist site local avor snacks guide tourist do-it-yourself tour
Expansion:
Intermediate - Describing Travels

A:
(C0078)

` ` qu duji ` liang W o xiageyu e o ge x ngq . W o hai ` Zhonggu ` a jued` ng qu mei ` nali. Im going to China next month for two weeks vacation, but I still havent decided where in China to go.
B:

qian qu W ` Zhendema? W o liangni an o. o zai ` guo Zhonggu ` w kaix n. nal an de hen Really? I went to China two years ago. I had a great time.
A:
` n wo y jiany` ` ba. Nali haow an? Na gei dian Then give me some suggestions. Where is fun?
B:

wo sh` hu` ` Beij ng dai san tian. Rugu n , wo zai Y n o ` Beij ng y duo ` m changwei ou hen ngshengg uj ru , b shuo an, tian anm cheng, y heyu engu angch ang.
If I were you, Id stay in Beijing for three days because there are many tourist attractions in Beijing, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and Tiananmen Square.
A:
` y ` Y ` qu Shangh W o t ngshuo ai e b` ucuo. nggai ai ` Shangh ma? Ive heard Shanghai is pretty good too. Should I go to Shanghai?
B:

` Shangh ` dai zai san tian, Y d` ng y` ao qu. y nggai ai ` N ` Shangh ` sh` ` y nwei ai y ge sh shang dush` eshenghu o , y` gouw ` u y k ` qu he hen oum ng de. N hai ey shunbi ` sh` ` an ` Hangzh ou. You absolutely must go. You should spend three days in Shanghai because it is a fashionable city. Its famous for its night life and shopping. You can also go to Hangzhou quite conveniently.
A:

mei erqi e hai sh` Hangzh de f O, t ngshuo ou engj ng hen d` ge f` angsong de hao fang. Oh, Ive heard Hanghous scenery is very beautiful, and its also a good place to relax.
B:

` n y ` xiangg qu Zu` hou, hai nggai ang, y nwei ang ` xiangg ` u zu` ang. sh` y` azhou y oum ng de gouw ` tiant Finally, you should go to Hong Kong because Hong Kong is the most famous shopping paradise in Asia.
A:
T` ai haole. W o dengb` uj y` aoqu o. ` zhonggu Great. I cant wait to go to China.
Key Vocabulary
` xiage ` duji ` a ` jiany` ng jued` dai ` m ngshengg uj
next go on holiday suggestions to decide stay scenic spots and historical places
b ru shuo an y heyu t ngshuo y d` ng y` ao ` sh shang dush` dengbuj
for example Summer Palace to hear it said that absolutely must fashionable city cant wait to
` luy u ou shengd` ` xiaoch f engwei ou daoy y ouk` e z` zhuy ` ou
tourist site local avor snacks guide tourist do-it-yourself tour
Intermediate - Finding a Supermarket

A:
(C0082)

` zhel ` . Bu ` qu mai dongxi. ban dao W o gang dao N ` zh ` nali jiany` ` ? y ou shenme hao Ive just moved here. I dont know where to go shopping. Do you have any good suggestions?
B:

` fuj` og ` ongs y Zhel y w` ai hai ou chaosh` . W o ` n chule baihu chaosh` dongxi ` de d` juede sh` mai zu` f angbian fang. W o dongxi ` wo jiu y` ao mai de sh hou, . ` qu ` chaosh` In this area, there is a supermarket in addition to the department store. I think the supermarket is the most convenient place to buy things. When I want to buy things, I go there.
A:
` tai ` hao le. Rugu wo y` dongxi, y ` Na ao mai wo e qu o ` nali. Thats great. If I want to buy something, Ill go there, too.
B:

` ge chaosh` ` y` ` dong ng. L Du` . Na y` ou da ou ganj` mian duo. ` nal ` mai dongxi Zai hai xi hen b` u j n shengsh jian, y ` tamen ` e hel . T j shengqi an, nwei de jiag amen hai ng e. chang dazh Yes. That market is big and clean. There are lots of things inside. Shopping there can not only save you time, but also money as their prices are reasonable. They also often have discounts.
A:
Na ` wo k dongxi. ` e ` n Hao. end` ng qu mai Xiexi de ` chaosh` ` . jiany` OK. Ill certainly go to the supermarket to buy things. Thanks for your suggestions.
Key Vocabulary
gang ` ao band ` jiany` chule w` ai ... y
recently to move suggestions aside from
sheng
to save
y` ou ... y` ou hel e b` uj n ... erqi
both reasonable not onlybut also
k end` ng e dazh chaosh` og ` ongs baihu
sure discount supermarket department store
shux cangu an ` aich ` ang dam ` dian ` bianl` ong jiaot y ouhu`
to know sth. or sb. well to visit shopping center convenient store trafc preferential
cuxi ` ao
sales promotion
Intermediate - Finding a Supermarket

A:
(C0082)

` zhel ` . Bu ` qu mai dongxi. ban dao W o gang dao N ` zh ` nali jiany` ` ? y ou shenme hao Ive just moved here. I dont know where to go shopping. Do you have any good suggestions?
B:

` fuj` og ` ongs y Zhel y w` ai hai ou chaosh` . W o ` n chule baihu chaosh` dongxi ` de d` juede sh` mai zu` f angbian fang. W o dongxi ` wo jiu y` ao mai de sh hou, . ` qu ` chaosh` In this area, there is a supermarket in addition to the department store. I think the supermarket is the most convenient place to buy things. When I want to buy things, I go there.
A:
` tai ` hao le. Rugu wo y` dongxi, y ` Na ao mai wo e qu o ` nali. Thats great. If I want to buy something, Ill go there, too.
B:

` ge chaosh` ` y` ` dong ng. L Du` . Na y` ou da ou ganj` mian duo. ` nal ` mai dongxi Zai hai xi hen b` u j n shengsh jian, y ` tamen ` e hel . T j shengqi an, nwei de jiag amen hai ng e. chang dazh Yes. That market is big and clean. There are lots of things inside. Shopping there can not only save you time, but also money as their prices are reasonable. They also often have discounts.
A:
Na ` wo k dongxi. ` e ` n Hao. end` ng qu mai Xiexi de ` chaosh` ` . jiany` OK. Ill certainly go to the supermarket to buy things. Thanks for your suggestions.
Key Vocabulary
gang ` ao band ` jiany` chule w` ai ... y
recently to move suggestions aside from
sheng
to save
y` ou ... y` ou hel e b` uj n ... erqi
both reasonable not onlybut also
k end` ng e dazh chaosh` og ` ongs baihu
sure discount supermarket department store
shux cangu an ` aich ` ang dam ` dian ` bianl` ong jiaot y ouhu`
to know sth. or sb. well to visit shopping center convenient store trafc preferential
cuxi ` ao
sales promotion
Intermediate - Keeping in Touch

A:
(C0084)

u ` si, zu` W` ei. L Xiansheng. Haoji ujian. Buh j` n wo b ` aoy` sh ` ` N gen n mei jian jianmi an. z enmey` ang? Hello? Mr. Li. Long time no see. Im sorry that lately I havent had the time to see you. How are you doing?
B:

Na ` b` le san ` ` gei n c` N hao. uy` aoj n. W o da dianhu a . y c` b` ou liang en jie. da u tong, haiy c` meir Hello. Dont worry about it. I called you three times. Once I couldnt get through and twice no one answered.
A:
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si, wode ` ` haom ` gai le. Xianz ` ai ` de sh` Buh dianhu a a ` aoy` s` lius wuw ` ans` uji ub a. Sorry. I changed my telephone number. My new number is 6344-5598.
B:
email
an f n ` le ma? wo ao Qianti a le y f engemailgei . n shoud I sent you an email the day before yesterday. Did you get it?
A:
email
banf ` a y` W o zu` j` n mei ong wodeemail. n y ou shenme sh` ? Recently I havent had any way to check my email. Whats the matter?
B:
` y n N shenme sh hou ouk` ong? W o xiang gen tantan. When do you have time? Id like to talk with you.
A:

` n hao ma? T wode Na gen m` shu a hu` bang n lianx` sh ai anp jian. In that case contact my secretary. She can help you arrange a time.
B:
Jiu ` ang. Y ` zai ` gen Zaiji ` an ` . n Hao. hou liao. ` zhey` Okay. Well do it like that. Ill chat with you later on. Goodbye.
Key Vocabulary
y ou sh jian
to have time
` ` ... jianmi gen an
to meet
y` aoj n b` da u tong jie gai f a shou y ouk` ong lianx` bang ` a banf ou haiy
important to dial, but not get through to pick up to change to send to receive to have free time to get in contact with to help means and
bushang ` lianx`
can contact with
` k onghao t shouj ngj ` chu ` ang guzh sh z ong ` dangmi an ` an miant j nj ` zhongy` ao y` aosh` ge sh yue jian
empty number cell phone to have trouble to be missing in front of someones face to chat person-to-person emergency important important thing have a date
Intermediate - Keeping in Touch

A:
(C0084)

u ` si, zu` W` ei. L Xiansheng. Haoji ujian. Buh j` n wo b ` aoy` sh ` ` N gen n mei jian jianmi an. z enmey` ang? Hello? Mr. Li. Long time no see. Im sorry that lately I havent had the time to see you. How are you doing?
B:

Na ` b` le san ` ` gei n c` N hao. uy` aoj n. W o da dianhu a . y c` b` ou liang en jie. da u tong, haiy c` meir Hello. Dont worry about it. I called you three times. Once I couldnt get through and twice no one answered.
A:
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si, wode ` ` haom ` gai le. Xianz ` ai ` de sh` Buh dianhu a a ` aoy` s` lius wuw ` ans` uji ub a. Sorry. I changed my telephone number. My new number is 6344-5598.
B:
email
an f n ` le ma? wo ao Qianti a le y f engemailgei . n shoud I sent you an email the day before yesterday. Did you get it?
A:
email
banf ` a y` W o zu` j` n mei ong wodeemail. n y ou shenme sh` ? Recently I havent had any way to check my email. Whats the matter?
B:
` y n N shenme sh hou ouk` ong? W o xiang gen tantan. When do you have time? Id like to talk with you.
A:

` n hao ma? T wode Na gen m` shu a hu` bang n lianx` sh ai anp jian. In that case contact my secretary. She can help you arrange a time.
B:

Jiu ` ang. Y ` zai ` gen Zaiji ` an ` . n Hao. hou liao. ` zhey` Okay. Well do it like that. Ill chat with you later on. Goodbye.
Key Vocabulary
y ou sh jian
to have time
` ` ... jianmi gen an
to meet
y` aoj n b` da u tong jie gai f a shou y ouk` ong lianx` bang ` a banf ou haiy
important to dial, but not get through to pick up to change to send to receive to have free time to get in contact with to help means and
bushang ` lianx`
can contact with
` k onghao t shouj ngj ` chu ` ang guzh sh z ong ` dangmi an ` an miant j nj ` zhongy` ao y` aosh` ge sh yue jian
empty number cell phone to have trouble to be missing in front of someones face to chat person-to-person emergency important important thing have a date
Intermediate - Pop Music and Pop Culture

A:
(C0085)

de nianq ngren x ` B Zhonggu o huan t ng liux nyue. ng y zu` ` sh` j ng de gesh ou ru nnian shouhu any P ang shuo ` u ` zai ` Zhonggu hen Long. Guoq f ang liux nyue o ` x ng y ` ` ai ` r` he Hangu de liux ng. Xianz shouhu any ben o n ng y ` y huo. yue e hen Young people in China like to listen to pop music. For example, this year the most popular singer is Pang Long. In the past western pop music was very popular in China. Now Japanese and Korean pop music is very hot too.
B:

` ai ` nianq ngren j ` a. ` d T Xianz ngchang paob amen hu` zai ` u, ` jiub ` he pengyou an. l t ng l tiaow t ng y nyue, liaoti zai a ` Zhonggu zhe ` sh` ` u ngren sh` Zai o x nxian wu. ` Guoq ` nianq ` qu ` ai ` tamen ` zai ` jiub Xianz l b` u yuany` x guan yu ` jiub a. a sheji ` ao. ren
Now young people often go bar hopping. They can dance in discos, and listen to music and chat with friends in bars. This is a new thing in China. In the past young people werent willing to go to bars. Now they are used to socializing in bars.
Key Vocabulary
ngren nianq ` liux nyue ng y b ru shuo zu` ` ng shouhu any huo ` a paob d t ng jiub a ` yuany` ` x guan
young people popular music for example most popular hot to kill time in a bar disco hall bar to be willing to to be used to
` ao sheji j ngchang x nxian sh` wu `
to interact socially often fresh thing
w angba gudi an angb paih ang
internet cafe classical a list of names arranged according to seniority or place in a competition online game exchange
` y w angluo oux` u jiaoli
Intermediate - Pop Music and Pop Culture

A:
(C0085)

de nianq ngren x ` B Zhonggu o huan t ng liux nyue. ng y zu` ` sh` j ng de gesh ou ru nnian shouhu any P ang shuo ` u ` zai ` Zhonggu hen Long. Guoq f ang liux nyue o ` x ng y ` ` ai ` r` he Hangu de liux ng. Xianz shouhu any ben o n ng y ` y huo. yue e hen Young people in China like to listen to pop music. For example, this year the most popular singer is Pang Long. In the past western pop music was very popular in China. Now Japanese and Korean pop music is very hot too.
B:

` ai ` nianq ngren j ` a. ` d T Xianz ngchang paob amen hu` zai ` u, ` jiub ` he pengyou an. l t ng l tiaow t ng y nyue, liaoti zai a ` Zhonggu zhe ` sh` ` u ngren sh` Zai o x nxian wu. ` Guoq ` nianq ` qu ` ai ` tamen ` zai ` jiub Xianz l b` u yuany` x guan yu ` jiub a. a sheji ` ao. ren
Now young people often go bar hopping. They can dance in discos, and listen to music and chat with friends in bars. This is a new thing in China. In the past young people werent willing to go to bars. Now they are used to socializing in bars.
Key Vocabulary
ngren nianq ` liux nyue ng y b ru shuo zu` ` ng shouhu any huo ` a paob d t ng jiub a ` yuany` ` x guan
young people popular music for example most popular hot to kill time in a bar disco hall bar to be willing to to be used to
` ao sheji j ngchang x nxian sh` wu `
to interact socially often fresh thing
w angba gudi an angb paih ang
internet cafe classical a list of names arranged according to seniority or place in a competition online game exchange
` y w angluo oux` u jiaoli
Intermediate - Apartment Hunting

A:
(C0086)
kan ` f n ` ao ` y ` N lai ang ma? W o gei jiesh xia. Have you come to see the house? Let me introduce it to you.
B:
de. Hao OK.
A:

` jian ` engji ` jian sh` sh` Zhe Zhe chuf an weish an. ang, pangbi ` ` . N zhe ` f sh` k` et ng, k` et ng houmian sh` wosh` juede angzi z enmey` ang? This is the kitchen. Beside it is the toilet. This is the living room and the bedroom is behind it. How do you feel about the house?
B:

k ` weish ` engji le y k` ` le xiao Hai ey . Bugu an dian, et ng an ` o y dian. Its OK. I think the toilet is a little bit small and the living room is a little bit dark.
A:
` hen da. ` N de du` N shuo , k esh` wosh` xiang zu ma? You are right, but the bedroom is very large. Would you like to rent it?
B:
` u ` W o hu` kaol xia. y I will consider it.
Key Vocabulary
` ao ` jiesh jian chuf ang pangbi an ` engji weish an k` et ng ` houmian ` wosh`
to introduce / kitchen side toilet living room behind bedroom
k hai ey ` an zu ` u kaol
all right dark to rent to consider
ng cant shuf ang y angtai ` guangxi an ng huanj` ` shesh q quan ` dianq`
dining-hall study balcony optical line environment facilities complete electrical appliance
Intermediate - Apartment Hunting

A:
(C0086)
kan ` f n ` ao ` y ` N lai ang ma? W o gei jiesh xia. Have you come to see the house? Let me introduce it to you.
B:
de. Hao OK.
A:

` jian ` engji ` jian sh` sh` Zhe Zhe chuf an weish an. ang, pangbi ` ` . N zhe ` f sh` k` et ng, k` et ng houmian sh` wosh` juede angzi z enmey` ang? This is the kitchen. Beside it is the toilet. This is the living room and the bedroom is behind it. How do you feel about the house?
B:

k ` weish ` engji le y k` ` le xiao Hai ey . Bugu an dian, et ng an ` o y dian. Its OK. I think the toilet is a little bit small and the living room is a little bit dark.
A:
` hen da. ` N de du` N shuo , k esh` wosh` xiang zu ma? You are right, but the bedroom is very large. Would you like to rent it?
B:
` u ` W o hu` kaol xia. y I will consider it.
Key Vocabulary
` ao ` jiesh jian chuf ang pangbi an ` engji weish an k` et ng ` houmian ` wosh`
to introduce / kitchen side toilet living room behind bedroom
k hai ey ` an zu ` u kaol
all right dark to rent to consider
ng cant shuf ang y angtai ` guangxi an ng huanj` ` shesh q quan ` dianq`
dining-hall study balcony optical line environment facilities complete electrical appliance
Intermediate - Buying a Computer

A:
(C0096)
y b ann ` ao. W o xiang mai tai j` bendi Id like to buy a laptop computer.
B:
N ` sh` ao? N y` ao shenme p npai? de yusu duosh ` an Which brand do you want? What is your budget?
A:
` sh` an. dai ` er meiyu W ode yusu y qian W o xiang mai ` an de. My budget is $1,000 USD and Id like to buy a Dell.
B:

` tai z ` sh` ` er zu` de. Dan` Zhe enmey` ang? Zhe dai x n kuan ` ` ` ai mei erb sh` chaoch u de yusu Jiaqian sh` y qian ` an. n yuan. How about this one? This is the latest Dell computer, but it is above your budget. The price is US$1,200.
A:
` ai meiyu an. Baoku ` w` ` ma? erb anyu Y qian o aijiedi an US$1,200. Does that include the power converter?
B:
` w` ` dansh` ` ` ai` anyu b` Du` . Baoku o aijiedi an, shubi u suanz ao ` nei. Yes. The power converter is included, but the mouse is extra.
Key Vocabulary
tai
measure word (for performances/engines/etc.) notebook computer
ann ` ao b j` bendi
p npai ` yusu ` an zu` x nkuan chaoch u ` anyu w` aijiedi an
brand budget newest model to come out above external supply to include electrical power
` baoku o
` ain ` ei ` b` usuanz
xiansh` q` zhuj y` ngpan ` un neic ` y` ngjian an ` ruanji
monitor core hard drive memory hardware software
Intermediate - Buying a Computer

A:
(C0096)
y b ann ` ao. W o xiang mai tai j` bendi Id like to buy a laptop computer.
B:
N ` sh` ao? N y` ao shenme p npai? de yusu duosh ` an Which brand do you want? What is your budget?
A:
` sh` an. dai ` er meiyu W ode yusu y qian W o xiang mai ` an de. My budget is $1,000 USD and Id like to buy a Dell.
B:

` tai z ` sh` ` er zu` de. Dan` Zhe enmey` ang? Zhe dai x n kuan ` ` ` ai mei erb sh` chaoch u de yusu Jiaqian sh` y qian ` an. n yuan. How about this one? This is the latest Dell computer, but it is above your budget. The price is US$1,200.
A:
` ai meiyu an. Baoku ` w` ` ma? erb anyu Y qian o aijiedi an US$1,200. Does that include the power converter?
B:

` w` ` dansh` ` ` ai` anyu b` Du` . Baoku o aijiedi an, shubi u suanz ao ` nei. Yes. The power converter is included, but the mouse is extra.
Key Vocabulary
tai
measure word (for performances/engines/etc.) notebook computer
ann ` ao b j` bendi
p npai ` yusu ` an zu` x nkuan chaoch u ` anyu w` aijiedi an
brand budget newest model to come out above external supply to include electrical power
` baoku o
` ain ` ei ` b` usuanz
xiansh` q` zhuj y` ngpan ` un neic ` y` ngjian an ` ruanji
monitor core hard drive memory hardware software
Intermediate - Negotiating Price

A:
(C0100)
` ` shangqu b` ` T ` erj ma? ng kan Zhege su shent ucuo. a dai This walkman looks good. Does it come with earphones?
B:
` erj . Jiaqian ` . Zh meiyu an. Baoku o hel y` ao liangb ai The earphones are included and the price is reasonable. Its only US$200.
A:
gu` e ma? W o juede y oudian . Neng dazh That seems a bit expensive to me. Is there any discount?
B:
n ` n mai, wo k n jiu Rugu y` ong xianj ey gei da o zhe. If you pay cash I can give you a 10 percent discount.
A:
ba. Dansh` ` ` dianch ` Hao n b` xu wo . song Okay, but you must give me the batteries for free.
Key Vocabulary
` shangqu kan ` dai ` baoku o ` jiaqian ou zhek` e dazh ` n xianj b` xu gu` ` n xianj ` song
to look to carry to include price discount to discount cash must expensive cash to give free of charge
` zu` d jia a shuak chengb en
lowest prize swipe a card cost

en peib y ouhu` ai ew`
suffer losses in business preferential extra
Intermediate - Negotiating Price

A:
(C0100)
` ` shangqu b` ` T ` erj ma? ng kan Zhege su shent ucuo. a dai This walkman looks good. Does it come with earphones?
B:
` erj . Jiaqian ` . Zh meiyu an. Baoku o hel y` ao liangb ai The earphones are included and the price is reasonable. Its only US$200.
A:
gu` e ma? W o juede y oudian . Neng dazh That seems a bit expensive to me. Is there any discount?
B:
n ` n mai, wo k n jiu Rugu y` ong xianj ey gei da o zhe. If you pay cash I can give you a 10 percent discount.
A:
ba. Dansh` ` ` dianch ` Hao n b` xu wo . song Okay, but you must give me the batteries for free.
Key Vocabulary
` shangqu kan ` dai ` baoku o ` jiaqian ou zhek` e dazh ` n xianj b` xu gu` ` n xianj ` song
to look to carry to include price discount to discount cash must expensive cash to give free of charge
` zu` d jia a shuak chengb en
lowest prize swipe a card cost

en peib y ouhu` ai ew`
suffer losses in business preferential extra
Intermediate - A Disappointment
:
(C0102)
x W o j ntian nq ng b` u hao. Im not in a good mood today.

` y zh wo wo Shangzh ou ou y c` kaosh` , j ntian dao z` j mei ` kaosh` tonggu o . Last week I had a Chinese test and today I found out that I didnt pass.
sh ` wo xia ` le da ` gongfu. W o hen w` ang, y nwei Im very disappointed because I put forth a lot of effort.

duo ` tush l , zuo ` le le hen sh zai W o hua jian xuex ugu an duo he tongxu y ` , k zai ` t hen mu, e q lianx eneng wo ` hai ` tai ` j kaosh` de sh hou nzhang le. I spent a lot of time studying in the library, working on lots of exercises, and practicing with classmates. Maybe I was too nervous when I took the exam.
n y ` y` ` de geng ` tonggu ` xia ` c` W o juex hou ao zuo hao, o de kaosh` . Im determined to do better in the future and pass the next test.
Key Vocabulary
x nq ng ` shangzh ou kaosh` ` tonggu o sh w` ang ` gongfu xia sh hua jian tush ugu an t mu ` ` lianx
mood last week exam pass to be disappointed to concentrate one to spend time library subject exercise
k eneng de sh hou j nzhang n juex ` y hou de
possibility when nervous be determined to later /
fux ` e aoy` ang juew` f` angsong jianch a mahu
review stay up late or all night despair relax check be careless
Intermediate - A Disappointment
:
(C0102)
x W o j ntian nq ng b` u hao. Im not in a good mood today.

` y zh wo wo Shangzh ou ou y c` kaosh` , j ntian dao z` j mei ` kaosh` tonggu o . Last week I had a Chinese test and today I found out that I didnt pass.

sh ` wo xia ` le da ` gongfu. W o hen w` ang, y nwei Im very disappointed because I put forth a lot of effort.

duo ` tush l , zuo ` le le hen sh zai W o hua jian xuex ugu an duo he tongxu y ` , k zai ` t hen mu, e q lianx eneng wo ` hai ` tai ` j kaosh` de sh hou nzhang le. I spent a lot of time studying in the library, working on lots of exercises, and practicing with classmates. Maybe I was too nervous when I took the exam.
n y ` y` ` de geng ` tonggu ` xia ` c` W o juex hou ao zuo hao, o de kaosh` . Im determined to do better in the future and pass the next test.
Key Vocabulary
x nq ng ` shangzh ou kaosh` ` tonggu o sh w` ang ` gongfu xia sh hua jian tush ugu an t mu ` ` lianx
mood last week exam pass to be disappointed to concentrate one to spend time library subject exercise
k eneng de sh hou j nzhang n juex ` y hou de
possibility when nervous be determined to later /
fux ` e aoy` ang juew` f` angsong jianch a mahu
review stay up late or all night despair relax check be careless
Intermediate - Future Goals

A:
(C0104)
shangj` ` n, yuany` ` y ` nul` ` W o hen hou o. gongzu Im ambitious and Im willing to work hard in the future.
A:
zuosh ` engyi. zh W o de mubi y sh` qu o ` ao ` Zhonggu One of my goals is to go to China to do business.
A:
z` Chengl` j de gongs . I want to set up my own company.
A:
an ` cong chuk ` Mei W o dasu Zhonggu o ang dao ou fuzhu guo. I plan to export clothes from China to America.
A:
wo nul` ` wo xiang hu` Rugu o, wo chengg ong. o gongzu If I work hard, I think I will be successful.
Key Vocabulary
` n shangj` ` yuany` nul` ` y hou mubi ` ao zh y ` engyi zuosh chengl` an ` dasu
eager to make progress to be willing to strive afterwards goal one of to do business to establish to plan
j nrong touz ` ` zhengqu an ` dail z ongcai
banking; nance to invest nancial securities agent director of a business

` ou sh` zhouy jie
travel all over the world
Intermediate - Future Goals

A:
(C0104)
shangj` ` n, yuany` ` y ` nul` ` W o hen hou o. gongzu Im ambitious and Im willing to work hard in the future.
A:
zuosh ` engyi. zh W o de mubi y sh` qu o ` ao ` Zhonggu One of my goals is to go to China to do business.
A:
z` Chengl` j de gongs . I want to set up my own company.
A:
an ` cong chuk ` Mei W o dasu Zhonggu o ang dao ou fuzhu guo. I plan to export clothes from China to America.
A:
wo nul` ` wo xiang hu` Rugu o, wo chengg ong. o gongzu If I work hard, I think I will be successful.
Key Vocabulary
` n shangj` ` yuany` nul` ` y hou mubi ` ao zh y ` engyi zuosh chengl` an ` dasu
eager to make progress to be willing to strive afterwards goal one of to do business to establish to plan
j nrong touz ` ` zhengqu an ` dail z ongcai
banking; nance to invest nancial securities agent director of a business

` ou sh` zhouy jie
travel all over the world
Intermediate - How was your date?

A:
(C0106)
an de yuehu` shuo n z Shuo zuow enmey` ang? Tell me about your date last night. How did it go?
B:

` W ` T ` x Bucu o zhen huan zhege nuh u a b` uj n piaoliang, ai. o. e x` hen hao. erqi ngge It was great. I really like this girl. Not only is she beautiful, but she has a great personality.
A:

n uy jiush` ` ta ` tai Du` . W o j` de n he qiann u enshou nwei ou f ` y y ansu. ` Yeah. I remember you broke up with your last girlfriend because she was too severe.
B:
o. ` W y ` kail ang Meicu o xiang zhao oumo de nuh u ai. Thats right. Im looking for a girl who is funny and outgoing.

Intermediate - How was your date?

A:
(C0106)
an de yuehu` shuo n z Shuo zuow enmey` ang? Tell me about your date last night. How did it go?
B:

` W ` T ` x Bucu o zhen huan zhege nuh u a b` uj n piaoliang, ai. o. e x` hen hao. erqi ngge It was great. I really like this girl. Not only is she beautiful, but she has a great personality.
A:

n uy jiush` ` ta ` tai Du` . W o j` de n he qiann u enshou nwei ou f ` y y ansu. ` Yeah. I remember you broke up with your last girlfriend because she was too severe.
B:
o. ` W y ` kail ang Meicu o xiang zhao oumo de nuh u ai. Thats right. Im looking for a girl who is funny and outgoing.

Intermediate - Requesting a Raise

A:
(C0107)
` q ng. Zenmele? N kan lai b` u gaox You look upset. Whats up?
B:
an shuo de y` y laob wo jiax n. W o gen ej hao, nggai I told my boss that my performance is good. I should be given a raise.
A:
T a b` u tongy` ma? He doesnt agree?
B:
wo y` dansh` ` gongs ` su tai T a shuo ran ej hao, lai sh jian le. duan He says that although my performance is good, I havent been with the company for long.
Intermediate - Requesting a Raise

A:
(C0107)
` q ng. Zenmele? N kan lai b` u gaox You look upset. Whats up?
B:
an shuo de y` y laob wo jiax n. W o gen ej hao, nggai I told my boss that my performance is good. I should be given a raise.
A:
T a b` u tongy` ma? He doesnt agree?
B:
wo y` dansh` ` gongs ` su tai T a shuo ran ej hao, lai sh jian le. duan He says that although my performance is good, I havent been with the company for long.
Intermediate - Chinese Tea

A:
(C0114)
y` ` wo nup ` wo M ngtian ao qu u de baba. ` jian engyou Tomorrow Im going to see my girlfriends dad.
B:
` ao le ma? Sh` ma? N zhunb eih Really? Are you well prepared?
A:
meiy ou. W ` mai shenme Hai o b` u zh dao l wu ` hao. Not yet. Ive no idea what gift I should buy.
B:
ma? Hao de chay` e sh` ` de l a T a x huan hech b ucuo wu. ` Does he like to drink tea? Good tea is a good gift.
A:

sh` jiank ` ang ` Dansh` ` y Du` . Cha hen de y nliao. wo nggai na zhong e ne? mai chay` Yeah. Tea is a very healthy drink. But which kind of tea should I buy?
B:

` de luch sh` an de xuanz e. B ng Hao u zu` baoxi ru a Longj ` ` e B` un. ng dou nanx` x luch huozh luoch ban huan he u a, Y ` de. y ouq sh` shang le nianj` Good green tea is the safest choice. For example Longjing or Bi Luo Chun. Men usually like to drink green tea, and especially older men.
A:
` ng gei tade ` de du` N shuo . W o jiu Longj baba. ` song You are right. Ill just give Longjing to her dad.
Key Vocabulary
y` ao qu ` ` hao zhunb ei mai shenme hao
to want to go to be ready to buy what good

na zhong ne y ouq y ban ` shang nianj`
which kind / especially usually to advance age
hongch a an chagu u chah ei chab paoch a
black tea teahouse teapot teacup to make tea
Intermediate - Chinese Tea

A:
(C0114)
y` ` wo nup ` wo M ngtian ao qu u de baba. ` jian engyou Tomorrow Im going to see my girlfriends dad.
B:
` ao le ma? Sh` ma? N zhunb eih Really? Are you well prepared?
A:
meiy ou. W ` mai shenme Hai o b` u zh dao l wu ` hao. Not yet. Ive no idea what gift I should buy.
B:
ma? Hao de chay` e sh` ` de l a T a x huan hech b ucuo wu. ` Does he like to drink tea? Good tea is a good gift.
A:

sh` jiank ` ang ` Dansh` ` y Du` . Cha hen de y nliao. wo nggai na zhong e ne? mai chay` Yeah. Tea is a very healthy drink. But which kind of tea should I buy?
B:

` de luch sh` an de xuanz e. B ng Hao u zu` baoxi ru a Longj ` ` e B` un. ng dou nanx` x luch huozh luoch ban huan he u a, Y ` de. y ouq sh` shang le nianj` Good green tea is the safest choice. For example Longjing or Bi Luo Chun. Men usually like to drink green tea, and especially older men.
A:
` ng gei tade ` de du` N shuo . W o jiu Longj baba. ` song You are right. Ill just give Longjing to her dad.
Key Vocabulary
y` ao qu ` ` hao zhunb ei mai shenme hao
to want to go to be ready to buy what good
na zhong ne y ouq y ban ` shang nianj`
which kind / especially usually to advance age
hongch a an chagu u chah ei chab paoch a
black tea teahouse teapot teacup to make tea
Intermediate - Shanghai Fashion

:
(C0116)

` j bei ` cheng dongf ` wei ang Bal . Y Shangh ai ngchang nwei ` en, tebi ` esh` Shangh ` nux` ` Shangh air ai u eichang zhong ng f Shangh ` y duo osh ` ang baihu sh` z` j de w` aibiao. ai ou hen ` Nux` zu` de y nux` dian. u ey mai sh mao fu. Xudu u ng k o ng duo mai y peish` ` . Baihu osh ` angdi ` hen qian hua fu he an e de sh ` shangdi ` w` pai dazh hou, an ai j ngchang y ou ren ` nux` ` sh` y du` . Shangh ai u nwei quangu o oum ng ng de p de. Shanghai is often called the Paris of the East.Because the Shanghainese people, and especially the Shanghai women, pay close attention to their appearance.There are many department stores in Shanghai.Shanghainese women can buy the trendiest clothes.Many women spend a lot of money buying clothes and accessories.When department stores have a sale, there are often people lined up outside
Key Vocabulary
` bei
by
` zhongsh` sh mao ` peish` e dazh ` p nwei y oum ng w` aibiao osh ` ang baihu ` dian paidu`
to regard as important fashionable accessory to discount taste famous external appearance department store
lined up
sh gan mao liux ng u chaoli ou zhek`
to follow fashion popular trend discount
m ngpai
famous brand
Intermediate - Shanghai Fashion

:
(C0116)

` j bei ` cheng dongf ` wei ang Bal . Y Shangh ai ngchang nwei ` en, tebi ` esh` Shangh ` nux` ` Shangh air ai u eichang zhong ng f Shangh ` y duo osh ` ang baihu sh` z` j de w` aibiao. ai ou hen ` Nux` zu` de y nux` dian. u ey mai sh mao fu. Xudu u ng k o ng duo mai y peish` ` . Baihu osh ` angdi ` hen qian hua fu he an e de sh ` shangdi ` w` pai dazh hou, an ai j ngchang y ou ren ` nux` ` sh` y du` . Shangh ai u nwei quangu o oum ng ng de p de. Shanghai is often called the Paris of the East.Because the Shanghainese people, and especially the Shanghai women, pay close attention to their appearance.There are many department stores in Shanghai.Shanghainese women can buy the trendiest clothes.Many women spend a lot of money buying clothes and accessories.When department stores have a sale, there are often people lined up outside
Key Vocabulary
` bei
by
` zhongsh` sh mao ` peish` e dazh ` p nwei y oum ng w` aibiao osh ` ang baihu ` dian paidu`
to regard as important fashionable accessory to discount taste famous external appearance department store
lined up
sh gan mao liux ng u chaoli ou zhek`
to follow fashion popular trend discount
m ngpai
famous brand
Intermediate - Traditional Chinese Medicine

A:
(C0120)
kanji ` an ` n ` ` e de yuany n reshu W o lao he , y ou shenme tebi ma? I always see you drinking hot water. Do you have any particular reason for this?
B:

` ` juede ` dong reshu He neng rang wo nuanhuo, y ouq zai meiti an ` wo dou he reshu tian, . Drinking hot water makes me feel warm. Especially in the winter, I drink hot water every day.
A:
ou q haochu Haiy ta ma? Are there any other benets?
B:
` he reshu W o t ng zhongy shuo k ey run ` sangzi. I heard from a doctor of Chinese medicine that drinking hot water can sooth the throat.
A:
Sh` ma? N juede y ouy` ong ma?
Is that so? Do you think its useful?
B:

y c` sangzi W o juede hen ouy` ong. Mei wo b` u shufu de ` duo reshu le. sh hou, he jiu ` hao I think its very useful. Every time when my throat isnt comfortable, drinking hot water makes it feel much better.
A:
` wo y Na e sh` shi. Ill also try it, then.
Key Vocabulary
lao nuanhuo y ouq q ta t ngshuo y ouy` ong
always warm especially other to hear tell useful
haochu sh` shi
benets to have a try
tiaol y angsheng z b u ` y` aoxiao ` huanm an ` ong fu ` zuoy`
recuperate nourish ones vital principle nourishing efcacy of a drug slow side-effect
Intermediate - Traditional Chinese Medicine

A:
(C0120)
kanji ` an ` n ` ` e de yuany n reshu W o lao he , y ou shenme tebi ma? I always see you drinking hot water. Do you have any particular reason for this?
B:

` ` juede ` dong reshu He neng rang wo nuanhuo, y ouq zai meiti an ` wo dou he reshu tian, . Drinking hot water makes me feel warm. Especially in the winter, I drink hot water every day.
A:
ou q haochu Haiy ta ma? Are there any other benets?
B:
` he reshu W o t ng zhongy shuo k ey run ` sangzi. I heard from a doctor of Chinese medicine that drinking hot water can sooth the throat.
A:
Sh` ma? N juede y ouy` ong ma?
Is that so? Do you think its useful?
B:

y c` sangzi W o juede hen ouy` ong. Mei wo b` u shufu de ` duo reshu le. sh hou, he jiu ` hao I think its very useful. Every time when my throat isnt comfortable, drinking hot water makes it feel much better.
A:
` wo y Na e sh` shi. Ill also try it, then.
Key Vocabulary
lao nuanhuo y ouq q ta t ngshuo y ouy` ong
always warm especially other to hear tell useful
haochu sh` shi
benets to have a try
tiaol y angsheng z b u ` y` aoxiao ` huanm an ` ong fu ` zuoy`
recuperate nourish ones vital principle nourishing efcacy of a drug slow side-effect
Intermediate - A Promotion
A:
(C0123)

y xiaoxi. an gaos ` u ta ` wo zhunb J ntian ou hao Laob ` wo ei zuo ` sh` sheng wo chang b` u j ngl . I got some great news today. My boss told me that she is going to promote me to marketing manager.
B:
` hu` T` ai haole! N xiangd ao sheng zh ma? Thats fantastic! Did you expect to get a promotion?
A:

ou. W aim eiy ou xiangd ` zheme ` ` hu` Meiy o congl ao kuai ` an shuo de gongzu ` taidu ` wo sheng zh . Dansh` , laob o he an ` dou chus ` T y ` sheng hen wo bei biaoxi a shuo nggai e. zh . No. I never expected to get a promotion so soon. But my boss said that my working attitude and performance are excellent and that I deserve a promotion.
B:
x duosh ao N jia nshu ? How much of a raise are you getting?
A:
en zh Baif sh . Ten percent.
Key Vocabulary
xiaoxi shengzh ` xiangd ao ` taidu ai meiy ou congl ` chus e enzh baif ...
news to promote to think of attitude have never remarkable ... percent
` jiangzh c zh
demotion to resign
` ao tiaoc y chao ouyu n jiax
to change companies re;dismiss raise sbs pay
Intermediate - A Promotion
A:
(C0123)

y xiaoxi. an gaos ` u ta ` wo zhunb J ntian ou hao Laob ` wo ei zuo ` sh` sheng wo chang b` u j ngl . I got some great news today. My boss told me that she is going to promote me to marketing manager.
B:
` hu` T` ai haole! N xiangd ao sheng zh ma? Thats fantastic! Did you expect to get a promotion?
A:

ou. W aim eiy ou xiangd ` zheme ` ` hu` Meiy o congl ao kuai ` an shuo de gongzu ` taidu ` wo sheng zh . Dansh` , laob o he an ` dou chus ` T y ` sheng hen wo bei biaoxi a shuo nggai e. zh . No. I never expected to get a promotion so soon. But my boss said that my working attitude and performance are excellent and that I deserve a promotion.
B:
x duosh ao N jia nshu ? How much of a raise are you getting?
A:
en zh Baif sh . Ten percent.
Key Vocabulary
xiaoxi shengzh ` xiangd ao ` taidu ai meiy ou congl ` chus e enzh baif ...
news to promote to think of attitude have never remarkable ... percent
` jiangzh c zh
demotion to resign
` ao tiaoc y chao ouyu n jiax
to change companies re;dismiss raise sbs pay
Intermediate - Family Life

:
(C0125)

` Zhonggu chuant ong ` l an Zai o guanni , fuqin y nggai ` ` y uk chengd an angjiah eren. ou de z In the traditional Chinese way of seeing things, a father should be responsible for supporting the family.
` rang ` guo ` hao r` en T a nul` o, jiar zi. gongzu He works hard to give his family a good life.
` sh` ` de shenghu en Muq eren zhaogu y jiar o. n de z A mothers responsibility is to take care of the whole family.
y ` ng fum ` xiaoj` Haizi nggai ei. ` u, zhangb The children should obey and respect their parents and people more senior than themselves.
` ` t Y nggai ng baba mama de hua. They should listen to and obey their parents.
de fum ` de jiaoy ` u. Zhonggu o eichang zhongsh` haizi ` u f ` Parents in China pay a lot of attention to their childrens education.
gao de q Du` tamen y ou hen w` ang. They have very high expectations of them.
Key Vocabulary
ong chuant ` an guanni fuqin ` y nggai chengd an uk y angjiah ou ` z eren ` rang
traditional concept father should to bear to support the family responsibility to let
r` hao zi muq n ` zhaogu ` ng xiaoj` ` zhangb ei ` zhongsh` ` u jiaoy ` q w` ang
good day mother to attend to to respect elders to regard as important education expectation; hope
` y kao ` an zhuanqi ` ` xiangf uji aoz
to depend on to make money assist ones husband and educate the children (of a virtuous woman) have good prospects; will go far
y ouchuxi
j` tuo w` angz cheng long
to push hope ones children will have bright futures
Intermediate - Family Life

:
(C0125)

` Zhonggu chuant ong ` l an Zai o guanni , fuqin y nggai ` ` y uk chengd an angjiah eren. ou de z In the traditional Chinese way of seeing things, a father should be responsible for supporting the family.
` rang ` guo ` hao r` en T a nul` o, jiar zi. gongzu He works hard to give his family a good life.
` sh` ` de shenghu en Muq eren zhaogu y jiar o. n de z A mothers responsibility is to take care of the whole family.
y ` ng fum ` xiaoj` Haizi nggai ei. ` u, zhangb The children should obey and respect their parents and people more senior than themselves.
` ` t Y nggai ng baba mama de hua. They should listen to and obey their parents.
de fum ` de jiaoy ` u. Zhonggu o eichang zhongsh` haizi ` u f ` Parents in China pay a lot of attention to their childrens education.
gao de q Du` tamen y ou hen w` ang. They have very high expectations of them.
Key Vocabulary
ong chuant ` an guanni fuqin ` y nggai chengd an uk y angjiah ou ` z eren ` rang
traditional concept father should to bear to support the family responsibility to let
r` hao zi muq n ` zhaogu ` ng xiaoj` ` zhangb ei ` zhongsh` ` u jiaoy ` q w` ang
good day mother to attend to to respect elders to regard as important education expectation; hope
` y kao ` an zhuanqi ` ` xiangf uji aoz
to depend on to make money assist ones husband and educate the children (of a virtuous woman) have good prospects; will go far
y ouchuxi
j` tuo w` angz cheng long
to push hope ones children will have bright futures
Intermediate - Complaining to the Waiter

A:
(C0132)

taoy` an y zai ` f` ` de f W o hen ouren andian eix y anqu chou an, he wo de nup ` f` ` ch wo y an. Zuoti u zai andian f` an, engyou en kaish zhuo de nanr chouy an. pangbi an I really hate it when someone smokes in the non-smoking area of a restaurant. Yesterday I was having dinner with my girlfriend when the guy next to our table started to smoke.
B:
` enme ` ta chou bie le? N weish b` u jiao Why didnt you ask him to stop smoking?
A:

` T le. Dansh` b` chouy an, y W o shuo ta ul wo. a y bian bian ` eng ouj . W wo dash de dash o f eichang shengq` . Suoy ` tous u. xiang fuw uyu ` an ` I did and he just ignored me. He was smoking and talking loudly on his mobile. I was so pissed off. So I complained to the waiter.
B:
shuo shenme? Fuw T a z enme chul uyu ` an ? What did the waiter say? How did he handle it?
A:

hen gang ` ta ` en sh` ` a, shuo nage Fuw nanr f` andian uyu ` an an. T banf ` a. de laob a mei The waiter was really embarrassed and told me that the guy was the boss of the restaurant. There was nothing he could do.
B:
` ai z al Jiexi enme le? What happened next?
A:
ou gei xiaof` ei. W omen meiy We didnt leave a tip.
Key Vocabulary
an taoy` an chouy
to hate to smoke a cigarette
u tous ` chul ` a gang ` a banf ei xiaof` f eix y anqu
to complain to handle embarassed method tip non-smoking area
y` anwu ` f any` ng ` u taid ` l cai y ngxiang shengy u `
detest report attitude pay attention to inuence fame
Intermediate - Complaining to the Waiter

A:
(C0132)

taoy` an y zai ` f` ` de f W o hen ouren andian eix y anqu chou an, he wo de nup ` f` ` ch wo y an. Zuoti u zai andian f` an, engyou en kaish zhuo de nanr chouy an. pangbi an I really hate it when someone smokes in the non-smoking area of a restaurant. Yesterday I was having dinner with my girlfriend when the guy next to our table started to smoke.
B:
` enme ` ta chou bie le? N weish b` u jiao Why didnt you ask him to stop smoking?
A:

` T le. Dansh` b` chouy an, y W o shuo ta ul wo. a y bian bian ` eng ouj . W wo dash de dash o f eichang shengq` . Suoy ` tous u. xiang fuw uyu ` an ` I did and he just ignored me. He was smoking and talking loudly on his mobile. I was so pissed off. So I complained to the waiter.
B:
shuo shenme? Fuw T a z enme chul uyu ` an ? What did the waiter say? How did he handle it?
A:

hen gang ` ta ` en sh` ` a, shuo nage Fuw nanr f` andian uyu ` an an. T banf ` a. de laob a mei The waiter was really embarrassed and told me that the guy was the boss of the restaurant. There was nothing he could do.
B:
` ai z al Jiexi enme le? What happened next?
A:
ou gei xiaof` ei. W omen meiy We didnt leave a tip.
Key Vocabulary
an taoy` an chouy
to hate to smoke a cigarette
u tous ` chul ` a gang ` a banf ei xiaof` f eix y anqu
to complain to handle embarassed method tip non-smoking area
y` anwu ` f any` ng ` u taid ` l cai y ngxiang shengy u `
detest report attitude pay attention to inuence fame
Intermediate - Stop speeding!

A:
(C0137)

zaog ao de s N zh dao ma, n sh` ge hen j . N z ongsh` ` kuai, ` erqi e hen cux de tai kai n. You know, you are a really terrible driver. You always drive too fast and are very careless.
B:

fu zhuy` Bu . W o sh` ge fuz j . W o hen ` du` ` eren ` de s ` jiao ai mei shoud ` guo ` f ao tong gu z e. W o congl adan. Thats not true. Im a responsible driver. I really pay attention to trafc rules. Ive never received a ne.
A:

y ` chaos ` le san u ao zhang f N N quni nwei adan. ` an ` shoud ` ` chuang ` guo ` y ao shenzh` y nwei hongd eng shoud zhang f adan. Not true! You got three tickets last year for speeding. You even got a ticket for running a red light.
B:
` deng mei bian ` hong. ` huang. Nash hai Ganggang bian gaocu ` le. J ngcha o
That time, the light hadnt really turned red. It had just turned yellow. The policeman made a mistake.
Key Vocabulary
ao zaog s j z ongsh` kai cux n fuz ` eren zhuy` ` ong jiaot gu z e ai mei congl ` ao shoud f adan
awful driver always to drive careless responsible to pay attention trafc rule never receive ne
u chaos ` zhang ` shenzh` chuang hongd eng ` bian gangg ang cuo ` gao
speeding / even to run red light to change just now, a moment ago mistake sth. for sth. else
an weif ` ash ` jiuh ouji ` b` u shuli an ` t luan ngche an weixi ` j zao
violation to drive under the inuence not experienced crudely to stop danger edginess
Intermediate - Stop speeding!

A:
(C0137)

zaog ao de s N zh dao ma, n sh` ge hen j . N z ongsh` ` kuai, ` erqi e hen cux de tai kai n. You know, you are a really terrible driver. You always drive too fast and are very careless.
B:

fu zhuy` Bu . W o sh` ge fuz j . W o hen ` du` ` eren ` de s ` jiao ai mei shoud ` guo ` f ao tong gu z e. W o congl adan. Thats not true. Im a responsible driver. I really pay attention to trafc rules. Ive never received a ne.
A:

y ` chaos ` le san u ao zhang f N N quni nwei adan. ` an ` shoud ` ` chuang ` guo ` y ao shenzh` y nwei hongd eng shoud zhang f adan. Not true! You got three tickets last year for speeding. You even got a ticket for running a red light.
B:
` deng mei bian ` hong. ` huang. Nash hai Ganggang bian gaocu ` le. J ngcha o
That time, the light hadnt really turned red. It had just turned yellow. The policeman made a mistake.
Key Vocabulary
ao zaog s j z ongsh` kai cux n fuz ` eren zhuy` ` ong jiaot gu z e ai mei congl ` ao shoud f adan
awful driver always to drive careless responsible to pay attention trafc rule never receive ne
u chaos ` zhang ` shenzh` chuang hongd eng ` bian gangg ang cuo ` gao
speeding / even to run red light to change just now, a moment ago mistake sth. for sth. else
an weif ` ash ` jiuh ouji ` b` u shuli an ` t luan ngche an weixi ` j zao
violation to drive under the inuence not experienced crudely to stop danger edginess
Intermediate - Hows business?

A:
(C0144)
b hen Zu` j` n, n de shengyi z enmey` ang? W o t ngshuo u` cuo. How is business recently? Ive heard its not bad.
B:

xianz ` ai ` shengyi hao, dansh` ` Su ran hen sh` chang j` ng j ` W` f` wo de zheng hen lie. any j ngj` f azhan anghuan, ` ao ` hen da ` de y shengyi jianghu` shoud ngxiang. Although business is good now, the market is very competitive. If by chance the economy slows down, it will have a large effect on my business.
A:

e ` a. Erqi xianz ` ai ` j` W o tongy` n du` j ngj` de kanf ngzheng ` hen j ` N ` zhe ` ge sh` d que lie. z enme zai chang l j` ng zheng? I agree about the economy. And competition is indeed tough at the moment. How can you compete in this market?
B:

p ` e hel de chan jiag W o b` xu shengch an nzh` gao, jianch zuo ` dao ` zhe ` y jiu p n. Zh y` ao wo dian, ch xu y n ` neng ` x k` ehu. ` I must continue to produce good quality products at a reasonable price. As long as I can do that, I can continue to attract customers.
Key Vocabulary
j` ngzheng ` j lie w` any f` anghuan ` a kanf zh y` ao ... jiu `
competition intense just in case to slow down point of view as long as
x y n
to attract
y` oush`
superiority
j ngq` b` u j ngq` j ngj` weij ` jiangd chengb en t gao l` run ` ` huany ng shou ` anw um jiali ` ei
prosperity not prosperity economic crisis to reduce cost to raise prot popular a bargain buy
Intermediate - Hows business?

A:
(C0144)
b hen Zu` j` n, n de shengyi z enmey` ang? W o t ngshuo u` cuo. How is business recently? Ive heard its not bad.
B:

xianz ` ai ` shengyi hao, dansh` ` Su ran hen sh` chang j` ng j ` W` f` wo de zheng hen lie. any j ngj` f azhan anghuan, ` ao ` hen da ` de y shengyi jianghu` shoud ngxiang. Although business is good now, the market is very competitive. If by chance the economy slows down, it will have a large effect on my business.
A:

e ` a. Erqi xianz ` ai ` j` W o tongy` n du` j ngj` de kanf ngzheng ` hen j ` N ` zhe ` ge sh` d que lie. z enme zai chang l j` ng zheng? I agree about the economy. And competition is indeed tough at the moment. How can you compete in this market?
B:

p ` e hel de chan jiag W o b` xu shengch an nzh` gao, jianch zuo ` dao ` zhe ` y jiu p n. Zh y` ao wo dian, ch xu y n ` neng ` x k` ehu. ` I must continue to produce good quality products at a reasonable price. As long as I can do that, I can continue to attract customers.
Key Vocabulary
j` ngzheng ` j lie w` any f` anghuan ` a kanf zh y` ao ... jiu `
competition intense just in case to slow down point of view as long as
x y n
to attract
y` oush`
superiority
j ngq` b` u j ngq` j ngj` weij ` jiangd chengb en t gao l` run ` ` huany ng shou ` anw um jiali ` ei
prosperity not prosperity economic crisis to reduce cost to raise prot popular a bargain buy
Intermediate - Studying Chinese

A:
(C0157)

` ge l ` wo jiang ` e. W shang Xia bai, kaish zhongw enk` o hen y ` wo lai Zhonggu y ` an le, dansh` ` kunr nwei o j ng banni ao, b` bend` ren y` jiaoli u. haish` uneng he ong Zhongw en Next week Im going to enroll in a Chinese course. Im frustrated because Ive been living in China for six months, yet I cant communicate with the local people.
B:
` y hao le. K esh` n de r` chang du` hua j ng hen But your Chinese is good enough for daily living.
A:

nei ` shuo sh` liul` W o de mubi liangni an en. ` ao de Zhongw ` ai, ` wo de t yuf ey ` de c Xianz ngl` he . Dansh` , wo a haik ` ` T hai xuy` an ` wo de hu` liang y ouxian. ongsh , wo ao gaish f ay n. My goal is to speak Chinese uently in the next two years. Right now I can understand Chinese and my grammar is okay. However, my vocabulary is limited. Meanwhile, I need to improve my pronunciation as well.
Key Vocabulary
kunr ao mubi ` ao liul` ` c hu` liang ` y ouxian an ` gaish
disturbed goal uent vocabulary limited to improve
t gao shuy ` u w` aid`
to enhance technical term place other than where one is bad accent progress
ao zaog k ouy n j` nb` u
biaozh un
standard
Intermediate - Studying Chinese

A:
(C0157)

` ge l ` wo jiang ` e. W shang Xia bai, kaish zhongw enk` o hen y ` wo lai Zhonggu y ` an le, dansh` ` kunr nwei o j ng banni ao, b` bend` ren y` jiaoli u. haish` uneng he ong Zhongw en Next week Im going to enroll in a Chinese course. Im frustrated because Ive been living in China for six months, yet I cant communicate with the local people.
B:
` y hao le. K esh` n de r` chang du` hua j ng hen But your Chinese is good enough for daily living.
A:

nei ` shuo sh` liul` W o de mubi liangni an en. ` ao de Zhongw ` ai, ` wo de t yuf ey ` de c Xianz ngl` he . Dansh` , wo a haik ` ` T hai xuy` an ` wo de hu` liang y ouxian. ongsh , wo ao gaish f ay n. My goal is to speak Chinese uently in the next two years. Right now I can understand Chinese and my grammar is okay. However, my vocabulary is limited. Meanwhile, I need to improve my pronunciation as well.
Key Vocabulary
kunr ao mubi ` ao liul` ` c hu` liang ` y ouxian an ` gaish
disturbed goal uent vocabulary limited to improve
t gao shuy ` u w` aid`
to enhance technical term place other than where one is bad accent progress
ao zaog k ouy n j` nb` u
biaozh un
standard
Intermediate - Calligraphy
A:
(C0158)
` y ` wo zhec` ` xie de z` Laosh , n n kan xia ba. Teacher, please take a look at the characters I wrote this time.
B:
kan ` n y` ` j` zai En, hen ongx n. N de z` y zh dou nb` u. Um, I can see youve put in a lot of effort. Your writing is continually improving.
A:

` ` de z` wo dou le. X ` mai Xiexie. N n tu jian tie nshang zhe ` de z` xie shuf zhensh` y zhong xiangsh ou. ajia Thank you. Ive bought all the script books you recommended. Its a joy to appreciate the writing of these great masters of calligraphy.
B:

` sh` ` ai ` z y D que . W o juede n xianz ongdelaishu o j ng y ou e le. Z` de hen duanzh ` xiuq` shuf xie eng, hen ` . a de ganju ` b` ` liuch ` ou ` zhangw ` dansh` , hai ugou N du` z` de jieg o ang. y e xuy` nb` u. ao j`
Exactly. I feel that you now have a general grasp of calligraphy. Your writing is neat and elegant, but lacks a owing quality. Your handling and composition of characters also need improvement.
A:

` ` zhege ` ne. W zhuanm mai W o zheng wei f achou o hai en angs` lai lianx ` . K de heng na ` hai le wenf bao esh` wo he dei y u. bieni sh` xie ouxie This is what I am troubled by. I also intentionally bought the four treasures of the study to practice. But my horizontal strokes and right strokes still look awkward.
B:

danx ` b l z` jiu n, zh Bie y` ao zhuy` de z sh` he nmo tie, ` wo ` ` xie yueh ` ao. hu` yue Dont worry. As long as you pay more attention to how you hold the brush and copy more script books, you will write better and better.
Key Vocabulary
x nshang ` xiangsh ou
to appreciate to enjoy
` liuch ang ` u bieni l nmo
uid awkward to copy (a model of calligraphy) specially sincere to recommend copybook for calligraphy upright delicate calligrapher
zhuanm en y` ongx n ` tu jian z` tie ` duanzh eng xiuq` ` angs` wenf bao
maob ` moshu y` antai
writing brush ink ink-stone
b f eng y ouj` n pie shu ` z` t kait l` shu y` shu ` jianch y` l`
the tip of a writing brush with strength cast away to erect font regular script Han style of calligraphy art to insist perseverance
Intermediate - Calligraphy
A:
(C0158)
` y ` wo zhec` ` xie de z` Laosh , n n kan xia ba. Teacher, please take a look at the characters I wrote this time.
B:
kan ` n y` ` j` zai En, hen ongx n. N de z` y zh dou nb` u. Um, I can see youve put in a lot of effort. Your writing is continually improving.
A:

` ` de z` wo dou le. X ` mai Xiexie. N n tu jian tie nshang zhe ` de z` xie shuf zhensh` y zhong xiangsh ou. ajia Thank you. Ive bought all the script books you recommended. Its a joy to appreciate the writing of these great masters of calligraphy.
B:

` sh` ` ai ` z y D que . W o juede n xianz ongdelaishu o j ng y ou e le. Z` de hen duanzh ` xiuq` shuf xie eng, hen ` . a de ganju ` b` ` liuch ` ou ` zhangw ` dansh` , hai ugou N du` z` de jieg o ang. y e xuy` nb` u. ao j`
Exactly. I feel that you now have a general grasp of calligraphy. Your writing is neat and elegant, but lacks a owing quality. Your handling and composition of characters also need improvement.
A:

` ` zhege ` ne. W zhuanm mai W o zheng wei f achou o hai en angs` lai lianx ` . K de heng na ` hai le wenf bao esh` wo he dei y u. bieni sh` xie ouxie This is what I am troubled by. I also intentionally bought the four treasures of the study to practice. But my horizontal strokes and right strokes still look awkward.
B:

danx ` b l z` jiu n, zh Bie y` ao zhuy` de z sh` he nmo tie, ` wo ` ` xie yueh ` ao. hu` yue Dont worry. As long as you pay more attention to how you hold the brush and copy more script books, you will write better and better.
Key Vocabulary
x nshang ` xiangsh ou
to appreciate to enjoy
` liuch ang ` u bieni l nmo
uid awkward to copy (a model of calligraphy) specially sincere to recommend copybook for calligraphy upright delicate calligrapher
zhuanm en y` ongx n ` tu jian z` tie ` duanzh eng xiuq` ` angs` wenf bao
maob ` moshu y` antai
writing brush ink ink-stone
b f eng y ouj` n pie shu ` z` t kait l` shu y` shu ` jianch y` l`
the tip of a writing brush with strength cast away to erect font regular script Han style of calligraphy art to insist perseverance
Intermediate - Street Food

A:
(C0162)

` de lubi xiaoch duo. Y` Shangh ai zhen ou pianyi y` ou ` an an an dou ` lubi zaof` zai mai. haoch . W o meiti ` an There are so many kinds of street food in Shanghai. Theyre both cheap and tasty. I buy my breakfast on the street every day.
B:
an chang an. Sh` a. W o y e x huan lubi n zaof` mai ` ant shenme? Thats the truth. I like street food stalls too. What do you usually buy for breakfast?
A:

` huay` ang. Y W o j ngchang huan oudesh hou ch baozi, ` ng y N y oush ch dab outiao. x huan ch shenme? I often change and try different things. Sometimes I eat steamed buns, sometimes I eat Chinese at cake with deep fried dough stick. What do you like to eat?
B:

` lubi y` ` ch ` ang. ` mai W at W o x huan zai exiao. o zu` ai mal ` an ` ` y haoch Y angrouchu an e hen .
I like buying late night snacks on the street. My favorite is hot and spicy soup. Lamb kebabs are great too.
A:

` Beij ng chuch ` ao ` lubi ` y mai sh W o zai , kand ou xudu ` an o ai rouji ` am o de tanzi. b ngtang hulu he When I was in Beijing on business, I saw a lot of stalls selling caramelized hawthorn sticks and meat-stuffed pita sandwiches.
B:

ei de lubi ` y xiaoch Sh` a. Nanb p nzhong b` utai y` ang. ` an ` zhuy` ` dangd` ` e ` xiaoch sh` Bugu mai de tes . o, ao dou Thats right. There is quite a difference between street foods in the North and South. Most sell local specialty snacks.
A:
10
o. ` Lubi ` ` de xiaoch Meicu sh` zu` zhengz ong de. Jiaqian ` an ` e pianyi. ` qian jiu bao. y e tebi Sh kuai ch de hen ` neng Thats true. Food from the street is the most authentic and is also incredibly cheap. It only costs 10 yuan to eat until youre stuffed.
B:

` weish ` eng. ` K lubi an b` Du` a. esh` y ouxie utai Y` ao j nliang ` ant ganj` ng de. tiao Exactly. But some street booths are not very clean. You have to try to pick the cleaner ones.
Key Vocabulary
lubi ` an xiaoch an zaof` an lubi ` ant ` huan ang huay` y oudesh hou baozi y oush ` ng dab
roadside snack breakfast street food stalls to change variety sometimes steamed stuffed bun sometimes Chinese at cake
y outiao
deep-fried sticks
twisted
dough
y` exiao ` ang ` at mal ` ` y angrouchu an chuch ai ` ao ` kand xudu o b ngtang hulu ` am o rouji
nighttime snack hot and spicy soup mutton kebab to go abroad on business to see several candied haws on a stick meat-stuffed wiches booth north and south variety main pita sand-
tanzi ei nanb p nzhong zhuy` ao
` doufu ` chou
strong-smelling preserved beancurd; stinky tofu/ toasted sweet potato roasted sleeve-sh parsley;coriander thin pancake small steamed meat-lled buns
hongsh kao u y kao ouyu ` xiangc ai ng jianb ongb xiaol ao
Intermediate - Street Food

A:
(C0162)

` de lubi xiaoch duo. Y` Shangh ai zhen ou pianyi y` ou ` an an an dou ` lubi zaof` zai mai. haoch . W o meiti ` an There are so many kinds of street food in Shanghai. Theyre both cheap and tasty. I buy my breakfast on the street every day.
B:

an chang an. Sh` a. W o y e x huan lubi n zaof` mai ` ant shenme? Thats the truth. I like street food stalls too. What do you usually buy for breakfast?
A:

` huay` ang. Y W o j ngchang huan oudesh hou ch baozi, ` ng y N y oush ch dab outiao. x huan ch shenme? I often change and try different things. Sometimes I eat steamed buns, sometimes I eat Chinese at cake with deep fried dough stick. What do you like to eat?
B:

` lubi y` ` ch ` ang. ` mai W at W o x huan zai exiao. o zu` ai mal ` an ` ` y haoch Y angrouchu an e hen .
I like buying late night snacks on the street. My favorite is hot and spicy soup. Lamb kebabs are great too.
A:

` Beij ng chuch ` ao ` lubi ` y mai sh W o zai , kand ou xudu ` an o ai rouji ` am o de tanzi. b ngtang hulu he When I was in Beijing on business, I saw a lot of stalls selling caramelized hawthorn sticks and meat-stuffed pita sandwiches.
B:

ei de lubi ` y xiaoch Sh` a. Nanb p nzhong b` utai y` ang. ` an ` zhuy` ` dangd` ` e ` xiaoch sh` Bugu mai de tes . o, ao dou Thats right. There is quite a difference between street foods in the North and South. Most sell local specialty snacks.
A:
10
o. ` Lubi ` ` de xiaoch Meicu sh` zu` zhengz ong de. Jiaqian ` an ` e pianyi. ` qian jiu bao. y e tebi Sh kuai ch de hen ` neng Thats true. Food from the street is the most authentic and is also incredibly cheap. It only costs 10 yuan to eat until youre stuffed.
B:

` weish ` eng. ` K lubi an b` Du` a. esh` y ouxie utai Y` ao j nliang ` ant ganj` ng de. tiao Exactly. But some street booths are not very clean. You have to try to pick the cleaner ones.
Key Vocabulary
lubi ` an xiaoch an zaof` an lubi ` ant ` huan ang huay` y oudesh hou baozi y oush ` ng dab
roadside snack breakfast street food stalls to change variety sometimes steamed stuffed bun sometimes Chinese at cake
y outiao
deep-fried sticks
twisted
dough
y` exiao ` ang ` at mal ` ` y angrouchu an chuch ai ` ao ` kand xudu o b ngtang hulu ` am o rouji
nighttime snack hot and spicy soup mutton kebab to go abroad on business to see several candied haws on a stick meat-stuffed wiches booth north and south variety main pita sand-
tanzi ei nanb p nzhong zhuy` ao
` doufu ` chou
strong-smelling preserved beancurd; stinky tofu/ toasted sweet potato roasted sleeve-sh parsley;coriander thin pancake small steamed meat-lled buns
hongsh kao u y kao ouyu ` xiangc ai ng jianb ongb xiaol ao
Intermediate - Girly Talk

A:
(C0169)

taoy` an e, wo dou deng L` li, n hao le n y ge xiaosh , n mei xiab ` an? z enme hai Lily, I cant stand you! Ive been waiting for you for an hour. Why are you still at work?
B:

si, wo j ch y` an. Buh ntian ao jiab n z` j xian f` an hao ` aoy` ma? Im sorry, I have to work overtime tonight. You go ahead and eat, ok?
A:
a ` xia` y` Buy` ao deng n la. N shenme sh hou ` ao ma, renji ne? ban No. I want to wait for you. When will you nish, hmmm?
B:
b` ` ai ` hai y` W o hai u q ngchu, ao liang ge xiaosh . dag I am not sure now. Maybe in 2 more hours.
A:

y K esh` wo j ng deng le n y ge xiaosh y e, n y` ou shuo le, zhensh` b` u lai de. But Ive been waiting for you for an hour. And now, youre telling me that youre not coming? Well, I never!
B:

wo shoubuli ` le. N ` shuot aoA, ao k e bu k ey b` u y` ao zai ` y` anhezh ensh` dezhexie c le? Ah, I cant stand it! Can you stop saying things like I cant stand you and well, I never?
A:
W` eishenme? Why?
B:

` nanr en zhey` ` angde shuohu ` tai ` niangni a Y nwei angqi ang saji hu` ` ao de sh le. Nuh u hou cai zheme shuo. aizi It just sounds too girly for a guy to say those things. Only girls talk like that, when theyre whining.
Key Vocabulary
an taoy` an taoy` deng hai ` ai ` dag y j ng ao saji
to hate disgusting to wait still roughly already coquette
` zuozuo luosuo y exu k eneng
affected wordy perhaps maybe, probably
Intermediate - Girly Talk

A:
(C0169)

taoy` an e, wo dou deng L` li, n hao le n y ge xiaosh , n mei xiab ` an? z enme hai Lily, I cant stand you! Ive been waiting for you for an hour. Why are you still at work?
B:

si, wo j ch y` an. Buh ntian ao jiab n z` j xian f` an hao ` aoy` ma? Im sorry, I have to work overtime tonight. You go ahead and eat, ok?
A:
a ` xia` y` Buy` ao deng n la. N shenme sh hou ` ao ma, renji ne? ban No. I want to wait for you. When will you nish, hmmm?
B:
b` ` ai ` hai y` W o hai u q ngchu, ao liang ge xiaosh . dag I am not sure now. Maybe in 2 more hours.
A:

y K esh` wo j ng deng le n y ge xiaosh y e, n y` ou shuo le, zhensh` b` u lai de. But Ive been waiting for you for an hour. And now, youre telling me that youre not coming? Well, I never!
B:

wo shoubuli ` le. N ` shuot aoA, ao k e bu k ey b` u y` ao zai ` y` anhezh ensh` dezhexie c le? Ah, I cant stand it! Can you stop saying things like I cant stand you and well, I never?
A:
W` eishenme? Why?
B:

` nanr en zhey` ` angde shuohu ` tai ` niangni a Y nwei angqi ang saji hu` ` ao de sh le. Nuh u hou cai zheme shuo. aizi It just sounds too girly for a guy to say those things. Only girls talk like that, when theyre whining.
Key Vocabulary
an taoy` an taoy` deng hai ` ai ` dag y j ng ao saji
to hate disgusting to wait still roughly already coquette
` zuozuo luosuo y exu k eneng
affected wordy perhaps maybe, probably
Intermediate - Introducing Hotels

A:
(C0174)
` ngq Zhonggu de jiudi ` gu` W o xiax y` ao qu o. o ` Zhonggu an ma? I am going to China next week. Are the hotels there expensive?
B:

` y` ` n ` engsh` ng he Na ao kan qu Dach , b ru ` nali. Beij ` b ` gu` ` sh` ao? Shangh ai jiao . N de yusu duosh ` an That depends on where you are going. Big cities like Beijing and Shanghai are more expensive. What is your budget?
A:
50
` he Hain an. ` W o hu` qu ai W o xiang zhu ` Shangh ` chabu n y ` wush ng, chur duo w an de. Y` ao ganj` angbian, meij ` f u hai neng ` zu` hao shangw ang. I am going to Shanghai and Hainan. I want to spend about 50 dollars per night. The hotel has to be clean and conveniently located. It would be great if they also had an internet connection.
B:
50 50
n zai ` Shangh ` neng W ush meij ai zhu zhongx n san` sh` ` an de jiudi ` xianz ` ai ` hen pianyi, x ngj de jiudi Hain an. an ` sh` ` . W n k ` y nwei danj` ush meij ey zhu x ngj , shenzh` ` s` ` Bugu ` zhub` haij ng f wux de jiudi ang. ngj an. ` o ` uliao 50 dollars can get you into a 3-star hotel in downtown Shanghai. Its very cheap to stay in a hotel in Hainan now because its the off season. 50 dollars can get you a 4 or even 5-star hotel. But you wont get a room with an ocean view.
A:
200
` wo qu an zhensh` Zhendema? Na tiaodu` le sh jian. ` Hain ` y jiu Shangh j W o t ngshuo ai ou xudu ngj` x ng liansu o o ` Dag ` ai ` liangb renm ` ong ` dian. ai nb` y w an. Zhezh jiudi an ` shesh ` z weizhi he enmey` ang? Really? Ive picked the right time to go to Hainan then. I heard there are many budget hotel chains in Shanghai priced at around 200 rmb per night. Do you know anything about their location and facilities?
B:

` ` jiush` ` ong jiudi ` W W o shangc` qu ai o ` Shangh ` zhu ` zhezh an. d` ` ` gaosu ` ` jia jiaot ong ba ngf ang dianhu a n . W o zhu ` de na ` erqi e hen ganj` y ` ng. F l f angbian, angjian hai ou wuxi an ngk` ` duo ` ao ` beib lux u shangw ang. Hen u e shenzh` shangl dou ` x k` eren huan nali. I stayed in one of those hotels on my last trip to Shanghai. I will give you the reservation number. The one I stayed at is conveniently located and very clean. It also had a wireless internet connection in the room. Many backpackers, even business travelers like it there.
A:

` zhe ` jia, ou ` y` ` ranh T` ai bang le! W o jiu ong shengxi a ` xuan qu an shengj ng f zhu de qian ang. ` Hain ` haij Terric! Thats my pick then. I will use the money left over to upgrade to an ocean view room in Hainan.
B:
` ` hu` N k e zhen suanzh ang. Youre quite the accountant!
Key Vocabulary
` yusu ` an ` f angbian ` shesh ` weizhi ` danj` liansu o ng f haij ang ` wuxi an w ang ` shang-
budget convenient facilities position off-season chain a room with an ocean view wireless internet
` jiany` f en danr ang f shuangr en ang biaozh un jian jian haohu a
proposal single room double room standard room luxurious room

` ang shangw u ` taof z ongtong f ang liansu guoj` o q quan ` xiangsh ou j ngj` tounao ` tao-
business suites Presidential suites
international chain extensive to enjoy economy head, clever with money bright; canniness/ busy season to discount cable television;CATV digital television;DTV
j ngm ng w` angj` e dazh ` diansh` ` y ouxian ` shuz` ` diansh`
Intermediate - Introducing Hotels

A:
(C0174)
` ngq Zhonggu de jiudi ` gu` W o xiax y` ao qu o. o ` Zhonggu an ma? I am going to China next week. Are the hotels there expensive?
B:

` y` ` n ` engsh` ng he Na ao kan qu Dach , b ru ` nali. Beij ` b ` gu` ` sh` ao? Shangh ai jiao . N de yusu duosh ` an That depends on where you are going. Big cities like Beijing and Shanghai are more expensive. What is your budget?
A:
50
` he Hain an. ` W o hu` qu ai W o xiang zhu ` Shangh ` chabu n y ` wush ng, chur duo w an de. Y` ao ganj` angbian, meij ` f u hai neng ` zu` hao shangw ang. I am going to Shanghai and Hainan. I want to spend about 50 dollars per night. The hotel has to be clean and conveniently located. It would be great if they also had an internet connection.
B:
50 50
n zai ` Shangh ` neng W ush meij ai zhu zhongx n san` sh` ` an de jiudi ` xianz ` ai ` hen pianyi, x ngj de jiudi Hain an. an ` sh` ` . W n k ` y nwei danj` ush meij ey zhu x ngj , shenzh` ` s` ` Bugu ` zhub` haij ng f wux de jiudi ang. ngj an. ` o ` uliao 50 dollars can get you into a 3-star hotel in downtown Shanghai. Its very cheap to stay in a hotel in Hainan now because its the off season. 50 dollars can get you a 4 or even 5-star hotel. But you wont get a room with an ocean view.
A:
200
` wo qu an zhensh` Zhendema? Na tiaodu` le sh jian. ` Hain ` y jiu Shangh j W o t ngshuo ai ou xudu ngj` x ng liansu o o ` Dag ` ai ` liangb renm ` ong ` dian. ai nb` y w an. Zhezh jiudi an ` shesh ` z weizhi he enmey` ang? Really? Ive picked the right time to go to Hainan then. I heard there are many budget hotel chains in Shanghai priced at around 200 rmb per night. Do you know anything about their location and facilities?
B:

` ` jiush` ` ong jiudi ` W W o shangc` qu ai o ` Shangh ` zhu ` zhezh an. d` ` ` gaosu ` ` jia jiaot ong ba ngf ang dianhu a n . W o zhu ` de na ` erqi e hen ganj` y ` ng. F l f angbian, angjian hai ou wuxi an ngk` ` duo ` ao ` beib lux u shangw ang. Hen u e shenzh` shangl dou ` x k` eren huan nali. I stayed in one of those hotels on my last trip to Shanghai. I will give you the reservation number. The one I stayed at is conveniently located and very clean. It also had a wireless internet connection in the room. Many backpackers, even business travelers like it there.
A:

` zhe ` jia, ou ` y` ` ranh T` ai bang le! W o jiu ong shengxi a ` xuan qu an shengj ng f zhu de qian ang. ` Hain ` haij Terric! Thats my pick then. I will use the money left over to upgrade to an ocean view room in Hainan.
B:
` ` hu` N k e zhen suanzh ang. Youre quite the accountant!
Key Vocabulary
` yusu ` an ` f angbian ` shesh ` weizhi ` danj` liansu o ng f haij ang ` wuxi an w ang ` shang-
budget convenient facilities position off-season chain a room with an ocean view wireless internet
` jiany` f en danr ang f shuangr en ang biaozh un jian jian haohu a
proposal single room double room standard room luxurious room

` ang shangw u ` taof z ongtong f ang liansu guoj` o q quan ` xiangsh ou j ngj` tounao ` tao-
business suites Presidential suites
international chain extensive to enjoy economy head, clever with money bright; canniness/ busy season to discount cable television;CATV digital television;DTV
j ngm ng w` angj` e dazh ` diansh` ` y ouxian ` shuz` ` diansh`
Intermediate - Standing in Line

A:
(C0176)

wo taoy` an qu ` z Y qian, nhang quqi Y nwei ongsh` ` y an. hen duo e, haiy` ao pai hen chang sh biaog de y` ao tian jian hai hu` en . du` . Y ouxier chadu` I used to hate going to the bank to withdraw money, because you had to ll in lots of forms and stand in line for a long time. Some people would even cut in line.
B:
15
o. ` Dansh` ` ` ai ` q ` hao duo le. N Meicu , xianz ngkuang zh xu y ` ranh ou ` deng ` enyu jiao ` y` ao na ge haom a, gongzu or an e ` Erqi xianz ` ai ` gongzu ` enyu y n de haom a. or an e b y qian b` chang sh . J suoy hen paidu` duo, u xuy` jian ben ao hua shang deng sh wu enzhong jiu ey le. f ` k Exactly. But things are a lot better now. You only need to take a number and wait for the clerk to call your number. Moreover, there is more staff now than before, so you dont have to wait in the line for long. Waiting 15 minutes is usually enough.
A:

e xianz ` ai ` gongzu ` enyu de taidu ` hao, Du` . Erqi or an y e hen naix ` n de banl ` k` . Zhonggu z ongsh` hen ehu o ` de jiaoy` de fuw j t duo. le hen Y nhang p ng b qian nian gao u ` shu Right, and the staffs attitude is very good now. They are always very patient processing customers transactions. The service standard of Chinese banks has improved tremendously from previous years.
B:

` sh` ` Hen duo W o xiang sh` y nwei chang j` ngzheng j lie. ` Zhonggu kai le y w` aiz y nhang zai o ngy` e dian. Suoy ei ` de y ` fuw guon nhang b` xu gao liang. Zongzh , u ` zh` t ` de sh` shouy` y` onghu. ` I think it is due to intense market competition. Many foreign banks have opened branches in China. Therefore local banks have to raise the quality of their service. In the end, its the customers that benet.
Key Vocabulary
an taoy`
to hate
y nhang quqi an z ongsh` tian e biaog chadu` paidu` j benshang ` taidu ` n naix ` banl jiaoy` Zhonggu o hang shu p ng j qian nian Y n-
bank to withdraw money always to ll in form to cut in line to stand in line basically attitude patiently to process transaction Bank of China
level a few years ago
t gao sh` chang j` ngzheng ` j lie w` aiz y ngy` e dian ` shouy`
to raise market competition erce foreign capital business ofce benet from
zh` xu ` weich z` jue tu chu z` zhu ` fuw u ` gu` tai chengx u `
order to keep self-knowledge to release self-help service/ counter program

an suodu ` ` u xiaol
to shorten efciency
Intermediate - Standing in Line

A:
(C0176)

wo taoy` an qu ` z Y qian, nhang quqi Y nwei ongsh` ` y an. hen duo e, haiy` ao pai hen chang sh biaog de y` ao tian jian hai hu` en . du` . Y ouxier chadu` I used to hate going to the bank to withdraw money, because you had to ll in lots of forms and stand in line for a long time. Some people would even cut in line.
B:
15
o. ` Dansh` ` ` ai ` q ` hao duo le. N Meicu , xianz ngkuang zh xu y ` ranh ou ` deng ` enyu jiao ` y` ao na ge haom a, gongzu or an e ` Erqi xianz ` ai ` gongzu ` enyu y n de haom a. or an e b y qian b` chang sh . J suoy hen paidu` duo, u xuy` jian ben ao hua shang deng sh wu enzhong jiu ey le. f ` k Exactly. But things are a lot better now. You only need to take a number and wait for the clerk to call your number. Moreover, there is more staff now than before, so you dont have to wait in the line for long. Waiting 15 minutes is usually enough.
A:

e xianz ` ai ` gongzu ` enyu de taidu ` hao, Du` . Erqi or an y e hen naix ` n de banl ` k` . Zhonggu z ongsh` hen ehu o ` de jiaoy` de fuw j t duo. le hen Y nhang p ng b qian nian gao u ` shu Right, and the staffs attitude is very good now. They are always very patient processing customers transactions. The service standard of Chinese banks has improved tremendously from previous years.
B:

` sh` ` Hen duo W o xiang sh` y nwei chang j` ngzheng j lie. ` Zhonggu kai le y w` aiz y nhang zai o ngy` e dian. Suoy ei ` de y ` fuw guon nhang b` xu gao liang. Zongzh , u ` zh` t ` de sh` shouy` y` onghu. ` I think it is due to intense market competition. Many foreign banks have opened branches in China. Therefore local banks have to raise the quality of their service. In the end, its the customers that benet.
Key Vocabulary
an taoy`
to hate
y nhang quqi an z ongsh` tian e biaog chadu` paidu` j benshang ` taidu ` n naix ` banl jiaoy` Zhonggu o hang shu p ng j qian nian Y n-
bank to withdraw money always to ll in form to cut in line to stand in line basically attitude patiently to process transaction Bank of China
level a few years ago
t gao sh` chang j` ngzheng ` j lie w` aiz y ngy` e dian ` shouy`
to raise market competition erce foreign capital business ofce benet from
zh` xu ` weich z` jue tu chu z` zhu ` fuw u ` gu` tai chengx u `
order to keep self-knowledge to release self-help service/ counter program

an suodu ` ` u xiaol
to shorten efciency
Intermediate - Buying a Drink

A:
(C0188)
Fuw uyu ` an! Waiter!
B:
Xiansheng, n n xuy` ao shenme? What do you need, sir?
A:
e shengp N men y ou naxi ? What draught beer do you have?
B:
he Jiash` bo. Y ou Q ngdao Weve got Tsingdao and Carlsberg.
A:

de, lai y shengp y Q weish` j` Hao bei ngdao he bei jia ` Haiy ou y ` b ngkuair. f` en baom hua. All right, Id like a Tsingdao draught and a whiskey on the rocks. Id also like some popcorn.
B:
de, q eng. Hao ng shaod Sure, just a moment.
B:
baom ` Xiansheng, n n de jiu hua. he Sir, your drinks and popcorn.
A:
` sh` Zhe shenme y a? What is this?
B:
shengp ` b Q ngdao jia ngkuair. Tsingdao draught beer with ice.
A:

` b` j` b W o y` ao de sh` weish` jia ngkuair, ush` shengp jia ` b ngkuair! I ordered whiskey with ice, not draught beer with ice!
B:

y n ` y` b O, wo wei n dou ao jia ngkuair! Du` buq , xian gei n ` y sheng, wo n huan bei.
Oh, I thought you wanted both with ice. Im sorry, sir. Ill get you another one.
A:
` n Dengy xia, men de shengp sh` b ng de ma? W o y` ao b ng de. Just a second, is your draught beer cold? I want it cold.
B:
si, b` ` b Buh utai ng...... ` aoy` Im sorry, its not very cold.
A:
` suanle, ` ` lai y ` weish` j` b Na b` uy` ao le. Zai bei jia ngkuair. In that case, never mind. I dont want it. Please get me another whiskey on the rocks.
B:
de. Hao Certainly.
Key Vocabulary
fuw uyu ` an
waiter
xuy` ao e naxi shengp Q ngdao bo Jiash` bei j` weish` jia ` b ngkuair f` en ` baom hua eng shaod y wei ` huan b ng
need which draught beer Qingdao (beer) Carlsberg (beer) / whiskey to add ice cubes / popcorn wait a moment to think mistakenly to change icy
` suanle
forget it
an maid putaoji u u baiji andi bail u j weiji
to pay the bill wine Chinese white wine brandy cocktail
Intermediate - Buying a Drink

A:
(C0188)
Fuw uyu ` an! Waiter!
B:
Xiansheng, n n xuy` ao shenme? What do you need, sir?
A:
e shengp N men y ou naxi ? What draught beer do you have?
B:
he Jiash` bo. Y ou Q ngdao Weve got Tsingdao and Carlsberg.
A:

de, lai y shengp y Q weish` j` Hao bei ngdao he bei jia ` Haiy ou y ` b ngkuair. f` en baom hua. All right, Id like a Tsingdao draught and a whiskey on the rocks. Id also like some popcorn.
B:
de, q eng. Hao ng shaod Sure, just a moment.
B:
baom ` Xiansheng, n n de jiu hua. he Sir, your drinks and popcorn.
A:
` sh` Zhe shenme y a? What is this?
B:
shengp ` b Q ngdao jia ngkuair. Tsingdao draught beer with ice.
A:

` b` j` b W o y` ao de sh` weish` jia ngkuair, ush` shengp jia ` b ngkuair! I ordered whiskey with ice, not draught beer with ice!
B:

y n ` y` b O, wo wei n dou ao jia ngkuair! Du` buq , xian gei n ` y sheng, wo n huan bei.
Oh, I thought you wanted both with ice. Im sorry, sir. Ill get you another one.
A:
` n Dengy xia, men de shengp sh` b ng de ma? W o y` ao b ng de. Just a second, is your draught beer cold? I want it cold.
B:
......
si, b` ` b Buh utai ng...... ` aoy` Im sorry, its not very cold.
A:
` suanle, ` ` lai y ` weish` j` b Na b` uy` ao le. Zai bei jia ngkuair. In that case, never mind. I dont want it. Please get me another whiskey on the rocks.
B:
de. Hao Certainly.
Key Vocabulary
fuw uyu ` an
waiter
xuy` ao e naxi shengp Q ngdao bo Jiash` bei j` weish` jia ` b ngkuair f` en ` baom hua eng shaod y wei ` huan b ng
need which draught beer Qingdao (beer) Carlsberg (beer) / whiskey to add ice cubes / popcorn wait a moment to think mistakenly to change icy
` suanle
forget it
an maid putaoji u u baiji andi bail u j weiji
to pay the bill wine Chinese white wine brandy cocktail
Intermediate - Old Friend

A:
(C0194)
zheme ` Sh` Ai, qiao! n a! Wow, what a coincidence! Is it you?
B:
a, sh` ub` ` N Haoji Aiy a. z enmey` ang? ujian! Man, I havent seen you in ages. How have you been?
A:

ng ba. N geng ` shuai ` le! Zenmey` ` b y qian ang, xianHaix ` zai ` nali f a? zai acai Im all right. You look even better than before! So where are you making your fortune these days?
B:

` Jiush` ` W ` T anbushang f acai. de gongzu o. o dao` put ong b` ` Dang ` n sh` t ngshuo hen ucuo. z ongj ngl le, sh` y` e hen shunl` ` . Its no fortune; Its just an ordinary job. Ive heard that you, however, are doing quite well for yourself. Youre a general manager now. Your career is going really well.
A:

gaozh Y xiao de gongs Hen Nali. ban. . Ai, ong b` y` e y ` wo z budao ` n hou, enme jiu le? ` lianx` Oh, its not all that. Its just a small company that I am working for. How come I couldnt get in touch with you after we graduated from high school?
B:

` ai y` ` w` ` ` e. a le, houl Sh` y a. W o banji ou dao aid` shang daxu ` ai ` hai zai ` nali ` gongzu ` ne. Zhec` ` sh` ` Xianz o hu lai xiuji a. Oh, thats because I moved, and then I went off to another city for university. Im still working there. Im home on holiday right now.
A:

` ` gei wo, na tian y N liu a ouk` ong, women yue ge dianhu ongxu y laot q ta e q chulai ` juju. Well, give me your number. Well arrange a reunion with the other classmates when we get a chance.
B:

hao de hao de. Daji ` a nian mei jian ` le. Bian` duosh ao Ai, ` hen da ` ba? hua
Well, sure. How many years has it been since weve all seen each other? They must have changed a lot.
A:
duo dou ren f hao Sh` a, afu le. Yeah, many of them have put on some weight.
Key Vocabulary
shunl` ` ` ` bianhu a a banji b` y` e yue w` aid` ` xiuji a f afu
smooth change move house to graduate to make an appointment with another city to be on holiday to put on some weight
` ` pengd ao k` eqi zhongy ongzh ` dao congming ai tianc zhuanzh u ` yu lut u u ` jiany` gul` u dand ` chengz an sh j ` zhangw o an ` ai ` tianli
to meet sb. by chance be polite doctrine of the mean
smart genius devote ones mind to on ones journey to make suggestion to encourage alone to praise opportunity to master, to grasp to date
` anzi ` aimi
be self-conscious (lit. to love face) arrogant complexion have a nice trip
` z` da ` q` se y lush ` unf ` eng
Intermediate - Old Friend

A:
(C0194)
zheme ` Sh` Ai, qiao! n a! Wow, what a coincidence! Is it you?
B:
a, sh` ub` ` N Haoji Aiy a. z enmey` ang? ujian! Man, I havent seen you in ages. How have you been?
A:

ng ba. N geng ` shuai ` le! Zenmey` ` b y qian ang, xianHaix ` zai ` nali f a? zai acai Im all right. You look even better than before! So where are you making your fortune these days?
B:

` Jiush` ` W ` T anbushang f acai. de gongzu o. o dao` put ong b` ` Dang ` n sh` t ngshuo hen ucuo. z ongj ngl le, sh` y` e hen shunl` ` . Its no fortune; Its just an ordinary job. Ive heard that you, however, are doing quite well for yourself. Youre a general manager now. Your career is going really well.
A:

gaozh Y xiao de gongs Hen Nali. ban. . Ai, ong b` y` e y ` wo z budao ` n hou, enme jiu le? ` lianx` Oh, its not all that. Its just a small company that I am working for. How come I couldnt get in touch with you after we graduated from high school?
B:

` ai y` ` w` ` ` e. a le, houl Sh` y a. W o banji ou dao aid` shang daxu ` ai ` hai zai ` nali ` gongzu ` ne. Zhec` ` sh` ` Xianz o hu lai xiuji a. Oh, thats because I moved, and then I went off to another city for university. Im still working there. Im home on holiday right now.
A:

` ` gei wo, na tian y N liu a ouk` ong, women yue ge dianhu ongxu y laot q ta e q chulai ` juju. Well, give me your number. Well arrange a reunion with the other classmates when we get a chance.
B:

hao de hao de. Daji ` a nian mei jian ` le. Bian` duosh ao Ai, ` hen da ` ba? hua
Well, sure. How many years has it been since weve all seen each other? They must have changed a lot.
A:
duo dou ren f hao Sh` a, afu le. Yeah, many of them have put on some weight.
Key Vocabulary
shunl` ` ` ` bianhu a a banji b` y` e yue w` aid` ` xiuji a f afu
smooth change move house to graduate to make an appointment with another city to be on holiday to put on some weight
` ` pengd ao k` eqi zhongy ongzh ` dao congming ai tianc zhuanzh u ` yu lut u u ` jiany` gul` u dand ` chengz an sh j ` zhangw o an ` ai ` tianli
to meet sb. by chance be polite doctrine of the mean
smart genius devote ones mind to on ones journey to make suggestion to encourage alone to praise opportunity to master, to grasp to date
` anzi ` aimi
be self-conscious (lit. to love face) arrogant complexion have a nice trip
` z` da ` q` se y lush ` unf ` eng
Intermediate - Teaching English in China

A:
(C0202)

lai Zhonggu gongzu ` Zhel ` W o y ou y ge pengyou xiang o o. gongzu ` rongy` zhao o ma? Ive got a friend who wants to work in China. Is it easy to get a job here?
B:

` y` ` ta ` shenme. ` jiao y xiang Na ao kan gan Bugu ngyu ` o, duo. k ouyu hu` hen de j That depends on what he wants to do. But there are a lot of opportunities for teaching spoken English.
A:
` j Sh` ma? Xuy` z ge he ngy` an ma? ao jiaosh Are there? Do you need teaching qualication and experience?
B:

y ` zhe ` y ` e daxu Zu` hao ou. Bugu e b` u sh` b` xu. ban, ` o, Y ao ` hu` un. b` y` e jiu ey . Xuexi t gong peix ` k ` That will be the best. But it is not essential. Normally a university degree will do. The school will offer training.
A:
y an? ` Hai ou shenme tiaoji Are there any other requirements?
B:

hen zhongy` ` k ong Jiao ouyu nengl` ao. Laosh zu` hao gout kail ` u ang, x` ngge shany f a xuesheng de j j x` ng. j Communication skills are very important in teaching spoken English. Ideally, teachers should be sociable and personable, and good at motivating the students to participate.
A:
` quanzh Y d` ng y` ao zuo ma? Do you need to work full time?
B:
` ai ` hen duo ao ` dou xuexi xuy` Buy ng, xianz lao` d` ao jianzh sh . Not always. Many schools now need part-time teachers.
A:
` ao ` hu` Name x nshu z enmey` ang? Xuexi fuz ` e zhus ` u ` ma?
What about the pay? Does the school take care of accommodation?
B:

` de x ao ` hu` de. Y xuexi W` aijiao nshu t ng gao ouxie fuz ` e ` da ` chengsh` ao ` y b` zhus de xuexi ban u t gong. ` u. ` Bugu ` o Expat teachers are quite well-paid. Some schools offer accommodation. But schools in big cities normally dont.
Key Vocabulary
zhao ` gongzu o ao y` ` kan j hu` z ge j ngy` an b` xu
to seek work will to depend on opportunity qualication experience to need
t gong un peix ` an ` tiaoji k ouyu ong gout nengl` x` ngge ang kail ` u shany j f a j j x` ng quanzh b` uy d` ng jianzh x nshu
to provide training condition spoken language communication capability personality carefree to excel at to arouse activeness full time not certainly double occupation salary
qiuzh ` a luoch chongw en ` jianhu a ` w` aixiang ` ang ` neixi ` u daiy ` ful`
to apply for a job drop in level (of water or ....) to review to simplify extroversion introverted pay material benets
Intermediate - Teaching English in China

A:
(C0202)

lai Zhonggu gongzu ` Zhel ` W o y ou y ge pengyou xiang o o. gongzu ` rongy` zhao o ma? Ive got a friend who wants to work in China. Is it easy to get a job here?
B:

` y` ` ta ` shenme. ` jiao y xiang Na ao kan gan Bugu ngyu ` o, duo. k ouyu hu` hen de j That depends on what he wants to do. But there are a lot of opportunities for teaching spoken English.
A:
` j Sh` ma? Xuy` z ge he ngy` an ma? ao jiaosh Are there? Do you need teaching qualication and experience?
B:

y ` zhe ` y ` e daxu Zu` hao ou. Bugu e b` u sh` b` xu. ban, ` o, Y ao ` hu` un. b` y` e jiu ey . Xuexi t gong peix ` k ` That will be the best. But it is not essential. Normally a university degree will do. The school will offer training.
A:
y an? ` Hai ou shenme tiaoji Are there any other requirements?
B:

hen zhongy` ` k ong Jiao ouyu nengl` ao. Laosh zu` hao gout kail ` u ang, x` ngge shany f a xuesheng de j j x` ng. j Communication skills are very important in teaching spoken English. Ideally, teachers should be sociable and personable, and good at motivating the students to participate.
A:
` quanzh Y d` ng y` ao zuo ma? Do you need to work full time?
B:
` ai ` hen duo ao ` dou xuexi xuy` Buy ng, xianz lao` d` ao jianzh sh . Not always. Many schools now need part-time teachers.
A:
` ao ` hu` Name x nshu z enmey` ang? Xuexi fuz ` e zhus ` u ` ma?
What about the pay? Does the school take care of accommodation?
B:

` de x ao ` hu` de. Y xuexi W` aijiao nshu t ng gao ouxie fuz ` e ` da ` chengsh` ao ` y b` zhus de xuexi ban u t gong. ` u. ` Bugu ` o Expat teachers are quite well-paid. Some schools offer accommodation. But schools in big cities normally dont.
Key Vocabulary
zhao ` gongzu o ao y` ` kan j hu` z ge j ngy` an b` xu
to seek work will to depend on opportunity qualication experience to need
t gong un peix ` an ` tiaoji k ouyu ong gout nengl` x` ngge ang kail ` u shany j f a j j x` ng quanzh b` uy d` ng jianzh x nshu
to provide training condition spoken language communication capability personality carefree to excel at to arouse activeness full time not certainly double occupation salary
qiuzh ` a luoch chongw en ` jianhu a ` w` aixiang ` ang ` neixi ` u daiy ` ful`
to apply for a job drop in level (of water or ....) to review to simplify extroversion introverted pay material benets
Intermediate - Cooking Wings A:
(C0211)

` u xiaoxi, dasu an ` kao j n gaos y ge hao y hu` wo ch` gei ` n ch , n y ou k oufu le. Good news! Im making you roasted chicken wings in a little while. You are in for a treat.
B:
` haole. j ` zhende ma? tai kao ch` y` ao z enme zuo? Really? Thats fantastic. How do you make the wings?
A:
jiand an, ` b ` f` wo y b` y` hen uguo jiao ei sh jian. ao buy` ao he q lai? Its really simple, but takes some time. Do you want to join me?
B:
de. xian j ong ` y` hao ao ba ch` jied ma? Sure. Do you defrost the wings rst?
A:
ong, ` ou ` ba j y` ol u du` , xian ong weib j ch` jied ranh ch` jiang ` y ` w ` ang, ` aoji f` ang zai ge da an l , tush shaok f` anghao ang ou ` dao ` ban ` w ` cong, Jiang, y an, j j ng, ranh an jiangy ou, jiang liang j ch` j` npao ge xiaosh . Yes. Start by defrosting the wings in the microwave. Put them in a large bowl and smear on some barbecue sauce. Marinate the wings for two hours in spring onion, ginger, salt, chicken essence and half a bowl of soy sauce.
B:

hai y` xiangxi ` liang b a? ao j` npao ge xiaosh a? wo ang de ou ` y` ` xie shenme? y` ao mafan ne. ranh ao zuo What? You still have to marinate for two hours? Thats more work than I thought. What do we do after that?
A:

ou ` na chulai ` kaoxi ang ersh ` ranh f` ang zai l kao f enzhong le a. y ` q jiu sh y dian e b` u mafan de. f` ang jiangy ou l ` hao ` jiang ` ch ` sh` ruw j` npao weile j ch` azh` q lai geng xiang. ` ei, Then cook the chicken wings for 20 minutes in an oven and youre done! Its actually no trouble at all. Marinating lets the avor really get absorbed so that they will taste better.
B:
` ang a, ` women ` kaish ` ba. na dongsh zhey` ganku ai ou
I see. Lets start now.
Key Vocabulary
an ` dasu kao j ch` k oufu f` ei y` ao buy` ao xian ong ` jied y` ong ol u weib jiang
to plan to roast chicken wings a culinary treat to cost to want or not want rst to thaw to use microwave oven to take
ou ` ranh f` ang ` tush ang ang ` aoji shaok f` anghao cong Jiang y an j j ng ` dao ` jiangy ou j` npao ` xiangxi ang mafan ang kaoxi
then to put to smear on barbecue sauce to put scallion ginger salt chicken essence to pour soy sauce to soak to imagine troublesome oven
y anzh` ` ruw ` ei ` dongsh ou
marinated to become avorful to start work
ou ` huoh
duration and degree of heat in cooking etc. good fortune dressing feast ones eyes on sth quintessence powderlike to rob
fuqi eili ` ao ` tiaow ` aoy anfu dab `
j nghua ` ` f enmozhu ang e daji
Intermediate - Cooking Wings A:
(C)

` u xiaoxi, dasu an ` kao j n gaos y ge hao y hu` wo ch` gei ` n ch , n y ou k oufu le. Good news! Im making you roasted chicken wings in a little while. You are in for a treat.
B:
` haole. j ` zhende ma? tai kao ch` y` ao z enme zuo? Really? Thats fantastic. How do you make the wings?
A:
jiand an, ` b ` f` wo y b` y` hen uguo jiao ei sh jian. ao buy` ao he q lai? Its really simple, but takes some time. Do you want to join me?
B:
de. xian j ong ` y` hao ao ba ch` jied ma? Sure. Do you defrost the wings rst?
A:
ong, ` ou ` ba j y` ol u du` , xian ong weib j ch` jied ranh ch` jiang ` y ` w ` ang, ` aoji f` ang zai ge da an l , tush shaok f` anghao ang ou ` dao ` ban ` w ` cong, Jiang, y an, j j ng, ranh an jiangy ou, jiang liang j ch` j` npao ge xiaosh . Yes. Start by defrosting the wings in the microwave. Put them in a large bowl and smear on some barbecue sauce. Marinate the wings for two hours in spring onion, ginger, salt, chicken essence and half a bowl of soy sauce.
B:

hai y` xiangxi ` liang b a? ao j` npao ge xiaosh a? wo ang de ou ` y` ` xie shenme? y` ao mafan ne. ranh ao zuo What? You still have to marinate for two hours? Thats more work than I thought. What do we do after that?
A:

ou ` na chulai ` kaoxi ang ersh ` ranh f` ang zai l kao f enzhong le a. y ` q jiu sh y dian e b` u mafan de. f` ang jiangy ou l ` hao ` jiang ` ch ` sh` ruw j` npao weile j ch` azh` q lai geng xiang. ` ei, Then cook the chicken wings for 20 minutes in an oven and youre done! Its actually no trouble at all. Marinating lets the avor really get absorbed so that they will taste better.
B:
` ang a, ` women ` kaish ` ba. na dongsh zhey` ganku ai ou
I see. Lets start now.
Key Vocabulary
an ` dasu kao j ch` k oufu f` ei y` ao buy` ao xian ong ` jied y` ong ol u weib jiang
to plan to roast chicken wings a culinary treat to cost to want or not want rst to thaw to use microwave oven to take
ou ` ranh f` ang ` tush ang ang ` aoji shaok f` anghao cong Jiang y an j j ng ` dao ` jiangy ou j` npao ` xiangxi ang mafan ang kaoxi
then to put to smear on barbecue sauce to put scallion ginger salt chicken essence to pour soy sauce to soak to imagine troublesome oven
y anzh` ` ruw ` ei ` dongsh ou
marinated to become avorful to start work
ou ` huoh
duration and degree of heat in cooking etc. good fortune dressing feast ones eyes on sth quintessence powderlike to rob
fuqi eili ` ao ` tiaow ` aoy anfu dab `
j nghua ` ` f enmozhu ang e daji
Intermediate - Using a Dictionary

A:
(C0220)

` ai ` zhengz ` ` xuex cha zhongw z` k W o xianz ai en dian, esh` juede nan. wo hao I am learning how to look up Chinese characters in a dictionary, but its really tough.
B:

danx lai cha z` y n, genj u Bie de b` ushou dian, d` ng y` ao ` z` ` ou ` he b` nong xian q ngchu z` de jieg ushou. Dont worry. You look up a character according to its radical, but you have to rst be clear about the characters structure and radical.
A:

` ang zuo ` de y an ` f W o jiush` a. W o shouxi enx zhege ` zhey` ou jieg ou ` haishi ` ` jieg ou, ` ranh ou ` zai ` z` sh` zuoy` shangxi a ao ta k sh` ` de b` chazh ushou, e hai j ngchang zhaobud ao. Thats exactly the way I do it. I start by analyzing whether a character is structured left/right or top/bottom, then look for its radical. Still, I often cant nd the character.
B:

` ng zhengqu ` ` de b` qued` Sh` ma? N y d` ng y` ao xian e u shu de b ` shu. b ` shu shou, ng b` ushou hua hua q ` Rugu o ` le, jiu ` le. cuo ao ` zhaobud Really? You have to determine the correct radical, and count the number of strokes in the radical. If the number of the strokes is wrong, you wont be able to nd it.
A:

jiand an f sh` hen de z` K esh` y ou y xie , wo enbuq ng nage b` ` y` de b` ta ushou, u zh dao ao z enme qu ` cha. But some of the characters are really simple, and I cant gure out which is the radical, so I never know how to look them up.
B:

` ` ou b ` genj u Zhexie z` n k ey zh jie z` de suoy hua ` zhege chazh ao. lai For these kinds of characters, you can look them up by total number of strokes.
A:

ai ruc ` ganxi e ` n ` wo rugu xiang Yuanl tai le. Na , zhensh` o y ` z ` cha ge c yu enme ban? dehua,
Ah, I see. I really appreciate your help. What should I do if I want to look up a word?
B:
n y Rugu y` ao cha ge c yu, ao y` ong c dian. o jiu ` y` To look up a word, you have to use a word dictionary.
A:
` wo zhexie ` f xianz ` ai ` jiu gei Xiexie n jiao hao angf a, wo ` qu ` sh` shi. Thanks for teaching me these methods. Im going to go try them out now.
Key Vocabulary
` ` zhengz ai cha z` dian n danx u genj ` z`
currently to look up dictionary to worry according to character
b` ushou z` dian y d` ng y` ao xian ` nong q ngchu ou ` jieg b` ushou jiush` ` an shouxi f enx ` zhege ou zuoy` ` ` shangxi a ou ` jieg
character radical character dictionary denitely must rst to make clear structure character radical to be exactly rst of all to analyze this left and right up and down structure
ou ` ranh ao chazh de ta b` ushou k e ` zhaobud ao ` ng qued` ` ` zhengqu e shu q ng ` b hua
then to locate its character radical but to be unable to nd to conrm correct to count clearly strokes of a Chinese character number miscount to be unable to nd character
shu ` ` shu cuo ` le zhaobud ao z`
f enbuq ng y` ao cha zh jie
to be unable to differentiate to want to look up directly
tongxi ao ` an ` gaini ` jianzh uw ` u ` zunsh ou q ngx yuansh dul` xiangx`
thoroughly understand concept building to respect clarity rst independence in detail
Intermediate - Using a Dictionary

A:
(C0220)

` ai ` zhengz ` ` xuex cha zhongw z` k W o xianz ai en dian, esh` juede nan. wo hao I am learning how to look up Chinese characters in a dictionary, but its really tough.
B:

danx lai cha z` y n, genj u Bie de b` ushou dian, d` ng y` ao ` z` ` ou ` he b` nong xian q ngchu z` de jieg ushou. Dont worry. You look up a character according to its radical, but you have to rst be clear about the characters structure and radical.
A:

` ang zuo ` de y an ` f W o jiush` a. W o shouxi enx zhege ` zhey` ou jieg ou ` haishi ` ` jieg ou, ` ranh ou ` zai ` z` sh` zuoy` shangxi a ao ta k sh` ` de b` chazh ushou, e hai j ngchang zhaobud ao. Thats exactly the way I do it. I start by analyzing whether a character is structured left/right or top/bottom, then look for its radical. Still, I often cant nd the character.
B:

` ng zhengqu ` ` de b` qued` Sh` ma? N y d` ng y` ao xian e u shu de b ` shu. b ` shu shou, ng b` ushou hua hua q ` Rugu o ` le, jiu ` le. cuo ao ` zhaobud Really? You have to determine the correct radical, and count the number of strokes in the radical. If the number of the strokes is wrong, you wont be able to nd it.
A:

jiand an f sh` hen de z` K esh` y ou y xie , wo enbuq ng nage b` ` y` de b` ta ushou, u zh dao ao z enme qu ` cha. But some of the characters are really simple, and I cant gure out which is the radical, so I never know how to look them up.
B:

` ` ou b ` genj u Zhexie z` n k ey zh jie z` de suoy hua ` zhege chazh ao. lai For these kinds of characters, you can look them up by total number of strokes.
A:

ai ruc ` ganxi e ` n ` wo rugu xiang Yuanl tai le. Na , zhensh` o y ` z ` cha ge c yu enme ban? dehua,
Ah, I see. I really appreciate your help. What should I do if I want to look up a word?
B:
n y Rugu y` ao cha ge c yu, ao y` ong c dian. o jiu ` y` To look up a word, you have to use a word dictionary.
A:
` wo zhexie ` f xianz ` ai ` jiu gei Xiexie n jiao hao angf a, wo ` qu ` sh` shi. Thanks for teaching me these methods. Im going to go try them out now.
Key Vocabulary
` ` zhengz ai cha z` dian n danx u genj ` z`
currently to look up dictionary to worry according to character
b` ushou z` dian y d` ng y` ao xian ` nong q ngchu ou ` jieg b` ushou jiush` ` an shouxi f enx ` zhege ou zuoy` ` ` shangxi a ou ` jieg
character radical character dictionary denitely must rst to make clear structure character radical to be exactly rst of all to analyze this left and right up and down structure
ou ` ranh ao chazh de ta b` ushou k e ` zhaobud ao ` ng qued` ` ` zhengqu e shu q ng ` b hua
then to locate its character radical but to be unable to nd to conrm correct to count clearly strokes of a Chinese character number miscount to be unable to nd character
shu ` ` shu cuo ` le zhaobud ao z`
f enbuq ng y` ao cha zh jie
to be unable to differentiate to want to look up directly
tongxi ao ` an ` gaini ` jianzh uw ` u ` zunsh ou q ngx yuansh dul` xiangx`
thoroughly understand concept building to respect clarity rst independence in detail
Intermediate - A Fated Meeting

A:
(C0230)
L ` N sh` Chen ma? W o sh` Zhang Liang. Are you Chen Li? Im Zhang Liang.
B:

le hen jiu si rang ` b` N hao. N lai uhaoy` n jiu ma? Zhen ` du deng le. Lushang tai ` le. Hi. Have you been here a long time? I am really sorry to keep you waiting. The trafc was really bad.
A:

r. W le y de Meish` o gang lai hu` r. W omen qu an ` pangbi zuozuo ` eiguan kaf ba. It doesnt matter, Ive only been here a short while. Lets go sit down in the coffee shop over there.
B:
N en he w ` e t ` Hao. benr angshang de ganju ng xiang de. Ok. In person you seem very similar to how you seem online.
A:
en dou benr en b ` an ` shuai. ` shuo wo Sh` ma? Bier zhaopi ` anxiao. Kaiw Do I? People all say Im better looking in person. Only joking.
B:
ey haik Ha, . Ha, not bad.
A:
` de hai sh` shenme? N xiang he Re b ng de? What would you like to drink? Hot or cold?
B:
` mok a. N Re ne? A hot mocha. What about you?
A:
n a. Ai, ` mang mok W o y e he p ngsh gongzu o ma? Ill have a hot mocha as well. Is work busy?
B:
hao. J an. N Hai benshang b` uy` ong jiab ne? Its all right. I normally dont have to work overtime. How about you?
A:

n ` x` tianti an jiab an. N Ai, zhen ngfu. o chabudu o p ng W ` jial ` zai shangw sh dou ang ma? Wow, youre lucky. I work late pretty much all the time. So you usually go online at home?
B:

` an ` meish` r gan, ` suoy shangshangw ` Xiab y Sh` a. hou ang. ` women hai zhen ` a y dou t Bugu de lunt ouy` si, daji ng ` o ` an n a de. Ai, ` ` zheme y ou xiangf p ngsh shangb an mang, y ` ` sh shangw z enme hai ou zheme duo jian ang ne? Yes. When I get off work I have nothing to do, so I go online. But our BBS is a lot of fun. Everyone seems to have interesting ideas. How do you nd so much time to stay online with such a busy work schedule?
A:

sh` ` an de sh ou shang. J ngchang jiab hou tout W o y e hen ` l tebi ` esh` ...... x huan zhege lunt de ren, ` an I often do it secretly while working overtime. I also like the people on the BBS very much, especially...
B:
a hao le. W omen mok Our mochas are ready.
Key Vocabulary
jiud eng j benshang x` ngfu lunt ` an a xiangf ou tout ` e tebi
wait for a long time basically fortunate forum ideas stealthily, secretly especially
y ansu ` ` ` langm an j nzhang
serious romantic nervous

` ou jiek ` a gang ` p nlu ai ew` u shour ` gongk` e b ux jiazhu ang dongsh`
excuse embarrassed, awkward frequency extra, additional income homework take lessons after school pretend sensible
Intermediate - A Fated Meeting

A:
(C0230)
L ` N sh` Chen ma? W o sh` Zhang Liang. Are you Chen Li? Im Zhang Liang.
B:

le hen jiu si rang ` b` N hao. N lai uhaoy` n jiu ma? Zhen ` du deng le. Lushang tai ` le. Hi. Have you been here a long time? I am really sorry to keep you waiting. The trafc was really bad.
A:

r. W le y de Meish` o gang lai hu` r. W omen qu an ` pangbi zuozuo ` eiguan kaf ba. It doesnt matter, Ive only been here a short while. Lets go sit down in the coffee shop over there.
B:
N en he w ` e t ` Hao. benr angshang de ganju ng xiang de. Ok. In person you seem very similar to how you seem online.
A:
en dou benr en b ` an ` shuai. ` shuo wo Sh` ma? Bier zhaopi ` anxiao. Kaiw Do I? People all say Im better looking in person. Only joking.
B:
ey haik Ha, . Ha, not bad.
A:
` de hai sh` shenme? N xiang he Re b ng de? What would you like to drink? Hot or cold?
B:
` mok a. N Re ne? A hot mocha. What about you?
A:
n a. Ai, ` mang mok W o y e he p ngsh gongzu o ma? Ill have a hot mocha as well. Is work busy?
B:
hao. J an. N Hai benshang b` uy` ong jiab ne? Its all right. I normally dont have to work overtime. How about you?
A:

n ` x` tianti an jiab an. N Ai, zhen ngfu. o chabudu o p ng W ` jial ` zai shangw sh dou ang ma? Wow, youre lucky. I work late pretty much all the time. So you usually go online at home?
B:

` an ` meish` r gan, ` suoy shangshangw ` Xiab y Sh` a. hou ang. ` women hai zhen ` a y dou t Bugu de lunt ouy` si, daji ng ` o ` an n a de. Ai, ` ` zheme y ou xiangf p ngsh shangb an mang, y ` ` sh shangw z enme hai ou zheme duo jian ang ne? Yes. When I get off work I have nothing to do, so I go online. But our BBS is a lot of fun. Everyone seems to have interesting ideas. How do you nd so much time to stay online with such a busy work schedule?
A:
......
sh` ` an de sh ou shang. J ngchang jiab hou tout W o y e hen ` l tebi ` esh` ...... x huan zhege lunt de ren, ` an I often do it secretly while working overtime. I also like the people on the BBS very much, especially...
B:
a hao le. W omen mok Our mochas are ready.
Key Vocabulary
jiud eng j benshang x` ngfu lunt ` an a xiangf ou tout ` e tebi
wait for a long time basically fortunate forum ideas stealthily, secretly especially
y ansu ` ` ` langm an j nzhang
serious romantic nervous

` ou jiek ` a gang ` p nlu ai ew` u shour ` gongk` e b ux jiazhu ang dongsh`
excuse embarrassed, awkward frequency extra, additional income homework take lessons after school pretend sensible
Intermediate - Airport Announcements

:
(C0238)
MU583 MU583
` Zhonggu Dongf ang Hangk Chengzu o o ong Gongs MUwu ang Luosh ` anj san hangb qianw de luk` ba an u e, women ` an ` de tongzh n, n yuany baoqi n n y ouyu n cheng tianq` ` de Zhonggu dongf ang hangk zuo o ong gongs MUwu ba ` hangb b` san an uneng ansh q f ei. Passengers ying to Los Angeles on China Eastern ight MU583, we are sorry to announce that due to poor weather conditions China Eastern ight MU583 will not depart at the originally scheduled time.
NW8643 8
` Meigu o X Hangk liu Chengzu o bei ong Gongs NWba ` s` ang Niuyu ` de hangb qianw de luk` san an u n chengzu o e e, n y ` ong. ` ` dengj men hao hangb an ou biand Q ng n n y ou ba dengj . men Passengers ying Northwest Airlines ight NW8643 to New York, the boarding gate for your ight has been changed. Please proceed to Gate 8 for boarding.
CA992
` Zhonggu Guoj` Hangk ` Chengzu o o ong Gongs CAjiu jiu er ang W de luk` ` de qianw a hangb an engehu u n chengzu o e, n ` ai ` kaish xianz dengj . hangb an Passengers ying to Vancouver on Air China ight CA992, your ight is now boarding.
Key Vocabulary
` chengzu o Dong Zhonggu o f ang Hangk ong Gongs hangb an ang qianw ` anj Luosh luk` u e ` an ` baoqi tongzh y ouyu
to ride China Eastern Airlines Company
airline ight to go to Los Angeles traveler apologetically to inform due to
n yuany ` ansh q f ei o Meigu X bei Hangk ong Gongs Niuyu e men dengj ` ong ` biand y ou dengj Guo Zhonggu o j` Hangk ong Gongs a W engehu
reason on time to take off Northwest Airline Company
New York boarding gate change by to board China International Aviation Company
Vancouver
EVA Airlines / Hong Kong Dragon Airlines /
Nan Zhonggu o f ang Hangk ong Gongs an Hain Hang k ong Gongs Hang Zhonghu a k ong Gongs Changr ong Hangk ong Gongs
China Southern Airlines
Hainan Airlines
China Airlines
ong Gangl Hang k ong Gongs
o Meigu Hang k ong Gongs ` HangHansh a k ong Gongs
United Airlines
Lufthansa German Airlines
Virgin Airlines /
` an Dah Hang k ong Gongs Quan R` ben Hangk ong Gongs W eizhen Hang k ong Gongs
Korean Air
All Japan Airlines
Intermediate - Airport Announcements

:
(C0238)
MU583 MU583
` Zhonggu Dongf ang Hangk Chengzu o o ong Gongs MUwu ang Luosh ` anj san hangb qianw de luk` ba an u e, women ` an ` de tongzh n, n yuany baoqi n n y ouyu n cheng tianq` ` de Zhonggu dongf ang hangk zuo o ong gongs MUwu ba ` hangb b` san an uneng ansh q f ei. Passengers ying to Los Angeles on China Eastern ight MU583, we are sorry to announce that due to poor weather conditions China Eastern ight MU583 will not depart at the originally scheduled time.
NW8643 8
` Meigu o X Hangk liu Chengzu o bei ong Gongs NWba ` s` ang Niuyu ` de hangb qianw de luk` san an u n chengzu o e e, n y ` ong. ` ` dengj men hao hangb an ou biand Q ng n n y ou ba dengj . men Passengers ying Northwest Airlines ight NW8643 to New York, the boarding gate for your ight has been changed. Please proceed to Gate 8 for boarding.
CA992
` Zhonggu Guoj` Hangk ` Chengzu o o ong Gongs CAjiu jiu er ang W de luk` ` de qianw a hangb an engehu u n chengzu o e, n ` ai ` kaish xianz dengj . hangb an Passengers ying to Vancouver on Air China ight CA992, your ight is now boarding.
Key Vocabulary
` chengzu o Dong Zhonggu o f ang Hangk ong Gongs hangb an ang qianw ` anj Luosh luk` u e ` an ` baoqi tongzh y ouyu
to ride China Eastern Airlines Company
airline ight to go to Los Angeles traveler apologetically to inform due to
n yuany ` ansh q f ei o Meigu X bei Hangk ong Gongs Niuyu e men dengj ` ong ` biand y ou dengj Guo Zhonggu o j` Hangk ong Gongs a W engehu
reason on time to take off Northwest Airline Company
New York boarding gate change by to board China International Aviation Company
Vancouver
Nan Zhonggu o f ang Hangk ong Gongs an Hain Hang k ong Gongs Hang Zhonghu a k ong Gongs Changr ong Hangk ong Gongs
China Southern Airlines
Hainan Airlines
China Airlines
ong Gangl Hang k ong Gongs
o Meigu Hang k ong Gongs ` HangHansh a k ong Gongs ` an Dah Hang k ong Gongs
United Airlines
Lufthansa German Airlines
Korean Air
Quan R` ben Hangk ong Gongs W eizhen Hang k ong Gongs
All Japan Airlines
Intermediate - Bank Transactions

A:
(C0248)
` wo k ` y N nhao. Q ng wen ey kai ge y nhang zhangh u ` ma? Hello. Can I open a bank account?
B:

xian ` n ` shen chush` K ey de. N n neng xia n de y ouxiao y ` ` ma? f` en zhengji an Certainly. Could you please give me a valid form of ID?
A:
ent ` . Zhe ` sh` de huzh ` Meiw wo ` ao. No problem. Here is my passport.
B:

` y tian u ngbiao, Xiexie. Q ng n n xian zhang kaih ` shenq e huoq cunku zhangh ` ` e d` n n k ey xuanz an u ngq ` huozh zhangh ` ` n e de lei` cunku an u. n zh xu n y` ao xuanz ` N zai dag ou jiu x ng qian ey le. ` k Thank you. Please ll out a new account application form. You may choose to open a current funds account or xedterm deposit account. Just check the box of your choice.
A:
de. Hai xuy` xie shenme Hao ma? ao tian All right. Do I need to ll out anything else?
B:

` zhel ` xiesh ang ` f zhuzh Q ng zai n n de lianx` angsh` he ` . e de zhezh ` ong ` N n gangg ang xuanz zhangh u ey cunq ` k u zhuanzh ` gouw ` u ` b` ` ei, dan kuan, ang he u k ey touzh . ` xiaof` Please write down your contact information and address here. The type of account you chose will allow you to deposit and withdraw funds, transfer funds, and make purchases, but you cannot overdraw.
A:

` hao hou ` wo k ` z` ` shang ` zai Ban ey zh jie dong quku anj uf` quqi ma? Xuy` anle ` ei ma? ao shoux Will I be able to withdraw money from an ATM after I open the account? Do I need to pay a fee?
B:

` bensh` ` y ben hang Sh` de, n n k ey zai de reny` tai de z` ` quku shang ` sh Chax un ` dong y` ong y nhangk a. anj zhang he quku sh` uf` u hu b` u xuy` ` yu e an shoux ` ei de. Bu` ao shouq ` rugu n ` biede ` guo n y` ao zai y nhang de z` dong quku o anj ` uf` , women u shang jiaoy` jiang shouq d` ng de shoux y ` ei. You can use the card at any of our banks ATMs in the city, and there is no service charge for checking account balance or withdrawal. However, if you do any transactions at other banks ATMs, these transactions will be subject to a service charge.
A:
de, wo m ` Hao ngbai le, xiexie. All right, I see. Thank you.
Key Vocabulary
chush` ` y ouxiao ` zhuanzh ang
to show valid transfer money from into an account to overdraw arbitrarily

` touzh ` reny`
un chax jiaoy` ` zhangh u ` ngbiao shenq huoq cunku an d` ngq ` z` dong quku anj
to inquire about exchange account application form current deposit xed ATM
ng shenq shuy u l` xi sunsh f akuan
application to belong to interest to lose to ne
` xianzh` zhuany j ne
to limit to shift value
Intermediate - Bank Transactions

A:
(C0248)
` wo k ` y N nhao. Q ng wen ey kai ge y nhang zhangh u ` ma? Hello. Can I open a bank account?
B:

xian ` n ` shen chush` K ey de. N n neng xia n de y ouxiao y ` ` ma? f` en zhengji an Certainly. Could you please give me a valid form of ID?
A:
ent ` . Zhe ` sh` de huzh ` Meiw wo ` ao. No problem. Here is my passport.
B:

` y tian u ngbiao, Xiexie. Q ng n n xian zhang kaih ` shenq e huoq cunku zhangh ` ` e d` n n k ey xuanz an u ngq ` huozh zhangh ` ` n e de lei` cunku an u. n zh xu n y` ao xuanz ` N zai dag ou jiu x ng qian ey le. ` k Thank you. Please ll out a new account application form. You may choose to open a current funds account or xedterm deposit account. Just check the box of your choice.
A:
de. Hai xuy` xie shenme Hao ma? ao tian All right. Do I need to ll out anything else?
B:

` zhel ` xiesh ang ` f zhuzh Q ng zai n n de lianx` angsh` he ` . e de zhezh ` ong ` N n gangg ang xuanz zhangh u ey cunq ` k u zhuanzh ` gouw ` u ` b` ` ei, dan kuan, ang he u k ey touzh . ` xiaof` Please write down your contact information and address here. The type of account you chose will allow you to deposit and withdraw funds, transfer funds, and make purchases, but you cannot overdraw.
A:

` hao hou ` wo k ` z` ` shang ` zai Ban ey zh jie dong quku anj uf` quqi ma? Xuy` anle ` ei ma? ao shoux Will I be able to withdraw money from an ATM after I open the account? Do I need to pay a fee?
B:

` bensh` ` y ben hang Sh` de, n n k ey zai de reny` tai de z` ` quku shang ` sh Chax un ` dong y` ong y nhangk a. anj zhang he quku sh` uf` u hu b` u xuy` ` yu e an shoux ` ei de. Bu` ao shouq ` rugu n ` biede ` guo n y` ao zai y nhang de z` dong quku o anj ` uf` , women u shang jiaoy` jiang shouq d` ng de shoux y ` ei. You can use the card at any of our banks ATMs in the city, and there is no service charge for checking account balance or withdrawal. However, if you do any transactions at other banks ATMs, these transactions will be subject to a service charge.
A:
de, wo m ` Hao ngbai le, xiexie. All right, I see. Thank you.
Key Vocabulary
chush` ` y ouxiao ` zhuanzh ang
to show valid transfer money from into an account to overdraw arbitrarily

` touzh ` reny`
un chax jiaoy` ` zhangh u ` ngbiao shenq huoq cunku an d` ngq ` z` dong quku anj
to inquire about exchange account application form current deposit xed ATM
ng shenq shuy u l` xi sunsh f akuan
application to belong to interest to lose to ne
` xianzh` zhuany j ne
to limit to shift value
Intermediate - Tai Chi

A:
(C0256)

` taij ` quan. ` zhensh` lian W o zu` j` n kaish Zhe y zhong q ` de quansh miao u. ` Ive started to practice tai chi recently. Its really an amazing martial art.
B:
b` anr en de yund ` ma? Y T` aij quan u sh` laoni ou shenme ` ong ` ne? q miao Isnt tai chi an exercise for the elderly? Whats amazing about it?
A:

` k ` ot ` ecu ` o ` le. T` b` e le jian` N zhe esh` dacu aij quan u j n jieh , hai baoh le shenk` gudi yu an e de Zhonggu shen o boj an e. zhexu You are seriously mistaken. Tai chi not only combines exercise and ghting skills, it also contains rich ancient Chinese philosophy.
B:
` ` zhege ` Sh` ma? Name, taij m ngzi sh` shenme y` si? Does it? So what does the name tai chi mean?
A:

` , weiy . T` b` T` aij zhege c de y` si sh` juedu` aij quan u j n le M ` ge ` jia a, hai baoh le f quanf an z onghe ngdai engfu ` de chuant ong ` Zhonggu o wenhu a. The word tai chi means absolute and unequalled. Tai chi integrates different styles of martial art from the Ming Dynasty with qi gong (a system of deep-breathing exercises), Chinese medicine, and the ve elements of yin and yang. Tai chi is rich with traditional Chinese cultural and philosophical thought.
B:

` quan jiez` ou zheme ` ` ` du` W` eishenme taij man? T a daod y rent ou shenme haochu ne? Why is tai chi so slow-paced? What good does it do the body anyways?
A:

sh ` ` ` T` aij quan zhong chuy zh zhong, dongzu o u yund ` ong e ` taij ` quan sh ` e y j lianji nm` , liuch Da , tebi aoqiu n ang. x j` ng.
Tai chi is perpetual motion. Its movements are closely connected and owing. When practicing tai chi it is essential that state of mind, concentration, and breathing be inextricably connected. Tai chi particularly requires feeling and reacting through the body.
B:
` T` f ` ma? shen ao. O, t ng q lai zhen aij quan en liup ai Oh, that sounds quite profound. schools of tai chi? Are there different
A:

taij ` quan y ` b` ` zu` liup Dangr an, ou xudu uguo zhuy` o ai, ao de ` liup ` sh` wu da ai. Of course. There are many different schools of tai chi, but the main ones are the ve key schools.
Key Vocabulary
` lian ` quan taij ` q miao ` ot ` ecu ` o ` dacu
to practice tai chi fantastic very serious mistake

e jieh an baoh e shenk` juedu` weiy f engfu ` ong chuant ou jiez` ` daod haochu sh zhong ` liup ai ` liuch ang
to fuse to contain profound absolute only rich traditional rhythm after all benet from start to nish school of thought uidity
gongfu
Kung Fu
wush u ` ` ao jiansh enc ` a bagu egang y rouk`
martial arts calisthenics the Eight Diagrams conquering the unyielding with the yielding
Intermediate - Tai Chi

A:
(C0256)

` taij ` quan. ` zhensh` lian W o zu` j` n kaish Zhe y zhong q ` de quansh miao u. ` Ive started to practice tai chi recently. Its really an amazing martial art.
B:
b` anr en de yund ` ma? Y T` aij quan u sh` laoni ou shenme ` ong ` ne? q miao Isnt tai chi an exercise for the elderly? Whats amazing about it?
A:

` k ` ot ` ecu ` o ` le. T` b` e le jian` N zhe esh` dacu aij quan u j n jieh , hai baoh le shenk` gudi yu an e de Zhonggu shen o boj an e. zhexu You are seriously mistaken. Tai chi not only combines exercise and ghting skills, it also contains rich ancient Chinese philosophy.
B:
` ` zhege ` Sh` ma? Name, taij m ngzi sh` shenme y` si? Does it? So what does the name tai chi mean?
A:

` , weiy . T` b` T` aij zhege c de y` si sh` juedu` aij quan u j n le M ` ge ` jia a, hai baoh le f quanf an z onghe ngdai engfu ` de chuant ong ` Zhonggu o wenhu a. The word tai chi means absolute and unequalled. Tai chi integrates different styles of martial art from the Ming Dynasty with qi gong (a system of deep-breathing exercises), Chinese medicine, and the ve elements of yin and yang. Tai chi is rich with traditional Chinese cultural and philosophical thought.
B:

` quan jiez` ou zheme ` ` ` du` W` eishenme taij man? T a daod y rent ou shenme haochu ne? Why is tai chi so slow-paced? What good does it do the body anyways?
A:

sh ` ` ` T` aij quan zhong chuy zh zhong, dongzu o u yund ` ong e ` taij ` quan sh ` e y j lianji nm` , liuch Da , tebi aoqiu n ang. x j` ng.
Tai chi is perpetual motion. Its movements are closely connected and owing. When practicing tai chi it is essential that state of mind, concentration, and breathing be inextricably connected. Tai chi particularly requires feeling and reacting through the body.
B:
` T` f ` ma? shen ao. O, t ng q lai zhen aij quan en liup ai Oh, that sounds quite profound. schools of tai chi? Are there different
A:

taij ` quan y ` b` ` zu` liup Dangr an, ou xudu uguo zhuy` o ai, ao de ` liup ` sh` wu da ai. Of course. There are many different schools of tai chi, but the main ones are the ve key schools.
Key Vocabulary
` lian ` quan taij ` q miao ` ot ` ecu ` o ` dacu
to practice tai chi fantastic very serious mistake

e jieh an baoh e shenk` juedu` weiy f engfu ` ong chuant ou jiez` ` daod haochu sh zhong ` liup ai ` liuch ang
to fuse to contain profound absolute only rich traditional rhythm after all benet from start to nish school of thought uidity
gongfu
Kung Fu
wush u ` ` ao jiansh enc ` a bagu egang y rouk`
martial arts calisthenics the Eight Diagrams conquering the unyielding with the yielding
Intermediate - Growing Affections

A:
(C0265)
A
` ` zheme ba. L` li, dou w an le. W o song n hu jia Lily, its really late. I will walk you home, OK?
B:
B
ao shangb ` bie mafan haiy` haish` M ngtian an, n le. You have to work tomorrow. I dont want to trouble you.
A:
A
du` zheme ` n dou b` W wo k` eq` a. o lian zhu u zh Bie ` nar ` y ` z jie ` n ne? dao, hou enme lai shangb an Dont be so polite. I dont even know where you live. In the future how will I be able to pick you up for work?
B:
B
name ` ` ch n cai, ch Haoba. J ntian y` ou dian duo dou buw an. All right. Today, once again, you ordered so many dishes that we couldnt nish them all.
A:
A
anxi N an ` shangMeigu de, zh y` ao n x huan jiu meiti ` hao. ` wo zhen zheme x ban yuan, nteng.
It doesnt matter. As long as you liked them, thats all that matters. You work so far from home, I really feel for you.
B:
B
ey ` ` ` Meiti an ao pei wo haiy` geng Haik . N shangb an lei. an dao ` zheme ` liao liaoti w an. Its not that bad. You work even harder. Plus, every day you also chat with me until so late.
A:
A
` sh` y ` e ` de sh zhong Q sh , zhe wo tian zu` kuail hou. N ao zhen ` piaoliang. de jiem Actually, thats the happiest part of my day. Your eyelashes are so pretty.
B:
B
` wo y` aog ao y Y nwei ong jiem a. Thats because I used mascara.
A:
A
sh` ` ` K esh` n b` uy` ong k ouhong, zu chun name piao hai ` ma, wo y ` de sh zhong zu` liang. N zh dao tian sh luo hou n jiush` kai . ` l
But even when you dont wear lipstick, your lips are still so beautiful. You know, the saddest part of my day is when I leave you.
B:
B
an. taoy` Zhen Oh, stop it.
Key Vocabulary
............
` song mafan k` eq` lian jie ch buw an zh y` ao...jiu4...
to take trouble polite even to pick up cannot nish as long as
x nteng pei
feel for (someone) to accompany

q sh an liaoti ao jiem aog ao jiem k ouhong ` sh luo
actually to chat eyelash mascara lipstick to feel a loss
an ` ai ` tanli ` roum a ` qiangdi ao tuch u xiaoq` ` ` kanzh ong anm` tiany yu ag ongz huahu
dating disgusting to emphasize to stand out stingy to think highly of sweet talk beautiful prince
` yuzh ` ao
omen
Intermediate - Growing Affections

A:
(C0265)
A
` ` zheme ba. L` li, dou w an le. W o song n hu jia Lily, its really late. I will walk you home, OK?
B:
B
ao shangb ` bie mafan haiy` haish` M ngtian an, n le. You have to work tomorrow. I dont want to trouble you.
A:
A
du` zheme ` n dou b` W wo k` eq` a. o lian zhu u zh Bie ` nar ` y ` z jie ` n ne? dao, hou enme lai shangb an Dont be so polite. I dont even know where you live. In the future how will I be able to pick you up for work?
B:
B
name ` ` ch n cai, ch Haoba. J ntian y` ou dian duo dou buw an. All right. Today, once again, you ordered so many dishes that we couldnt nish them all.
A:
A
anxi N an ` shangMeigu de, zh y` ao n x huan jiu meiti ` hao. ` wo zhen zheme x ban yuan, nteng.
It doesnt matter. As long as you liked them, thats all that matters. You work so far from home, I really feel for you.
B:
B
ey ` ` ` Meiti an ao pei wo haiy` geng Haik . N shangb an lei. an dao ` zheme ` liao liaoti w an. Its not that bad. You work even harder. Plus, every day you also chat with me until so late.
A:
A
` sh` y ` e ` de sh zhong Q sh , zhe wo tian zu` kuail hou. N ao zhen ` piaoliang. de jiem Actually, thats the happiest part of my day. Your eyelashes are so pretty.
B:
B
` wo y` aog ao y Y nwei ong jiem a. Thats because I used mascara.
A:
A
sh` ` ` K esh` n b` uy` ong k ouhong, zu chun name piao hai ` ma, wo y ` de sh zhong zu` liang. N zh dao tian sh luo hou n jiush` kai . ` l
But even when you dont wear lipstick, your lips are still so beautiful. You know, the saddest part of my day is when I leave you.
B:
B
an. taoy` Zhen Oh, stop it.
Key Vocabulary
` song mafan k` eq` lian
to take trouble polite even to pick up cannot nish as long as
............
jie ch buw an zh y` ao...jiu4...
x nteng pei
feel for (someone) to accompany

q sh an liaoti ao jiem aog ao jiem k ouhong ` sh luo
actually to chat eyelash mascara lipstick to feel a loss
an ` ai ` tanli ` roum a ` qiangdi ao tuch u xiaoq` ` ` kanzh ong anm` tiany yu ag ongz huahu
dating disgusting to emphasize to stand out stingy to think highly of sweet talk beautiful prince
` yuzh ` ao
omen
Intermediate - Going to the Dentist

A:
(C0275)
zu` y kankan ` Y sheng, wo j` n lao a teng, n neng bang wo ma? Doctor, recently Ive had a toothache. Can you take a look at it?
B:

de. Lai, zuoxia, ` ` zu bang Hao zhangd a , wo n jianch ay ` N xia ` f ` a teng? xia. sh` zuo ang de day Sure. Come and sit down, open up your mouth, and I will take a look. Is it the molar on the lower left side that is sore?
A:

dongxi, Sh` de sh` de. W o y y` ong zuobian y ach jiao jiu ` ` ` n ban de tengt nansh hu` y ou zuanx ong, zhen ou. Yes, yes. As soon as I use the teeth on the left side of my mouth to chew things, I feel a piercing sort of pain. Its really terrible.
B:

` n xia ` f ` zhu N kan, zuo ang y ou y k e zhuy j ng bei ` a, y ` le ` dong ` y ge da le.
Look, your lower left side molar has some decay. Its already turned into a big cavity.
A:
Sh` ` z ` y A? ma? Na enme ban a, y sheng? Oh really? So, what needs to be done, Doctor?
B:

` bie danx jiand an n, hen de, y N xuy` uy a. Bugu hu` o ao b jiu ` hao. You need a lling. But dont worry, its very straightforward and will be done in no time.
A:
` hu` tong? ` ` Na buhu` hen K ey zhengch ang ch f` an ma? But, will it be very painful? Will I be able to eat normally?
B:

hu` tong, ` ` j jiu k K ey de. Y kaish eneng y ouy dian guo tian ` le. hao No problem. In the beginning it might be a little bit painful, but in a few days it will be ne.
Key Vocabulary
lao jianch a jiao n ban zuanx ` nansh ou zhuy ` a b uy a ` zhengch ang ` a day zhu `
always to inspect to chew piercingly painful difcult to bear decayed teeth to ll a tooth normally molar to bear through
` n` ngyuan ` u nongzu ow ` ` ` baoyu an
would rather farm crops complain
` z eguai z ongcheng ` f angwei y oul` juju e jiao zhenzh u ` ong ` ` beid sh tai
generally be called direction/ to have advantages chew to chew pearl passiveness tense
Intermediate - Going to the Dentist

A:
(C0275)

zu` y kankan ` Y sheng, wo j` n lao a teng, n neng bang wo ma? Doctor, recently Ive had a toothache. Can you take a look at it?
B:

de. Lai, zuoxia, ` ` zu bang Hao zhangd a , wo n jianch ay ` N xia ` f ` a teng? xia. sh` zuo ang de day Sure. Come and sit down, open up your mouth, and I will take a look. Is it the molar on the lower left side that is sore?
A:

dongxi, Sh` de sh` de. W o y y` ong zuobian y ach jiao jiu ` ` ` n ban de tengt nansh hu` y ou zuanx ong, zhen ou. Yes, yes. As soon as I use the teeth on the left side of my mouth to chew things, I feel a piercing sort of pain. Its really terrible.
B:

` n xia ` f ` zhu N kan, zuo ang y ou y k e zhuy j ng bei ` a, y ` le ` dong ` y ge da le.
Look, your lower left side molar has some decay. Its already turned into a big cavity.
A:
Sh` ` z ` y A? ma? Na enme ban a, y sheng? Oh really? So, what needs to be done, Doctor?
B:

` bie danx jiand an n, hen de, y N xuy` uy a. Bugu hu` o ao b jiu ` hao. You need a lling. But dont worry, its very straightforward and will be done in no time.
A:
` hu` tong? ` ` Na buhu` hen K ey zhengch ang ch f` an ma? But, will it be very painful? Will I be able to eat normally?
B:

hu` tong, ` ` j jiu k K ey de. Y kaish eneng y ouy dian guo tian ` le. hao No problem. In the beginning it might be a little bit painful, but in a few days it will be ne.
Key Vocabulary
lao jianch a jiao n ban zuanx ` nansh ou zhuy ` a b uy a ` zhengch ang ` a day zhu `
always to inspect to chew piercingly painful difcult to bear decayed teeth to ll a tooth normally molar to bear through
` n` ngyuan ` u nongzu ow ` ` ` baoyu an
would rather farm crops complain
` z eguai z ongcheng ` f angwei y oul` juju e jiao zhenzh u ` ong ` ` beid sh tai
generally be called direction/ to have advantages chew to chew pearl passiveness tense
Intermediate - Adoption
A:
(C0284)
k ` T W a, n de baobao hao eai. a sh` ...? Wow, your baby is so cute! Is she?
B:
T a sh` women ganggang l ngy ang de nu er. Shes our newly adopted daughter.
A:

` ta ` shangqu y y ` kan Nangu ai dianr e b` u xiang n men. Bu ` ta piaoliang. ` en ma? zhende guo hen T a sh` Zhonggu or No wonder she doesnt look like you at all. But she is really pretty. Is she Chinese?
B:

` Hun W dangd` chush zai Du` , ta omen sh` cong de an. eng ` l de. ful` ngy ang lai yuan Yes, she was born in Hunan. We adopted her from the local welfare agency.
A:
` Zhonggu ma? N men zhu o ` zai
Do you live in China?
B:
` Meigu o, ta o. gen women W omen zhu y q hu Meigu ` zai We live in the United States. She will return to the States with us.
A:
` sh` haish` Meigu o? de guoj Name ta Zhonggu o In that case, is she a Chinese citizen or an American citizen?
B:

` ao le shoux u de jiush` o guo na Deng banh ` ta ` Meigu ` ` u ` ` rang renshi j . Dansh` women hu` haohao jiaoy ta ` ta, he Zhonggu wenhu ` rang ` ta Zhongw xue Zhonggu o o a, en. After we nish the adoption process, she will be an American citizen. But we will educate her so she has a good knowledge of China and Chinese culture and we will make her study Chinese.
A:

` ang y de. Y ` de Zhey` e t ng hao ou le n men zheme hao x` y fum d` ng hu` hen ngfu. ` u, ta
Thats so good. She has such great parents, she will certainly be very happy.
B:
` women ou de ai ` dou ta. gei Xiexie! W omen hu` ba suoy Thank you! We will provide her with all of our love.
Key Vocabulary
l ngy ang ` nangu ai ` shangqu kan dangd` ` ful` yuan u shoux `
to raise its no wonder that it would appear local benet institute formalities
y angfu ` y angmu
foster father foster mother
y angz y angnu ` guer yuan
foster son foster daughter orphanage
Intermediate - Adoption
A:
(C0284)
...
k ` T W a, n de baobao hao eai. a sh` ...? Wow, your baby is so cute! Is she?
B:
T a sh` women ganggang l ngy ang de nu er. Shes our newly adopted daughter.
A:

` ta ` shangqu y y ` kan Nangu ai dianr e b` u xiang n men. Bu ` ta piaoliang. ` en ma? zhende guo hen T a sh` Zhonggu or No wonder she doesnt look like you at all. But she is really pretty. Is she Chinese?
B:

` Hun W dangd` chush zai Du` , ta omen sh` cong de an. eng ` l de. ful` ngy ang lai yuan Yes, she was born in Hunan. We adopted her from the local welfare agency.
A:
` Zhonggu ma? N men zhu o ` zai
Do you live in China?
B:
` Meigu o, ta o. gen women W omen zhu y q hu Meigu ` zai We live in the United States. She will return to the States with us.
A:
` sh` haish` Meigu o? de guoj Name ta Zhonggu o In that case, is she a Chinese citizen or an American citizen?
B:

` ao le shoux u de jiush` o guo na Deng banh ` ta ` Meigu ` ` u ` ` rang renshi j . Dansh` women hu` haohao jiaoy ta ` ta, he Zhonggu wenhu ` rang ` ta Zhongw xue Zhonggu o o a, en. After we nish the adoption process, she will be an American citizen. But we will educate her so she has a good knowledge of China and Chinese culture and we will make her study Chinese.
A:

` ang y de. Y ` de Zhey` e t ng hao ou le n men zheme hao x` y fum d` ng hu` hen ngfu. ` u, ta
Thats so good. She has such great parents, she will certainly be very happy.
B:
` women ou de ai ` dou ta. gei Xiexie! W omen hu` ba suoy Thank you! We will provide her with all of our love.
Key Vocabulary
l ngy ang ` nangu ai ` shangqu kan dangd` ` ful` yuan u shoux `
to raise its no wonder that it would appear local benet institute formalities
y angfu ` y angmu
foster father foster mother
y angz y angnu ` guer yuan
foster son foster daughter orphanage
Intermediate - The Jealous Friend

A:
(C0293)

w ` y` du` Liang an. Zhen buq , women lai an le. Zhang ao jiab ` tai ` mang T a sh zai le. Im so sorry were late. Zhang Liang had to work overtime. Hes really so busy.
B:

sh` J` gaox` ` ng renshi N hao, Chen ng ba. Hen n . Zhen q wo du` buq , j ntian ngk` e. Hi, you must be Chen Jing. Its a pleasure to meet you. Im really sorry. Today its my treat.
C:
` ` ne. O, n sh` t ng mang de. W o y zh t ng L` li baoyu an Oh, you are so busy. Im always hearing Lili complaining about it.
B:

banf ` a. Duoku ` engyou, mei L` Sh` a, li y ou n zhege haop ` an. ` n men k ey j ngchang zuob Yeah, it cant be helped. Luckily, Lili has you as a good friend. You can keep each other company.
A:

he J` y` jiu ` y Jiush` ngjing cong oueryu an q , sh` zu` ` , wo ` zai de pengyou. cai ` ba. hao W omen dian Exactly. Jing Jing and I have been together since kindergarten. Shes my best friend. Shall we order?
C:

hao y` ` zhongs ` ` ngy n N hai si shuo, zhege ren eq ou. Y ou ` le Zhang Liang jiu ang le wo. ` w` You still have the nerve to say that? You value your new boyfriend over an old friend. Now that you have Zhang Liang, youve totally forgotten about me.
B:

meiy ou. W ` eng, ` an dou xiang Juedu` o k ey zuozh L` li meiti an de d` zhe n . W omen qu haow fang, ch shen` shenme ` n shuo y` me haoch de dongxi dou ao dai y q qu. ` Thats totally not true! I can attest to the fact that Lili thinks about you every day. Whenever we go somewhere fun or eat something good, she always says she wants to take you there too.
C:

` diand ` engp ` W longxi ba, W o k e b` uy` ao zuo ao. omen dian a ` de zhaopai ` sh` t ngshuo zhel cai. I dont want to be any third wheel. Lets order the lobster! Ive heard that its the specialty dish here.
A:
ei ma? Zhang ` le. N N b` u sh` jianf Liang, n zu` hu` dian ba. lai Arent you on a diet? Zhang Liang, youre the best at ordering. You order.
C:

` ai ` z ` ` ngzhuf Jiu L` li n xianz enme zheme xiang jiat u ` a. ` zh ` x ` dao nteng Zhang Liang de qian. Lili, how can you act like such a housewife? You just care about saving Zhang Liang money.
B:

Chen J` ` ` genb b` W en Ai, ng zheme shou, uy` ong jian. omen sh` ba! hai ch longxi a Hey, Chen Jing is so thin, she really doesnt need to lose weight. Why dont we just have some lobster?
A:
zheme ` ` z N j ntian enmale? Huoq` da? Whats wrong with you today? Why are you so angry?
C:
shenme, ch le. jiu Mei wo le longxi a ` hao Its nothing. Ill be ne after I have some lobster.
Key Vocabulary
an jiab ` sh zai q ngk` e y zh ` ` baoyu an duoku ` an ` zuob cai ` dian ` ` ngy zhongs eq ou
to work overtime in reality to invite guests continuously complain thanks to to keep someone company to order dish to value lovers over friends
juedu` ` eng ` zuozh ` engp ` diand ao longxi a t ngshuo ` zhaopai cai ei jianf ngzhuf jiat u ` x nteng en genb huoq`
absolutely to prove third wheel lobster to hear told specialty dish to lose weight housewife love dearly at all; simply anger;temper/
` zhuzh ` ong ` hul e u q ngsh`
pay attention to, stress neglect, ignore despise, slight

` ngnu zhongn anq
regard men as superior to women be jealous (usu. related) private; secret illuminate love-
ch cu `
s m` ` ang ` zhaoli
Intermediate - The Jealous Friend

A:
(C0293)

w ` y` du` Liang an. Zhen buq , women lai an le. Zhang ao jiab ` tai ` mang T a sh zai le. Im so sorry were late. Zhang Liang had to work overtime. Hes really so busy.
B:

sh` J` gaox` ` ng renshi N hao, Chen ng ba. Hen n . Zhen q wo du` buq , j ntian ngk` e. Hi, you must be Chen Jing. Its a pleasure to meet you. Im really sorry. Today its my treat.
C:
` ` ne. O, n sh` t ng mang de. W o y zh t ng L` li baoyu an Oh, you are so busy. Im always hearing Lili complaining about it.
B:

banf ` a. Duoku ` engyou, mei L` Sh` a, li y ou n zhege haop ` an. ` n men k ey j ngchang zuob Yeah, it cant be helped. Luckily, Lili has you as a good friend. You can keep each other company.
A:

he J` y` jiu ` y Jiush` ngjing cong oueryu an q , sh` zu` ` , wo ` zai de pengyou. cai ` ba. hao W omen dian Exactly. Jing Jing and I have been together since kindergarten. Shes my best friend. Shall we order?
C:

hao y` ` zhongs ` ` ngy n N hai si shuo, zhege ren eq ou. Y ou ` le Zhang Liang jiu ang le wo. ` w` You still have the nerve to say that? You value your new boyfriend over an old friend. Now that you have Zhang Liang, youve totally forgotten about me.
B:

meiy ou. W ` eng, ` an dou xiang Juedu` o k ey zuozh L` li meiti an de d` zhe n . W omen qu haow fang, ch shen` shenme ` n shuo y` me haoch de dongxi dou ao dai y q qu. ` Thats totally not true! I can attest to the fact that Lili thinks about you every day. Whenever we go somewhere fun or eat something good, she always says she wants to take you there too.
C:

` diand ` engp ` W longxi ba, W o k e b` uy` ao zuo ao. omen dian a ` de zhaopai ` sh` t ngshuo zhel cai. I dont want to be any third wheel. Lets order the lobster! Ive heard that its the specialty dish here.
A:
ei ma? Zhang ` le. N N b` u sh` jianf Liang, n zu` hu` dian ba. lai Arent you on a diet? Zhang Liang, youre the best at ordering. You order.
C:

` ai ` z ` ` ngzhuf Jiu L` li n xianz enme zheme xiang jiat u ` a. ` zh ` x ` dao nteng Zhang Liang de qian. Lili, how can you act like such a housewife? You just care about saving Zhang Liang money.
B:

Chen J` ` ` genb b` W en Ai, ng zheme shou, uy` ong jian. omen sh` ba! hai ch longxi a Hey, Chen Jing is so thin, she really doesnt need to lose weight. Why dont we just have some lobster?
A:
zheme ` ` z N j ntian enmale? Huoq` da? Whats wrong with you today? Why are you so angry?
C:
shenme, ch le. jiu Mei wo le longxi a ` hao Its nothing. Ill be ne after I have some lobster.
Key Vocabulary
an jiab ` sh zai q ngk` e y zh ` ` baoyu an duoku ` an ` zuob cai ` dian ` ` ngy zhongs eq ou
to work overtime in reality to invite guests continuously complain thanks to to keep someone company to order dish to value lovers over friends
juedu` ` eng ` zuozh ` engp ` diand ao longxi a t ngshuo ` zhaopai cai ei jianf ngzhuf jiat u ` x nteng en genb huoq`
absolutely to prove third wheel lobster to hear told specialty dish to lose weight housewife love dearly at all; simply anger;temper/
` zhuzh ` ong ` hul e u q ngsh`
pay attention to, stress neglect, ignore despise, slight

` ngnu zhongn anq
regard men as superior to women be jealous (usu. related) private; secret illuminate love-
ch cu `
s m` ` ang ` zhaoli
Upper-Intermediate - 1949
:
(D0148)
1949, .
Zed ong ` Tian Chengl ou anm Y jius` ao zai en jiu nian,M Renm ` o chengl` . Zhong u Zhonghu xuanb` a n Gongh egu Renm ang J le Kang ` ` guo n Jief` un y ngde R` Zhanzh eng Jief` ang Zhanzh ` ` , jief` ang Zhonggu he eng de shengl` o. In 1949 Mao Zedong announced the establishment of the Peoples Republic of China on Tian anmen Tower.

Gongch ` ang ` Guom ndang, Zhonggu o and dait` chengw ei ` chengw shehu` ` zhuy` a, zh zhengd ang, Zhonggu o ei guoji Zed ong Zhonggu jiansh ` ` cheng Mao de l xiang sh` ba o e ` de shehu` ` zhuy` a. y ge gongy` ehua guoji The Peoples Liberation Army won the War of Resistance against Japan and the War to Liberate China.
1976 ,
Zhux ` y qush` ` Deng ` Mao jiuq hou, Xiao zai liu ` nian ` zh Zhonggu Gongch ` ang p ng chengw ei o and de z ongshuji. ` ta xia, ` Zhonggu kuais ` u wei y de l Zai ngdao o azhan ge ` f ` aihu ` a ` de y es ` ede ` ` zhuy` a. xiand ou zhonggu ot shehu` guoji
The Chinese Communist Party replaced the KMT, and became the governing party.

` xiand ` aihu ` a ` jiansh ` ` zhong, ` ng t Zai e Deng Xiaop chu ng b` ` S` ` aihu ` a. ` qiangdi ao ge Xiand China became a socialist country.

` aihu ` a, ` gongy` ` aihu ` a, ` guo T amen sh` nongy` e xiand e xiand ` aihu ` a ` he k ` aihu ` a. ` f ang xiand ej` xiand Mao Zedongs ideal was to build China into an industrialized socialist nation.
Key Vocabulary
` dait` ` zh zhengd ang ` zhuy` shehu` l xiang ` ... hua
to replace ruling party socialist ideal -ize (sufx)

` qiangdi ao Ren Zhonggu o ang J m n Jief` un ang jief` ndang Guom qush` ` ` ` Kang R` Zhan zheng z ongshuji
to emphasize Chinese Peoples Liberation Army to liberate Kuomintang (KMT) to pass away War of Resistance Against Japan general secretary
` edang zaiy ` ao sanged aibi ongb bar ach
out-of-power party The Three Represents The Eight-honor and Eightshame National Peoples Congress CPPCC
a ` rend ` zhengxi e
ngj` sh` changj
market economy
Expansion:
Upper-Intermediate - The Monkey King

A:
(D0151)
` qu yum u W omen zhoum o ` da aoqi ba. Lets go and play badminton this weekend.
B:
y zhongy` ` Bux ou hen ao de sh` . ` ng, wo Cant do. I have something very important planned.
A:
? Y ou yuehu` You have a date?
B:
` X W o y` ao kan y ouj` . I am going to watch Journey to the West.
A:
bian ` le. N ao kan! ` chongb guo j Tianna! Dou o bai haiy` My goodness! Its been rerun hundreds of times. And you still want to watch it!
B:

hai b` W o zu` x huan X y ouj` le. Xiaosh hou, wo u sh z` , ` ` Nage ` de jiu shang le X y ouj` lianhu anhu a. sh hou, wo ` m ` jiush` T mengxi ang ang seng, Sun uk ong tamen y q ` gen W` quj qu tian ` x ng. Journey to the West is my favorite. When I was a kid and couldnt read yet, I loved looking at the picture book version. Back then, my dream was to go with Tang Seng and Sun Wukong on a pilgrimage to the Western Paradise.
A:

` daosh` ` dou ` ong ng x Na . Meiger en huan zhezh tianm ax heshang, k ong de gushi. T ang Seng, Sun uk ong, Sha ` W` ` j ` y guai ` shej` ` de bash ` e y Zhu ngguo aomogu nan, Baji ` zhongy ` x ` le j qud zu` hou u tian ngshu. b` u dao ao ` Gushi ` c` e hai j dan j , erqi l` ren. True. Everyone is drawn to this kind of fantasy. Tang Seng, Sun Wu Kong, Sha Heshang and Zhubajie overcame 81 traps set by ghosts and demons to nally reach the Western Paradise and acquire the sacred scripture. Not only is the story fascinating, its inspiring too.
B:

hen gaoxi ao ` ne. B guow ang xiang ` Hai ru o T ang Nu ergu Seng b hun ngjie. de q Its also pretty funny, like the plot where the Queen of the Country of Woman forced Tang Seng to marry her.
A:

` T zu` ao Sun Shuod ang seng, wo b` u x huan de jiush` ` ta. ` laoshi zhongx que W` uk ong du` ta ngengg eng, ta b` u l ng yuanwang ` j ` rang ` Sun nian q ng, hai ta, nguzh uk ong ou, W` ` ou Sun y ku. ch le zheme duo sh meiy uk ong da ao Q W` ` baoh u ` a, zaosh ` tamen guai, s` ge ren ang x tianle. ` daji Speaking of Tang Seng, I hate him the most. Sun Wu Kong treated him with complete loyalty. But Tang Seng never acknowledged him. He always did him wrong and recited the curse that would squeeze Sun Wu Kongs head in a metal vice. He put him through so much pain and grief. If it werent for Su Wu Kong ghting the ghosts and demons, the four of them would have died early on.
B:

tongy` ` jiaq ` , diansh` ` jiu W anquan . Xiaosh hou, y dao tai ` ` xianz ` ai ` kan, ` x` X hu` bo y ouj` de diansh` ju. ran l de ` Su ` ao ` jianzh ` dansh` ` ba yuanzh w texi k exiao, ta anquan u ` de e pai dou le, chulai y ganju l meige y anyuan an huo le. X` ` esh` Liuxi ngtong ` an de Sun en tebi bany uk ong, meir ` aol W` ` ta. neng chaoyu e Totally agree. When I was young, every holiday, TV stations would air the TV series Journey to the West. Although the special effects seem laughable now, it really brought the original novel to life. Plus all the actors played their parts brilliantly, especially Liu Xiaolingtongs Sun Wukong. He is unsurpassable.
A:

y ` u Sun Ng, wo e zu` x huan ta. uk ong zhege renw ` ben W` de, y ` congming, e tebi ` e jiush` shen j ngcai oumo, erqi ` zu` jiangy` qi. Yeah, he is my favorite too. Sun Wukong really stands out from the rest of the characters in the story. Hes funny, smart, and incredibly loyal.
B:

ren zu` de jieh e. Shuod ` sh` ao Sh` a, ta houzi he w anmei ` n ` ax ` y X y oumo, juede Zhou ngch de Dahu ou z enmey` ang? Totally. He is the perfect combination of monkey and human. Speaking of funny, do you like Stephen Chows movie A Chinese Odyssey?
A:

` b` ` ng chuncu` gaoxi ao, ` Zhe u diany jiush` mei ` wul tou ` ong. ` enme ` b` shenme neir Zhen u dong weish zheme duo x ren huan. The lm is pure slapstick without much content. I really dont understand why so many people like it so much.
B:

` ng dangr wul la. wo dao ` jue X Zhou ngch de diany an tou ` ong ` ` u de zhezh dianf ng chuangx n de. K ey rang nian` t liaoji e, x m q ngren huan gudi ngzhu. an ` It is a Stephen Chow lm. Of course it is slapstick. But I think this kind of spoof is quite innovative. It also allows the young generation to get to know and fall in love with literary classics.
A:
Liaoji e, x A? huan? M ngm ng sh` zaota.
What? Get to know and fall in love with? It is clearly ruining them.
Key Vocabulary
taic quj ng ngk tianm ax ong
dialogue script to obtain the sacred texts powerful and unconstrained style loyal and devoted
zhongx ngeng geng jiang y` qi ` ` houhu moj chuncu` u dianf ` ` chuangx n
to have personal loyalty too late to regret pure to subvert to innovate
` m s` da ngzhu `
the Four Chinese Classical Novels Dream of the Red Chamber Romance of the Three Kingdoms The Water Margin Journey to the West
oum ` Hongl eng any` Sangu oy
` Shu huzhu an X y ouj`
Upper-Intermediate - Applying For a Visa

A:
(D0154)

zhel ` sh` zhu qian l N hao, Zhonggu o ngsh` guan ` Niuyu e ` zheng z xun n xuy` bangzh u? fuw u. ` N ` ao shenme Hello, this is the visa inquiry service at the Chinese consulate in New York. How can I help you?
B:
de qianzh ` u ng qu W o y` ao shenq o eng. Shoux ` Zhonggu ` sh` z enmey` ang de? I want to apply for a visa to China. What is the procedure?
A:

an, e y e b` n ng biaog Shouxi y` ao tianxi zhang shenq ng ` ` ` zhaopi ` an. ` Zai ` biaog e shang ` fush y zhang zhengji an ` ang ` ` , b` qianz` ng ful eng f` ei. n k ey cong w angshang ` qianzh ` ai ` shenq e, huozh ` e lai dash ` guan qianzh ` ng biaog xiaz eng e hou, ` n ` e chu ngqu. ancheng biaog k ey y ouj` huozh ` l W en d` benr jiao.
First of all, you need to ll in an application form and attach a passport photo. Sign the form and pay the application fee. You may download the form from the internet or come to the embassy to pick it up. When you nish the form, you may submit it by post or in person.
B:
` qian? ao Qianzh eng f` ei duosh Y` ao z enme jiao? How much is the application fee? How do I pay?
A:
50
n. N jiej` ` ka huozh ` e ge` W ush meij k ey y` ong x` ny` ongka, zh ` W ` xianj ` n zh ou ren piao. omen b` u jiesh fu. ` Its 50 dollars. You can pay by credit card, debit card, or personal check. We do not accept cash payments.
B:
` neng ao ` qianzh ` W o shenmesh hou nad eng? When can I pick up the visa?
A:

` shoux u ` W Shoul liang zhou. omen hu` y shux` ` sh` n huo diany ` ou tongzh l zhe n lai ngqu. zh dao women de N d` zh ma?
The processing time is 2 weeks. We will inform you by post or email when the visa is ready for pick-up. Do you know our address?
B:
` Zh dao. Xiexie n de bangzh u. ` Yes, I do. Thank you for your help.
A:
` Zaiji ` an. ` Buy` ` ong xie. You are welcome. Bye.
Key Vocabulary
l ngsh` guan ` qianzh eng z xun ng shenq u shoux ` ` fush ` ang ` ` zhengji an
consulate visa advisory to apply for procedure attach valid ID

` ai ` xiaz ` ou jiesh zh fu ` d` jiao ` banl
download to accept to pay to hand in to handle
` huzh ` ao ` y ouxiaoq y anchang shench a ruj` ` ng chuj` ng
passport period of validity extend to examine to enter a country to leave the country
Upper-Intermediate - World Cup Football A:
(D0160)
?
` ei ` uh ` y` kanh ` ao nage liuyu u sh` jieb ao kaim j nnian ` eji ao ` le. n du` ? The World Cup opens on June 9th. Which team do you favor this year?
B:

sh` l ` en, y zh wo y` azhour lunsh ang shuo nggai ch Y` azhou ` juede tamen sh` banf ` a he qiudu` wo de sh l` hai mei . dansh` ou ` e F Nanm huozh de qiudu` Ouzh ou, eizh eizhou . xiangb I am Asian, so theoretically I should support the Asian teams. But I think that they still cant match the level of play of teams from Europe, South America, and Africa.
A:

` ` ` Hangu j` juede dansh` shang jie o n le s` qiang. wo Y` azhou ` j sh` heim de. a zhe zh du` wu y ou k eneng chengw ei hai But Korea got into the semi-nals in the last tournament. I think these Asian teams might possibly create an upset.
B:

` wo renw ` ei zhenzh ` hai sh` a de b` uguo eng de heim F eizhou ` osh p ` Ouzh ai ` u zai lians qiudu` yuan ngsh dou ou . dadu ` du` j` ` gao. t qiu, zhansh u p ng hen suoy ` shu But I still think that the African teams are the underdogs that could go all the way. Most of their players are in European leagues. Their tactics and techniques are excellent.
A:
` n ` jie ` zu` guanj ` un na juede zhe y ou x w` ang na nage de sh` du` ? Which team do you think has the greatest chance of winning this year?
B:

` b duo. . tamen du` Bax de sh l` quesh q ta y` ao qiang hen ` ` an guanj ` un. guaibude sh` weimi Brazil. They are a cut above the other teams. Its no wonder they are the defending champions
A:

ent juede Y an, Ag ng dou t wo nggel ng y ou x w` ang de. hai o, dongd ` ` tian he, juedu` sh y ou Degu aozh u , d` l` , ren zhan an. ` shang ` ` de Hangu jiush` de l` b` uneng xiaok jie o hao zi. ` zu`
I think England and Argentina both have hope. Dont forget Germany. The hosting nation has all kinds of advantages, so they certainly cant be overlooked. Korea in the last World Cup is the best example.
B:

juede ` en de hai sh` ` ong . tamen wo zu` rem Bax de zhenr chus ` xiaoz u ` f ` e y ` hen enzu e tebi oul` . dansh` , Y ngge sai y e, ent he Ag ` de jianzh ng f lan endao jiush` w ang zh zu. ` s n a? zh ch shei I still think Brazil is the best. Theyve got an excellent line-up and are in a good position in the small group. But England and Argentina are in tough groups. Which do you support?
A:

y jiu wo b` ` qium shei ou sh l` wo ch shei. u xiang y ouxie ` zh ` ai. ` name xia I support whoever plays well. I am not narrow-minded like some soccer fans.
B:
ne? shei n shuo Who are you referring to?
Key Vocabulary
u kaim ` le zh ch sh l` ` jie a heim ai ` lians Ouzh ou shu p ng ` zhansh u ` Bax ` an weimi an Y nggel ent ng Ag ` dongd aozh u
to open to support strength [measure word] black horse Europe level tricks Brazil defend a title England Argentina host
an ` xiaok ` en rem ` ong zhenr ai ` xia
to look down upon hottest line-up narrow
b` mush` ` ` sai jiash u dianqi an ` caip hongp ai huangp ai f` angu ` en shem u jiaoqi eng qianf
closing ceremony overtime (OT) penalty kick referee red card yellow card foul to shoot (at the goal) corner kick forward
` ei ` houw ang ` menji
fullback goalkeeper
Upper-Intermediate - Bargaining
A:
(D0166)

qunzi kuai? ` N a, y Tian tiao y` ao wub xiang guangti an ai ` zh ` qiangqi a. huar` xia an My Gosh, 500 for a skirt? Youre trying to rob me in broad daylight.
B:

y ` a. ` zhe ` k N N n y` ao zh dao y f en qian f en huo n kan, e` m quan shoug ong ` zh zh` sh` Y` dal` ngpai, zuo di y` ou hao. You must know that you get what you pay for. This is an Italian brand. It is handmade and has a superior texture.
A:

meng le! Zhe ` tiao qunzi ` ong ` y wo y Bie zuog e b uguo ban, ` y ` e haok an, ` genb b` kuai. ` en y anse e b` u sh` tebi uzh wub ai luan ` kaiji ` le. a N bie Dont try to fool me! The tailoring of this skirt is just average. The color is not that pretty either. Its not worth 500. Dont give me that ridiculous price.
B:

` qunzi ` de b` ` Zenme hu` ? Zhe k esh` y` ong shangh ao uliao ` de ren dou ` de zh zh` cheng de, sh huo dao, zhege p npai ` hao. y fu zh` liang du hen What? This skirt is made from the best fabric. Its clear to people who know clothing. The clothes of this brand are of top quality.
A:

chu ` tiao qunzi b` ` ruBie niu de y` angsh` hai ucuo, le. Zhe jiag ` e kuozh ` ong ` wo jiu le. N ` ge d ` guo dehua, bao jia ` mai ba. Stop tooting your own horn. The style of the skirt is nice. I would buy it if the price were OK. Just give me your bottom line.
B:

n wo gei n ge ba S` n xiang zhe. Rugu zhenx mai, da o kuai ` qian z bai enmey` ang? If you really want it, I can give you 20% off. How about 400?
A:

` ren b` sh` ` gu` liangb N zhege u sh zai. Hai tai le! Zu` duo ai ` Bu ` wo jiu kuai. ou le. ` mai ` z
You are not being straight with me. Its still way too expensive. The most I can give is 200 or I am out of here.
B:

` jia hao ma? Sanb kuai ` z y ai Dengd eng, zai dian enme ` w ` hai la! y` ang? N k e b` uneng zai angxia Hang on! How about a bit more? 300? You cant drag the price below that!
Key Vocabulary
` guangti anhu ar` meng ` a kaiji ` ... dehua zu` duo ` b` ucuo sh zai ` zh` liang
broad daylight hoodwink name a price if at most not bad to be honest quality
chu niu y` angsh`
brag type
kuansh` ` tu` huo ` kaik ou sh zi da
design, style, pattern to return merchandise daylight robbery
a ` huanji w` aihang ` ang neih
to haggle layman expert
Upper-Intermediate - First Aid

A:
(D0171)
!
` lai, y yund le! Kuai ou ren ao Come here quick! Someone has fainted!
B:
!
` ba ta ou bao? ` zai ` ta f` de Ganku ai angp ng, y oumeiy Dian ` Zhey` ` ang k ` xue ` hu tu d xia. ey bangzh u ngmai liu. , ` j` Du` ` zhey` ` ang. n y , ganku ` jiao ` jiujiuxi men shei ou shouj ai ` ang ` y weixi de! Qianw` an bie hu` an huch ao ta, hen ` e. Lay him down at immediately. Does anyone have a bag? Put it under his legs to help blood in his veins circulate upwards. Yes, like this. Does anyone have a mobile phone? Call an ambulance right away! Make sure you dont shake him. Thats very dangerous!
A:
a, ta ang ` kunnan. ` y de hux Ay hen Zenme ban a? ` haoxi Oh no! Hes having trouble breathing. What should we do?
B:

` ou ` bao ` ta, ta he shent ba de tou shaosh W o cong beih ao ao ` ang l` ` ai ` sh` y taig dian. Zhey` yu a xianz xiuk` hux . T e ` hunm ` ba chuang dak ai, ` a daji ban , n men ganku ai quan ` zhel ` . Y` eng. T b` uy` ao j zai ao baoch tongf a z enme hu` yund le? tur an ao Ill hold him from behind to keep his head and body slightly elevated. This helps breathing. He is in shock now. Open all the windows now. Dont crowd around him. We need to keep the air fresh. How did he faint all of a sudden?
A:

` genb b` ` daji ` a en Gangc dou Bu dao. wo u renshi ta. ai ` zh ` zhel ` paidu` , tur t ` peng ` an ` zai ngdao y sheng. Jiu ` kanji an a ` le. Y ` sh` n. daoxi ta e b` u zh dao shenme yuany I dont know. I dont know him at all. Just now we were standing in line and there was a thud. He was on the oor when I looked. I dont know what caused it.
B:
` y ` T a de q ngkuang y ou k eneng hen anzhong. W o t ng le ` o, hen j ` ai ` jiu de maib baoch ta . W omen xianz ta ` bang ` ` dong ` y` B` zhege z sh` , b` uy` ao zai ta. mian w` ai. He might be in a very serious condition. I felt his pulse and its really quick. Lets keep him in this position and not move him anymore to avoid any accidents.
A:
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` ` dah ao le. Jiuh ` jiu ` T sh hou Dianhu a f enzhong a ` uch ` e ` dao. ang ` ` , y` ` reng ong haoxi chuanbugu oq` aob` uy` ao zuo hux ? Theyve made the call and the ambulance will be here in 10 minutes. He seems to be struggling for breath. Should we give him articial respiration?
B:

y ta ai. ba de y RenT az` j hai ou hux fu k` ouzi jiek . Xian ` ong, y` ou z` gong hux uneng luany` ao du` meiy zhu hux b` a b` zuo. ` Aiy ta ou hux ` meiy de ren u hao, ban le. Zenme ` reng ong y a? W o y e b` uhu` zuo hux . He is still breathing on his own. Unbutton his shirt rst. Resuscitation cant be applied casually, and only do it to those who cant breathe on their own. Oh no, this is bad! He stopped breathing. What should we do? I dont know how to perform articial respiration.
A:

` ai ` zai ` xianz ` ai ` zai ` he j W o xianz jiu n de y sheng ` zhongx ` W bao ` ta zuo. ` shuo de. N tonghu a. o lai lai I am on the phone right now with the doctor from the emergency center. I will repeat what she says and you do it.
B:
N ` lai bang ba ta f` Hao. ganku ai wo angp ng. OK. Come quick and help me lay him down at.
Key Vocabulary
yund ao kunnan ` baoch paidu` b` mian y` w` ai
to faint difculty to maintain to line up to avoid accident
l` yu en genb an qianw`
be benecial to completely be sure to
` shoush ang baozh a guzh e n` shu ` ` j jiu a ` dianhu sh` j zhen
be injured dress a wound bone fracture to drown rst aid telephone emergency room
Upper-Intermediate - Getting Tough on Employees

(D0181)
A:
` ai ` neng n W o xianz gen tantan ma? Can I talk to you for a minute?
B:
Dangr an. Of course.
A:

an ` b` ` hao. ` Zu` j` n, n de biaoxi utai Sh` bu sh` gongzu o ` shang y ou shenme kunnan? ` Your performance hasnt been very good recently. Are you having any trouble with work?
B:
ou. W Meiy o juede k ey y` ngfu. No, I can handle it.
A:

` x ou ansh ` baog ` ao. ` Zhe ` y Shang ngq n meiy w ancheng u duo ` ang ` hen c` j ng lianx asheng le. Sh` bu sh` gongzu oli ` f ` da ` le? tai
You didnt nish that report on time last week. This has happened several times in a row already. Is the workload too heavy?
B:

k an, du` b` Hai ey . Laob buq . W o zu` j` n y ouxie u shufu. W o hu` j` nl` de. Its all right. Sir, Im sorry. Im not feeling very well these past few days. I will do my best.
A:

` ng ma? Xia ` x zhong` N qued` ngq , women y ou y ge hen ` hen duo ` Zhege ` x z y` ao de hu` y` . N y` ao zhunb liao. ng ei ` q wu ansh w ancheng ma? neng Are you sure? We have a very important meeting next week. You need to prepare a lot of documents for it. Can you nish all of them by this Friday?
B:
ent ` . meiw Y nggai I shouldnt have any problems.
A:

` de da an. ` N ` neng bu neng W o xuy` ge m ngque daod ao y ` ` hao? ansh zhunb ei I need a clear answer. Can you or can you not nish the work on time?
B:
an, q W o y d` ng hu` j` nl` de. Laob ng f` angx n. I will try my best. Dont worry, sir.
A:

` u W o b` u sh` y` ao t ngj` nl` . W o xuy` q ngchu de gaos ` ao n n w renw ` u wo neng ancheng bu sh` y ou shenme ` ma? Sh` ` z kunnan? W o nengg ou enme bangzh u ? ` ` n I dont want to hear Ill try my best. What I need is a clear answer from you on whether or not you will be able to fnish the work on time. Are you having any difculties? How can I help you get the job done?
B:

an, q b` ` hu` ` Suoy tuo Laob sh y ou y ge b` ufen wo utai zuo. chang le hen sh jian. Sir, actually there is one part Im having trouble with. Thats why its dragged on so long.
A:

` zai ` y ` ong ` ` u Xiac` ou zhezh q ngkuang, n b` xu sh gaos ` j W n Jiu ` n n wo. o k ey gei t gong xuy` yuan. ` suan ao de z w gongzu ` wo y ` t ` b` uneng ancheng o, e n` ngyuan ng sh hua, de hu Cong xianz ` ai ` kaish , n b` uy` ao t ng mohu da. y d` ng ` an. Hao ma? y` ao zhuy` ` zhedi Next time something like this happens you need to tell me as soon as possible. I can get you the resources you need. Even if you cant do the work, I much prefer straightforward answers to ambiguous ones. From now on you must pay attention to that. Got it?
B:
eng ` W o zh dao le. W o hu` gaizh de. I get it. Ill get it right.
A:
Key Vocabulary
` n` ngyuan
would rather
an ` biaoxi y` ngfu ` zhunb ei mohu z yuan tuo eng ` gaizh ` ansh
expression to deal with to prepare vague resources drag correct on time
y` ej` y al` ` baozh eng juedu` gongsh` s sh`
work achievement pressure guarantee utterly,absolutely work private affair

gongs f enm ng
clearly demarcated between work and private affairs
Upper-Intermediate - Traditional Residences

A:
(D0199)

Beij ng zhen ` ao. ` y chuan Lao ouweid Q zhe z` x ngche, ` hut ` he s` an ` jian, ` e neng t ` Bei tebi x ng zai heyu hu` dao ong renmen j ng de l` sh he de shenghu o. Old Beijing has such an alluring charm. You can really feel the citys history and how people live as you cycle through the hutong and siheyuan.
B:

` e ` m Meige y Sh` a. chengsh` dou ou z` j de tes nju. a T ` ` y jiuxi chengsh` de lian. N zh dao ma Shangh ai e ` ang ` s` an ` de jianzh ` ` sh Hut ` ` y ou leis` heyu u, kum zai ` jiao ` en. ong ` jiao ` longt ` ` ng de jianzh ` Shangh ai ang. Xiang Beij u y` ang, ` y y ` bie ou yunw ` ei. Thats true. Every city has its own distinct style of residence, which is like the face of the city. Do you know that Shanghai has its own version of the siheyuan, called shikumen. The hutong is known as a longtang there. They have their own unique beauty just like their counterparts in Beijing.
A:

jian ` guo. He n e. Bugu ` Ng, wo y ou y y` ang de ganju ` o an ` de q b zao hen duo. ` W s` heyu yuan sh kum o kan ` en ` an ` Yuanch jiu s` shush shuo, heyu ao ou le. T a zh ` y ang jiao ` s` an, ` sh` ` f suoy heyu y nwei angwu y ou dongx sh` ei s` ` baow cheng ei, sh` nanb mian k ou z` x ng, zhongji an Dapi ` an ` de s` an ` zhongji ` de tongd ` jiao ` an. huayu heyu an ao n ` de q ma? hut Ai, zh dao sh kum yuan ong. ` en Yes, Ive seen those. I agree with you. Siheyuan have a much older origin than shikumen. According to a book I read, they date back to the Yuan Dynasty. They got their name because the rooms are surrounded on four sides by walls, forming a square shape. The garden is in the center. The lanes running through blocks of siheyuan are called hutong. Do you know the origin of shikumen?
B:
qu ` de sh chuNg, wo ai hou t ng guo. Sh kum ` Shangh ` en ` yu ` nanm ` ` xian jiu j` zhong. Dangsh dap n y nwei sh sh` ang ` an ` dao ` Shangh ` zuji ` l duo ren dazh taon ai , b` xu e hen ` y xiao f uzh j zai suo angz l . Jiu ngcheng le erji , jiu ` x zhezh ` ong liang ceng lou de sh sh kum zh` f angwu. ` en Jia l ` y xiao de huayu jiao ` tianj an, ng. men mian ou y ge hen zhongji ` jiao ` longt ` x` ao Sh kum an chang de jied ang. Y ` en Beij ng he Shangh ` de dadu ` osh ` u zhuz qian, ai ` jum ` ai n dou ` e ong chuant zhexi m nju . l Yes, I heard about it when I was in Shanghai. Shikumen came into existence in the mid-19th century. There was an inux of war refugees eeing to the concessions in Shanghai. They had to cram into small houses. Over time, these evolved into a type of two-story house made from stone known as shikumen. There is a tiny garden inside the house called a tianjing. The long narrow lanes between shikumen houses are known as longtang. Most of the people in Beijing and Shanghai used to live in these traditional residences.
A:

` nian s` an ` he sh bei ` chai le hen K ex , zhej heyu kum ` en ` ai, ` xudu dou ` y u ` Xianz ren qiangli duo. e aoqiu o baoh ` zhe` jianzh xie u. ouz e, chengsh` hu` sh qu j baogu` de l` sh ` F ` z` gex` ` ng. hu y` he
What a pity that many siheyuan and shikumen have been bulldozed in the past few years. A lot of people are strongly urging their protection and conservation. A city could lose its invaluable historical memory and identity without them.
Key Vocabulary
` ao ` y ouweid ng chuanx ` hut ong an ` s` heyu ` t hu` dao ` leis` ` jianzh u ` sh kum ` en ` longt ang y ` bie ou yunw ` ei q yuan
to have avor to go through hutong (alley) siheyuan (courtyard) to learn similar to architecture shikumen (courtyard) longtang (alley) have a lasting charm origin
Yuanch ao zh suoy y ou ei baow cheng k ou z` x ng ` an ` dapi ` tongd ao ` dap ` nanm n ang ` dazh an ` taon ` zuji e uzh jiu erji sh zh`
Yuan Dynasty the reason that by surround to form square-shaped big space passage large quantities of refugee war ee from calamity concession as time went on made from stone
ng tianj
tianjing (garden)
y oujiu gul ao u wenw ` guj` y liu ` kaozh eng an ` huaini un baoc ` lianch jiazh eng ` bao wuji azh
established ancient relic places of historic interest to leave behind to settle to cherish the memory of to conserve invaluable; priceless priceless treasure; invaluable asset
Upper-Intermediate - Discussing Photography (D0206)
A:
` ` ` ng. Su z W o zu` j` n m shang shang le shey shen ongsh` ` zhe xiangj . dai Photography is my new passion. I always carry a camera around with me.
B:

` ng k da ` xuew en. ` N pai Sh` ma? Shey esh` y men sh` xia sh` ` ` xuex ? hai zhengjing zai Really? Photography encompasses a huge body of knowledge. Are you doing it for fun or seriously?
A:

` wo xianz ` ai ` zai ` ren` zh Gang kaish sh` x` ngqu. ` Bugu ` o, e juede ` aiyu e ` y y zhen anjiu. yuel ouqu. ` Erqi It was out of interest at rst. But I am studying it seriously now. The more I do it, the more interesting I nd it.
B:

` ng y ou shenme ` Shey ou meiy zhongy` ao de gu z e? Hai e? sh` zhuy` ng ganju ao p
Are there any important rules in photography? Or is instinct primary?
A:

e dangr zhongy` ` ` ` Ganju an ao. Dansh` y d` ng y` ao zhangw o de j` j y xie ben qiao. Instinct is important for sure. But you must learn some basic skills and techniques really well.
B:
e ne? Y ou naxi What are they?
A:

` ` u, ` he q` Xian Zu` zhongy ao de y ou gout an cai. guangxi ` u, an ` quj gout de shuo jiush` shuo o du` jiand ` tonggu ngq` e de paish ` F ` u jul e. j ngwu ou xuanz angxiang, jiaod ` y ` he ` ` y u ` ng zhong zu` sh` zu` zhuy` nsu. chang ao de kaol ` Shey nf ` y f y` ong dehuangj enge a, jiush` o ge gongsh` ` tonggu ` de b gout ` u. hua l` lai
The most principal ones are composition, lighting and equipment. Lets start with composition. To put it simply, its about making selective shots through the viewnder. Direction, angle, and distance are the key factors. The most commonly used method of the golden ratio uses a formula to calculate proportion and make the nal composition.
B:

yuanl ai ruc ` ` ne? Sh` E, guangxi an bu sh` y e hen . Name jiangjiu? I see. What about lighting? Is it also as complicated?
A:

la. Shey ` ng jiush` j zuo` he Dangr an ong guang ngwu ` y` ` lai ` Y ` f zhuy` aishu guangxi zhong, hua. banl o, an enwei ao san cegu ` ang. shungu ang, n` guang he L` ngw` ai, cong guang` ` shuo, y hai zh` shang lai ouy` ngguang, ruangu angzh f en. Absolutely. Photography is painting with light and objects. There are generally three types of light: frontlighting, backlight and sidelight. In addition, there are soft and hard light in terms of quality of light.
B:

zhen oush` ` zhuany` e, shuo de tout e N hai dao. zhuany` ` ng sh` y` an, b` shey bu sh` dou ao y` ong jiaoju uneng y` ong angj ? shum ` axi You sound really professional with all your extensive knowledge. Is professional photography limited to using lm? Cant you use a digital camera?
A:

y` ` juede jiao b` Q sh y e b` u sh` shuo uneng ong. Dansh` wo ` de t ` shey ` ng leq ` u. ` ` neng juan gengh ao xian xian` Dansh` ` zhuany` angj ` de hen hao. e de shum y zai, e zuo B ru ` axi ao ` hen j ` de shu jiaoj u, shuo e neng dad ngque p ng. ` y Its not that you cant. But I nd using lm can better bring out the joy of photography. But now,a lot of digital cameras are very well-made. Take focal length for example its very precise.
B:

t sh` ` huaf` ` j` ei. Name W o hai ngshuo ngtou y b da shen cai suan ` hao? me j` ngtou Ive also heard that lenses are a big cost. What makes a quality lens?
A:

f ` ng, y b` Q sh j` ngtou encheng xudu utong de leix sh` o b` ` xuy` e he utong de paish a sh` f eichang j ngm` de ao. T ` ng bensh y anliangy j` shu. sh shey en e sh` ruc u ` Q . Sany y k uq n shuob` ng. N rugu ou x` ngqu, ey gen x` shuo. o ` wo Actually there are many types of lenses for different uses. They are a very sophisticated work of art, like photography itself. You cant really get the full picture in just a few words. I can tell you in more details if you are interested.
Key Vocabulary
` m shang su shen ` zhengjing jiangjiu shungu ang ` n` guang
to become a fan of along with one earnestly detailed, particular frontlighting backlight
` ang cegu oush` ` tout dao ` t xian anliangy sany u
sidelight clear and logical to embody in one or two words
rum ` en shuy ` u changsh y` shuji ` a f ancha ` ` zhaosh e e rouh ` s j` y` ngbei
learn the fundamentals technical term common knowledge artist contrast shine on, light up gentle, mild mechanically memorize
Upper-Intermediate - Views on the News

A:
(D0215)
le, wo y` ` Zhongy de x anb o Y a, q dian ao kan angtai nwenli le. Its 7. Ive got to watch the CCTV national news.
B:
angd ` n ` ` n zhengzh` Bu ba? Meixi ao zheme guanx . ` sh` Are you serious? I didnt know that you cared so much about politics.
A:

y ` tebi ` e guanx ` meiti an n. Bugu w Q sh wo e b` u suan an` o dao ` q an, ` ge ` jia ` dou ` diansh` zai shang q dian dianb tai o de x anb o, ` bie Zhongy xiang zhuanb angtai nwenli kan de y e b` ux ng a. Well, I am not that into it. I watch the news since all the local networks broadcast the CCTV news from 7 to 7:30. You cant watch anything else even if you want to.
B:
` y tongch ` sh jiu Na e sh` . Suoy ang zhe hou wo b` u ` gancu` ` diansh` kai .
Thats true. Thats why I normally just dont watch TV in that time slot.
A:

` x baod ` ao ` liaoji e xia ` guon ei ` he guo K esh` tonggu o nwen b` ` a. de x Zhongy j` de x ngsh` y e hen ucuo angtai nwen ` bianb` ` u quangu naizh` sh` ` ged` ` , k ` wo w angluo o jie ey rang e zu` ` dongt ` ` Hai y ` ai ` tep men liaoji x n de sh` jie ai. ou xudu o zhuanm benf an ` caif ang hou, ` f u j` zhe en ahu de d` ` qianxi baod ` ao, dou y jiazh ` . hen y shou ou x nwen But its good to use the news to get informed about whats happening in China and around the world. CCTV has extensive national and global coverage of the latest news keeping us up to date on the most recent world developments. They also have many correspondents hurrying to the front lines for interviews. The rsthand account reports they give are very informative.
B:
b` ` guanzh ` er t ` guo K ex wo utai u W o zh ou ngdao ` zhexie. l an jiang x nwen tianti shenme BaYi3 chongt u, MeiYi1 ` ` y` guanx n xie zhanzh eng dengd eng. Kanlai wo ao duo a ` he guoj` y` b` jiu ` u dash` guoji aowen, uran ao luow ` y` le. Too bad that I dont really pay attention to that. I just occasionally hear about the conict between Israel and Palestine, or the war in Iraq. I guess I need to start paying attention to whats happening in China and around the world or Ill be really behind the times.
A:

` n ` x jiush` ` e kankan Na k ey duo zhengdi an nwen, ` naxi ` zhengdi de sh de x u jiandu zai an hou boch xie an n de y tongch zh rang ` n wen, ang y ou wu enzhong, j` neng liao f guoj` guon ei ` y` ` ei sh jie aosh` , y` ou b` u langf` jian. Then you can watch the hourly bulletin. Its a roundup of key news that usually lasts for just 5 minutes but gives a clear perspective on domestic and international affairs without wasting time.
B:
zhuyi, jiu wo . Zhensh` ge hao ntian j ` kaish That sounds good. Ill start today.
Key Vocabulary
o zhuanb gancu` x ngsh` naizh` u benf ` ` u luow anb o x nwenli d` y shou Y Ba chongt u
to relay sharply circumstances and even to rush to outdated the CCTV national news most recent conict between Israel and Palestine
j sh x` ng qush`
immediateness; urgency trend
Upper-Intermediate - Anthropology
A:
(D0224)

zhum eixu ` eji a, an Laid un Hel N zh dao ma? Guoj` ` ng renl ` ` e de Hengl` ` en ` ` y` women K` jiaosh daxu elais ou ao lai xue` y xiao anjiang le. Have you heard that Professor Henri Claessen, renowned anthropologist from Leyton University in the Netherlands, is coming to our school to give a speech?
B:

Shu gul ` en, q y ei` A? aw sh wo zh b` u dong renl ` wo ougu daod ` sh` xue y anjiu de? shenme What? Excuse my ignorance; I actually never knew what anthropology is all about.
A:

eixu ` e gum ei ` j de y Renl y` jiush` anjiu ren an` ngs ` y renl ` l` ` l` ` kaog u bian sh de y a. T a shej sh , wenhu a, duo deng ` de neir ` ong. f angmian Anthropology, as the name implies, is the study of the human species and its evolution. It touches on all sorts of disciplines from history and culture to archaeology.
B:

` erw en de J` ` un ei` Da Zheme shuo nhual e sh` shuy ` y u renl de y xue b` uf` en? So Darwins Theory of Evolution is part of anthropology?
A:

guangy` eixu ` e b` ei, ` hai Dangr an, de renl u j n y anjiu renl ` , m ` de f y anjiu nzu, f angmian azhan. yuy an deng shehu` ` ` de f ` jiush` a jiaosh de q B ru ou angxiang yuan Hengl` ` guoji f ta ` zai ` zhengg ` renl eixu ` e de xue de zhuzu he azhan, e ` o ` dou ` de y chansh shuji eng jud ngxiang. ` e ` a Of course it is. Anthropology in a broad sense is the study of society, ethnicity, language and a lot of other things besides just human beings. Professor Claessen is an expert in the study of the origin of nation states and their development. His papers and books have had enormous inuence in academia.
B:

` women ao ` y` y lai Nangu ai xuexi ao y aoq ng ta anjiang ne, u zhensh` ge l` hai de renw ` a. No wonder our school invited him to give a speech. He sounds like an important gure.
A:

o. ` T ` de xuesh u ` ao ` t zaoq guoji a Meicu a zhec` wei ` baog ganj n qu ` weizi, ` y anjiu o dei ch le k e jiu ` zhan ` mei . W ` zuo ` le. weizi Exactly. His speech is titled Study of the Early Nation States. I have to grab a seat now or there will be none left.
B:

t ` de. W ` hen y ao T ng q lai hai ng shen o dao ou x` ngqu ` qu ` ` ` jiang ` sh` t ng jiaosh ou jiang daod z enme y hu sh` . W o n he y q qu ` ba. It sounds pretty profound. I want to hear what the professor has to say. Im going with you.
Key Vocabulary
y anjiang shu ` ` en gul aw ougu
to lecture forgive ignorant and ill-informed
gum y` ` ngs ` y anbian q yuan f azhan shuy u y zh ` f angmian b ru ` nangu ai ` zhan
as the name suggests development and change origin development to belong to continuously aspect for example no wonder that to occupy
raosh u ` zh shu y an ` wo jiuj` ng ` b` uzhou
forgive excuse me for being frank exactly step,move

zh` shang
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Upper-Intermediate - Negotiating Rent

A:
(D0233)

` e ` n ` wo laik an ` f ` tao ` f ong dai Xiexi chouk` angzi. Zhe angzi xiang shufu, zhen jiush` y` ao de. ` wo Thank you for taking the time to show me the apartment. The apartment is really good, exactly what I want.
B:

` f ang ` k` ` dou Zhe Sh` a. angzi de chaoxi hao, et ng, zhuw o nan, dongnu ali ` ang, ang N ` chao anxi caigu y` ouhao. dian ` . neng f` ei dou sheng y dab It truly is. This apartment has excellent positioning. The living room and master bedroom all face south, keeping you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. The apartment is also bright with natural light. You can save quite a bit on electricity bills.
A:
` f a? ao Zhe angzi f angl ng duosh How long has the building been around?
B:
2 24
eryu ` ` jiaof y an. ` ` u ang, cai Quni e nianb Zhege xiaoq ` an e ` rongqi ` Erqi wu l hen dangc` gao, nju u a. dou ` xiangch fuz u ` an y` e fuw e hen s` xiaosh y ou bao u ` y ` e. Xiaoq ersh ao ` das ao y z zh q n, loud e hen x` . N ganggang z` j y e ` ao ` le, lian dat ` ng dou ganj` hen ng. kand It was nished last February, so only a year and a half. This is an upscale neighborhood, and all the neighbors get along well. The management is also very responsible. Security guards are on duty 24 hours a day, and the cleaning of public areas is very thorough. Even the lobby is spotless, as you just saw.
A:

zuf ` ` u Jiush` a, wo kanzh ong xiaoq ` y angzi zu` de zhengt ` ng. Zhel ` guanl de d ` b ` erqi e luhu ` y huanj` que ucuo, u e a Zhel ` y ` t Y ang hao. t j hu ou d` xia ngchech ma? ` a? Exactly. The overall environment of a neighborhood is at the top of my priorities. The management here really has done a great job, and all the greenery is nice. How many units does one elevator service? Is there any underground parking space?
B:
10
q u f Y t liang hu, ngj` ng de. Xiaoq quan engb` ` hen sh` e ` ek ` zh shesh ` q jian` u, ru d` xiach jie quan, ` diant ` ku. ` Erqi ` y ang, sh` shenf nei ouy ongch , w angqiuch y` angy` ang ang u ` aich ` ang, ` y jiush` dou ou. Xiaoq an l gu dao` dam pangbi ong jiaot y e zh y ou sh f enzhong luch ` eng. Two units per elevator, so its really private. All of the parking space in the neighborhood is closed and underground, accessible directly by elevator. The neighborhood is also well-equipped with various facilities like a gym, indoor pool, tennis court... you name it. A shopping center is just around the corner. The subway station is only 10 minutes away.
A:

` shuo yue ` x wo le y N yue huan le. Y` aob` ush` zuj n gao wo k ` ` ushuo jiu dian, end` ng erhu ab` e. ` qianyu The more you tell me, the more I like it! Id sign the contract right away if only the rent was a bit cheaper.
B:
5000
` tao ` f xiaoq u le, zhe N Xiaojie a. z` j y e shuo angzi he sh` ` de shesh ` he d` ` wo zh y liu hao duan, shou de. Zheme ` juedu` chaozh kuai, wuqi . an
Miss... you said yourself that this apartment and the neighborhood are of top quality. I am only charging 5000 yuan a month for such outstanding facilities and location. Its an amazing value.
A:
5000
` ` f liangf angy W o zh dao, dansh` n zhe angzi cai t ng, er mianji ` name ` Zaishu ` y zhuangxi qie xiao. o, u e hen ban. y zhuangxi ` ei ` y wuqi ` wo juedu` kuai Rugu u dian, o an daow ` gei. yuany` I know, but this is only a two-bedroom unit, plus the total area is quite small. Besides, its only modestly furnished. Id be absolutely willing to pay 5000 yuan if it was more completely furnished.
B:
9
` de zhuangxi erqi e y` f W o zhel u jianyu e engge, ong de sh` de caili ao. ` Bugu ` rugu n sh` dou zu` hao y c` x` ng fu ` o, o ` y de f k n ge jiu nian angzu, ey gei da zhe. wo This is minimalist style, and I used the best materials. But maybe I could give you 10% off if you paid a full years rent up front.
A:
8
da ba wo xianz ` ai ` jiu zhe, y N rugu nian. o ` qian Id sign a full year contract right now if you gave me 20% off.
B:
88.5
b` sh` ` W ` f zhe zhe Ba ux ng, ba zu` d jia. o zhe angzi hen ` n u j nqiao, k e y` ao zhuazh hu` a. ` j 20% off I cant do. 15% off is the industrys bottom line. My place is in high demand. Dont pass up this opportunity.
Key Vocabulary
ong chouk` ang ` chaoxi k` et ng ` zhuw o a` dongnu anxi liang ang caigu
to nd time position living room master bedroom warm in winter, cool in summer lighting
` ei dianf` f angl ng ` dangc` wuy` ` e u xiaoq an bao zuf angzi ` ` luhu u a ang t ngchech q ngj` ng ` ek u d` xiach ` ` shesh ` aich ` ang dam ` aot ong gu daoji zuj n
power bill age grade management area security guard to rent a house greenery parking lot quiet underground parking lot facilities shopping center subway station rent
` ` ushuo erhu ab` qianyu e ` d` duan chaozh angy liangf t ng ` j nqiao
without delay to sign a contract location surpassing value a two-bedroom unit in demand
f angd` chan f chao ang
real estate articially inate real estate prices light illumination organization, agency
` guangxi an ` guangzh ao ` j gou
Upper-Intermediate - Exotic Animals

A:
(D0244)

` pengyou ` e, ` ta ` b geng W o y ou wei ceng shuo, q zuanji ` y` ` huash ` . Jiu ` fu n` ngyuan ao k onglong dan u chu ` suan b` k ` jia ` li kankan xiao onglong, f` ang zai y e t ng ku ` de. A friend of mine once said that she would prefer having a dinosaur egg fossil over a diamond ring, because the egg would be cool to admire, even if it could never hatch a baby dinosaur.
B:

` k ` e ` a, ta t Hah ng congming de. K onglong dan e b zuanji duo ` sh` ` y le. Bugu zh qian shang y` aosh` zhende hai ou ` o ` guj` ` jiu k onglong cunz uhu` name xiang y` ao shou ai, ` b` ta ` le ba. cang k onglong dan Ha ha, shes pretty smart. A dinosaur egg is worth a whole lot more than a diamond ring. But if there really were dinosaurs still living on earth, she probably would rethink keeping a dinosaur egg.
A:

` osh du` ` u Sh` y a. W o xiang dadu x y ou dongw u ` ren ` dou ` y` ` sh` y` ou ai ou pa.
Thats true. I think most people who profess affection for rare and exotic species both love and fear them at the same time.
B:

hao y ` de guob ao da` Q sh y e hai a. Xiang Zhonggu o ` de ma. Y` ` y` b` ou xiongm ao, ush` t ng k eai ou hanh ou wen` j shun, eai le. ` k Actually, its not always that bad. Take pandas for example, our national treasure. Arent they adorable? Theyre both cuddly and docile, as well as extremely cute.
A:

daxi ` ongm dou ` y zh A, ao a, sh` ren dao, b` u x q . N jian ma? Y ` Bugu ` xianz ` ai ` guo j ns hou e y y` ang j ling k eai. ` o de shuli ` le, f j ns hou y j ng b` u duo eichang zhengu` . ` ang Thats a different story, because people are familiar with pandas, theyre not that exotic. Have you ever seen a golden-haired monkey? They are also smart and cute, but there are not many of them left. They are extremely rare.
B:

y ` ngy W o juede tongy` ang zhengu` de hai ou zangl ang. ` gaoyu d` ` zh ` T amen zh shengzh ang zai an dai, y ou zai X ` ` cai neng ` ao. ` ` k Zhonggu o zang y dai jiand Zhe e sh` tey ` ou de dongw ` ` guod ` u Zhonggu o u, ex y nwei usha ` k ` b ` ai ` y ` meiy ou le. xianz j ng kuai The same goes for Tibetan antelopes, also called Tibetan gazelles. They only inhabit plateaus. Tibet is the only place in China where they can be seen. They are a species unique to China, but sadly, they are on the verge of extinction due to poaching.
A:

` ` changji ` guang W o daosh` xiangq y zhong b jiao an, t ng langm ` ` de dongw ` m ngzi jiu an u: T a` hen ` yuanyang. ` y ` shu men z ongsh` chengshu angch engdu` de zai q , zai ` ` o de y tianm` shang kuaihu ou zhe. Zhen . Actually, Im thinking of an animal thats not so rare, but whose name has a distinctly romantic feel: the mandarin duck. They are always in pairs, swimming contentedly in the water. Its so sweet.
B:

` Zhonggu y sh` Sh` y a, yuanyang zai o zh dou tianm` q ng ` ngc ` sh` ` yuanyang k lu , zhen ewei zh xian b` u de daim ` xian. xian Thats true. Mandarin ducks have always been the symbol of a loving couple in Chinese culture. Thats why theres the saying, a pair of mandarin ducks is more enviable than an immortal.
Key Vocabulary
ang shouc b usha ` ou hanh ` zh xian yuan` yang b` u xian xian ` huash k onglong wensh un ` j ns hou
to collect to capture and kill silly a pair of mandarin ducks is more enviable than an immortal fossil dinosaur docile golden monkey
j ling ` ngy zangl ang gaoyu an
clever Tibetan antelope plateau
zhendu` x` ng ` e mieju b uzhuo uhu shah wensh un ` j` tuo ` u xianm ` xianz
focus, focalization become extinct catch, seize simpleminded, naive docile, meek, gentle place (ones hope etc.) on envy, admire female immortal, beautiful woman
Upper-Intermediate - Translation Issues

A:
(D0251)

` le zheme ` de f ` hao N zuo jiu any` , y pian any` , zu` zhong f y` ao de biaozh un shenme? sh` Youve been doing translation for a long time. What is the ultimate standard for a good translation?
B:

sh` Y Zu` zhum an f any` jia an Fu ` ng de dangr ` xiansheng y zhongsh t chu n, da, al lun. x` njiush` ` ` shuo dex` en, e sh` ` a yuanw en, tieqi ede yuanw daz shuo biaod ash` a. ery zh y` ong y ouy a de yuy Renmen an biaod n, da, y ` zai ` zu ` sh` q chang bax` agua bian, sh , zhe hen dad ao ` de wenxu f ` Nengg ` da j` nan e any` zu` gao ngjie. ou ` zhege ` huangj n biaozh sh` y dao un, an f eichang ou dangr ` zh shu xiu any` . Bugu y ou Zhong Y ng wen p ng ` de f ` o, y ` j cain eng b` j gao, ngqie ou f engfu jian ngy` an de ren ` sh ao ` zhe ` y dad dian.
The most well-known is of course translator Mr. Yan Fus theories of faithfulness to the original text, communication of ideas and literary elegance. People always talk about these, but actually these standards mark only literary translation of the highest quality, which is extremely difcult to achieve. Translation that can meet these ideal standards is, of course, excellent. But only those with high command of both the Chinese and English language along with years of practical experience can consistently maintain such a standard.
A:
` ` shenme an ` ne? de f Name y ban any` y` ao jub tiaoji ` ei What capacities does an average translator need to have then?
B:

` y` ` na zhong ` shang ` b Zhe ao kan f any` le. Dazh` f enwei y` f k ` y he ouy` . Er any` y` ou gezi ou b` utong de l ngyu. ru ` B ` f b e f shuo, y` y ou wenxu e any` , zhuany` any` , l` ru alu, u f y k e de f y` ao, k ej` dengd eng. Er ouy` chule enbie, zhuany` y he jiaochu de genb qu en hai ou tongsh engchu any` an bie.
That depends on which kind of translation you are talking about. There are two general types: written translation and oral interpretation, each of which has its own specic elds. For example, written translation involves literary and professional translation, which includes the elds of law, medicine, technology, and so on. There is also professional interpretation, which is also further divided up into simultaneous and consecutive interpretation.
A:
2000
xianz ` ai ` k ` en zh Sh` T ongshengchu any` esh` rem y` e a! da, ` erqi e x W chang xuqi nshu y e f eichang gao. o hen u y ` liangqi tongchu t ngshuo, an ge xiaosh k ey zhuan an ` qian, sh` kuai zhendema? Simultaneous interpretation is a hot profession right now! There is huge market demand and its very well-paid. Ive heard that a simultaneous interpreter can make RMB an hour. Is it true?
B:
` sh` ` zu` de f de changh Na zu` d ngjian any` zai d ngjian e. ` osh meiy ou zheme ` u de x Q sh , dadu an gao n` tongchu ` f ` sh` ` de hangy` ` shu . Bugu any` d que ge b` ucuo e. Dan` o, de f ` hen duo nul` sh` xiangy` ng de, hao any` b` xu ngguo , j e y` ` de j` ` x ` erqi ao b` uduan nb` u. Zhangw o n c hu` , b uduan ` an b` kuozh utong l ngyu shi. ` de zh Thats only the best interpreters at top events. Actually, most simultaneous interpreters dont get that kind of pay. However, translation is indeed a good profession. But at the same time, a good translator must work very hard and keep improving. They need to master new words, keep up with new developments and expand their knowledge of different professional elds.
A:

zuo ` k b ` N juede ouy` he y` de sh hou, zu` zhongy ao de he de sh` zu` nan shenme? What do you think are the most important and the most difcult things when doing written translation and interpretation?
B:
` hai sh` zu` ` Bul shumi k outou, zhongy ao de jiush` ` un ` sh` ` an ` he tongsh ` liang le xudu an zhunqu e un. ge c baoh ` Zhe o zu` ` ` de xuex . Er engc` shenc de y` y` , geng xuy` uduan ao b de sh` ` meiy ou du` a. K nan yud y` ng de biaod esh` j ` ao ` angde, y ` zhongsh en, sh zhey` e y d` ng y` ao j nliang yuanw e f piaoliang. ` erqi any` de z` ran, For both written and spoken translation, the most important thing is accuracy and uency. These two words have many in-depth implications. Moreover, they require constant learning as a foundation. The most difcult is when there is no exact match for an expression you encounter. But even so, you must endeavor to stay faithful to the original text and translate in a natural and eloquent way.
A:

` Guaibude ` qiangp ` eng ` le, lei! de T ng q lai zhen n dou ozh an Zhong liang ` xiang mai meiti Y ng wen f en baozh , ba du` ` kan ` y ` tong de x nwen zhao bian. It does sound painstaking! No wonder youve got an obsessive compulsive disorder every day you get both the Chinese and English newspaper and read the same story in both languages.
B:
e wo zh ` ao ` y eng Sh` y a. Erqi y` ao kand ge c , jiu benn ` hu` ` du` ` dang ` f de xiangd ao y` ng de f any` . Bugu wo any` chu ` o, ` sh` ` ganju e jiuxi ` wenzh y pian ang, huo y c` hu` y` hou, ` ang ai suoy ou de x le m` zh jiek ma, nku de. dou Yeah. Furthermore, whenever I see a word, I instinctively think about its corresponding translation. But when I complete a work of translation or a conference interpretation, I feel as if I have broken a secret code and all the hard work feels worthwhile.
Key Vocabulary
biaozh un f any` jia l lun ` zhongsh ` ede tieqi y ouy a ` zai ` zu gua bian ` j` ngjie
standard translator theory faithful to properly graceful ofter say extent
f engfu ` ` j sh jian ngy` an ` jub ` ei ` shang ` dazh` b y` k ouy` l ngyu ` tongsh eng chuany` jiaochu an ` en rem sh` chang xuqi u d ngjian changh e xiangy` ng ` zhangw o
abundant practical experience/ to have approximately written translation oral interpretation sphere simultaneous translation
consecutive interpretation in demand market demand top event correspondingly grasp
` an kuozh tongsh un ` ` eng ` qiangp ozh
to expand clear and coherent obsessive-compulsive disorder to contrast
` du` zhao
` tiaozh an l jie ` M Q ngmo nchu
challenge to comprehend between later Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China ideologist educationist information politics banking oath
s xiangji a ` uji jiaoy ` a z xun ` ` sh zheng j nrong sh` y an
Upper-Intermediate - Attitudes toward Religion (D0260)
A:
` ` guo ` de z Zhege zhoum o eny` ang? How was your weekend?
B:
ucuo. ` Zhour` hai he pengyou ` ang zuo ` l ` wo Haib` qu bai ` jiaot le. Not bad. On Sunday I went with a friend to church services.
A:
ai n Yuanl x` n J du a? Oh, youre a Christian?
B:

b` ` u. an d` sh` Bush` ng b` u sh` J du wo y ` de, wo Zuoti jiaot ` ang, d` ` ` a zheme c` qu y e sh` wo y c` canji zhengsh` de ` jiaot ` Zhe ` zhensh` ` e de t wo zhur` bai. y c` tebi y` an. Y uq shuo l ` cany ` de huod ong, ` b` u zai zhong z ongjiao hai uru ` y shuo shoud ` ao ` le y ` wenhu ` de xunt wo zhong z ongjiao a ao.
No, Im not at all. Yesterday was my rst time in a church, and it was my rst time attending a formal Sunday service. It was really a special experience. Rather than saying I was participating in a kind of religious activity, it was more like receiving a kind of religious cultural experience.
A:

fuz wo congl ai dou canji ` ei ` mei a guo zhel T ng q lai hao ` a, ong, ` ` ei ` z ` wenhu ` y , j huod du` gel ongjiao a e y wusu nj n ozh ` Y ao ` he J ` zhe ` j zh dao F ojiao, s lanji duji ge zhum ` ng ao ` gengdu ` y le. z ongjiao, ode wo e jiang b` uchul ai It sounds pretty complicated. Ive never attended those kinds of activities, and dont know a thing about religious culture. I barely know anything about even the more famous religions like Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. Other than those, I really dont know anything about any religions.
B:
y ` b` ` liaoji e, k Q sh wo e sh` . W o du` z ongjiao ng b` u suan e hen ley` ` jiech ` b` ` wenhu ` W u wo utong de z ongjiao a. o ` dao ` de pengyou, duo ` x` sh y ou y xie ny ang z ongjiao hen hou dou wenhu ` de jiaod u f tamen sh` wo cong a enxiang de ` lai wo y ` ang j ngl` . He q qu de pengyou jiu ao ` jiaot ` congxi ` erqi e f x` ny ang J duji eichang qianch eng. ao, Actually, Im the same. I cant say I understand religion at all, but Im willing to have some contact with different religious cultures. I have some religious friends, and I often nd I can relate to their experiences on a cultural level. The friends I went to church with have been Christian since they were little, and theyre really devout.
A:
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y dou banf ` a l zhezh ` ong mei W o xiang wo ongyuan jie ` x` ` en de z` b` qianch eng. Zongji ao ny ang sh` ger y ou, wo u` tamen, ` y ou banf ` a shenr u hu` gansh e dan e meiy zhong. ` q ` dai ` ren dadu ` osh ou z ` u sh` W omen zhey meiy ongjiao ` dou ` xianz ` ai ` x` ` de ren zai ` Zhong x` ny ang de. Bugu n J duji ` o ao zhensh` ` lai yue ` duo de le, xiangf an Zhonggu guo yue o ` z ` ` de jiaot ` u ` o y dou sh` d` yi1 da ongjiao-F ojiao lao dadu ` de ren le. bei
I dont think Ill ever be able to understand that kind of devotion. Religious faith is a personal freedom, so I would never interfere with others faith, but I myself could never get that deeply involved. Most people of our generation arent very religious. However, nowadays more and more people in China are becoming Christians. On the other hand, the followers of Chinas primary religionBuddhismare mainly from the older generation.
B:

` jiu Sh` de. W o renshi de pengyou zhong y ou y b` uf` en ren ` ` shoud ` ao ` jiat ong de y er x` ng chuant sh` y nwei ngxiang n ` j duo he wo y ren f o huo du e y ou hen y` ang zh sh` de. Y wenhu ` de jiaod u kand ` ai ` Bugu ` wul z cong a ongjiao. ` lai ` o un ong ` wo dou ` ` zhuzh sh` hezh z ongjiao, y` ong zhengqu e ang ` ` zhezh ` ong b` ` en y de taidu du` dai x` ny ang, er uneng guof` ` lai. Yeah. Amongst my friends, there are some who are Buddhist or Christian because of the inuence of family tradition. But there are also many people who are like me, and just look at religion from a cultural perspective. Still, no matter what ones faith is, I will always advocate that people should maintain a proper attitude toward religion, but not be excessively dependent on it.
Key Vocabulary
` l ` zuo bai x` n ` J duji ao ` u J du jiaot ` zhur` bai l t y` an yuq u cany ` ` z ongjiao b` uru xunt ao y wusu ozh
to attend religious services to believe in Christianity Christian Sunday service to learn through experience rather than to participate in religion not as good as to inuence (positively) to know nothing something barely Buddhism
about
j nj n ` F ojiao
ao ` Y s lanji ` ley` ` u jiech ` dao x` ny ang u jiaod ` f enxiang qianch eng ` gansh e u shenr ` ` dai ` zhey bei ` laoy ` ai ` kand zhuzh ang ` en guof` ` y lai
Islam to be happy to to make contact with to have faith in angle to share devout to interfere with to penetrate this generation older generation to regard as to advocate, stand for excessive to depend on
x` ny ang ou y wusu oy qianch eng ` gansh e ` ai ` lian m sa
faith, belief not own a thing in the world pious, devout to interfere, intervene love, romantic attachment Catholic Mass
Upper-Intermediate - Phobias
A:
(D0271)
` qu W omen zhoum o ouy ong ba! ` y Lets go swimming this weekend!
B:
y pa ` shu wo W o b` uhu` y ouy ong, laosh shuo oudian . I cant swim. To tell the truth, Im a little afraid of the water.
A:
n ` ` le, jur pa ` shu A, zheme da ? an What? Youre this old, and scared of the water?
B:

xiao ` wo. W N bie o sh` zhende du` shu k ongju. en ` Meiger dou ` a ` de dongxi. y nanmi an ou z` j haip N k end` ng y e y ou. Dont laugh at me. I really have a phobia of water. Everyone has a fear of something. You must be afraid of something too.
A:

` y ` W o d que ou. W o y ou k onggaozh eng. Cong gaoch u ` ` kan, ` wo mash ang ` hu` un, f w ang xia touy ao adou. shuangji
I certainly am. I have acrophobia. When I look down from high places, I instantly get dizzy, and my legs start to shake.
B:

` e ang ` ` zhexi haoxi sh` Sh` a, dou tiansh eng de. Jiu ` suan ng zai ` da, ` y banf ` a k` duo hao nianl e mei efu. ru B shuo, y ` ` ` ren ou f eix ng k ongjuzh Q ngkuang y anzhong de ` eng. ` ` f ` duo ` y b` shenzh` b` uneng zuo eij . Zhe u f angbian a. Yes, it seems that these kinds of things are natural. Even as we get older, theres no way to overcome them. For example, a lot of people have a fear of ying. Its so serious that they cant even travel by plane. Its very inconvenient.
A:

wo de haop engyou ` ang. Hai y duo En, jiush` ou hao ` zhey` y ` ` xiaxi ao de k l ren ou y oub` k ongjuzh zai ongjian , jiu ` eng, ` e toubugu ` ` q` ` hu` ganju o , shenzh` y` ao zh` x . Yeah, my good friend is like that. There are also lots of people who have claustrophobia. When they are in conned spaces, they feel like they cant breathe, even to the point that they feel like they are going to suffocate.
B:

` e ` changji ` de k ` dou sh` Zhexi b jiao an ongjuzh W o hai ` eng. ` y a k ` ` an ` toufa ` renshi ren ou maof` ongjuzh kanji jiu ` eng, ` xiang ` an ` gu an ` zhe z` ta meiti kan kanji y y` ang. N shuo j de tou ne? fa z enme shenghu o These are all the more common phobias. I also know some people have a phobia of hair. When they see hair, its just as scary to them as seeing a ghost. When they look at their own hair every day, how can they cope?
A:
` de q ` mei name ` Kanlai, Sh` a. women lia ngkuang hai ao. zaog Yeah. I guess our situations arent really that bad.
Key Vocabulary
` pa k ongju ` nanmi an ` k onggaozh eng
to be afraid of to fear to be hard to avoid acrophobia
k` efu y oub` ` zheng ao xiaxi zh` x k ongju`
to overcome claustrophobia (fear of conned spaces) narrow to suffocate
` k ongjuzh ` eng ng kuangqu anb`
phobia rabies (lit. crazy dog disease) acrophobia enclosed, airtight bathtub prevent; avoid unexpectedly; to ones surprise unexpectedly; to ones surprise
` k onggaozh eng m` b` yug ` ang mianch u jur an
j` ngran
b` uk ezh` x` n x` jux` ` ng
cannot believe dramatic quality
Upper-Intermediate - Exam Overview

A:
(D0280)

` q ` kaosh` ` ong. women J ntian zhuy` xia mo de neir ao jiangy ` de kaosh` ` j e t ` ` t Zhec` f en zhe ge b` ufen: xuanz , pandu an , ong t a t en sh` ersh ` tiank` , jiand , f enx t . Zongf y bai f en, y ` a y meige b` ufen de f enzh he w ang y y` ang, daji nggai q sh` hen ngchu le. Kaosh` de sh jian liang ge xiaosh . Today we will mainly talk about the content of the nal examination. This exam is divided up into the following sections: multiple choice questions, true/false questions, ll-in-the-blank questions, short answer questions, and an analysis question. There are a total of 120 points, and the amount of points for each section are the same as they have been for previous examinations, so everyone should be quite clear about that. The length of time for the test is two hours.
B:

` ` zhec` ` kaosh` sh` shu Jiaosh ou, de f` anwei zheng ben de ` ong xia ` ban ` xueq de? neir ma? Haish` Professor, will this exam cover the content of the entire textbook, or only the material from the second half of the semester?
A:

` kao de sh` ` xueq de neir ` ong, ` Zhec` zhengg e dansh` ` zai ` d` ` d` ` a y` hua zhongdi an wu sh zhang. Daji ao duo dao ` ong b` ` q name ` Suo x kao xie nsi. neir u xiang zhong s ban. ` liaoji e xue guo de dongxi, y , n men y` ao zhenzh eng b` ng l yuny` qie nghuo ` ong. This exam is on the material from the entire semester, but the emphasis is on Chapters 5 through 10. Everyone needs to put some extra thought into this exam. The content is not as rigid as the mid-term exam, so you all need to really understand the material you have learned, and be able to apply it in a exible way.
B:
` ` l women Name, sh` bu sh` shuo b` u xuy` lun shi? ` zh ao bei So are you saying we dont have to memorize all the theory?
A:

ne? Xiang y` yuny` zhangN juede ao l nghuo u xian ` ong, b` ` l ` a ` an dou sh` de xuesheng wo lun enme x ng? Daji das ` z q f hen le, y nggai ngchu xuex angf a.
What do you think? If you want to be able to apply the knowledge, how can you escape mastering the theories? You are all third year university students now, so you should be very familiar with the study methods.
B:

` ` zhec` ` de t le y Jiaosh ou, mu bu sh` nan dianr? W o ` sh` ` an ` ` zhe ` sh` das de kaosh` t ngshuo zu` zhongy` ao, y nwei ` sh zu` ` y das` x qian hou c` kaosh` . Professor, is the material this time a little bit more difcult? I have heard that the third year exam is the most important, because this is the last exam before the fourth year practicum starts.
A:

gaosu ` ` a, c` zhong` meiy hen W o zh xiang daji kaosh` dou ` zhe ` sh` chenggu de cesh` ` he y` ao, y nwei du` n z` j xuex o Buy` zhec` ` he y b ` meiy c` z ongjie. ongsh` na qian jiao, ` ao z ` ` Zhe ` sh` ` y` du` kaosh` dou ao renzh en dai. du` z` j fu eren. ` z I just want to tell everyone: every exam is very important, because exams test and assess what you have gained from your studies. Dont always compare this exam with previous exams. You must take every exam seriously. This is taking responsibility for yourself.
B:

` ` fux neir ` ong zhongy` ` sh` Jiaosh ou, hou, k` eben ao hai ` de sh ` k` etang b j` zhongy` ao? Professor, when we are reviewing, what is more important: the textbook content or our notes from class?
A:

` ` hai sh` ` n le wen kao Zhege went y nggai men z` j . Dou ` z ` hai y c` zheme duo sh` le, y qian enmey` ang, zhec` y` ang. chengj` meiy ou jiej` ng. Daji ` a ao hu Zongzh , hao qu haoh fux ` ba. This is a question you should ask yourself. Youve all taken many exams, its the same now as it was then. In a word, there is no shortcut to good scores. Everyone go home and study hard.
Key Vocabulary
f enzh y w ang x ns
the amount of points in the past concern

s ban l lun ` chenggu o ng jiej` e t xuanz ` ` t pandu an ong t tiank` a t jiand f enx t l nghuo sh x
rigid theory result shortcut multiple choice question true or false question ll-in-the-blank question short answer question analysis question exibly eld work
` ao moli k` ongbai y anxu `
nally, in the end blank space continue

e xuek shengy` ng e zhuany` ` pubi an an kuanf`
subject stiff; rigid; harsh major universal, common general, covering a wide range (of meaning) abstract
` ang chouxi
Upper-Intermediate - Chinese Antiques

A:
(D0289)
3
an ` ` kand ` ao ` y M ` de guang W o zuoti gud an, ba ngdai ongdi an kaiji ` sanw` jian ` de j a an, shuo sh` y zi. Laob shao ng` ai ` hai y ao ` zhenzh ` xianz p n. N shuo ou k eneng maid eng ` jiaj u de M ngdai ` ma? Yesterday I was looking around in an antique shop and I saw a chair from the Ming dynasty. The shop owner asked 300,000 yuan for it and claimed it was a rare and unique work of art. Do you think its still possible to buy authentic Ming dynasty furniture?
B:

jiaj de f l` ` ai ` u nian Zhonggu o ou shuqi azhan sh , xianz ` y ` an ` de jiaj u. sh` chang shang zhuy` M ng Q ng liang dai ao sh` ` jiaj ` zhuy` yu ai, ` caizh` , x u Gud ong ` de jiazh ao quju e niand z yu y ou x` ng, w anzhengx` ng deng. Suoy ongdelaishu o, ` jiaj ` jiaj ` gengg ` u u Q ngdai , M ngdai ao. ` xiangb ` de jiazh
Chinese furniture has been developing for several thousand years, and the majority of furniture on the antique market today originates from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The value of a piece of antique furniture is mainly determined by age, quality of materials, rarity, intactness of the piece, etc. So, generally speaking, if you compare Ming and Qing dynasty furniture, Ming dynasty furniture is more valuable.
A:

ai sh` ` angde. Bugu ` xianz ` ai, ` hao duo guO, yuanl zhey` ` o ` de u sh` dong jiaj f angzh` p n. N y ou shenme f enbian ` dou ` ma? qiaom en Oh, I see. But nowadays a lot of antique furniture is just replicas. Do you have any tricks for distinguishing the two?
B:

an , zaox ` ng he gongy` de shuo, k Jiand ey cong caizh` ` lai f ` ` zaox ` ng f ` M f san angmian enbian. Zai angmian, ng` jiaj ao ` le y` ` u a, jianyu dad dai e, shu ngf eng. Zhe ` gaoy ` d ` dangsh ` ` o en shej` ` , y u y sh` y nwei de jiaj ou wenr nc ` dadu ` de s x` rongr u j dut xiang he ngge. ` le z` e
To put it simply, you can distinguish them by looking at three things: the quality of the materials, the design, and the craftsmanship. With regards to the design, Ming dynasty furniture is elegant and precise, having reached a peak as an art form. During that time, furniture was mainly designed by scholars; therefore the design became a reection of their own unique philosophies and character.
A:

` jiaj ` jiu b` Q u Du` a, ngdai zh xia anquan utong le. ` xiangb ` w ` gengji ` shensh ` gongt fuz u Shej` a ou ng jiaj ngxiang. ` a, ` de y ` y dou ` diaok` f` de zhuoji ao, bei e de Jiusu zhang anzhuo ` an f eichang x` zh` . Yeah, in comparison, Qing dynasty furniture is completely different. The design is more complex, heavily inuenced by the furniture of the imperial court. Even a dining room table leg was meticulously carved.
B:

n ` liaoji e ma. Q u Ai, daosh` hen sh gud jiaj shen ong ` zu` ` gongy` q de jiush` zuo , b` uy` ong y k e d ngzi jiu ` zh` ` neng ` u ` w u. zuoch jian anzheng de jiaj ` y
Wow, you really have a thorough understanding. Actually, the most amazing thing about antique furniture is the craftsmanship with which it was made. Without using a single nail, a complete piece of furniture could be crafted.
A:

` gud ` j hen shou ` huanu W o zh zh dao jiaj nian ong ` zhe ` u zh ` q ` y zh y ng, queb` dao zhong ou zheme duo shi. Zhen` u en de zh` p ` sh` peif hu` he nwei. qianr I only know that antique furniture in the past few years has been very popular, but I had no idea that there was so much to know about it. I really admire our forefathers wisdom and ne tastes.
Key Vocabulary
` guang ` gud an ongdi ` M ngdai ` a kaiji j ngp n
to browse merchandise antique store Ming Dynasty to quote a price quality goods
u jiaj ` gud ong ` jiazh caizh` x y ou ` Q ngdai f angzh` p n ` qiaom en ` ng zaox gongy` a gaoy jianyu e d ngf eng e diaok` x` zh`
furniture antique value quality of the material rare Qing dynasty imitation trick design craftmanship elegant minimalist peak carved detailed
` p nwei
taste
` an ` daji
large objects gage,furniture,etc.) at least to increase extensive
(lug-
zh` shao z engzhang an guangf` ` e bianbi
to differentiate; to discriminate lucky birthday peaches longevity secret of success, knack to combine the four great inventions pay close attention to
j xiang ` ao shout ` changsh ou ao ` jueqi e jieh ` f s` da am ng guanzh u `
nqian heix ` guanm ngzheng` da
money earned through evil just and honorable
Upper-Intermediate - Movie Genres

A:
(D0298)
` Zhensh` die! N y ou zheme duo ge y ngm . You have so many DVDs! You are really a real movie buff.
B:

gege ` a ` ng. W ` de diany le b` W o sh` shouj ushao guoji o te x ` Ouzh ` ng. T ` de dul` bie huan kan ou amen de gous diany dut ` y ` y ` chen q y que f eichang ouxie ngsong oumo, ouxie e, ` ` z shangy` ` f an, zhong hei ongzh he epian eichang b` utong. ` kan ` shenme ` ng? N ai diany I collect movies from quite a few different countries. I especially like to watch European independent lms. Their story lines are extremely unique. Some are light and humorous, whereas others are serious and dark. In a word, they are very different from commercial lms. What movies do you like to watch?
A:

` b ` dazh ` onghu ` ` x ` ` x W o de k ouwei jiao a, huan langm an ju ` dongzu ` ` an. ` aiw u ` ei ` diany ` ng dou pai de he opi Haol ` zhel ` Guon ei ` daoy an, wo zu` ang, b ucuo. x huan F eng Xiaog an zu` ` ta ` x de hesu` meini q dai ju. `
B:

` n y` chuan pai le y Na j nnian ao sh w` ang le, ta b` u wuxi a ` w dianf W u q pian, anquan w ang de f engge. o zhen ` le y ` enme daoy an xianz ` ai ` y b` u m ngbai weish Zhonggu o wo` ei ` diany ` ng. Haish` w ` jianch zhel ei f engde qu angjiaw ` pai b` dou neng de f z` wo, utong t cai pai eichang y ou z` j de ` ng. gex` Well, this year you are going to be disappointed because he shot a medieval period style lm instead. Its completely different from his previous style. I really dont understand why all the Chinese directors are ocking to this type of lm now. Its Wang Kar-wai that stays true to himself. Different themes can all be lmed with ones own character.
A:

` ng zhende y T a de diany hen oux ng. Y ou sh hou su ran ` bu dong, ` hai sh` ` dut ` de q` kan dan hu` bei f en x y n. T a e ` ai ` zhengz ` ` Meigu o pai ` ` x y xianz ai b` u langm an ju, u zh ` b` ` hu` dao buhu` y anxu j de f engge. ` z`
Thats true. His movies really have their own style. Although sometimes I dont understand them, I still get caught up in their distinctive moods. Hes in the United States right now shooting a romantic comedy. I wonder if he will continue with his own style.
B:

` guo ` wu ai ` de F chao diany ` ng ma? N kan aguo liush ` niand ` xiansh ` q ` changji ` shou b Du` yu guan zhuy` ta jiao an x he laishu sh` ` an. ` juedu` f a de ren o, y zhong zhenh Have you seen any French New Wave movies from the 50s or 60s? For those used to realism or other common styles, theyre just mind-blowing.
A:

` wo y ` bu dong. y ` ` Na d` ng kan Shenghu o al` zheme da, ` enme ao kan ` zhexi ` e ` naozi ` xuy` weish haiy` de dian ao dong wo hai sh` aopi ` an, ` k ` y ng? Suoy zu` x huan gaoxi ehuan` zhel ` ei ` q Hai y ang zhe` pian ngsong de t cai. ou zh huanw y ` y` ang de sh sh chuanq e b ucuo.
I denitely wouldnt understand those. There are so many pressures in real life, why would I want to watch movies that require mental exertion? So, my favorites are still silly comedies, science ction, and similar light-hearted themes. Also, Lord of the Rings and similar legendary epic-style dramas are also pretty good.
B:
` ` d ` b` Kanlai women de x nshang k ouwei que uy y` ang. It looks like the styles of movies that we appreciate are really different.
Key Vocabulary
y ngm ` gous ` onghu ` ` dazh a x ju ` ` hesu`
movie fan intellectual structure popular comedy to bringing in the new year, New Years celebrations knight-errant to overturn
wuxi a u dianf `
eng y wof y anxu ` ` an ` zhenh ` shangy` epian
like a swarm of bees to prolong mind-blowing commercial lm
eng xianf X Zhou ngch
vanguard Stephen Chow, a famous actor and director literature/art works thought, thinking be juxtaposed special comma used to set off items in a series dim, obscure standpoint swarming
zuop ` n weny` s wei ` b` nglie ` dunh ` ao
ong mengl l` chang eng y wof
eng genf f engge W ang F ei f enwei
me-tooism style Faye Wong, a famous singer atmosphere
Applying For a Visa: Advanced
A: N h ao, zh` el sh` Zh onggu o zh` u Ni uyu e l ngsh` gu an qi anzh` eng z x un f uw` u. N n x uy` ao sh enme Hello, this is the visa inquiry service at the Chinese consulate in New York. How can I help y B: W o y` ao sh enq ng q` u Zh onggu o de qi anzh` eng. Sh oux` u sh` z enmey` ang de ? I want to apply for a visa to China. What is the procedure?
A: Sh ouxi an, n y` ao ti anxi e y zh ang sh enq ng bi aog e b` ng f` ush` ang y zh ang zh` engji` an zh` aopi` an. First of all, you need to ll in an application form and attach a passport photo. Sign the form B: Qi anzh` eng f` ei du osh ao qi an? Y` ao z enme ji ao? How much is the application fee? How do I pay?
B:
50 W ush m eij n. N k ey y` ong x` ny` ongk a, ji` ej` k a hu` ozh e g` er en zh pi` ao. W omen b` u ji esh` ou xi` anj When can I pick up the visa?
A: W o sh enmesh h` ou n eng n ad` ao qi anzh` eng? The processing time is 2 weeks. We will inform you by post or email when the visa is ready f B:
Sh` oul sh oux` u sh` li ang zh ou. W omen hu` y sh ux` n hu` ozh e di` any ou t ongzh n l ai l ngq u. N Yes, I do. Thank you for your help.
A: Zh dao. Xi` exie n de5 b angzh` u. You are welcome. Bye. : B` uy` ong xi` e. Z` aiji` an.
Key Vocabulary c 2007 Praxis Language Ltd.
l ngsh` gu an qi anzh` eng z x un sh enq ng sh oux` u f` ush` ang zh` engji` an xi` az` ai ji esh` ou zh f` u d` ji ao b` anl
consulate / visa / advisory / to apply for / procedure attach / valid ID download to accept / to pay to hand in / to handle /
Advanced -
A:
(E0179)
2
` le Meigu o pai ma? T de W ng er N kan uy` exiongl ngshuo ` ang hen b` ` a! piaof ucuo
B:

k ` ng ng b` Sh` ma? W uy` exiongl u sh` R` ben ongb` u diany ` aozu ` ma? Zenme o y genf eng le? de daibi o Meigu e kaish
A:
1
kaish ` le. Z` ng kaish liux Zao cong W uy` exiongl ng hou, k ` jiu ` aiyu e ` shoud ` ao ` x de R` ben ongb` upian f angren ` yuel Meigu o y ng. Zh le huany qian j ng chengg ong f anpai R` l` ` an ` ng y ZhouW uy` exiongl he ben ngy b` u k ongb` u dapi ` . yuan
B:

y ou kan ` guo. Q y k Zhen ex , wo b` u y emeiy sh wo zh ` enme ` x ` k ren b` u m ngbai weish name duo huan kan ong` gengb` ` enme ng hu` b` upian, u m ngbai weish W uy` exiongl ` name liux ng.
A:

` de wo kan ` de k ` y ` duo, sh Shuo zai ongb` upian e b` u suan ou tai ` duo Bugu ` ju liaoji e, y de f meiy ay anquan. oubie` o ` wo aiw u ` texi ` ao ` he xuex ` ng baol` ` de zuof ` a. R` yu lai ben Haol ` y ` chule ` sh` k l` k ongb` upian zao jue ongb` u, hai y` ong gush` zh` ` jues e ` lai zh` ` x ` cong he zao nl k ongb` u, rang ren x nd l ao ` maog us gand an. ongr
B:
` k ` le. Hen duo a, guang nuh Tian t ng q lai jiu epa u ` gou ai kan ` naxi ` e ` k ` an. ` b` y zi dou ugan nan ongb` u de huami K e ` de sh` pianpi ` b` kan ` yue ` en an sh` q guai y ouxier yue ugan ` J` duo ` genb meiy ou hen k en xiang kan. ushuo ongb` upian ` de gush` zh ` ng shenme zh de hu wei ngjie, y ou xuex ` q kuazh ` huami ` an. ` Kan ` zhexi ` e ` ang k he de k epa ongb` upian ` y daod ou shenme y` y` ne?
A:
` ong sh K eneng zhezh k ongb` u q` f en neng qiany` j f a ren e dail ` ai k x de mouxi nl m` m` , b` ngqie ongju. ongb` u` K ` zhong ` ong xuanni an ` y sh ` de gezh pian e neng guanzh ong R` de k ` hai shenm q zhong b` uneng z` ba. ben ongb` upian ` le f xianm m ` e ` he dong t xian eichang ng de r` ben nzu tes ong. ` zhong f ang shenm` zhuy` Pian de zhuju de chuant e ` y y` sh` tongch ang dou xiul aoy` an de nuz u meil` ou ` huo , j` ` biaoxi an ` chu en he xie e ` de tong k ongb` u, tamen zai canr tongq w ` sh , y e y ou l` ng ren ng he anx de y mian. R` k ` zhong e ` l` ` de xie ben ongb` upian liang w angw ang ansh` le neix ` n de hei ` suoy j meiy ou l` ` ou an, ren nguan ngrenzu o ` ng huami ` an, ` que ` neng rang ` ren gand ao ` j de xuex ngshen huanglu ` Chuncu` x shang de k ongju an. sh` y zhong nl ` he ` cai sh` ` y` zhe shang de zhemo, y nggaishu o zhenzh eng y` shang de k ongb` u.
B:

` sh` tebi ` e de diany ` ng W o juede k ongb` upian y ge hen ei, ` ta ` l he y ` qush ` kao zhongl q de gush` ngjie nyue ` q eng, ` ` zhexi ` e ` ng y diany guanzh ong m ngm ng zh dao ou k e ` de l ` rengr yub ` u neng jiang n xia nghun an chuqi ` ab` ao, neng.
A:

o. ` K ` zhuozh ong ` Meicu ongb` upian de zhuy` y ay` he ao sh` R` k ` zai ` zhe ` f ` k ongju f en. Er ben ongb` upian angmian ` de q` ` e tuch kanw ` an diany ` ng hou, ` guo ` le hen jiu ` tebi u. Suoy hu` ` a. ` hai chang sh jian houp
B:

n ` de k ` b` ` duo, kan k Su ran z` cheng ongb` upian u suan esh` ` hai sh` ou z` ` e. T n du` k ongb` upian heny j de jianji ngshuo diany ` ngjie ` zu` rezh ` ong yu k Xiangg ang j` n y e hen ong pai ` n ` guo ma? b` upian, kan
A:

` j ` sh` Xiangg ang de k ongb` upian benshang dou gu pian. ` wenhu ` ong u, K eneng y nwei achu ant de yuang azhou ` Y` ` shej ` dao ` gu ` de neir ` ong ` duo. k ongb` upian guai b jiao ` y ` e. ` Xiangg ang k ongb` upian e y ou z` j de tes
B:

` ` ao, ` wo y xiang qu ` T ng n zheme y jiesh e y oudian ` kankan k ` daod ` y ` en zh shenme R` ben ongb` upian ouxie guor chu ` ` j wo x le, y ouj hu` y e tu jian b` u gei nshang ba.
A:
ent ` . Meiw
Key Vocabulary
` aozu ` daibi o f anpai f ay anquan ` ng xuex us maog an ongr zuo ` ou l` ngren k ongju `
master work to remake (a lm) the right of speech bloody to be totally terried to make people nauseous to fear
` l nghunch uqi ao ` uneng yub ` ab` y ay` ` e jianji ` ong rezh yu ` enzh guor chu `
the soul has left the body cannot help but do oppressive views to be fond of to surpass
Advanced - ?
A:
(E0182)
10
le, wo y` wo mama le. Bur Y a, y j ng sh dian ao hu jia ` an ` wo de. hu` ma
B:

ai ` le, n y shenme hai Bu ba? Dou niand men jia ou ` sh` n? Kuangqi ` n ` jiu ersh su` menj` e dou duo le, zao nggai ` y guan n de zheme ` dul` zhu mama z enme hai guan z` le, n y ange?
A:

wo fum ` chuant ong, ` y ao Ai, xiang b jiao jiaji zh sh` ` u de s y meimei ` an ` w hen an de. W o he meiti anshang sh dian y jial chuq he y qian d` ng y` ao hu jia, an y e b` xu ` w u xian shuo.
B:
` n dangji sh` N Sh` ma? Na men jia shei a? mama?
A:

` ` en, x` b ` sh` Y nggai . W o baba sh` Shangh air ngge jiao y guan sh` ` o e, l sh wenh e hensh ao . Jial l w` aiw` ai dadu ` u. sh` hou dou mama zuozh
B:

` ne. Zao jiu ` nanr en zai ` jial Shangh ai ngshuo ai Nangu ` t ` ng deq sh` tongch ang dou t ng taitai de, sh` dianx guany an.
A:

dao ` juede suow ei ` deq an f sh` Q sh wo guany aner nan en zh chengz ` de d` ` zhe ` sh f ang nanr de an fang, y nwei ` he t an. ` ang ou de biaoxi j` shang sh` tamen wenr tie Beif en jiu ` dan ` anz zhuy` nanr ` tai le.
B:

` y ang nanr en su req ` ng hao D que oudian. Beif ran ` y ` baq` ` , rongy` ` shuang, que e b jiao chongd ong. T ongsh renw ` ei zuo ` jiaw de tianzh u tamen hai nur u , suoy ` sh` en ang nanr en zai ` jial zuo ` jiaw sh` u beif hensh ao ao` de. Y` ang nanr en bei ` ren zh ` zai ` jial ` jiaw zuo u shi nage beif dao ` e hai pa ` laop o, guj` de sh` erqi sh` zu` diuli qing le an hu` ba.
A:

` jiaw en z ` b tai ` u Sh` y a. Zuo ongsh` hu` bei sh` wei ` de nanr ` jiat ` a, q u sh` ng gongpopom am sh jiaw nggai zhengg e ` y baba ` ` jial de y` jiu tong chengd an wu, zai ngchang ` wo ` j ` jiaw u. bang mama zuo `
B:

` n ` ` kaim ng de Na baba s xiang zhende suansh` hen nanr en tongch ` ao ` gud ` le. Zhonggu o ang douhu` shoud ai ong ren daoxi ` an` chuant s xiang de y ngxiang, b` ushao ` dou chongsh ` ei ` desanc Suo hai ongs` zai ang suow de. ` anc ` jia ` ongji nur y` weis ush` u ai ao cong fu, ` shuo enz ` chu jia ` y` ` y` hou ao cong fu, ang hou ao cong z . Zhonggu o fu w ` nuz ` shehu` ` shang ` ` k erzh gud u de d` wei exiang le. ai zai
A:

de m` ` nuz zhen Haoz ai ` q can! Shuo lai gud u ngyun ai ` hai ` de f xiand ` ai ` nux` ` y su zhe shehu` azhan, u wei j ng ng de d` ` de bianhu ` ` nann u ` y f asheng le jud a, jian j ng biande ` a zh ` p ` xianz ` ai ` daosh` ` zhe gengw ei ngdeng. Bugu liuchu an ` o, ongs` n y zhongx n sanc dede shuofa, t ngshuoguo ma?
B:
Sh` ma? N shuoshuo.
A:

` ` ongsh` Sanc -taitai m` ngl` ng y` ao fuc aitai w` aichu ao ong;t y` ` ` y` ` ong;t o genc aitai shuocu ao mangc ong. s` desh` -taitai dongxi ` ` mai y` ao shede;t aitai shengr` y` ao j` de;taitai f awei ` ` y` y` ao rende;t aitai weigu ao dengde.
B:

` ` sh` ` xiand ` ai ` nanr en suo gu a, kanlai wei Hah zhe zhuan e a. ` ai ` shehu` ` de f guor an sh` Xiand d` ng de shouz azhan ` . r` x nyuey`
A:

` e b` de zhuanl` Jiaw ush` le. jiat ngSh` a. u sh` nur u ` zaiy en ` aiyu e ` duo le. zhuf el uyu
B:

` ` anz zhuy` ` p ` le zheme ` rang ` nian, Kanlai dan pan duo bei ` uz dan u ngq le. zhuy` x
A:

a, a, he o. ` Aiy n an dou w` W meicu A liaoti ang le hu jia! o ganj n z ` liao. dei ou le. Xiac`
B:
de, zaiji ` an. ` Hao
Key Vocabulary
n menj` dangji a
curfew to wear the pants in the family inside and outside so-called showing consideration for forthright
l l w` aiw` ai ei ` suow t tie haoshu ang
` baq` ` chongd ong tianzh b sh` a popom am mangc ong f awei ` r` x nyuey` x ngq
aggressive impulsive obligatory duty to despise motherly to follow blindly to y into a rage something new each day to rise
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A:
N y anjing z enme h ongh ong de? Zu ow an m ei shu` h ao ma?
B:
zu Ai, ow an y di an du o c ai shu` , z aoshang y` ou q de z ao, d` ao xi` anz` ai h ai h unhunch ench en de ne.
A:
e k` N g` anm a n` ame w an shu` ? Aoy` an qi us` ai ma?
B:
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N ay ou! W o h e w o m a y q k` an h anj` u ne. Zh ongy ang b a t ai m eiti an h en w an c ai f` ang, w omen d eng de k e x nk u ne.
A:

Ti an a, n men h ai zh ensh` zh zhu o. B` ugu` o xi` anz` ai h aodu o ` p nd` ao d ou z` ai f` ang h anj` u, erqi e sh oush` lu ou h en g ao. d H anj` u d` a y ou f ul u qu anm n zh x n de t` aish` a.
B:

K eb` ush` ma. J` de ji ush ni and` ai m` o de sh hou h aish` R` b en ouxi` angj` u de ti anxi` a. K esh` sh` unji an h anli u l aix , d` aji exi aoxi` ang d ou h a h an, g` ezh ong h ansh` li` aol , H angu o m ngx ng, H angu o xi aoshu o, H angu o f uzhu ang d ou y uh` ouch uns un b an m` ao chulai.
A:

Shu o q lai h anli u d ou y j ng f engm le zh engzh eng li` u ni an le. Ni anq ngr en zh ong g` eng li uchu an zhe y g u h ansh` x h a f eng, w ul` un n sh` x huan, h aishi f ang an, r enmen su o g ansh` ou d` ao de l aiz` H angu o de sh` ent` ou h e zhu` angj qu` e sh` sh shiz` aiz` ai de. h anli u zu` ow ei y zh ong d` azh` ong li ux ng w enhu` a, qu` esh y ou w` angsh` eng de l` liang.
B:
R&B hiphop
W o zu` ow ei y ge zh ongsh de h ah an z u, du` c h ai sh` y oudi an li aoji e de. Q xi an sh` H angu o y nyu` e de r` uq n, xi anq le y g u H angu o w uq u ch aoli u. C engj ng OuM ei xi angc uny nyu` e, y aog unyu` e y j R` b en de di` anz yu` e zh` anj` u le Zh onggu o d` adu o w` ail ai li ux ngyu` e de sh` ch ang, er H angu o c aij zh` ong gu o zh ch ang, r ongh eR&Bch` angf a, hiphopw ud ao d eng h eir en y nyu` e yu ans` u su o chu` angbi an de h ansh` ji ew u, g ang y tu ch u ji` u d` ash` ouhu any ng. Ji ezhe, H angu o de sh sh` ang y e k aish z` aigu on` ei li ux ng. H en du o ni anq ngr en d ou ti ao r an t oufa hu` o sh` chu an zhe h ansh` ku` o tu k` u. Su shu o y ou h en du o r en p p` an H angu o y nyu` e m of ang h eir en w uq u, di` ansh` j` u m of ang R` b en ouxi` angj` u, b` ng m eiy ou zh enzh` eng sh uy u z` j de d ongxi, k esh` w o d` ao ju ede zh` e d` aibi ao le H angu o li ux ng w enhu` a n eng q uch angb udu an, chu` angz` ao ch u z` j de f engg e.
A:

Zh` ey di an w o zh ch n . W o y e ju ede zh` e t xi` an le H angu o w enhu` a j` uy ou h en qi ang de b aor ongl` h e chu` angz` aol` .
B:
DVD
Du` a. W o ju ede h anj` u zu` d` a de m` eil` ji` u z` aiy u t a ti ej` n sh enghu o, j sh xi` ang D` ach angj n zh` ey` ang y ans` u de l` sh t c ai d ou s h ao m eiy ou ch enm` en de g anju e. H ai y ou xi` ang K` anley` ouk` an h e R eny uxi aojie zh` exi e f eiz` aoj` u, j sh ch angd a j sh , sh` angb ai j , gu anzh` ong r eng sh` zh ongx ng engg eng zhu k` an, b` ansu j` uq ng sh zh ong. W o h e w o m ama ji` ush` q zh ong li ang ge s zh ong f ens . W omen ji a h ai y ou y du deDVD, qu an sh` H angu o li ux ng o uxi` angj` u.
A:
W o ji` u m ei n` aix n k` an zh` ezh ong j b ai j de di` ansh` j` u.
B:

W o g an d ab aopi` ao, n y d` an ch angsh` , ji` u hu` zh aom . H anj` u l li` angy an de m ngx ng, w eim ei de j` uq ng, j ngzh` de hu` ami` an h e x` ji e, d ou sh` x y n y anqi u de f ab ao .
A:

Zh` ey di an w o h en t ongy` . H anj` u zh ong r enw` u de f uzhu ang h e f` ax ng j ngzh` pi` aoliang, y j ng ch engw ei h en du o ni anq ngr en m of ang de du` xi` ang. Ji` u li an H angu o x nh un f uf` u su o chu an de g ud` ai h anf u, y e ch engw ei gu on` ei x nr enmen p ai h unsh a zh` aopi` an de xu anz e.
B:

Sh` a, w o ju ede h anj` u g ei r en de g anju e h en d ongf ang , j ngu an ch angj ng d ou h en xi` and` ai, d` an g uzi l qu` e h en chu ant ong. Zh` ezh ong xi` and` ai h e chu ant ong b` ngc un de p aoc` ai w enhu` a d` ag` ai ji` ush` H angu o li ux ng w enhu` a sh` ou hu any ng de yu any n.
A:

shu A, oq p aoc` ai, zh ensh` b` un engb` u t w o zu` ` ai de H angu o li` aol sh gu ob` anf` an , k oushu d ou y` ao li u xi` alai le.
B:

W o y e b` ei n shu o de ` e le, sh enme sh hou y q q` u ch h angu oc` ai ba, w o q ngk` e!
Key Vocabulary
a oy` e ` sh oush` lu f ul u ti anxi` a y uh` ouch uns un
stay up late or all night viewership rate to capture everything under heaven to spring up like bamboo after rain
f engm f ang an sh` ent` ou r ongh e q uch angb udu an
fashionable to react against to permeate to fuse to offset weaknesses with ones strengths
zh ongx ng engg eng d ab aopi` ao w eim ei x nr en
devoted and loyal
to vouch for aestheticism newlyweds
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A:
(E0187)

zh shan. ` X` j` yuan. Ren chu, ng ben ng xiang n, x xiang x` b` ` x` qian. ...... Gou u jiao, ng nai
B:
` bei ` Sanz` j N zai ng ma?
A:

` e k` ` le J women Du` a. ntian shang zhexu e, laosh t dao ng ben shan ` haish` ben e ` de zhege ` renx` lunt o jiu ` . W ` ` le xiaosh ` guo de Sanz` ` ai ` du j xiangd ao hou bei ng , xianz haish` chongm le zhel a. lai an
B:
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` ` ong ng ben shan ` de guan n Zheme shuo sh` zant renx` dian?
A:

nanshu ` huat ` , l` ` wush Guany u Hen o. sh shang zhege u ` de eji a ` ` zhengl ` dou sh` un zhexu tu ng guo, que zhengm ` dao ` ai ` dou ao ` y ` e ` de da an. ` W wuf xianz ge queqi o y` ou a ded w` ` lundu ` ne. Sanz` j ren z enme neng ang xia an ng l shuo: ` shan, ` x eji a ` ei z zh chu, ng ben er f ang zhexu e renw x` ng ben e, ` xuy` ` b` ` xuex lai gaiz ao ` renx` o uduan ao tonggu y Shuangf ang s` hen z` shen. hu oul . dou
B:

` wo zu` ` taol un e went ` le. Zhege ` sh Shuo hua, pa ` zhexu ` jiuxi ` x ` er x angren went dongf huan hongs e, f angren ` ang e ` y hen nan d` x huan lans y` ang f` eijie, nglun. `
A:
` jushu a zu` xuanch Sh` a. Bugu o j` n y ou k exueji eng ` o ` ao ` le da an. ` o de k a ` men zai zhongy u Degu exueji zhaod de f ` niany` ou de f y anjiu nger any` ng sh y` an zhong axian, y men j` geg ` e ` dou eil e ` dehao er sh` y nger ngran zhur ` enw ` ng shanli ` ang tong, y ouc zhengsh le renx` de benzh` .
B:

y ` sh` O? T ng q lai s` hu ou y` si. T amen daod z enme hen ` sh ` tonggu o y` an zhengm ng de?
A:

` de meili ansh ` de baod ` ao. a k W o sh` kan e J` ushuo exueji ` guo zhey` ` ang y a guy` men zuo ge sh y` an, k exueji ` jiang de y ` zai ` d` diao b` n, shoul fu jiazi shang, ta uy` ong danx z hu` ` jian y ge gang xuehu` oulu guoqu bang ta ` de haizi huang ei ta. zai ` zhengg ` sh Y q lai, b` ngqie anjiuyu e an ` eng ai b` ` y` an guoch zhong, congl u zhud y aoqiu nger ong y ` ` de hua. ` Y z y exiezh bangzh u e b` u shuoxi lei nger e ` ta, zhanxi an ` le zhenzh ` uy` w anquan eng de l` tazh ngshen, j er b` ` zhur u tu bao. ` en hu
B:

ganju e t de a. ` ai ` sh` W W o z enme haish` ng xuan o dag wuf zhexu e zhezh ` ong shen ` de l ao y ongyuan jie lun a l ` ba. ng ben shan ` y ben e ` y wo juede W ulun ehao ehao, ` renx` ` ` sh` ` ai de jiaoy ` u peiy ang. geng zhongy` ao de hai houl ` he ` benx` ng zhezh ` ong ` ong sh` Guang kao dongxi, guj` zuoy` ` de ba. b` u da
A:

` zhexu e neng rangr ` s y Y exu en kao, ou b` ushao ba. Bugu ` o, ` hai sh` zh ` he shens de. went hen de hu wei
B:

ei ` y shang4d` ` ` wei` a, renl Hah s kao jiu axiao. N zhege ` f de zhexu eji a, xian haish` xiangxiang lai z enme neng b` u ` ` ` rang shangd` xiaohua ba.
Key Vocabulary
e zhexu zhel ng renx` f` eijie uy` l` tazh tu xuan
philosophy philosophical theory human (nature) difcult to comprehend altruism diagram abstruse
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A:
(E0190)

` ma, zuo ` laosh ` u an x N zh dao de leq y , jiush` n` zh ` meini ` ao ` de sh ` dianm ` shang ` naxi ` e baod sheng hou, k ey kan ngce de m y am en m wuhu ngzi, y ouxie ngzi zhende hen ouqu. ab `
B:

daosh` ` ou z sh` ma? Du` c wo meiy x` y anjiu o zh guo. W ` Zhonggu de m san ge z` zh dao o ngzi y liang ge z` he de y hai judu ou j shaosh u de s` ge z` de ` de fux` ` ng zuch eng o, m ngzi.
A:

` u ` ba, shaosh de duo sh` N shuo hanz m ng x guan u de q ` women suo jian ` de m m nzu ngzi z e he tongch ang ng de m ` y e z` duo. hen B uk , zi b` utai y` ang, erqi shu ru ` dou xiaof ait ` e u u b` e shenme jiush` ay ulak` de, zhexi ngzi. ` weiw erz de m
B:

` zhensh` y ` W a, kanlai n du` m ngzi hai hen ou y anjiu. Na ` u ` san zh ge z` hanz ngzi tongch ang dou y ou liang dao de m ma?
A:

ang, ` osh ` ang. Chule u sh` Du` , dadu ngzi dou zhey` ` de m Ouy Zhug deng S ma, fux` ai, x` ng tongch ang sh` y ge z` , ` ng w` e ` e liang ` b m ng z e k ey sh` y ge z` huozh ge z` , dou jiao ` ` su de renk ou de z changji an. Bugu zhe Zhonggu o eng` o ` sh` ` rongy` liang jia, ge z` de m ngzi sh zai tai chongm ng e yud` ` da, ` b ` b` ge z` le. Q san de xuanz jiao jiao u rongy` b chongm ng.
B:
o, ` wo jiu dush ` tong shang Meicu de y qian hou, ban ` j` u de sh j ` zhexi ` e x` sh hu` y ou hao ge L L , W ang P ng. Y nwei ng m ` changji ` le. T` baiji ax` tai ng zhong he ng dou an ebiesh` de ` x` ` rongy` j ge da ng, gengji a chongm ng, tongx` ng de ren ` tai ` duo. sh zai
A:

de haizi tongch su Sh` de. Zhonggu o ang dou fu ng, zh ` x` ` e de su jiaz tong u y ou j gebi mu ng, y` wei o x` de xianghu ` m xieyu an dou ` angchu xiaqu, ` y u guo ngzi he maixi an jiaz e y ` aiyu ed ` a. ` T ` gu jiu ngshuo hou q m ngz` sh` y` ao anz ` yuel sh ei ` de. T xialai ` de jiap u u, paib ongchang sh` y ju an ` jiaz liuchu ` ` en de z` ` jiashang ang y` ong x` ng jiash biaosh` beif` , zai z` j de y ` jiaz ` de u m ngzi. Y ner ou k eneng zhengg e tongy bei l liang ` y haizi, m ngzi de qian ge z` dou y` ang, zh y ou zu` hou t ` le dangsh m y ge z` b` utong. Y e y ou y xie ngzi hai xian ` tes ` e. ` B gang de na ` duan ` de sh dai ru nzhonggu o chengl` x ` ` Aigu Baoti an deng ` e liux Jianhu sh jian, a, o, m ngzi tebi ng, shang ` ` le aigu ` ozh uy` en zhensh` cong genb t xian .
B:

` ai ` zai ` t ` e b ` tu. ` ai ` m k esh` xianz ng zhexi ngzi jiu jiao ` juede Dag ` sh ` f le, m ` laot ao. ` Hai y nwei dai azhan ngzi jiu b jiao ` xiande hua m` ` ai ` xianggu de z` y ou y` ong he an lai ngm ng de, xianz ` q ` e de suq` Hong, Xiao kan lai y e tebi ru hua, Y` anyan , b Cu` ` y b deng, dou jiao ou xiangt u . q`
A:

` t nongc y Sh` y a. Bugu ngshuo qian un q m ngz` , liux ` o ng l m ` a, juede q ` tu yue ` y zhong x` n de zuof yue ngzi, haizi de m ang. Suoy y hu` ` u an ` a Goud haoy du ren q xiang Tiezh ` a, ` de m y nanh aizi q ` ng hu` zh lei ngzi. Hai ou jiat gei xiang de xiaom ` ang b ` hao y ` nuh u ng, juede zhey` jiao ang da. aizi
B:

` wo t ` y hu` m Nangu ai, ngdao ouxie ngzi y wei sh` nuh u aizi, o f ` sh` hen j ` zhe` jiegu axian nansh eng, huan ngy` a. Bugu ` o ` ` duo b` ba, z zhong q ngkuang y nggai u suan ong juede nan hu` ` kangj ` u ` ` haizi b jiao ong xiang nush u de m ngzi, tai ` y` eng niangni angqi ang.
A:

` y b Du` , gang, qiang, b ng, f ei deng z` dou jiao anggang, y` ` nansh m tongch ang ong zuo eng ng. L , t ng, p ng, f ei deng ` y z` zai ` nush ` liu z` z e b jiao nrou, ran u m ng zhong b jiao eng ` daosh` ` ` nanx` nghua ` de x ng. Bugu y ou nush u q b jiao ` o eng xiande shuaiq` ` he y ` ng. B m ngzi, dao hen ou gex` ru shuo ` an , jiu ` nuz ` Bugu ` ang ruon t xian u de y mian. ` neng jianqi ` o ` air ` en dou ` e jiangji ng he b` xiand u sh` tebi u y` ao haot ` le, zh jiu Dangr y u ` ng weiy ou hany` an e b` u paich oude jiat ` hao. y ` q ` le tu l` , hu` tey` ng suanm` ngsh bangm ang q ge hany` j ` e hao de m tebi ngzi.
B:

shuol q zhensh` da ` xuew en. ` Y` ai A, m ngz` hai men ou y` ao ng gaoy j ` an, wugu ` name ` a, y` haot ou dei l` y ou neih duo ai ng fum ` q ong ` ao tout nianq shuod m ngzi jiu ouxie le, ` u, y ` y ` k y ` de sh` ` u k zhe esh` guanh beizi qing ne, zhen ewei haizi ` zhongd ` ` sh` z eren a!
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A:
(E0193)

bang ba zhege ` gu` guoq ` u, j` guo` wo Hao, zi tai ngzi na ` ba ` zai ` na ` ......Hao de......Haiy ou...... lai......Du` , jiu ` gua
B:
` ganm ` a? F N zai a anxiangd aogu` de zheteng.
A:

` b` zhe ` wu a, t wo W o zai uzh` f angjian ngshuo engshu b` u f wo dei gaibi an ` xia ` sh` ` baish e ` zhuanzhuan hao, nei yunqi. `
B:
! Yuanl ai n ` A? zheme m x` n a!
A:
rangrang. ` Xu. x` n z e y ou, b` ux` n z e wu. name n Bie ` ` Hendu ` caitu an da ` q da j dong ganm a. o y` e y` xiangx` n zhuomo o ` ma. wo f engshu zh shuo, zhuomo y e b` uweigu
B:

` y ong kai loup an q d` D que ou hendu o y` e de laoz j xuan ` e sh` tai jiangjiu gangsh dou f engshu , tebi y xie ang he ` zhe ` f ` jiangjiu shang, b` uguo engshu daod de sh` shenme ` xianz ` ai ` y nong ` ne? W o dao e mei m ngbai.
A:

` n ` wo la. W ei, zhe y Heih jiu ao q ngjiao o zu` j` n gen ` y` ` f ` qianx n xuex , zh ` le b` m` wei engshu dash dao ushao hai sh` chuant ong chuan. F engshu xue Zhonggu o wen` de j z de shush hua ngsu zh y , sh` y men ej b` xiong ` u, ` sh` renl ei ` zhu huanj` ng xieti ao tongy y zhong qiu ran de yu z` en, ` b` sh` xuew u w anquan m x` n la.
B:

shen ` de. Bugu ` wo hai sh` ` dong. ao T ng q lai man b` utai ` o an ` ren de yunsh` W` eishenme f engshu neng gaibi ? `
A:

` de gu ou ` Q sh f engshu zhuy` y anjiu ran lu, u ao sh` ranh z` de shenghu x ` lai sh` ng, tiaozh eng ren o guan y` ng huanj` hu` ` y ` ong. Y f z` ran q dao d` ng de xiaoy` ouxie engshu y ` bei ` k sh ` yuanl e quesh exue y` an zhengm ng y ou y d` ng ` , er b` ` gu ` wei pianr ` en de daol uneng longt ong de bei na m an b` ng hu` shuol ai, he x` n. Jiand utong de juzh ` huanj` u ` ` e b` chansh eng b` utong de nengli angch ang, zhexi utong de ` nengli ang chang du` juzh hu` chansh eng m ngxian ` uzhe de f de j xiong b` utong de y ngxiang. Hao engshu huan` de t de z yunsh` b` ren j` ng k ey j da sheng onghe , er u hao ` ren dail ` ai b` de f engshu z e w angw ang gei ux` ng.
B:

an ` ` f de huanhuan Sh` ma? Jiand weizhi jiu engxiong` neng ` ? Zhe ` y ` xuanhu ` sh` huaj e tai le ba! F engshu daod z en me ge tiaozh eng f a?
A:

de wu F engshu tiaozh eng zhuy` zhendu` zhuzh ao sh` ` ai ` l` ` de huaji ` e f an, x ng quexi y` ong dut angf a j` nx ng z onge tiaozh ` xiand ` u ` e zhuzh de xianti an he eng, zu` da ` de huaji ` ai ` hua ` b` y ` an, quexi ul` wei oul` , sh renmen neng xiangsh ou` juzh ng de shush` neng dao sh sh` y` e geng` huanj` u , hai w` ` xiaoxi ao de gaibi an ` neng ` ai wei angsheng. Rugu dail o ` e ` er b` ne? haoch zheme duo u, y` ou hel uwei women
B:

` ang ` sh` y ` haoxi T ng n zheme y shuo, hai hen ou daol ` wo hai sh` ` ` ong ang taidu, de. Bugu ch guanw` zhezh he ` o z q an de dongxi, m x` n zhanbi wo ongsh` b` ugan ngy` qu ` changsh` .
Key Vocabulary
f anxiangd aogu`
to rummage through chests or cupboards to do something repeatedly to ponder to concentrate on to choose an auspicious day to turn bad luck into good general to wait and see to be connected to
zheteng zhuomo n yu qianx z ej b` xiong ` f engxionghu aj longt ong ang guanw` an zhanbi
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A:
(E0195)

Shangh ` de f ` zhensh` ` aiyu eg ` ao ` le, k Ai, ai angjia yuel e jiao ng z Y women p ngm n baix` enme huo. oush xiangxiang ` sansh hai b` z` j f` endou nian uy d` ng maideq f ang, jiu ` jue d ` de hen luo.
B:

` ahu, ` ` chao baof das` y W o t ngshuo ouxie ansh jian ` qiandu ` de f ` chao de hen gao, sh` f ang, jiang Shangh ai angjia zhende ma?
A:

ang ` y ` ong shuofa. ` na` b` Haoxi ou guo zhezh Zhen u zh dao ` ahu neng ` u, baof shenme baof xie ouxie m` jue, y y` ejian ` y ` duo b` ou hen gao en, ` shuo ren de xuew nanhen ng meiy hai hen tuqi ` an, ` k que ` t ng dian u shangt aimi esh` y ouqian b` sh` b` uzheng de sh` sh .
B:

zhexi ` e ` ahu ` ` ao ` ne, y y baof Ai, enme zheme bad ouqian e ` z shenme ` ` a mei liaobuq y a. W o y` nxiang zhong de baof shenme ou de nazh ` ong. hu, ouqian, y e meiy ` jiush` ` chule y ` an ` haozh das` ` hu ` que ` meiy ou shenme T amen daji ai, huo, sh shenghu gedi ao, ` j ` y y j ngshen zh` he o bian ouqian, e ` chengzu ` uruli bei ob` y zu. ` ude
A:

en, b` lengj` ng tong J` ushuo sh` y ouqianr uzhangy ang he taidu ` ` y oul de tongch ang sh` gu` zu, cul aoqiu er y shen u sh` ` ahu. y de tongch duo ang baof an e b` u sh` juedu` ` Dangr ` ahu ` baof ` u ` rengr b` de, y e y oude baof hou an uw` ang ` zai ` zh ` shehu` ` , hu` duo ` sh` a hen de c hu bao canji shan y` e he ` gongy` ong, ` ` er y ` ei fur en zuow shehu` huod zhexi nggai ` en de bangy` ang.
B:

y le. Suow ei ` de shangli ` ` de gu` e, wo Heh e f ajue ush ehu` ` ai ` tai ` x ` yu en de guanzh shech de zu, guan u dag bier ` he suoy miandu` ` duo u sh` bol anb` shenghu o, hen wu ` dou dadu ` o ` ahu zh dou baof b` j ng. Er ang qian ng b` u fu` tongch ` ` u ` b` he zhen y ou, y y` e baof uj n chuch f aner ` hou ` u ` xianbai, ` en y eb` uru. geg zheng de y ouqianr ouxie `
A:

` ai ` zhe ` y ` enmeb ` ahuch le y Du` , dag esh` weish aof engw ei ` c duo doush` ` gaig ek ai ren ge biany` . Q sh hen zai ` beij ` ngl ` y de kaif` angchengsh` f` ang hou xiang, dao anhai n, x` y qut ngyun fu amen de j ngl` zhong e ` aoj ` de zh` ` de. T e he x k ` houl ` ai baof ` ahu ` hu` y ou kank nlao, esh` dao ` que le b` erhu ` de daim ` ngc chengw ei ulao o . Y exu tamen sh` ` de zhuanbi an ` sh ` taid ` a, ` suoy cai b` ` fuy hou zai u bei ` ou zh suo jiesh ` ba. ou sh` ren
B:

` tamen b` ` W o y e zheme juede. Rugu y ou qian u sh` dao o o, ` ersh` ` zh` chu duo l` yu ongsh` y` e, xiangx` n ` baiku gongzh an duo. hen renmen hu` gaigu
A:

hai guy` o ` hu` ` qiaobuq Sh` de. Y ou qian rang ren , ` baiku ` zh` ` d wen hu` rang ren y n de wenhu a yun, mei ` juede ` mei zh cai hu` ` ` wugu ` y hua shi de ren zheme zuo, ou ai duo ` ahu ` b` baof hen beigu` zumen b sh` wei udong l ` hu` ` en, zh shu, ush` zhenzh eng de y ouqianr sh` x` ngyun ` b` ` de ` u . baof ` le ery
B:
` e ` ren shuo ` guoy ` u ` ` gu` tai Q sh naxi zu e hu` bei an y aom ` tongy` hu ` de. Zonggu lengd an, ang y e sh` hen huo dou baix` ng suo neng l de sheng b` ush` women p ngchang jie angsh` huof .
A:

xianz ` ai ` liux ` Du` y a, suoy zh shi x ngu` , zhe ng de sh` tongch gao he hen shen de xuel` de qunr ang y ou hen en ` beij ` ng, b` ` z` he x wenhu a ng tonggu o j de nul` n , xuesh ong ` huoq ` u u, q n laod lai tongch ang congming caif ` tamen ang sh` ` f de zhongji l` y` ou y ouhany shehu` azhan an liang.
B:
o, ` zhe ` y ` f he Meicu e zhengsh` women nul` ang de mubi ` ao ` xiang ne!
Key Vocabulary
` das`
large-scale
` hu huo zhangy ang shech uj anb` bol ng eb` uru geg ` ` ngl beij xiang erhu ` b` ulao o d yun ` zhongji an
to squander to publicize luxurious great waves completely incompatible to leave home to reap without sowing the true details core
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A:
(E0198)

wo zu` zhensh` shuo Ai, j` n a, zhush` u shun. W o ma ` b` ` y` ` wo qu ` na ` qiu ` bai xiac` ao dai ang Pus ` Longw a ge qian, ququ ge f o, hao hu` q` . `
B:

N ` ai y ` x N A? y e x` n zhege a? haod e suan nsh` j` de ` esh eng xiangx` ` e zhuangsh daxu le, z enme hai n zhexi en` nonggu de dongxi.
A:
dongxi N` ngk e x` n q y ou bu4k e x` n q wuma. Y ouxie y zhende t ng xuanhu de, s` hu ou m` ngzhongzh u` zhen qu de na ` wei ` suanm` ` W chang d` ng y shuo. o ma ng ` zhao e l ta xuesh yuanb j hai o, laosh jiu ng. Erqi ngtong ` hen ` k ` ong ` shuol pianr ` en Y` ai Zhou . Zhe e b` u sh` nazh su bian ` zhe ` wei ` suanm` ` suanm` de xiazi ng o. Y qian ng xiansheng wo ma liansh ` ` k shuo, wo ceng he ang y hou end` ng hu` poxi ` ang. ` o, wo chuzh tongxu y oudian Jiegu sh he e ong ` o zu ` zhende xiap sh ao, q che shuaid chunsh ang y oudian ` ang. ` zhun? sh` poxi N shuo bu sh` hen
B:

yue ` shuo ` shen le. Na ` n yue a, n Tian hai sh` bu sh` sh he n ` o, gongsh shao an, baif chang mama y q chouqi en, xiang?
A:

` ` ong Y oush hou hu` y q . W o z ong juede suanm` ng zhezh n, y dongxi b` uk e quanx` e b` uk e b` ux` n. Sh` qing de f asheng Naxi ` e ` suanm` z ongsh` y ou y n y ou guo. ngsh neng bang ` a jieju e, y n zhaoch u qing de q y n b` ng xiang banf e sh` ` b` ` haosh` weib` u sh` jian a.
B:

a, n su ` lianx` la. Zhe ` k Aiy bie y` y` zao esh` m x` n. Suo` de y sh` ` y ` sh` an. W zh wei nguo jian ouxie buguo our o sh` ` e zhexi ` e ` de. W gu sh b` ux` n zhexi o juede shenzh shuo zai ` piaomi le. sh` tai ao
A:

` ong ` a. Zhexi ` e b` W o b` u zant n de kanf uy d` ng sh` hubi an` ao. ` ` ` ngshu y luanz Jiuxi x f ang de zhanx azhan ` ang ` de f de Y` bagu ` y zhanb a u y` ang, Zhonggu o j ng he e sh` y men en. ` Q x an, hongb sh` de xuew m ng, banqi ai sh` dou y ou b` u b` de jiangjiu ren xiongj de. Dangr an u paich ouxie ng y ou zhenzh ` ` hunshu Y` meiy eng y anjiu , que mo guo Zhou ` ` en. yu, u daoch ` pianr
B:

juede ` e ` sh` ` wuy shuofa sh W o haish` zhexi zai tai wuj u ` ` z` ` de, er b` ` le. M` ngyun y` ao kao j zhangw o ush` kao ` sh` baz` jued` ng de. Jiu kan ` shouxi ang ` lai shengch en lai` na ` de wenl u ao ` jiu ` ao zhe shoush shuo, ang d` ng daibi ` nand ` y de m` ` ou nage ` y ge ren ngyun ouxiang ma? Haiy jie` z ` ` a, wo zuo ` ge meng ` y` ` meng daf jiu ao zhong ` yush` ` zhe wo ` ang, ` sh ` sh` shenme ` de. daji zhe zai mei daol
A:

b` ` e u shen wo Ha, ng b` u xiang shuof xiangx` n zhexi n ` Bugu ` wo daosh` ` x q de yuc zhende hen nshang n ` e. ` o ` ong ` de y zhezh b` u xiang m` ngyun tou ongq` . Zenme ` d ` wuf lai jiesh` mou y ne, women shuo d que ong k exue a y` wo n` ` xiangx` sh` xie qing, suoy ngyuan n m ngm ngzhong ` y ` Suoy , zh l` quesh ou q ta liang de cunz y` ao b` u sh` ai. ` he w y ` suanm` ` le. mangm u ai anquan lai ng jiu ` chongb ` hao
B:

o. ` W ` ` Meicu o y e juede zu` zhongy` ao de sh` y` ao y zheng` de taidu ` du` ` zhexi ` e ei ` de m` ` suow que lai dai ngyun ` yuc ` e. de sh y ` w ` ` Q sh wuli hou, wo e hu` zai angshang cece ao de m ` ou ou taohu y un wo ngzi j l` bu j l` , xiazh oumeiy ay ` ` kan ` guo ` y ` dou ` ergu ` sh` shenmede, b` uguo hou y xiao o, ou zhenzh ` ` guo, chunsh b` ng meiy eng de qu u ` zaiy` xiao ery . qian
A:

` ai ` w ` uy a, xianz Hah angshang zhensh` wusu ou. W o du` ob` ` zhanb talu op ai y gan x` u he x f ang de x ngzuo e hen ngqu, ` zhun ` e ` sh` ` shenq le. hen sh dou zai tai de, zhexi
B:
zhensh` e, shuanggu xia ` y N hai zhongx jieh anq a. W o ` n n, peng ` ge kan p ge touj ge shu j ngqiu, ey zuo jiu ` k biaozh un de wush la.
Key Vocabulary
zhush` u shun ` b` m` ngzhongzh u` d` ng ` y` zao piaomi ao ` ao ` anz hubi anlu u zhanb u hunshu moy wuy wuj u ` m ngm ngzh zhong
nothing goes right decreed by fate
to fabricate dimly discernibley to fabricate a story to practice fortune-telling to sh in troubled waters completely groundless in the unseen world
shuanggu anq ` xia
to use two approaches to a goal
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A:
(E0201)
wo zhensh` ` u Ai, luow le!
B:
Zenmele?
A:

u w ` y an ` y Haoji an w angluo oux` le, zuoti shangw ang, mei ` y ` ` Y w andifu f axian oux` y ou le tianf a. qian an ` de bianhu en zh ` xianz ` ai ` dou mei deleish chu , x ngj` zhengb a, w ` ai ` rem ` en dexianj` an, hai ng, kaixu ren an le. Xianz wo sh` d` y c` t ngshuo.
B:
` n ` zai ` jiaoy ` e y` ou u de zhexi Na k e zhen ao jiesh shuo ` le. N huanghu y le, hai x n y oux` , q sh y e y j ng sh` zuor` a ou ` xianz ` ai ` w x gengdu o n de y oux` ne. B ru an demo wo ` sh` ` sh sh` zu` shou jie, m` ng, cai renq` w` ang de.
A:

` e ash ash sh ` sh` y sh` a, wo Zhexi oux` dou dad zai mei ` haoz ai ` xianz ` ai ` y ` x` shenme x` ngqu. oux` bei f en ` Bugu ` o ei, ` wo jur kand ` ao ` y zhongl cheng hendu o ge y oux` an ` na ` b` ` ` jiaoy uw` u diansh` ju o. ` ang dush` ` he ` chabudu , jiu ` nsuon eng ` ou ` Renwu jiush` daban de piaoliang, ranh ` jiej` y` ashang zhensh` chuq ao anyu. oux` kaif wusu ` xunzh ` Y o u b` uneng.
B:
` x` ` ang huay` u, Bugu angbaich Sh` a. ngku tamen zhey` ` o de xiuxi shenghu jiu ren f ouz e women haodu o o ` mei an o ` le. Bieshu ngren, jiu wo women y ou zhuolu o nianq ` lian ` ` zai ` diann ` ao qian, zuo baba mama y e x huan zhengti an ` da maji ai. W ren ang, w an lianzh ong y oux` , gen dap o y zu` ` shangb ` b` qian f engkuang de sh hou, y nwei an uneng y gu dai ` wo w ` j da oux` , hai an, zhuan f en. ` le ge ren
A:
?
` wo jiu le, n rang ` en w an u m ngbai huaqi bier an, Zhe ` b` ` hai y ` u?W sh` ` na ou shenme leq o hai juede z` j xiangsh ou ` ` eng ` ` ` shuo y oux` de guoch b j f en geng zhongy` ao. Bugu ` o, ` y ` zhen ` Guaibude ` lei. sh hua, b` u y b` u w anxiaqu hai wo ` anz ` ai ` hai sh` ` ao. daoxi caini
B:
z` ` ai ` y x Q sh wo j xianz e x ngwu oux` gur y nren, ` le, y ` an ` ` y ` shenghu jiu k esh` shangy ndao ngxiang gongzu o o u` b` ` ao duo aij` xuesheng nqu, zh de le. N kanh jiush` touz ` y ` Y ` ` w pao zai wuf ba. ouxie angy n zhong de zhengti an az` shangxu ` y ns qian w angba l , lian e e meix le. Suoy ` ` quangu y uzhu a hong duansh jian, ou ge jiaoy anji bian o, ` ` ` jiangzu ` bang jiew ` angy ` ao ` daoch u o, haizi n. W o kand ` ban ` ` ` e ang de jiazh juew` ang, diansh` shang naxi zhensh` hen y ou ganch u. `
A:

y shenzh` ` ` xianr ` u hai de ren Sh` a, ou j duan ched ang` w ` oux` ` zu` ` y ` meiy ou guogu ` an z` er luoy sh` jie, hou nwei sha ` w ` oux` ` z ` zhe le. N shuo angluoy de meil` enme jiu ` zheme ` ne? Meige ` y` aiqi ` an w j da yue ao hua baiku any oux` , hai ` ley` ` . Baoku ` women ren sh` y ou zhemadu o o lia.
B:

` air ` en shenghu dou ` k b K eneng sh` xiand o jiao ongxu ba. ` oux` ` udi ` xian` W angluoy k ey rang n su x nsuoy y` andao ` t e zhongt ` de kuaig ` an. w sh shenghu o y` anb` udao Erqi an` e neng ang he j Y y oux` sh , tebi peiy f a tuandu` j ngshen. e ` neng ao j y pengyou. quesh jieji xie W o jiu ge j ng` he y ` w ` zuozh ` an ` de w le chang q zai angshang angy ou cheng ong ` a e zh` ganju shenghu ozh de pengyou. Daji quxi ` ang suoy tebi ` e tandel tou, ai.
A:

` un ` e ` de l ` shen ao Suanle, b` u taol lun tu jian ` zhexi ` le. N ` an wo ba. F w w m` guogu y xie j gei ouz e wo an lai an qu, ` laoshi s meiy` hai chuj . , zhen
B:
` ai ` y duodesh` ` z` Xianz oux` lunt , n an j w an de y oux` lai an henku ` jiu ao ` shubuq sousu o, ai zhaod ng de m` j . N ` neng genj ` en q ` ao ` zu` n u dei ngkuang f enxi. Zhaod sh` he ` ger ` wo zu` ` ` e m de f angf a. Bugu j` n daosh` tebi zuqi oux` , ` o u y u ` ei ` de. Neng sh` u zh` dou genj jiesh jieb zuo ` gang ` de sh` quansh` ` de dap ` ai qiuyu k ` n. guoy z` j zhuz jie e zhen ai an ` sh` ` ei shuang. hai B kan jieb
A:

na ` wo jiar n en u Ai, y q w an ba! Zanmen zhonggu or ` he ge sh` ` guanj un! y e na jie
Key Vocabulary
andifu tianf ` huanghu zuor` a nsuon eng jiej` y` anyu ` x ngwu `
earth-shaking outdated to do ones utmost a sexual encounter to come to a realization
gur ` an u su x nsuoy ` m` j zhuz ai
admittedly to do as one pleases secret book to dominate
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A:
(E0204)
2008
tian qu ng, juede ng f wo Qianj Beij asheng le hen ` le Beij ` unhu` ` de bianhu ` ` T` sh` ` ngl Aoy nian da a. ebie erl ngba de ` ei ` gongzu ` zhengz ` ` ruhu ut ` wo choub o ai nx ng, rang or u de j` ` unhu` ` dao ` le Beij ng j ` ei Aoy e gansh shenk` ou jiang zuow ` ` chengsh` ` zhub de longzh ong q` f en. an
B:
08
` lai shuoshuo ` wo y e Zhende ma? Kuai kan, j ng haoxi mei qu ng le, zhen ` erl ` ngl q nian nian dai ngba ` guo Beij ` unhu` ng kan ` Aoy de sh hou, neng qu . ` Beij `
A:
08
b` ngren, y sh` W o y e sh` . W o juede uj n sh` beij nggai suo` unhu` en, y ` ngl de Aoy nian y ou zhonggu or t q erl ngba ` le j ` ` jiu chongm an dong yu ang. W o y chu ei` hu` xiangw f jiu ` dao ` zhezh ` ong q` ` j chang ou f en, daoch u Bei` gansh ` sh` j ` de ng n u j ng huany nde biaoy xiangw uf eai he ` uw ak ` an, rang ` n ang dao ` beij ng renm suo xiaoli l` k` e lianxi n he en de y yu ` ng. Geng ` y ou zhonggu or ouhao y ouy` y` de req ` unhu` hai zhuanm qu an canji a le Aoy sh` , wo en heyu de ` Y ` ` sh ong, ` ang de j daoj` huod zhensh` y c` nanw` ngl` .
B:

` x` ng Beij Tiana! N zhensh` tai ngfu o y e t ngshuo le. W ` unhu` ` un weile ` y ` Beij ng de Aoy Aoy zuw ngzao f en, ` eihu` ` q` ` le dali ` ang ` ` Gongg ` ong, zuo de gongzu o. ongji aot cheng` ` ` deng ` angmian ` sh` gongshu , yund angd` jiansh e gef ` ongch ` le dali ` ang ` de gaij` n, Beij ngsh` ` zhuan zuo dou hengf u hai zh` ` de gongshu men d` ng le zhendu` tuf jian y` ngj a sh` ` unhu` ` y ` zai ` Aoy w` neng yu baozh eng q jian anwuy . ` an, ` sh ` shangxi ` ` dou zhongsh` ` ` chang hen Kanlai quangu o a zhe ` ei ` gongzu ` a! shenghu` de choub o
A:

` hai y Sh` a. Bugu sh` zhengf ub` ou put lao` ang umen, ong ` unhu` ng, dou ` Aoy ei ` gongzu ` mang weile baix` de choub o ` ` ` N ` renmen k shangm angxi a. chuch ey yud y ou` u ` dou ` ao ` de xiaoli ` an he zhench de bangzh y shan eng u. ou hen ` Hai ` unhu` ` y Aoy le tamen duo de zh` yuanzh e, e y j ng kaish ` ` Jiu laot ou laot aitai ` kai x nq n de gongzu o. men dou ` Lian y ganj` ` n k ` le. sh xue ngwen, e da
B:

` ` Zhensh` y chang zhenzh eng de quanm n yund a. ` ong ` hu` ou yuhu` y Xiangx` n zhe sh` suoy sheng y c` de ` zhe ang j ` daji ` a ` ` ng le. dou zheme nanw` ngl` , y e nangu ai req ` n ngaoy ` unc guo Beij Na qu an ` cangu ` un ma?
A:
14 08 08
` unc qu zai ` jiansh ` ` zhong, Dangr an e sh ` guo. Aoy ` un hai ` unhu` ` changgu y u kaig ong s` ge Aoy x njian an quanb` le. ` ` np ahu` cun Aol y` ngong Guoji zhongx n, Meit k` esenl he deng ` y ` jiansh ` ` zhong. hesh zai yuan xianggu an e dou e ` un ` daji ` a ng x qu W` eile f angbian chang, Beij nz eng ` Aoy ` hu` ` un d` an, ` hai y ` he Shoud u tiao de duo tiexi ou Aoy xian ` zh ` aot ` dengd ` er` ong jiang j chang gu daoji xian eng dou zai zh quanmi ` jianch ` u nian l ngl ngba qian an eng tour ` yun` gongn ` anqu bianji ` e de y ng, chengw ei eng w anshan, an ` erl ` ngl de sh ongx` nian jiaot tong. Xiangx` n dao ngba hou, ` ao ` y n de Beij ng. women k end` ng hu` kand ge zhanx
B:
1000
` unhu` ng kaizh de Aoy ei ` he xuan an W o juede Beij choub ` gongzu ` y ` le f de shehu` ` chuan o ngzao eichang liangh ao y ` ao ` le suoy ou qunzh ` guan f enwei, e shoud ong de m` qie ` unhu` ` Beij ng Aoy ` sh zai u zhu. o t ngshuo kaim ` W ` ` daoj` ` un gangg tian sh y qian cai ang f ab` u de Aoy xiangw uf ` j ` u ` e ` de w a, y zh gongb` uy` ngqiu, ngcheng le sh f en reli x ` un Aoy f en. ` q`
A:

y ` mai le haoj tao ` k ` huopo Sh` a, wo e tedi eai, defuw aliu ` j` ` wo juede tamen ` ao le mengxi ` he zuo nian, b` uj n daibi ang enm ` ang, y ng de zhuf Beij zhonggu or n de yuanw` e jiang ` u, de zhuf ` ei sh` ` Zhonggu o jie. `u daig
B:
35
` ang juede. b` W o y e zhey` T ngshuo uj n sh` j xiangw u, ` ` unhu` ng Aoy ` he dax ` ng j biao Beij zhut ouhao ngguan ` k ` ` ` y ` zh` y e j jiangl oumi anle. Zhut ouhao j ng zhengsh` k ongy ` tongy ` a le d` ngweit ge sh` jie ge mengxi ang, biaod enm sh` ` enm ao yuan` zhonggu or n naizh` jier n de meih tebi ` e x ngaoz ` uw he jiaoy ` uw` ang. W o hai nshang Beij ei ` ` quangu sansh zhongxi zhong b` u zai o wu an suo aoxu e w` ` np de Aol ong, ` y ` de an uhu kaizh k` e jiaoy f eichang ouxiao ` od ` np ` np o le Aol chuanb k` e zh shi b` ng hongy ang le Aol k` e j ngshen.
A:

` n hen jiu qu ng, a, kanbuch Hah ul su ran mei ` Beij ai ` unhu` ` du` ng Aoy ei ` gongzu ` liaor uzh que Beij de choub o ` ` u. zhang, zhensh` peif
B:

` dangr zhe ` k en dou m` Na an, esh` meige zhonggu or qie ` , wo dangr y guanzh u an e b` uhu` l` w` ai! ` de dash`
Key Vocabulary
ei ` choub ut ruhu or u ` y ngzao y` ngj w` anwuy sh ` n ganj` yuny ` ng gongb` uy` ngqiu hongy ang uzh liaor zhang
preparation like wildre to build to meet an emergency surere drive business operations demand outstripping supply to develop to know like the palm of ones hand
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A:
(E0207)

qu ` shangdi ` l ` de luy Zu` j` n wo ou u axian an mai ` Ouzh ou, f ` haodu er. ` ` an haishu dou sh` dianq` o Hai Shouhu oyu o hao. ` y` ` u xiaol Kanlai zhonggu oq e zhensh` z ouxiang ` hen ` le. sh` jie
B:
500 15
er sh` j` , y Sh` a, Hai zu` zao njun e sh` zu` chengg ong guoj` y` adi ` zai ` Ouzh an de zhonggu oq e zh y . T amen de xiaoji ou Beim ei y ` ou k en. Qu de sh` he j ng zhany eguan changf` ` de Caif u qiang, jiu nian Zhonggu o ou sh wu ` wub ai ` y jia ` daji ` a ` ei Zhonggu sh` z q y` e shangb ang. Y qian ong renw o ` ongch ` ` ai, ` zhonggu y` sh` chaoj jieg ang, dansh` xianz oq e de y f z` shen azhan e xiangd ang xuns ` u. `
A:
500
` shangb ` ` ngy` sh` Bugu ang de dou longdu anx e de guo` o ` n he y ` z` ` q , b ru y ou, dianx` nhang. Kao zhuchu ang sh ` guon eiw` ` ai dou chengg qud x n b` ng zai ong de q y` e hai e shao. Zh` hai meiy ou nengg ` j` ` wub hen shao ou nru jie ` sh` ai qiang.
B:
30
` ` xuy` W Dansh` f ansh` dou jian. omen de q y` e suan ao sh ` xianz ` ai, ` f hai b` ` sansh neng y ` dao azhan udao nian, ou zhe` x ` tuozh ` an haiw` aish` me y dap nx ngq y` e zhuji chang an j de chengji er, Lian y j ng sh` hen ngren u ru ` le. B Hai Huaw ei, dou ` z` zai xiang he j de l ngyu ongde ` chengg ` enji aog en, ` ai ` zhengz ` ` b` ` nul` xianz zhanw ai uduan ei chengw ` renk ` e de p sh` jie npai.
A:

women y` nl` Sh` a. Suoy b` uneng j gongj` . Zhonggu oq e ` z ou chuqu, mud` u sh` y` ao shangb ang. Ersh` y` ao ch ` b` ` z` w ` Q xu n he wo anshan. sh women de p npai, ` chuangx dadu ` osh y ` qush ` n j` u muqi d jia Hex ng` an ` haish` eng. yuanyu b` ` Zhe ` he quanqi ux` hai zhengl` an ugou. ng guoj` hai y da ` chaj u. p npai, ou hen `
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hai kand ` ao ` guo baod ` ao ` shuo er dar u Hai Ng, wo ` Ou sh` ` le hen x` sh` Mei chang sh , zuo zh` de k` ehuy ` anjiu he ` T ` guow` ai xudu ngren nianq changdi aoch a. amen f axian o xiao, suoy genj ` ` an shej` ` hen u de zhuf tedi ` ang dou ` zhege ng de jiadi ` b` an, le xiaox ng bangzh u chengg ong ` tamen u shuo, ` zhonggu y` zai dar sh` chang. Suoy oq e ` le dangd` hua ` de guoch ` eng uhu ` y guoj` zhong, bent e sh` zh` guan a ` zhongy` ao de.
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z he guanl de bent uhu ` y Q sh renl` yuan e y y` ang guan a e ` Erqi cong mouzh jiaod u ta b jian. ong chan` shang shuo, uhu ` haiy` ao kunnan. y` ` o p n de bent Zhonggu oq e zaigu a ` ` x ` le y kai gongch nei guan d gongz , d chengb en ang. ` shengch an ` he y ` Dang tamen ba anxi anf azhongx n she` q a hur f ` chengb zhang guoji sh zai ta , cai axian en le an ` T` sh` ai, ful` s` de j` san bei. ebie gaodu an shur ` enc bao jiash ` ong j ang xian gongz , y m ng yuang de chengb en j` de sh ` X ` le hu u o shur an bei. guan Zhonggu ` enyu dengy suan, ` y de zhonggu angji du` j ngdax` ad chengb en och a, ` y renbuzh sh` a zhunb c w angw ang quef ner u y` ao ei, ` hai guon ei ` renyu y ` angy haiw` ai xianj` n zhao an anf a. Zhey` lai, ` Zhe ` y ` ei ` y anf azhongx n x ngtongx ush e xianzh` le guon e. ` q y` e de j` shu ` tup o.
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ongs ` o touz sh zhonggu Hendu o og j` nx ng kuagu , y e yud ` wenhu ` ay` dail ` ai de chongj ei ` suo . Guon chang ach ` ao ` ong de q ` he zuof ` a zaih ` aiw` ai x guany` y` ewenhu a ngbutong, guanl t ` ao ` y an. Zhe ` y ` suoy zh` shoud anjun e bao` de kaoy` hua ` de zhonggu y` lu y` ao guoj` oq e q sh f eichang ` le xiang x` ` u ` y guan a y de gaoc eng quef ou guoj` ng zhanl anguang e ai. l renc
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e women ai sh` Sh` a, erqi q y` e de haiw` chang tu guang chuy ` aish` an. y e hai Haiw` chang du` zhong u chuj jiedu npai de rent ` ongd ` guop u xiangd ang d de. Kanlai y` ao ` sh` ` ` ao ` jub ` z l` ` en guoj` sh` zhenzh eng zuod onghesh , zhanw ` ei zhensh` ` ` ` chang hai renzh ongd aoyu an.
Key Vocabulary
u xiaol ` ` longdu an ` an tuozh ` enji aog en zhanw nl` j gongj` ` ronghu` guan tong
sales to monopolize to expand to stand rm eager for success and prot to master through thorough study
suan ` j ngdax`
precise calculations strict budgeting
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` x ngtongx ush e
to exist in name but not in practice to have heavy responsibilities for a long time
` ` ` renzh ongd ao yuan
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(E0210)

y ai de diann ` ao p a, wo w Tian dak angy` e, wo ngmu ` shang ` tan chulai dong` ge chuangk jiu z` dong o ou, hai ` hu` haodu ` ` diann ` ao. budong jiu j , zhensh` ge po ` s
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wo kankan, ` ` ao shuobud` Sh` ma? Lai, n de diann ng ` an ` ma? zhong b` ngdu y ou zhuang f angduru le. N anji
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ou. Su lao t l zu` Meiy ran ng x nwen shuo j` n y` ou e e ` dazh ` ong ` naxi b` ai y ou naxi ngdu le, k esh` y n weih ` z` ai dou ou pengd ` ` guo, suoy meiy ou meiy wei j congl ao angd ` diann ` aob` ngdu zhensh` ` ai zhuang. Meixi ao yuel hai ` zhangku yue ang.
B:

jiany` ` n ` zhuang an, ` b ge f Sh` de, wo ganku ai angduru anji ` Ru` ` e Nuod ` un ` ub k ru nshand x ng huozh ey . Zhe J a, ` dou ` de baoh u ` ao k ` y` ang k ey y ouxiao de diann ey b` u shou ` n ` Zhexi ` e an ` chule ` ruanji b` ngdu nhai. ey q ngchu q k diao ` de b` hu` an changji gengx y xie an ngdu, meiti n b` ng hai ` he q duk f axian ngchu x n de b` ngdu. u, ` y zu`
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` n ` bang zhuang an ` ba. Bu wo ge f Na ganku ai angduru anji ` ` wo hai b` ` m guo utai ngbai, b` ngdu z enme hu` chuan sh` dao ` wo de diann ` ao shangl ` ai de ne? ran
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duo ` de jiush` ` f Y ou hen angsh` a, zu` changji an o ` tonggu ang chuanb o. n ` ao laishu Na n huli de diann o, hen ` anw sh` n dianj dao ` y ` zhe` w y ou k eneng b` uxiaox xie angzhan, ` shangmian ` ` zhe y an, ` w b` xie angzhan fud xie ngdu ` ai wenji ` n zh ` jiu ` z` ` ` ai dao ` n ` zai dianj hou dong xiaz de dian` bei le. L` ` sh nao ngw` ai y ouyuEmailde pubi y` ong, y e chu an ` le tonggu ` o ` de b` xian oEmailchu anb ngdu, rang zhensh` f ` ang . B ` ` x ren angb` ushengf ru enzi das` ngf eng qianzh ` nghoum ` ang ` deAiq ` ` b` zuol enb` ngdu, o ngdu jiush` ` tonggu ` j` ` chuanb o, ou j` ` daozh` y oujian nx ng y oujian suoy suanj ` ao ` b` ` ` an y` onghu ngdu ongzh` , zaoch eng w angluot ` shoud k` ` x` ` ou ` deng ` ` huan, nx xiel y anzhong hougu o.
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` k ` le. Naxi ` e ` o z sanb b` Zhensh` tai epa ngdu enme de ren ` a? ` ang zuo ` du` Zhey` zheme wuli tamen y ou shenme ao haochu ma?
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sh` ` l` ` weile ` qieq ` u en j Y ouxier zai y` de qush xie m` y xia ` e k` ` y mafan, heik` e z huozh ey` zh` zao xie y ouxie e chun huozh ` e zh ` ` u shu wuli sh` xiang zhengm ng z` j jiay sh` ao ` ` ao j` y zh e j` diann shu l` . Hai oude heik` ngran sh` sh j ` de sh ` an, tamen ` ao, y ` zh ` su` de shaoni chenm yu qie wei diann ` ` an, que ` y ` u o, ` chuf` le haow n f alu shi guoy alu y` boru ` an f hai b` u z` zh .
A:

` ei ` de heik` dou e tongch sh` Zheme shuolai, suow ang j` shu ` ` en, congming y K ` enme u guor he outianf esh` weish ` de ren. ` eng y` ` zheng` tamen zheme gaoch aode j` shu ongdao ` mein l` weih ` shehu` ` ne, ai tu aner y` ong z` j de zh` hu` lai shang, f ` k zhensh` tai ex le.
B:

n ` zhuang an, ` Sh` y a. Suoy y` ao ganku ai ge f angduru anji ao j chad u nati an ` le T` u, zhong haiy` ngchang uran e shad b` ` mum bei ` bier en qieq ` u ` en m` k` luoy de ger ma, ong` a, le n ` ao k zh` le n de diann e jiu le. ` mafan
A:
` shuo ` k dou kai ` ao le! diann yue b` N yue ongb` u le, wo ugan
B:

` k ` huli ang sh ` ren ansongt Zhe eb` ush` weiy ng. Zai dai, ` anw ` aiyu e ` y ` diann ` ao, rugu b` ` men yuel lai u j j f angzh ge o b` ` y diann ` ao guzh ` he x` ai, zhong ngdu mian n de weih ` ang ` ou, ` na ` jiang ` he shenghu x xiel du` women de gongzu o o ` ` de y zaoch eng jud ngxiang. ` a
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o. ` Kanlai ` ` haish` duodu ` de meicu o zhongsh` N shuo y hou Na ` women ` ai ` jiu an ` ba. f de hao. xianz angduru ` zhuang anji
Key Vocabulary
` f angb` ushengf ang ` ang ` x ngf engzuol ` tanhu an qush ` u qieq ` u jiay ` chuf` ` an ansongt weiy ng
impossible to defend well
to stir up trouble to paralyze to spur on to steal to control to offend to sensationalize
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(E0212)
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` ma? W e ` Fud ` a` gangg ao N zh dao o biaog ang shoud ` and xueMBAde luq dan. ` u tongzh
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e zhen l` Sh` ma? Gongx gongx . N biaog hai!
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K y ` xiang ng, shenzh` y Ai. esh` ta dianr e b` u gaox` huan f` angq` ne!
B:
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` aiMBAzh ` ` ` en, b` ` W` eishenme a? Xianz eme rem y` e y hou uw ` qiant a! uli ang
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` T biaog e ` shuo, su W o y e b` u zh dao. ng wo ranMBAh ao renc ai de tongd ` hen duo dou guanl ren cheng gaoj ao, ` tongch ` daqi ` an, k juedeMBAb` y` e hou ang neng zhuan e` ai ` guon ei ` du shuosh` ` de ren sh` xianz ang guanl gongsh f xiande ` ` enme uni duor aner zhege zhengsh u um ao, meish nliang ` ` ang, ` ei hai gu` ` ren. hanj le. Gengh eku xuef` de hes ` ai ` ta ` de sh` ai deMBA. zhenzh Dag eng xiang kao guow`
B:
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Zhonggu deMBAjiaoy ` u hai b` ` K esh` , su ran o azhan u suan ` f ` tebi ` e chengsh w ` dan ` women jiu, u suan u anshan, d b` he ` sh` ` ang ` renc ai a. ` u guanl MBAjiaoy que xuy` gaoj ` ao dali ` Zhonggu y ` zhub` zai o zh zai en. Cong sh wu u shengw an Q axu ` e kaish peiy angMBAren sh` nianqi nghuad dian dao ` y y ` uMBAzhengsh cai, jiu ongy ou banb` u jiu jiu nian ` shum ` ` wush ao z ge de gaoxi j ng shangsh engd ao ` u ` jiu ` y dao ` xianz ` ai ` geng ` beish ` u liu sh` cheng j he eng` suo, ` z ` ao rensh b` ai shu ` aiyu e` zhang, baok u y` e renc e yuel ` he ` y ` zanch ` ` Zhonggu bent u W duo. o daosh` hen eng zai o pei ai, zhey` ` ang b` ang y angMBArenc uj n sheng qu ` le yuany de chongch b` le xuex ong kunnan yu hai mian ` mafan, ai liush y Zhonggu deMBAjiao` renc a, j nguan o . Suoy chuy ` ` women sh` yu a zhuangt ai, hai y` ao j yu ` hai u mengy zh ch de.
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sh` ` k ` W o hai juede b` utai ekao. Su shuoMBAsh` y ge kuai ` sh` ou cuo, ` dan ` guo x nx ng sh` wu, azhan meiy ` f ` ` u ` ` sh` ` da ` neiMBAde jiaoy liang sh zai liangy oub` uq . Ge ` zh` ao ` dou ` ` meiy ou zhengxi kaish eMBAk` xuexi an echeng, que ` de sh jiaoxu ` j ` aoMBAde an zug z he e chu, xueyu ou baok ` genf meiy ou y eng, genb en y e sh` y wei ngy ou de suzh` ` he ` u ai sh` j j chu. du` y ou y d` ng guanl ngy` an MBAjiaoy ` benl j` peiy ang de, suoy baok ` ao de guanl de ren nx ng gaoj an ` zh ` wu de gongzu ` dao tiaoji y jiush` ao y ou san o ` y` nian ` ai ` zai ` guon ei, ` que ` chengw le hen j ngy` an, k esh` xianz ei weile ` ded ao ` wenp ng he zhao gongzu ` de tiao` ren duo o W zhe ` sh` ` yuMBAji ` u ban. o xiang y oubei aoy ` de chuzh ong de.
B:
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` sh` ` ai ` gezh ` ongMBAyu ` u, D que . Xianz anch eng jiaoy ` bei fud quan tuoch ban, y` y an quan hai kao eyu ou ao, ban, y` ` de ren Dou cengch shenme j ben eyu ub` kan ban uqiong, uny ` angtoum ` our oude ` ` guay touh aig q ngkuang y e anhua. ` cunz ` Bugu ` y ` deMBAk` hai m quesh xie ngxiao echeng ai. ` o guoj` zh ao ` he ei de, tamen sh` y ouk oujieb he m ng xuexi ` b` duo m ai shouk` ` e, guoj` zuo ng p` nq ng le hen ngsh qianl ` guoj` hua ` q t he jiaoli le xuex u wei y` e zh y` e j ngl ren gong Y ao ` tu xiang de p ngtai. oude xuexi chu sh` y xie de zh un ei, ` dansh` ` de peix guan echeng, b` ng b` u sh` MBAxuew ` k` duo qianl ai baom ` ren ng le reng y ou hen ng, y e shuom ou ren dou xuel` . sh` b` ng b` u sh` suoy weile
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B:
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` ma? Meigu o Mash gongd ` e de S engl N zh dao axu xueyu an ` zh kaib ` de guo an long guanl ch Zhonggu o ` hezu o ` de daxu ` e jiu j` MBAxiangm u, y ou Q ng` shoup ` zh axu ` e he Fud ` axu ` e. T Y sh` huad amen dou y quan ng` and shouk` ` e, moku ai ` sh` ` x aiMBAjiao` wen jiaoxu e, qu le guow` de j banxu ` zh` ` sh` hai xue nghua, e liang y nggai x` n de ` de. Zhum z ` enx guo xun Maik de ` ng de guoj` gongs ong ` o ` suo m ` b` sh` yuang y e dadu cong ge ngxiao y` e ai, suoy shuoMBAji ang ` deMBArenc u sh` j` nru y` e ` haoxi ` q gaoc ` y guo. ` eng guanl de huzh e b` u wei ` ao
A:
ang ` b` ` Sh` ma? T ng q lai haoxi hai ucuo.
B:
MBA
ei ` m ` deMBAk` Sh` de, guon ngxiao echeng b` u y d` ng b ai cha, ` y b` ` sh` k guow` ongy ou j hu` er u qu zai hen ex ` du sh ` hai sh` ` e ` haoh ao u zai kaol de, suoy quanquan n biaog ` ba. y xia
Key Vocabulary
u ` qiant wuli ang uni duor um ao nliang ` hanj beish ` u j he ` liangy oub` uq ` yu y oubei chuzh ong
to have unlimited prospects countless to contain a lot of value geometric increase there are both good and bad to violate original intention or aspiration to engage in deceptive practices to win praise from all sides
` angtoum ` guay ai ou ` gour ei y ouk oujieb
Advanced -
A:
(E0216)

j dao ` qu y W o qian tian ou, dun an ch de wo ` Guangzh ` f` ` ai ` hai sh` xianz x ny ouyuj` .
B:
Zenme le?
A:

` T Y ou ge k` ehu ge j` n y` ao q ng women ch y ewei. a dian ` y x ng, wo zh a, ouy le chuansh anji y` , w awayu, qian maot haoh ao ` guo zhexi ` e ` ` ch mei kan dongw dou u, biet ` geng e, wo juede ` ang tebi ` e cank u, ` de k le. Erqi zhey` eai ` duo ` n ch dongw u, enme renx tamen ne? ` z
B:

ai ` ch ` sh` y Guangd ongr en y ewei quangu o oum ng de, y jiang, ng ch ` ong ` y ` b lai baix` ban put dazh ewei, ru ong tuzi, ` ` de, k ` e ` zh de zhexi k sh` mao lei esh` n shuo e dou shou ` u ` a dongw f alu esheng u, y` ong tamen sh` weif baoh ` de y ` sh ` zheng ` ` zhey` ` ang, y ren jiu y de. Dan sh` y nwei xie ouqian ` xuany` ` ao z` ` xiang ` n xian y c lai j de j ngj sh l` huo laib ` ong tebi ` e b` sh` z` j de chengy` . W o juede zhezh x ngwei u ao, ` sh ` y ` j` bei rend zai nggai nzh .
A:
y ` renmen us ` an, ` y ` sh` tanh Q sh f eidian hou, dou ewei ebi ` ao ` hen da ` chongj Guangd ` . Y chang shoud qian ong wei ` biand` ` kaihu ` wo qu, ` sh` a. Zhec` ou f` andian andian tout ` f` e, ` gei women xianz ` ai ` guangd o mai mom de. Erqi ongr en ` y da ` de zhuanbi an. ` Hao an de y nsh guanni e y ou le hen y ` sh` ao, ` erqi e b` ren duo e juede ch y ewei f eif a, f ei rend u ` ang b` ` nay` ` ang mang jiank de x ngwei, ngb` u xiang y qian ` ei ch ` hen b mu y ewei u. ` de renw
B:

` quesh ` sh` da ` de gaibi an. ` Q Zhe hen sh zanmen zhong en ch duo ` ` ang, ` dongxi, guor de hao b ru u dongw ` neiz an, en kan ` q w` juede shengm engh aixi aiguor lai dou hen ` shenzh` ` n he k ` duo ex q guai, y ouxie ongb` u. Dansh` hao en que ` juede ` guai ` yue ` haoch zhonggu or yue .
A:
y ` ch Ng, women hai ou ju shenme b u shenme. ` suhu a, ` y en zheme ` ch Zhe e sh` zhonggu or gan de chongy` ao n. Niubi ` ang, ` neiz yuany naozi......Z ongzh n xiang de an, ` de b` ` jiu ` cheng ` ch ` y dao uwei, zuo cai . Bugu ouxie ` neng ` o en x ang de sh ` w` women zhonggu or y weich wu, aiguo` zai y sh` ` B he she. ou. ren an l hai wuf ru engzhua a jiesh f`
B:

y y tongsh` wo Sh` a, ou y c` he ge w` aiguo ch Guang n, ta ` an ` b` dian f` dianx zais qiangdi dong ao uneng engzhua. ` le jiu f Jiegu o gao de women ` o ` kan Shuo ama. cuogu ` toup n ` zhaop ai. ` Ai, ` de dongxi aic le y dao ch guo zu` gugu ai sh` shenme?
A:

` mal a ` tut W m z S` chuan ngcai o gang kaish enme y e ` ou. dong ` ` ` ai kan ` tongzhu ge` de ren b` ugan kuaizi, k esh` houl o ` y le y ge ch de j nj ny ouwei, e renbuzh u k ou. W` ei` chang t ` ` k ` y` de dao hai ng xiang, dansh` xiangd ao eai ou k elian uz zhongji sh` n. N xiaot u b` u renx ne? ` , wo hai
B:

y ` cai ` wo z` W o xiangxiang a...... Ai, ou dao j juede b` uzu , dansh` ` jiu ` en weiq y ouxier b` u k e xiangxi ang. N ` juede ` sh` ` Shangh ` m ` jiu ma? Zhe ch guo zu` xia dao ai ngcai, ` huob englu ` ` ao ` de heh a y` sh` ba anti ong gaoliang jiu n zu` , j` ` ha zu` zhe ` sh` an chen de sh hou ch . W o y zh juede renji ei, ` b` ` xianz ` ai ` zheme ` zhensh` hai meiw uguo y shuo, juede ` ai. ` biant y ouxie
A:

de y ` zhensh` bai Zhonggu Sh` a, o nsh wenhu a qianq ` wuq guai, uy ou. b`
Key Vocabulary
x ny ouyuj`
to have lingering fears
` y ewei ` ao xuany` us ` an ` tanh ebi b u ` j nj ny ouwei b` uzuw eiq englu ` ` ao ` huob anti
gamey taste to aunt to be frightened by danger to repair to do with gusto not surprising at all to frolic energetically
Advanced - IT
A:
(E0222)
IT
` ` e l xue diann ` ao. Xian` houhu W o zhen dangsh daxu mei ` Zhonggu y ruanji an ` w` fuzai, o j ng sh` t gong guoj` aibao ` a zh wu zhongy` ao de guoji y . Zhengt sh` chang gu ` zu` y an bai f u mo p ngjun enzh s` sh de shu p ng gaos ` meini xianz ` ai ` e de tongxu z engzhang. W o y ou j ge ITzhuany` e, ` de rehu ` och aoti an. gan dou
B:
IT IT
ge ` ren y ` ren de lu. kan ` y ` IThao, Ai, ou ge bie anxia ` N j w ` paom ` de sh b` k e qian nian angluo o hou, hai u sh` y ou ` ren sh ` shuod ` ITw` ` b` ao zhe y dap y` e. Bugu aibao, u sh` ` o ` ma? a Y` ndu ` de tianxi
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o, ` j` lai, su u e jieg ou ` de Meicu n sh nian zhe quanqi chany` ` esh` f guoji a ` jieyu e q chengtiaozh eng, tebi ada y` e weile kaish ` a ` jiang ben, q y` e de ITfuw aibao. Y` ndu u ` w` ` qiaqi ` j` ` gongch f ` y jiansh zai suanj eng angmian ouzhe hen de j ` jiashang shunl chu, yuy oush` , suoy ang zai an y` ` chengzh le ITw` ` j de chengw ei aibao d` . Dansh` su zhe Zhonggu o he zai ` sh` ` chany` elian ` zhong ` de wei` zhan j ngj` de jueq jie ` aiyu edu ` o ` o gongs ` Zhonggu de kuagu zhi, yuel y` sh dao o ` ITf ` de guanji ` ng he qiann eng anx` zai angmian sh` b` urong , zai ` zhej ` nian, y zhe ` hush` e f enf en changsh` ba de. Suoy ` dao ` Zhonggu xiang y` ewu o. ` zhuany
B:
IT
aihan, ` b` ` wo xiang W o sh` ge menw` uguo chule o Zhonggu he z sh e suy de j ngj` huol` onghe l` , zhuany` e sh` hai` ang y ` ` w` ai ITf abaosh ang kanzh ong women de chongy` ao yuan` u ` ai zhongsh` ` y n. W omen de jiaoy tong xiangl l k e, suo` x` b` an ` kaif y a renyu y , juedu` u que ouxiu an. ` de ruanji
A:

o. ` Q ` ong ai chub ` de de meicu N shuo sh , zhezh renc ei ` ng y ` y anx` . Zhonggu guanji e y j ng chuji ann o j ng andu j t ` guod ` u ` fuw cong qian nian gong d duan u ` zhuji an ` dao ` ei gaodu e l` ` ao chany` de k ey t gong jiaow an, run e jiaog ` y e f fuw ` b` ` fuw abaosh ang he y e zai uduan u. ` Erqi ush ` ang ` duoc o, ` Zhonggu anghua, engc` changsh` duoy` de hezu o an ` w` e zhengt ` fuw ruanji aibao sh` chang xian u ` chany` ` y ` chuf ou ` j sh` zai j ng chengxi an chang jieg zhong abao ` eq uy ou ` f ` ` huah chang jieg ensanhu ade qush` ` sh` u .
B:
zhe ` sh` A, shenme y` si a?
A:

ou ` j ` ush` sh` F abao chang jieg zhonghu aji f abaosh ang ` zh fuw ` he de gouch eng xiangdu` j zhong. Muqi ush ` ang ` an, Oum de y` ` le z ` laiz` ei ewu ongt de b l` de banb` ` zhan e su ` f ` Erqi Oum q jiangsh an. zhe geng duo ei abao y` e zai xunzh hezu o ` huob an, ` y q Zhonggu o ao j Zhonggu o y` e j` n ` Oum sh` f o sh` y b` u kaitu ei chang, Oum ei abao chang de ` r` f j` L` sh` b l` jiang xu gao. ngy f angmian, ben abao chang ` t y ` wenb` u shangsh ` gu mo e zai eng.
B:

` ou ` f ` ` Name, quy chang jieg ensanhu ash` bu sh` shuo ` sh` u ` Zhonggu b` y` w` aibao ewu zhub` enb` u zai o utong de ` jiang u f bu sh` ` Beij ng, Shangh ` zhexi ` e chengsh` , er j zhong zai ai ` chengsh` ` sh` ` k` da . Zhe bu sh` zhuy` ongzh` cheng ao weile ben?
A:
IT
e ` sh` ` n zh hao W o xiang zhe zhongy` ao de yuany y . Erqi ` san ` chengsh` le xudu er xian xianggu duo y e chut an o ai ` ` gul` e de f W ` ao ` guo bao` zhengc e, azhan. o kand ITchany` shuo ` zhexi ` e ` an ` chengsh` an ` renc ai zai erxi dao, , ruanji b ` Beij ng deng ` chengsh` chengb en Shangh ai, da y` ao d enzh ou, zhe ` du` da ` de x baif s` sh zuoy` q y` e juy ` ou hen ` esh` f ` y xiangdu` de y` y nl` tebi enpei xie d duan ewu. `
B:
IT
` zaiITl ` ngyu Name Zhonggu o engzhang sh` bu sh` ` de z dao ` le Y` e weixi ndu? `
A:
IT
ren zai ` chaozu ` zhezh ` ong ` Bush o j` ngzheng. Dansh` ` ao un, zaiITy` ` Y` sh` p ngx nerl o e he ndu, y ou ` Zhonggu ` hai da ` de chaj k ` xue u. hen o ey cong y` ndu ` Zhonggu ` nar ` xudu zai ` shenme baogu` dao de j ngy` an. Q sh b` uguan o Zhonggu b` o de sh` l ngyu, ndu o u y nggai n s wohu ` Y` ` he Y` sh` ` y ` he y du` shou, azhou jie ou k ongjian e y ou b` y` ao rang ` liang a ` gongt zhe ge guoji ong f azhan.
Key Vocabulary
w` aibao ` och aoti an rehu ` a ` qiaqi shunl ` cheng zhang jueq elian ` chany` b` urong hush` aihan ` menw`
outsourcing bustling with activity precisely to be logical
ascent industry supply-chain not to be ingored layman
` chuji ann andu d duan gaodu an f abaosh ang
just starting to emerge low-end high-end company that outsources labor service provider trend a part of the whole to speculate to debate conscientiously to ght to the death
fuw ush ` ang qush` ` jiangsh banb` an ` chaozu o un p ngx nerl ` o n s wohu
Advanced -
:
(E0225)
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` pian meiy ou du` ` k` Zhe ewen hua.
Key Vocabulary
y ansheng ` z` chengy pai angb ao ` nanqi eidi
to derive to form ones own school northern and southern accents exuberant clappertalk broad and profound easy as pie
eisew ` u meif ` an kuaib aj ` ngshen bod y` ruf anzhang
Advanced -
A:
(E0231)

` baozh ` ` y` ` shuo, dang de sh z` N kan, shang ou zai cong liu ` ` zhaok ` ai ` guoy ou q e zhengz ` ` ruhu y da hou, y` e de gaig ai orut nx ng zhe. u de j`
B:

` ao ` le. W ` zhengf ` W o y e kand o juede zai u x ng de sh ` e cuosh ` zhong, ou q ` sh` gaig zhongdu o guoy y` e s y ouhua y ` ai ` y ` ng guoy ou q dax zu` wei nrenzh um xie ` u ` de. Xianz ` y y` e de j ngj` xiaoy` e y j ng y ou le xianzh u gao...... ` de t
C:

` shuo ou q ` gai guoy Zenme? N men zai y` e de s y ouhua laosh ma? Ai, k ` gaig e wo ge shuo esh` zu` f andu` zhec` y ou q ` ch jiu de. W o da kaish guoy y` e de s y ouhua ` du` taidu. ` huaiy
A:

ouhua ` chengd ` gao, W` eishenme y a? Q y` e de guoy u ` tai ` ` o de cany u zhengf u y` e de j ngy ng, sh` b` ul` yu guodu ` q de y j ngj` f azhan a.
C:

ou shengch liao ` bianch ` K esh` guoy anz eng s y ou z chan, bianw ` ei s dengy u gongy ou chanqu an y ou chan jiang zhe ` haish` shehu` ` zhuy` ouz rang ` quan, chan ma? Guoy j ` ` s ren ngy ng, hu` zaoch eng y anzhong de p nfub` ` ujun, ` ang huan neng en p zhey` renr ngdeng ma?
A:

` ang kan. ` ou q e sh` o juede b` uneng zhey` Guoy y` e gaig W ` jiang ` e en y ` naxi yuanb weile ou zhengf u ong de q zhangk` ei s z` ang de y` e zhuaiw ren zhu ngy ng, jiaqi q y` e jian j longdu ` he quef a j` liangx` ng j` ngzheng, b` mian an ngzheng dail ` ai de j ` sh` sh` suo ngj` z engzhang f al` . Zhe hao q` ng y a.
B:

ou q e zao jiu ` bei ` kanzu ` ` sh` Du` y a. Guoy y` e gaig uzai o ` b` ng j zh yunsh wend` ngj` de quany j` le, nengyu an, u ` deng ou q ` zh ` l ngyu y` e longdu an hu` zaoch eng j ngj` ` de guoy ou j` ou dongl` ` , de t ngzh` b` uqian. Meiy ngzheng jiu ` meiy ` renr en dou ` zhengf ` ` peng an zai ruo u hu zhetief` de b` ` xia hai y ` qu j w an, shei ou dongl` azhan ngj` ne? ` f
C:

` ` anw ` le sh K esh` sangsh letief` an, t gao y` elu, u zao jiang n de b` ng, tongy` cheng renx u wend` ang b` ul` yu ngj` de j f azhan.
A:

b` ` q ` a de j` Rugu u jiad y` e jian ngzheng, danch un lai o y ` ` ou q ou xiaol ` u zhengf u y` e zh neng j` xu fuch , guoy ` meiy ` ` ang k ` ong de yunx zhey` eneng hu` j` n y b` u jiazh ` ng xiaqu, ` ou renh ` e haochu ` sh` zhengf u meiy de. Jiusu de fud ` an, ` an ` ` shang ` biaomi an y ansh` le sh y` elu, u esh` j ngj` b` ng mei k renm shu eng zhen y ou f azhan, n shenghu o p ng y e mein ` ao ` t zheng ded gao.
B:

tongy` Guoy ouq an. W o w anquan n de guandi y` e de s ` k ` ` ` z y ouhua, ey rang zhengf u dang de y nj` n m njian sh` huozh ` e w` ` ang b` ng le zhengf ` ben aiz . Zhey` uj n jianq u de ` k ` e lai dal` ` f zhengf qian fud u ey y` ong zhexi azhan ` an, hai ` jiansh ` ` b` ` gongy` n y a j chush e, ng jiad e chanp anf a l` esh` ` ong ` ei ` geh ` angg ` e de quanmi ` du, zhong daid guon ey` an ` zu` K ou q ` sh` jias u f azhan. ey shuo, y` e s y ouhua, w an` guoy ` fuh j gu quan ngj` f azhan lu e de.
C:
du` ` x` ` ao ` name ` W o haish` s y ouhua nx n b` uzu. duo Kand ` ` ang gongr sh ` wo jiu ao ` y uxia, xiag en, y` elu ou jug ` gand aob` ` lu. u
A:

` dao. ` an guoji a u ` y W o xiangx` n zhedi e y ou kaol Su ran o ` letief` anw a ou du` b` women dap an, k esh` guoji ng meiy zh` a b` ang sh y` e renyu an zh b` ul . Guoji uj n jiaqi le sh ` dal` ` t ` ` y` e baozh ang de l` du, changj` ngzheng shang` hai ag ` ang ` jiuy` ` gao gangh exi zai n b` ujiu hou, ` e. Xiangx` y ` ` jiu ao ` gaish an. ` sh y` elu ded de went ` hu`
B:

o, ` s ` zai ` Zhonggu dad` ` shang ` sh` y ouhua o zaoy Meicu ai geng ` Zhonggu b` uzheng de sh` sh , j` nnianl chengw ei o Zhonggu shehu` ` de tuch ` ang, ` j ngj` he o zh` yu jie u xianxi daod ` sh` sh` ` rang ` ba. guo hao huai, women sh` muy ` dai
Key Vocabulary
ut ruhu or u p nfub` ` ujun
blazing the gap between the rich and the poor monopoly to control to lack strength temporary measure to stop and cease to make forward progress to shelter iron rice bowl (secure job) to support to occupy a high position and not come down to feel anxious to refuse to acknowledge
` longdu an zhangk` ong f al` zh j` quany t ngzh` b` uqian
b` hu ` anw tief` an fuch ` uxia jug aob`
` y oulu zh` zh b` ul
sh` muy ` dai
to wait and see
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A:
(E0234)
27.5 2010
` ei ` luk` ang jiush` ` ` jianz ` ao ` zhong Gew u ai de e, qianf ` zhengz shenshu shen Y angshan gang gongch eng. Y angshan ` dongn yue ` wu ersh shu gang d` chu ai an q dian Shangh ` zhuy` chu sh` gongl Y angshan, l guoj` ` de DaXiao3 ao ` zu` ` y ` ngy erl hangxi an j` n de d` fang, y e sh` wei ngjie Shangh ` bohu` er jianz ` ao ` de zhongy` ` l ng nian aish` ao gong y kaig shenshu ang cheng. Y angshan gang q gongch eng ` an duo ` jiang y le, xiangx` chengw y j ng banni n r` hou ei ge ` y ou. Bugu ` muqi women jush` jie liu zhum u ` de sh` mat ` o ` an b` hai uneng sh d` cangu an......
B:
si, daoy ou xiaojie, neng an ` y ` dadu Buh wo xian xia ` aoy` ` Y kaig hou ` y shenshu ang ma? W o zh dao angshan gang ` ao ` guon eiw` ` ai de reqi ` e ` guanzh ` en zh shoud u, esh` weish ` k ` ` ` de l` jianz ` ao ` zhege ` zheme me zhengf u ao hua da qi lai y` ` ao ` y ` ma? gongch eng ne? N neng jut xia ` jiesh
A:

ozh , Shangh ` zuow ` ei y da` Haode. J` uwosu ai ge guoj` ` ` de mubi y sh` doush` , chengsh` jiansh e chengw ei ge ` ao j ` he hangy guoj` ngj` , j nrong, maoy` un n. Y ang` zhongx ` ` ` hangy shenshu shan gang zheng sh` jiansh e unzh ongx n ` ` y` ` jiang ` an y de guanji aosu. a de jianch eng oul` de tu dong ` T ` azhan, daid ` ong ` shehu` ` de women chengsh` de quanmi anf ` ` dangr y ` put sh` f angf angmianmi an, an e baoku o m n de ong r` changsh enghu o.
B:
` weish ` enme zai ` Y ne? Na gangzh y` ao xuan angshan
A:
15 15 27.5
` Shangh ` guoj` hangy y` J` ushuo ao jian ai unzh ongx n, jiu ` ` b` ` sh xu ao y ou y ge shu shen wu y shang de shen m y` Y ` zu` sh` shu gang, er angshan, l Shangh ai j` n de y chu ` ` haiy u. ` pian ` hai sh shu shen wu y shang ngw` ai, zhe m ` L` zhuy` ` zu` yu e sh` l guoj` an j` n de d` fang. Y nc , ` y ao hangxi gef ` angmian ` y ` bei ` d` ` le z onghe nsu, zu` hou ng zai ` gangzh ` zh ` wu de Y l Shangh ai y ou ersh q dian angshan gongl dao.
B:
15
ai ruc shenshu Yuanl angshan gang y ongy ou sh wu . Y m ` u, e de shenshu y shang de haiy j ng sh` f eichang nand ` y an ` le, nangu ` hu` Shangh ` daz ao ` hang tiaoji ai chengw ei ai guoj` hangy ` an. yun unzh ongx n de guanji ` shuni he ` u
A:

` sh` ` ang. Dangr geng ` D que zhey` an y nrenzh um ` u ` de y a d` aoshu` hai ou guoji y ge baoshu` gangq uY angshanb ` q ` gangq u eng he y` ong. Zhege baoshu` gangq u de jianch angshang aqi ` ao he yu angk y ou Xiaoy ou quy aid ` Dongh u, e ` de lush zh xiangli anji fuzh Y ang` ang u ` quy ` zuch eng. u ` hou, ` jiang aoshu` gangq shanb gangq u u, qu, shel` baoshu` erw ` eiy , k ` baoshu` ongq chuk u e xiangsh ou qu, oujiag he w` ongq shu` he chuk u an shou aihu` guanl oujiag xianggu ` ` j` ` u de y ouhu` zhengc e, ngw` ai huow u ey bao` ru ` gangq k ` huow ` u shu` , j` ngnei u tong chuk x ng ` ru ` gangq sh` ou sh ` hu` guon eiw` ` ai touz zhe tu` shu` , xiangx` n zhe sh` b` ushao de fuy n.
B:

` k anf eng de shangj . Xiangx` ain Zhe e zhensh` qianz n y ` jiu ` eiw` ` ai zh guon hou y ou gengdu o m ng de wuli ` hu` ` u, ` ai ` he j` ` de q huod nchuk y` e hu` ju ` yuc le. ou maoy`
A:
300TEU
o. ` Y ou b` ` kai shenshu Meicu angshan gang y q mat uguo ` an duo, tunt ` yuj` nian gang banni j nnian ang ` jiu ` jiang uli sanb w` Shangh ` a ai gaod anTEU, y e jiang sh de j nnian ai ` ` chuang ` gang de j zhuangxi ang z ong tunt zai x n ang uli ` ang ` y K Shangh gao. ey shuo, aig y nwei ongy ou le Y ang n de b` ` ` de geng ` ` geng ` qianj` shan, uf a zheng mai kuai, jiansh y oul` .
B:

shenshu W o y e xiangx` n Y angshan gang jianghu` cheng Zhonggu zu` ` de j , y shenshu wei o da zhuangxi ang gang e sh` ` ang ` ` jiang chengw ei jiesh zhongy` ao de gangk ou zh ` enme ` y y . K esh` weish b` uneng rang women cangu an ` ne? W q ` neng cangu ` zhege ` hen y xia omen dou dai an xia ` ai guoj` y weil liu ou a. de gangk
A:

` de sh` aqi ` ao he Y angq Y han , Dongh aid angshang u ` de ao gongn sh` ` liang ` j de dap shouy` eng t gong zhuangxi ang ` cheli ` ` o ` ang k yunsh u, guodu eneng hu` du` zheng` shehu` ` muqi luy chang yunx eng y ngxiang, suoy u ` ng zaoch ` an ou ` hai b` ` yunx ` rug cheli ang guangu ang u bei ao u shangqi ` ang.
B:

` sh` ` k ` kaif` y ang, Sh zai tai ex le. Xiangx` n Y angshan dan ` jianghu` sh` y` ouy ge luy u . oushengd`
Key Vocabulary
jush` zhum u ` shuni u
to be globally watched the point upon which a matter hinges to catch peoples attention protective tariff
y nrenzh um ` u ` baoshu`
fuy n anf eng ain qianz
good news a once in a thousand years opportunity to gather freight volume rm
hu` ju ` ` tunt ang uli jiansh
Advanced -
A:
(E0240)

wo y n y` wo nup dezu` le. T Ai, b` uxiaox ou ba u gei a engyou ` ai ` shengq` le, zhen ` yum xianz b` ul wo ` en.
B:
Zenmehu A? sh` ne?
A:

ta anxiao, ` meixi angd ` ta dang` hai kai ge xiaow W o he ao y ` le, zhensh` zhen y dianr e b` u y oumo.
B:

hu` w ` ba, cai K eneng sh` l jieshang de pianch a ba anxiao ` ` w ` y kai ` guohu ` o, f Bugu de tai dangzh en. anxiao e bie ou` o ` la. z e jiu u sh` y oumo ` b`
A:

x de q` K eneng ba. W o hen huan q ngsong hu xie f en, y ` ` lai doudou ` xiaohu k suoy oush hu` xiang y xie a ta, esh` de y ` f changch ta ang b` u dongde x nshang wo oumo, an he wo shengq` ` wo beny` b` er . Y` ao zh dao ngb` ush` y` ao ` ta. ` Zhensh` a. quxi nongqi aoch engzhu o ao
B:

` zhen ` ` sh` y` a, y suandesh Hah oumo ang y men shu, ` dong ` k ` chong de x nshang y oumo ey rang n de shenghu o huanxi ` b` ` ang ` ` y ` ao, man uqiad de w anxiao e hu` rang peng Kanlai ` ` ` sh you f anmuch ou. jiangxi aohu a y d` ng y` ao ` engch he sh hen rongy` ` ren y b` jiangji u e jian, uran rang ` changh n ` guy` ` e maof` ` an ta. wei zai engc` huozh ` f
A:

` y ` de b` Sh` ya. W o xiang zhe e sh` zhongx f angwenhu a u kaiw ` zai ` x anxiao tong. Y f engc` w aku ouwen f ang de k zhengch ` e zhonggu en b ` sh` hen ang de. W o ganju or jiao ` mianzi, ` b ` j` en na z` b` hao suoy jiao hu` bier j de y xie uzu ` ` de ren b` ` anxiao. anxiao kaiw Q sh kaiw ng wuy` quxi ao ` quexi ` zh y` ` de f ` an, zhege sh` xiang ong y oumo angsh` rang ` biande ` ` ` de Y huat geng q ngsong xie. oush hou shany` ` f` engc` zh sh` y zhong y oumo.
B:
` hai hao, y y W o juede put de w anxiao oush he xie ong engyou an, y ` de chay` f , w` aiguop liaoti ajue ouyu a wenhu ` de l y ang du` shuangf y oumo jie e hu` b` utong. T amen de ` f y ai, kan ` zhe ta y y xie oumo angsh` , wo oush y e l jiebul ` ao, ` wo j ` ad axi men hah ngchang guj y e hu` gen ` mianzi, ` ao ` liang y y zhe ganxi sheng, k e x nl wo dianr eb` u juede ao. ` ` deng ` e le tamen haoxi Bugu n zhenzh eng liaoji de ` o ` jiu ` ` l tamen ` enme wenhu a, manm an jie weish hu` jue` hu` ao ` le. Q n bier en de de haoxi sh rugu dongde x nshang o ` he xiaohu ` ` zhende ` uqi y oumo a, hu` juede q lew ong.
A:

` wo p ` ` y xiaohu Sh` a. Nangu ai ngsh jiang y xie a, kaish ` a ao, ` rang ` hen sh ` K dou juede daji b` uhaoxi wo luo. esh` ` le y ` a ` qilai. Zheme ` y` kaish xiao guo hu` , daji ou dou shuo ` jiangxi ` ` de sh gei daji ` a de y y hou aohu a hou, dei ge l jie ` eng, ` ang daji ` a hu` ao. ` cai guoch zhey` juede haoxi
B:

` shany ` u ` ` a, kanlai Hah n hen engxi aohu ale. K eneng jiangl ` a ao, ` ` y ` a dangsh xiang daji juede b` uhaoxi guo hu` daji hen haoxi ao. ` W ` n m ngbai le y` ou hu` juede o jiany` jiang` ` de sh ` y t xiaohu a hou b` uf ang z` j jia xie sh` , bangzh u ` da zhey` ` ang daji ` a ` le l b` jia jie, u sh` hu` dongde n de y oumo ` ang hai k jiangxi ` ` lengch de ma? Zhey` ey b` mian aohu a ang ` ` y ` ` zhende xiaohu q ngkuang f asheng. Y` ao zh dao ouxie a nand ong. ` guo hao duo ` ushi x hen W o kan f ang y oumog ` ` ong ` ` y` eng sh` dou zhezh lengxi aohu a, ao xiangxiang cain m ngbai.
A:

` zhen ` W ` le zh b` zhensh` ucuo. o j ntian yud N de jiany` ` ao shuo y guo congmingr y n le. Du` le, n y ou t ngshuo en ou, ` an ` shuo ou de gushi meiy bend ma? `
B:
ou. N ` ` t Meiy shuolai ngting......A! W o shangd ang le! !
A:
ah ah a...... Hah
Key Vocabulary
dezu` ` yum ` en hu xie ` nongqi aoch eng zhuo f anmuch ` eng chou ` an maof` w aku j` hu`
to offend melancholy humorous to outsmart oneself
to have a falling out and become enemies to offend to ridicule to avoid as taboo
` uqi q lew ong lengch ang zh y n
unlimited joy cold reception (as to a joke) understanding friend
Advanced -
A:
(E0243)
` ma ne, kan ` ge baozh ` q` N gan hai huh u de?
B:

y ` zhexi ` e jiu ` tu x das` Ai, kan nwen , y bian chong ` shengq` ` s ` dal` ` guchu cheli ang, hai ang goum ai jia y bian y` ao jiaqi ng baoh u ` b` un huanj` sh` , zhe u sh` z` xiangm aod ` y` ` ma? ng baoh u ` shuo ` y le zheme nian, Huanj` duo ` de lundi ` ao gaij` n dou ou, f yuel ` aiyu e ` y ` meiy dian aner anzhong le.
A:
` ai ` huanj` ngwur d ` sh` y ` ` Xianz que hen anzhong, b` uguo an ` ` j` ngbaoh u ang zhengf u e y zh zai n y b` u jiaqi huanj` y ` de ` ong ` guanb` ` Zu` huag y l` du j` n y` ou y ou jia q y` e bei bian ` a. wur paif` ang; guoji a tour u ` ang ` f hai jiansh ao cail` a` dali an wushu zaix ` unhu x` e shu zhan chul an tong, jieju yuan he shu wur went ` ; hai y ` ong he duanqu e yuan ou gezh jia an ` ` baoh u ` anj` ng de cuosh ` y qiang luhu u aihu e dou a, ` shengt ` ` shuom ` a ` aiyu e ` zhong` q ng daji dou yuel kaish dong, zhe ngbaoh u. zuow ` ei put sh` sh` huanj` o juede m n, wo` W ong ` hao shenbi ` wei ` an de xiaosh` men zh y` ao zuo , y e suan ngbaoh u ` ` le y huanj` an f` en l` liang. ` gongxi
B:

du` ngbaoh u ng b` ` an. W o haish` huanj` u legu ` de qianj ` y b` ` de. N ` zuo xiaosh` Guang xie sh` yuanyu an ugou kan` ai ` daoch ` liush duan sh` kan xianz u tur yuan ` dou ang , shu rugu women b` ` ai ` k j que, ongq` wur hai u t gao ngt` , dag o an, ` guo ge j renr en dou dai ` zhe f ` dei zai sh nian, angdu mian y le. Zhe ` sh` ` de y da ju angq` p ng shenghu o duo chu ` he u beij ` a.
A:

ngbaoh u han k ` jiu K e huanj` u sh` guang han ouhao ey ` b` ` k ` de, y e b` u sh` y` sh banhu` jiu w ancheng de sh` qing. ` neng ` a ` y W o xiangx` n zh y` ao daji q nul` y ou chengxi ao. , jiu ` hu` zhuzh ` cong an de xiaosh` W o haish` xian shenbi zuo ang ` jieyu e jiansh wur f z q , laj enlei, yuan, ao an.
B:
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` q ao ` yuany` ` zheng de tai N shuo ngsong le. N nand ao, ` he zhe x k enb tian zhe angz ang ongq` , chu zhe shach ` xianz ` ai ` Zhonggu y changji ang de wushu ? Y` ao zh dao o enzh ` ao ` le wur hup shoud j ng y ou baif q sh de hup o o an, ` baoh u shengt ai ngsh` f eichang y anjun...... ` de x `
A:

le hao le, bie f ao dian le. W a laos o y` ao chuq Hao ` mai u bang ` dian shenme? ch de, n xuy` n dai ao wo
B:
dai ` w ` lami ` niur an. Bang wo an Lanzh ou ou
A:
` zhege. ` Du` buq , b` uneng bang n dai
B:
W` A? eishenme?
A:

ngbaoh u zuo ` q dal` ` Huanj` wo . N gangg ang hai ` cong ngbaoh u, ` ai ` y` t chang huanj` enme xianz ou y` ao sh y` ong ` z ` le? Zhe ` b` un y c` x` ng w an kuai u y e sh` z` xiangm aod ` ma? ` zhezh ` ong ` w Y` ao zh dao f angbian an b` uj n b` u rongy` f en b` ` l` hu` ` f guo` zai jie, uneng hu shou y` ong, huan zai enjie ` u ` rent ne! ai cheng zhong f` angshech oudu wuzh` ` , weih y ng debais e ` wur Sh` dianx an.
B:

Du` cuo ` le. W ` wo hai sh` n ` A! buq , wo o kan he y kuair jiao ` w` ` shao y` chuq ba, shao aimai, ong y c` x` ng w an ` ch u ` Huanj` ngbaoh u ` q an xiaosh` kuai. shenbi zuo ! ` cong
Key Vocabulary
q` huh u tu chong guchu un z` xiangm aod ` ` lundi ` ao ` q dong j ngt` zhuzh ang angzang
hufng with rage to highly esteem to advocate self-contradiction viewpoint or argument to start to be vigilant against to advocate dirty
y anjun ` ao f a laos ` t chang e ` wur bais an
severe to whine to advocate white pollution
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(E0249)

` gongzu ` le, x n W o t ngshuo zu` j` n huan o n gongs sh` y ` huoy ` un Y` jia dal` , sh` ma? ` gongs
B:

` ge yue ` cai dao ` zhe ` jia x Sh` de. W o shang n gongs gong` N zuo. xiaoxi t ng l ngtong de ma.
A:
IT
t N W o y e sh` gang ngshuo. b` u sh` xueITde ma? Zenme ` wuli ` y` zuo y e kaish hang le? ` u zhe
B:
IT
` ao ` wo fuqin ` chuan zai Q sh sh` shoud de y ngxiang, ta ` ` suoy wo congxi jiu yun gongzu o, ao yunsh u ` gongs ` du` ` hen gan x` wo houl ` ai xue de zhuany` e guanl ngqu. ran ` Su y ` z` wuli ` de zh sh` IT, k e wo zh y e zai xue angmian shi. ` u f ` gangh y ` ao, wo y` le ` er b` Zhec` ao ou j hu` tiaoc ou he u wei ne?
A:

` b` ` xianz ` ai ` wuli ` Zhonggu yuel ` aiyu e ` Bucu ucuo, e zai o ` o ` u y` zai ` jiashang ` aiyu e ` duo ai dax ` ng huo` de haiw` huo, yuel ` Zhonggu kaizh y` zai an yun kaish o ewu, n ` gongs ` xiangx` ` zhe ` jia ao ` b` de xianj` w` n j` n zai aiq neng xued ushao shu ` guanl j he ngy` an.
B:

o. ` Xianz ` ai ` wuli ai q zh suoy Meicu que, y` ao n z` ` u renc ` y` ngqu, ` j sh` zhende du` zhe hang ganx` women ` xiang ` ong ` uch y ` y ` de de ren, zhezh banl e nengg ou ou b` ucuo ` uji a ` qianj ng. gongzu o
A:

` b` zhe` Sh` ma? Zhende kan u chulai n du` wuli ` u jur an x` t ei ` wuli guon me gan ngqu. esh` wo ngshuo e su ` K ` u y` f qianl` hen da, ` k f hai hen b` ran azhan e muqi azhan u ` an y duo an, ` y d` j chengsh ou, ou hen fang dou xu e xu gaish ` gongzu ` zhong z y` ao n men zai o y b` ub` u mosuo he ongjie ` y j ngy` an, gongzu o d` ng b` u q ngsong ba?
B:

ei ` wuli guon Sh` de. Su shuo e y j ng y ou le y d` ng de ` u y` dan ` wogu o wuli ` w guoji a de gu mo, b` u jiao an, yu ada ` u q f y de chaj ` u. shu p ng xiangb hai ou b` u xiao eng ` Zhenzh ` ` wo cai f ` women u jiech hangy` e y hou, axian wuli ` zhege ` u ` he zhuangb ` su chuj dan ` neiz ` ai ` j chush ei ran esh ` mo, ugu ` ` ` xiaol ` u b` ` huan zhuany` ehua zh` liang j yunzu o u gao, ` dou gangg ` wuli e cai ang q b` u, wuli e j zhong du , ` u fuw u ` y ` u y` ` d du ` n de tiao women wuli san mianl ` u fuw u ` xuqi l ` gao, u ` hai zhen da ` a. sh` zhan hen
A:

zhe ` j Zhonggu j tai ` xun W o y e f ajue nian o ngj` f azhan ` chao de wuli chu su j ng yuanyu an o ` le, y ` u le Zhonggu . W ei ` y u guon d` u, nengl` o t ngshuo xie qu ` tiel ` de gongl gangk ` yunzhu xiangx` ` du` uh he ou, y j ng chaof an, n zhe ` e ` ` de kao y da yunsh u laishu o e sh` y ge xiangd ang ` gongs y` an ba?
B:
de wuli ` xiangdu` Sh` de, Zhonggu o chush x f ang ` u j esh a b ` cu` ` W de gaos laishu hai ug guoji o jiao ruo. oguo ` ong o de sanf enzh d` u lu y ou Meigu y . Y ouxie qu ` zh ` de gongl ` hao, dan ` y u zh` liang hen oude d` qu yu un ` d biaozh gongl e ` ` en, er b` geng de sh` shu p ng. Huoch duo zair u sh` yun` ` huow ` u. ` ang ` o de j` zai ou y e sh` ruc chuanb n` Gangk , dali ai ` zhengf ` chu chang daozh` gangk ou y ongdu. u Haoz sh ` aiyu e ` zhongsh` ` ` de jiansh ` ` y y e yuel yunsh u chush e, e ` esh j u ` ang ` wul` cail` . Zhengz ` ` xiuji ` tour de renl` ai ` le dali ` he an shenshu zhong de Y angshan gang gongch eng, b` u jiush` ` ` y ` wuli ` er jianz ` ao ` de ma. Xiang weile ouhua chush ` u j esh ` da ` hangy ` zh ` wogu o x` n zhege un n jianch eng hou, ` zhongx y ` shang ` e. wuli azhan e hu` zai y ge x n taiji ` u de f
A:

angd ` n wuli zheme ` Meixi ao du` Zhonggu o e de f azhan ` u y` e. Nangu ` n an hu` ` liaoji ai de x n laob zheme shangsh` n !
B:

nali. Zhe ` zh de y xiao jianji ` e ery . Y` Nali sh` wo dian ao ` jieju e zhege ` ` , cuj` o wuli ` ched went xu, ` n wogu ` u ch ` jian hai zhen chang ` lu sh` kang de f azhan, y ou hen y duan ` y` ao z ou ne!
Key Vocabulary
` ao tiaoc le ` er b` he u wei
to change companies what is there against it?
q que ` uch banl ` uji a
to lack sorely to switch to a job one was not trained for prospects to grope about to begin to take shape degree of dispersion overload to optimize
ng qianj mosuo chuj ` mo ugu ` du l san ` ` uh chaof ` e ` y ouhua
Advanced -
A:
(E0252)

y tou dai ` y ng da ` l ` shang` Rugu ou ren d ng yuand mao, o ` zhaixi ao de l ` en ` chuan y chuan y shen jian fu, jian xiash ` da ` de f deng ` an ` p liu qiaoji da te eitu ku, xie, pie ` jiao zhe y uz ch ang, ` ` zhe q b` ta xiaoh x` guaizh mai e u, n cai , shou ` mof ang shei? zai
B:

` hai y` sh` n! Zhe ` ma? Dangr el ong shuo an Zhuobi Zhe x ` de j k esh` ta ngdian ngxiang.
A:

angd ` n n y ` a. Meixi el Hah ao du` Zhuobi e zheme shux , y jiu chulai cai ` cai le.
B:

` dangr ta de ouxi ang. ` ta k sh` Na an, esh` wo W o juede wu ` ng sh eng he y zu` ` diany sheng q zu` y ou cain ngxiang da u x an de f biaoy de renw y . W o y zh hen huan ta engc` ` zh ` ng he ta ` y ` J ` sh` ` de heis e diandiany oumo. bian wush eng tonggu ` ta ` de biaoy an lai biaod a chu chus y ng, y e neng o e ` an, rangr ` zai ` renj unb` e de neih shenk` en n de tongsh y` ou ` uj ` chu biaod a de du` ` suo neng gansh ou dangsh shehu` ta ` de f ` zai ` dangsh liao bu an hei engc` , zhe zhende sh` hen q .
A:
` guo hen duo n de diany ` ng. Zhuobi el Du` . W o y e kan sh` an de gushi, T a jiang de dou renmen shenbi k esh` ` er kuazh an que ` neng ` ai tesh ` u huaji ang ta de biaoy dail ` jiu b` ao ` de sh` neng de x ju o, u haoxi qing dou ` xiaogu ` lian ` dou ` de pengf ` ao. ` Bugu ` renmen ` bei ud w angw ang xiao ` axi ` o ` y` ` leishu ` ` chongm le du` hou ou hu` changd ao de kuw an ei, ` y ` shou ` q ` shou apo l ng de renmen de tongq ng. Jiuxi ` ang chuangz ` ` de shensh` ` ` x de, ta suo n shuo ao liul an ng angh ` y le. xiang, zhende y j ng chengw ei zhong j ngdian
B:

o, ` wo juede n qiaomi ` de baw o ` zhu el Meicu Zhuobi ao ` le ` de tedi ` an, b` a lai biao ang sh dai ng y` ong kuazh de shouf ` xiansh ` y ` y` ` de guanzh ` ` lai xian , gei dai ou y dai ong dai ` er zhe ` huanxi ` de beih ` ou ` y ao, ao le wuj e y n n de huanxi ` cang zhe rensh eng de gud liang, yu ong yu q guanzh u ` de gongm ` chansh eng le qiangli e ng.
A:
2050 DVD
n de diany ` ng jianzh ` el Sh` y a. Zhuobi cheng le ersh zh` ai ` diany ` ng de y biaozh` wush zhong . chengsh` zh niand eng ` , da ` duc e zhexi ` e ` b` , mod sh y guang dai ngpian u aizh ` Meigu o, y ` sh` ` ged` ` y ` nong j n zai e zai jie nq le guanzh ong ` de x` duo ` ng zai ` Zhonggu y diany hou ngqu. a de hen o e ` T ` e shou ` huany n j diany ` ng ng, shoul u el tebi ngdian ` Zhuobi ` xianz ` ai ` hai gongb` angb de zhenc anDVDd ao uy` ngqiu.
B:

duo n de diany ` ng. K ang Zhuobi el W o jiu le hen e` shouc n zai ` ta ` ng chuangzu ` ` zhong el de diany y o neng Zhuobi ` du` enw u sh j` ` de tong e guan xiaor y` ezhe yu ` he shenqi eng z tongzh` eng, q ng, chaof benzh uy` jiec b` ng zh he ` cong Zhuobi ech m nzhu nb` u yund suoy y kaish j` ` ong, ta ` ng jiu ` Zhonggu guang ` huan de diany l n he o shou ` zai y ng.
A:

` ma? Zhuobi n he Zhonggu hai hen y el N zh dao o ou ne. Zhuobi n he ta Lian el dangsh yuanyu an de q zi Bao ` an dongf ` ang de mengxi huan y zh y ou zhe tanxi ang, ta ng f Bao Lian y ` ta he cengj eifu anxiangsh an, e sh` zai ` T de Guangzh jux Zhonggu o ou ng de hunl .
B:

` n houq ` tu Zhuobi el Nangu ai. W o y e t ngshuo chu de ` ng Xiangg e jiush` ` ta dong y diany ang nu oulan boju ` zai ` ` osh u f ang de sh hou yunni de. W o xiangx` n dadu ` ang ` en dou n de diany ` ng shux du` el zhonggu or Zhuobi de ` shux tedi ` b` uneng zai o qu sh` de sh hou hai le. W ` Ru` ` ang guo Zhuobi n de guj el baif y xiangq Zhuo` u, zhensh` n jiu ` dangsh ` ng de y diany biel xiangd ao wush ou` hu` eng ` mo.
Key Vocabulary
` y ` e heis oumo unb` renj n ` uj huaji ` ao ` pengf ud ` axi q l ng ` gongm ng eng chaof yuanyu an ` yunni ` ang
black humor cannot help but comical to shake with laughter to bully and humiliate resonance to mock source to make preparations
Advanced -
A:
(E0258)
wo ma ` u, ong. ` zu` tout Ai, j` n m shang le chaog zhen
B:

` de zuo ` shenme u f engt N aish anq` y a? Chaog ran eng su da, ` dan ` b` rugu l , haish` xian j` ng b` u sh` dub zh` touz o, o de. hu` y ou shouy`
A:

uzh ` ai ` Zhonggu gush` ` N y ousuob` , xianz o oush jiuxi y ` ang ` duch ` ma ` ang de put zhey` ge da Xiang wo lao ang. ong ng, na hu` ` sh` zh baix` shenme l zh` de f enx a, b` uguo ` u ` le, y le jiu niush` su dali t ngshuo u ba lai ` mangm ` zhu zhen n jiu danx n ta y zhang, wo b` u xiaox ch ku . Y` ao ` hu` ` na ` dian qian k de j duo nian zh dao, esh` ta xu ` a.
B:

wo zhuz ` Meigu o, dan ` wo y le Zhong Su ran e t ngshuo ` ai laob aix` ng chaog u ` ng zh guo gao. W o y e y oudian req ` z ` rezh ` ongy ren q guai, enme hu` y ou zheme duo uw an gu ` piaone?
A:

` ai ` zai ` guon ei, ` chaog u dazh ` ong ` Dag j ng chengw ei zu` y ` he y` ` de touz zhuanqi ` an de f ou f angbian yu ang jiesh ` jiashang nian Zhonggu gush` sh` zh y ba. Zai qianj o lu y ` ` duo du` y ren z ouhong, rang hen gush` ou y ge wuji y ` e, chaog u ` ang ` wei ongsh` hu` y ng de. Geng heku y qian z ` ` o ` hen duo juede de gany u ren zhengf u guodu ` gush` , rang ` ne, yush` y ou zhengf u ao z enme k eneng ku ben chengy ` aiyu edu ` o kaish de ren mangm yuel u peng. ` zhu
B:

ai ruc ` ai ` sh` xianz Yuanl esh` t ngshuo chang b` ng b` u . K de gush` ` ao ` y j ngq` , Zhonggu o e shoud ngxiang kaish y ` e, rugu j ` zhe touj de x ` lai chaog u, baodi nj n bao ntai o ` taol ` ao a. dangx n bei
A:

` ` wo ma de. J Sh` y a. W o y e sh` zheme quan ngl` xiong bai b` ` ` w sh` de sh hou, rugu uzheng x ntai, angw ang k e o ` gengd ` ` de sunsh ` Zhonggu neng zaosh ou a . Zaishu o o ` ` jiaoy` b` ` chengsh sh` de zhengqu an chang y e hai ugou u he ` jiaoy` ` gu ` chu yunx w anshan, e b` ugou f` an, y nhuan ` ng y ` ` chu ` cunz ai.
B:
` liaoji e guon ei ` de x ` Meigu o zu` W o b` utai ngsh` . Bugu ` o ` de zhengqu ` ` ` ` ao zhengqu da ansh` chang zh y Niuyu anji e de zuzh ou ` jianqu ` sheb ` ei ` w ` guanl y` suo an, anshan, jieg shangsh` ` ` Du` y ange, biaozh un e f eichang gao. shang y zhuy` ` aoy` u suo sh` gongs de jiand ou gupi ao y aoji guanl umen lai zhuanm fuz ou quanw ei de jiangu anb` en ` e, heny ` u ` zh ` ` x` ng. Chu ngkuang w` ai, zhengf u q yunzu o tesh du` ` q e ` guoch ` eng ` x u j juec sh` b` uhu` gany f ang, touz ` de. Zai da ` xuew en, ` erqi e y f gush` esh` y men ou y xie eichang k jia. chengg ong de touz
A:

an ` ao ` kand W ang de le. W T ouz jia. o sh` b` u shew` o meiti ` ` ` y` de gup diansh` baozh shang y pian ou y pian ng dou tout ong, ` tamen ` ong dou ` b` ge hen j nguan p nglun u ` de neir ` zhenzh ` ` zhunqu ` de zhen xiangt ong, dan eng neng yuc e ` e ` ao le. sh` taish
B:
` ` ` e u f W o y e juede baozh shang de naxi enx du` yu chaog ` Bu ` sh` s` sh` f ou chengg ong hu bangzh u u da. dao bu` b` ` zh ` ` de yuany n, zai ` Zhonggu zhengf ` sh` zhengf u e o, u gansh ` ` du` a ` dei da zhengc e gush` ngxiang b x f ang guoji de y liux ` y ` j ` j` X duo. f ang suo tao chu enx huo shu ng de na f ` ` Zhonggu y u f enx f a zai o e s` hu haow ongwuzh . y` d`
A:

` y W Sh` a. o sh zhong juede gush` anbian, ban shunx ` w` nany yuc ` Shangc` ` ma de y ` jiu touz ren wo zh gupi ` e. ao ` le, rang ` women ` le haoj ngban gen zhe ta yum diet dou ` en tian.
B:

n ` yu gupi ` n J` ran mama zheme zh zhuo b` uru chao ao, ` ta ` sh ` duo xiang erensh` jiany` zhuany` z xun, an er tiaoxu ` zuo ` changxi ` touz , b` zh y ouzh` gupi an u j n f engxian ao, ` ao, haik ey ` ai F ` de hu ` jiaoxi dail eng Hou bao.
A:

` e b` y banf ` a. W ` jiu he Ng, zhey ush wei ge hao o zhe jia ` hu tantan. ta
Key Vocabulary
u chaog
to speculate in the stock market there is something doesnt know to do what is popular bull market to save up to really like to interfere to support to lose money (in business) one
uzh y ousuob`
` u su dali niush` j xu ` ` ong rezh u gany ` chengy ao ku ben
zhu peng j ngq` touj ` ao taol
to be very popular economic prosperity to speculate to be unable to sell stocks because of price drop bear market hidden danger without aws to determine policy overly high hopes a place of military strength extremely fast-changing a freeze in one stocks trading to prevent rapid change to refuse to change ones viewpoint to be in oversupply
xiongsh` ` y nhuan ` jianqu an e ` juec ang shew` y` ongwuzh d` ` shunx anbian ` w` t ngban
zh zhuo
` touz changxi an
Advanced -
A:
(E0261)

ao ` le liang ` Shangh ` fu ai W o nad zhang Zhang Tian ai ao, ` zhoum ` women ` ba? zhuangxi u o y q quk ` de menpi ` an
B:

` sh de sh` N shuo Xiangg ang zhum zhuangsh ej` ` ng sh ` W ng de cain u Tian ai? ta k meiZhang asai, esh` dianx jia x ` f de, ta ` de shej` shej` nu o man huan ta engge a! W a, chongm zh` w de fuzhu ang x` zh` , diany an gan, anquan an ` le dongf de sheny un. ` angren zhanxi T` ai xiexie n le, ` ` wo y zhoum o d` ng qu. `
A:
le, na ` zhoum ` women ` T` ai hao o y q qu. o daosh` mei` W ` n ` ` ai ` xiangd ao zheme x huan ta. W o y e juede xianz de sh ` zhengz ` ` z ` ` Zhonggu o zhuang shej` ai ouxiang sh` jie, sh` ` m an dou ` kaip` ted` b` ushao jiezh ng sh zhuangzh anl sh le. Zhonggu o zhuang zhuanzh an
B:

x a ` y dou b` Sh` y a. Y qian f angguoji ban u zunzh ong Y` a ` sh R` dou ` al ` u, shej` kanbuq zhou , lian ben Zhonggu od ` ` X ` sh o de shej` T aiw an, Xiangg ang huo njiap , z ong jue ` mof ang tamen ` . K juede de women zai de shej` esh` wo de wenhu ` zhong ` duo j Zhonggu o a yunc le tai nghua, ` ang eng ao de f women zh sh` mein haoh ahu chulai. W o x ` jiush` ` ta ` rongh le ai, de shej` huan Zhang Tian nwei e ` y ` de zhonggu enhu ` chengg an ` nongh ou ow a, ongde zhanxi ` e. ` chu j de tes le z`
A:

o. ` W ` y Meicu o y e juede women de fuzhu ang shej` nggai an ` y bent u zhanxi Zhonggu duo xie o ru xiu de dongxi, c` ` ai ` Zhonggu de sh ` j` shej` dengd eng. Haoz o zhuang nnian f de hen kuai, ` y ` an ` zuo ` chu , b` lai azhan jianji u le chengj` ` x zunzh ` ` ` zhuji ` gai bei f angren ong de q ngkuang y e zai an ` bian.
B:

` ai ` xudu zh dou guoj` kaish p` Sh` de. Xianz m ngp npai n o de fuzhu ` sh ` ` chu y` ong Zhonggu o angsh ej` , chuangz ao y ` y ` n, qie guang ang d x` lie ou zhe dongf yun ouxiuzu ` de y ` op ` aop ng. Cengch ` das ` ai ` shouh ub` de fuzhu ang shej` uqiong chu aij un. ` er de en y e w ajue p y` ou y p q ngnianc ` Zhexi y ` nianq ng que ` gex` ` ng zhangy ` de shej` ang, y ou zhe dut e f engge.
A:
ng shej` ` sh zu` ` W nianq Shuoq , wo chongb ai ang Y y ang F d` ` he ang Y ng le. F ang Y ng k esh` Zhonggu o y ge zai o jub ` ger ` en zhuanch de shej` ` Meigu ang chengy zhan an ` de fuzhu ` ng weizh u, y sh . T a shej` ang duo shun zaox u m ong an ` tongsh rongr u o nzu de biaoxi ` Zhonggu chuant a, shensh ` nianq ngren de x ` shouf ou ai.
B:

toup ai de shej` ` sh Y` Zhonggu Hai! ao shuo o , z enme neng le W ` Zhonggu shao ang W ei ne. W ang W ei de m ngzi zai o ` ` k an ` er de. Qiandu ` nei de sh shangqu an esh` rul an eigu zai ` Lund hai shang zhansh` sh jian zhuangzh ou le un sh ` n ne. z` j de zuop
A:

juede u j` su Sh` ma? K esh` wo bent npai njun p guoj` sh` ` haosh` ` qianj ng b` ` an y ran jian , dan ng b` u legu a. Y` ao ` name ` p zhengxi ` j` guoj` y zh dao duo npai ang ongxian, ng` sh` j ` zheng sh zai hen lie.
B:

` su ruc ` wo x hen q ` tamen dan Hua ran nl haish` dai shuo, ` ao zhe Zhonggu de de. B` de chengg ong j` ng tamen daibi o ` shu sh zhuang shej` p ng y a.
A:

guang an le. Bie Y e du` . Haole, women bie gu ` zhe liaoti ` y ` Zhang ` de fuzhu ai w` ang le zhoum o q quk Tian ang` an ` wo lai jie u n xiu. angsh dian, . ` Zhouli ` zaosh
B:
y ng. Hao, y anweid`
Key Vocabulary
u cain x` zh`
talented woman meticulous
a diany zh` gan un sheny ` kaip` yunc ` ang p` ny` ong d yun ` cengch ub` uqiong
elegant texture artistic charm to open up to contain to employ the true details to come out one after the other to excavate young, talented people to publicize ones fame resounds to spring up in great numbers to focus solely on
w ajue aij un q ngnianc ` zhangy ang an ` er rul eigu ` y ongxian
guang gu ` zhe
ng y y anweid`
its a deal
Advanced - VS
A:
(E0267)
aid oub` de bok` e liuy u qu N z enme congl a? ` wo an y
B:
ai n bok` e a? Yuanl y e xie
A:

W an bok` e, dou ` cheng dou y` kuai Dangr an. o meiti ao xie de x ` le. wo guan
B:

angd ` xianz ` ai ` bok` e zheme ` lian b` ` Meixi ao liux u ai ng, jur an wenzh ` hensh de n xie ang y e zheme zhaom . K esh` wo ao ` bier en de bok` e, wo z e shang xie de quk ong juede bok` ` an s de sh` b` ` ganx` ngqu. sh` dou hen ren qing, wo utai `
A:

` laot ao ` la. Xianz ` ai ` wul hai N de s xiang tai ngren un ` m aix` ng y dou ` xiexie e, aob ai sh` put oush` meish` bok` ongl ` b` ang de hao tuj` sh` zhe uguang shuf j ganxi e sh` ng, y a z` ` pengyou u y zhong x n de jiaoli angsh` . Jiusu zh jian f ` an jiu jianmi ` ` tonggu ` f ` du` e hen an, o angwen f ang de bok` mei e dao ` du` ` b` y e neng liaoji f ang de zu` x n x` nx , n ganm a u changsh` changsh` ?
B:

sh` ` w ` z` zai W o hai juede gongk ai angshang xie j de s sh` ` ai ` de. F ` tar de bok` e jiuxi ` ` ku en guaigu angwen sh` zai ` ang y ` ai ` hen duo dou ren x en sh` tar ns y y` ang. Xianz huan ` naxi ` e e, b` ` liaoji e xie m f angwen ngx ng bok` u jiush` ` weile ` x ma, meish enme a bagu nwen y` si.
A:

a, n e ne? Jiu ger ` en Aiy z enme hu` y ou touku de ganju ` wo an, wo geng ` ` ba bok` e kanzu ` ` y ery n` ngyuan o ge neng he ` en k yuany` ` ba wo u wo pengyoumen jiaoli ongjian, de ger a he j pengyoumen ` de xiangf ngy` an he f enxiang, y e ley` ` ded ao ` du` kanf ` a de f ` zh cong tamen nali wo anku` . Zhe rang ` pengyoumen ` w ` gongk sh` y ge neng zai angshang ai ya. u jiaoli ngtai de p
B:

sh` ` zai ` w ` ` e gezh ` ong u, Rugu weile angshang jiaoli huod o geng ` q ` Meige dou x` nx , wo ngxiangy u lunt qu ` lunt ` an. ` an ` ng de zhut ` nal ` de pengyou hu` y ou z` j ted` y e dou , ju ` zai zhexi ` e ` ` ao, ` zhut de gongt y ou zhe he an ong aih xianggu ` a ` tandel y gongxi ` hen duo b y daji jiao ai, e neng ang ouy` ong ` he j ` e nay` ` ang j de z liao ngy` an, b` u xiang bok` nj n zhuo` ` en de kanf ` a he r` zhong yu changsh enghu o. ger
A:

e y ` b` b` Bok` e k ey shej utong de zhut a, er uguang sh` y shenghu s ren o.
B:

` e de zhut u jued` ng, sh` Dansh` bok` y ou bozh j lai dou z` zhendu` ` e ` a er zhut f angk` e zh neng zhexi fu j de kanf hu ` z` zai ` meiy ou f Er ` lunt meiger dou y , que abiaoqu an. en ` an, huo ` hu ded ao ` neng z` y ou f abiao fu utong zhut ` b` de tiezi, y` wo hai sh` lunt geng ` z` j xiang ao de x` nx , suoy juede ` an sh y` ong.
A:

l shenme dou y K esh` lunt yul unz ren ou, y e ` an ongh ` a, hu` an, ` y ` de ren x y ouren guy` oush hou kan nf an ` daolu ne! de hen
B:

` ` sh` ` . Haoz ai ` women Zhege......Y e quesh ge went y ou banzh ` a lunt guanl lunt u, ey bangzh u ` an k ` daji ` an......
A:

` duo ` an. ` Hai an zaixi mafan Na y a, banzh u e b` u sh` tianti y e hao, f ` u, weif eng de! sh` z` j de bok` ansh` z` j zuozh hen
Key Vocabulary
lunt ` an zhaom ao ` laot tuj` ng ku sh` ` a bagu touku
forum to be fascinated old-fashioned or clich channel to peep at gossip to peep at

f anku` p ngtai ` q ngxiangy u ` gongxi ang ` shej yul unz ongh ` a an ` daolu eng weif
feedback platform to be prone to to share to involve to be a mixture to make trouble dignied
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(E0270)

` ou a ` le, zhege ` ` wo jiu ad W o xiazh ao y m n Jian zhoum o ` y` ` wo songx ` men y q ch ge f` an ba, jiu wei ng. ` dang
B:
Shenme? N y e y` ao chugu o?
A:

` W ng de sh` gang Sh` a. o shenq j` shu m n, shangzh ou ` y ao ` qianzh ` angd ` zheme ` ` jiu ` gang nad eng. Meixi ao kuai ` ban le, hur y shebude hao oudian z ou le. an
B:

` on ei ` gongzu ` de haoh ao ` f ` de, ganm N zaigu o a ei y` ao dao ai qu ` n haizi z guow` chuq de q zi he enme ` ne? N ` hou u ` ban?
A:

mei banf ` a a, yuany` ` beij ` ngl shei Ai, xiang ne. K esh` wo ` ` on ei ` f k ` ao, er zai ` e zaigu taixi zhege zhuany` azhan ongjian a ` women ` y de y` ` ` ad Jian zhe hang f azhan ao geng kuai ` guang, y qu xuex . Qiandu ` geng wo zh xiang ansh ` xuex y a ` gongs p` jiu gangh ad jian ao ou ge Jian xiang ny` ong wo, ` u banl ` le y xiezh m n. ` wo
B:

` y N zhe z ou, zhensh` y` ou liush m ng y ouy` ongde le y ai a. ` dangni du ` de sh Y` renc ao zh dao an hou, shuosh` ` de gaoc eng, ` y aish n k esh` gongr en b` y` e hou e y zh hun ` ` meixi angd ` zheme ` ` jiu ` guow` ai de b ucuo, ao kuai ao dao ` y` ` qu ` ` ai de gongzu o zhende name xiangw ang guow` ` le. N ma? shenghu o
A:

` tebi ` e xiangw ` u Q sh y e b` u suan ang ba. K esh` b` udeb` ` y oji a ` women f neng chengr en, xie adagu wei de y anjiu t ` de huanj` ng yu zai ` mou gengh gong ao shuzh , neng j` ` ch ` de sh ` women zhong chengd u hao xian de ` shang geng ` ` l xiang. W o y e y zh xuy` ou geng guangku ode tiand` ao y quanx n de huanj` ng lai tiaozh ` z` de qian he an j , j f a wo cai xiaju ` ex n chugu gongzu ` neng, suoy o. o
B:

n ` gaok ai le, zhey` ` ang chugu wo hai ej` Ai, y e suan renc o K b` ` enme ` y` ren l jie. e wo u dong weish name duo ao neng ` tou toud huozh ` e dao ` guow` ai qu u j po lian` chugu ` dang o ` laod ongl` ` , b` hen x ` ang jia uj n yuy utong, hai nku, an b` zhey` ` enme ao ` guow` ai zhende ` sh` weish ne? Nand sh` biand` n ma? huangj
A:

` duo en zai ` hen zhonggu W` eib` jiande. W o y e t ngshuo or ai shenghu q jiann k ` sheng an, guow` o sh hen esh` weile u ruc wo xuanz e rang ` haizi cun ou b` udeb` q zi he y` . Suoy ` guon ei, ` z` chuq liu j xian yi chuang, b` j` ng zai ` chuang u b` j hu` laizh uy` .
B:

` daosh` ` ` yuel ` aiyu edu ` o en bei ` de zhonggu Zhe . Bugu or ` o ` guow` ai qu ` y ` y aoq ng dao o, e zhengm ng le ` gongzu en de nengl` yuel ` aiyu e ` shoud ` ao ` zhongsh ` zhonggu or . K e` guow` ai dag ong tai ` p sh` zai b` j` ng b` u rongy` , n y e bie n zhuy` , y hu m` ng, y` ao duo ouk` ong k e y` ao duo lai ` shent ` women kan y a.
A:
` cai maich ` u sh` Y d` ng y d` ng. W o zhe y b` u. Ruh y` ng e le d` ai wenhu ` sh` ` angsh` ` e guow` a, y` ng x n de gongzu of , zhexi xuy` qu ` sh ` y` de dongxi hai dou uduan jian, ao xue ` b` ao wo ` tai ` duo le. sh zai
B:
danx ent ` . Jiay n, n ou! Bie y d` ng meiw
Key Vocabulary
` songx ng ` ngl beij xiang liush ` xiangw ang j f a eng qiann u toud ` a ` lianji
to see someone off to leave home to run off to yearn for to arouse potentiality to secretly ferry low-priced
` biand` ` jiande ` weib` b` laizh uy`
everywhere not necessarily hard-earned
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(E0276)

` guoq` ngjie f` le, wo da Zhongy u ao ang changji a dengd ` haoh ao ` chuq suan an y w an. N y ou shenme j` hua ` w u mei?
B:

ou. W chuq zai ` jia ao haoh Meiy o b` u xiang an, zh xiang ` w u ` ` lei ` le, hao bu rongy` ` wo k tai xiux an f` angjia, e b` u . Shangb xiang chuq ` zheteng. u
A:

e f` ` ba sh Bu ba? Nand ang zheme y c` changji a, jian ` sh` ` ei zai ` jial ` sh` ` k langf` sh dou zai tai ex le. Chuq u ` luy ou u ` y k ` y de lei su shuo dian, esh` neng x nshangd ao oumei ` x hen b` ` de k f engj ng, hux nxian ongq` , haish` ucuo dao de.
B:

` ai ` hen duo dou ` ` ren xiang Dag n zheme xiang ba, suoy ` sh nzhou, ` a daji dou y eng de chuy dao y huangj wof o b` ` ` ong biande qu u uj n jiaot sh f en y ongj , j piao ` luy ou, jiegu ` hen nan yud` e luy ` ao chepi u y e sh` ren` ng, erqi oushengd` ai, genb wuf ` de xiangsh ` luy enh en shanr eng ou u a zhenzh ou ` u. aishu luy engq de leq wol o, u de sh hou chuq ` Du` ou gaof ` u ` w an, jianzh sh` shouzu` .
A:

banf ` a, dao ` na dou duo. ` b` eng ren Jiusu Mei u sh` gaof ` an ` e haish` hu` le ren, wo y luy q , naxi u ngdian j man j ng ou j ` le. W ao ` ` , he l` x guan o zh xiang haoh y` ong zhege jiaq y ` ku ` lei ` y en jiar q y ouw an, zai e zh le. zai
B:
` n ai luy ` ang j` Na b` uru u k ey x nshang qu ` guow` ou ba. Zhey` ` y` ei ` luy guon dao yu engq ng, y` ou k ey b` kai u ` f ou de gaoe ` erb` uwei ne? f engq , hel
A:

` daosh` ` ` de zhuyi. dao ` lux Zhe ge b` ucuo Y ouk` ong wo u ng ` qu ai luy she dating. Du` le, qu u ouxie ` dating ` guow` ou y shenme y` ao zhuy` fang? ` de d`
B:

` guow` ai luy anqu dou y` W o juede dao u zhu an ao ou ch ` he ` e xiaox n, haiy` ao zhuy` ` de went ` he wen tebi ` yuy an shang ` chay` ` rugu y ` lai anp x . Bugu ai hua ou lux u ng` o o ngshe ` hu` ` hen duo. cheng dehua, f angbian
A:

` went ` , wo de y b` Y uy an y nggai u sh` shenme da ngyu sh` y nengg ` y` hai shu p ng he y` ng nengl` nggai ou ngfu.
B:

ruc enme sh` n de le. N jiu J` ran k e danx hai , na ` meish ` dao ` nali duji ` ba. J` xiangxiang zu` xian zhunb ushuo j` n ei ` a liux erd aif ` u, ` q` ` y j ` y hen hou ren, ngse e hen ng qu ` Ma nali ` N ` dut b` uf ang y e qu e. ` kankan.
A:

y q ` neng ` Ma erd aif ` u e hen dai dao y ou, k esh` Ng, wo y ` guow` ai luy da, ` wo dei haoh ao ` ao hen j` dao u hua ou kaixi ` wo de yusu ` xia ` an.
B:
erd aif ` u, ` kaish an ba. zanqi W` eile qu jiu ai ` Ma ` ganku n
Key Vocabulary
zheteng
to cause physical or mental suffering

x nshang eng y wof ` shengd` ai enh rensh anr engq gaof ` shouzu` y` yu ` f engq ng x ngcheng y` ngfu y ren b` uf ang ao kaixi an zanqi
to appreciate a swarm of bees scenic spot a sea of people peak period to endure hardship a foreign region style travel route to deal with pleasant there is no harm in expense to save money
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(E0279)
ang ` ` zhongqi le, n ao yueb ` ng le Mash y` aodao uji maih e ma?
B:

mei ne. Laosh y ` mai yueb ` ng jiu wo Hai shuo xiangd ao ` eng. ` dou wo y` hua y tout P nzhong name duo, ao tiao an le.
A:

` dao ` y meid ao ` guoji ` e, gezh ` ong ` ng Zhe e sh` . Hai yueb ` jiu ` , zhongqi y guangg aid` de cuxi ao j ng puti uji e ` ao ` y ang e ` da ` shangch ` ng dazh ` an, ` f cheng le ge ang de yueb aner ` le guoji ` e bensh de y` hul en y` . e u
B:

o ` a. enme ` zhong W juede Meicu o dou meish x nq ng guo le. Xianz ` ai ` gezh ` ong y shangji qiuji jier` j ng chengw ei a e shoudu ` b` ong shangp tu xiao n de y zhong an, u j n chuant y` ` x y ` Guow ` an shengd ` ` jier` ao guo, f ang jier` e y` ao guo. an ` x guow ` an x guo ` chunji guow ` an chunguo nnian, nnian e, hai y aoji ne! Jianzh anmeili ao le. e jie ou yuanxi sh` meiw
A:

liux ` x e, xianz ` ai ` Sh` y a. Y qian f ang de q ngrenji ng guo ` chengzu ` dongf e. Geng ` kua ang de q q x y` ou bei o ngrenji y ` y ` suoy chuxi ` zhang de sh` j nnian nwei ou run yue, ` q an haoch ` cain eng nian le liang ge q x , hai eng sh` sansh ba ` y e. Y ` de geyud c` de shuang q ngrenji nc shangji a ` ao ong ` zhong huod y e cengch ub` uqiong.
B:

e? Na ` jiash ` e, y ang Shuang q ngrenji x f ang de q ngrenji b` ` san e a? ge q T` ang le. nian u sh` y` ao guo ngrenji ai kuazh de q e duo ` chengw renmen de dou kuai J nnian ngrenji ei ` wuzh` ` le. x nl shang he de shuangch ong fud ` shang ` an
A:

` ang. Qian xie xiang ` nian W o y e juede sh` zhey` q ngren shengd ` ` e deng zai ` Zhonggu dou hai jie, anji x y ang jier` o ` ` liang dao ` zhen e ganju b` u sh` sh f en shengx ng, zhe nian ` q e de sh` lai de sh dao ngrenji tou f en xunm eng le. `
B:

` ai ` zhe ` jiush` ei ` de shangj ` ong jier` du` ba. Gezh Dag ` suow ` de q` laishu sh` yu a o ge xianch eng j . Bul ailai shangji ` un ` w` sh` u , zh ` bei ` tamen de hai bent y` ao nengg ou l` de jier` ` Xiang ` e, b` y` ong de, y d` ng dou uhu` f` ang guo. q ngrenji ` ` e, zhongqi zh ` de zhongy` ` jiu shengd anji uji lei ao jier` ` geng e le. b` uy` ong shuo
A:

` ai ` shangy` ` de jier` y de shenr ` u Kanl ehua j ng b` uzh b` ujue ` ` women zhong ` ` e geng ` dao de shenghu o le. Shengd anji f ` ngc ` y ei de daim sh` chengw ei engkuang xiaof` . N kan ` nianm ` ge ` shangji ` e jiu x dao o, a ngf` en b` uy , y guoji ` kaish ` ong e cuxi ong, ` ` huod de m ngy` tu chu dazh zhe` ao gezh ong ` jier` jiu ` y` ang y ge x f ang chuant de z ongjiao nwei ` y gaibi an, ` y huob ao. ` tamen er e y n tamen er
B:

` ang de jier` ganju e y ` jier` le. Su K esh` zhey` j ng b` u xiang tamen ` chu ` ` e de q` ` ran y ngzao duode guoji f en, dan geng ` ao ` man daji ` e dazh e, jier` choub n, jier` de jier` sh` y kand ` zh ` de guangg ` wo jiu rangl` lei ao, chansh eng d chu ` hu` ` ` e de q guoji ngxu. `
A:

xiang ` j la. Zhao Bie zheme duo ge pengyou chuq an` w u ` e zai ` jia jiar dou b` ` de xuan pei en sh` w an huozh hen ucuo ao ` z` cai zu` ` Haoh xiangsh z e a. ou j de jier` zhongy ao.
Key Vocabulary
cuxi ` ao ` aid` puti ang ` hul e u tu xiao anmeili ao meiw ` haoch eng cengch ub` uqiong
sales promotion to cover the sky and earth to neglect to market never-ending to claim to be to come out one after the other fast and violent juncture unconsciously
xunm eng ` q` j b` uzh b` ujue
` u shenr ` e dazh ao ` huob ` y ngzao n choub d chu `
to permeate to give a discount ery to build bargain sale to contradict
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(E0285)

xianz ` ai ` w ` f de tai ` xuns W o f ajue angluo azhan k ey ` u ` le, n ` w ` ` u, ` gongzu ` liaoti an, gouw zai angshang d` ngcan, o, ` yul e, ` k , zhensh` uneng. ` shenzh` hai ey xuex wusu W o kan ob` ` j renmen zhong y a, w angluo jiang chengw ei shenghu o zhuy` o f zu` wei angsh` le. ao de chuanb
B:

xianz ` ai ` w ` zhanj ` u k Na e b` uy d` ng. Su ran angluo ` le ren` uf` k b` men de dab` en shenghu o, e b` j` ng hai uneng cheng renmen de quanb` u. W wei shenghu o o jiu zheng` juede diann ` ao hu` tout eng, ` b` du` tian zhe hen n` ngyuan ush de ` ` zazh` . Su xianz ` ai ` y duo kankan baozh he ran e y ou hen ` shu, hai sh` ` y` ` ban de shu dianz e wo juede kan nshua k ` e. geng y ou ganju
A:

` o, dou u kan ` diansh` ` baozh ` wo y Baitu j ng haoji he mei diansh` ` z u dou ` w k le. Lian ju ongy` jiem ey zai ang` he ` wo ` ` ai, ` n hai y` diansh` ` nali shang xiaz shuo ong de zhao ?
B:

e. Y u sh` ` diansh` ` jiem geng W o b` u jued ouxie kan zh bo ` hai ` ` e ` de chaoj dar nush y ouy` si. B ru ansh jian u b qiandu eng ` wo meizh ou zhe diansh` ` zhe kan ` zh shou de sai, deng bo ` w ` ` ai ` y` er sh hou, zhensh` j dong a, angshang xiaz ao deng ` u u ` cai y s meiy` diansh` jiem hou ou, duo y a. ` jiesh ` y
A:
` bu chul n t ong xiuxi Kan hai ng chuant de. Jiu ` Lian ai an ` y ` zh yu ong f ` yul e geng zhuo angsh` . W o jiu jiao e chuant ` b ` kuaiji ` e de x ` w ` sh` x huan f angbian nxian wu. angshang ` Zai ` u dao ` zu` shuj gel ` ei ` k ey kuais o x n de x nwen, ` sousu he , j` ` zhengl y` an ai pianyi. zazh` f angbian ou jiand Du` wol ` shuj duoy baozh u shuo, he j ng chengw ei de dongxi y le.
B:

` ` , huw` lai diansh` zazh` Shuoq , baozh , guangb o, ` ai he ` zhe ` j zhuy` f w angluo zhong zu` wei ei ang ao de chuanm ` biande ` ` aiyu e ` f sh` , rangr enmen de shenghu o yuel engfu` k ` de j` ai, y duoc esh` tamen zh jian e chansh eng le j lie ng` qiangzh ` sh` y hai zheng, gezi an chang. Zu` j` n a, ou y chuxi ` n ` le ma? zhong x nx ng de meit zhuy` ` dao an,
A:
? N X nx ng meit zh de sh` ?
B:

ou f ` ma? Xianz ` ai ` yuel ` aiyu edu ` o ` ong de bang N meiy axian ` ou de diant ` k ` sh` anzhu dal ou, dou ang le guab` y` ej ng ` ` meiy ou chuant ong ` u, diansh` , que de diansh` jiem ` ersh` bof` ` zhel ` ei ` y ` e dal` ` ang guangg zhuanm en ao, ou guangg aoy` guanzh ` de chuxi ` tu chong he u enzhong chuanm ei ` de f an, ` Zhonggu x de chansh biaozh` zhe zai o nx ng meit eng.
A:
focusmedia
` k de sh` O, n shuo focusmediama? Zhe esh` zu` j` n gang ongy ` gang x ngq de y zhong zhuozh u shenghu o renmen , wo t de meit ta kaif achu quan ngshuo ge yu chuan y w b` ` chao tong meit anquan utong de sh` chang. Zu` j` n bei huor e. ` de hen
B:
o. ` Xianz ` ai ` gel ` ei ` meit dou nnaozh jiaoj` a sh` Meicu de kaif ai dazh ` an, ` women aix` ng de xuan meit chang, zhank laob ` y ` de geng ` y shenghu z e yud` e gengdu o, o e y nc bian ou y ` le. z y ouwei
Key Vocabulary
zh zhuo ` e kuaiji y` ej ng x nx ng tu chong n naozh jiaoj` ` y ouz y ouwei yud`
to be faithful fast liquid crystal rising to value to wrack ones brains delightful and interesting leeway
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A:
(E0288)

` w ` kand ` ao ` y jiang bash tiezi, W o zu` j` n zai angshang pian ai ` zai ` Zhonggu liux donghu ` ` an, ` niand o ngdian api ng de j ` an zhensh` y kanw po ou ganch u ` a.
B:

` guo na ` z de hen pian wenzh W o y e kan ang, d que ongjie ` b` ` shuoq donghu ` ` an, ` wo y` j quanmi an, uguo ngdian api n` sh` uh ` de hai . Yuanh k xiang zu` shen J q` mao eai u chao gezh ` ong wup y de j q` mao, ouzhe zhuangm an shenq ` n k ` zhensh` ` us le. de xiao oudai, xianm ` wo
A:
` J ` wo y` a. W de. Bugu Hah o y e t ng x huan kan q` mao n` o ` sh` ` ngj de hai xiang zu` shen Bianx ngang . Xiangd ang kan ` Bianx ` ngj nian ngang de sh hou zhensh` f engkuang, ba zan le y duo dou le bian` de l an mai wo nian nghuaqi tiehu ` W ` e zhengg ` a. wo x ngj ngang w anju eile zhexi e ` he ` an ou ch ` ai ` xiangq dou meiy b xianz xiati y gen nggun ` a, dou ` z` t lai ng peifu j de.
B:

` ng, chuf zhe ` ju hai en, Q` cher bianx an ` taic a! dangni ` ngj Bianx zhensh` liux shuo ngang y zh sh` nan ng. Su ` k Qianj en nd sheng de zu` ai, e Q ngtianzh u, cher ng ` q` ` ` sh` ` ezh j` . Hai deng x ngxiang k ewei laosh aoji bu j` de ongm At y ` en de dong` Tieb` u an e sh` zu` rem ` ? Dangni ` an ` zh huapi y .
A:
ongm At ` lao le, wo j enme ` Tieb` u hu y` nxiang le, ` tai meish he ta ` b ` de da zh j` de y ou y ge chashu bosh` zi. Dansh` ` an ` wo su zh ` guo y ` que ` j` X ngqiud ran kan bian, de azh ` f eichang q ngchu. W o dangsh zhensh` m s X ngqiud a` le. W ` xianz ` ai ` hai j` ` ` j l ` zhan o dao de nage da q` ren, mian ` xiao f tai ` ku jia y ou san eij y e k ey zuch j q` ren, eng ` le.
B:

` dao ` meiz enme kan ` guo. N wo men nansh eng a, Zhege ` e ash ash ` ` W dad a de donghu jiush` huan naxi a. o haish` ` x Lanj ngl u ` huami ` an ` anz he x huan Huaxi ng , renw eai, ` k ` haot ng. y piaoliang, zhut e hen ge
A:

` na ` shan ` an de nabi ` an ng de nabi hai y Zai ou y qun lanj k l ng, tamen huopo y` ou congming......w o e b` ush` zh x ou ` de donghu ` ` an, ` Lanj ngl y huan dad api ng wo oush y e ` de. Du` kan le, z enme neng w` ang le Congming de Y xiu ` ` kan ` ba? ai ne? Zhege k end` ng nansh eng nush u dou eng
B:

tongni sh ` de ouxi ang, ` a! T Y xiu a k esh` wo an dai wo ge ` Shuo de donghu ` ` an ` hai zhensh` q j j b` kan. lai R` ben api ` huany ` Meigu o D ` n y ng a. Bugu shou s n de zuop e b` u` o ` cuo.
A:

T a ? Haish` Mao de sh` he N shuo M laosh u anglaoy he ` e dou ` wo b` ` x wo b` laosh u uz enme kan, utai huan ? Zhexi ` e ` de xiao gushi. ` juq zhexi u liangu an W o n` ngyuan ` ng b` ` ` Dal` ` shu he Renzh shengu kan shou e .
B:

` ` shu wo mei z ` Na ` s` ` de xiao Dal` shou enme kan. zh lus u e hen k ` de, erqi e ai ` ch ` ng. Na ` guo wugu eai xianb haish` donghu ` ` an ` n ` shenme? chan api zu` x huan kan
A:

an donghu ` ` an ` zhong de dangr Guoch api zu` j ngdian an he Huluw j` ao j y` ao shu ngzhang a le. W o hai de hei Heim y u ngzhang dou hu` maoj mei j jiesh hou, ta tao` de sh ang u chu pengp engp engp eng dach ge z` q ng s` shouqi ` xiaj ` , zhensh` ` aile. kan shuaid
B:

` a, ` b` zheme W o y e j` de zhege! Zhen uku` sh` j ngdian duo dou neng ` women ai zhong. hai nian liu de naoh W o zai ` e ` ` jiuxi ` ` hu donghu juede hu y` zhexi a, zai y` women de ` ang y e zhen ` q tongni an y` ang, ganju nqie!
Key Vocabulary
j ngdian ` ` an ` donghu api
classic animated lm
y po ou ganch u ` uh yuanh u chao zan an l nghuaqi b nggun ` taic ` jie zh laosh ao ku ` zhut ge ang ` ouxi ` liangu an
to have a lot of feelings round and plump super to accumulate spending money popsicle stage lines both old and young know cool theme song idol linked together
Advanced -
A:
(E0294)
W ge mang Xiao ang, n y ouk` ong bang wo ma?
B:

` y ba, wo Zenme zheme k` eq` y a? Y oush` zh shuo d` ng j` nl` bang n .
A:

` ` ang de, wo zu` y` T` ai xiexie le. Sh` zhey` j` n xiang ngp` n j jia gongs du` ai jianl` de gesh` hai b` ` w` aiguo , k e wo guow` utai e, n ` guow` ai gongzu ` guo, du` ` liaoji zai o zhege y d` ng hen xiug y ` wo de jianl` ma? shux neng bang wo xia , n ai
B:
ent ` . Lai, wo xian ` . kankan Meiw n de jianl`
A:

de. W ` f` sh` ` de Hao o zhe en hai gang b` y` e de sh hou zuo jianl` , zai ` gesh` shang ` y guow` ai de jianl` y he lao nggai ou da ` de b` hen utong ba?
B:

` sh` hou ` wo cai f ` D que de. Du` b le n de jianl` axian, zhende da ` de b` zhongx f ang de jianl` sh` y ou hen utong. ` ger ` en x` ` y ` l ` n jiu B ru nx zhe xiang mian, de jianl` zai ` xie ` xiangx` hai baoku ` le zhongz de tai , jur o u, chush an eng ` sheng ng dengd ao, xiex nianyu e, eng......
A:

ai dou zhexi ` e b` x` Zenme? Guow` u xie nx de ma? W o` dadu ` osh dou de zheme ` u hu` men zhel xie xiangx` , ` jianl` ` n l y y gongs jiusu de jianl` b` u xie, xie f agei ngp` n` an de shenq e l ` e ngbiaog zhe , y e hu` y aoqiu t gong zhexi n x` nx .
B:

` guow` ai de jianl` zhong, ` en x` Zai ger nx zh xuy` gong ao t lianj` f ` sh` zhex` ngm ng he angsh` , y ban b` u xuy` gong ao t ` e ` guoy ` u xiangx` x` xie x` nx de. W o juede zhexi nx tai s ` le, rugu y ` e zhexi x` renhu a aoqiu gong nx , b` ush` rongy` o t ` ng huozh ` e w` ` shang ` zaoch eng zhongz u, aimao de nianl ` ma? an pianji
A:

` dao y ` Zhonggu daji ` a dou y Zhe e sh` . K esh` zai o j ng x ` zhey` ` ang qu le, y ai mei xiang guo pianji ` an guan e congl ` xie ` de went ` . an bu pianji
B:

xiangx` ` osh an geng ` kanzh ` ` de sh` u Ng, wo n dadu ong ` laob ` u gongzu ` j b` n de jiaoy ngl` he o ngy` an, er u sh` s ren ` j n ` k zhe ` liang de x` nx . Suoy da ey ba ge b` ufen xie ` ` ` L` geng chongsh y xie. ngw` ai, zheme zhengsh` de qiu ` y duoy ai de jianl` hen shao fu u, zh zhao e y oudian guow` ` ` zhaopi ` an, ` b` ` n ` nengl` , shang j` ng sh` y` ao kan de gongzu o b` ` xiangm ` qush ` er u sh` kao ao eng.
A:

ao ` zhege ` y zuof ` eng? Xianz ` ai ` da` Nand e sh` zhonggu osh` de jianl` l ` z` ` u hu` duosh dou fush j de zhao` qiuzh zhe ` ang ` shenghu ao ` huozh ` e dengj` ` y ` rang ` lao zhao, pian, ozh bian ` miansh` ` jiu y` banmen zai zh qian du` z` j y ousuo n` neng ` de zhezh ` ong ` ` xiang. W o dangni an zhengsh` qiuzh zhao ` laot ao ` le. y j ng suansh` hen
B:
l zhensh` q ang hai Sh` de. Shuo lai n jianl` de huay` duo ` zheme ` ` y Q ` jianl` l ne, nangu ai hou die. sh zai n zh an ` en j q y` ao jiand ngchu de chansh u de ger ngl` jiu ` chu ` n tongch ng, zu` liang hao, ang y y` e zh jiu gaod` duo ` neng ` duo ` n huozh ` e tu ` en de lianj` jia y y` e, zai f eng tu jianx` jianr ` duo ` hou ` le laob anmen sh tai he f angsh` , tai y e mei jian de. x` ngqu ` qu ` kan
A:

` y` ao y ` wo de xiug de y Shuo e sh` , kanlai wo ao haoh xia ai le, y y du` aishu cheng huan jianl` asuo y` e zh de jianl` wol o nand u. y zhen oudian `
Key Vocabulary
y` ngp` n jianl` gesh` du` b
to take a job offer rsum form contrast
xiangx`
detailed
Advanced -
A:
(E0297)
` sh ` ma qu ` b` ` n gan jian N qiandu an jian udao de ` le? Dou ng. reny
B:
qu hai, wo luy shuang! Hai ou u ` Ouzh ou le, zhen
A:
` ma! Guow` ai haow an ma? Bucu ` o
B:

x b` ` wo tebi ` e x Hai ng, f engj ng hen ucuo, huan Ouzh ou ` zhensh` ouy gu jianzh u engge, biey f anf engq ng. sh` ` de f ` le guow` ai hou ` cai f ` zhel ` b` ` K esh` dao axian, ng b` u xiang shuo ` ang biand` ` dou n, y ren de nay` sh` y ouxie huangj ou ` de shenghu y push xiaozh xie en o e hen .
A:

ai biand` ` sh` n guow` W o y zh juede renmen shuo huangj ` kuazh y enme ang tai le. Push o e meish b` u de shenghu zh ` de shufu any` jiu hao, y` ao guo ng. ` x he
B:

o. ` Q le, y guow` ai dou wuji sh` Meicu sh women dou wei ` e de dad ` ush` ` and ` ou, gaos al ug f ada u moti ` sh` ` ong , daoch shangch l ng, q ` ai ` lu, anhua ang he ny n caop sh xianz ` f ` e ` Beij ng, Shangh ` deng ` engsh` j zhexi ngwu ai dach y e ` zai ` zai ` Ouzh ` de f ` geng su chu ejian, ou x y n wo andaosh` k ` e hu an naxi hongw shanji ei, huang de gub ao.
A:

hen f y chugu wo ren Jiush` shuo, angan ouxie ` . Laosh o ai de hao, lian yue` shenme sh` hu lai, jiu dou guow` ` shuo ai de b ` yuan, zhensh` ng de sh` liang dou guow` jiao dianx ` ai. chongy angmeiw`
B:

zheme ` ` ai, b` ` y e. W Heh o k e mei chongy angmeiw` uguo e b` u b` ` x guoji a ` y duo d de u chengr en, f ang f ada que ou hen women he jieji ` an ` de d` ` wo qu zh de xuex fang. Zhec` ` Ou` u jiu ong zhou, tamen gongg ongji aot x` tong zhef uy , ` du` b` ` u que ` y ` . xianl ouxu, eichang bianl` ` fuz ` a ` f
A:

` daosh` ` de d` , dan ` xuex xuex Zhe . Gai fang sh` y` ao duo shei y` ai shenma sh` rugu aosh` shuo dongxi dou guow` o wo k de hao, esh` d` y ge jiu ao f andu` . W o y e b` u ` y` guow` ai de na ` y ` b` xuex zhuzh shenme dou tao, j` ng ang de guoq ng he q a ` guoji b` Zhonggu o ta uy y` ang, jiusu ` an ai de dongxi ` xianj` n, y guow` zai e b` uneng shenme dou ai zhaob ` an. cong guow`
B:

zant ` ong. ch aimen de laow` a, wo Hah Jiu de laishu o, ` na y ou tes ` e, ` dan ` wo juede sh` sh wu ran e heny hai guo` su ` de f wo cai qu sh y nei engfu. ran ou j tian, j ng ` Su ` Ouzh ` Zhonggu de ges ` e ` caiy ` ao he xiaoch xiangni kaish an o .
A:

` Ouzh ai le. K a. Zai n Hah ou k e jiush` eneng women ` laow` ` ba Oum ren jiao ` laow` ai, dao ` guow` ai tongch ang x guan ei sh` gaik ou. Q al aide q guoji aow` hai nany sh Y` azhou ta hai sh` x ` de, b` ` xiangj` n. sh wu, hen guan j` ng k ouwei ` wo
B:
` ai ` gegu ` o zh ` aiyu e ` de jiaoli u Y e sh` . Q sh xianz jian yuel duo zai ` guow` ai cai maided ` de dongxi, y j nm` , hen qian ao ` ai ` dou ` y sh` bei xianz nru o chang, xiang chong` Zhonggu ` ai y y ` chugu luy sh` y angmeiw` e nan a. Bugu u hen ` o ou hai o ` de, k ` he m b` ucuo ey t y` an b` utong de wenhu a nzu eng f ` q ng, y ou j hu` n y e qu ` guangguang.
Key Vocabulary
` chongy angmeiw` ai ouy biey f anf engq ng push any` wuji ` e and ` ou al moti l ny n ng caop
to worship foreign things and be obsequious to foreigners to have other amorous feelings plain easy and comfortable to misunderstand skyscraper the shade of a tree grassy lawn
gub ao f angan ` an ` jieji
ancient castle to react against to learn from others experience to be convinced of superiority endlessly state of the nation to copy indiscriminately cooked food
u zhef
b` uy ng guoq ` an zhaob ` ao caiy
Newbie - May I take your photo?

A:
W o k ey p ai zh` aopi` an ma?

May I take a photo?
B:
K ey .
Sure.
A:
!
Shu o qi ezi !
Cheese!
B:
!
Qi ezi !
Say cheese!
Key Vocabulary
k ey p ai zh` aopi` an shu o qi ezi
may
to take
photo
to say
eggplant
zh` aoxi` angj sh` um axi` angj q ngchu ji aoju an x zh` aopi` an d pi` an xi` angzh xi` angku ang xi` angc` e j` nzh p aizh` ao
camera
digital camera
clear
lm
to develop lm
negatives
Xiang Zhi
Xiang Kuang
Xiang Ce
ban
to take a picture
Advanced Media -
:
(F0219)
.
Key Vocabulary
rensh` m njian y ongq` k e jia ` y nhuan ` an shexi ong zhenk ` haoz
people from the countryside commendably courageous hidden danger suspected vacuum to spend a large sum of money shy threshold examination and approval to give prominence to
an mianti an menk shenp ` tuxi an
Advanced Media -
:
(F0228)
.
Key Vocabulary
` shul ` hua
mathematics, physics, and chemistry yoga to be skeptical of span to subvert dregs sense of honor bustlng with activity malpractice
yuji a zh` y ` u kuad ` u dianf ` ` o zaop rongy ug ` an ` och aoti an rehu b` duan
Advanced Media -
:
(F0237)
.
Key Vocabulary
ao huazh maon` s suo y ouyub` ` ujue chuochu an j` lia x ngmu ` x ny an
trick trick or secret to ponder to be indecisive to expose trick eye-catching intention
Advanced Media -
:
(F0246)
Key Vocabulary
` ng luod` ` b` nggou q` j nweizh ` chu shu luosh ` zh` huan ` chur en zh shoux x ng guan ` ei ` cuow an caiyu ` suoq u dash`
to nalize mergers and acquisitions to date everything comes to light to replace to assume Chief Executive Ofcer
to leave ones proper place to cut staff following a general trend

a dieji k oubei ` aq ` k` diand e
to overlay public praise to take advantage of the size of ones business to cheat customers
Advanced Media -
:
(F0255)
.
Key Vocabulary
u jiand zhoum` b` ushu an ` guodu u xiezh ` chuzh` yuy j zh` ` ou ` shanh l nchuang
to supervise careful and thorough to deploy resolute to assist to deal with to give mechanism to deal with the aftermath clinical
Advanced Media -
:
(F0264)
.
Key Vocabulary
ai ` jieb
to become sworn brothers or sisters simple and honest to not understand the meaning not yet to be astonished to be socially well matched for marriage to act as a matchmaker to go against ones will or feelings
` ou hanh q b` ujie y`
` ` shangw ei ` chay` angh mend udu` `
ei shuom n weix
anq wu pianpi
to begin dancing gracefully
Advanced Media -
:
(F0273)
.
Key Vocabulary
` f` anlan ` ang zhanf` ` eikux shaf` n ` ow ` uw mom en ` w` anzhongzh u mu ` ongq ` huazh u chong y anran eng dianf kanch eng
ood to blossom to take great pains unknown to the public all eyes are xed on
to mislead the public with nonsense just like summit can be rated as
x shu ` uy biej ` ge
to count in full detail having a unique or distinctive style to be inferior to perform chatter original intention or aspiration to end to glitter
` xuns ` e y any` eb` uxiu diedi chuzh ong
shouch ang ` an ` canl
Advanced Media - 8
:
(F0282)
.
Key Vocabulary
` mox ` ou ` beish quzh u y ouz ou bianyu an q ngchu
last place to receive to expel to migrate margin to eliminate
Advanced Media -
:
(F0291)
.
Key Vocabulary
m ngzh` ` sus ` ong baoqu an ` dongji e zhu jiu tuj` ng f` anchou xian u jiand ong gout
wise to raise a lawsuit to preserve to freeze to investigate channel category suspicion to monitor communication
e tiaoji a kanf jiuf en ei suop
mediation to publish dispute to claim damage compensation to seal off
eng chaf
Advanced Media -
:
(F0300)
.
Key Vocabulary
ngwen songr ent n shuax x ngmu ` biaozh u ` y nhu` b` uf ei b` u y` ayu ` yunch en sh x ng an shaixu
sensational to redene eye-catching to mark obscure costly to be not inferior to well proportioned to become popular to ltrate
chunsh u jux ` quzh eshu k ` laosh dong` zhong ` chengnu o n juej ` ei wuk ehouf
to be purely according to reports very few to over-staff
to promise to dig for gold to give little cause for criticism loophole to replace someone to fail
` ong ` loud d ngt` ` gaochu

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Newbie - Intro 1: Good morning

Zaoshang hao! Good morning!

N ma? Zaoshang hao! hao Good morning! How are you?

hao, n W o hen ne? Im ne, and you?

hao. Xiexie. ` W o y e hen Im ne too. Thanks.

morning good you I

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very also thank you

n hao ` u xiaw hao w anshang hao ta ta tamen women z enmey` ang

hello good afternoon good evening he she they we how about

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Newbie - Intro 2: Whats your name?

n ` shenme N hao, jiao m ngzi? Hello. Whats your name?

` L W o jiao L` . My name is Li Li.

n hao ` jiao shenme m ngzi

hello to be called what name

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x` ng n de sh` ng haot ng gaox` ` renshi ` ` jianmi an

family name your to be pleasant to hear happy to know to meet

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Newbie - Intro 3: Where are you from?

en ma? N sh` zhonggu or Are you Chinese?

sh` en. N Du` , wo zhonggu or ne? Yes, I am Chinese. And you?

en. W o sh` y ngguor Im British.

ng! Huany Welcome!

sh` en Zhonggu or du` en Y ngguor

to be Chinese person correct British person

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a guoji Zhonggu o Y ngguo o Meigu or en Meigu F aguo en F aguor o Degu or en Degu

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Newbie - Intro 4: Do you like China?

ma? N x huan Zhonggu o Do you like China?

X huan. Yes, I like it.

N x huan shenme? What do you like?

cai. ` Zhonggu o Chinese food.

x huan Zhonggu o shenme cai ` Zhonggu o

to like China what Chinese food

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ch he haoch Zhongc an x can

to eat to drink tasty Chinese food western-style food

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Newbie - Intro 5: Do you have a menu?

` y ` an ma? Q ng wen ou caid Excuse me, do you have a menu?

eng. Y ou de. Q ng shaod Yes. Please wait a moment.

de. Hao OK.

` q ng wen y ou ` an caid q ng eng shaod de hao

may I ask; excuse me to have menu please to wait a moment OK

an maid haoch ` cai tang ai ` dianc

to ask for the bill tasty dish soup to order food

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Newbie - Intro 6: I want to buy this one

wo y` mianb ` ao. N hao, ao mai Hello. Id like to buy some bread.

de. Hao OK.

Duoshao qian? How much is it?