2. STORYTELLING
Yǒngyuǎn De Péngyou
《永远的朋友》
Forever Friend
In this part of the lesson, we will be practicing the vocabulary and grammar that we've learned in Lesson 11.1 and Lesson 11.2. There are two separate conversational practice:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Bié Shēngqì Le
《别生气了》
(Do) Not Be Upset (Anymore)
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
妻子 Wife 丈夫 Husband
妻子:Today is my birthday, you again forgot (it) (already), where “exists” (a) husband (of) this (nature) (like) you?
丈夫:I…I (did) not forget (about it), (in the) evening (let) us together go out to eat meal! (Do) not be upset (anymore)!
妻子:(It) was not (that) I am upset, (it) was (that) (I am) sad. You forget (it) (like) this every year, which “ge” (of) (person who) is (a) wife would (be) not sad?
丈夫:Sorry sorry. Trust me, I (in the) future not will again forget (it).
妻子:Why (do) I need to trust you? Plus other people’s husbands all would buy gifts for (their) wives, how many years already (has it been that) we are married? How many times (have) you (ever) bought gift for me?
丈夫:How (is it that) I (have) not given-gift? (Do) not you remember (already)? Last year your birthday, wasn’t (it that) (I) bought one bouquet (of) flower for you?
妻子:Who (does) not know (that) that was (something that) (our) daughter helped you bought on the Internet? When (have) you (by your)self given-gift (to) me?
丈夫:(It) is my fault, okay? (In the) future I (will) buy for you.
妻子:My meaning is not (that I) need to make you spend very much money, what small gift (does) not work? (The thing that) I want to have is your love. (On) that day (of) getting married(,) who was (it that) said (he) would forever love me?
丈夫:(Do) not talk (about) these (anymore), (our) daughter is listening! (In the) future I (will) (be) the same good to you as when we (were) young .
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Yǒngyuǎn De Péngyou
《永远的朋友》
Forever Friend
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
Forever Friend
Xiaomi is (a) friend (who) I grow up together from little. We were elementary school classmates, our home lived also very close with their home. He when small, grews big-big eyes, wears big-big glasses, (was) that cute. Xiaomi (was) the same with me, (we) both have basketball as (the) hobby. Every day (in the) time (that is) after off class, we all would play basketball together. (I) remember that year (of) 15 years old, we attended two “suo” (of) not the same high schools, (we) could not again every day play (basket)ball together (anymore). But every “ge” (of) weekend he all would came to my home to watch basketball game together with me.
Arriving 18 years old, we again both took-test-(with the result of)-getting-into Beijing University. In university, we both were in romantic relationships.
Now, our girlfriends (of) then already were our wives (now). We really both (have) grown up (already), but Xiaomi is my forever good friend, I hope he forever (be) healthy (and) happy.
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