2. STORYTELLING
Běifāng Xiǎo Chéng
《北方小城》
North Small City
In this part of the lesson, we will be practicing the vocabulary and grammar that we've learned in Lesson 32.1 and Lesson 32.2. There are two separate conversational practice:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Jīn Nián Nǐ Huí Jiā Guò Chūnjié Ma?
《今年你回家过春节吗?》
This Year (Do) You Return Home To Go-pass(/) Spring-Festival?
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
弟弟 Little Brother 哥哥 Big Brother
弟弟:Big-brother, you arrived overseas-country to attend college (has been) over one “ge” (of) month (already), life (-) (you have) got-used-to?
哥哥:(I have) got-used-to (it), “whatever” all (have) got-used-to. I (in the) daytime in school attend-class, evening in coffee-house do-(part time)-job, weekend time with classmates together climb mountain, play ball, interesting-(to the degree:)-extremely.
弟弟:School cafeteria (do you) have-the-potential-to-be-able-to eat-(with the result of)-getting-used-to (the food)?
哥哥:Not very having-the-potential-to-be-able-to eat-(with the result of)-getting-used-to (the food), but (the) cafeteria being-away-from (the) teaching-building (is) close, (it is) pretty convenient, so I often at there eat.
哥哥:(The) place (that) I live exists (a) kitchen, sometimes I also with (my) roommates together at home make “a little bit” (of) simple Chinese-food.
弟弟:There (where) you (are) (is the) weather good?
哥哥:Now summer (has) finished-going-pass (it) already arrived autumn, (it is) not cold (and) not hot, every day (it is) about 20 degree, pretty comfortable.
哥哥:I saw (the) news saying (that in) Shanghai this several days (it) went-down several “chang” (of) big rain, you ask dad (in) rain(y) days (do) not drive (the) car. (The) outside (of the) residential-community (of our) home-inside “exactly” is (the) subway-station, (it is) that convenient, sit(/take) (the) subway!
弟弟:Me and mom already told him, dad (in) this several days (did) not drive car. Big-brother, you not are-at home, dad mom and me all pretty miss you. This year (do) you return home to go-pass(/) spring-festival?
哥哥:(I will) return, how (do I) not return? Not only this time (I) intend to return, also next time too (I) intend to return, every year (on) Spring Festival I all intend to come-back.
哥哥:I do-(part time)-job saved some money, (I) plan to (at the) time (of) coming-back for dad (and) mom buy one “ge” (of) present, but you first (do) not tell them!
弟弟:Okay, they surely will (be) especially happy.
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Běifāng Xiǎo Chéng
《北方小城》
North Small City
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
North Small City
This is one “zuo” (of) northern small city. (The) city though (is) small, but (the) air (is) fresh, (and the) environment (is) quiet, one year(’s) four seasons all have good weather. People (who had) “ever” come (here) all would like here. (In the) spring, (the) flowers opened(/bloomed), (the) birds are singing songs on (the) sky-surface; (in the) summer, rain-water (is) plentiful, (the) fish are swimming in (the) river-inside; (in the) autumn, (it) blows wind, (the) red leaves are dancing (in the) wind-center; (in the) winter, (it) is snowing, (the) children do(/play) games together with (the) snowman. (At the) city-outside (there) exists one “zuo” (of) famous “Huaguo(/Flowers and Fruits) Mountain”, (its) height (is) about 1000 meters, (and it) is (a) good place (that) people (on the) weekends go-trip. (It has) arrived autumn, (on the) “Huaguo(/Flowers and Fruits) Mountain” surface (there) exists over 10 types (of) fruits, (they are) big (and also) sweet.
(You) intend to ask where this “zuo” (of) small city is-at? Here “exactly” is my home(town)-Yin(/Silver) City. Welcome you come to Yin(/Silver) City, come to my home(town).
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