2. STORYTELLING
Yīfu Hé Shēnghuó Xíguàn
《衣服和生活习惯》
Clothes And Life Habits
In this part of the lesson, we will be practicing the vocabulary and grammar that we've learned in Lesson 3.1 and Lesson 3.2. There are two separate listening practice materials:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Xiǎo Dài Hé Xiǎo Fāng Zài Dǎ Diànhuà
《小戴和小方在打电话》
Little Dai Is Making A Phone Call With Little Fang
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
小戴 Little Dai 小方 Little Fang
小戴:(I) hear (that the) company next month “yao”(/plans to) arrive Beijing to travel, is (it) real?
小方:Correct, (the) manager says (that) everyone this one year’s work (is) done especially well, (so he) wants to make everyone happy for a little bit. Little Dai, (have) you gone to Beijing before?
小戴:(Yes, I) have gone (there before), I went to Beijing (for) one time when I was little. How about you, have you gone (there) before?
小方:My wife is “jiu”(/exactly) (a) Beijinger, we every year all “yao”(/need to) go back (there for) one time. Last year her grandma got sick, we returned (for) two times Beijing, to arrive (at the) hospital to see grandma (for) a few times. Because (she) got sick, grandma(,) compared with before(,) got skinnier (by) very much.
小戴:Grandma’s body (health) now how is?
小方:Last year (she) was resting at home (for) a few months, when (it) arrived August grandma’s sickness (was) already well. (The) doctor let her much do exercise for a little bit, now she every day all with grandpa go out to walk (for) a little bit, (and) to dance (for) a little bit, (so her) body (health) has become more and more well. But (her) eyes (are) not as good as before, now (she) “yao”(/needs to) wear glasses while reading books (and) reading newspapers.
Yīfu Hé Shēnghuó Xíguàn
《衣服和生活习惯》
Clothes And Life Habits
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
Clothes And Life Habits
Looking at (the) clothes one person wears, (we) can know his/her life habits. I(,) when not working(,) wear sportswear. Though I not am (the-)every-day-all-exercise(-type), neither am (I an) athlete, but I feel (that) sportswear (is) especially comfortable. Sportswear might not be as handsome as dress shirts, but after going to work (for) a day, I (am) already very tired, (what) I think about is how to let (my)self (be) comfortable. (When) not in office I also like wearing hats, because (I do) not need to do (my) hair.
My wife with me very not the same, she(,) going-to-work with not-going-to-work(,) both the same, every day (she) all wears dresses/skirts, some (dresses/skirts) are red, some are black, additionally some are white. She feels (that) pants are not as good-looking as dresses/skirts, (even) more (it is) not as pretty as dresses/skirts. She every day all “yao”(/need to) use one “ge” (of) hour’s time to wash (her) hair (and) do (her) hair. She is one “ge” (of) person (who) very loves (being) pretty. She(,) wearing pretty clothes, (her)self feels happy, I(,) looking at her (being) pretty (and) happy, I also feel happy.
We like wearing not the same clothes, because our life habits are not the same.
老师: 可不可以用“都”: 我想的都是怎么让自己舒服 意思是: All I think about is how to make myself comfortable. 可以吗? 谢谢您!