2. STORYTELLING
Xīn Gōngsī, Xīn Bàngōngshì
《新公司,新办公室》
New Computer, New Office-Room
In this part of the lesson, we will be practicing the vocabulary and grammar that we've learned in Lesson 18.1 and Lesson 18.2. There are two separate conversational practice:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Shǎo Wánr Diǎnr Diànnǎo
《少玩儿点儿电脑》
“Less” Play (The) Computer “(For A) Little Bit”
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
小李 Little Li 老钱 Old Qian
小李:Old Qian, I yesterday again verbally-fight with (my) girlfriend, I really (do) not understand she why this-much loves verbally-fighting with me.
老钱:You did-wrong what matter, (and) she again generated-your-angriness(/was upset at you)?
小李:She (does) not like me playing (the) computer, (and she) let(/ask) me to “less (frequently)” play “(for a) little bit”.
老钱:(Do) you play a-lot?
小李:I think (it’s) not much, every day (in the) time (that is) after getting-off-work (and) returning home altogether (I) only play (for) one (or) two “ge” (of) hours.
老钱:The first thing (after) getting-off-work is exactly playing with (the) computer? What is she doing (at the) time (when) you play (the) computer?
小李:She… she (in the) time (that is) after returning home cooks evening-meal.
老钱:What do you guys do again after eating evening-meal?
小李:After eating evening-meal she returns (the) kitchen to wash (the) bowls(/dishes).
老钱:(What about) you?
小李:Sometimes (I) moreover play (the) computer “(for) a little bit”, sometimes (I) watch sports games “(for) a little bit”, (at the) time (when it’s) 10 o’clock (I) shower(,) brush teeth (and) prepare to sleep.
老钱:(Does) she also (at) 10 o’clock sleep?
小李:No. She(, in the) time (that is) after washing (the) bowls(,) sometimes wash “really quick” (the) clothes, sometimes clean-up “really quick” (the) rooms.
老钱:Hearing you tell (it) like-this, (it is) she (who) does all (the) things at home, (it is) too laborious! You should “more” help her “really quick”, (and) “less” (by your)self play (the) computer, watch TV.
小李:(It) not “is because” I (do) not help you, (it) mainly “is because” she (does) not let (me). She said (that) I cook meal “(do) not have the potential” to cook good, (and for me the) rooms also “(do) not have the potential” (to be) cleaned-up.
老钱:What(/why) (does) “not-having-the-potential”-to-do-well matter? You can learn, “more” do (them) “really quick”, (there does) not exist things (that people) learn (and) “do not have the potential” to know-how-to-do.
小李:Okay, you said correct(ly), I (in the) future (will) “more” try “really quick”.
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Xīn Gōngsī, Xīn Bàngōngshì
《新公司,新办公室》
New Computer, New Office-Room
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
New Computer, New Office-Room
Last “ge” (of) month I changed (my) job.
My new computer (is) very not-bad, I at there am (the) manager. (The) computer gave me one “jian” (of) very big office-room. This “jian” (of) office-room only “exist” me (as) one “ge” (of) person using (it), (and there is) my name only “being written” (on the) office-room door-surface.
Open (the) door(,) go in (and) stand in (the) middle (of the) office-room, (you) can see mountains (of) places (that are) very far very far. (There is) one “zhang” big-big office-table “being placed” (on the) right side (of the) office-room, (and there are) one “tai” (of) computer and some books “being placed” (on the) table-surface. (There is) one “fu” (of) painting “being hung” (on the) wall-surface (on the) left-side (of the) office-room, (there is) one “tiao” (of) boat “being painted” (on its) surface, (there is) one “wei” (of) old-man “being sitting” (on the) boat. (There are) additionally three “ge” (of) very big characters “Mountain-River-Happiness” “having been written” (on the) painting-surface. (There is) additionally one “ge” (of) black-color small refrigerator “being placed” (in) the most inside (area of the) office room. I (have) put some tea-leaves inside, because I every day (at the) time (of) working am-used-to drinking “(a) little bit” (of) green-tea.
I especially like this “jian” (of) new office-room, I (am) thinking, sitting in such (a) comfortable office-room, I should-probably be-able-to - “disposing of” (my) work” - do especially well.
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