2. STORYTELLING
Rénshēng Sìshí
《人生四十》
Life (At) Forty
In this part of the lesson, we will be practicing the vocabulary and grammar that we've learned in Lesson 25.1 and Lesson 25.2. There are two separate conversational practice:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Měi Tiān Zuò Zài Jiā Li Bú Yùndòng Zěnme Xíng ’A
《每天坐在家里不运动怎么行啊》
How (Is) Every Day Sitting At Home Not Exercising Okay
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
老叶 Old Ye 老马 Old Ma
老叶:Old Ma, long time no see, how (are) you now?
老马:Is (it) Old Ye? Hello hello! I now (-) body (is) not good, often get-cold (and) get-fever.
老叶:You (in the) past (-) body (was) so good! What happened now?
老马:I probably still (have) not gotten-used-to (the) weather here, (it is) too hot!
老叶:Is (it or) not is (it that) you every day all at home-inside, not going-out to exercise?
老马:(It) mainly “is because” (that the) outside (is) too hot! “Once immediately after” going-out (I) want to go-back.
老叶:(The) time (that) you moved-over-(here) (is) not short (already, right)? We knowing (each other) soon-will (be) one (or) two years (already). (Admitting the fact that) here is hot, but how (is) you every day sitting at home not exercising okay? Plus, how fresh (is the) air outside!
老马:You say (it) right, I (my)self also think (that I) should come-out more to walk (for) “a little bit”.
老叶:(In the) future you every day to me make (a) phone call, (and) with me together arrive (the) residential-community garden to run (for) “a little bit”! We (in the) morning or (in the) evening go, (it is) not that hot.
老马:Okay! “Once immediately after” I tomorrow morning get-up (from) bed (will) to you make (a) phone-call!
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Rénshēng Sìshí
《人生四十》
Life (At) Forty
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
Life (At) Forty
I “right away” soon-will go-pass (my) 40 year birthday. 40 years, how fast (it) went-pass!
I still remember (the) time (of) attending elementary school, every day (I) only knew climbing hills, (and) kicking ball with (my) classmates, that time (I) felt growing-big is one “jian” (of) thing (that is) especially far being-away-from me. But middle-school(’s) three years, high-school(’s) three years, after-that college(’s) four years, “immediately after (those years)” (I) already (was) 22 years old. I in college-inside met my wife. “Once immediately after” finishing-attending college, we together came-arriving Shanghai. I went to one “jia” (of) computer company to go work, she at one “suo” (of) middle/high school to be (a) music teacher.
Now, we already in Shanghai lived almost 20 years! (In the) 20 years, I changed job (for) two times. (At the) time (of) finding the-second “ge” (of) job, me and (my) wife had our child, now, (our) child already (is) 10 years old.
At (the) time (when) (my) 40-year birthday soon-will come, I return-(and)-think-about “really quick” (the) life (of) these 40 years (of my)self: (The) 20 years (in the) front(/beginning), I still was (one) “ge” (of) student, was (one) “ge” (of) child, (the) 20 years (of) (the)-back(/later), I am (a) husband, am (a) father. How many “ge” (of) 20-years can one “ge” (of) person have? Also every one “ge” (of) 20-years all(,) “comparing with” (the) one “ge” (of 20-years) before(,) goes-pass more fast.
(In) the-next one “ge” (of) 20-years inside, I really hope (that) time (does) not go-pass that fast, (and I) also hope (that) we (as) one “family” (of) people all (be) healthy, (and) happy.
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