2. STORYTELLING
Xī De Yì Nián
《新的一年》
One Year (That Is) New
In this part of the lesson, we will be practicing the vocabulary and grammar that we've learned in Lesson 42.1 and Lesson 42.2. There are two separate conversational practice:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Zhàngfu De Shēngrì
《丈夫的生日》
Husband’s Birthday
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
丈夫 Husband 妻子 Wife
丈夫:Today how-come you made (one) “ge” (of) cake?
妻子:Today is your birthday, me and daughter together made (one) “ge” (of) cake to wish you happy birthday! How-come you forgot (it) (your)self?
丈夫:(If) you (did) not say (then) I really (would) forget it. Thank you and daughter still remember!
妻子:I know you (in the) recent-times that “ge” (of) project (is) very important. But you also need to rest more, if (you are) too tired. be-careful (that your) body (might) appear problems.
丈夫:(I) know. This “ge” (of) problem (is) not difficult, (it) mainly “is because” (that we have) encountered several “ge” (of) problems (that) still (have) not (been) solved. (The) company’s coworkers all are(,) working-hard(,) thinking-of methods, I (-) (my) heart-inside also (is) impatient(-and-)anxious.
妻子:Slow(ly) doing (it) (does) not work?
丈夫:I heard (that) other companies also all are trying to do this “ge” (of) project, (the one) who completes (it) first, (will be the one) who “then” develop faster.
妻子:(The things that) you said (-) I all understand, (it) mainly “is because” (I) am-afraid (that) you (might) (-) “ba”{indicating the handling of} (the) body (-) (be-)tired(-with the result of-)“(being-)bad”.
丈夫:(Do) not be-afraid. (The) meals (that) you every day make (are) that good, you see, I (- on) “whichever/every” day (-) isn’t (it that) I eat “very healthy”?
妻子:You really know-how-to talk!
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Xī De Yì Nián
《新的一年》
One Year (That Is) New
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
One Year (That Is) New
Colleagues:
Today is Year 2025’s first Friday, we again greet-arriving one new year. Thanks (to) every “ge” (of) person (who) comes to join this “time” (of) meeting, I want to first wish everyone happy new year! This one year (of) the-past, everyone for-the-whole-time all are(,) very working-hard(,) doing(-the-)job, so I want to say to every one, “(Thank you for your) hard work!”
(In) this one year inside, we together(,) very well(,) completed several “xiang” (of) very important work, (at the) same-time, (we) also quick(ly) solved several “ge” (of) very complicated issues.
In (the) new one year inside, (the) company again has several “ge” (of) new projects, (I) believe (that) these several “ge” (of) projects will for us bring-arriving bigger progress. Furthermore, (I) hope (that) everyone can be like this year, passionate(ly) work, happi(ly) live-life. We work-hard together! Thanks!
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四十二课有错,录音的短文,对话和课文都不一样。请改正。
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