2. STORYTELLING
Sān Niánjí De Zuòyè
《三年级的作业》
3(rd) Grade’s Homework
In this part of the lesson, we will be practicing the vocabulary and grammar that we've learned in Lesson 20.1 and Lesson 20.2. There are two separate conversational practice:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Xiǎng Tán Shénme Jiù Tán Shénme
《想弹什么就弹什么》
(If You) Want To Play “Whatever(/Anything)”(,) “Then” (You Can) Play “Whatever(/That-thing)”
*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, my electric guitar how-come suddenly (does) not-have (any) sound (anymore)?
哥哥:Bring (it) over (here), I (will) help you check “really quick”. Here (has) not (been) turned-on, you see, “once immediately after” (it is) turned-on(,) “then” (it) has sound.
弟弟:Thanks(,) big-brother.
哥哥:You (in) recent-times (-) play guitar play-(to the degree:)-how-is(-it) (now)?
弟弟:(The) requirements (that my) teacher for me (are) relatively high, (and they) let me every day practice two “ge” (of) hours, but I every day all (do) not play (with the result of) (it) being-enough time.
哥哥:You now (have) just started to learn (the) guitar, practice a-lot is (something that) should (be done).
弟弟:But (no-matter) (in) “however(/any-method)” I play(,) (in) “however(/that-method)” (I) cannot play (it) well, (and) the-more (I) play(,) the-more (I do) not-have confidence.
哥哥:It’s okay. This “jian” thing (of) playing (the) guitar indeed (is) not easy, but you have “however-much(/any-amount)” (of) effort, “then” (you) will have “however- much(/that-amount)” (of) improvement. (Do) not (be) impatient(-and-)anxious, very-slow(ly) practice, (in the) future you (-) (the) level (has) reached, (if you) want to play “whatever(/anything)” “then” (you) can play “whatever(/that-thing)”.
弟弟:(Do you,) (at the) time (when) you (were) learning (the) guitar before(,) every day also played two “ge” (of) hours?
哥哥:I sometimes played (for) three “ge” (of) hours (even)! You (do) not have to play two “ge” (of) hours (for) one time (straight), (you) can play (in the) morning (for) one “ge” (of) hour, (and) play (in the) evening (for) one “ge” (of) hour, or (at) “whatever-time(/any-time)” (that you are) free(,) (you) “then” play (at) “whatever-time(/that-time)”, like-this(,) (you) then would not feel that tired (anymore).
弟弟:Right, how-come I (have) not thought-of this method!
哥哥:And-also(,) (it) is not (that) (you) must should have (a) guitar “then” (you) can practice.
弟弟:Then how (do I) practice?
哥哥:You see, now my hand-inside (does) not “exist” (a) guitar, but I can practice only use (my) hands to practice.
弟弟:If (it is) like-this, (at the) time (when my) hand-inside (does) not “exist” (a) guitar, (I) even-also can go “wherever(/any-place)” (and) “exactly” at “wherever(/that-place)” practice.
哥哥:Right! (It) “exactly” is (like) this! Here(-where) I(-am) additionally “exists” not just-a-few guitar videos, if (you) need (them,) I can send (them) to you (to) watch “really quick”.
弟弟:Then (it is) so great! (The) songs (that) I want to learn (-) “there” “exist” very many!
哥哥:But (do) not (do it like so:) (you) like “whichever(/any-one)” “shou” (of) song “then” immediately learn “whichever(/that-one)” “shou” (of song), start learning from (the) ones (that are) easy, (in the) future “then” learn ones (that are) difficult.
弟弟:Okay! I know (now)!
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Sān Niánjí De Zuòyè
《三年级的作业》
3(rd) Grade’s Homework
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
3(rd) Grade’s Homework
Classmates, these (on the) blackboard-surface are (the) words (we have) learned in Lesson 11 “inside”, (there are) altogether ten “ge” (of them). Today’s homework has two “ge” (of it), one “ge” (of it) is to make sentences, one “ge” (of it) is to write (a) Chinese small story. (The) requirements of making-sentences are: first, (you) should use hands to write Chinese-characters. Second, (you) cannot make sentences (that are) too simple, you-guys are already 3(rd) grade students (now), (you) should make sentences (that are) comparatively complicated, so, every “ge” (of) sentence should (be) written (with the result of) (it) being-enough (of) fifteen “ge” (of) characters “(and only with that condition-)then” (it) works. Third, (the) sentences need to (be) (by your)selves thought-up, (and) (by your)selves written, if I see “whichever” two “wei” (of) students (have) made the-same sentences, then these two “wei” (of) students may need to come to my office (and) explain clearly why. (And) Chinese small story, you-guys want to write “whatever(/anything)”(,) “then” (you) can write “whatever(/that-thing)”, (at the) time (of) writing (there) only “exists” one requirement, (and it) “exactly” is (that) (the) story-inside should use these words, everyone can use “whatever many” “ge”(of words,) “then” use “whatever many” “ge” (of words), ten “ge” (of them) all (being) used is the-best. Tomorrow morning (in the) time (that is) before (we) have class, please (-) “ba”{indicating the handling of} (the) homework (that has been) finished-written (-) placed onto this “zhang” (of) desk. Then today we “exactly” reach here (and finish), (we) end-class!
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