Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook (2nd Edition)

Expressing simultaneous situations

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d. ↙ᡇ䘑ኁᆆԌ൞ᢉ⭫䈓Ⲻᰬُ

↙ᡇ䙨ኁᆆԌ൞ᢉ䴱䂧Ⲻᱸُ

zhèng wi jìn wezi ta zài df diànhuà de shíhou

When I entered the room he was making a phone call.

e. Ԍж䗯ж䗯ᢉ⭫䈓ⵁ⭫㿼

Ԍж䛀ж䛀ᢉ䴱䂧ⵁ䴱㿌

ta ycbian ycbian df diànhuà kàn diànshì

He was talking on the phone and watching television.

f. ൞ⵁ⭫㝇р⭫ؗ䘎ੂᰬ

൞ⵁ䴱㞜р䴱ؗ䚺ੂᱸ

zài kàn diànnfo shàng diànxìn hái tóngshí

At the same time, he was on the computer reading email.

g. Ԍᢉ⭫䈓ᇂҼᡇᅀࡦᐨ㔅⶗⵶Ҽ

Ԍᢉ䴱䂧ᇂҼᡇᅀࡦᐨ㏉⶗㪍Ҽ

ta df diànhuà wán le wi dgngdào yhjing shuìzháo le

By the time he finished his phone call I was already asleep.

h. жᯯ䶘жᯯ䶘䛙Ѡളᇬ㾷ਇኋ㔅⎄⌞䠃⧥ؓ㾷

жᯯ䶘жᯯ䶘䛙فുᇬ㾷Ⲳኋ㏉☕⌞䠃⫦ؓ㾷

ycfangmiàn ycfangmiàn nàge guójia yào fazhfn jcngjì zhùzhòng

huán bfo yào

That country wants to develop its economy while emphasizing

environmental protection.

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6 You are interviewing for a job in sales. Part of the interview is to see how
quickly you can come up with a line to sell each product you are given.
The key is to highlight the functionality or best features of each product.
Use the pattern in parentheses to complete each sentence.
a. bluetooth earphone:
ᴿҼ䘏Ѡ㬓㣳㙩ᵰθ֖ቧਥԛ ____Ⱦж䗯Ċж䗯Ċ
ᴿҼ䙏ف㰃㣳ᢁₕθ֖ቧਥԛ ____Ⱦж䛀Ċж䛀Ċ
Yiu le zhège lán yá shiujc, nh jiù kgyh __. (ycbian... ycbian... )
b. down jacket:
䘏Ԭ㗳㔈཯ށ ____ ৾Ċ৾Ċ θᴶ䘸ਾ᯻㺂ⲺᰬُᑜȾ
䙏Ԭ㗳㎞ུށ ____ ৾Ċ৾Ċ θᴶ䚟ਾ᯻㺂ⲺᱸُᑬȾ
Zhè jiàn yjróng jiakè ___ (yòu... yòu... ), zuì shìhé lnxíng
de shíhou dài.