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4 Rewrite the following sentences with 䘔/䙙 lián to match the English
translations, including either 䜳 dru or ҕ yu as appropriate. The phrase that
should follow 䘔/䙙 lián and receive focus is underlined.
Example:ᡇଛଛу⅘ⵁ⭫ᖧȾԌу⅘ⵁ㗄ള⭫ᖧȾ
ᡇଛଛу↗ⵁ䴱ᖧȾԌу↗ⵁ㗄ു䴱ᖧȾ
Wi gbge bù xhhuan kàn diànyhng. Ta bù xhhuan kàn
Mgiguó diànyhng.
My older brother doesn’t like to watch movies. He doesn’t like
to watch American movies.
→
Ԍ䘔㗄ള⭫ᖧ䜳 [or ҕ] у⅘ⵁȾ
Ԍ䙙㗄ു䴱ᖧ䜳 [or ҕ] у↗ⵁȾ
Ta lián Mgiguó diànyhng ddu [or yg] bù xhhuan kàn.
He doesn’t even like to watch American movies.
a. 䘏Ѡᆍжᇐᖾ䳴Ⱦ㘷ᐾу䇚䇼Ⱦ
䙏فᆍжᇐᖾ䴙Ⱦ㘷ᑡу䃃䆎Ⱦ
Zhège zì ycdìng hgn nán. Lfoshc bù rènshí.
This character must be very hard. Even the teacher doesn’t recognize it.
b. 䘏Ѡᆍᖾᇯ᱉Ⱦжᒪ㓝Ⲻᆜ⭕䇚䇼Ⱦ
䙏فᆍᖾᇯ᱉Ⱦжᒪ㍐Ⲻᆮ⭕䃃䆎Ⱦ
Zhège zì hgn róngyì. Ycniánjí de xuésheng rènshi.
This character is very easy. Even the first year students know it.
c. ᡇ⋗ᴿжѠѣളᵁਁȾ
ᡇ⋈ᴿжفѣുᵁਁȾ
Wi méi yiu yc gè Zhdngguó péngyou.
I don’t have even one Chinese friend.
d. ԌуᘫҜȾԌ⋗ৱ䗽ഴҜ侼Ⱦ
ԌуᘫᴮȾԌ⋈ৱ䚄ൌᴮ佞Ⱦ
Ta bù niàn she. Ta méi qùguò túshegufn.
He doesn’t study. He hasn’t even been to the library.
e. ԌуՐߏᆍȾԌуՐߏԌ㠠ᐧⲺᆍȾ
ԌуᴹሡᆍȾԌуᴹሡԌ㠠ᐧⲺᆍȾ
Ta bù huì xig zì. Ta bù huì xig ta zìjh de míngzi.
He can’t write characters. He can’t even write his own name.
f. ቅ⧁у⅘㗄ള侣ȾԌу⅘≿๗ऻȾ
ቅ⧁у↗㗄ു伥ȾԌу↗╘๗ऻȾ
Xifo Wáng bù xhhuan Mgiguó fàn. Ta bù xhhuan hànbfobao.
Xiao Wang doesn’t like American food. He doesn’t even like hamburgers.