Topic, focus, and emphasis209g. ᡇуՐڐ侣ȾᡇуՐ⛈呗㴁Ⱦ
ᡇуᴹڐ伥Ⱦᡇуᴹ⛈叅㴁Ⱦ
Wi bù huì zuò fàn. Wi bù huì chfo jcdàn.
I can’t cook. I can’t even fry an egg.
h. Ԍ∅ཟ䜳ᐛ֒Ⱦ᱕ᵕཟᐛ֒Ⱦ
Ta mgitian ddu gdngzuò. Xcngqctian gdngzuò.
He works every day. He even works on Sunday.
➪ 57.2.35 This is the first day of a Chinese class. Each student is asked to say a few
words about him/herself in Mandarin. ⧁᱄ Wáng Míng provides the
following information. Write his self-introduction in Mandarin, using
ᱥ shì... Ⲻ de in every sentence to emphasize the underlined phrase.
Example:I was born in Boston. → ᡇᱥ൞⌘༡亵⭕ⲺȾ
ᡇᱥ൞⌘༡义⭕ⲺȾ
Wi shì zài Bdshìdùn shbng de.
a. I grew up in Boston.
b. It is only last night that I came back to school.
c. I came back with my roommate.
d. We came by car.
e. My roommate came from China.
f. He came two years ago.
g. He came by plane.
h. It was at a party where we met each other.
i. It was he who told me to learn Chinese.
j. It was last night that I drove from Boston back to school with my roommate.
k. It was two years ago that he came to America from China.
l. It was two years ago that he came to America from China by plane.
➪ 57.2.4
6 Lauren is getting married! At her bridal shower, her friends want to know all
about her fiancé and their plans. Complete the following questions and answers.
Ask questions in Mandarin to learn about –
a. How they met:
i. When: __
ii. Where: __
iii. Who introduced them: __
b. About the proposal [≸႐ qiúhen]:
i. Where did he purchase the ring? [ᡈ jièzhh]
ii. How did he propose?