STRUCTURES402 Describe ઞ Zhdu Lì’s day in complete Mandarin sentences, using Ҽ le or
⋗ méi as appropriate.
a. He didn’t eat breakfast.
b. He went to class.
c. He studied in the library.
d. He ate lunch.
e. He didn’t see his girlfriend.
f. He saw a movie.
g. He went to the bookstore.
h. He didn’t buy a book.
➪ 13.1, 13.3.2, 33.1, 33.3
3 ઞ Zhdu Lì asked his friends what they did last night. Translate their answers
into Mandarin. Be sure to include the object of the verb in your translations.
ઞφ֖ᱞཟᲐр֒ҼӶѾϋ
ઞφ֖ᱞཟᲐр֒Ҽ⭐哳ϋ
Zhdu Lì: Nh zuótian wfnshang zuò le shénme?
Example:ቅ䜣 xifo Gud: I danced.→ ᡇ䐩㡔ҼȾ
Ww tiào wx le.
a. ቅ⧁ Xifo Wáng: I read.
b. ቅ儎 Xifo Gao: I sang with friends.
c. ቅ∑ Xifo Máo: I studied at the library.
d. ቅ᷍ Xifo Lín: I painted two paintings.
e. ቅ Xifo Hé: I watched TV for two hours.
➪ 13.4.2, 13.5.1, 39.1.2
4 㧀䳺 Zhuang Xióng explains to his friend how hectic his life has been and
what he did last night, which is why he slept through the alarm and missed
this morning’s classes. Write a paragraph based on the English translation of
his explanation. Below is a list of verbs you can use.
Verbs: ֒ᐛ gdngzuò ‘work,’ ᔶ䖜/䯁䔀 kai chb ‘drive a car,’
⍍㺙ᵃ xh ycfu ‘wash clothes,’ ࣕ䈴ڐ/ࣕ䃨ڐ zuò gdngkè ‘do homework,’
ᆜҖ/ᆮ㘈 xuéxí ‘study,’ 㿿/㿰 shuì jiào ‘sleep’
Zhuang Xiong: I’ve been very busy every day recently. I work four hours a day
after class and drive an hour to go back home every day. Last night after I got
home, I did laundry for half an hour, did my homework for three hours and
studied for 2 hours. I only slept 2^1 / 2 hours last night. I’m extremely tired now!