STRUCTURES
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a. ⲱ䮵ค / ⲱ䮭ค
dbng Chángchéng / climb the Great Wall
No
b. ৱ഼᱄ണ / ৱ᱄ൈ
qù Yuánmíngyuán / visit the Old Summer Palace
No
c. ਹ्Ӣ✚呣 / ਹ्Ӣ✚卞
chc Bgijcng Kfoya / eat Beijing roast duck
(Peking duck)
No
d. ਹ侰ᆆ / ਹ伹ᆆ
chc jifozi / eat dumplings
Ye s
e. ࢝ⵁӢ / ⵁӢࢽ
kàn Jcngjù / watch Beijing opera
No (not interested)
f. 䙑㜗ੂ
guàng hútòng / visit Hutongs,
Beijing’s traditional narrow streets
yes (wants to go
again)
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➪ 17.3
7 You are the receptionist at a law firm. A client calls and asks for Mr. Wang,
who is at a meeting [ᔶՐ/䯁ᴹ/kai huì] right now. Explain why Mr. Wang
can’t come to the phone right now, and tell the client that he will call back
after the meeting. [↙൞ + Verb]
8 You are giving your friends directions to your house. To help them locate the
right house, tell them that there’s a wreath [㣧ാ huaquan] hanging on
the door and there’s a flower pot [ж⳼㣧 yc pén hua] at the entrance, using
the structure Verb /㪍 where appropriate.
9 Tell your friend that you’re not going over to his house tonight because
you are exhausted. List a few of your accomplishments today. For example,
you wrote five pages of characters, washed tons of dishes and tidied up
[᮪⨼ zhgnglh] three bookshelves. Add at least three more activities that
you did today. Use Verb Ҽ as appropriate.