240 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1
- Translation challenge II
Translate these sentences to Chinese. Use characters wherever we have learned them.
a. You have to take Line 4 and get off at North Lake. Switch to Line 9 and go south.
b. Subway tickets are really cheap. Five mao each.
c. Give me a call at the subway station. I can go and pick you up.
d. Xiao Ma is waiting for you in the library right now. She doesn’t know how to go to your
dormitory from there.
e. Last night I only slept for five hours. I went to bed too late and got up too early.
f. Last night I waited for Xiao Zhang at the library for almost an hour.
Focus on communication
1. Dialogue comprehension
Study the Lesson 12 Dialogue. Then, read the following statements and indicate whether
they are true (T) or false (F).
a. ( ) 小張想知道怎麼去小謝家。
b. ( ) 小張不想 zuò gDnggòng qìchB 去小謝家。
c. ( ) 小張 dGi 在大學 dìtiG zhàn 上六號 chB。
d. ( ) 去 shì 中 xCn 可以 zuò 六號 chB。
e. ( ) 小張在圖書館 zhàn dGng 九號 chB。
f. ( ) 小謝不知道 dìtiG piào 多少錢。
g. ( ) DìtiG zhàn 不 mài dìtiG piào。
h. ( ) 小謝在日本飯館 dGng 小張。
i. ( ) Cóng sùshè dào 小謝家 zuò chB yào zuò chà 不多一個 zhDngtóu。
j. ( ) 小張在中 huá lù 給小謝打電話。
k. ( ) 小謝 kAi chB 去電 yHng yuàn jiB 小張。