Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook (2nd Edition)

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34 Talking about the present

1 In complete Mandarin sentences describe what ⧁᱄ Wáng Míng is doing
at each of the times indicated below. Use the time expressions provided in
your sentences. Translate your sentences into English.
Example: today –
Ҧђ㾵 → ⧁᱄ԀཟҦђ㾵Ⱦ
䋭ᶧ㾵 ⧁᱄Ԁཟ䋭ᶧ㾵Ⱦ
mti drngxi Wáng Míng jqntion mti drngxi.
Wang Ming is shopping today.
a. this year – ᆜѣᮽ/ᆮѣᮽ xué Zhdngwén
b. this month – ٽ᭴ fàng jià
c. this week – ൞ᝅཝ࡟᯻㺂 zài Yìdàlì lnxíng
d. now – 䐕ᵁਁਹ侣/䐕ᵁਁਹ伥 gbn péngyou chc fàn
e. presently – ⍍◗ xh zfo
➪ 34.1

2 What are the following people doing now? Describe their activities in complete
Mandarin sentences using ൞ zài or ↙൞ zhèngzài.
Example:儎㮴 Goo Lui – sleeping → 儎㮴൞⶗㿿Ⱦ
儎㮴൞⶗㿰Ⱦ
Goo Lui zài shuì jiào.
a. ⧁᱄ Wáng Míng – watching television
b. ࡟ઞ Zhdu Lì – singing
c. ᷍Օᆜ/ᆮٿ᷍ Lín Wgixué – playing ball
d. ୆⧡⧨ Táng Méilíng – writing a letter
➪ 17.2, 34.2

3 Translate the following into English.

a. 䰞ཌཪㄏ⵶жѠӰȾ

䮶ཌ乣ㄏ㪍жفӰȾ

Mén wàitou zhànzhe yc gè rén.

b. Ẃᆆр᭴⵶ᖾཐҜȾ

Ẃᆆр᭴㪍ᖾཐᴮȾ

Zhudzi shàng fàngzhe hgn dud she.