Talking about change, new situations, and changing situations1332 ⧁ቅ Wáng Xifomèi is excited about all of the things that her new sister
has learned to do. Translate her descriptions into Mandarin.
Example: She can sing now. → ⧦൞ྯՐ୧ↂҼȾ
⨴൞ྯᴹ୧ↂҼȾ
Xiànzài to huì chàng gp le.
a. She can walk now.
b. She can now say ‘mama.’
c. She can now recognize her older brothers.
d. She likes to listen to music now.
e. She knows her own name.
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3 ⧁ቅ Wáng Xifomèi made some new year’s resolutions. Translate them into
Mandarin.
Example: I won’t smoke anymore. → ᡇу߃ᣳ➏ҼȾ
Ww bù zài chru yon le.
a. I won’t drink beer anymore.
b. I won’t go to parties on Sunday nights anymore.
c. I will jog in the park every day. [䐇↛ pfo bù jog]
d. I will call my parents once a week.
e. I will study Chinese every day.
f. I will not quarrel with my younger sister anymore. [੫ᷬ chfo jià quarrel]
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4 The following sentences describe changing situations. Express these changes
in English.
a. ཟ≊䏀ᶛ䏀߭ҼȾ
ཟ≙䏀ּ䏀߭ҼȾ
Tianqì yuè lái yuè lgng le.
b. ѣᮽ䏀ᶛ䏀ᴿᝅᙓҼȾ
ѣᮽ䏀ּ䏀ᴿᝅᙓҼȾ
Zhdngwén yuè lái yuè yiu yìsc le.
c. ѣളӰⲺ⭕⍱䏀ᶛ䏀ླҼȾ
ѣുӰⲺ⭕⍱䏀ּ䏀ླҼȾ
Zhdngguó rén de shbnghuó yuè lái yuè hfo le.
d. ᡇԢ䏀ᶛ䏀⅘ਹѣള侣ҼȾ
ᡇه䏀ּ䏀↗ਹѣു伥ҼȾ
Wimen yuè lái yuè xhhuan chc Zhdngguó fàn le.
e. ᡇ䏀ਹ䏀㜌θ䏀㜌䏀ᜩਹȾ
Wi yuè chc yuè pàng, yuè pàng yuè xifng chc.