Lesson 9 Workbook 157b. A：DuìbuqH，wI kGyH shuD YCngwén ma？WI de ZhDngwén bù hFo。
B：DAngrán kGyH。
- Tongue twister in characters
Rewrite these tongue twisters in Pinyin and read them aloud. Pay special attention to your
pronunciation, including your tones. Keep practicing until you can read each tongue twister
without hesitation at normal speed.
a. 小張謝小謝，小謝說不謝，你說謝不謝？
Xiao Zhang thanks Xiao Xie. Xiao Xie says ‘no need to thank me.’ Do you think he should
thank him or not?b. 小張說小謝不好，小謝不說小張好。你說小張好，小謝好？我說小張不好，
小謝也不好。
Xiao Zhang say Xiao Xie is no good. Xiao Xie says Xiao Zhang is no good. Do you think that
Xiao Zhang or Xiao Xie is good? I think that Xiao Zhang is no good and that Xiao Xie is also
no good.- Chinese sayings
Rewrite these Chinese sayings in characters to match the English translations. (Rewrite the
words in parentheses in Pinyin.)
a. yC（jJ）liFng（dé） one-action-two-gain
= To kill two birds with one stone.
b. xiè（tiAn）xiè（dì） thank-heaven-thank-earth
= Thank heaven!
c. （wú）huà kG shuD no-speech-can-say
= speechless
d. ZhAng sAn（LH）sì Zhang-three-Li-four
= John Doe/Jane Doe (any person)
e. shuD yC bù èr speak-one-not-two
= As good as one’s word.