Lesson 1 Workbook 319Part II. Q&A Read the narrative in Part I. Then, read the following statements and indicate
whether they are true (T) or false (F).
a. ( ) ShJjià 已經開 shH 了。
b. ( ) 王剛今年 xià 天想學中文。
c. ( ) Tái 北人不說 YCng 文。
d. ( ) 謝友容要跟王剛一起去 Tái 北 l 4 yóu。
e. ( ) 王剛去 Tái 北的時候會看見謝友容的爸爸媽媽。
f. ( ) 王剛 fàng 了 shJjià 以後就去 TáiwAn 學中文。
g. ( ) 王剛沒去過 TáiwAn。
h. ( ) Tái 北沒有地 tiG，只有公 gòng qì 車。
Part III. What should 王剛 say? 王剛 is preparing for his trip to Taiwan by making a list of
expressions that he is likely to use during his stay in Taipei. Help him by translating these
expressions into Mandarin.
a. Ask for directions to the train station.
b. Ask how much a bus ticket costs.
c. Ask what time it is.
d. Apologize when he doesn’t understand what someone has just said.
e. Ask someone to repeat what s/he said one more time.
f. Ask someone to speak more slowly.
g. Ask where Zhonghua Road is.
h. Apologize when something embarrassing happens.
i. Meet 謝友容’s parents for the first time. (Write down at least three sentences.)
j. Say something nice about the Xie residence, and Mrs. Xie’s cooking. (Write down at
least three sentences.)