Level 9 - Mandarin Pre-Intermediate - International House London

问题： ＝ 她为什么每天晚上十点就睡觉？ Wèntí: = Tā wèishéme měitiān wǎnshàng shí diǎn jiù shuìjiào? Question: = Why does she go to bed every night at ten o'clock?

你每天早上几点起床？ Nǐ měitiān zǎoshàng jǐdiǎn qǐchuáng? When do you get up every morning?

六点多。 Liù diǎn duō. A few minutes past six.

你比我早一个小时。 Nǐ bǐ wǒ zǎo yīgè xiǎoshí. You get up one hour earlier than I do.

我睡得也早，我每天晚上十点就睡觉。＝ 早睡早起身体好。 Wǒ shuìde yě zǎo, wǒ měitiān wǎnshàng shí diǎn jiù shuìjiào. = Zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ shēntǐ hǎo. I go to bed early also, at 10 o‘clock every night. = It’s healthy to keep early hours.

问题： ＝ 他们家谁做饭做得好？ Wèntí: = Tāmen jiā shéi zuòfàn zuò de hǎo? Question: = Who is the better cook in their family?

再来点儿米饭吧，你吃得太少了。 Zài lái diǎnér mǐfàn ba, nǐ chīde tài shǎo le. Have more rice, please. You ate too little.

不少了，今天吃得很好，太谢谢你了。 Bù shǎo le, jīntiān chīde hěn hǎo, tài xièxie nǐ le. Not a little actually. I've enjoyed the meal a lot.

你做饭做得怎么样？ Nǐ zuòfàn zuòde zěnmeyàng? How well can you cook?

不怎么样，我妻子比我做得好。 Bù zěnmeyàng, wǒ qīzǐ bǐ wǒ zuòde hǎo. Not very well. My wife is a better cook than I am.

问题： ＝ 今天天气怎么样？ Wèntí: = Jīntiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng? Question: = How is the weather today?

下雪了，今天真冷。 Xià xuě le, jīntiān zhēn lěng. It's snowing. It‘s really cold today.

有零下十度吧？ Yǒu líng xià shí dù ba? The temperature may be 10 degrees below zero, am I right?

是啊，你穿得太少了，我们进房间吧。 Shì ā, nǐ chuānde tài shǎo le, wǒmen jìn fángjiān ba. Yes. You wear too little. Let‘s go inside the house, OK?

好吧。 Hǎo ba. OK.

问题： ＝ 1.她这两天在忙什么呢？ = 2.她弟弟为什么要找新房子？ Wèntí: = 1. Tā zhè liǎng tiān zài máng shénme ne? = 2. Tā dìdi wèishénme yào zhǎo xīn fángzi?

你在忙什么呢？ Nǐ zài máng shénme ne? What are you busy with?

我弟弟让我帮他找个房子，现在他家离公司有点儿远。 Wǒ dìdi ràng wǒ bāng tā zhǎo ge fángzi, = xiànzài tā jiā lí gōngsī yǒudiǎn'ér yuǎn. My younger brother asked me to find an apartment for him. = He now lives far from the company.

住得远真的很累！ Zhù de yuǎn zhēn de hěn lèi! It‘s really exhausting to live far!

是啊，他也希望能住得近一点儿。 Shì ā, tā yě xīwàng néng zhùde jìn yīdiǎnér. It's true. He also wants to live nearer.

问题：＝ 张先生去哪儿了？ Wèntí:= Zhāng xiānshēng qù nǎ'ér le?

门开着呢，请进。 Mén kāi zhene, qǐng jìn. The door is open. Come on in.

请问，张先生在吗？ Qǐngwèn, Zhāng xiānshēng zài ma? Excuse me, is Mr. Zhang in?

他出去了。你下午有来吧。 Tā chūqù le. Nǐ xià wǔ zài lái bā. He’s gone out. Please come in the afternoon.

好的，谢谢！ Hǎo de, xièxie! OK. Thank you

问题：＝ 杨笑笑是谁？ Wèntí: = Yáng Xiàoxiào shì shéi?

那个正在说话的女孩儿是谁？ Nà gè zhèngzài shuō huà de nǚhái'ér shì shéi? Who is the girl speaking?

我知道她的名字，她姓扬，叫扬笑笑，她姐姐是我同学。 Wǒ zhīdào tā de míngzì, tā xìng Yáng, = jiào Yáng Xiào Xiào, tā jiějie shì wǒ tóngxué. I know her name. Her family name is Yang. = Her full name is Yang Xiaoxiao. = Her elder sister is my classmate.

那个手里拿着铅笔的呢？ Nà gè shǒulǐ názhe qiānbǐ de ne? What about the girl with a pencil in her hand?

我不认识。 Wǒ bù rèn shí. That one I don‘t know.

问题： Wèntí:

1. 他的女朋友是谁？= 2. “前男友” 是什么意思？ 1. Tā de nǚpéngyǒu shì shéi? = 2. "qiánnányǒu" shì shénme yìsī?

听说你有女朋友了？我认识她吗？ Tīng shuō nǐ yǒu nǚpéngyǒu le? Wǒ rènshí tā ma? I heard you have a girlfriend now? Do I know her?

就是我们班那个长着两个大眼睛，非常爱笑的女孩儿。 Jiù shì wǒmen bān nàge zhángzhe liǎng ge dà yǎnjīng, fēicháng ài xiào de nǚhái'ér. She is the girl in our class with big eyes and a smiling

他不是有男朋友吗？ Tā bù shì yǒu nánpéngyǒu ma? She's already got a boyfriend, hasn't she?

那个已经是他的前男友了。 Nàge yǐjīng shì tā de qiánnànyǒu le. That’s is her ex now.

问题： Wèntí:

1. 他的女朋友是谁？= 2. “前男友” 是什么意思？ 1. Tā de nǚpéngyǒu shì shéi? = 2. "qiánnányǒu" shì shénme yìsī?

请问，这儿离新京宾馆元吗？ Qǐngwèn, zhèér lí Xīnjīng bīnguǎn yuǎn ma? Excuse me, is Xinjing Hotel far away from here?

不元，走路二十分钟就到。 Bù yuǎn, zǒulù èrshī fēnzhōng jiùdào. No, it's about a 20 minutes' walk.

你能告诉我怎么走吗？ Nǐ néng gàosù wǒ zěnme zǒu ma? Could you tell me how to get there?

从这儿一直往前走，到了前面的路口再往右走。 Cóng zhèér yīzhí wǎng qián zǒu, dào le qiánmiàn de lùkǒu zài wǎng yòu zǒu. Walk straight ahead from here and turn right at the first crossing.

问题： Wèntí:

1. 他们看过那个电影吗？ ＝ 2. 他们想几个人去看电影？ 1. Tāmen kànguò nàge diànyǐng ma? = 2. Tāmen xiǎng jǐ gerén qù kàn diànyǐng?

你看过那个电影没有？ Nǐ kànguò nàgè diànyǐng méiyǒu? Have you seen that movie?

没看过，听说很有意思。 Méi kànguò, tīng shuō hěn yǒuyìsi. No. I was told it is fantastic.

那我们不个星期一起去看吧？ Nà wǒmen bù gè xīngqí yīqǐ qù kàn ba? Why don’t we see it together next week?

可以，但是我女朋友也想去。 Kěyǐ, dànshì wǒ nǚpéngyǒu yě xiǎng qù. OK. But my girlfriend also wants to go.

问题： Wèntí:

他们想来中国做什么？ Tāmen xiǎnglái Zhōngguó zuò shénme?

听说你去过中国，还想去吗？ Tīngshuō nǐ qùguò Zhōngguó, hái xiǎng qù ma? It‘s said you’ve been to China. Do you want to go there again?

我虽然去过好几次，但是还想再去玩儿玩儿。 Wǒ suīrán qùguò hǎojǐ cì, dànshì hái xiǎng zài qù wán'er wán'er. Though I‘ve been there several times, I still want to go for pleasure again.

那我们一起去吧。 Nà wǒmen yīqǐ qù ba. Let's go together.

好啊，到时候我给你打电话。 Hǎo à, dào shíhòu wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà. Great. I'll call you then.

问题： Wèntí:

为什么她明天不能去跑步？ Wéishénme tā míngtiān bù néng qù pǎobù?

明天天气怎么样？ Míngtiān tiānqì zěnme yàng? How will the weather be tomorrow?

虽然是晴天，但是很冷。 Suīrán shì qíngtiān, dànshì hěn lěng. It will be fine, but cold.

那能去跑步吗？ Nà néng qù pǎobù ma? In that case, is it OK to go jogging?

可以，但是你自己去吧，我还有很多事情要做。 Kěyǐ, dànshì nǐ zìjǐ qù ba, = wǒ hái yǒu hěn duō shìqíng yào zuò. I think so. But I'm afraid you have to go ＝ by yourself because I have a lot of work to do.

问题： Wèntí:

女的觉得这个商店的东西怎么样？ Nǚ de juédé zhègè shāngdiàn de dōngxī zěnme yàng?

你再这个商店买过东西没有？ Nǐ zài zhègè shāngdiàn mǎiguò dōngxī méi yǒu? Have you ever bought anything in this store?

买过一次，这儿的东西还可以，就是不便宜。 Mǎiguò yīcì, zhèér de dōngxī háikěyǐ, jiù shì bù piányí. Yes, once. Things here are pretty good, not cheap though.

我喜欢这件衣服，但是觉得有点儿贵。 Wǒ xǐhuān zhè jiàn yīfú, dànshì juédé yǒu diǎnér guì. I like this garment, ＝ but I think it's a little expensive.

两百块还可以，喜欢就买吧。 Liǎng bǎi kuài hái kěyǐ, xǐhuān mǎi ba. Two hundred yuan is not that expensive. ＝ If you like it, just buy it.