词汇 Cíhuì Làngmàn Àiqíngpiàn N

Home , Qian (surname)

Lesson C 浪漫爱情片 (浪漫愛情片) 卡通片 kătōngpiàn 词汇 Cíhuì làngmàn àiqíngpiàn n. animation,cartoon Vocabulary n. romance 电影分类 Diànyǐng Fēnlèi Film Genres

联络工具 Liánluò Gōngjù Communication Tools 喜剧片 (喜劇片) 悲剧片 (悲劇片) xǐjùpiàn n. comedy bēijùpiàn n. tragedy

电邮 (電郵) 短信 duănxìn n. diànyóu n. email (the text message short form of 电子邮件 diànzǐ yóujiàn)

功夫片 gōngfupiàn 恐怖片 kǒngbùpiàn n. kung-fu ﬁ lm n. horror ﬁ lm

视频 (視頻) shìpín 聊天室 liáotiānshì n. video n. chat room

动作片 (動作片) 科幻片 kēhuànpiàn dòngzuòpiàn n. action n. sci-ﬁ ﬁ lm

论坛 (論壇) lùntán n. bulletin board system (BBS)

记录片 (記錄片) 剧情片 (劇情片) jìlùpiàn jùqíngpiàn n. drama n. documentary

98 yì bǎi sān shí liù yì bǎi sān shí liù 99 Unit 2 Lesson C A: 喂，美美。 Adjectives Wéi, Měiměi. Hello, Meimei. B: 哈�，小兰，有什么事？ (哈囉，小蘭，有什麼事？) 肉麻 ròumá disgusting Hālou, Xiăolán, yǒu shénme shì? Hello, Xiaolan. What’s up? Adverbs 最近 zuìjìn recently; lately 你没收到我的电邮吗？只是 zhǐshì merely; simply; just; only Nǐ méi shōudào wǒde diànyóu ma? 其实 (其實) Didn’t you get my email? qíshí in fact; actually Idiomatic Expression 除了…以外, 都/也… chúle…yǐwài, dōu/ yě except for; besides 对不起，我最近没有上网。 Expressions Duìbùqǐ, wǒ zuìjìn méiyǒu shàngwăng. 怎么了 (怎麼了) zěnme le What’s up? What’s wrong? Sorry, I haven’t been online lately. nothing; don’t mention it; 没什么 (沒什麼) méi shénme like 没关系 méi guānxi A: 嘿，大山，有什么事？ (嘿，大山，有什麼事？) Measure Words Hēi, Dàshān, yǒu shénme shì? Hey, Dashan, what’s up? B: 我想问你周末要不要去打冰球。 (我想問你週末要不要去打冰球。) 部 bù used for ﬁ lms or a volume of books Wǒ xiăng wèn nǐ zhōumò yào búyào qù dă bīngqiú. I wanted to ask if you want to play hockey this weekend. 封 fēng used for letters, emails A: 我哪里都不想去。 (我哪里都不想去。) 条 (條) tiáo used for text messages Wǒ nălǐ dōu bùxiăng qù. I don’t want to go anywhere. Nouns ...... 问题 (問題) wèntí problem; question A: 你喜欢吃什么菜？ (你喜歡吃什麼菜？) 兴趣 (興趣) Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme cài? What do you like to eat? xìngqù interest B: 什么菜我都喜欢吃。 (什麼菜我都喜歡吃。) Prepositions Shénme cài wǒ dōu xǐhuan chī. I like to eat anything. 对 (對) duì to; toward 对, 我对音乐很有兴趣。 Verbs 你对音乐有兴趣吗？ Duì, wǒ duì yīnyuè hěn yǒu xìngqù. I’m very interested in music. 发 (發) fā to send; to distribute Nǐ duì yīnyuè yǒu xìngqù ma? What are you interested in? Verb-Complements 收到 shōudào to receive; to get

100 yì bǎi sān shí liù yì bǎi sān shí liù 101 Unit 2 Lesson C 1 看电影 Kàn Diànyǐng Watching Movies 3 个人问题 Gèrén Wèntí Personal Questions A person is talking about what he feels when he watches different kinds of movies. Match the Answer the following questions in Chinese. emotions to the movies below. 1. 你常常给朋友发短信吗？ Nǐ chángcháng gěi péngyou fā duǎnxìn ma?

A. 难过nánguò B. 兴奋 xīngfèn 2. 你的学校有论坛吗？ Nǐde xuéxiào yǒu lùntán ma? C. 紧张jǐnzhāng D. 心情好xīnqíng hăo 3. 你喜欢什么电影？ Nǐ xǐhuan shénme diànyǐng? 4. 你最近想看哪部电影？ Nǐ zuìjìn xiǎng kàn něibù diànyǐng? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 你看过中国的功夫片吗？ Nǐ kànguo Zhōngguó de gōngfupiàn ma? 6. 你对什么事情有兴趣？ Nǐ duì shénme shìqing yǒu xìngqù? 句型介绍 Jùxíng Jièshào Language Patterns The Negative Question Pattern “没(有)…吗？ méi(yǒu)…ma? ” 现代人的生活 Xiàndàirén de Shēnghuó Modern Skype This pattern is used to ask about something that might have happened in the past and about which the speaker is 2 unsure of. The negative word of 没(有) méi(yǒu) is used to form the negation of a completed action. You will hear a dialogue about a teenager and the tools she uses to communicate with others. Subject + 没(有) méi(yǒu) + Verb Phrase + 吗 ma？ Write down the letters in the order you hear them. A: 我好饿。 Wǒ hăo è. A. B. C. B: 你没有吃晚饭吗？ Nǐ méiyǒu chī wănfàn ma? 他今天没有来上课吗？ Tā jīntiān méiyǒu lái shàngkè ma?

To ask about things that have not happened yet, and about which you, the speaker, are unsure, the same pattern, but with the non-past negative “不 bù/ bú”, can be used.

Subject + 不 bù/ bú + Verb Phrase + 吗 ma？

放学了！你不马上回家吗？ Fàngxué le! Nǐ bù D. E. măshàng huíjiā ma? 明天要考试，你今天晚上不念书吗？ Míngtiān yào kăoshì, nǐ jīntiān wănshang bú niànshū ma? 中国长城

102 yì bǎi sān shí liù yì bǎi sān shí liù 103 Unit 2 Lesson C The Question Word 什么时候 shénme shíhou Question Words followed by 都dōu /也 yě to express We learned in level 1, Unit 3, Lesson C about the word order for time words. The question word 什么时候 inclusiveness or exclusiveness shénme shíhou is also viewed as a time word, so it is usually placed after the subject. As in the English language words like whoever, whatever, wherever, 都 dōu follows a question word such as 谁 shéi, 什么 shénme, 哪 nă, the meaning becomes “every” or “any” to express inclusiveness. Subject + 什么时候 shénme shíhou + Verb Phrase？

A: 你明天什么时候来我家？ Nǐ míngtiān shénme shíhou lái wǒ jiā? Subject + Question Word + 都 dōu / 也 yě + Verb B: 下午三点。 Xiàwŭ sāndiăn. 你什么时候都可以来我家。 Nǐ shénme shíhou dōu kěyǐ lái wǒ jiā. A: 你要什么时候学中文？ Nǐ yào shénme shíhou xué Zhōngwén? B: 我要下个学期学。 Wǒ yào xiàge xuéqī xué. A: 你想吃什么菜？ Nǐ xiăng chī shénme cài? B: 我什么菜都想吃。 Wǒ shénme cài dōu xiăng chī. The Pattern of “ Verb + 不 bù/ bú + Verb ” To express exclusiveness, add a 不 bù/ bú or 没 méi after the 都 dōu or 也 yě and the meaning becomes “nothing” , “no one”, “nowhere”. 也 yě often In English, to phrase a “one-or-the-other” question as a statement, just substitutes for 都dōu in this pattern, especially when the verb is negative. add a “if” to connect the choices to the statement. In Chinese, however, the conjunctions 要是 yàoshì or 如果 rúguǒ do not have the same 他心情不好，谁都不想见。 Tā xīnqíng bù hăo, shéi 中国长城 function. For sentences like those mentioned above, use the “V不 bù/ dōu bù xiăng jiàn. bú V” question form because it offers a choice between something and 我今天哪里都不想去，我想在家。 Wǒ jīntiān nălǐ dōu bù xiăng qù, wǒ xiăng zài jiā. its negation. 不 Subject + Verb + Sentence with bù/ bú The Pattern 除了…以外, 都/也… chúle…yǐwài, dōu/ yě … 我想知道他去不去。 Wǒ xiăng zhīdào tā qù bú qù. to indicate inclusiveness and exclusiveness 他不知道你喜不喜欢这本书。 Tā bù zhīdào nǐ 除了 chúle expresses exclusiveness. In the pattern “除了…以外, 都… chúle…yǐwài, dōu…,” the first clause xǐvw bù xǐhuan zhèi běn shū. indicates an exception, and 都 dōu is placed in the second clause to refer to the rest. It means “besides” when The same applies to auxiliary verbs and adjectives. followed by a positive statement.

请问你明天能不能来。 Qǐngwèn nǐ míngtiān néng 除了chúle…以外 yǐwài， Subject + Question Word + (Noun) + 都 dōu + Verb bù néng lái. 她在中国住了多久 ? 除了猪肉以外，我什么都吃。 Chúle zhūròu yǐwài, wǒ shénme dōu chī. 他不确定这部电影好不好看。 Tā bú quèdìng zhèi 除了滑雪以外，我什么运动都喜欢。 Chúle huáxuě yǐwài, wǒ shénme yùndòng dōu bù diànyǐng hăo bù hăokàn. xǐhuan. When followed by a negative statement, it means “except for, apart from”. The Pattern “对…(没)有兴趣 duì…(méi)yǒu xìngqù ” 除了以外，也 This pattern means “to be interested in….” The preposition 对 duì is used to introduce the object and must be chúle… yǐwài Subject + Question Word + Noun + yě + placed after the subject. 不 bù / 没 méi + Verb Subject + 对 duì + something + (没)有兴趣 (méi)yǒu xìngqù 除了猪肉以外，我什么肉也不吃。 Chúle zhūròu yǐwài, wǒ shénme ròu yě bùchī.

你对什么运动有兴趣？ Nǐ duì shénme yùndòng yǒu xìngqù? 除了滑雪以外，我什么运动都不喜欢。 Chúle huáxuě yǐwài, wǒ shénme yùndòng dōu bù xǐhuan. 我对唱歌很有兴趣，所以这个学期我想参加合唱团。 Wǒ duì chànggē hěn yǒu xìngqù, suǒyǐ zhèi ge xuéqī wǒ xiăng cānjiā héchàngtuán.

104 yì bǎi sān shí liù yì bǎi sān shí liù 105 Unit 2 Lesson C 会话 Huìhuà 4 吴森喜欢的电影 Wú Sēn Xǐhuan de Diànyǐng The Movies Wu Sen likes Dialogue Select the kind of movie Wu Sen likes based on the dialogue. 讨论电影 Tăolùn Diànyǐng Talking about Movies A. B. C.

Qian Yongli is calling Wu Sen from home. How to Keep in Touch 钱永利：喂，吴森, 我是钱永利。 Qián Yǒnglì: Wéi, Wú Sēn, Wǒ shì Qián Yǒnglì. 5 联络方法 Liánluò Fāngfă 吴森：嘿，永利，有什么事？ Wú Sēn: Hēi, Yǒnglì, yǒu shénme shì? Select the method Qian Yongli uses to contact Wu Sen based on the dialogue. 钱永利：你没收到我发的短信吗？ Qián Yǒnglì: Nǐ méi shōudào wǒ fāde duănxìn ma? 吴森：没有，我的手机最近有点儿问 Wú Sēn: Shénme shíhou? Méiyǒu, wǒde shǒujī A. B. C. 题。怎么了？ zuìjìn yǒudiănr wèntí. Zěnme le? 钱永利：没什么，我只是要问你明天想 Qián Yǒnglì: Méi shénme, wǒ zhǐshì yào wèn nǐ 不想去看电影。 míngtiān xiăng bùxiăng qù kàn diànyǐng. 吴森：你想看哪部电影？ Wú Sēn: Nǐ xiăng kàn něibù diànyǐng? 钱永利：我不知道。你对什么电影有兴 Qián Yǒnglì: Wǒ bù zhīdào. Nǐ duì shénme diànyǐng 趣？ yǒu xìngqù? 吴森：什么电影我都喜欢，你呢？ Wú Sēn: Shénme diànyǐng wǒ dōu xǐhuan, nǐ ne? 关键词 Guānjiàncí Keywords 钱永利：我喜欢恐怖片。 Qián Yǒnglì: Wǒ xǐhuan kǒngbùpiàn. 6 Complete each statement according to the dialogue. 吴森：喔，除了恐怖片，什么电影我 Wú Sēn: Ō, chúle kǒngbùpiàn, shénme diànyǐng 都看。 wǒ dōu kàn. 1. 吴森给钱永利打___。 Wú Sēn gěi Qián Yǒnglì dǎ ___. 钱永利：浪漫爱情片呢？ Qián Yǒnglì: Làngmàn àiqíngpiàn ne? 2. 吴森没有收到钱永利的___。 Wú Sēn méiyǒu shōudào Qián Yǒnglì de ___. 吴森：那个太肉麻了，我不看。 Wú Sēn: Nèige tài ròumá le, wǒ búkàn. 3. 吴森的___最近有点儿问题。 Wú Sēn de ___ zuìjìn yǒu diǎnr wèntí. 钱永利：那喜剧片呢？ Qián Yǒnglì: Nà xǐjùpiàn ne? 4. 钱永利问吴森明天想不想去___。 Qián Yǒnglì wèn Wú Sēn míngtiān xiǎng bùxiǎng 吴森：我也不看。 Wú Sēn: Wǒ yě búkàn. qù ___. 钱永利：其实你什么电影都不喜欢。 Qián Yǒnglì: Qíshí nǐ shénme diànyǐng dōu bù xǐhuan. 5 ___不知道他要看哪部电影。 ___ bù zhīdào tā yào kàn něibù diànyǐng. 6. 吴森说___电影他都喜欢，钱永利说他喜欢___。 Wú Sēn shuō ___ diànyǐng tā dōu xǐhuan, Qián Yǒnglì shuō tā xǐhuan ___. 7. 吴森觉得浪漫爱情片太 ___了，所以他不看。 Wú Sēn juéde làngmàn àiqíngpiàn tài ___ le, suǒyǐ tā búkàn.

106 yì bǎi sān shí liù yì bǎi sān shí liù 107 Unit 2 Lesson C 文化橱窗 Wénhuà Chúchuāng 7 文化动动脑 Wénhuà Dòngdòngnǎo Cultural Check-up Culture Window Write a short answer in English for each question. Chinese Operas, Concerts, Shows, and Movies 1. What are some Chinese traditional forms of entertainment? 2. Movies have been in China for about how long? In China, there are plenty of recreational activities. Some of them are traditional Chinese performances 3. Before movie theaters became popular, how did people watch movies? such as the Chinese opera, cross talks and plays, and others are newer, Western forms of entertainment 4. Name some famous Chinese directors. such as movies, concerts, musicals and talk shows. Traditional Chinese forms of entertainment are very 5. Chinese movie stars are often well-known for what kind of movies? popular with the older generation, while young people tend to be more appreciative of newer things. 6. What does the China National Acrobatic Troupe do? Films already have over 100 years’ history in China, from 7. What are some of the recreational activities young people in China like? the old film reels to the digital and 3D movies of today. A couple of decades ago, China did not have movie theaters in many rural areas. To watch movies, people would set up a screen outdoors and watch. Nowadays, movie theaters are extremely popular and getting more elaborate in cities, with 3D and IMAX technology and screenings of Chinese, Japanese, Korean as well as the newest blockbusters from Caption - FPO Yŭyán Liànxí Europe and the US. 语言练习 In recent years, China has increased the number of movies it Language Practice has produced. This has allowed more Westerners to understand Chinese culture and philosophy through Chinese movies, and has 没有⋯吗？ Méiyǒu ma? Didn’t you? provided more opportunities for Chinese actors to make the move 8 to Hollywood. Chinese movie stars often make people think of With a classmate, work together and take turns reading from column A and responding by action films due to their excellent Chinese kung-fu—the most choosing a corresponding response from column B. famous being Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Some directors have also come to the forefront, such as Zhang Yimou, who directed Curse Caption - FPO Person A Person B of the Golden Flower, and Feng Xiaogang, director of Aftershocks. 我好困。你不紧张吗？ The China National Acrobatic Troupe, famous for their incredible acrobatics, has also won numerous 1. A. international awards and represented China in various international cultural events with shows such as Wǒ hăo kùn. Nǐ bù jǐnzhāng ma? “Bicycle Skill,” “Diabolo,” “Plate Spinning” and “Umbrella 2. 我不想吃东西。 B. 你没有念书吗？ Juggling.” Wǒ bùxiăng chī dōngxi. Nǐ méiyǒu niànshū ma? Concerts are very popular with the younger generation. 3. 我的电脑不见了。 C. 你还没有结束吗？ They love to watch with their friends their favorite stars Wǒde diànnăo bújiàn le. Nǐ hái méiyǒu jiéshù ma? performing live onstage, and the energy that exudes from 4. 请你帮我送礼物给他。 D. 你昨天没有睡好觉吗？ these venues from the lively music and atmosphere. Qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ sòng lǐwù gěi tā. Nǐ zuótiān méiyǒu shuì hǎo jiào ma? Nowadays, many famous international acts hold concerts in China because of the great number of fans they have there, 5. 不好意思，请再等我一下。 E. 你不去他的生日会吗？ such as Avril Lavigne, Beyonce, the Black-eyed Peas, the Bù hăoyìsi, qǐng zài děng wǒ yíxià. Nǐ búqù tāde shēngrìhuì ma? Caption - FPO Backstreet Boys, and Christina Aguilera. 6. 今天的考试，我只考了六十分。 F. 你不饿吗？ Jīntiān de kăoshì, wǒ zhǐ kăole liùshífēn. Nǐ bú’è ma?

108 yì bǎi sān shí liù yì bǎi sān shí liù 109 Unit 2 Lesson C 9 询问时间 Xúnwèn Shíjiān Asking the Time 11 不同的兴趣 Bùtóng de Xìngqù Different Interests With a classmate, take turns asking and answering each other by using the question word 什么时候 Look at the pictures and say what everyone is interested in shénme shíhou and the words provided. using the pattern “对…(没)有兴趣 duì…(méi)yǒu xìngqù.”

Lì.zi: 你上聊天室。(每天晚上九点) Nǐ shàng liáotiānshì. (měitiān wănshang jiŭdiăn) Lì.zi: Helen 对音乐有兴趣，Mathieu对音乐没有兴趣。 Helen duì yīnyuè yǒu xìngqù, Mathieu duì yīnyuè méiyǒu A: 你什么时候上聊天室？ Nǐ shénme shíhou shàng liáotiānshì? xìngqù. ˇ Helen x Mathew B: 我通常每天晚上九点上聊天室。 Wǒ tōng cháng měitiān wănshang jiŭdiăn shàng liáotiānshì.

1. 爸爸到家。(八点) Bàba dào jiā. (bādiǎn) 2. 他要去看病。(早上) Tā yào qù kànbìng. (zǎoshang) 3. 李英开始打工。(上上个月) Lǐ Yīng kāishǐ dǎgōng. (shàng shàngge yuè) 4. 你去健身房锻炼。(每天晚上) Nǐ qù jiànshēnfáng duànliàn. (měitiān wǎnshang) 5. 我们去墨西哥旅行。(下个月) Wǒmen qù Mòxīgē lǚxíng. (xiàge yuè) ˇ Judy x Colene ˇ 吴均 Wú Jūn x 李德 Lǐ Dé 6. 妈妈会给李太太打电话。(等一下) Māma huì gěi Lǐ tàitai dǎ diànhuà. (děng yíxià)

10 不确定 Bú Quèdìng Uncertainty With a classmate, take turns asking and answering the following questions in the manner of the example and using 我不知道 wǒ bù zhīdào to start your answers. 林美华王健 Lì.zi: 他来吗？ Tā lái ma? ˇThai x Jung ˇ Lín Měihuá x Wáng Jiàn A: 他来吗？ Tā lái ma? B: 我不知道他来不来。没有问题 Méiyǒu Wèntí No Problem Wǒ bù zhīdào tā lái bùlái. 12 With a classmate, take turns asking and answering the following questions by using question 1. 他们明天有空吗？ Tāmen míngtiān yǒu kòng ma? words to show inclusiveness and exclusiveness. 2. 他有兄弟姐妹吗？ Tā yǒu xiōngdì-jiěmèi ma? 3. 这是王校长的猫吗？ Zhè shì Wáng xiàozhǎng de māo ma? 1. 你想喝什么？ Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme? 4. 董先生喜欢张小姐吗？ Dǒng xiānsheng xǐhuan Zhāng xiǎojie ma? 2. 你喜欢哪个国家？ Nǐ xǐhuan něige guójiā? 5. 他可以借给我他的电脑吗？ Tā kěyǐ jiè gěi wǒ tāde diànnăo ma? 3. 你想去哪里旅行？Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎli lǚxíng? 6. 那位先生是你弟弟的老师吗？Nèi wèi xiānsheng shì nǐ dìdi de lǎoshī ma? 4. 你喜欢什么运动？Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yùndòng? 5. 你想跟谁去打球？Nǐ xiǎng gēn shéi qù dǎqiú? 6. 我什么时候能去你家？Wǒ shénme shíhou néng qù nǐ jiā? 7. 你想买什么颜色的T恤？Nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme yánsè de T-xù? 8. 我什么时候可以给你打电话？Wǒ shénme shíhou kěyǐ gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà?

110 yì bǎi sān shí liù yì bǎi sān shí liù 111 Unit 2 Lesson C 13 凡事都有例外 Fán shì dōu yǒu lìwài. Everything has an exception. 15 电子邮件 Diànzǐ Yóujiàn Email The following pictures show exceptions. With a classmate, look at the pictures and use the pattern Read the following email and choose the correct answers to the questions below. “除了…以外，都 /也… chúle…yǐwài, dōu/ yě …” to answer the questions.

Lì.zi: A: 你不吃什么肉？ Nǐ bùchī shénme ròu? B: 除了牛肉，什么肉我都不吃。 Chúle niúròu, shénme ròu wǒ dōu bùchī.

1. 3. 5.

你喜欢哪个科目？你喜欢吃什么？你喜欢什么季节？ Nǐ xǐhuan něige kēmù? Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme? Nǐ xǐhuan shénme jìjié?

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1. 写信的人是谁？ Xiěxìn de rén shì shéi? A. 李明 Lǐ Míng 你喝什么？你什么时候有空？你哪里不舒服？ B. 方云云 Fāng Yúnyún 王小梦 Nǐ hē shénme? Nǐ shénme shíhou yǒu kòng? Nǐ nălǐ bù shūfu? C. Wáng Xiăomèng 2. 写信的人想要做什么？Xiěxìn de rén xiǎng yào zuò shénme？ A. 问英文问题 wèn Yīngwén wèntí Kāikǒu Shuō B. 要博客和QQ号 yào bókè hé QQ hào 开口说给朋友账号 Communication C. gěi péngyou zhànghào 3. 哪个是李明的邮箱地址 (email address)？Něige shì Lǐ Míng de yóuxiāng dìzhǐ? A. [email protected] B. [email protected] 喜欢的电影 Xǐhuan de diànyǐng A Movie You Like 14 C. 他没有邮箱地址。Tā méiyǒu yóuxiāng dìzhǐ. With a classmate, talk about a movie you like. 4. 如果想看新的电邮，得按(to click)哪个键(key)？Rúguǒ xiǎng kàn xīn de diànyóu, děi àn něi ge jiàn? l. Ask a classmate what type(s) of movie he/she likes and say what you like. A. 收信shōu xìn 2. Ask a classmate what movie(s) he/she likes the most and give your own preference. 3. Ask a classmate what movie he/she wants to see and give your own choice. B. 写信xiě xìn 4. Make an appointment to see a movie together. C. 回复huífù

112 yì bǎi sān shí liù yì bǎi sān shí liù 113 Unit 2 Lesson C 自我提升 Zìwǒ Tíshēng 阅读理解 Yuèdú Lǐjiě Raising the Bar Reading Comprehension Vocabulary 看电影挑 tiāo v. to choose; to select 我的好朋友张树对电影很有兴趣，他常常找我跟他一起去看电影。他多 duō v. to pick 几乎什么电影都看，我觉得最没有意思的记录片，他也看。不过大家都喜欢的卡通片，他一点儿也不喜欢，他说卡通片太可爱了。他昨天晚上发了一封电邮给我，我今天早上才看到。他问我今天有没有空，他想去看一部中国的功夫片，而且他已经买了两张票 1。我很喜欢功夫片，所以就马上给他发短信。可是他说我太晚告诉2他了，董真真昨晚就给他回信 3了。唉，下次吧！

1票: ticket 2 告诉: to tell 3 回信: to reply one’s letter Kàn Diànyǐng Wǒde hǎo péngyou Zhāng Shū duì diànyǐng hěn yǒu xìngqù, tā chángcháng zhǎo wǒ gēn tā yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng. Tā jīhū shénme diànyǐng dōu kàn, wǒ juéde zuì méiyǒu yìsi de jìlùpiàn, tā yě kàn. Búguò dàjiā dōu xǐhuan de kǎtōngpiàn, tā yìdiǎnr yě bù xǐhuan, tā shuō kǎtōngpiàn tài kě’ài le. Tā zuótiān Languages Notes wǎnshang fāle yìfēng diànyóu gěi wǒ, wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang cái kàndào. Tā wèn wǒ jīntiān yǒu méiyǒu kòng, tā xiǎng qù kàn yíbù Zhōngguó de gōngfupiàn, érqiě tā yǐjīng mǎile liǎngzhāng piào. Wǒ hěn This means that a person is extremely picky. xǐhuan gōngfupiàn, suǒyǐ jiù mǎshàng gěi tā fā duǎnxìn. Kěshì tā shuō wǒ tài wǎn gàosù tā le, Dǒng 你每次买东西都挑三拣四，我不想跟你去逛街了。 Zhēnzhēn zuó wǎn jiù gěi tā huíxìn le. Ài, xiàcì ba! Nǐ měicì mǎi dōngxi dōu tiāosān-jiǎnsì, wǒ bùxiǎng gēn nǐ qù guàngjiē le. You are always so picky when you buy things. I don’t want to go shopping with you. 通晓文意 Tōngxiăo Wényì Understanding the Passage This idiom places emphasis on the verbs, and the numbers are just arbitrarily used to support 16 the actions. The two verbs in this type of idiom, as the examples below show, are often either Read the above passage and decide if the statements below are true or false. Correct any false synonyms or very similar in meaning; some verbs are even split in two in the idiom. statements.

1. 接二连三 jiē èr-liánsān: One after the other: This is used to describe things 1. 张舒对电影很有兴趣。 Zhāng Shū duì diànyǐng hěn yǒu xìngqù. that happen consecutively. 2. 张舒什么电影都看。 Zhāng Shū shénme diànyǐng dōu kàn. 最近接二连三地发生地震，真可怕！Zuìjìn jiē’èr-liánsān di fāshēng 3. 他觉得记录片很没有意思。 Tā juéde jìlùpiàn hěn méiyǒu yìsi. dìzhèn, zhēn kěpà! Recently, earthquakes have happened one after the other. It’s 4. 张舒很喜欢卡通片，因为卡通片太可爱了。 Zhāng Shū hěn xǐhuan kǎtōngpiàn, very frightening! yīnwèi kǎtōngpiàn tài kě’ài le. 2. 丢三落四 liūsān-làsì: To leave things out: This is used to say that a person is 5. 他昨天晚上发了一封电邮给张舒。 Tā zuótiān wǎnshang fāle yìfēng diànyóu gěi careless and often forgets things. Zhāng Shū. 你要细心一点，不要丢三落四。 Nǐ yào xìxīn yìdiǎn, búyào 6. 张舒买了两张电影票。 Zhāng Shū mǎile liǎng zhāng diànyǐng piào. diūsān-làsì. You should pay more attention to detail and not leave things out. 7. 他很喜欢功夫片，可是他今天很晚才有空，所以不能去。 Tā hěn xǐhuan gōngfupiàn, kěshì tā jīntiān hěn wǎn cái yǒu kòng, suǒyǐ bùnéng qù. 8. 张舒要跟董真真去看电影。 Zhāng Shū yào gēn Dǒng Zhēnzhēn qù kàn diànyǐng.

114 yì bǎi sān shí liù yì bǎi sān shí liù 115 Unit 2 Lesson C Hànzì Tiāndì 汉字天地汉字侦探 Hànzì Zhēntàn Visual Detective Chinese Characters 18 Can you ﬁ nd 信 in the following pictures? 信 xìn

The character 信 xìn is a combination of two pictographs. The left side is 人 rén which represents “people,” and the right side is 言 yán which means “to speak.” When these two are combined, they become 信 xìn, which indicates “belief” and “trust.” In addition, 信 xìn also has other meanings such as “letter,” “message” and “information,” etc.

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17 词汇延伸 Cíhuì Yánshēn Vocabulary Builder Below are some characters that combine with 信 xìn to create words. Match the Chinese words on the left with the appropriate English meanings on the right. 心 xīn 用 yòng 封 fēng 号 hào 仰 yăng 信 n. heart v. to use v. to seal n. number v. to admire

1. 信心 xìnxīn A. envelope 2. 信用 xìnyòng B. conﬁ dence 3. 信封 xìnfēng C. faith 4. 车厢 chēxiāng D. credit 5. 信仰 xìnyăng E. signal

116 yì bǎi sān shí liù yì bǎi sān shí liù 117 Unit 2 Lesson C