ilovelearningchinese.com – Lesson Notes LEVEL 3 LESSON 18

Subj. + Verb + 不懂

你的工资有多少？我听不懂 (Nǐ de gōngzī yǒu duōshǎo? Wǒ tīng bù dǒng) = How much do you earn? I don't understand

这是什么语言？我看不懂。 (Zhè shì shénme yǔyán? Wǒ kàn bù dǒng) = What language is this? I don't understand (I see but don't understand what I'm seeing)

我听不懂 Jack 说的中文 (Wǒ tīng bù dǒng Jack shuō de zhōngwén) = I can't understand Jack's Chinese

Jason 读不懂女朋友写的短信 (Jason dú bù dǒng nǚ péngyǒu xiě de duǎnxìn) = Jason can't understand his girlfriend's message

Mary 看不懂女儿画的画 (Mary kàn bù dǒng nǚ'ér huà de huà) = Mary looked but she can't understand her daughter's painting.

我的英文词汇不够多，读不懂英文报纸 (Wǒ de yīngwén cíhuì bú gòu duō, dú bù dǒng yīngwén bàozhǐ) = I don't have enough English vocabulary and I can't understand the English newspaper

Alex 到了外国，听也听不懂，看也看不懂 (Alex dàole wàiguó, tīng yě tīng bù dǒng, kàn yě kàn bù dǒng) = Alex went abroad and he couldn't understand conversation or written language.

Subj. + Verb + 不下 + Obj.

房间太小，放不下大沙发 (Fángjiān tài xiǎo, fàng bú xià dà shāfā) = This room is too small to put a sofa in it.

车子不大，坐不下 7 个人 (Chēzi bù dà, zuò bú xià 7 gèrén) = The car isn't big and it can't take 7 passengers

我刚吃过晚饭，吃不下蛋糕 (Wǒ gāng chīguò wǎnfàn, chī bùxià dàngāo) = I just had dinner and I can' t eat cake

Rose 的包装满了，装不下电脑 (Rose de bāo zhuāng mǎnle, zhuāng bú xià diànnǎo) = Rose's bag is full and her computer can't fit in it 对话 1

进步 (Jìnbù) = progress, making progress 儿童歌曲 (Értóng gēqǔ) = children's music 流行歌曲 (Liúxíng gēqǔ) = pop song/music

A: Alice 最近你的中文有进步吗？ Alice zuìjìn nǐ de zhōngwén yǒu jìnbù ma Alice recently has your Chinese made progress?

B: 有一点。可以听懂儿童歌曲，可是听不懂流行歌曲 Yǒu yīdiǎn. Kěyǐ tīng dǒng értóng gēqǔ, kěshì tīng bù dǒng liúxíng gēqǔ A little, I can understand kids song, but I can't understand pop song.

A: 电视可以看懂吗？ Diànshì kěyǐ kàn dǒng ma Can you understand TV?

B: 电视剧可以，可是新闻看不懂，报纸也听不懂。 Diànshìjù kěyǐ, kěshì xīnwén kàn bù dǒng, bàozhǐ yě tīng bù dǒng TV soap opera I can, but I can't understand the news and also the newspaper

A: 看报纸听新闻是很难，我听英语新闻有时候也听不懂。 Kàn bàozhǐ tīng xīnwén shì hěn nán, wǒ tīng yīngyǔ xīnwén yǒu shíhou yě tīng bù dǒng Reading the newspaper and listening to the news is hard, when I listen to the English news sometimes I don't understand

对话 2

三明治 (Sānmíngzhì) = Sandwich 装 (Zhuāng) = to fit in 装不下 (Zhuāng bú xià) = can not fit in 饮料 (Yǐnliào) = drinks 零食 (Língshí) = snacks 自行车 (Zìxíngchē) = bicycle

A: Rose 春天天气真好，我们周末一起去野餐吧。 Rose chūntiān tiānqì zhēn hǎo, wǒmen zhōumò yīqǐ qù yěcān ba Rose spring's weather is really good, let's go to on a picnic this weekend.

B: 好啊，May 我准备三明治和水果，我的 cooler 装不下水了 Hǎo a,May wǒ zhǔnbèi sānmíngzhì hé shuǐguǒ, wǒ de cooler zhuāng bù xiàshuǐle Sure, May I'll prepare sandwich and fruit, my cooler doesn't fit water. A: 没问题，我准备水，饮料和零食。我开车去接你们一起去吧。 Méi wèntí, wǒ zhǔnbèi shuǐ, yǐnliào hé língshí. Wǒ kāichē qù jiē nǐmen yīqǐ qù ba. No problem, I'll prepare water, drinks and snacks. I'll drive and meet you guys and go together.

B: 四个大人 3 个小孩，你的车可以坐下吗? Sì gè dàrén 3 gè xiǎohái, nǐ de chē kěyǐ zuò xià ma 4 adults and 3 kids, will your car fit?

A: 人可以，自行车放不下。 Rén kěyǐ, zìxíngchē fàng bú xià People will, but bicycle won't fit

B: 好，我们不带自行车，谢谢！ Hǎo, wǒmen bú dài zìxíngchē, xièxiè Ok, we won't take the bike, thanks!

短文

中国的英语热已经持续了三十年，很多三四岁的小朋友就开始学英语，希望将来能流利的使用英语。 可是不少人到了国外可以看懂但是听不懂。近年来，中国越来越重视传统文化和中文，也更重视英 语的应用。

中国的英语热已经持续了三十年，很多三四岁的小朋友就开始学英语 Zhōngguó de yīngyǔ rè yǐjīng chíxùle sānshí nián, hěnduō sānsì suì de xiǎopéngyǒu jiù kāishǐ xué yīngyǔ China passion for English has been going on for 30 years, lots of 3-4 year old children start learning it 持续 (chíxù) = continued

希望将来能流利的使用英语 Xīwàng jiānglái néng liúlì de shǐyòng yīngyǔ they wish that in the future they'll be able to use English fluently 希望 (Xīwàng) = wish, hope 流利 (liúlì) = fluent

可是不少人到了国外可以看懂但是听不懂 Kěshì bù shǎo rén dàole guówài kěyǐ kàn dǒng dànshì tīng bù dǒng But when they go abroad many people can understand what they read but cannot understand hear. 国外 (guówài) = abroad, foreign

近年来，中国越来越重视传统文化和中文，也更重视英语的应用。 Jìnnián lái, zhōngguó yuè lái yuè zhòngshì chuántǒng wénhuà hé zhōngwén, yě gèng zhòngshì yīngyǔ de yìngyòng In the recent years, China has paid more attention to traditional culture and Chinese, but also pay more attention to the use of English 重视 (zhòngshì) = pay attention to 应用 (yìngyòng) = usage, application 词汇

进步 (Jìnbù) = progress, making progress 儿童歌曲 (Értóng gēqǔ) = children's music 流行歌曲 (Liúxíng gēqǔ) = pop song/music 三明治 (Sānmíngzhì) = Sandwich 装 (Zhuāng) = to fit in 装不下 (Zhuāng bú xià) = can not fit in 饮料 (Yǐnliào) = drinks 零食 (Língshí) = snacks 自行车 (Zìxíngchē) = bicycle 持续 (chíxù) = continued 希望 (Xīwàng) = wish, hope 流利 (liúlì) = fluent 国外 (guówài) = abroad, foreign 重视 (zhòngshì) = pay attention to 应用 (yìngyòng) = usage, application

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