Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook by Cornelius C. Kubler

Author:Cornelius C. Kubler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Part Two: Written Translation

Instructions: Translate the following 50 sentences into Pinyin and/or characters and hand them in to your instructor for correction. These sentences were designed to review the most important grammar patterns and vocabulary in the preceding lessons.

1. Mr. Zhao is a good teacher; he is very interesting.

2. Chinese isn’t too hard and it also isn’t too easy.

3. Miss Ke, welcome! Please come in, please sit down.

4. Mrs. Li, has your work been busy recently? (be polite)

5. I’m going to take care of some things. How about you?

6. She is very tall; her mom and dad are also both very tall.

7. I’ll go to the library; you please go back to the dormitory.

8. We’ve all gotten tired. Have you (plural) also gotten tired?

9. I have a little something to do; I must be going now. Goodbye!

10. Little Lin, how are you? Long time no see! Where are you going?

11. I know Ms. Ma from the U.S. Embassy.

12. I suppose your studies must be very intense.

13. General Manager He, welcome to America! (be polite)

14. A: Sorry, I got it wrong, I didn’t bring name cards. B: Never mind.

15. Excuse me, who is that? What’s her name? What unit does she work in?

16. Don’t address me like that. It would be better if you called me Little Wu.

17. My mother and I work at a trading company, my dad doesn’t work anymore.

18. I’ll introduce you: this gentleman is my new colleague; his last name is Bai.

19. Old Wang, don’t go back to the dining hall. It would be better if you went to the library.

20. They’re my classmates; they’re not all Americans. Little Lin is Chinese; she’s very busy.

21. How much is nine plus eight minus six?

22. This bag is cheap. Why don’t you buy one too?

23. I don’t have an older brother, I also don’t have an older sister.

24. In our Chinese class, in all there are twelve classmates, right?

25. This one costs $4,000, that one costs $5,000. Too expensive!

26. Would it be all right if I took a look at your name card? Thanks!

27. I’m afraid the classmate who works in the library is no longer coming.

28. Let me try to think… My mom will be forty-seven years old next month.

29. My mom and dad are coming at 11:45; it will still take an hour and a half.

30. A: How much does that cup cost? B: This cup only costs two dollars and ninety-eight cents.

31. She was born in Taipei on July 23, 1995.

32. This is the third time that he’s going to China.

33. It seems that Hong Kong has more than seven million people.

34. It seems yesterday was October 17, a Wednesday. Is that right?

35. This is my second time coming here; this time I’m going to stay for three months.

36. That trading company is open half-days on Saturdays; it’s closed on Sundays.

37. The library opens daily at 8:45 in the morning and closes at 7:30 in the evening.

38. I’ve been to Shanghai, but I’ve never been to Guangzhou.

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