Archive for May 13th, 2010

Learn mandarin – I’m studying at the College of Chinese Studies in a language university

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Dialogue One

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    tài gǎn xiè le nǐ  zài nǎr  dú shū

    太  感  谢 了!你 在  哪儿 读 书?

    Thank you very much! Where do you study?

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    bú kè qi wǒ zài yǔ yán dà xué duì wài

    不 客 气。我  在  语  言  大  学  对  外

    hàn yǔ xué yuàn xué xí

    汉  语  学  院  学  习。

    My pleasure. I study at the International College of Chinese Studies, at a language university.

Dialogue Two

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    wǒ de bà ba zài yǔ yán dà xué  gōng zuò

    我  的 爸 爸  在  语  言  大  学   工  作。

    tā shì yí wèi hàn yǔ lǎo shī

    他 是 一 位  汉 语  老  师。

    My father teaches in a language university. He is a Chinese teacher.

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    tā xìng shén me

    他 姓  什  么?

    What’s his surname?

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    tā xìng zhāng

    他  姓  张。

    His surname is Zhang.

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    zhè me qiǎo wǒ de lǎo shī yě xìng zhāng

    这  么  巧! 我  的  老  师  也  姓  张。

    What a coincidence! My teacher’s surname is also Zhang.

(Source: english.cri.cn)

Chinese Conversation – An angry new customer 气愤的新顾客

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

气愤的新顾客
A:早知道我得到的是这种服务,我就找别的地方去了!
B:对不起,先生。您能告诉我是什么问题吗?
A:咱们就从三个星期都没人理会我的电话和信函这件事起说起吧!
B:十分抱歉,先生。我希望我能帮助您。您能告诉我您想了解些什么吗?

An angry new customer
A: If I had known I’d get service like this, I would have gone somewhere else!
B: I’m sorry, sir. Could you tell me what the problem is, please?
A: Let’s start with the fact that no one has responded to my calls or letters for the past three weeks!
B: I do apologize, sir. I hope I can help you. Would you tell me what you have been trying to find out?

(Source: wwenglish.com)