The answer to this test is A.
Translation: Yuádàn kuàile! Zhèxiē dōushì wǒ tèyì wèi nǐ zhǔnbèi de. Husband: 元旦 快乐！ 这些 都是 我 特意为 你 准备 的。 Happy New Year! I prepared this meal especially for you. I hope you like it!…
Conversation:
It was New Year’s Day. The husband wanted to give his wife a surprise, so he prepared a big meal for her.
Yuádàn kuàile! Zhèxiē dōushì wǒ tèyì wèi nǐ zhǔnbèi de. Husband: 元旦 快乐！ 这些 都是 我 特意为 你 准备 的。
Lǎogōng, nǐ tài hǎo le. Wife: 老公， 你 太 好 了。
Question: What does “特意 (tèyì)” mean in this sentence?…
Key Learning Points (Preview):
聚 (jù): v. to get together
大餐 (dàcān): n. feast
Stockings and presents are just around the corner and westerners everywhere are busy wrapping, caroling and bustling about. Since its more widespread publicity in China since the 1990s, Christmas has slowly, yet surely gained popularity with locals.…
The right answer for this test is A. 圣诞快乐 (Shèngdàn kuàile)
Analysis:
A: “圣诞快乐 (Shèngdàn kuàile)” is the Chinese for “Merry Christmas.” “圣诞 (Shèngdàn)” means “Christmas,” and “快乐 (kuàile)” means ” merry/happy.”
B: “元旦快乐 (Yuándàn kuàile)” is the Chinese for “Happy New Year.”…
Conversation:
Jen: Hi, Tom, Merry Christmas.
Tom: Thanks, and a Merry Christmas to you.
How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Chinese?
A: 圣诞快乐 (Shèngdàn kuàile)
B: 元旦快乐 (Yuándàn kuàile)
C: 快乐圣诞 (Kuàile Shèngdàn)
The answer to the test is B. Translation: Zhōumò qù guàngjiē ba, Shèngdàjié hěnduō dōngxi dōu dǎzhé ne! Mary: 周末 去 逛街 吧， 圣诞节 很多 东西 都 打折 呢。 Let’s go shopping this weekend. Many things will be on discount for Christmas. …
Conversation
Zhōumò qù guàngjiē ba, Shèngdànjié hěnduō dōngxi dōu dǎzhé ne! Mary: 周末 去 逛街 吧，圣诞节 很多 东西 都 打折 呢。
Hǎo a. Lana: 好 啊。
What does Mary mean? A. Christmas is coming soon.
B. Discounts will be given in the shops because Christmas is coming soon.…
Read the conversation:
Nǐ zuò de cài zhēn hǎo chī. Tom: 你做 的 菜 真 好 吃。
Nà dāngrán le, zuòcài kě shì wǒ de náshǒuhǎoxì. Mike: 那 当然 了，做菜 可 是 我 的 拿手好戏。
What does Mike mean here? A. Cooking is Mike’s specialty.…
The correct answer for this test is A.
Translation:
Nǐ zuò de cài zhēn hǎo chī. Tom: 你做 的 菜 真 好 吃。 The dishes you cooked are really delicious.
Nà dāngrán le, zuòcài kě shì wǒ de náshǒuhǎoxì. Mike: 那 当然 了，做菜 可 是 我 的 拿手好戏。 Of course, cooking is my specialty.…
Key Learning Point (Preview):
如鱼得水 (rúyúdéshuǐ): to feel just like a fish in water
Dōnghàn mònián, tiānxià dà luàn. 东汉 末年， 天下 大 乱。 In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the country was in confusion.
Liú Bèi wèi tǒngyī tiānxià, tèyì bàifǎng yǐnjū de Zhūgě Liàng xúnqiú bāngzhù.…
Key Learning Point (Preview): 小人 (xiǎorén): n. a mean/cruel person
One day, my British friend asked me how to say “adult” in Mandarin. It’s “大人 (dàrén) adult” I told him. “So then, I’m an ‘大人 (dàrén) adult’, and you are too,” he started, “but my daughter is a ‘小人 (xiǎorén)’ … right?”…
Read the conversation:
A wife complains about the dish made by her husband.
Wife: Lǎogōng, nǐ zuòde zhèshì shénme cài ya, wǒ kànzhe dōu méi shíyù. Wife: 老公， 你 做 的 这是 什么 菜 呀，我 看着 都 没 食欲。
Husband:Nǐ ài chī bù chī.…
The answer to this test is A.
Translation: Lǎogōng, nǐ zuòde zhèshì shénme cài ya, wǒ kànzhe dōu méi shíyù. Wife: 老公， 你 做的 这是 什么 菜 呀，我 看着 都 没 食欲。
Honey, the dishes you cooked made me lose my appetite Nǐ ài chī bù chī.…
Key Learning Point (Preview):
辣 (là): adj. spicy/hot
Read this short conversation where Mike and John discuss a new colleague.
Wǒmen bùmén xīn lái le yíge nǚ tóngshì. Mike: 我们 部门 新 来 了一个 女 同事。 There is a new woman colleague in our department.
Zěnmeyàng?…
Conversation:
Kàn nàge nǚháir, wǒ tǐng xǐhuan tā de. Dan: 看 那个 女孩儿，我 挺 喜欢 她的。 Nà jiù gǎnjǐn zhuī ya, cuòguòle kě jiù láibují le. Tom: 那就 赶紧 追 呀， 错过 了 可就 来不及了。
What does “追 (zhuī)” Imply here? A. …
The right answer for this test is B.
Translation: Kàn nàge nǚháir, wǒ tǐng xǐhuan tā de. Dan: 看 那个 女孩儿，我 挺 喜欢 她 的。
Look at that girl. I like her very much.
Nà jiù gǎnjǐn zhuī ya, cuòguòle kě jiù láibují le.…
Lily complains about her husband to Lucy.
Conversation: Tā jìngrán bǎ wǒ de huà dàng ěrpángfēng, qì sǐ wǒ le. Lily: 他 竟然 把 我 的 话 当 耳旁风， 气 死我了。
Āiya, bié shànghuǒ le. Lucy: 哎呀，别 上火 了。
What does Lucy mean?…
The answer to the test is B.
Translation: Tā jìngrán bǎ wǒ de huà dàng ěrpángfēng, qì sǐ wǒ le. Lily: 他 竟然 把 我 的 话 当 耳旁风， 气 死我了。 He didn’t listen to me and made me angry!
Āiya, bié shànghuǒ le.…
Conversation:
Wǒ ____ nián shíyī zhǔnbèi qù Ōuzhōu lǚyóu. Lily: 我____ 年 十一 准备 去 欧洲 旅游。
Shì ma? Tǐng hǎo de. Lucy: 是吗？ 挺 好 的。
Choose the right word for the blank.
A: 明 (míng) B: 下 (xià) C: 去 (qù)
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The right answer for the online test is A.
Translation: Wǒ míngnián shíyī zhǔnbèi qù Ōuzhōu lǚyóu. Lily: 我 明年 十一 准备 去 欧洲 旅游。 I am planning to travel to Europe during National Day next year.
Shì ma? Tǐng hǎo de.…
