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Answer: B
Analysis: Julia: Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo bà mā ná sān wàn kuài mǎi gè xiāngnài’r bāobāo. Julia: 我 想 找 爸 妈 拿 三 万 块 买 个 香 奈儿 包 包。 Julia: I want to get 30,000 Yuan from parents for purchasing a …
Answer: B
Analysis: Julia: Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo bà mā ná sān wàn kuài mǎi gè xiāngnài’r bāobāo. Julia: 我 想 找 爸 妈 拿 三 万 块 买 个 香 奈儿 包 包。 Julia: I want to get 30,000 Yuan from parents for purchasing a …
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: I’m Doing Pretty Good!” …
Answer: C
Chú le shùxué, wǒ dìdi de qítā chéngjì dōu búcuò. 除 了 数 学,我 弟弟 的 其他 成绩 都 不 错。 Except mathematics, my brother’s other scores are good.
全部 (Quánbù): whole; total; all.
其中 (Qízhōng): among; in (which).
其他 (Qítā): other; …
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C <<Back to “Video Lesson: Bottoms up! Cheers!” …
Answer: B Here’s why: Anna: Wǒ yìdiǎn’r dōu bù xǐhuān wǒmen lǎobǎn! Anna: 我 一 点 儿 都 不 喜欢 我 们 老 板! Anna: I don’t like our boss at all!
Jack: Wèishénme? Jack: 为 什 么? Jack: Why?
Anna: Tā jīngcháng bǎ gōngzuò …
Answer: B Analysis: Lily: Mike zěnme yàng la? Lily: Mike 怎 么 样 啦? Lily: How is Mike?
Ethan: Tā tīng dào nǐ de chéngnuò, xiàng shì chī xià le dìngxīnwán. Ethan: 他 听 到 你 的 承 诺, 像 是 吃 下 了 定 …
Answer: C Analysis: Xiǎoméi: Nǐ yǒu shénme àihào? 小 梅: 你 有 什 么 爱好? Xiaomei: What is your hobby?
Ān Qí: Wǒ xǐhuān kànshū. 安 琪:我 喜 欢 看 书。 An Qi: I like reading.
活动 (Huódòng): activity.
工作 (Gōngzuò)): work.
爱好(Àihào): hobby.
According …
Quite often, I receive messages from parents outside China who would like some guidance and suggestions on how to motivate their children to learn Mandarin Chinese and what goals to set. While standardized tests may only motivate some students, I do find that the AP …
Answer: B Zhè tiānqì kě zhēn bù hǎo! Jack: 这 天 气 可 真 不 好 ! This weather is really bad!
Shì a! Fēng zǒng shì zhème guā, zhēn shāng nǎojīn. Lily: 是 啊!风 总 是 这 么 刮, 真 伤 脑 筋。 Yes! …
Answer: B Analysis: Lǐ huá tèbié xiǎng mǎi zhè shuāng xié, dànshì tā de jiǎo tài dà. 李 华 特别 想 买 这 双 鞋,但 是 他 的 脚 太 大。 Li Hua really want to buy this pair of shoes, but his feet are …
Answer: B Analysis: 泡沫 (Pàomò): foam, froth.
价格泡沫 (Jiàgé pàomò): price bubble.
金融 (Jīnróng): finance.
Housing prices for buying and renting in cities such as Shanghai and Beijing are famously expensive. Some speculators and economists say that the prices overly high and that one day …
Answer: B Analysis: Nǐ zhēn shì gè fàntǒng a, zhème jiǎndān de tí dōu bú huì! 你 真 是 个
啊, 这 么 简 单 的 题 都 不 会! You are a good for nothing, you can’t even answer a simple question!…
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B <<Back to “Video Lesson: April Fool’s Day!” …
Answer: C Analysis: Jīntiān jiàn le xīn péngyǒu Lily, wǒ duì tā de yìnxiàng hěn hǎo. 今 天 见 了 新 朋 友 Lily,我 对 她 的 印 象 很好。 I met my new friend Lily today and I was very impressed with her.
“A+ 对+B+印象+好/不好” is a fixed grammar structure in Chinese which means “A …
Answer: A
In sentences, we usually use this structure: Someone + 找/托 + 关系+ do something. Lily shì zhǎo guānxi mǎi de fángzi. Lily 是 找 关 系 买 的 房 子。 Lily bought the house by using Guanxi.
Answer: B Analysis: Remember, describing a plan as being “yellow 黄 (huáng)” doesn’t mean that things will literally be the color yellow. When plans are “黄了 (huáng le)”, such as Neil and Judy’s marriage plan, as described by Tom, it means that the plans have …
Answer: A Analysis: Nǐ de hànyǔ zhēn hǎo! A: 你 的 汉 语 真 好! Your Chinese is great!
Xièxie! Wǒ xué hànyǔ yì nián duō le. B: 谢 谢!我 学 汉 语 一 年 多 了。 Thanks! I have studied Chinese for more than …
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B <<Back to “Video Lesson: I Can Drink Several Bottles of Beer!” …
Answer: B Analysis: Nǐ de bìyè lùnwén xiě de zěnme yàngle? Jack: 你 的 毕业 论 文 写 得 怎 么 样 了? Have you finished your graduate thesis?
Wǒ yǐjīng xiě wán le, dànshì xiě de hǎo bù hǎo, zhège wǒ xīnlǐ méi dǐ. …