Conversation:
Mike’s going to buy a car; he wants advice from his friend Tom who bought a car last year.
Gēmenr, wǒ xiǎng mǎi chē, nǐ shì guòláirén, yǒu shénme hǎo de jiànyì ma? Mike: 哥们儿，我 想 买 车，你 是 过来人， 有 什么 好 的 建议 吗？
Dāngrán yǒu a.…
The right answer to the test is A
Translation:
Gēmenr, wǒ xiǎng mǎi chē, nǐ shì guòláirén, yǒu shénme hǎo de jiànyì ma? Mike: 哥们儿， 我 想 买 车，你是 过来人， 有 什么 好 的 建议 吗？ Hey ,buddy, I want to buy a car, and I know you have experience; do you have any good advice?…
Conversation:
Jack has something to ask Tom, so he calls him, but Tom is busy doing some important work.
Tom, yǒu diǎnr shìr wèn xià nǐ. Jack: Tom，有 点儿 事儿 问 下 你。
Jack, wǒ xiànzài hěn máng, yíhuìr gěi nǐ dǎ guò qù.…
The right answer for the quiz is C.
Translation:
Tom, yǒu diǎnr shìr wèn xià nǐ. Jack: Tom，有 点儿 事儿 问 下 你。 Tom, there is something that I need your help with.
Jack, wǒ xiànzài hěn máng, yíhuìr gěi nǐ dǎ guò qù.…
Conversation:
“母亲节 (Mǔqīnjié) Mother’s Day” is coming soon. Ann and Jen are talking about what kind of gift they want to send to their mother.
Nǐ zhǔnbèi gěi māma sòng shénme lǐwù? Ann: 你准备 给 妈妈 送 什么 礼物？
Bú gàosu nǐ, wǒ yào gěi tā ge jīngxǐ. Jen: 不 告诉 你，我要 给 她个 惊喜。
What does Jen mean?…
The right answer for the quiz is B.
Translation:
Nǐ zhǔnbèi gěi māma sòng shénme lǐwù? Ann: 你准备 给 妈妈 送 什么 礼物？
What kind of gift are you going to get for your mother?
Bú gàosu nǐ, wǒ yào gěi tā ge jīngxǐ.…
The answer to the test is B.
Translation:
Gēmen, zěnme liǎnsè bú tài hǎo. Mike: 哥们， 怎么 脸色 不 太 好。 Hi buddy, you don’t look very well, what’s going on?
Bié tí le, gāng chà yìdiǎnr rén hé chē jiù yìqǐ xiēcài le.…
Conversation:
Tom nearly had an accident when he was driving. He was so scared that the fear stayed in his eyes for quite a time. He recently had a conversation with his friend Mike.
Gēmen, zěnme liǎnsè bú tài hǎo. Mike: 哥们， 怎么 脸色 不 太 好。
Bié tí le, gāng chà yìdiǎnr rén hé chē jiù yìqǐ xiēcài le.…
Conversation:
Lily and Lucy made a plan to go to the park on the weekend. When the time finally came, Lily said to Lucy:
Wǒmen xiànzài dào gōngyuán ____ ba. Lily: 我们 现在 到 公园 ____ 吧 。 Hǎo, wǒmen ____ ba.…
The right answer to the quiz is A.
Translation:
Wǒmen xiànzài dào gōngyuán qù ba. Lily: 我们 现在 到 公园 去吧。 Let’s go to the park right now.
Hǎo, wǒmen zǒu ba. Lucy: 好， 我们 走 吧。 Ok, let’s go.
Analysis:
“走 (zǒu)” and “去 (qù)” can both be translated into “go,” but in Chinese they have slightly different meanings.…
Conversation:
Lana has many friends, and they often go out to have fun. Lana and Lucy decided to hike in the mountains on the weekend. Lana brought two friends with her.
Zhè shì Mike hé Serena, tāmen hé wǒmen yìqǐ qù páshān.…
The right answer to the quiz is C.
Translation:
Zhè shì Mike hé Serena, tāmen hé wǒmen yìqǐ qù páshān. Lana: 这 是 Mike 和 Serena，他们 和 我们 一起去 爬山。
This is Mike and Serena, and they would like to go hiking in the mountains with us.…
Conversation:
Mary’s decided to show off her cooking talent for Tom, who’s arrived just in time for a proper feast.
Nǐ kě zhēn yǒu kǒu fú, zhèng hǎo pèng shàng wǒ zhège dà chú. Mary: 你可 真 有 口 福， 正 好 碰 上 我 这个 大 厨。 Shì ma?…
The right answer to the test is A.
Translation:
Nǐ kě zhēn yǒu kǒu fú, zhèng hǎo pèng shàng wǒ zhège dà chú. Mary: 你可 真 有 口 福，正 好 碰 上 我 这个 大 厨。 You really are blessed with good food; today you get me in the kitchen: a bona fide chef!…
The right answer to this question is A.
Translation:
Nǐ xǐhuan chī Zhōngguó cài háishì Yìdàlì cài? Mike: 你喜欢 吃 中国 菜 还是 意大利菜？ Which one do you prefer, Chinese dishes or Italian dishes?
Dāngrán shì Zhōngguó cài le. Lucy: 当然 是 中国 菜了。 Certainly I prefer Chinese dishes.…
Conversation:
Mike wanted to invite Lucy to have dinner with him. He didn’t know which kind of dishes Lucy liked, so he decided to ask her in advance.
Nǐ xǐhuan chī Zhōngguó cài ___ Yìdàlì cài? Mike: 你喜欢 吃 中国 菜___ 意大利菜？
Dāngrán shì Zhōngguó cài le.…
Conversation:
Lisa is shopping with her daughter Amy. In the street, they meet Lora, Lisa’s classmate. Lisa let Amy say “hello” to Lora.
Lora āyí hǎo. Amy: Lora 阿姨好。
Amy nǐhǎo. Lora: Amy 你好。
Lora āyí zhēn piàoliang. Amy: Lora 阿姨 真 漂亮。
(Xiàozhe shuō) Zhè háizǐ zuǐ zhēn tián.…
The right answer to the quiz is A.
Translation:
Lora ā yíhǎo. Amy: Lora 阿姨好。
Hello, Aunt Lora.
Amy nǐhǎo. Lora: Amy 你好。
Hello, Amy.
Lora āyí zhēn piàoliang. Amy: Lora 阿姨 真 漂亮。
Aunt Lora is so beautiful.
(Xiàozhe shuō) Zhè háizǐ zuǐ zhēn tián.…
Conversation:
Anne and Tom walked past the cinema and saw the poster advertising the 3D-version of the movie, “Titanic.”
Tàitǎnníkèhào jìngrán chū 3D bǎn le. Anne: 泰坦尼克号 竟然 出 3D 版 了。
Shì a, nǐ cái zhīdao a. Tom: 是啊，你才 知道 啊。
In this conversation, what does “才 (cái)” mean?…
Conversation:
Lana was wearing a new dress and felt eager to tell her colleague Amy as soon as she stepped into the office:
Kànkan wǒ zhè yìshēn, gòu měi ba. Lana: 看看 我 这 一身， 够 美 吧。
(Xiàozhe shuō) Nǐ kě zhēn gòu chòuměi de.…
