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二、FIRST MEETING 结识

情景 1 （被引见）

Scene One (being introduced by someone)

桂花： 介绍一下，这是我的好朋友玉梅 (jièshào yīxia, zhè shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou  Yùméi) Let me introduce my friend to you. This is my good friend, Yu Mei.

树根： 很高兴认识你 (hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ) Very nice to meet you.

玉梅： 你是做什么的 (nǐ shì zuò shénme de) What do you do?

树根： 我是个农民 (wǒ shì ge nóngmín) I’m a farmer.

替换练习 Substitution Drills 

你是做什么的? 我是个农民 (nǐ shì zuò shénme de? wǒ shì ge nóngmín) What do you do? I’m a farmer.

司机 (sījī ) driver

老师 (lǎoshī) teacher

大学生 (dàxuéshēng) college student

律师 (lǜshī) lawyer

情景 2（陌生人间）Scene Two (between strangers)

大牛： 您贵姓 (nín guìxìng) What is your last name? (贵姓：respectful way to ask elders’ family name).

老王： 我姓王，就叫我老王好了 (wǒ xìng Wáng, jiù jiào wǒ Lǎo Wáng hǎo le) My last name is Wang. Just call me Old Wang.  (“老”：old, a respectful way to address elders in China.)

大牛： 您会说普通话吗 (nín huì shuō Pǔtōnghuà ma) Do you speak Mandarin? (普通话：the common and educational speech language in China).

老王： 会一点儿 (huì yīdiǎnr) Yes, a little.

替换练习 Substitution Drills 

您会说普通话吗? 会一点儿 (nín huì shuō Pǔtōnghuà ma? huì yīdiǎnr) Do you speak Mandarin? Yes, a little.

广东话 (guǎngdōnghuà) Cantonese

上海话 (shànghǎihuà) Shanghai dialect

闽南话 (mǐnnánhuà) Southern Fujian dialect

四川话 (Sìchuānhuà) Sichuan dialect

口腔体操 Oral Exercises

A  

鱼找鱼，虾找虾，乌龟找王八。(yú zhǎo yú, xiā zhǎo xiā, wūguī zhǎo wángba)

Like attracts like. Literally: The fish looks for the fish, the shrimp looks for the shrimp, the turtle looks for the turtle. “乌龟、王八”: both mean turtle; however, they are different types of turtles in Chinese.

B 

半亩地，一头牛，老婆孩子热炕头。 (bàn mǔ dì, yī tóu niú, lǎopo háizi rè kàngtóu)

Ideal life. Literally: Half Mu land [Mu, a Chinese unit of land area; 1 mu= 0.165 acre], one cattle, wife, kids, and the warm side of the brick bed.

C 

在家千日好，出门时时难。(zài jiā qiān rì hǎo, chū mén shíshí nán)

East or west, home is best. Literally: You will be fine for a thousand days at home, but every moment will be difficult when you leave home.