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Part 1: Comprehension Questions
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为什么 A 想今天过生日？
Wèishénme A xiǎng jīntiān guò shēngrì?
Why does A want to celebrate the birthday today?
因为 A 下个星期要去北京。
Yīnwèi A xià gè xīngqī yào qù Běijīng.
Because A is going to Beijing next week.
Yīnwèi A xià gè xīngqī yào qù Běijīng.
Because A is going to Beijing next week.
B 的生日是什么时候？
B de shēngrì shì shénme shíhou?
When is B's birthday?
还有一个多星期。
Hái yǒu yí gè duō xīngqī.
It's still more than a week away.
Hái yǒu yí gè duō xīngqī.
It's still more than a week away.
那个中国饭馆远吗？
Nàge Zhōngguó fànguǎn yuǎn ma?
Is that Chinese restaurant far away?
不远，走几分钟就到了。
Bù yuǎn, zǒu jǐ fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
No, it's not far; it's just a few minutes' walk away.
Bù yuǎn, zǒu jǐ fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
No, it's not far; it's just a few minutes' walk away.
Part 2: Full Text
在路上
A：今天晚上我们一起吃饭吧，给你过生日。
B：今天？离我的生日还有一个多星期呢！
A：下个星期我要去北京，今天过吧。
B：好吧，离这儿不远有一个中国饭馆，走几分钟就到了。
A：今天晚上我们一起吃饭吧，给你过生日。
B：今天？离我的生日还有一个多星期呢！
A：下个星期我要去北京，今天过吧。
B：好吧，离这儿不远有一个中国饭馆，走几分钟就到了。
Part 3: Sentence Analysis
在路上
在(on) 路上(the road)
On the road
今天晚上我们一起吃饭吧，给你过生日。
今天(today) 晚上(evening) 我们(we) 一起(together) 吃饭(eat meal) 吧(particle), 给(for) 你(you) 过(to celebrate/spend) 生日(birthday).
Let's have dinner together tonight to celebrate your birthday.
今天？离我的生日还有一个多星期呢！
今天(today)? 离(away from) 我(my) 的(possessive) 生日(birthday) 还有(still have) 一个(one) 多(more than) 星期(week) 呢(particle)!
Today? My birthday is still more than a week away!
下个星期我要去北京，今天过吧。
下个(next) 星期(week) 我(I) 要(will/want to) 去(go) 北京(Beijing), 今天(today) 过(celebrate) 吧(particle).
I'm going to Beijing next week, so let's celebrate today.
好吧，离这儿不远有一个中国饭馆，走几分钟就到了。
好(good) 吧(particle), 离(away from) 这儿(here) 不(not) 远(far) 有(has) 一个(a) 中国(China) 饭馆(restaurant), 走(walk) 几(a few) 分钟(minutes) 就(then) 到(arrive) 了(particle).
Okay, there's a Chinese restaurant not far from here, it's just a few minutes' walk away.
Part 4: Vocabulary
Verb
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
过
|
guò | to celebrate; to spend (time) |
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走
|
zǒu | to walk; to go |
|
到
|
dào | to arrive |
Noun
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
饭馆
|
fànguǎn | restaurant |
|
星期
|
xīngqī | week |
Preposition
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
离
|
lí | away from; distant from |
Part 5: Practice
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1. 你 (____) 几分钟就能看见那个商店。
(Nǐ ( ) jǐ fēnzhōng jiù néng kànjiàn nàge shāngdiàn.)
你走几分钟就能看见那个商店。
Nǐ zǒu jǐ fēnzhōng jiù néng kànjiàn nàge shāngdiàn.
You can see that store after walking for a few minutes.
Nǐ zǒu jǐ fēnzhōng jiù néng kànjiàn nàge shāngdiàn.
You can see that store after walking for a few minutes.
2. 我家 (____) 学校很近。
(Wǒ jiā ( ) xuéxiào hěn jìn.)
我家离学校很近。
Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.
My house is very close to the school.
Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.
My house is very close to the school.
3. 我们要去北京 (____) 生日。
(Wǒmen yào qù Běijīng ( ) shēngrì.)
我们要去北京过生日。
Wǒmen yào qù Běijīng guò shēngrì.
We are going to Beijing to celebrate the birthday.
Wǒmen yào qù Běijīng guò shēngrì.
We are going to Beijing to celebrate the birthday.
4. 公共汽车十分钟就 (____) 了。
(Gōnggòng qìchē shí fēnzhōng jiù ( ) le.)
公共汽车十分钟就到了。
Gōnggòng qìchē shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
The bus will arrive in ten minutes.
Gōnggòng qìchē shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
The bus will arrive in ten minutes.
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