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Part 1: Comprehension Questions
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A要给谁打电话？
A yào gěi shéi dǎ diànhuà?
Who does A want to call?
A要给张欢打电话。
A yào gěi Zhāng Huān dǎ diànhuà.
A wants to call Zhang Huan.
A yào gěi Zhāng Huān dǎ diànhuà.
A wants to call Zhang Huan.
张欢在吗？
Zhāng Huān zài ma?
Is Zhang Huan there?
张欢不在，A打错电话了。
Zhāng Huān búzài, A dǎ cuò diànhuà le.
Zhang Huan is not there; A called the wrong number.
Zhāng Huān búzài, A dǎ cuò diànhuà le.
Zhang Huan is not there; A called the wrong number.
那个地方有叫张欢的人吗？
Nàge dìfang yǒu jiào Zhāng Huān de rén ma?
Is there anyone named Zhang Huan at that place?
没有，那里没有叫张欢的人。
Méiyǒu, nàlǐ méiyǒu jiào Zhāng Huān de rén.
No, there is no one called Zhang Huan there.
Méiyǒu, nàlǐ méiyǒu jiào Zhāng Huān de rén.
No, there is no one called Zhang Huan there.
Part 2: Full Text
打电话
A：你好，请问张欢在吗？
B：你打错了，我们这儿没有叫张欢的。
A：对不起。
A：你好，请问张欢在吗？
B：你打错了，我们这儿没有叫张欢的。
A：对不起。
Part 3: Sentence Analysis
打电话
打(make) 电话(phone call)
Making a phone call
你好，请问张欢在吗？
你好(hello), 请问(may I ask) 张欢(Zhang Huan) 在(be in/at) 吗(question particle)?
Hello, may I ask if Zhang Huan is in?
你打错了，我们这儿没有叫张欢的。
你(you) 打(call) 错(wrong) 了(particle), 我们(we) 这儿(here) 没有(don’t have) 叫(called) 张欢(Zhang Huan) 的(particle).
You have the wrong number; there is no one called Zhang Huan here.
对不起。
对不起(I’m sorry).
I'm sorry.
Part 4: Vocabulary
Verb
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
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在
|
zài | to be in/at; present |
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打
|
dǎ | to hit; to make (a phone call) |
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叫
|
jiào | to be called |
Adjective
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
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错
|
cuò | wrong; mistaken |
Phrase
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
对不起
|
duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me |
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请问
|
qǐngwèn | May I ask... |
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打电话
|
dǎ diànhuà | to make a phone call |
Part 5: Practice
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1. 请问，大卫 ( ) 吗？
(qǐngwèn, Dàwèi ( ) ma?)
请问，大卫在吗？
qǐngwèn, Dàwèi zài ma?
Excuse me, is David in?
qǐngwèn, Dàwèi zài ma?
Excuse me, is David in?
2. ( )，我不知道他在哪儿。
(( ), wǒ bù zhīdào tā zài nǎr.)
对不起，我不知道他在哪儿。
duìbuqǐ, wǒ bù zhīdào tā zài nǎr.
I'm sorry, I don't know where he is.
duìbuqǐ, wǒ bù zhīdào tā zài nǎr.
I'm sorry, I don't know where he is.
3. 不好意思，我打 ( ) 了。
(bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ dǎ ( ) le.)
不好意思，我打错了。
bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ dǎ cuò le.
Sorry, I called the wrong number.
bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ dǎ cuò le.
Sorry, I called the wrong number.
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