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Part 1: Comprehension Questions
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门开了吗？
mén kāi le ma?
Is the door open?
门开着呢。
mén kāizhe ne.
The door is open.
mén kāizhe ne.
The door is open.
张先生现在在办公室吗？
Zhāng xiānsheng xiànzài zài bàngōngshì ma?
Is Mr. Zhang in the office now?
他不在，他出去了。
tā bù zài, tā chūqù le.
He is not in, he went out.
tā bù zài, tā chūqù le.
He is not in, he went out.
B 什么时候可以再来？
B shénme shíhou kěyǐ zài lái?
When can B come back again?
B 下午可以再来。
B xiàwǔ kěyǐ zài lái.
B can come back in the afternoon.
B xiàwǔ kěyǐ zài lái.
B can come back in the afternoon.
Part 2: Full Text
在办公室
A：门开着呢，请进。
B：请问，张先生在吗？
A：他出去了，你下午再来吧。
B：好的，谢谢！
A：门开着呢，请进。
B：请问，张先生在吗？
A：他出去了，你下午再来吧。
B：好的，谢谢！
Part 3: Sentence Analysis
在办公室
在(at), 办公室(office)
In the office
门开着呢，请进。
门(door), 开(open), 着(particle indicating state), 呢(particle), 请(please), 进(enter)
The door is open, please come in.
请问，张先生在吗？
请问(excuse me), 张(Zhang), 先生(Mr.), 在(be here), 吗(question particle)
Excuse me, is Mr. Zhang here?
他出去了，你下午再来吧。
他(he), 出去(go out), 了(particle), 你(you), 下午(afternoon), 再(again), 来(come), 吧(suggestion particle)
He went out, please come again in the afternoon.
好的，谢谢！
好的(okay), 谢谢(thanks)
Okay, thank you!
Part 4: Vocabulary
Particle
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
着
|
zhe | indicating a continuous state |
Verb
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
进
|
jìn | to enter |
|
出去
|
chūqù | to go out |
Adverb
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
再
|
zài | again; once more |
Part 5: Practice
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1. 门开着呢，请(____)。
(mén kāizhe ne, qǐng ( ).)
门开着呢，请进。
mén kāizhe ne, qǐng jìn.
The door is open, please come in.
mén kāizhe ne, qǐng jìn.
The door is open, please come in.
2. 没关系，明天(____)说吧。
(méiguānxi, míngtiān ( ) shuō ba.)
没关系，明天再说吧。
méiguānxi, míngtiān zài shuō ba.
It's okay, let's talk about it again tomorrow.
méiguānxi, míngtiān zài shuō ba.
It's okay, let's talk about it again tomorrow.
3. 我要(____)买东西。
(wǒ yào ( ) mǎi dōngxi.)
我要出去买东西。
wǒ yào chūqù mǎi dōngxi.
I need to go out to buy things.
wǒ yào chūqù mǎi dōngxi.
I need to go out to buy things.
4. 他手里拿(____)一本书。
(tā shǒulǐ ná ( ) yī běn shū.)
他手里拿着一本书。
tā shǒulǐ názhe yī běn shū.
He is holding a book in his hand.
tā shǒulǐ názhe yī běn shū.
He is holding a book in his hand.
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