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Part 1: Comprehension Questions

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周太太想买裤子的时候,周明说了什么?
Zhōu Tàitai xiǎng mǎi kùzi de shíhou, Zhōu Míng shuōle shénme?
What did Zhou Ming say when Mrs. Zhou wanted to buy the pants?
周明说他记得周太太已经有两条这样的裤子了。
Zhōu Míng shuō tā jìde Zhōu Tàitai yǐjīng yǒu liǎng tiáo zhèyàng de kùzi le.
Zhou Ming said he remembers Mrs. Zhou already has two pairs of such pants.
那件衬衫的价格是多少?
Nà jiàn chènshān de jiàgé shì duōshǎo?
What is the price of that shirt?
那件衬衫的价格是320元。
Nà jiàn chènshān de jiàgé shì sānbǎi èrshí yuán.
The price of that shirt is 320 yuan.
周太太最后决定买什么?
Zhōu Tàitai zuìhòu juédìng mǎi shénme?
What did Mrs. Zhou finally decide to buy?
周太太最后决定买一件衬衫。
Zhōu Tàitai zuìhòu juédìng mǎi yí jiàn chènshān.
Mrs. Zhou finally decided to buy a shirt.

Part 2: Full Text

在商场
周太太:你觉得这条裤子怎么样?
周明:我记得你已经有两条这样的裤子了。
周太太:那我们再看看别的(衣服)。
周明:这件衬衫怎么样?
周太太:还不错,多少钱?
周明:这上面写着320元。
周太太:买一件。

Part 3: Sentence Analysis

在商场
zài shāngchǎng
在(at) 商场(shopping mall)
In the shopping mall
你觉得这裤子怎么样?
nǐ juéde zhè tiáo kùzi zěnmeyàng?
你(you) 觉得(think) 这(this) 条(measure word for long objects) 裤子(pants) 怎么样(how)
What do you think of this pair of pants?
记得你已经有两这样 的裤子了。
wǒ jìde nǐ yǐjīng yǒu liǎng tiáo zhèyàng de kùzi le.
我(I) 记得(remember) 你(you) 已经(already) 有(have) 两(two) 条(measure word) 这样(this kind) 的(possessive) 裤子(pants) 了(particle)
I remember you already have two pairs of pants like this.
那我们再看看别的(衣服)。
nà wǒmen zài kànkan biéde (yīfu).
那(then) 我们(we) 再(again) 看看(take a look) 别的(others) (衣服(clothes))
Then let's look at something else (clothes).
这件衬衫怎么样?
zhè jiàn chènshān zěnmeyàng?
这(this) 件(measure word for clothes) 衬衫(shirt) 怎么样(how)
How about this shirt?
还不错,多少钱?
hái búcuò, duōshǎo qián?
还(still/quite) 不错(not bad) 多少(how much) 钱(money)
Not bad, how much is it?
这上面写320
zhè shàngmiàn xiězhe sānbǎi èrshí yuán.
这(this) 上面(on top/it) 写(write) 着(particle indicating state) 320(320) 元(yuan/currency unit)
It says 320 yuan on here.
买一件。
mǎi yí jiàn.
买(buy) 一(one) 件(measure word)
Buy one.

Part 4: Vocabulary

Noun
Chinese Pinyin English
裤子
kùzi pants
衬衫
chènshān shirt
Verb
Chinese Pinyin English
记得
jìde to remember
Measure Word
Chinese Pinyin English
tiáo measure word for long thin objects
yuán currency unit
Particle
Chinese Pinyin English
zhe particle indicating a state

Part 5: Practice

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记得衬衫裤子
1. A: 我们看过这个电影,你______是什么时候吗? B: 去年8月。
A: 我们看过这个电影,你记得是什么时候吗? B: 去年8月。
A: Wǒmen kànguò zhège diànyǐng, nǐ jìde shì shénme shíhou ma? B: Qùnián bāyuè.
A: We have seen this movie, do you remember when it was? B: Last August.
2. 这条______ 120____,一点儿也不贵,买吧。
这条裤子120元,一点儿也不贵,买吧。
Zhè tiáo kùzi yìbǎi èrshí yuán, yìdiǎnr yě bú guì, mǎi ba.
This pair of pants is 120 yuan, it's not expensive at all, buy it.
3. 桌子上放______一个黑色的新手机。
桌子上放着一个黑色的新手机。
Zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe yí gè hēisè de xīn shǒujī.
There is a new black cell phone lying on the table.
4. 你穿昨天新买的那件______吧。
你穿昨天新买的那件衬衫吧。
Nǐ chuān zuótiān xīn mǎi de nà jiàn chènshān ba.
Wear that shirt you bought new yesterday.

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Location Word + V着 + NP: Describing Existence or Placement