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Part 1: Comprehension Questions
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早上谁有一个电话？
Zhǎoshang shéi yǒu yí gè diànhuà?
Who had a phone call in the morning?
B有一个电话。
B yǒu yí gè diànhuà.
B had a phone call.
B yǒu yí gè diànhuà.
B had a phone call.
谁接的电话？
Shéi jiē de diànhuà?
Who answered the phone?
是儿子接的。
Shì érzi jiē de.
It was the son who answered it.
Shì érzi jiē de.
It was the son who answered it.
B什么时候问儿子？
B shénme shíhou wèn érzi?
When will B ask the son?
B晚上问儿子。
B wǎnshang wèn érzi.
B will ask the son in the evening.
B wǎnshang wèn érzi.
B will ask the son in the evening.
Part 2: Full Text
在家里
A：早上有你一个电话。
B：电话是谁打的？
A：不知道，是儿子接的。
B：好，晚上我问一下儿子。
A：早上有你一个电话。
B：电话是谁打的？
A：不知道，是儿子接的。
B：好，晚上我问一下儿子。
Part 3: Sentence Analysis
在家里
在(at), 家(home), 里(inside)
At home
早上有你一个电话。
早上(morning), 有(have), 你(you), 一个(one), 电话(phone call)
There was a phone call for you this morning.
电话是谁打的？
电话(phone call), 是(is), 谁(who), 打(make a call), 的(particle indicating past emphasis)
Who was the phone call from?
不知道，是儿子接的。
不(not), 知道(know), 是(is), 儿子(son), 接(answer/pick up), 的(particle)
I don't know, the son answered it.
好，晚上我问一下儿子。
好(okay), 晚上(evening), 我(I), 问(ask), 一下(a bit), 儿子(son)
Okay, I'll ask the son this evening.
Part 4: Vocabulary
Verb
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
接
|
jiē | to answer (the phone), to pick up |
|
问
|
wèn | to ask |
Noun
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
晚上
|
wǎnshang | evening, night |
Part 5: Practice
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1. ( )我们去吃北京菜，好吗？
(( ) wǒmen qù chī Běijīng cài, hǎo ma?)
晚上我们去吃北京菜，好吗？
Wǎnshang wǒmen qù chī Běijīng cài, hǎo ma?
Shall we go eat Beijing food tonight?
Wǎnshang wǒmen qù chī Běijīng cài, hǎo ma?
Shall we go eat Beijing food tonight?
2. 你能( )一下电话吗？
(Nǐ néng ( ) yíxià diànhuà ma?)
你能接一下电话吗？
Nǐ néng jiē yíxià diànhuà ma?
Can you answer the phone for a moment?
Nǐ néng jiē yíxià diànhuà ma?
Can you answer the phone for a moment?
3. 我想( )你一个问题。
(Wǒ xiǎng ( ) nǐ yí gè wèntí.)
我想问你一个问题。
Wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ yí gè wèntí.
I want to ask you a question.
Wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ yí gè wèntí.
I want to ask you a question.
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Emphasizing the agent of an action with “是…的”
