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Part 1: Comprehension Questions

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B是什么时候开始跳舞的?
B shì shénme shíhou kāishǐ tiàowǔ de?
When did B start dancing?
B是在七岁的时候开始跳舞的。
B shì zài qī suì de shíhou kāishǐ tiàowǔ de.
B started dancing when they were seven years old.
A的女儿今年几岁了?
A de nǚ'ér jīnnián jǐ suì le?
How old is A's daughter this year?
A的女儿今年也七岁了。
A de nǚ'ér jīnnián yě qī suì le.
A's daughter is also seven years old this year.
B愿意教A的女儿吗?
B yuànyì jiāo A de nǚ'ér ma?
Is B willing to teach A's daughter?
愿意,B说没问题,非常欢迎。
Yuànyì, B shuō méi wèntí, fēicháng huānyíng.
Yes, B said no problem and that she is very welcome.

Part 2: Full Text

在学校
A:您从几岁开始学习跳舞?
B:我第一次跳舞是在七岁的时候。
A:我女儿今年也七岁了,我希望她能跟您学跳舞,可以吗?
B:没问题,非常欢迎。

Part 3: Sentence Analysis

在学校
zài xuéxiào
在(at) 学校(school)
At school
几岁开始学习跳舞
Nín cóng jǐ suì kāishǐ xuéxí tiàowǔ?
您(you) 从(from) 几(how many) 岁(years old) 开始(start) 学习(learn) 跳舞(dance)?
From what age did you start learning to dance?
第一次跳舞是在七岁的时候。
Wǒ dì-yī cì tiàowǔ shì zài qī suì de shíhou.
我(I) 第一(first) 次(time) 跳舞(dance) 是(is) 在(at) 七(seven) 岁(years old) 的(possessive) 时候(time).
The first time I danced was when I was seven years old.
我女儿今年也七岁了,我希望她能跟您学跳舞,可以吗?
Wǒ nǚ'ér jīnnián yě qī suì le, wǒ xīwàng tā néng gēn nín xué tiàowǔ, kěyǐ ma?
我(my) 女儿(daughter) 今年(this year) 也(also) 七(seven) 岁(years old) 了(particle), 我(I) 希望(hope) 她(she) 能(can) 跟(with) 您(you) 学(learn) 跳舞(dance), 可以(can) 吗(question particle)?
My daughter is also seven this year. I hope she can learn to dance with you; is that okay?
问题,非常欢迎
Méi wèntí, fēicháng huānyíng.
没(no) 问题(problem), 非常(very) 欢迎(welcome).
No problem, she is very welcome.

Part 4: Vocabulary

Preposition
Chinese Pinyin English
cóng from
Verb
Chinese Pinyin English
跳舞
tiàowǔ to dance
希望
xīwàng to hope; to wish
欢迎
huānyíng to welcome
Numeral
Chinese Pinyin English
第一
dì-yī first
Noun
Chinese Pinyin English
问题
wèntí question; problem

Part 5: Practice

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欢迎第一问题希望跳舞
1. 没(____),我可以帮你。
(Méi ( ), wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ.)
没问题,我可以帮你。
Méi wèntí, wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ.
No problem, I can help you.
2. 你(____)几岁开始学中文的?
(Nǐ ( ) jǐ suì kāishǐ xué Zhōngwén de?)
你从几岁开始学中文的?
Nǐ cóng jǐ suì kāishǐ xué Zhōngwén de?
From what age did you start learning Chinese?
3. 这是我(____)次去北京。
(Zhè shì wǒ ( ) cì qù Běijīng.)
这是我第一次去北京。
Zhè shì wǒ dì-yī cì qù Běijīng.
This is my first time going to Beijing.
4. 我(____)明年能去中国。
(Wǒ ( ) míngnián néng qù Zhōngguó.)
我希望明年能去中国。
Wǒ xīwàng míngnián néng qù Zhōngguó.
I hope I can go to China next year.
5. (____)你们来我家玩。
(( ) nǐmen lái wǒ jiā wán.)
欢迎你们来我家玩。
Huānyíng nǐmen lái wǒ jiā wán.
Welcome to come to my house to play.
6. 她很喜欢(____)。
(Tā hěn xǐhuān ( ).)
她很喜欢跳舞。
Tā hěn xǐhuān tiàowǔ.
She likes dancing very much.

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