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Part 1: Comprehension Questions
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谁是那个漂亮的新同事？
shéi shì nàge piàoliang de xīn tóngshì?
Who is that beautiful new colleague?
新同事是小丽。
xīn tóngshì shì Xiǎolì.
The new colleague is Xiao Li.
xīn tóngshì shì Xiǎolì.
The new colleague is Xiao Li.
小丽在北京工作多久了？
Xiǎolì zài Běijīng gōngzuò duōjiǔ le?
How long has Xiao Li worked in Beijing?
她在北京工作三年了。
tā zài Běijīng gōngzuò sān nián le.
She has worked in Beijing for three years.
tā zài Běijīng gōngzuò sān nián le.
She has worked in Beijing for three years.
在来这家公司以前，小丽在哪里工作？
zài lái zhè jiā gōngsī yǐqián, Xiǎolì zài nǎlǐ gōngzuò?
Where did Xiao Li work before coming to this company?
她以前在银行工作。
tā yǐqián zài yínháng gōngzuò.
She previously worked at a bank.
tā yǐqián zài yínháng gōngzuò.
She previously worked at a bank.
Part 2: Full Text
在办公室
同事：那个漂亮的新同事是谁？
小刚：那是小丽。
同事：她刚来北京吗？
小刚：不，她在北京工作三年了。
同事：以前她在哪儿工作？
小刚：她在银行工作了两年以后来的我们公司。
同事：那个漂亮的新同事是谁？
小刚：那是小丽。
同事：她刚来北京吗？
小刚：不，她在北京工作三年了。
同事：以前她在哪儿工作？
小刚：她在银行工作了两年以后来的我们公司。
Part 3: Sentence Analysis
在办公室
在(at) 办公室(office)
In the office
那个漂亮的同事是谁？
那个(that) 漂亮(beautiful) 的(particle) 同事(colleague) 是(is) 谁(who)?
Who is that beautiful colleague?
那是小丽。
那(that) 是(is) 小丽(Xiao Li).
That is Xiao Li.
她刚来北京吗？
她(she) 刚(just) 来(come) 北京(Beijing) 吗(question particle)?
Did she just come to Beijing?
不，她在北京工作三年了。
不(no), 她(she) 在(in) 北京(Beijing) 工作(work) 三年(three years) 了(particle indicating change of state).
No, she has been working in Beijing for three years.
以前她在哪儿工作？
以前(previously) 她(she) 在(at) 哪儿(where) 工作(work)?
Where did she work before?
她在银行工作了两年以后来的我们公司。
她(she) 在(at) 银行(bank) 工作(work) 了(particle) 两年(two years) 以后(after) 来(come) 的(particle) 我们(our) 公司(company).
She came to our company after working at a bank for two years.
Part 4: Vocabulary
Noun
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
同事
|
tóngshì | colleague |
|
银行
|
yínháng | bank |
Adverb/Noun
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
以前
|
yǐqián | before; previously |
Particle
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
了
|
le | a grammatical particle indicating a completed action or a change of state |
Part 5: Practice
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1. 1. 请问＿＿＿要怎么走？我想去拿/取钱（withdraw money）。
请问银行要怎么走？我想去拿/取钱。
qǐngwèn yínháng yào zěnme zǒu? wǒ xiǎng qù ná/qǔ qián.
Excuse me, how do I get to the bank? I want to withdraw money.
qǐngwèn yínháng yào zěnme zǒu? wǒ xiǎng qù ná/qǔ qián.
Excuse me, how do I get to the bank? I want to withdraw money.
2. 2. 来中国＿＿＿ ，我学了一年汉语。
来中国以前，我学了一年汉语。
lái Zhōngguó yǐqián, wǒ xuéle yì nián Hànyǔ.
Before coming to China, I studied Mandarin for one year.
lái Zhōngguó yǐqián, wǒ xuéle yì nián Hànyǔ.
Before coming to China, I studied Mandarin for one year.
3. 3. 给你介绍一下，这是我的＿＿＿小王。
给你介绍一下，这是我的同事小王。
gěi nǐ jièshào yíxià, zhè shì wǒ de tóngshì Xiǎowáng.
Let me introduce you, this is my colleague Xiao Wang.
gěi nǐ jièshào yíxià, zhè shì wǒ de tóngshì Xiǎowáng.
Let me introduce you, this is my colleague Xiao Wang.
4. 4. 我已经在这里生活（live）了三年＿＿＿ 。
我已经在这里生活了三年了。
wǒ yǐjīng zài zhèlǐ shēnghuó le sān nián le.
I have already lived here for three years.
wǒ yǐjīng zài zhèlǐ shēnghuó le sān nián le.
I have already lived here for three years.
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