mandarin phrasebook
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01 - Greetings1. Hello/Hi!
Nǐ hǎo
2. Good morning / afternoon / evening!
Zǎo chén xià wǔ / wǎn shàng hǎo
3. I'm John Smith.
Wǒ shì yuē hàn shǐ mì sī
4. Are you Peter King?
Nǐ shì bǐ dé jīn ma?
5. Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
Shì wǒ shì / bù wǒ bù shì
6. How are you?
Nǐ hǎo má
7. Fine, thanks. And you?
Hěn hǎo xiè xiè nǐ ne
8. I'm fine, too.
Wǒ yě hěn hǎo
9. How is Amy / your wife / your husband?
Ài mǐ hǎo ma / nǐ qī zǐ hǎo ma / nǐ zhàng fū hǎo ma?
10.She is very well, thank you.
Tā hěn hǎo xiè xiè
11.Good night, Jane.
Wǎn ān jiǎn
12.Good-bye, Mike.
Zài jiàn mài kè
13.See you tomorrow.
Míng tiān jiàn
14.See you later.
Dāi huì ér jiàn
15. I have to go now.
Wǒ bì xū zǒu le
02 - In the Classroom
1. May I come in?
Wǒ néng jìn lái má
2. Come in, please.
Qǐng jìn
3. Sit down, please.
Qǐng zuò
4. It's time for class.
Shàng kè shí jiān dào le
5. Open your books and turn to page 20.
Dá kāi shū fān dào dì 2yè
6. I'll call the roll before class
Kè qián wǒ yāo diǎn míng
7. Here!
Dào
8. Has everybody got the handout?
Měi gě rén dōu ná dào cái liào le má
9. Any different opinion?
Yǒu bú tong yì jiàn má
10.Have I made myself clear?
Wǒ jiǎng míng báile má
11.Are you with me?
Nǐ men gēn shàng wǒ jiǎng de le má
12.Could you say it again?
Nǐ néng zài shuì yī biàn má
13.Any questions? .
Yǒu shén ma wèn tí má
14.That's all for today.
Jīn tiān jiù jiǎng dào zhè lǐ
15.Please turn in your homework before leaving.
Qǐng zài lí kāi qián jiāng zuō yè jiāo shàng
03 - What's this?
1. What's this?
Zhè shì shén me
2. It's a pen.
Shì zhī bǐ
3. Is this your handbag?
Zhè shì nǐ de shǒu tí bāo ma
4. No, it isn't. / Yes, it is.
Bú tā bú shì / shì de tā shì
5. Whose jacket is this?
Zhè shì shéi de jiā kè?
6. It's Kate's.
Shì kǎi tè de
7. Is that a car?
Nā shì yī liàng xiǎo qì chē ma
8. No, it isn't. It's a bus.
Bù nā shì yī liàng gōng gōng qì chē
9. What do you call this in English?
Zhè gě yòng yīng yǔ zěn me shuō
10.What is the color of your new book?
Nǐ de xīn shū shì shén me yán sè de
11.How big is your house?
Nǐ de fang zǐ zǒu duō dà
12.What's the problem?
Yǒu shén me wèn tí ma
13.What's the name of the cat?
Zhè māo jiào shén me míng zì
14.Where's the company?
Nā gě gōng sī zài nǎ ér
15.Which is the right size?
Nǎ gè chě mǎ shì duì de
04 - Whose, Where?
1. I found a backpack.
Wǒ jiǎn dào yī gě shū bāo
2. Whose watch is this?
Zhè shì shéi de shǒu biǎo?
3. Is this yours?
Zhè shì nǐ de má
4. Yes, it's mine.
Shì de shì wǒ de
5. Where are my glasses?
Wǒ de yǎn jìng zài nǎ ér
6. Do you know where I've put my glasses? .
Nǐ zhī dào wǒ bǎ yǎn jìng gē nǎ ér le má
7. Over there.
Zài nā biān
8. On the desk.
Zài zhuō shàng
9. Is this your pen? I found it under the desk.
Zhè shì nǐ de bǐ má wǒ zài zhuō xià jiǎn de
10.No. Mine is blue.
Bú shì wǒ de shì la de
11.Which one is your bag?
Nǎ gě shì nǐ de bāo
12.The bigger one.
Dà xiē de nā gě
13.The one on your right.
Nǐ yòu biān de nā gě
14.Are these books all yours?
Zhè xiē shū quán shì nǐ de má
15.Some of them are mine.
Yī bù fēn shì wǒ de
06 - What's your name?1. What's your name?
Nǐ jiào shén ma míng zì
2. May I have your name?
Néng gào sù wǒ nǐ de míng zì má
3. My name is Thomas.
Wǒ jiào shāng mǔ sī
4. Just call me Tom.
Jiù jiào wǒ shāng mǔ bā
5. What's your family name?
Nǐ xìng shén ma
6. My family name is Ayneswonth.
Wǒ xìng ān ní sāi huā sī
7. How do you spell it?
Zěn ma pīn
8. Who is the lady in white?
Chuān bái yī fú de nā wèi xiǎo jiě shì shéi
9. Could you introduce me to her?
Nǐ néng bǎ wǒ jiè shào gěi tā má
10.Rose, let me introduce my friend to you.
Luō sī rang wǒ jiè shào yī xià wǒ de péng yǒu
11.This is Tom. He's my classmate.
Zhè shì shāng mǔ wǒ de tong xué
12.Nice to meet you.
Hěn gāo xīng rèn shí nǐ
13.Nice to meet you, too.
Rèn shí nǐ wǒ yě hěn gāo xīng
14.Let me introduce myself.
Rang wǒ zì wǒ jiè shào yī xià
15.How do you do?
Nǐ hǎo
07 - What's the date today?
1. What day is it today?
Jīn iān xīng ji jī
2. It's Monday today.
Jīn tiānshì xīng jī yī
3. What's the date today?
Jīn tiānshì jī háo
4. It's January the 15th, 1999.
Jīn tiān shì 1999 nián 1yuè 15 rì
5. What month is this?
Xiàn zài shì jī yuè It's December. Xiàn zài shì shí èr yuè
6. What year is this?
Jīn nián shì nǎ yī nián
7. It's the year of 1999.
Jīn nián shì 1999 nián
8. What will you do during this weekend?
Zhè zhōu mò nǐ gān shén ma
9. Does the shop open at 9 am on weekdays?
Zhè jiā diàn ping rì shì zǎo shàng 9diǎn kāi mén má
10. It opens at 8 am on weekdays, but at 9 at weekends.
Ping rì shàng wǔ 8diǎn kāi dàn zhōu mò 9diǎn kāi
11.What will you do the day after on next?
Hòu tiān nǐ gān shén ma
12.What did you do the week before last?
Shàng shàng xīng jī nǐ gān le shén ma
13. I'll work for the next 5 days.
Wǒ yāo gōng zuō 5tiān cōng míng tiān suàn qǐ
14. It's been 5 years since I last saw you.
Wǒ yǐ 5nián méi jiàn nǐ le
08 - About objects
1. Do you have a computer?
Nǐ yǒu jì suàn jī má
2. Yes, I do.
Shì de wǒ yǒu
3. He has that book, doesn't he?
Tā yǒu nā běn shū shì má
4. No, he doesn't.
Bú tā méi yǒu
5. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Nǐ yǒu xiōng dì huò jiě mèi má
6. No, I'm a single son.
Méi yǒu wǒ shì dú shēng zǐ
7. Could your computer access to internet?
Nǐ de diàn nǎo néng lián dào hù lián wǎng má?
8. Do you have shampoo here?
Zhè ér yǒu xǐ fā shuǐ má
9. What a beautiful garden you have!
Nǐ de huā yuán zhēn piāo liàng
10.Any tickets left?
Yǒu shèng piào má
11.Do you have glue? I need some here
Nǐ yǒu jiāo shuǐ má wǒ zhè lǐ xū yāo yī diǎn
12. I have some left.
Wǒ shèng xià yī xiē
13. If you have more, please give me some.
Rú guǒ nǐ yǒu duō de qǐng gěi wǒ yī xiē
14.Do you have my pencil?
Nǐ ná le wǒ de qiān bǐ má
15.Yes, I have your eraser, too.
Shì de wǒ hái ná le nǐ de xiàng pí
09 - What time is it?
1. What time is it now?
Xiàn zài jī diǎn
2. It's two o'clock.
Xiàn zài liǎngdiǎn
3. It's a quarter past five.
Xiàn zài shì wǔ diǎn yī kè
4. It's ten minutes to four.
Xiàn zài chā shí fēn sì diǎn
5. It's half past nine.
Xiàn zài shì jiǔ diǎn bàn
6. It's one o'clock sharp.
Xiàn zài yī diǎn zhěng
7. It's not four o'clock.
Hái méi dào sì diǎn nà
8. My watch says two o'clock.
Wǒ de biǎo shì liǎng diǎn zhōng
9. My watch is two minutes fast.
Wǒ de biǎo kuài le liǎng fēn zhōng
10.What's the time by your watch?
Nǐ de biǎo jī diǎn le
11.We must arrive there on time.
Wǒ men bì xū zhǔn shí dào nā ér
12.There are only two minutes left.
Zhī shèng liǎng fēn zhōng le
13.Can you finish your work ahead of time?
Nǐ néng dī qián wán chéng gōng zuō má
14.The flight is delayed.
Fēi jī tuī chí qǐ fēi
15.The meeting is put off.
Huì yì yán jī
10 - Visiting friends1. Hello. Can I see Mr. Green?
Nǐ hǎo wǒ néng jiàn gē lín xiān shēng má
2. Do you have an appointment?
Nǐ yǒu yù yāo má
3. Sorry, I don't.
Duì bú qǐ wǒ méi yǒu
4. Yes. At 3 pm.
Shì de yāo de shì xià wǔ lue 3diǎn
5. Sorry, Mr. Green can't see you now.
Duì bú qǐ gē lín xiān shēng xiàn zài bú néng jiàn nín
6. He's on the phone.
Tā zài dá diàn huà
7. Would you wait here for a minute?
Nín néng zài zhè lǐ děng yī xià má
8. Would you like something to drink?
Nín xiǎng hē diǎn shén ma má
9. Tea, please
Wǒ hē diǎn chá bā
10.Mr. Green, Mr. Smith is here.
Gē lín xiān shēng shǐ mì sī xiān shēng zài zhèlǐ
11.You may go in now.
Nín kě yǐ jìn qù le
12.Nice to see you, my old friend.
Zhēn gāo xīng jiàn dào nǐ wǒ de lǎo péng yǒu
13.How have you been these years?
Zhè xiē nián nǐ zěn ma yang
14.You've changed little.
Nǐ yī diǎn yě méi biàn
15.Do you still remember that Christmas?
Nǐ réng jì dé nā gě
11 - Do you speak English?1. Do you speak English?
Nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ má
2. Yes, a little.
Huì jiǎng yī diǎn
3. How long have you studied English?
Nǐ xué yīng yǔ duō jiǔ le
4. He speaks English fluently.
Tā jiǎng yīng yǔ hěn liú lì
5. Your English is very good.
Nǐ de yīng yǔ hěn hǎo
6. You speak English very well.
Nǐ de yīng yǔ jiǎng de hěn hǎo
7. Are you a native speaker of English?
Nǐ de mǔ yǔ shì yīng yǔ má
8. My native language is Chinese.
Wǒ de mǔ yǔ shì hàn yǔ
9. He speaks with London accent.
Tā dài diǎn lún duì kǒu yīn
10.He has a strong accent.
Tā kǒu yīn hěn zhòng
11. I have some difficulty in expressing myself.
Wǒ biǎo dá qǐ lái yǒu diǎn kùn nán
12. I'm always confused with "s" and "th".
Wǒ cháng bǎ “s” hé “th” gǎo hún
13.Can you write in English?
Nǐ néng yòng yīng wén xiě wén zhāng má
14.Your pronunciation is excellent.
Nǐ de fā yīn hěn hǎo
15.How can I improve my spoken English?
Wǒ gāi zěn yang cái néng dī gāo kǒu yǔ shuǐ ping
12 - What are you doing?1. What are you doing?
Nǐ zài gān shén ma
2. I'm reading a book.
Jīn tiān xīng jī yī
3. I'm cooking.
Wǒ zài zuò fàn
4. Are you watching TV now?
Nǐ zài kān diàn shì má
5. Yes, I'm watching Channel 5.
Shì de wǒ zài kān 5 pín dào
6. No, I'm listening to the radio.
Méi yǒu wǒ zài tīng shōu yīn jī
7. Where are you going?
Nǐ qù nǎ ér
8. I'm going to work
Wǒ qù shàng bān
9. Who are you writing to?
Nǐ zài gěi shéi xiě xìn
10. I'm writing to an old friend.
Gěi yī gě lǎo péng yǒu
11.What will you do this weekend?
Zhè zhōu mò nǐ jiāng gān shén ma
12. I'll go to a concert.
Wǒ yāo qù tīng yīn lè huì
13. I'll go on an outing with some friends.
Wǒ yú péng yǒu qù jiāo yóu
14.Do you like traveling?
Nǐ xǐ huān jiāo yóu má
15.Yes, I like it a great deal/it very much.
Shì de wǒ hěn xǐ huān
13 - How old are you?1. How old are you?
Nǐ duō dà le
2. I'm twenty-two (years old).
Wǒ èr shí èr le
3. Mr. Smith is still in his forties.
Shǐ mì sī xiān shēng cái sì shí jī suì
4. I'm two years younger than my sister.
Wǒ bǐ wǒ jiě xiǎo liǎngsuì
5. My elder sister is one year older than her husband.
Wǒ jiě bǐ tā zhàng fū dà yī suì
6. He's the youngest in the family.
Tā shì yī jiā zhōng zuì xiǎo de
7. He looks much younger than he is.
Tā kān qǐ lái bǐ tā shí jì shàng nián qīng dé duō
8. I came here when I was 20.
Wǒ èr shí suì lái zhè ér
9. I started school at the age of 6.
Wǒ liù suì kāi shǐ shàng xué
10.My father is over 60 years old.
Wǒ fǔ qīn yǐ nián guō liù shí le
11.Most of them are less than 30.
Tā men zhōng dà duō shǔ bú dào lue 3 suì
12. I guess he's about 30.
Wǒ cāi tā dà gài lue 3 suì
13.She's going to be 15 next month.
Xià gě yuè tā jiù mǎn 15 le
14.They'll have a party for their 10th wedding anniversary.
Tā men jiāng wéi jiē hūn shí zhōu nián lái gě jù huì
15.He's still a boy after all.
Tā bì jìng hái zhī shì gě hái zǐ
14 - When? What time?1. When do you get up everyday?
Měi tiān nǐ jī diǎn qǐ chuáng
2. I usually get up at 8 o'clock.
Wǒ tōng cháng 8diǎn qǐ chuáng
3. Where do you have your lunch?
Nǐ zài nǎ ér chī wǔ fàn
4. I have my lunch in a snack bar nearby.
Wǒ zài fù jìn yī jiā kuài cān diàn chī wǔ fàn
5. What did you have for lunch?
Nǐ zhōng wǔ chī xiē shén ma
6. I had a hamburger and a fried chicken leg?
Wǒ chī yī gě hàn bǎo bāo yī gě zhá jī tuǐ
7. What time do you start work?
Nǐ shén ma shí hòu kāi shǐ gōng zuō
8. I start work at 8 o'clock.
Wǒ bā diǎn kāi shǐ gōng zuō
9. What do you do at work?
Nǐ shàng bān gān xiē shén ma
10. I answer telephones and do some typing.
Wǒ jiē diàn huà hé dá zì
11.What time do you finish your work?
Nǐ shén ma shí hòu xià bān
12.At 6 o'clock sharp.
Liù diǎn
13.What do you do in your spare time?
Xián xiá shí nǐ gān xiē shén ma
14. I like listening to pop music.
Wǒ xǐ huān tīng liú hang yīn lè
15. I like playing football.
Wǒ xǐ huān tī zú qiú
15 - When did you...?1. When did you get up yesterday morning?
Nǐ zuó tiān zǎo shàng jī diǎn qǐ chuáng
2. At about seven.
Qī diǎn zuǒ yòu
3. I heard the clock, but I didn't get up until 9.
Wǒ tīng jiàn nào zhōng le dàn wǒ āi dào jiǔ diǎn cái qǐ
4. I woke up seven and got up right away.
Wǒ qī diǎn xǐng le rán hòu mǎ shàng qǐ chuáng le
5. I hurried to my office.
Wǒ cōng máng gǎn dào bàn gōng shì
6. I had my breakfast on the way.
Wǒ zài lù shàng chī de zǎo fàn
7. I was just on time.
Wǒ gāng hǎo gǎn shàng
8. I was 10 minutes late
Wǒ chí dào le wǔ fēn zhōng
9. I had lunch with a friend of mine.
Wǒ hé wǒ de yī gě péng yǒu yī kuài chī le wǔ fàn
10. I finished my work at 6 p.m.
Xià wǔ 6diǎn wǒ xià bān le
11. I stayed and did some extra work.
Wǒ liú xià jiā le yī huì ér bān
12.The TV programs were really boring, so I went to bed very early.
Diàn shì jiē mù hěn mó liáo suǒ yǐ wǒ zǎo zǎo shuì le
13. I read a magazine in bed.
Wǒ tǎng zài chuáng shàng kān zá zhì
14. I didn't sleep well.
Wǒ méi shuì hǎo
15. I slept soundly all night
Wǒ zhěng yè shuìde hěn shóu
16 - Friends
1. Hi, Joe, is it really you?
Qiáo nǐ hǎo zhēn shì nǐ má
2. Hi, Ann. Nice to see you again.
Ān nǐ hǎo zhēn gāo xīng zài cì jiàn dào nǐ
3. It's been a whole year since I last saw you.
Wǒ zhěng zhěng yī nián méi jiàn nǐ le
4. Yes, but you look as pretty now, as you did then.
Dàn nǐ kān qǐ lái hái shì nā ma piāo liàng
5. Oh, thank you. How have you been these days?
Ōu xiè xiè zhè duàn shí jiān nǐ hǎo má
6. Not too bad.
Bú tài zāo
7. But you sound so sad.
Dàn tīng qǐ lái nǐ hěn bēi shāng
8. Yes, I lost my pet cat yesterday.
Shì ā zuó tiān wǒ de chǒng wù māo diū le
9. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that
Tīng dào zhè xiāo xī wǒ hěn wèi hàn
10.That's all right.
Méi shì ér
11.Have you seen Kate lately?
Zuì jìn nǐ kān jiàn kǎi tè le má
12.No, I have no contact with her.
Méi yǒu wǒ hé tā méi yǒu yī diǎn ér lián jì
13. I heard she got married last week.
Wǒ tǎng zài chuáng shàng kān zá zhì
14.Oh, how nice. Sorry, I've got to go now.
Nā zhēn hǎo duì bú qǐ wǒ bì xū dé zǒu le
15.So do I. See you later. Keep in touch.
Wǒ yě shì zài jiàn jì dé Lián jì é
17 - The past1. I used to take a walk in the early morning.
Wǒ guō qù cháng yī dà zǎo chū qù sǎn bù
2. He used to live in my neighborhood.
Tā céng yú wǒ shì lín jū
3. Did you use to go fishing with friends?
Guō qù nǐ cháng hé péng yǒu diào yú má
4. We have known each other for 6 years.
Wǒ men rèn shí yǒu liù nián le
5. It has been a long time since last came here.
Zì cōng wǒ shàng cì lái zhè lǐ yǐ jīng yǒu hěn cháng shí jiān le
6. Have you seen Mr. Smith recently?
Zuì jìn nǐ jiàn guō shǐ mì sī xiān shēng má
7. They've been working on this project since last year.
Tā men cōng qù nián kāi shǐ yī zhí dōu zài zuò zhè gě xiàng mù
8. I've been watching TV all night.
Wǒ kān le yī zhěng wǎn de diàn shì
9. The movie began as soon as we got there.
Wǒ men yī dào nā ér diàn yǐng jiù kāi shǐ le
10.When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.
Wǒ dào chē zhàn shí huǒ chē yǐ jīng kāi le
11.The late arrival of the ship had messed up all our plans.
Chuan dào wǎn le bǎ wǒ men de jì huá quán dá luàn le
12. I had thought he knew the time of the meeting.
Wǒ yuán yǐ wéi tā zhī dào kāi huì shí jiān
13.They had excepted me to go with them.
Tā men yuán běn xī wàng wǒ hé tā men yī qǐ qù
14.That was the third time that I had visited the place.
Nā shì wǒ dì sān cì cān guān nā de fāng le
15.After I had finished my paper, I put it in the drawer.
Wǒ xiě wán lún wén jiù bǎ tā fang zài chōu tì le
18 - Where do you live?1. Hi, Jack, where do you live now?
Nǐ hǎo jié kè nǐxiàn zài zhù nǎ ér
2. I live at 203 Curzon Street.
Wǒ zhù zàikě shēng jiē 2lue 3háo
3. Curzon Street? Isn't Mary living there?
Kě shēng jiē mǎ lí bú shì yě zhù nā ér má
4. Yes, she lives just across the street.
Shì de tā jiù zhù zài jiē duì miàn
5. How long have you stayed there?
Nǐ zài nā ér zhù duō jiǔ le
6. Just a few months.
Cái jī gě yuè
7. How about Mary? How long has she lived there?
Mǎ lí zěn ma yang tā zài nā ér zhù duō jiǔ le
8. She's been living there since her birth.
Tā shēng xià lái jiù zhù nā ér
9. Will you stay there for long?
Nǐ huì zài nā ér dāi hěn cháng shí jiān má
10.No, I'll move to Hollywood next month.
Bú wǒ xià gě yuè bān dào hǎo lái wù qù
11.Oh, really? I'm moving there too.
Zhēn de wǒ yě huì bān dào nā ér qù
12.Great. Then we can drink beer together.
Bang jí le wǒ men kě yǐ yī qǐ hē pí jiǔ le
13.Yes, and you may stay there longer.
Duì ér jū nǐ yě xǔ huì zài nā ér zhù jiǔ yī xiē
14. I hope so.
Xī wàng rú cǐ
15. I'm sure we'll have a good time.
Wǒ xiāng xìn wǒ men huì hěn kāi xīn de
19 - Ask questions1. Where are you going?
Nǐ qù nǎ ér
2. Where did you go for dinner yesterday?
Nǐ men zuó tiān qù nǎ ér chī de fàn
3. When will he come to see you?
Tā shén ma shí hòu lái kān nǐ
4. When did you buy the car?
Nǐ shén ma shí hòu mǎi de chē
5. Who told you?
Shéi gào sù nǐ de
6. Who will accompany you to the airport?.
Shéi jiāng péi nǐ qù jī cháng
7. Why don't you agree?
Nǐ wéi shén ma bú tong yì
8. Why not go out for a walk?
Gān má bú chū qù sǎn bù
9. How did you doing spend your holiday?
Nǐ jiǎ jī zěn ma guō de
10.How are you doing these days?
Zhè xiē rì zǐ nǐ zěn ma yang
11.What did he say in the letter?
Tā zài xìn lǐ shuì shén ma le
12.What are you going to do with the books?
Nǐ dá suàn ná zhè xiē shū zěn ma bàn
13.What were you doing when I called?
Wǒ dá diàn huà gěi nǐ shí nǐ zài gān má
14. I was about to leave.
Wǒ zhēng yāo chū mén
15.Can you guess what I was doing this morning?
Nǐ néng cāi dào jīn tiān shàng wǔ wǒ zài zuò shén ma má
20 - Measure and Compare1. What's the height of the building?
Zhè zuò lóu yǒu duō gāo
2. How much does the elephant weight?
Zhè gě dà xiàng yǒu duō chóng
3. What's the color of your new dress?
Nǐ de xīn yī fú shì shén ma yán sè de
4. What's the size of your shoes?
Nǐ de xié duō dà chě cùn
5. My brother is twice as tall as your sister.
Wǒ dì dì bǐ nǐ mèi mèi gāo yī bèi
6. My grandma is 40 years older than me.
Wǒ zǔ mǔ bǐ wǒ dà lue 4suì
7. This river is one third as long as that river.
Zhè tiáo hé zhī yǒu nā tiáo hé de sān fēn zhī yī cháng
8. What's the shape of your balloon?
Nǐ de qì qiú shì shén ma xíng zhuàng
9. How wide is this bridge?
Zhè zuò qiáo yǒu duō kuān
10.How thick is the ice here?
Zhè ér de bīng yǒu duō hòu
11.This metal is harder than that one.
Zhè zhǒng jīn shǔ bǐ nā zhǒng yìng
12.He can run as fast as Jim.
Tā páo de hé jí mǔ yī yang kuài
13.Kate is smarter than I.
Kǎi tè bǐ wǒ cōng míng
14.How long do you watch TV every day?
Nǐ měi tiānkān duōcháng shí jiān diàn shì
15.How often do you go swimming?
Nǐ duō jiǔ qù yóu yī cì yǒng
21 - Ask for help
1. Would you please open the door for me?
Qǐng nǐ bāng máng kāi gě mén hǎo má
2. May I ask you a question?
Wǒ néng wèn nǐ gě wèn tí má
3. Please give me a hand.
Qǐng bāng wǒ gě máng
4. Could you do me a favor?
Néng qǐng nǐ bāng gě máng má
5. Would you help me remove the refrigerator?
Néng bāng máng yí yī xià bīng xiāng má
6. Get me my coat, please.
Qǐng bāng wǒ ná xià wài tào
7. Make me a cup of coffee, will you?
Gěi wǒ chōng bēi gā fēi hǎo má
8. Call me tomorrow if you have time.
Míng tiān yāo yǒu shí jiān jiù gěi wǒ dá gě diàn huà
9. Could you tell me where I can find these books?
Nín néng gào sù wǒ zài nǎ ér néng zhǎo dào zhè xiē shū má
10.Certainly.
Dāng rán le
11.Witch pleasure.
Hěn gāo xīng
12. I'm sorry. I'm engaged now.
Duì bú qǐ wǒ xiàn zài zhēng máng zhāo
13. I'm glad to, but I'm afraid I don't have the time.
Wǒ hěn lè yì dàn wǒ kǒng pà méi shí jiān
14.Would you mind closing the window for me?
Néng bāng wǒ guān yī xià chuāng hù má nǐ jiè yì guān xià chuāng hù má
15.Not at all.
Dāng rán kě yǐ dāng rán bú jiè yì
22 - Ask for directions1. Excuse me, madam. Could you tell me where the post office is?
Duì bú qǐ nǚ shì qǐng wèn yóu jú zài nǎ lǐ
2. It's just around the corner.
Zhuǎi wān jiù shì
3. Excuse me, how can I get to the bus station?
Duì bú qǐ qì chē zhàn zěn ma zǒu
4. You can take the bus and get off at the second stop.
Nǐ kě yǐ zuò gōng gōng qì chē dì èr zhàn xià
5. Excuse me. Where is No.5 Street?
Duì bú qǐ dì wǔ dà jiē zài nǎ ér
6. Go straight ahead and turn left at the second crossing.
Duì bú qǐ nǐ néng gào sù wǒ zěn ma qù hú xiān shēng de cān guǎn má
7. Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to Mr. Hu's restaurant?
Duì bú qǐ nǐ néng gào sù wǒ zěn ma qù hú xiān shēng de cān guǎn má
8. Go on for about 100 meters. It's on your left side. You can't miss it.
Wǎng qián zǒu yāo 1mǐ zài nǐ zuǒ shǒu biān nǐ bú huì cuò guō de
9. Which one is Mr. Jame's office?
Nǎ jiān shì zhān mǔ sī xiān shēng de bàn gōng shì
10. It's Room 201 on the second floor.
Èr lóu 2 1 fáng jiān
11.Can I use the elevator?
Wǒ néng yòng diàn tī má
12.Sorry, it's broken. You have to use the stairs.
Duì bú qǐ tā huài le nǐ zhī néng zǒu lóu tī le
13.Where are the stairs?
Lóu tī zài nǎlǐnà
14.Go along the corridor and it's on your right side.
Yán zhāo zǒu láng zǒu zài nǐ yòu shǒu biān
15.Thank you for directions.
Gǎn xiè nǐ wéi wǒ zhī lù
23 - Are you married?
1. Are you married?
Nǐ jiē hūn le má
2. I'm single.
Wǒ xiàn zài chán shēn
3. Did you hear of that John proposed to Marry?
Nǐ tīng shuì yāo hàn xiàng mǎ líqiú hūn le má?
4. They engaged two weeks ago.
Tā men liǎng xīng jī qián ding de hūn.
5. She's engaged/married to John.
Tā hé yāohàn dìnghūn / jiē hūn le
6. How long have you been married?
Nǐ men jiē hūn duō jiǔ le
7. We've been married for 2 years.
Wǒ men jiē hūn liǎng nián le
8. My parents got married in 1954.
Wǒ fǔ mǔ 195 lue 4 nián jiē hūn de
9. Mary gave birth to a baby last week.
Mǎ lí shàng xīng jī zuò mā mā le
10.They've been divorced.
Tā men yǐ lí hūn le
11.His wife died a year ago. Now he lives alone
Tā qī zǐ qù nián qù shì le xiàn zài tā yī gě rén zhù
12.My aunt will come to live with me for some days
Wǒ ā yí huì lái hé wǒ zhù yī xiē rì zǐ
13.John has his own family now.
Yāo hàn xiàn zài yǒu zì jǐ de jiā le
14.Do you live with your parents?
Nǐ hé nǐ fǔ mǔ zhù yī qǐ má
15.No. I live in my own house.
Bú wǒ zhù zài zì jǐ de fang zǐ lǐ
24 - Neighbours and Friends?1. Do you know Mary?
Nǐ rèn shí mǎ lí má
2. Sure. We are friends since primary school.
Dāng rán wǒ men cōng xiǎo xué jiù shì péng yǒu le
3. Really? I was introduced to her just last weekend.
Zhēn de shàng zhōu mò wǒ cái bèi jiè shào gěi tā
4. What is she doing now?
Tā xiàn zài gān xiē shén ma nà
5. She told me she wanted to start a company
Tā gào sù wǒ tā xiǎng kāi gōng sī
6. Start a company? But I thought she would be a scholar.
Kāi gōng sī wǒ yuán yǐ wéi tā huì chéng wéi yī gě xué zhě
7. People are always changing, aren't they?
Rén zǒng shì zài biàn bú shì má
8. Yes, you're right. After all, she is smart enough to go into business.
Shì ā nǐ shuì de duì bì jìng tā wán quán yǒu jīng shāng cái zhì
9. But she doesn't have much experience.
Dàn tā méi yǒu tài duō jīng yàn
10.You two don't have much contact
Nǐ men liǎ méi zěn ma lián jì má
11.No, I only wrote her one letter this year.
Shì de jīn nián wǒ cái gěi tā xiě guō yī fēng xìn
12.And she?
Tā nà
13.She sent me a Christmas card last year.
Qù nián jì guō yī zhāng shèng dàn kǎ
14.Oh, that's not good.
É nā kě bú hǎo
15.Yes, we should try to contact more.
Shì de wǒ men yīng gāi lián jì duō diǎn
25 - The future
1. What time are you going to leave for the airport tomorrow?
Nǐ míng tiān dá suàn shén ma shí hòu qù jī cháng
2. Is he coming to dinner?
Tā huí lái chī fàn má
3. I'm going to the bookstore. Will you go with me?
Wǒ yāo qù shū diàn nǐ hé wǒ qù má
4. They're going to discuss it at the meeting next Friday.
Tā men jiāng zài xià zhōu wǔ de huì shàng tǎo lún zhè gě wèn tí
5. I'll be waiting for you at the restaurant this time tomorrow.
Wǒ míng tiān zhè shí hòu zài cān guǎn děng nǐ
6. After I get home, I'll call you.
Dào jiā yǐ hòu wǒ huì gěi nǐ dá diàn huà
7. How will you spend the evening?
Nǐ wǎn shàng gān shén ma
8. I'll probably stay home and watch TV.
Wǒ kě néng huì ái zài jiā kān diàn shì
9. What's your plan for the summer holiday?
Shǔ jiǎ jì huá gān shén ma
10. I'm thinking about a visit to Paris.
Wǒ zài kǎo lǜ qù bā lí lǚ yóu
11.There's going to be a pottery exhibition at the art gallery.
Yì shù guǎn jiāng yǒu yī cì táo cí zhǎn
12.You are still thinking about a Ph.D., aren't you?
Nǐ hái shì xiǎng xué chéng bó shì shì má
13.What will you do about it?
Nǐ huì ná zhè shì zěn ma bàn
14.What do you want to do after graduation?
Nǐ bì yè hòu xiǎng gān shén ma
15. I'll further my study.
Wǒ xiǎng jì xù shēn zào
26 - The weather
1. Have you heard the weather forecast?
Nǐ tīng tiān qì yù bào le má
2. No, what does it say?
Méi yǒu tā shuì shén ma le
3. We'll have fine weather for the next few days?
Yǐ hòu jī tiān tiān qì qíng lǎng
4. But it's still raining today!
Kě jīn tiān hái zài xià yǔ
5. It is said it will clear up tonight.
Tiān qì yù bào shuì jīn wǎn yǔ jiù huì ting
6. What will it be after the clear weather?
Qíng tiān yǐ hòu tiān qì huì zěn ma yang
7. It says a storm may come next month.
Tiān qì yù bào shuì xià gě yuè huì yǒu yī cháng bào fēng yǔ
8. And it may get colder, it's already November.
Bīng jū tiān qì huì gēng lěng
9. Yes, and I hope we can have some snow this winter.
Shì de wǒ xī wàng jīn nián dōng tiān huì xià xuě
10. I'm afraid it won't be cold enough for a snowfall.
Wǒ kǒng pà tiān bú huì lěng de xià xuě
11.But last year we had a big one.
Dàn qù nián xià le dà xuě
12.Yes, but you know global warming may raise the temperature.
Shì de dàn quán qiú biàn nuǎn huì shǐ qì wēn shàng shēng
13.You are probably right.
Nǐ yě xǔ shì duì de
14. I'm going skating in the Alps next month.
Xià gě yuè wǒ qù ā ěr bēi sī shān huá xuě
15. I hope the weather there is cold enough.
Wǒ xī wàng nā ér tiān qì gòu lěng
27 - Medical and Illness
1. How are you feeling today?
Nǐ jīn tiān gǎn jiào zěn ma yang
2. I don't feel very well.
Wǒ jiào dé bú tài shū fú
3. Do you fell better now?
Nǐ xiàn zài jiào dé hǎo diǎn le má
4. Much better.
Hǎo duō le
5. I'm sick.
Wǒ bìng le
6. He's got a bad headache.
Tā tóu tong de lì hài
7. My fever is gone.
Wǒ de shāo yǐ jīng tuì le
8. What's the matter with you?
Nǐ zěn ma lā
9. I've got a pain in my back.
Wǒ bēi téng
10. It really hurts.
Kě zhēn téng
11. It hurts right here.
Jiù zhè ér téng
12. It's bleeding. You'd better see a doctor about that cut.
Zài liú xiě nà nǐ zuì hǎo zhǎo gě yī shēng kān kān zhè shāng kǒu
13.Call the doctor!
Kuài dá diàn huà jiào yī shēng
14.Take two pills and have a good rest.
Chī liǎng piān yào hǎo hǎo xiū xī yī xià
15. I hope you'll be well soon.
Zhù nǐ zǎo rì huī fù jiàn kāng
28 - Habits1. I get up at 8 every morning.
Měi tiān zǎo shàng wǒ bā diǎn qǐ chuáng
2. I then take a bath in the bathroom.
Rán hòu wǒ qù xǐ zǎo jiān xǐ gě zǎo
3. I shave, brush my teeth, and comb my hair
Wǒ xǐ liǎn shuā yá shū tóu
4. I put on a bit of makeup.
Wǒ huā yī diǎn zhuāng
5. I cooked breakfast for the family.
Wǒ wéi yī jiā rén zuò zǎo cān
6. I go downstairs and have my breakfast.
Wǒ xià lóu chī zǎo fàn
7. I read the newspaper over breakfast
Wǒ biān chī zǎo fàn biān kān bào zhǐ
8. I wake my sister up.
Wǒ jiào xǐng wǒ mèi mèi
9. I dress my sister and wash her hands and face.
Wǒ gěi wǒ mèi mèi chuān yī fú xǐ liǎn xǐ shǒu
10. I get to my office at 10:30.
Wǒ shí diǎn bàn dào bàn gōng shì
11. I leave the office at 7.
Wǒ qī diǎn lí kāi bàn gōng shì
12. I go shopping every weekend.
Wǒ měi zhōu mò qù mǎi dōng xī.
13. I buy some food on my way home.
Wǒ huí jiā lù shàng mǎi xiē chī de
14. I pick up my sister from her school.
Wǒ dào xué jiào jiē mèi mèi
15.We go to bed at 10:30.
Wǒ men shí diǎn bàn shuì jiào
29 - What do you think?1. What do you think about it?
Nǐ duì cǐ zěn ma kān
2. Is that right?
Nā yang duì má
3. Absolutely right.
Jué duì zhēng què
4. I think you're mistaken about that.
Wǒ xiǎng nǐ nā yang bú duì
5. Is that ok?
Zhè yang hang má
6. That's ok/fine.
Tǐng hǎo de
7. That's excellent.
Nā tài bang le
8. He was absent yesterday. Do you know why?
Zuó tiān tā méi dào nǐ zhī dào wèi shén me ma
9. Do you have any idea?
Nǐ yǒu shén me zhǔ yì?
10. I suppose he was sick.
Wǒ cāi tā dà gài shì bìng le
11.Will it rain tomorrow?
Míng tiān huì xià yǔ ma
12.No, I don't think so.
Bù wǒ xiǎng bú huì
13.Do you really want to know what I think?
Nǐ zhēn xiǎng zhī dào wǒ zěn me xiǎng ma
14.Please give me your advice.
Qǐng gěi wǒ dī xiē jiàn yì
15. I want to hear your opinion.
Wǒ xiǎng tīng tīng nǐ men xiǎng fǎ