Mandarin Chinese Lesson 206 – Answers to Lesson 205 (xiǎo cè yàn Jiě shì 小测验解释)

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 206 – Answers to Lesson 205
(xiǎo cè yàn Jiě shì 小测验解释)

Hello, everyone. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Today, we will start our new lesson！

1. dōng tiān néng chuān duō shǎo chuān duō shǎo;

      冬     天      能      穿      多     少      穿      多    少；

      In winter, wear as much as you can. (as one adj.)

      nǐ yào duō shǎo jiù ná duō shǎo.

      你  要   多    少    就  拿   多   少。

  Take as much as you need.

2. xià tiān néng chuān duō shǎo chuān duō shǎo.

     夏   天    能      穿      多    少        穿      多    少。

     In summer, wear as less as you can. (多is an adv of 少)

shèng nǚ chǎn shēng de yuan yīn yǒu liǎng gè:

    剩    女    产      生     的   原    因   有    两     个：

 Two reasons for being the Leftover Women

   

    1. shéi dōu kàn bù shàng;

          谁    都    看  不    上；

        She doesn’t like anyone.

     2. shéi dōu kàn bù shàng.

           谁   都    看   不    上。

          Nobody likes her.

Note: Leftover women, this has been a much talked in China in the past few years. It generally refers to single women above the age of 27.

nǚ hái er gěi nán péng yǒu dǎ diàn huà:

女  孩 儿  给   男     朋    友   打   电    话：

 One girl is calling to her boyfriend:

     1. rú guǒ nǐ dào le,  wǒ hái méi yǒu dào,

         如  果  你  到  了，我   还   没   有    到，

         jiù děng zhe ba;

          就   等     着  吧；

     2. rú guǒ wǒ dào le,  nǐ hái méi yǒu dào,

         如  果   我  到  了，你 还  没    有   到，

         jiù děng zhe ba!

         就   等     着   吧！

If you comes here earlier than me, just wait; if I come here earlier than you, watch yourself.

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)