Lesson14 D2 参加生日派对 Attending to a Birthday Party

课文

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生词
1. 钟头 zhōngtóu n hour
2. 以为 yǐwéi v to assume erroneously
3. 聪明 cōngming adj smart; bright; clever
4. 用功 yònggōng adj hard-working; diligent; studious
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5. 暑期 shǔqī n summer term
6. 班 bān n class
7. 长 zhǎng v to grow; to appear
8. 可爱 kě ài adj cute; lovable
9. 去年 qùnián t last
10. 属 shǔ v to belong to
11. 狗 gǒu n dog
12. 脸 liǎn n face
13. 圆 yuán adj round
14. 眼睛 yǎnjing n eye
15. 鼻子 bízi n nose
16. 嘴 zuǐ n mouth
17. 像 xiàng v to be like; to look like; to take after
18. 长大 zhǎng dà vc to grow up
19. 一定 yídìng adj/adv certain(ly); definite(ly)
20. 蛋糕 dàngāo n cake
21. 最 zuì adv most, (of superlative degree) –est

22. 海伦 (Name) Hǎilún Helen

23. 汤姆 (Name) Tāngmǔ Tom

Zodiacs:
1. 鼠 (shǔ) rat, mouse
2. 牛(niú) -cow, ox
3. 虎 (hǔ)-tiger (hǔ)
4. 兔 (tù) -rabbit, hare
5. 龙(long) - dragon
6. 蛇 (shé) snake, serpent
7. 马 (mǎ) - horse
8. 羊(yang) - sheep
9. 猴(hóu) - monkey
10. 鸡(jī) - chicken
11. 狗 (gǒu) -n. dog
12. 猪(zhū) - pig

语法 Grammar .

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 1. Time Duration To indicate the duration of an action, the following structure is used:
Subject + Verb + (Object + Verb) + (了) + Duration of time
1) 老高想在上海住一年。 (Old Gao wishes to live in Shanghai for a year.)
2) 我每天在书店工作三个钟头。
3) . (I work in a bookstore for three hours every day.) 昨天下雪下了二十分钟。. (It
snowed for twenty minutes yesterday.)
4) 你上暑期班上了多长时间？? (How long were you in summer school?)
Sentences in this pattern must be in the affirmative. If the verb takes an object, the verb has
to be repeated, as in (3) and (4).
If the verb has an object, the following alternative pattern can be used to express the same
idea. Subject + Verb + (了) + Duration of time + (的) + Object
5) 昨天下了二十分钟（的）雪。 (It snowed for twenty minutes yesterday.)
6) 上了四个星期（的）暑期班。. (I was in summer school for four weeks.)
The phrase for the length of time must not be put before the verb:
(6a) *我四个星期上了暑期班。
2. Sentences with 是…的 (shì...de) To describe or inquire about the time, the place, the
manner, or the initiator of an action that we know already happened, we need to use the
是…的 (shì...de) structure. The use of 是 (shì), however, is optional.

1) A: 你去过北京吗？Nǐ qù guo Běijīng ma? (Have you been to Beijing?)

B: 我去过北京。Wǒ qù guo Běijīng. (Yes, I’ve been to Beijing.) Person A now becomes
aware of Person B’s action of 去北京 (qù Běijīng, went to Beijing), and wants to find out
when, how, and with whom that action was performed:
A: 你是跟谁一起去的？ (With whom did you go?)
B: 我是跟我表姐一起去的。 (I went with my cousin.)
A: 你们是什么时候去的？ (When did you go?)
B: 我们是寒假去的 。Wǒmen shì hánjià qù de. (We went during the winter break.)
A: 你们是怎么去的？Nǐmen shì zěnme qù de? (How did you go?)
B: 我们是坐飞机去的。Wǒmen shì zuò fēijī qù de. (We went there by airplane.)

2) A: 你看过这张碟吗？Nǐ kàn guo zhè zhāng dié ma? (Have you watched this DVD?)

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 B: 看过。Kàn guo. (Yes, I have.)
A: 是什么时候看的？Shì shénme shíhou kàn de? (When did you watch it?) [A already
knows that the action 看 (kàn) was completed.]
B: 上个周末看的。Shàng ge zhōumò kàn de. (I watched it last weekend.) [It was last
weekend that I watched it.]
3) A: 你这条裤子真好看。是在哪儿买的？B：在商店买的。
[It’s assumed that one generally buys pants (as opposed to making them at home, etc.), so
the action 买 (mǎi) is already known.]
4) A: 你吃饭了吗？Nǐ chī fàn le ma? (Have you eaten yet?)
B: 吃了。Chī le. (Yes, I have.) [The action 吃 (chī) is now known.]
o A: 在哪儿吃的？Zài nǎr chī de? (Where did you eat?)
o B: 在学生餐厅吃的。Zài xuéshēng cāntīng chī de. (In the student cafeteria.)
o A: 你学过电脑吗？Nǐ xué guo diànnǎo ma? (Have you ever studied computers?)
o B: 学过。Xué guo. (Yes, I have.)
o A: 是跟谁学的？Shì gēn shéi xué de? (With whom did you study?)
o B: 是跟王老师学的。Shì gēn Wáng lǎoshī xué de. (With Teacher Wang.)
5. 还 (hái, still)还 (hái), as an adverb, can mean “still.”
1) 上午十一点了，他还在睡觉。Shàngwǔ shíyī diǎn le, tā hái zài shuì jiào. (It’s 11
a.m., and he is still sleeping.)
2) 今天的功课，我还没写完。Jīntiān de gōngkè, wǒ hái méi xiě wán. (I’m still not
done with today’s homework.)
3) 这个语法老师教了，可是我还不懂。Zhè ge yǔfǎ lǎoshī jiāo le, kěshì wǒ hái bù
dǒng. (The teacher has gone over this grammar point, but I still don’t understand it.)
6. 又…又… (both...and...)
The two adjectives used in this structure are either both positive or both negative in
meaning, e.g.,
又聪明又用功 (smart and hardworking) [both adjectives are positive in meaning],
又多又难 too much and difficult) [both adjectives are negative in meaning].
Practice

1) His younger brother is both tall and handsome. 高 帅。

2) This book is both expensive and not interesting. 贵 没意思。
3) Lesson 8 is both easy and interesting. 容易 意思。
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 4) Little Gao’s house is both comfortable and beautiful. 舒服 漂亮

7.一定 Certain(ly), definite(ly)

Practice

1) 明天有考试， 她一定在图书馆复习。
2) 他弟弟腿长， 将来 一定很高。
3) 她常常练习中文， 她的中文 一定 不错。
4) 她的妈妈很漂亮， 她将来 一定 也很好看。
5) 电脑课的人很多， 学电脑 一定 很有意思。
6) 他的日文说得很好， 他 一定去过日本。

8． How long do you have for each activity?

你每个活动做多长时间？
jiǔ
你每个活动做多久？
a. 你每天学中文学多长时间？
b. 我每天学中文两个小时，还看一个小时的电视。
Practice 7 1）How much time do you spend taking shower every day? 2) How long does it take to drive to
Chinatown?