Transcript UNIT I, Lesson 3 - Bucknell University

UNIT I, Lesson 3
 一. Time Words
 A. As moveable adverbs: Before verb, before or after subject
(before subject for emphasis)
 我今天不吃飯。I’m fasting today.
Woo jin.tian bu chy-fann.
 我早上不喝酒。I do not partake of wine before noon.
Woo tzao.shanq bu he jeou.
 昨天我很累。Yesterday I was very tired.
Tzwo.tian woo heen ley.
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 二. Adjectives
 A. As verbs (with unstressed 很 heen for simple positive form
 他好不好﹖
他很好。
他不好。
Ta hao bu hao? (Ta) heen hao. (Ta) bu hao.
Is he (any) good? Yes. He’s good. No. He’s not
good.
He’s
fine.
He’s no good.
 那個很硬。That one
is hard.
Neyg heen yinq.
 那個人很奇怪。That guy is strange.
Neyg ren heen chyiguay.
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 B. As verbs with stressed 很 heen : Very
 他今天很奇怪。He was (is) very strange today.
Ta jin.tian heen chyiguay.
 他的屋子很亮。His room is very bright.
Ta.de utz heen lianq.
 丁一的酒很不好。Ding I’s wine is very bad.
Ding I .de jeou heen bu hao.
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C. With other adverbs:太 tay, too;真 jen, really, truly;
夠 gow, enough, sufficiently. (an adverb)
這麼 Tzemm.me, so (to this extent)
那麼 Nemm.me, so (to that extent)
 他的女朋友太多。 His girl friends are too numerous.
Ta.de neuperng.yeou tay duo. He has got too many girl friends.
 他真好。 He is really good. Isn’t he great!
Ta jen hao.
(honestly or sarcastically)
 我的床不夠硬。My bed is not hard enough.
Woo.de chwang bugow yinq.
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 D. With 有一點儿 Yeou.ideal
or 有點儿 Yeou.deal: a little, a bit, somewhat
 西拉諾的鼻子有點儿大。 Cyrano’s nose is rather big.
Shilhanuoh .de. byitz yeou.deal dah.
 牛肉有點儿生。 The beef is a bit rare.
Niourow yeou.deal sheng.
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丁一的學校有點儿奇怪。
Ding I .de shyueshiaw yeou.ideal chyiguay.
Ding I’s school is somewhat unorthodox.
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 E. With 的 .De:
1. To modify nouns: (N.B. An adjective modified by
an adverb must use .De 的 to modify a noun).
 軟的床不好。Soft beds are no good.
Roan .de chwang buhao.
 太硬的飯不好吃。Rice that is too hared doesn’t taste good.
Tay yinq de fann bu hao chy.
 我很喜歡很老的椅子。I like very antique chairs.
Woo shii.huan heen lao .de yiitz.
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 E. With 的 .De:
2. As substantives (with modified noun understood):
 好的不多。There aren’t many good ones.
Hao.de buduo. (Good ones aren’t many.)
 我要一個硬的。I want a hard one.
Woo yaw ig yinq.de.
3. Used with 是 sh to categorize:
 他是好的。He is one of the good ones.
Ta sh hao.de.
 那個是舊的。 VS
那個很舊。
Neyg sh jiow .de.
Neyg heen jiow.
That’s and old one.
That one is old.
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 F. With 多 dwo or 多麼 dwo.me
1) As a question:
 他多高﹖ How tall is he?
Ta dwo gau?
 你喜歡多生的牛肉﹖ How rare do you like your beef
Nii shii.huan dwo sheng .de niourow?
2) As an exclamation:
 你看，他多高！Look how tall he is!
Nii kann, ta dwo gau!
 他的朋友們多麼奇怪。Boy, are his friends weird.
Ta.de perng.yeou.men dwo.me chyiguay!
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 三. A, sh A, Dann.sh .. 是.. , 但是.. :
Granted A (It's
alright), but . . : A Qualified Concession:
 好，是好，可是我還是不要。
Hao, sh hao, kee.sh woo hair.sh buyaw.
I know its good, but I still don’s want any.
 我喜歡是喜歡，但是太貴。
Shii.huan, sh shii.huan, dann.sh tay guey.
I like it, but it’s too expensive.
 丁一的母親有名是很有名，但是丁一還是一個壞蛋。
Ding I .de muu.chin yeouming, sh heen yeouming,
dann.sh Ding I hair.sh ig huay-dann.
Yes, Ding I’s mother is very famous, but Ding I is still a rat.
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 四. New Situation 了 .Le
 好了。It’s ready. It’s o.k.now. It’s done. He’s well now.
Hao le.
 牛肉壞了。The beef has gone bad.
Niourow huay .le.
 丁一又有女朋友了。Ding I has got another girl friend.
Ding I yow yeou neuperngyeou .le.
 他不要了。 He doesn’s want any more.
Ta buyaw .le. He doesn’s want it anymore.
 丁一的母親不喜歡我了。
Ding I .de muu.chin bu shii.huan woo .le.
Ding I’s mother doesn’t like me anymore.
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 五. Imperatives
1. Positive:
 a) 吃 。Eat it.
Chy.
b) 你說。Tell me (us, him, her, them)
Nii shuo.
 c) 說中文。Speak Chinese
d) 你們喝。You drink it.
Shuo Jongwen.
Nii.men he.
2. Negative:
 a) 別吃。Don’t eat it. B)不要吃了。Don’t eat anymore.
Bye chy.
Buyaw chy .le.
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c) 別 說英文。Don’t speak English.
Bye shuo Ingwen.
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 六. Jyue.de 覺得:
1. To feel :
 我今天覺得很累。I feel very tired today.
Woo jin.tian jyue.de heen ley.
 你還覺得不舒服嗎﹖Do you still fell uncomfortable?
 Nii hair jyue.de bu shu.fwu .ma?
2. To think that (When stating something that can
only be a matter of subjective opinion.):
 我 覺得你是個大壞蛋。I think you are a blackguard.
Woo jyue.de nii sh g dah huaydann.
 中國人覺得龍是好的。Chinese think that dragons are good.
 Jong.gworen jyue.de long sh hao.de.