Level 16: DATING (约会)

LEARNING SLIDES

Vocabulary, Grammar, Activities

ACT ONE: TWILIGHT

Chapter 1: “Vampire Impressions”

HOW TO TALK ABOUT GOOD IMPRESSIONS

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Chapter 1: Vocabulary

1. 谈恋爱 (tán liàn ài) [vo]; to date; dating
2. 印象 (yìn xiàng) [n]; impression
3. A对B的印象很好 A has a good impression of B
4. A给B的印象很好 A made a good impression on B
5. 手机 (shǒu jī) [n]; cell phone
6. 号码 (hào mǎ) [n]; number

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to date; dating

• tán liàn ài
• 谈恋爱
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• 谈 [v] = to talk, to discuss; 恋爱 = romantic love
• 王朋和李友谈恋爱了。= Wang Peng and Li You are dating.
• 你为什么不告诉我，你和她在谈恋爱？= Why didn't you tell me, you and her were dating?

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impression

• Yìnxiàng
• 印象
• N

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A对B的印象很好

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A给B的印象很好

For the use of the word 印象 (yìnxiàng, impression), compare these two sentences:

• Lǐ Yǒu duì Wáng Péng de yìnxiàng hěn hǎo
• 李友对王朋的印象很好
• Li You has a very good impression of Wang Peng

• Lǐ Yǒu gěi Wáng Péng de yìnxiàng hěn hǎo
• 李友给王朋的印象很好
• Li You made a very good impression on Wang Peng

A给B的印象很好

A made a good impression on B

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李友给王朋的印象很好 ＝ Li You made a very good impression on Wang Peng

A对B的印象很好

A has a good impression of B

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李友对王朋的印象很好 ＝ Li You has a very good impression of Wang Peng

Cell phone

• Shǒu jī
• 手机
• N

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手机是一种电话

number

• Hàomǎ
• 号码
• N

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电话号码

手机号码

问题: “印象”

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1. 你对这三个人的印象好还是不好？为什么？
2. 你的手机号码是什么？

DETECTIVE: 印象

TASK: In your journal, edit the grammar of the following sentences［there are mistakes］. Then translate into English.

1)李友印象很好王朋

2)你是怎么知道我的号码手机的？

3)我很好印象给我的妈妈

4）你的电话好吗是什么？

Chapter 2: “Hit Movie”

HOW TO TALK ABOUT GOING TO THE MOVIES

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Chapter 2: Vocabulary

• 演 (yǎn) [v]; to show (a film); to perform
• 票 (piào) [n]; ticket
• 买得到 (mǎi de dào) [vc]; can be bought
• 买不到 (mǎi bù dào) [vc]; can't be bought

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OPTIONAL GRAMMAR: Potential Complements

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to show (a film); to perform

• Yǎn
• 演
• V

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演电影

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TEXTBOOK：这个周末学校演一个中国电影，我们一起去看，好吗？

to show a film

• 演电影 (yǎn diànyǐng)
• to show a film
• can also mean “to act in a film”

• 放电影 (fàng diànyǐng)
• to show a film

ticket

• piào
• 票
• N
• [X] + 票, i.e. 飞机票，地铁票
• 电影票＝movie ticket

Can Be Bought / Can’t Be Bought

买得到 (mǎi de dào) [vc]; can be bought

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买不到 (mǎi bù dào) [vc]; can't be bought

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These are potential complements

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“verb + 得／不 + result or direction complement”

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Can Be Bought / Can’t Be Bought

买得到票＝ tickets can be bought

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买不到票 = tickets can’t be bought

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TEXTBOOK：好啊！不过，听说看电影的人很多，买得到票吗？

Potential Complements

• 得 (de) or 不 (bu) is placed between a verb and a resultative or directional complement to indicate whether a certain result can be realized or not.

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“verb + 得／不 + result or direction complement”

I can’t finish watching this DVD today.

• Zhè zhāng dié wǒ jīntiān kàn bu wán
• 这张碟我今天看不完。

Dancing is too difficult. �I can’t learn it.

• Tiàowǔ tài nán, wǒ xué bu huì.
• 跳舞太难，我学不会。

A: Can you be back by 6:30 p.m.? I will wait for you for dinner.

• Nǐ wǎnshang liù diǎn bàn néng huí lai ma? Wǒ děng nǐ chī wǎnfàn.
• 你晚上六点半点能回来吗？我等你吃晚饭。

B: I have a meeting, and can’t make it back by 6:30 p.m.

• Wǒ děi kāi huì, liù diǎn bàn huí bu lái.
• 我得开会，六点半回不来。

• Potential complements usually appear in negative sentences.
• They are used in affirmative sentences much less often, mainly in answering questions that contain a potential complement.
• The affirmative form and the negative form of a potential complement can be put together to form a question.

• A: Can you understand this Chinese letter?)
• Zhè fēng Zhōngwén xìn nǐ kàn de dǒng ma?
• 这封中文信你看得懂吗？

• B: Yes, I can understand it.
• Wǒ kàn de dǒng.
• 我看得懂。

Can you eat fifty dumplings or not?

• Wǔ shí ge jiǎozi nǐ chī de wán chī bu wán?
• 五十个饺子你吃得完吃不完？

They are often the only way to convey the idea that the absence of certain conditions prevents a result from being achieved.

• Potential complements have a unique function that cannot be fulfilled by the “不能 (bù néng) + verb + resultative/directional complement” construction.
• For example, 做不完 (zuò bu wán) means “not able to finish,” while 不能做完 (bù néng zuò wán) conveys the idea of “not allowed to finish.”

The teacher speaks too fast.� I can’t hear [her] clearly.

• Lǎoshī shuō de tài kuài, wǒ tīng bu qīngchu.
• 老师说得太快，我听不清楚。

• *Lǎoshī shuō de tài kuài, wǒ bù néng tīng qīngchu.
• *老师说得太快，我不能听清楚。

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There is too much homework today. �I can’t finish it.

• Jīntiān de gōngkè tài duō, wǒ zuò bu wán.
• 今天的功课太多，我做不完。
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• Jīntiān de gōngkè tài duō, wǒ bù néng zuò wán.
• 今天的功课太多，我不能做完。
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Chapter 3: “Save the Date”

HOW TO ACCEPT A DATE COURTEOUSLY

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Chapter 3: Vocabulary

• 后天 (hòu tiān) [t]; the day after tomorrow
• 一言为定 (yì yán wéi dìng) [成语]; that settles it, it's decided (literally: "one word to decide")
• 好好儿＋verb (hǎo hǎo er) [adv]; all out, to one's heart's content

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the day after tomorrow

• Hòutiān
• 后天
• T

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TEXTBOOK：后天晚上八点（看电影）。

That settles it, it’s decided:一言为定 (yì yán wéi dìng)

• 一言为定 is one of the numerous four-character idioms (成语) that have their origins in Classical Chinese but continue to be on the lips of almost every native speaker of the language.
• Each character means something.
• 一＝one，言＝word，为＝to achieve ，定＝decision／certainty
• lit: "one word to decide"

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That settles it, it’s decided:一言为定 (yì yán wéi dìng)

TEXTBOOK：

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• 李友：看电影以前，我请你吃晚饭。
• 王朋：太好了！一言为定。

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All out, to one’s heart’s content

• hǎo hǎo er
• 好好儿
• Adv

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好好儿＋verb

TEXTBOOK：你考完试，我们好好儿玩儿玩儿。

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Chapter 4: “Meet the Werewolf”

HOW TO TALK ABOUT REMEMBERING THINGS

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Chapter 4: Vocabulary

• 记得 (jì de) [v]; to remember
• 想起来 (xiǎng qi lai) [vc]; to remember; to recall
• 想不起来 (xiǎng bù qi lai) [vc]; can't remember, can't recall
• 同 (tóng) [adj]; same, alike

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OPTIONAL GRAMMAR: Compound Directional Complements

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same; alike

• tóng
• 同
• Adj

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TEXTBOOK：王朋跟李友在同一个学校学习，他们认识已经快半年了。

to remember

• Jìde
• 记得
• V

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TEXTBOOK：你还记得我吗？

to remember; to recall

• xiǎng qi lai
• 想起来
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• 想不起来 (xiǎng bù qi lai) [vc]; can't remember, can't recall

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记得 vs. 想起来

While 记得 pertains to the continuous state of remembering, 想起来 refers to the mental act of retrieving information from one’s memory.

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我记得他上过我的课，可是我想不起来他叫什么名字 = I do remember he took my class, but I can’t think of his name at the moment.

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想起来：Compound Directional Complement (Optional)

• 想＝verb，起来＝ compound directional complement
• Compound directional complements are quite complicated. See p. 185-189 in the textbook.
• For our purposes, remember that “起来” ＝ a movement from a lower point to a higher point.
• 想起来 literally means “to think it up”

Directional Complements

• Directional complements indicate the direction in which a person or object moves.
• A directional verb can be placed after another verb to become what is known as a “simple directional complement.”
• When a simple directional complement is combined with 来 or 去 (lai or qu), we have what is called a “compound directional complement.”

directional verbs

• 上 (shàng, to go up)
• 下 (xià, to go down)
• 进 (jìn, to go in)
• 出 (chū, to go out)
• 回 (huí, to return)
• 过 (guò, to go over)
• 起 (qǐ, to rise)
• 开 (kāi, to part from)
• 到 (dào, to arrive)
• 来 (lái, to come)
• 去 (qù, to go)

Simple Directional Complements:

• Pattern I:
• A. Subject + Verb + Place Word / Noun (Phrase) + 来/去
• B. Subject + Verb +来/去+ Noun
• Pattern II:
• A. Subject + Verb + 上/下… + Place Word /Noun

• 请 你 买 一些水果 来。
• Qǐng nǐ mǎi yì xiē shuǐguǒ lai.
• (Please buy some fruit [and bring it] here.)
• subject + verb + noun phrase + directional complement

• 你给他送一点儿吃的东西去。
• Nǐ gěi tā sòng yìdiǎnr chī de dōngxi qu.
• (Take some food to him.)

Simple Directional Complements: �Pattern I: �B. Subject + Verb +来/去+ Noun

• 他买来了一些水果。
• Tā mǎi lai le yì xiē shuǐguǒ.
• (He bought some fruit and brought it here.)

• When a verb is followed by a location word, that verb can only be a directional verb such as 上 (shàng), 下 (xià), 进 (jìn), 出 (chū), 回 (huí), 过 (guò), or 到 (dào), as shown in (1) and (2).

Simple Directional Complements: �Pattern I: �A. Subject + Verb + Place Word / Noun (Phrase) + 来/去

• 他 下 楼 来。
• Tā xià lóu lai.
• (He is coming downstairs.)
• subject + verb + place word + directional complement

She is going upstairs.

• 她上楼去。
• Tā shàng lóu qu.

“compound directional complement.”

• When a simple directional complement such as 上, 下, 进, 出, 回, 过, 起, 开 or 到 (shang, xia, jin, chu, hui, guo, qi, kai or dao) is combined with 来 or 去 (lai or qu), we have what is called a “compound directional complement.”

Compound Directional Complements �A. Subject + Verb + 上/下… + Place Word / Noun+ 来/去

• 她走下楼来。
• Tā zǒu xia lóu lai.
• (She walked downstairs.)
• [The speaker is downstairs.]

• 老师走进教室去/来。
• Lǎoshī zǒu jin jiàoshì qu/lai.
• (The teacher walked into the classroom.)
• With 去, the speaker is not in the classroom;
• with 来, the speaker is in the classroom.

• 弟弟跳上床来/去。
• Dìdi tiào shang chuáng lai/qu.
• (My little brother jumped onto the bed.) With 来, the speaker is on the bed;
• with 去, the speaker is not on the bed.

• 我的同学走进书店来/去。
• Wǒ de tóngxué zǒu jin shūdiàn lai/qu.
• (My classmate walked into the bookstore.)
• With 来, the speaker was in the bookstore;
• with 去, the speaker was not in the bookstore.

• 请你买回一些梨来。
• Qǐng nǐ mǎi hui yì xiē lí lai.
• (Please buy some pears and bring them back here.)

• 他拿出一张纸来。
• Tā ná chu yì zhāng zhǐ lai.
• (He took out a piece of paper.)

• 请大家都拿起笔来。
• Qǐng dàjiā dōu ná qi bǐ lai.
• (Please pick up a pen, everyone.)

• 起 (qi), in the same way as 起来 (qi lai), signifies a movement from a lower point to a higher point.
• However, 起 (qi) compounds only with 来 (lai), never with 去 (qu), in forming a directional complement combination.
• The difference between 上 (shang) and 起 (qi) is that 上 (shang) is followed by a location word which indicates the end point of the movement, while 起 (qi) never precedes a location word.

把 (bǎ) construction used with a directional complement

• When the 把 (bǎ) construction is used with a directional complement, the sentence can appear in either of these two patterns:
• I. Simple Directional Complement Subject + 把 + Object + Verb + 来/去
• II. Compound Directional Complement Subject + 把 + Object +Verb + 上/下… (+ place word) + 来/去

I. Simple Directional Complement Subject + 把 + Object + Verb + 来/去

• 请把你的床搬来。
• Qǐng bǎ nǐ de chuáng bān lai.
• Please move your bed here.

• 把这杯冰茶拿去。
• Bǎ zhè bēi bīngchá ná qu.
• Take this glass of iced tea [with you].

II. Compound Directional Complement �Subject + 把 + Object +Verb + 上/下… (+ place word) + 来/去

• 我把书拿起来了。
• Wǒ bǎ shū ná qi lai le.
• I picked up the book.

• 快把车开回家去。
• Kuài bǎ chē kāi hui jiā qu.
• Drive the car back home right away.

Compound Direction Complements:

Compound Direction Complements:

Direction Complements with Objects:

Direction Complements and “把”

ACTIVITY: “TELL ME WHAT TO DO!”

Look at the objects: Use Compound Direction Complements and 把 to give directions to each other!

ACTIVITY: “TELL ME WHAT TO DO!”

LOOK AROUND YOUR OWN CLASSROOM: Use Compound Direction Complements and 把 to give directions to each other!

ACTIVITY: “CLEAN UP THE CLASSROOM”

Use Compound Direction Complements and 把 to clean up the classroom! There are certain actions you need to perform.

• One person in the group translates the instructions on the card (with 把 and direction complements):
• The other person in the group follows the instructions. Only grammatically accurate instructions allowed.

Whichever team accurately completes all the instructions first wins!

Instructions:

1. Put a cup on top of Mr. Xiong’s desk.
2. Take Mao Mao out of the classroom.
3. Pick up a textbook.
4. Put a car on the ground.
5. Bring a pen outside the classroom.
6. Bring a pen inside the classroom.
7. Return the tea here.
8. Lower the textbook [i.e. off the shelf].
9. Raise the paper [i.e. onto the shelf].

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ACT TWO: NEW MOON

Chapter 5: “Love Triangle”

HOW TO TALK ABOUT A DATE FOR TWO

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Chapter 5: Vocabulary

• 成 (chéng) [v]; to become
• 就 (jiù) [adv]; just, only (indicating a small number)
• 就+number+MW+noun "just/only" a [#] of [noun]
• 俩 (liǎ) [n]; (colloquial) two
• 就我们俩 just us two

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to become

• Chéng
• 成
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TEXTBOOK：李友对王朋的印象很好，王朋也很喜欢李友，他们成了好朋友。

Just the two of us

• Jiù wǒ men liǎ
• 就我们两
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就 + number + MW + noun ＝ "just/only" a [#] of [noun]

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(coll.) two

• Liǎ
• 俩
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就 (jiù)

• When used before a noun or pronoun, 就 (jiù) means “only.”
• Often the noun or pronoun is modified by a numeral-measure word combination.

Our class is small, �with just seven students.

• Wǒmen bān rén hěn shǎo, jiù qī ge xuésheng.
• 我们班人很少，就七个学生。

There’s little homework today. Only five Chinese characters.

• Jīntiān gōngkè hěn shǎo, jiù wǔ ge Hànzì.
• 今天功课很少，就五个汉字。

There are five people in our family. Only you are allergic to MSG.

• Wǒmen yì jiā wǔ kǒu, jiù nǐ duì wèijīng guòmǐn.
• 我们一家五口，就你对味精过敏。

I have cleaned two of the three rooms.�Only one room hasn’t been tidied up yet.

• Sān ge fángjiān wǒ dǎsǎo le liǎng ge, jiù yí ge fángjiān hái méi zhěnglǐ.
• 三个房间我打扫了两个，就一个房间还没整理。

活动: “就我们俩”

TASK: In pairs, write a role-play in your journal between two people.

• Person A asks Person B on a date. Person A wants it to be just the two of them.
• Person B is uncomfortable and wants there to be more than two people… make excuses!
• Conflict! Use as many new words/structures as possible.
• Use words: 成，就我们俩，印象，记得， 一言为定

Chapter 6: “Saving Face”

HOW TO DECLINE A DATE POLITELY

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Chapter 6: Vocabulary

• 面子 (miàn zi) [n]; "face" (ie. to have face/save face)
• 给面子 to give "face"
• 旅行 (lǚ xíng) [v]; to travel
• 电 (diàn) [n]; electricity

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to travel

• Lǚxíng
• 旅行
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TEXTBOOK：对不起，下下个周末更不行了，我要跟我的男朋友去纽约旅行。

Why do you love to travel?

Who do you want to go traveling with?

Where have you been traveling?

electricity�

• Diàn
• 电
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TEXTBOOK：费先生，对不起，我的手机没电了。再见！

“Face” [social concept]

• Miàn zi
• 面子
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面子 is roughly equivalent to reputation, honor, or prestige in a social context.

• Can “save face”, “lose face”, “give face”, etc.

给面子 to give "face"

“Face” is a very important concept in Chinese culture. Chinese people are typically very concerned about “saving face,” not only for themselves but for other people as well. That is the reason a Chinese person would usually try to find excuses when turning down a request or an offer, instead of rejecting it bluntly.

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给面子 to give "face"

• 给面子＝to give somebody “face” by showing respect for the other person’s feelings
• Indirectly declining a date by making a fake excuse is a way to 给面子 to the asker. By turning the asker’s offer in a nice way, the asker doesn’t lose as much face.
• 因为李友想给费先生面子，所以她说他太忙了。＝ Because Li You wants to give Mr. Fei face, so she said she was too busy.

Lesson wgwh

What is “face”?

something you do not want to show / talk about

Something behind your heart

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What is to “lose face”?

Expose something…

Be shy...

What is “giving face”?

Try not to embarrass the other person

Do not hurt their heart

Keep their dignity

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How to decline a date politely by “giving face”

New Vocabulary: 面子 旅行 电

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Task: how to give others face, when you do not accept their invitation.

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1. Do not say “no” directly

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• Make excuses to put off date

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Diary Entry: New Vocab

• 面子
• 旅行
• 电

Write a diary with these 3 new words.

Example: 李友说她要去旅行， 费先生打电话说和她一起去， 李友不想和费先生一起去旅行，但李友想想给费先生留面子， 所以她就说她的手机没有电了。

Chapter 7: “Run Away!”

HOW TO TALK ABOUT CLEANING THE HOUSE

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Chapter 7: Vocabulary

• 房子 (fáng zi) [n]; house, building, apartment
• 打扫 (dǎ sǎo) [v]; to clean up (a room, apartment or house)
• 整理 (zhěng lǐ) [v]; to put in order
• 房间 (fáng jiān) [n]; room
• 搬 (bān) [v]; to move
• 搬出去 (bān chū qù) [vc]; to move out

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house, building, apartment

• fáng zi
• 房子
• N

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我的房子大 ,可是他的房更大！= My house is big, but his house is even bigger!

to clean up (a room, apartment or house)

• Dǎsǎo
• 打扫
• V

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打扫宿舍＝clean up a dormitory

打扫家=clean up a house

to put in order

• Zhěnglǐ
• 整理
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整理宿舍＝clean up a dormitory

整理家=clean up a house

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room

• Fángjiān
• 房间
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得打扫，整理房间 = must clean up, put in order the room

to move

• Bān
• 搬
• V

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搬出去 (bān chū qù) [vc]; to move out

• 搬＝verb，出去＝ compound directional complement

Textbook Sentence

TEXTBOOK: 下个周末也不行，我要从宿舍搬出去，得打扫，整理房间。=

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Next week isn’t good either, I’m moving out of the dorm, have to clean up, put in order the room(s).

Chapter 8: “Vampire vs. Werewolf”

HOW TO TALK ABOUT EXPENDING EFFORT

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Chapter 8: Vocabulary

• 费 (fèi) [v]; to spend (effort)
• 力气 (lì qi) [n]; strength, effort
• 早 (zǎo) [t]; early on, a long time ago
• 分手 (fēn shǒu) [v] to break up

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to spend; to take (effort)

• Fèi
• 费
• V

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费时间 ＝ spend time，费钱 ＝ to spend (waste) money

strength; effort

• Lìqi
• 力气
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TEXTBOOK：票已经买好了，我费了很大的力气才买到。

早 (zǎo)

• The primary meaning of 早 (zǎo) is “early”
• in an extended sense it can also mean “a long time ago,” or “early on”

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TEXTBOOK: 好极了！我早就想看中国电影了。

DETECTIVE: “早”／“力气”

TASK: Edit the grammar of the following sentences［there are mistakes］.

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1)好极了！就我早想看中国电影了。

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2)我就早喜欢她了。

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3)票早买好了，我很大的力气才买到。

DETECTIVE: “早”

sub+ 早＋就 + verb phrase+ [了]

(if in the past)

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1)好极了！我早就想看中国电影了。

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2)我早就喜欢她了。

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3)票早就买好了，我费了很大的力气才买到。

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日记：“费很大的力气”

TASK: In your journal, write a diary entry answering these questions:

1）你费了很大的力气做什么？为什么？

2）你没有费很大的力气做什么？为什么？

3）现在DMC演什么电影？电影票买得到吗？买不到吗？

4）你想得起来还是想不起来我的手机号码？

Use words: 费...力气，早

[v] to break up

• fēn shǒu
• 分手
• v

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​我和你要分手了！= I'm going to break up with you!