Unit 10

Part I: Listen and Learn 4

Click on the speaker icon of the following sentences and listen to the recording. The Chinese characters are in big5 format.
  1. L xinsheng, xinzi j din le?

    2. Mr. Li, what time is it now?
    李先生﹐現在幾點了﹖
     
  2. B din sh fn.

    3. 8:10.
    八點十分。
     
  3. Wmen xu le y ge xiosh le.

    4. We have studied for one hour (already).
    我們學了一個小時了。

    Yo bu yo xixi yxir?
    (Do you) need a rest?
    要不要休息一下兒﹖
     

  4. Ho, wmen xixi sh fnzhng, b din er4sh fn zi kish.

    5. Fine, let's take a ten minute break. Let's resume at eight twenty.
    好，我們休息十分鐘，八點二十分再開始。
     
  5. Xng.

    6. OK.
    行。
     
     
  6. John, xinzi b din er4shw fn le.

    7. John, it is already 8:25.
    John, 現在八點二十五分了。

    Wmen jx xu ba.
    Let's continue to study.
    我們繼續學吧。
     

  7. Ho, L xinsheng, 'five to nine' Zhngwn znme shu?

    8. Good. Mr. Li, how to say 'five to nine' in Chinese?
    好。李先生﹐'five to nine'中文怎麼說﹖
     
  8. Ch w fn ji din.

    9. Five to nine. 差五分九點。
     
  9. Xizi ch w fn ji din. Du bu du?

    10. It is five to nine now. Is it correct?
    現在差五分九點。對不對﹖
     
  10. Du, wmen gi xik le.

    11. Right, we should finish class now.
    對﹐我們該下課了。
Notes:
  • 'le' indicates the change of status. 'Xinzi j din le?' means 'What time is is NOW?'

    • 'Xinzi b din er4shw fn le. It is already 8:25 now.'
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