Unit 14

Part I: Listen and Learn 1

Click on the speaker icon of each sentence and listen to the recording. The Chinese characters are in big5 format.

1. W zi dxu nin sh.
   I study at a university.
   我在大學念書。

2. W hn xhun ty yndng, ynwi yndng du shnt yu hoch.
   I like sports very much, because doing exercises is good to health.
   我很喜歡體育運動，因為運動對身體有好處。

3. W xhun pob, yuyng, d lnqi.
   I like jogging, swimming (and) playing basketball.
   我喜歡跑步，游泳，打籃球。

4. W yuyng yu de hn ho, ksh lnqi d de b ho.
   I swim very well, but (I) don't play basketball well
   我游泳游得很好，可是籃球打得不好。

5. W hi xhun kn ty bsi.
   I also like to watch (sports) games (tournaments).
   我還喜歡看體育比賽。

6. Lnqi, piqi, zqi, w du xhun kn.
   Basketball, volleyball, soccer, I like to watch them all.
   籃球、排球、足球，我都喜歡看。

7. W tbi xhun kn gnlnqi bsi.
   I particularly like to watch football games.
   我特別喜歡看橄欖球比賽。

8. Migu gnlnqi hn yu ysi.
   American football is very interesting.
   美國橄欖球很有意思。

• 'ty' and 'yndng'literally mean 'sports and physical exercises (movements)'.

• Pay attention to the verb 'play' in Chinese. When a ball game is played, the verb 'd' is usually used. The soccer 'zqi', however, can be only kecked 't'.