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@ 30973 Language Power Struggle
A: 你好，我可以坐這裡嗎？
nˇıhaˇo, woˇ
keˇyˇı zuo`
zhe`lˇı ma?
Hello, can I sit here?
B: Sure, nice to meet you.
Sure, nice to meet you.
A: 我也很高興認識你。
woˇ
yeˇ
heˇn ga¯ ox`ıng re`nshi nˇı.
I’m also really glad to meet you.
B: Your Chinese is very good.
Your Chinese is very good.
A: 還差得遠呢！
ha´i cha`deyuaˇn ne!
Not at all!
B: How long have you been to China?
How long have you been to China?
A: 我來中國兩年多了。我在學習漢語。
woˇ
la´i Zho¯ ngguo´
liaˇng nia´n duo¯
le. woˇ
za`i xue´x´ı ha`nyuˇ.
I’ve been in China for more than two years. I’m studying Chinese.
B: Oh, you are learning Chinese?
Oh, you are learning Chinese?
A: 我想在中國找工作，所以一定要學好中文。
woˇ
xiaˇng za`i Zho¯ ngguo´
zhaˇo go¯ ngzuo`, suoˇyˇı y¯ıd`ıng ya`o
xue´haˇo Zho¯ ngwe´n.
I want to work in China, so I need to learn Chinese.
B: Oh. I think Chinese is very difficult for you. How do you feel this bar?
Oh. I think Chinese is very difficult for you. How do you feel this bar?
A: 還不錯，就是沒入跟我說中文，有點兒失望。
ha´i bu`cuo`, jiu`sh`ı me´ire´n ge¯ n woˇ sh¯ıwa`ng.
shuo¯
Zho¯ ngwe´n, yoˇudiaˇnr
It’s not bad. It’s just that nobody will speak Chinese with me, so I’m a little disappointed.
B: 哈哈！You are very serious!
ha¯ ha! You are very serious!
Ha ha! You are very serious!
A: 因為我想多練習，快點兒把漢語學好。
y¯ınwe`i woˇ
xiaˇng duo¯
lia`nx´ı, kua`i diaˇnr baˇ
ha`nyuˇ
xue´haˇo.
Because I want to practice more, so that I can learn Chinese more quickly.
B: I want to practice English. In Chinese, we say 互 相 學習，you know?
hu`xia¯ ng xue´x´ı, you know?
I want to practice English. In Chinese, we say learn from each other, you know?
A: 我知道，不過在中國我們還是說中文吧。
woˇ zh¯ıda`o, bu`guo` za`i Zho¯ ngguo´ woˇmen ha´ish`ı shuo¯ Zho¯ ng- we´n ba.
I know. But in China we should be speaking Chinese.
B: I like talking English with you.
I like talking English with you.
A: 呵呵，那你應該去美國。我來中國就是為了學習中文。
he¯ he, na` nˇı y¯ıngga¯ i qu` Meˇiguo´. woˇ la´i Zho¯ ngguo´ jiu`sh`ı we`ile xue´x´ı Zho¯ ngwe´n.
Heh heh, then you should go to America. I came to China just to learn Chinese.
B: I want to go to America. Let’s be friends. Can you give me your mobile number?
I want to go to America. Let’s be friends. Can you give me your mobile number?
A: 不好意思，我先出去一下。
bu`haˇoy`ısi, woˇ
xia¯ n chu¯ qu`
y¯ıxia`.
Sorry, I’ve got to go.
---Key Vocabulary---
差得遠 cha`deyuaˇn not by a long shot
所以 suoˇyˇı therefore
一定要 y¯ıd`ıng ya`o must
失望 sh¯ıwa`ng disappointed
練習 lia`nx´ı to practice
因為 y¯ınwe`i because
互相 hu`xia¯ ng mutually
不過 bu`guo` but
為了 we`ile in order to
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
暗示 a`nsh`ı hint
一般般 y¯ıba¯ nba¯ n average
馬馬虎虎 maˇmaˇhu¯ hu¯ so-so
抱怨 ba`oyua`n to complain
謙虛 qia¯ nxu¯ modest
繼續 j`ıxu` to continue
逃走 ta´ozoˇu to escape
權力鬥爭 qua´nl`ı do`uzhe¯ ng power struggle
語言交換 yuˇya´n jia¯ ohua`n language exchange
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