十七課 選課(xuǎn kè) 十七课 选课(xuǎn kè)

他們在做甚麼? 他们在做什么? 請用”忙zhe”回dá (v, to answer)問tí。 小明 爸爸 大明 媽媽 妈妈

回來/回来，回去 請說說小高的schedule。 Now 请说说小高的schedule。 March April May

有 length of time 没(有) VP Indicating how long an action has not occurred: watching television, three weeks taking a shower, two days sleeping, twenty-five hours

yīn為 . . . suǒ以 yīn为 . . . suǒ以 having tests tomorrow. . . review course work in library tonight Yīn為明天有 kǎoshì，suǒ以今天晚上在圖書館 fù 習功課。 Yīn为明天有 kǎoshì，suǒ以今天晚上在图书馆 fù 习功课。 being interested in Math. . .taking two Math courses Yīn為對 shù 學有 xìngqu，suǒ以xuǎn了兩門 shù 學課。 Yīn为对 shù 学有 xìngqu，suǒ以xuǎn了两门 shù 学课。

說/说 say vs. gàosu tell, inform The verbs 說/说 and gàosu can both be used to say that someone tells or informs someone of something but, in terms of grammar, the two words are used differently.

subject 跟 indirect object 說/说 (some information) When 說/说 is used to say that the speaker informs someone about something, the sentence has the following structure. I told him that in a few days his Chinese will improve. 我跟他說，過幾天，他的中文會jìnbù。 我跟他说，过几天，他的中文会jìnbù。 我說他，過幾天，他的中文會jìnbù。 我说他，过几天，他的中文会jìnbù。

subject gàosu indirect object (some information) Gàosu must be followed by the indirect object, the person who is being informed of something. I told him that for the past few days the students have all been very busy. 我 gàosu 他這幾天學生都很忙。 我 gàosu 他这几天学生都很忙。

Asking indirect questions: (Person1) 問/问 (Person2) + Question In Mandarin, you form an indirect question by prefacing the question with: Notice: An indirect question is not followed by a question mark. What time is it now? 現在幾點鐘？ 现在几点钟？ Direct question He asked me what time it is now. 他問我現在幾點鐘。 他问我现在几点钟。 Indirect question

Asking indirect questions: (Person1) 問/问 (Person2) + Question Notice that the order of information in indirect questions is the same as the order of information in direct questions. Who is that person? 那個人是誰? / 那个人是谁？ She asked me who that person is. 她問我那個人是誰。 / 她问我那个人是谁。 Where are you going now? 你現在去哪兒? / 你现在去哪儿？ She asked me where I am going now. 她問我我現在去哪兒。/ 她问我我现在去哪儿。

Asking indirect yes-no questions When the indirect question involves a yes-no question, either the verb-not-verb form or the 嗎/吗 form of the question can be used. However, the verb-not-verb form is much more common. Does she study Chinese? 她學中文嗎? / 她学中文吗? He asked me if she studies Chinese. 他問我她學不學中文。 他问我她学不学中文。

V 了 (O) 没有 or V 过 (O) 没有 When asking about completed actions with 了 or past experiences with 過/过: Have you eaten Chinese food before? 你吃過中國飯沒有? / 你吃过中国饭没有? He asked me if I have eaten Chinese food before. 他問我我吃過中國飯没有。 他问我我吃过中国饭没有。

liàn習/liàn习 Little Wang asked Little Gao if the movie he saw yesterday was good-looking. 小王問小高他昨天看的那個電影好看不好看。 小王问小高他昨天看的那个电影好看不好看。 Teacher Wang asked Little Zhang if he thought Chinese class was hard. 王老師問小張他覺得中文課難不難。 王老师问小张他觉得中文课难不难。

liàn習/liàn习 He asked me if that Japanese class was hard. 請跟你的tóng學說說這兩個jù子 (n, sentence)。 请跟你的tóng学说说這两个jù子。 He asked me if that Japanese class was hard. He asked me how many courses I am taking this semester.

Dì十七課對話A -1 Dì十七课对话A -1 taking courses xuǎn課 / xuǎn课 How many courses are you taking this semester? 這個學期你 xuǎn了幾門課？ 这个学期你 xuǎn了几门课？ I’m taking four: one course in Chinese culture, one course in music, one course in math, and one course in Chinese language. 我 xuǎn 了四門(課)，一門中國文huà(課) ，一門 yīnyuè(課)，一門 shù 學(課)，還有一門中文(課)。 我 xuǎn 了四门(课)，一门中国文huà(课) ，一门 yīnyuè(课)，一门 shù 学(课)，还有一门中文(课)。

Dì十七課對話A -2 Dì十七课对话A -2 Do you have classes every day? 你每天都有課嗎？ 你每天都有课吗？ Yes, I have classes every day. However, on Fridays I only have one class. 對，我每天都有課，不過星期五只有一 jié 中文課。 对，我每天都有课，不过星期五只有一 jié 中文课。

會話liàn習/会话liàn习 1-1 Here is a list of things that you are interested in and a list of things that you are not interested in. Ask your partner if he/she is interested in each of these things.

會話liàn習/会话liàn习 1-2 You are interested in: You are not interested in: Chinese songs French food travel Japanese movies dancing math German literature（n, 文學/文学） singing karaoke cooking Chinese food watching television

會話liàn習/会话liàn习 2-1 What do you say in each of the following situations? a. (You want to find out if the coffee shop inside the library is still open right now.) b. (already closed, but the one cross the street is still open) a. (You want to express your long-term interest in Chinese music.) b. (me too, and you think listening to Chinese music is very interesting)

會話liàn習/会话liàn习 2-2 What do you say in each of the following situations? a. (You want to find out how many courses your roommate is taking this semester.) b. (taking four courses: Chinese, Math, Biology and Economics) a. (You want to explain why your Chinese is a bit rusty. The reason is that you haven’t spoken Chinese for two months.) b. (tell a he/she will improve if he/she practices speaking Chinese every day)