User:Acooley/Chinese practice

2007-07-27

 * 1) The drive from where I work to the restaurant only takes about 20-25 mins.
 * 2) *从我办公室开到那个餐厅(餐馆)只需要20到25分钟.
 * 3) *cóng wǒ bàngōngshi kāi dào nàge cāntīng (cānguǎn) zhī xūyào 20 dào 25 fēnzhōng.
 * 4) Today I returned to Qianyan the books I borrowed from her a few months ago.
 * 5) *几个月前，我从倩燕那里借了两本书. 今天我还给她了.
 * 6) *jǐge yuè qiàn, wǒ cóng Qiànyān nàlǐ jiè le liǎngběn shū. jīntiān wǒ huán gěi tā le.
 * 7) *今天我还给倩燕 (我几月前从她那里借的)两本书.
 * 8) *jīntiān wǒ huán gěi Qiànyān (wǒ jǐyuè qiàn cóng tā nàlǐ jiè de) liǎngběn shū.
 * 9) Can we talk about this more later? I am leaving for a lunch meeting in another city.
 * 10) *我们等一会再接着讨论行吗？我要去另外一个城市吃午饭.
 * 11) *wǒmen děng yīkuài zài jiēzhe tǎolùn xíng ma? wǒ yào qù lìngwài yīge chéngshì chī wǔfàn.
 * 12) Many Korean food are very spicy, but they taste great.
 * 13) *很多朝鲜菜很辣，但很好吃.
 * 14) *hěnduō Cháoxiǎncái hěn là, dàn hěn hǎo chī.
 * 15) That highway is under construction. You may have to take a different route to go there.
 * 16) *那条高速公路正在施工,你可能(也许)要用一条不同的路去那里.
 * 17) *nàtiáo gāosù gōnglù zhèngzài shīgōng, nǐ kěnéng (yěxǔ) yào yòng yìtiáo bùtóng de lù qù nàlǐ.

2007-08-08

 * 1) It finally rained last night. I'm glad that I don't have to water the lawn today.
 * 2) *昨天晚上终于下雨了. 我很高兴我今天不用浇草.
 * 3) Do you know what time we'll have the meeting tomorrow?
 * 4) *你知道我们明天什么时间开会？
 * 5) Where did you put my keys? I can't find them anywhere.
 * 6) *你抱我的钥匙放在哪里？我哪里都找不到.
 * 7) You shouldn't be nervous if you're prepared. I heard the director is a very reasonable guy.
 * 8) *如果您已准备好了，您就不用紧张. 听说主任很通情达理.
 * 9) Monday morning I took the car in because it was having trouble.
 * 10) *星期一早晨因为汽车有问题，我把了车送到修车厂去检修.

2007-08-09

 * 1) Use the proper modifier for different nouns: (e.g., a pair of socks 一双袜子)
 * 2) * one pair of glasses
 * 3) **一副眼镜 yífù yǎnjìng
 * 4) * one book
 * 5) **一本书 yīběn shū
 * 6) * one piece of paper
 * 7) **一张纸 yīzhāng zhǐ
 * 8) * one apple
 * 9) **一个苹果 yīge píngguǒ
 * 10) * one piece of wood
 * 11) **一把板
 * 12) Use 姓 in a sentence, in which
 * 13) * it means "name"
 * 14) * it means " personality"
 * 15) * as a verb, means "what's your family name"?
 * 16) * it means "gender"
 * 17) Translate the following sentences
 * 18) * I don't mind the dry heat in the summer, but it gets very uncomfortable if it is humid.
 * 19) * I want the class to be over quickly so that I will have a few days to relax before the next term starts again (this is a little difficult - skip it if you have trouble)
 * 20) In your own words, write 3 sentences about the car repair event.

2007-09-27

 * 1) (to the taxi driver) Are you going to the Pudong Airport?
 * 2) *你去浦东机场吗？
 * 3) How much is it to take me to the airport?
 * 4) *去机场多少钱？
 * 5) Can you take me to XXX hotel?
 * 6) *你可以送我去 ( 到 -arrive )  xx 酒店？
 * 7) Do you know where XXX hotel is? I need to go there.
 * 8) *你知道xx酒店吗？我要去那里.
 * 9) Where are you going? I am going to the Nanjing Road, near the 1st Department Store.
 * 10) *你去哪里？我去南京路. 靠近第一百货商店 ( 商店-department store) (的所 ) .  or you can say, 在第一百货商店附近
 * 11) Here's 50 Yuan, I need the change.
 * 12) *这里是 ( 有 ) 五十元. 我 要找 ( 零 ) 钱. 找钱 -give changes
 * 13) How long does it take to get to Huai-Hai Road? I must be there by 7:00.
 * 14) *去淮海路要多少时间 ( 花几小时 ) ？ ( 我需要到那里七点钟前 ) .  我需要在七点钟前到那里
 * 15) Can you stop here? I can get off here and walk. (The cabs aren't allowed to stop/part on certain streets, the drivers may have to drop you off at a nearby location).
 * 16) *你能停止这里？我能在这儿下车走过去 ( 路 ) . 你能在这里停(车)吗 ? 走过去-walk over there
 * 17) Where is the hotel? How do I get there from?
 * 18) *酒店在哪里？从这儿怎样去那里？ or 去那里怎样走? (as the native would say)
 * 19) Do I need to make a reservation? How/where do I find (use the verb "call" here) a taxi?
 * 20) *我必须预定吗?我再哪里 ( 呼 )叫 车？
 * 21) Phrases:
 * 22) *Left turn 向左转
 * 23) *right turn 向右转
 * 24) *across the street ( 在 ) 过街 ( 对面 ) , or 过马路 (马路 is often used as "street by the locals, maybe because in the old days, only horses rode on the streets?)
 * 25) *across the traffic lights ( 在十字路口对面 )过红绿灯 ("red-n-green light" is used to refer traffic lights)
 * 26) *on the other side of the street 在街对面 or 在马路 对面
 * 27) *one street (similar to a block here in the States) 一条马路
 * 28) *one bus-stop ( 一个公共汽车站 )   or simply 一 站

2007-10-02

 * 1) I need a taxi. Can you tell me where I can find (call) one?
 * 2) *我要计程车. 你可以给我讲在哪里我能叫一辆吗？
 * 3) Excuse me, where is currency exchange place? I need some Ren-Ming-Bi.
 * 4) *对不起，货币兑换处在哪里？我要一些人民币.
 * 5) I'm here for a business trip. I will be in China for 2 weeks.
 * 6) *我来了出差. 我三个月在中国.
 * 7) I have been here once before, also for business.
 * 8) *我一次前来了这儿，那个时候也是出差.
 * 9) I have a reservation in this hotel. Can you please check? I'd like to check-in. My name is Aaron Cooley and here's my passport.
 * 10) *我在这所酒店有预定. 清查证. 我想办理登记手续. 我叫Aaron Cooley，给你护照.
 * 11) What other documents (certificates) do you need?
 * 12) *你要另外的文件吗？
 * 13) I will be staying here for one night. I will check out tomorrow morning.
 * 14) *我停留一夜. 我明天早上离开房间.
 * 15) Is there any place around here to get late dinner? Is the restaurant in the hotel still open?
 * 16) *在这儿有很晚可以吃饭的餐厅吗？酒店的仍然餐厅开放
 * 17) Can you give me a wake-up call tomorrow morning at 7:00? I may over sleep because of the jetlag.
 * 18) *你能明天早上6点钟打电话叫醒我吗？因为有时差感，可能睡过头.
 * 19) Can you get me a taxi at 8:00? I need to go to Pu-dong Airport. My flight is at 11:00.
 * 20) *你能八点给我叫计程车吗？我要去浦东机场. 我的航程11点离开.

2008-03-19
冯馨

我试用中文写邮件. 我希望你明白.

你在游船旅行放松了一些?你去的是加勒比海吗？ 祝贺你找了投资银行工作. 你真能吃苦，也很聪明！ 我考虑从事咨询和投资银行工作,但我计划2009年毕业.

你回去北京以后,请保持联系.

亚伦

2008-11-16
亲爱的Aaron，

你好厉害！还会打中文！我很佩服你呢！

我中文名字叫 梅诗思，你叫我 诗思 就好. 很高兴能帮到你，以后有什么问题的话请尽量问，不用客气，我很乐意帮你！

祝 好！

诗思