Lesson 6 My family
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Supplementary Practice
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You have learned in this lesson. Be prepared to answer questions about the meaning of the passage.
书友： 学文， 来！ 我 来 介绍一下， 这是我爸爸、妈妈、和妹妹。爸爸、妈妈、妹妹， 这是我室友 学文。
【Shū you: Xué-wén, Lái! Wǒ lái jiè-shào yí-xià, zhè-shì wǒ bàba māma hé mèi-mei.bàba māma mèi-mei zhè-shì wǒ shì-yǒu Xué-wén.】
Shu-You: Xue-Wen, Come! let me introduce you. This is my Dad, Mom and younger sister.
Dad, Mom, sister, This is my roommate Xue-Wen.
学文:你们好！
【Xué-wén :Nǐ-men hǎo】
Xue-Wen: Hello!
爸爸、妈妈、妹妹： 你好！
【Bàba Mama, Mèimei: Nǐ Hǎo!】
Dad, Mom, sis: Hello!
爸爸： 来， 请坐。 请问， 你是从哪儿来的？ 你家在哪儿？
【Bàba: Lái, qǐng-zuò. Qǐng-wèn, Nǐ shì cóng nǎr lái-de? Nǐ-jiā zài nǎr?】
Dad: Come , Sit down please. May I ask where are you come from? Where do you live?
[come and sit down please. May I ask from where you come? from where is your family?] -Michael
[come,sit down please, May I ask, where are you from? Where does your family live?] -Jim
[come,please sit down. May I ask where you are from? where do you live?] - kristan
学文：我是从中国来的。 我家在北京。
【Xué-wén: Wǒ shì cóng Zhōng-gúo lái de. Wǒ jia zài Běi-jīng.】
Xué-wén: I come from China, I live in Beijing. --Abigail
I am from China. I live in Beijing. --kristan
I come from China. My family is from Beijing. --Jim
I am from china. My family is from Beijing. --Michael
I come from China. My family comes from Beijing.--fuzzy
妈妈： 你家都有哪些人？
【Māma: Nǐ jiā dōu-yǒu nǎ-xiē rén?】
Mom: What kind of people are in your family?
Mom:Of what people does your family consist?
学文：我家有爸爸、妈妈、和我。
【Xué-wén: Wǒ jiā yǒu Bàba, Māma, hé wǒ.】
Xué-wén: My family have Dad, Mom and I.
妹妹： 我们有宠物， 我们养了一只狗。 你呢？ 你家有狗吗？
【Mèi-mei: Wǒ-men yǒu chǒn-wù, wǒ-men yǎng le yì zhī gǒu. Nǐ ne? Nǐ jiā yǒu gǒu ma?】
Mèi-mei: We have pet. We raised one dog. How about you? Do your family have dog?
学文： 我们家没有狗， 可是我们有猫。
【Xué-wén: Wǒ-men jiā méi-yǒu gǒu, kě-shì wǒ-men yǒu māo.】
Xué-wén: We don't have dog, but we do have cat.
[My family does not have a dog,but we have cats] --Michael
[We do not have a dog,but we do have a cat.] --kristan
书友：你们养了几只猫？
【Shū-you:Nǐ-men yǎng-le jǐ zhī māo.】
Shū-you:How many cat have you raised?
学文：我妈妈很爱猫，我们家养了三只猫。
【Xué-wén:Wǒ māma hěn ài māo, wǒ-men jiā yǎng-le san zhī māo.】
Xué-wén:My mother really likes cats , my family has raised three cats.
Xué-wén: My mom loves cats a lot, our family raised three cats.
爸爸：你爸爸、妈妈工作吗？ 他们都做什么？
【Bàba: Nǐ bàba māma gōngzuò ma? Tā-men dōu zuò shén-me?
Bàba:Do your parents work? What do they do?
我爸爸工作。 妈妈不工作。 我爸爸是老师。 妈妈是家庭主妇。
【Xué-wén:Wǒ Bàba gōngzuò. Māma bù gōngzuò. Wǒ Bàba shì lǎo-shī.Māma shì jiā-tíng-zhǔfù.
Xué-wén:My dad works, My mom does not work. My dad is a teacher. My mom is a housewife.
妹妹： 对了， 你有女朋友吗？
【Mèimei: duì-le, Nǐ yǒu nǚ péng-you ma ? 】
Mèi-mei:By the way, do you have girl friend?
没有，我没有女朋友。你呢？ 你有男朋友吗？
【Xué-wén:méi-yǒu. Wǒ méi-yǒu nǚ péng-you. nǐ ne? Nǐ yǒu nán péng-you ma?】
Xué-wén:No, I don't have a girl friend. How about you? Do you have a boy friend?
妹妹： 有， 我有男朋友。
【Mèimei: Yǒu. Wǒ yǒu nán péng-you.】
Mèi-mei: Yes, I have boy friend.
书友：我妹妹的男朋友叫明明。 他很爱车，他有四辆车。
【Shū-you: Wǒ meì-mei de nán péng-you jiào Míng-míng. Tā hěn ài chē, tā yǒu sì liàng chē.】
Shū-you:My younger sister's boy friend is called Ming-Ming. He really loves cars. He has four cars.
学文：(妳) 你男朋友好像很有钱！
【Xué-wén: Nǐ nán péng-you hǎo-xiàng hěn yǒu-qián.】
Xué-wén:Your boy friend seems very rich.
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请坐 【qǐng-zuò】 = Please be seated.
哪些 【nǎ-xiē】 = What...
养【yǎng】=to raise
了【le】= an aspect particle indicating completion
家庭主妇【jiā-tíng-zhǔfù】=housewife
好像【hǎo-xiàng】=seems like
有钱【yǒu-qián】= rich
你【Nǐ】=you. In simplified characters,你 is used for both the male and female "you".
In traditional characters, 妳is sometimes used for the felmale "you".
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1. Dad【bàba】 爸爸 2.Mother【māma】 妈妈 3.Older sister【jiějie】 姐姐 4.all, everyone【dàjiā】 大家 5.job, to work【gōngzuò】 工作6.One car【yíliàng chē】 一辆车7. one dog【yìzhī gǒu】 一只狗8. engineer【gōngchéngshī】工程师
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Propaganda Posters
宣传【xuān-chuán】=propaganda
标语【biāo-yǔ】=slogan
碧水【bì-shuǐ】=green water
蓝天【lán-tiān】=blue sky
绿色【lǜ-sè】=green color
家园【jiā-yuán】=home
做【zuò】=to be
文明【wén-míng】=civilized
市民【shì-mín】=city citizen
树【shù】=to establish
社会【shè-huì】=society
新风【xīn-fēng】=new atmosphere
