| Programme 3 : Saying a bit about yourself -- where you're from, what languages you speak, what you do for a living. Plus what to say when you're formally introduced. | |||||
People are saying where they come from. | |||||
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| Man 1: | W菕 sh矛 Sh膩nd艒ngr茅n. | I'm from Shandong (lit. I'm a Shandong person). | |||
| Woman 1: | W菕 sh矛 Ch贸ngq矛ngr茅n. | I'm from Chongqing (lit. I'm a Chongqing person). | |||
| Woman 2: | W菕 c贸ng H煤n谩n l谩i. | I come from Hunan. | |||
| Woman 3: | W菕 c贸ng S矛chu膩n l谩i. | I come from Sichuan. | |||
Friends are greeting each other. |
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| Gu Zhiyong: | Xi菐oy墨ng n菒 h菐o. | Hello, Xiao Ying. | |||
| Xiao Ying: | G霉 Zh矛y菕ng n菒 h菐o. | Hello, Gu Zhiyong. | |||
| Gu Zhiyong: | Xi脿nz脿i z臎nme y脿ng? | How are you these days? | |||
| Xiao Ying: | H谩i x铆ng. Zh猫 sh矛 W谩ng J奴n. W谩ng J奴n, zh猫 sh矛 G霉 Zh矛y菕ng. | Fine. This is Wang Jun. Wang Jun, this is Gu Zhiyong. | |||
| Wang Jun: | N菒 h菐o G霉 Zh矛y菕ng. | Hello, Gu Zhiyong. | |||
| Gu Zhiyong: | N菒 h菐o W谩ng J奴n. | Hello, Wang Jun. | |||
People are introducing their friends. |
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| Tan Yuanyuan: | W菕 ji脿o T谩n Yu谩nyu谩n. Zh猫 sh矛 w菕de p茅ngyou. T膩 ji脿o L菒 Ji膩x墨n. T膩 y臎 sh矛 w菕de p茅ngyou. T膩 ji脿o Sh臎n W猫nb贸. | My name's Tan Yuanyuan. This is my friend. His name's Li Jiaxin. She's also my friend. Her name's Shen Wenbo. | |||
| Zhang Hao: | W菕 ji脿o Zh膩ng H脿o. T膩 sh矛 w菕 p茅ngyou. T膩 x矛ng Zh艒u. T膩 ji脿o Zh艒u L矛hu谩. | My name's Zhang Hao. She's my friend. Her surname is Zhou. Her full name is Zhou Lihua. | |||
People are saying what they're studying. |
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| Woman 1: | W菕 xu茅 J墨nr贸ng. | I study finance. | |||
| Man 1: | W菕 xu茅 F菐l菧. | I study law. | |||
| Man 2: | W菕 xu茅 Zh茅xu茅. | I study philosophy. | |||
| Woman 2: | W菕 xu茅 Zh艒nggu贸 w茅nxu茅. | I study Chinese literature. | |||
People are talking about their nationality and the languages they speak. |
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| Man 4: | W菕 sh矛 F菐gu贸r茅n. | I'm French. | |||
| Man 5: | W菕 sh矛 Ji膩n谩d脿r茅n. | I'm Canadian. | |||
| Man 6: | W菕 sh矛 Y墨nggu贸r茅n. | I'm British. | |||
| Man 4: | W菕 hu矛 shu艒 Zh艒ngw茅n. | I can speak Chinese. | |||
People greet each other formally. |
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| Mr Gao: | Li谩ng xi膩nsheng n菒men h菐o. | Hello, Mr Liang. | |||
| Mr Liang: | G膩o xi膩nsheng n铆n h菐o. W菕 l谩i ji猫sh脿o y铆xi脿. Zh猫 w猫i sh矛 L菒 n菤sh矛. | Hello, Mr Gao. May I introduce Madam Li to you. | |||
| Mr Gao: | L菒 n菤sh矛 n铆n h菐o. R猫nshi n菒 h臎n g膩o x矛ng. | Hello, Madam Li. Very pleased to meet you. | |||
| Mrs Li: | N铆n h菐o. R猫nshi n菒, w菕 y臎 h臎n g膩ox矛ng. | Hello. Very pleased to meet you too. | |||
| Mr Zhang: | W谩ng xi膩nsheng n铆n h菐o. | Hello, Mr Wang. | |||
| Mr Wang: | N铆n h菐o Zh膩ng xi膩nsheng. Zh猫 sh矛 w菕 t脿itai | Hello, Mr Zhang. This is my wife. | |||
| Woman: | N铆n h菐o Zh膩ng xi膩nsheng. R猫nshi n铆n h臎n g膩ox矛ng. | Hello, Mr Zhang. Very pleased to meet you. | |||
| Mr Gao: | Zh猫 sh矛 w菕 t贸ngsh矛 L菒 xi膩nsheng. | This is my colleague, Mr Li. | |||
| Mr Li: | N菒 h菐o W谩ng xi膩nsheng. | Hello, Mr Wang. | |||
| Mr Wang: | N菒 h菐o L菒 xi膩nsheng. | Hello, Mr Li. | |||
| Woman: | L菒 xi膩nsheng n铆n h菐o! R猫nshi n铆n h臎n g膩ox矛ng. | Hello Mr Li! Very pleased to meet you. | |||
People are saying what they're doing for a living. |
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| Man 1: | W菕 z脿i g艒ng s墨 g艒ng zu貌. | I work for a company. | |||
| Man 2: | W菕 z脿i Zh艒nggu贸 Y铆nh谩ng g艒ngzu貌. | I work for the Bank of China. | |||
| Woman 1: | W菕 sh矛 ku脿ij矛. | I'm an accountant. | |||
| Woman 2: | W菕 z脿i g艒ngs墨 zu貌 j墨ngl菒. | I'm the manager of a company. | |||
| Woman 3: | W菕 sh矛 d菕ngsh矛 z菕ng j墨ngl菒. | I'm the managing director. | |||
Business people are greeting each other before a meeting. |
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| Mrs Zhang: | Du矛b霉q菒 w菕 l谩i w菐n le. | I'm sorry I'm late. | |||
| Man: | M茅i gu膩nx矛. Zh猫 sh矛 w菕de t贸ngsh矛, Ji菐ng xi膩nsheng | Don't worry. This is my colleague, Mr Jiang. | |||
| Mr Jian: | N菒 h菐o Zh膩ng n菤sh矛. H臎n g膩ox矛ng r猫nshi n菒. | Hello, Madam Zhang. Very pleased to meet you. | |||
| Mrs Zhang: | R猫nshi n菒 w菕 y臎 h臎n g膩ox矛ng. Zh猫 sh矛 w菕de m铆ng pi脿n. | I'm very pleased to meet you too. Here's my business card. | |||
| Mr Jian: | Zh猫 sh矛 w菕de m铆ng pi脿n. | Here's my business card. | |||
| Mrs Zhang: | 齿颈猫虫颈别. | Here's my business card. | |||
| Man: | H菐o, q菒ng j矛n ba. | OK. Please, let's go in. | |||
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