-"fc> LEARNING OBJECTIVES In this lesson, you will learn to use Chinese to 1. Find out if others are angry with you and apologize if so; 2. Reduce potential tension in a conversation by changing the subject; 3. Let people know about the trouble you had to go through because of their thoughtlessness or carelessness; 4. Name your activities on the internet and discuss how you make use of the internet; 5. Discuss the pros and the cons of using the internet. f RELATE AND GET READY In your own culture/community— • Do people have easy access to the internet? • What consumer habits have changed because of the internet? • What impact has the internet had on society as a whole? 216 Integrated Chinese • Level 2 Part 1 • Textbook Before You Study Check the statements that apply to you. I I 1.1 cannot function well without my computer. £J 2.1 spend a lot of time online every day. When You Study Listen to the audio recording and scan the text. Ask yourself the following questions before you begin a close reading of the text. 1 .What do the four people plan to do on this day? LANGUAGE NOTES O — ^MJf^/—#;L# is similar to — 4f|5 and — -flS / — >Hfo. They are all used in emphatic negative statements, "not for one moment," "not in the least," or "not a single one." Lesson 7- 217 |^ 3.1 have my own website or blog. Q 4.1 get most of the information I use on a daily basis from the internet and not from books, newspapers, or libraries. Q 5.The internet makes my life more fun and convenient. 2. Why isTianming late? 3. Does Tianming think he has a problem? 4. Does Lisa value the internet? __J 218 Integrated Chinese • Level 2 Part 1 • Textbook iE.* AAA***** o T ° # ° MM ° LANGUAGE NOTES (läjT) is pronounced lese in Taiwan. © M^-ftM f*. i_- (wängluö) is known as (wänglü) in Taiwan. Lesson 7- %M faM flS^ & 'i& 219 # ° GiZ/iK is short for MM/MiZ- & M-~f~ is more colloquial than J^rf^/J^r^. Integrated Chinese ■ Level 2 Part 1 * Textbook ^ejJ: šSbi^l JL#UMNfe» LANGUAGE NOTES ©Take care to distinguish among While they are synonymous with one another, they differ in usage, is a VO compound. To help me out or give me a hand is ^^#J 'řc/#^Ó^ ffc. % 'fČ cannot take another object: * Ü <\tz&. ff ßy}/j$ßjj is a transitive verb, e.g., M #^ ÉtlNl/ ^ JÉ#* # ÉMÉíi The main difference between 1|f/4$ and ^J|Sf/0JS& is stylistic. ^" 4# / ^? JB* (lit. to aid and assist) is more formal than %. Lessor.7- f> + resultative complement/directional complement (I can't tear myself away from my computer even for a moment.) (My Chinese is not good enough for reading Chinese magazines). 6 12 9 #H * 8 11 10 This is the floor plan of a bookstore. In which areas can you find new books, magazines, music, etc? 230 Integrated Chinese • Level 2 Part 1 • Textbook i*] # n ^ *af ♦# *4f T H ? m 4- * *«j 7 4fe*^c ^ ° (Yesterday Lisa, Ke Lin, and Xuemei made a date with him to go sing karaoke today, but he didn't show up on time.) [The fact that they had an agreement made his failure to show up all the more unexpected. ] When -kf is used as a complement, it can also mean "well": ([To guests]: You must eat well and have a good time in my house!) (It was too noisy upstairs. T didn't sleep well.) Lesson 7 • famt&/&H3>fr'ffli& 235 4. Connecting Sentences (II) ____ Tn narrative sentences time words can not only express the time of an action hut can also serve as linking devices, as in this lesson: ok, #flW7^^JM&^, #.*4-f^fc*,atH, *t*Mfc ok, Bj'M*|T4t.^X#»^ti IMft (Yesterday Lisa, Ke Lin, Xuemei, and he agreed to sing karaoke today. At the appointed time he didn't show up. His cellphone wasn't turned on, so they sent him an email. Ten minutes later, [they] saw Tianming running towards them.) Here is another example from Lesson Five: ([Zhang Tianming] has to see his advisor the day after tomorrow to discuss his course selections. He wants to talk with his schoolmates [about this]. One afternoon he happens to run into Li Zhe, a senior, on the basketball court, so he starts to play basketball and chat with him.) In the above two sentences both ave a linking function. Without these two time expressions the sentences would not be cohesive. Putting the time expressions after the subjects would make the sentences less cohesive as seen in (la) and (2a): 236 Integrated Chinese • Level 2 Part 1 • Textbook n£^, wžK *r#.N #^^^^^4-^—^-ž-pr|-^4i (2a) (»i^!W)Ai^JN^JI^#-4fcifc, SHHMIUfr^, fetó Place expressions can also be cohesive devices: (I went to the shopping center yesterday to do some shopping. There I saw two old classmates whom I hadn't seen for a long time.) (Before classes started, I flew to school. On the plane I saw a very interesting film.) Lesson 7- 4%M^il^/^&$eV$Mt- 237 Without the two place expressions, the above two sentences would not be cohesive. Furthermore, to serve as linking devices the expressions must be placed at the beginning of a sentence. Otherwise they wouldn't serve the cohesive purpose, as seen in (3a) and (4a): If a noun or pronoun serves such a purpose, it must also be placed at the beginning of a sentence: (The minute I asked him, he came.) (He went to China last year for three months. I'm going to China this year for half a year.) Words & Phrases A. %t---&)--/^--&}■'• (from...to...) For example: Vt l&L/AL-f- J'j $t (from morning till night), %J &\ #7 %J (from easy to difficult), ttL'hQ] J^L (from childhood to adulthood), Ot^K ^/M.^ ^1 (from my house to yours). Integrated Chinese • Level 2 Part 1 • Textbook (He's going to intern in China next summer. That's why he's been studying Chinese from morning till night.) # & mjma ft £»] ^, «'[£;l * o (When it comes to learning how to use a computer, you have to go from easy to difficult, and take it slowly.) (Since she was little, his younger sister has never liked wearing jeans.) ^# ft £>J A , ^ us+^Mt ° (The distance from your house to mine is far. It takes forty minutes by subway.) B. $£^/$£%L (as a result) ___.___y conjunction. Used in the second clause of a compound sentence, .^a ^ct expresses a result of the condition indicated in the first clause: (When he was in high school, he spent all his time playing soccer and didn't study. As a result, it took him five years to graduate from high school.) Lesson 7- r&mfcm*&/^mfaMi& 239 0 WLifr'rfjfcMm^, ^r^—M^^L^mM%^JjM^, (He often asks people for favors, but won't help others at all. As a result, he doesn't have a single friend.) ^ty^^^^^^, ;^iMML*/f|L^-, ^^*/r.#>MUn (Originally, his listening comprehension wasn't very good, so he started listening to audio recordings every day. As a result, his listening comprehension is better than any of ours.) C.M*# (or) is used in non-interrogative sentences: O A: #^#^^*^f+,fe? (What do you usually do on weekends?) (Shoot the breeze with my friends or blog.) (Teacher Zhang asked one of you to go, either you or your roommate.) (You can live on campus or rent housing off campus. Either is fine.) 240 Integrated Chinese • Level 2 Part 1 • Textbook In questions, use instead. (After you graduate, are you going to graduate school or looking for a job?) (I plan to work and make some money.) (Do you shop online or in stores?) D. WiH") (to cause trouble [so that]; to do harm [so that]) This verb means to make someone suffer or adversely affect someone. (You didn't come back last night. You made me wait for you all night.) (His girlfriend hasn't called him in a week. He hasn't been able to eat or sleep as a result.) (My younger brother took my cell phone and didn't tell me. As a result, I looked for it fin vainj for a long time.) Lesson 7- 1i;MfcM'$&/%^%#M-$%> 241 E. ^fe-^/zl-^ (almost) is an adverb. It can be interchanged with the adverbial ^f* j§£ , but is more formal than {He is a soccer fan. Almost every weekend he goes to watch a soccer game.) (I'm very busy this semester. I haven't e-mailed my mom in almost a month.) (He's addicted to the computer. Every day, he's online practically day and night.) F. ^Ml^/^M^ (it seems) This expression can be used before or after the subject. T ? ft A T ? (Auntie Li has been crying a lot in the last few days. It seems she's in a bad mood. What's going on with her?) (The weather isn't very good. It'll rain soon. It doesn't look like we'll be able to play ball in the park anymore.) 242 Integrated Chinese ■ Level 2 Part 1 - Textbook (Teacher: You didn't read the text aloud very well. It seems like you didn't prepare yesterday.) (Student: I'm sorry, teacher. I'll definitely be well prepared next time.) (it sounds) means "it sounds like." What follows is the speaker's interpretation or conclusion based on what he or she has heard. (Lisa telephones Tianming: Tianming, how come you're still not here? The concert is about to start.) (Tianming: Gosh, Lisa, I still haven't finished my paper. There is so much information on the internet. I still...) (Lisa: Sounds like you don't want to come anymore.) (Tianming: ...) Lesson 7 • % J!g sfe SI i&7 ílá fS) í*. 243 (Lisa: Forget it. I'll go by myself.) lp# ° (I found an apartment that is close to campus. The rooms are very big, and the rent is not expensive.) (Sounds great. Why don't you rent it?) €) 4Wt**JWf—^#*Ji#&*^, *jte.*.X.**XJff', (There was a computer commercial on TV today. It sounded very inexpensive and very good. I really wanted to order one.) Language Practice ( ^ A. What Do You Do Online? v.___J Make a list of that you do online, e.g. blogging, playing games, researching, downloading software, chatting with friends, etc. Order them in the frequency that you do each activity, with #1 as the most frequent.Then, list the things you never do online.Compare your two lists with a partner's lists,and see how similar or different your lists are. Finally, report back to the class on the similarities and/or differences between your lists. 244 Integrated Chinese • Level 2 Part 1 • Textbook 1. 2. 7. 5. (Classmate's name) $1^-^--'-^K- 5 ^ 'rf" _L £^_ or (Classmate's name! (Classmate's name) (Classmate's name) Lesson 7 • M fr &3 »feflS^H ^ 245 f i B. I Can't Live Without... ______j Ask yourself if there's any gadget, such as a computer, a cell phone, an MP3 player, a video game system, etc., that you cannot live without.Tell the class about your necessary gadgets using appropriate verbs and nouns. EXAMPLE: You After listening to everyone's confessions, see if there is a most prized possession shared by a majority of the people in your class:__. C. Pros and Cons of the Internet Tell a partner what positive and/or negative impact the internet has had on your daily life. Pros Cons Poll your classmates and see what good and bad effects the internet has had on their lives; then see if everyone agrees. 246 Integrated Chinese • Level 2 Part 1 • Textbook D. Do You Have a High EQ? Work with a partner and see if you can raise your EQ by expressing the following in Chinese: 1. It sounds like you're mad. What's the matter? 2. It seems that you're not pleased. What's going on?. 3. Sorry! I've made you mad.____________ 4.1 am sorry. Are you angry with me? 5. Don't be angry. I was joking 6.1 didn't mean it. Please don't be mad at me.. 7. Don't be mad. I apologize (to you)___ 8. How could I be so careless? I apologize (to you). 9.1 am so sorry. It's all my faults_______ 10. It's my fault. I will not (dare to) do it again. E. Let's Change the Subject We've all had moments when we wish we could change the subject quickly or wrap up an awkward conversation. Depending on the situation, some of the most useful lines to use are: 2. -fr ^ 4*t n H, "iitf^tfc iiT •■■ T • ■ • 2. tt. -ff% fr, v&Jn^iyi 3. #T, #T, A^lMfc Work with a partner to compose a conversation with a. two people discussing/arguing about a matter for a while and then b. with one person changing the subject or wrapping up the conversation using one of the three lines listed above. Lesson 7- ^Mfc&fcf^0>fa&$& 247 Act out the conversation you have composed, and ask your instructor and classmates to judge whether the lines are used appropriately. r 1---\ F. Time to Vent! v___' Sometimes we just have to complain about the grief or trouble that we have endured. Here is one way to do it in Chinese. Let's practice with the help of the pictures. 09 248 Integrated Chinese • Level 2 Part 1 • Textbook G. What Happened? Please Tell. Based on the following sentences, give a narration of what happened to Little Lin yesterday. Don't forget to include who, where, and when. Connect your sentences using time phrases, place expressions and pronouns. 1. 2. 3. 4. o 1. ^^I^^J^V^, o Lesson 7- W03fc®ŠŠ&-flĚ>tiŘfcM$& 249 250 Integrated Chinese - Level 2 Part 1 • Textbook r Piny in Text Zhang Tianming shi ge diannaomf, ta de diannao cong zao dao wan dou kai zhe. Ta zai wang shang kan xTnwen, cha zTliao, wanr youxi, you shfhou hai zai zljT de wangzhan shang xie boke. Ta shuo ta key! meiyou baozhT, meiyou dianhua, shenzhi-1' meiyou qiche, keshi yfhuir dou** li bu kai© diannao. Ta changchang yf shang wang, jiu wang le shfjian. Zuotian, Lisha, Ke Lfn, Xuemei he ta yue hao® jTntian yiqTqu chang kala-oukei, shijian dao le ye bu jian ta lai, ta de shoujT ye mei kai, jiu gei ta fa le yi ge dianzr youjian. Shi fenzhong yThou1--', cai kan jian Tianming ji jf mang mang de pao lai. Tianmi'ng: Ke Lin: Tianmi'ng: Xuemei: Tianming: Lisha: Tianming: Lisha: Tianming: Ke Lin: Tianming: Lisha: DuibuqT, duibuqT, wo zai wang shang xiazai le yf ge ruanjian, you cha le yi dianr dongxi, jieguo wang le shfjian le. Cha shenme? Wo yao xie yi pian wenzhang, cha yi xie zTliao. Cha zTliao? Women de jiaoshou bu rang women yong wang shang de dongxi, yfding yao yong zhengshi chuban de shu huozhe zazhl. Ta shuo wang shang de Iaj7® tai duo le. NT de jiaoshou tai luowu le, wang shang you hen duo zTliao hen kekao hen youyong a. Wangluo® shijie you da you fangbian, nT keyT jiao waimai, gouwu, nf keyT zu fangzi, mai che ... zongzhT, yT shi zhu xing, shenme zTliao dou cha de dao. Dui, tebie fangbian. Yaoshi xiangjiao nupengyou, ye keyT shang wang zhao. Ai, Lisha, nT hai zai sheng wo de qi ma? NT shuo wo gaiQ bu gai sheng qi? NT mei ci dou chfdao, laoshi hat de dajia deng nT. DuibuqT, duibuqT, shi wo bu hao. Xia ci bu gan le. Tianmfng, nT jihu zhengtian dai zai wuzi® li wanr diannao, kan qi lai zhen shi wanr shang yTn le. Shang yTn? Mei name yanzhong ba? Xianzai shi wangluo shfdai, dangran If bu kai diannao. Wo zhTdao diannao he wangluo zai women de shenghuo zhong yue lai yue zhongyao, wo ye yong diannao bangzhu® wo zuo fanyi lianxi, ye shang wang bljiao jiage®, keshi bu xiang nT, changchang wang le shfjian, wang le pengyou. Lesson7- to & 251 Xuemei: Tianming, tTng Lisha shuo nT bu xThuan da dianhua, zhT xThuan fa dianyou. Ke Lin: YTnwei fa dianyou bu hua qian you sheng shfjian. Tianming: Mei cuo! Mianfei, you kuai you fSngbian. Xuemei: Keshi youde shihou, fa dianyou buru da dianhua ganjue hao. Ke Lin: Xuemei xThuan "dian liao."® Lisha: "Dian liao"? Shenme shi "dian Mao"? Ke Lin: Jiu shi da "dian" hua "liao" tianr. Dong le ba? Yizhi liao, buting de liao, cong zao dao wan de liao. Xuemei: Zenme? TTng qi lai haoxiang m bu ai gen wo liao tianr. Ke Lin: Bu, bu, bu, wo bu shi na ge yisi®, wo shi kai wanxiao. Wo dangran ai gen nT liao tianr. Hao le, hao le, bu shuo zhe xie le, zanmen daodT qu na jia kala-oukei a? Tianming: Wo shang wang cha le, dongbianr na jia bucuo, nar de ge dou shi Lisha xThuan de. NTmen kan, wo mei wang le pengyou ba? English Text Zhang Tianming is a computer fanatic. His computer is on from morning till night. He reads news, does research, and plays games online. Sometimes he writes his blog on his website. He says he can do without newspapers, telephones, and even a car, but he can't leave his computer for a moment. When he goes online, very often he loses track of time. Yesterday Lisa, Xuemei, Ke Lin and he agreed to sing karaoke today, but at the appointed time he didn't show up. His cellphone wasn't turned on, so they sent him an email. Ten minutes later they saw him running towards them. Tianming: Sorry, I'm sorry. 1 downloaded some software, searched for a few things and lost track of time. Ke Lin: What were you searching for? Tianming: I have to write an article. I needed to look up some information. Xuemei: Looking for information? Our professor doesn't allow us to use anything from the internet. We have to use formally published books and journals. He says there is too much junk on the internet. Integrated Chinese • Level 2 Part 1 • Textbook Tianming: Lisa: Tianming: Lisa: Tianming: Ke Lin: Tianming: Lisa: Xuemei: Ke Lin: Tianming: Xuemei: Ke Lin: Lisa: Ke Lin: Xuemei: Ke Lin: Tianming: Your professor is too out of touch. Lots of information on the internet is very reliable and useful. The online world is huge and convenient. You can order takeout, shop, you can rent housing, buy a car____Anyway, from clothes to food, from housing to transportation, you can find all kinds of information. That's right, it's really convenient. If you want to find a girlfriend, you can also go online. Lisa, are you still mad at me? You tell me if I should be mad or not. You're late every time. You always keep everyone waiting. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. It's my fault. There won't be a next time. Tianming, you stay all day in your room playing on your computer. Seems you are getting addicted. Addicted? Surely it's not as serious as that? Ours is the internet age. Of course, we can't do without computers. I know that computers and the internet are becoming more and more important in our lives. I also use my computer to do my translation exercises and go online to compare prices, but I'm not like you, always forgetting the time and your friends. I hear Lisa say that you don't like to make phone calls. You only like to send emails. Because email saves money and time. That's right. It's free, quick and convenient. But sometimes emails don't feel as good as phone calls. Xuemei likes "tele-chatting." "Tele-chatting"? What's "tele-chatting"? Chatting on the phone. Got it? Chatting continuously, chatting non-stop, from morning till night... What? Sounds like you don't like chatting with me. No, no, no. That's not what I meant. I was joking. Of course, I love chatting with you. OK, that's enough. No more talk of that. Where are we going to sing karaoke? I looked online. There's a place on the east side that's quite good. They have all the songs that Lisa likes. You see, I didn't forget my friends. Lesson 7 • -feM #M#/&J$fJ§ N 253 SELF-ASSESSMENT How well can you do these things? Check (^/) the boxes to evaluate your progress and see which areas you may need to practice more. I can Apologize if I find out I have caused others distress Change the subject during a conversation Complain about the trouble that others have caused Talk about my online activities Discuss the positive and/or negative impact of the internet on my life Very Well OK A Little □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ V