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| INTRODUCTION |
| Yinru: Hi. This is Yinru. |
| Brandon: ...and this is Brandon. Welcome to ChineseClass101.com. This is Lower-intermediate, Season 2 Lesson 1 - Going on a Business Trip in China. In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to express surprise. |
| Yinru: We’ll do this using the word 就. Brandon, do you enjoy going on business trips? |
| Brandon: Sometimes, if it’s not too much work, and if I get to see some really nice places. |
| Yinru: Me too. Some people go on business trips all the time, like the character Mr. Zhou in this conversation. |
| Brandon: The conversation takes place at Zhou’s office. |
| Yinru: It’s between Zhou and his secretary Liu. |
| Brandon: Their relationship is supervisor and subordinate. So this conversation is in formal Chinese. Let’s listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| 刘: 周总,这是下周出差的时间安排表.请您过目. (LIÚ: Zhōu zǒng, zhè shì xiàzhōu chūchāi de shíjiān ānpái biǎo. qǐng nín |
| guò mù.) |
| 周: 好的. 我看看. 星期天就出发吗? 别的时间不行吗? (ZHŌU: hǎo de. wǒ kànkan. xīngqītiān jiù chūfā ma? biéde shíjiān bù xíng |
| ma?) |
| 刘: 别的时间的机票都卖完了, 只有这个时间合适. (LIÚ: biéde shíjiān de jīpiào dōu mài wán le, zhǐyǒu zhège shíjiān héshì.) |
| 周: 好的, 我知道了. (ZHŌU: hǎo de, wǒ zhīdao le.) |
| 刘: 另外, 周总, 午餐已经为您准备好了. (LIÚ: lìngwài, zhōu zǒng, wǔcān yǐjīng wèi nín zhǔnbèi hǎo le.) |
| 周: 就准备好了? 谢谢你. (ZHŌU: jiù zhǔnbèi hǎo le ? xièxie nǐ.) |
| Brandon: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| 刘: 周总,这是下周出差的时间安排表.请您过目. (LIÚ: Zhōu zǒng, zhè shì xiàzhōu chūchāi de shíjiān ānpái biǎo. qǐng nín |
| guò mù.) |
| 周: 好的. 我看看. 星期天就出发吗? 别的时间不行吗? (ZHŌU: hǎo de. wǒ kànkan. xīngqītiān jiù chūfā ma? biéde shíjiān bù xíng |
| ma?) |
| 刘: 别的时间的机票都卖完了, 只有这个时间合适. (LIÚ: biéde shíjiān de jīpiào dōu mài wán le, zhǐyǒu zhège shíjiān héshì.) |
| 周: 好的, 我知道了. (ZHŌU: hǎo de, wǒ zhīdao le.) |
| 刘: 另外, 周总, 午餐已经为您准备好了. (LIÚ: lìngwài, zhōu zǒng, wǔcān yǐjīng wèi nín zhǔnbèi hǎo le.) |
| 周: 就准备好了? 谢谢你. (ZHŌU: jiù zhǔnbèi hǎo le ? xièxie nǐ.) |
| Brandon: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| 刘: 周总,这是下周出差的时间安排表.请您过目. (LIÚ: Zhōu zǒng, zhè shì xiàzhōu chūchāi de shíjiān ānpái biǎo. qǐng nín |
| guò mù.) |
| Brandon: Mr. Zhou, this is the itinerary for the business trip next week. Please look it over. |
| 周: 好的. 我看看. 星期天就出发吗? 别的时间不行吗? (ZHŌU: hǎo de. wǒ kànkan. xīngqītiān jiù chūfā ma? biéde shíjiān bù xíng |
| ma?) |
| Brandon: Ok. Let me see. We're leaving on Sunday? There isn't another time that's going to work? |
| 刘: 别的时间的机票都卖完了, 只有这个时间合适. (LIÚ: biéde shíjiān de jīpiào dōu mài wán le, zhǐyǒu zhège shíjiān héshì.) |
| Brandon: The tickets for other times are sold out. Only this time will work. |
| 周: 好的, 我知道了. (ZHŌU: hǎo de, wǒ zhīdao le.) |
| Brandon: Alright, I see. |
| 刘: 另外, 周总, 午餐已经为您准备好了. (LIÚ: lìngwài, zhōu zǒng, wǔcān yǐjīng wèi nín zhǔnbèi hǎo le.) |
| Brandon: Besides, Mr. Zhou, lunch is ready for you. |
| 周: 就准备好了? 谢谢你. (ZHŌU: jiù zhǔnbèi hǎo le ? xièxie nǐ.) |
| Brandon: Already prepared? Thank you. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Yinru: You may have noticed that the way Liu addresses Zhou is 周总. (Zhōu zǒng.) |
| Brandon: So what does that mean? |
| Yinru: 周 (Zhōu) is a family name, while 总 (Zǒng) is short for 总经理 or 总裁 (Zǒng jīnglǐ or zǒngcái), “general manager”, “president”, or any other high position. |
| Brandon: So, if my boss or my manager’s family name is 王 (Wang), then I'll address him or her as…? |
| Yinru: 王总 (Wáng zǒng). So when you hear Lǐ Zǒng or Wáng Zǒng, don’t take it for granted that their name is Zǒng. |
| Brandon: That's actually just their title. |
| Yinru: Exactly. |
| Brandon: So the general form is, family name + title. |
| Yinru: Correct. For example, if my family name is 吴 (Wú), and I’m the director of an office, I'll be called 吴主任 (Wú zhǔrèn). If your family name is 张 (Zhāng), and you are, say, a movie director, you will be called 张导演.(Zhāng dǎoyǎn.) |
| Brandon: I see. Are there any other ways to address each other at work? |
| Yinru: To address a colleague who's at a lower or equal position, you can also use 小 (Xiǎo) plus their family name. 小 (Xiǎo) means "young" here, which somehow brings the relationship closer. Please note that 小 (Xiǎo) comes before the family name here. |
| Brandon: So people don’t call each other by their first name? |
| Yinru: Yes they do. When they know each other better, they will. But of course only between people with equal positions and same years of experience. |
| Brandon: I see. Okay, now let’s move on to the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Brandon: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Yinru: 下周 (xiàzhōu) [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: next week |
| Yinru: 下周 (xiàzhōu) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Yinru: 下周 (xiàzhōu) [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Yinru: 出差 (chūchāi) [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: to go on a business trip |
| Yinru: 出差 (chūchāi) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Yinru: 出差 (chūchāi) [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Yinru: 时间安排表 (shíjiān ānpái biǎo) [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: itinerary |
| Yinru: 时间安排表 (shíjiān ānpái biǎo) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Yinru: 时间安排表 (shíjiān ānpái biǎo) [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Yinru: 过目 (guò mù) [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: to look over, to check for approval |
| Yinru: 过目 (guò mù) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Yinru: 过目 (guò mù) [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Yinru: 出发 (chūfā) [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: to depart |
| Yinru: 出发 (chūfā) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Yinru: 出发 (chūfā) [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Yinru: 别的 (biéde) [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: other |
| Yinru: 别的 (biéde) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Yinru: 别的 (biéde) [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Yinru: 机票 (jīpiào) [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: plane ticket |
| Yinru: 机票 (jīpiào) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Yinru: 机票 (jīpiào) [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Yinru: 卖完 (mài wán) [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: to be sold out |
| Yinru: 卖完 (mài wán) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Yinru: 卖完 (mài wán) [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Yinru: 合适 (héshì) [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: appropriate |
| Yinru: 合适 (héshì) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Yinru: 合适 (héshì) [natural native speed] |
| : And Last: |
| Yinru: 另外 (lìngwài) [natural native speed] |
| Brandon: besides |
| Yinru: 另外 (lìngwài) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Yinru: 另外 (lìngwài) [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Brandon: Let’s take a look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. What’s the first word? |
| Yinru: The first word is the verb 出差 (chūchāi) It can refer to a trip for work. |
| Brandon: How do you say "to go some place for a business trip"? |
| Yinru: There are two ways of saying that. The first way is saying 去 + 地方 (Qù + dìfāng) some place + 出差(Chūchāi) |
| Brandon: Can you give us an example? |
| Yinru: For example, 去香港出差 (qù Xiānggǎng chūchāi) |
| Brandon: "to go to Hong Kong for a business trip" |
| Yinru: 去美国出差 (qù Měiguó chūchāi) |
| Brandon: "to go to the US for a business trip" Okay, what’s the other way? |
| Yinru: The other way of saying that is 出差 + 去 + 地方 (Chūchāi + qù + dìfāng) For example, 出差去香港 (chūchāi qù Xiānggǎng) |
| Brandon: meaning "to go to Hong Kong for a business trip" |
| Yinru: 出差去美国 (chūchāi qù Měiguó) |
| Brandon: It means "to go to the US for a business trip" Okay. What’s the next word? |
| Yinru: The next word we’re going to introduce here is 过目 (guò mù) meaning “to look over”. 请您过目 (Qǐng nín guòmù) is a very formal way to ask someone, usually a senior person, to read something and to approve it. |
| Brandon: Can you give us an example? |
| Yinru: Sure. 报告写好了, 请您过目. (bàogào xiě hǎo le , qǐng nín guò mù .) |
| Brandon: "The report is done, please look it over. " |
| Yinru: You may have heard the phrase 过目不忘 (Guòmù bù wàng). It literally means "anything that passes someone’s eyes won’t be forgotten." |
| Brandon: That sounds like some kind of superpower! |
| Yinru: (laughs) Yeah, like people have a camera for an eye, or something. |
| Brandon: (laughs) Ok, can you make a sentence using this word? |
| Yinru: 我希望我能过目不忘, 这样就不用担心考试了. |
| (wǒ xīwàng wǒ néng guòmùbùwàng , zhèyàng jiù bù yòng dānxīn kǎoshì le .) |
| Brandon: "I hope I can remember everything I read, that way I won’t have to worry about exams." Great. What’s the last word? |
| Yinru: Next word is 别的(biéde), which means something like “another,” “other”, or “others” in English. It's an adjective that you can use before nouns, or use by itself with no need to add a noun in a context, if the subject is already understood in the conversation. |
| Brandon: For example, if you’re shopping for clothes, and want to see some other clothes, how would you say, “I want to see some other clothes.” |
| Yinru: 我想看看别的衣服. (Wǒ xiǎng kànkan biéde yīfu.) |
| Brandon: This still has the noun clothes in the sentence, how would you say it without using the word clothes. |
| Yinru: 我想看看别的.(Wǒ xiǎng kànkan biéde.) |
| Brandon: Okay, now onto the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
| Brandon: In this lesson, you’ll learn...how to use the word... |
| Yinru: 就 (Jiù), to express surprise. It’s a very commonly used word in everyday Chinese, because you can use it when you hear something that’s not expected. |
| Brandon: You can use this word when something happens earlier or later than expected. Hmm, I think this may be hard to understand and use for some Chinese learners. |
| Yinru: Ok, first let’s take a look at some sentences from the dialogue. In the conversation, Zhou said 星期天就出发吗？(xīngqītiān jiù chūfā ma?) |
| Brandon: "We're leaving on Sunday? And then later he asks about lunch by saying... |
| Yinru: 就准备好了？(jiù zhǔnbèi hǎo le ?) |
| Brandon: "Already prepared?" |
| Yinru: All right. Here when Manager Zhou says 星期天就出发吗? (Xīngqítiān jiù chūfā ma?), which has 就 (Jiù) in the middle of the sentence, you can tell he's surprised. |
| Brandon: He didn’t expect that they'd be leaving so soon on Sunday. |
| Yinru: Right. And at the end, when he says 就准备好了? (Jiù zhǔnbèi hǎole?) using 就 (Jiù) at the beginning. He obviously didn’t expect the lunch to be ready yet. 就 can be used before a verb, or a verb phrase to indicate that something happens earlier or more briefly than expected. |
| Brandon: Okay. Let’s take a look at some more examples. Let’s say.. I’m going to meet my friend. I get there right on time, but she's already there and it’s unexpected. What do I say to her? |
| Yinru: 你怎么就到了? (Nǐ zěnme jiù dàole?) |
| Brandon: That means, "How come you got here so early?" |
| Yinru: Let’s try to translate this one, 现在才五点半, 你怎么就起床了? (Xiànzài cái wǔ diǎn bàn, nǐ zěnme jiù qǐchuángle?) |
| Brandon: "It’s only half past five, how come you got up already?" How about another sentence. |
| Yinru: 你就把任务完成了? 太棒了! (Nǐ jiù bǎ rènwù wánchéngle? Tài bàngle!) |
| Brandon: "You finished your task already? That’s great!" |
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Outro |
| Brandon: Well, that’s all for this lesson. Be sure to check the lesson notes to review what you’ve learned in this lesson. And if you have any questions or comments, leave us a message at ChineseClass101.com. |
| Yinru: We’re here to help! |
| Brandon: Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you next time. Bye! |
| Yinru: 再见 (Zàijiàn) |
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