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Assignment four  (Due 10/8)

 

The homework should be typed except #1.

 

  1. List characters in Lesson 2 that have both the simplified and traditional versions (by hand).  Look at the text and DO NOT use the word list at the end of the lesson.

 

  1. Answer the following two questions based on the information given in the text.   But DO NOT simply copy from the text!   I found a lot of copying without comprehension from the last homework.  Please type out the questions.

 

为什么说中国的教育近年来有了很大的发展?

目前中国的教育有什么样的问题?

 

  1. Make sentences with the following words.  Quite a few of them require more than one sentences to show the meaning of these words/patterns:

 

拿。。。来说：

于是:

由于:

有的…有的:

得多:

去:

特别是:

在….期间:

受。。。损害/影响：

            不。。。了:

 

  1. Translate the following 10 phrases into Chinese:

 

During the cultural revolution

After CR (abbreviation for cultural revolution)

Even worse

Rather poor (use understatement)

32.45%

drop to 10%

has had great development

situation on education and employment

rate of increase

middle and primary school