Chinese 301                                     Assignment 5    Due 10/17 (Friday). 

 

The homework should be typed except #1.

 

  1. List characters in Lesson 2.1 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.

 

2. Fill in blanks in the first question on page 55.  Be sure to type out the paragraph.

 

  1. Make sentences with the following words:

 

相比:

adj./Vadj./V, 但是:

即使:

…..反而:

(not=but):

:

无论:

…V:

 

  1. With the help of the annotated file online, read and translate the supplementary reading on page 55. 

 

  1. List all the characters that have more than one pronunciation (either different tones or different sounds altogether) in the text.  List all the different pronunciations and meanings for each of these characters.

 

  1. Translate the following 15 phrases into Chinese:

               

Be able to pass the entrance exam to university

Unemployed youth (euphemism)

Participate in school activities

Fail to pass an exam

People of the same age

Over 200 bucks (informal)

Courses you have to take

Really lucky

To be a teacher of fine arts

To wait at home (written style)

Extremely distressed

To lack people who study accounting

To revoke the standing of a student

Two courses on business management

Both practical and stress-free