Assignment 2

(Due 2/2/04)

1. Write out side by side all the characters in the text that have two different versions (simplified and traditional). Please handwrite the characters.

2. Make sentences:

Semi-colon (;)

Pause (not found in English)

哪个。。。哪个。。。:

不再:

V 上:

前途:

地位:

存在:

权力:

服从:

3. List all the words referring to people and translate them:

4. Essay: 中国的家庭观念和结构有什么变化? You can refer to the lessons from the last semester for examples.

5. Read the supplementary reading on single women (on page 139/142; e-text and annotations available on-line) from lesson 3.3. and summarize in Chinese the main points of the story.