UNIT VI, Lesson 4 一 .) Yeou 有 + N. +V. ( Pivot Sentences )

1. 有輛汽車要送給你。 Yeou lianq chihche yaw sonq geei nii. I’ve got a car for you. 2. 離開學校以前，有很多衣服得洗。 Li.kai shyueshiaw yiichyan, yeou heen duo i.fwu deei shii. Before leaving Middlebury, I’ve got many clothes to wash. 3. 有一點儿事想請你做做。 Yeou i.deal shyh sheang chiing nii tzuoh.x. I’ve got something for you to do. (would you help me?)

UNIT VI, Lesson 4 二 . Jiaw 叫 : To tell somebody to do something. (gaw.suh: 告訴： To tell somebody a fact.)

1. 老師叫我告訴全班同學明天沒有課。 Laoshy jiaw woo gaw.suh chyuan ban torngshyue ming.tian mei.yeou keh. The teacher told me to tell the whole class that there won’t be any classes tomorrow.

2. 今天晚上客人不來了，所以陳先生叫陳太太別作 菜了。 Jin.tian woan.shanq keh.ren bu lai.le, suoo.yii chern Shian.sheng jiaw Chern Tay.x bye tzuoh tsay .le. The guest won’t be here tonight, so, Mr. Chern told Mrs. Chern not to cook.

UNIT VI, Lesson 4 三 . Keen 肯 : Be willing to.

1. 丁新肯不肯請我們吃飯？ 他當然肯啦。 Ding Shin keen.bu.keen chu-chyan chiing woo,men chy-fann? Ta dangran keen l’a. Is Ding Shin willing to treat us with a meal? Of course, he’s willing to do so.

2. 我怎麼請他，他也不肯給我們唱一個歌儿。 Woo tzeem.me chiing .ta, ta yee bu kee geei woo.men chanq ig ge’l. No matter how I try to persuade (invite)him, he won’t sing us a song.

UNIT VI, Lesson 4 四 .) Dangshyr 當時 At that time, then.

1. 今天早上我給他打了一個電話，當時他正在作菜。 Jin.tian tzao.shanq woo geei.ta daa .le ig diannhuah. Dangshyr ta jenq tzay tzuoh-tsay. This morning I called him. At that time, he was in the middle of cooking.

2. 當時我沒聞出那是狗肉來，所以我吃了很多。 Dangshyr woo mei wen-chu nah.sh goourow .lai, suoo.yii woo chy.le heen duo. At that time I didn't know (find out by smelling) that was dog meat, so, I ate a lot of it.

UNIT VI, Lesson 4 五 .) Jih 寄 : To mail, to send.

1. 昨天是我媽媽的生日，我給她寄了一盒糖。 Tzwo.tian .sh woo Mha.X .de shengryh, woo geei .ta jih .le i her tarng. Yesterday was my Mom’s birthday, I sent her a box of candy.

2. 請你把我最喜歡的那盒錄音帶寄給我。 Chiing nii baa woo tzuey shii.huan .de ney her luh’in day jih geei woo. Please send over my favorite cassette. 3. 我得把這封信寄到美國去。 woo deei baa jey feng shinn jih .daw Mei.gwo chiuh. I have to mail this letter to America.

UNIT VI, Lesson 4 六 .) Tzao (woan) i.deal 早 ( 晚 ) 一點儿 (+Verb)

1. 要是我們晚一點儿上課，我們就得晚一點儿下課。 Yaw.sh woo.men woan i.deal shanq-keh, woo.men jiow deei woan i.deal shiah-keh. If we start class late, we’ll have to finish it late.

2. 已經快半夜了，你最好早一點儿回家吧。 Yiijing kuay bannyeh .le, nii tzuey hao tzao i.deal hwei-jia ba. It’s almost midnight, you’d better go home soon.

UNIT VI, Lesson 4 七 .) Kee 可： Emphatic adverb.

1. 他一天到晚讀書，可真用功。 Ta i-tian-daw-woan dwushu, kee jen yonq-gong. He studies all day long, he’s really hard-working.

2. 我可真不知道怎麼辦。 Woo kee jen bu jydaw tzeem.me bann. I really don’t know what to do.

3. 這個電影可真沒有意思。 Jey.g diannyiing kee jen mei.yeou yih.sy jyi.le. This movie is really boring.

UNIT VI, Lesson 4 八 .) Danshin 擔心 :To worry

1. 你的孩子已經回來了，你還擔心甚麼？ Nii.de hair.tz yiijing hwei.lai.le, Nii hair danshin sherm.,me? Your child is already back, what are you still worrying about? 2. 別擔心，他不會騙我們，他只會騙他太太。 Bye danshin, ta bu huey piann woo.men, ta jyy huey piann ta tay.x. Don’t worry, he won’t trick us, he’ll only trick his wife. 3. 我擔心他會誤了公共汽車。 Woo danshin ta huey wuh .le gong-gonq chih che. I am afraid (worrying) that he’ll miss the bus.