Your Task
In this chapter you will learn to use Chinese to
1. Comment if you had a stress-free childhood;
2. Name some typical classes offered in after-school programs;
3. Indicate agreement or disagreement;
4. Present your opinions;
5. Talk about parents aspirations for their children.
Prepare to relate Chinese culture to your own culture or community
1. Is it common for parents to enroll their children in afterschool programs? How about in China?
2. Do many people pursue graduate degree? How about in China?
3. Do children have a say in family decisions? How about in China?
4. Is it common for both parents to be equally involved in their children's upbringing? How about in China?
11/03/19
生词
移民 (yí mín) - to migrate / an immigrant
博士 (bó shì) doctorate; Ph.D., Not a medical doctor!
设计 (shè jì) - design; to design
嫂子 (sǎo zi) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
留学 (liú xué) to study abroad
硕士 (shuò shì)- master's degree
结婚 (jié hūn) to marry / to get married
跟......结婚 get married with/to......
美满 (měi mǎn) - happy and satisfying with marriage or life
厉害 (lì hai) difficult to deal with; ferocious; serious; awesome
侄女 (zhí nǚ) brother's daughter
安排 (ān pái) to arrange; to plan; to set up
满 (mǎn) full, filled (not for stomach full)
满意 (mǎn yì) to be satisfied / to be pleased / satisfied / pleased
弹钢琴 (tán gāng qín) - play piano
抱怨 (bào yuàn) complain / grumble
儿童 (ér tóng) - children, formal way for 孩子
家长 (jiā zhǎng) - parents; guardian of a child
慎重 (shèn zhòng) cautious / careful / prudent
选择 (xuǎn zé) choose
反对 (fǎn duì) to fight against an idea, an opinion; to oppose; to be opposed to; opposition
认为 (rèn wéi) to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
童年 (tóng nián) childhood
知音 (zhī yīn) - someone who truly understands; a soulmate
做法 (zuò fǎ) way of doing things / a behavior
并且(bìng qie) and/furthermore
并不...... not at all that......
完全 (wán quán) completely; wholly; totally; entirely
理解 (lǐ jiě) to comprehend a matter; to understand a person or a concept; comprehension; understanding
望子成龙 (wàng zǐ chéng lóng) - hope for one's son to be successful
望女成凤 (wàng nǚ chéng fèng) --hope for one's daughter to be successful
番 (fān) - measure word for a conversation/speech, a career
事业 (shì yè) - career; undertaking
看法 (kàn fă) - point of view
社会 (shè huì) society
人才 (rén cái) a talented person
知识 (zhī shi) knowledge;
书本 (shū běn) textbook
不是..., 而是... (bù shì... ér shì) ...not (this)... but (this)...
一直 (yì zhí) Straight; continuously; has been always
好不容易/好容易+action (hǎo bu róng yi） not at all easy to......; very difficult to......
可以说 (kě yǐ shuō) it can be said that...
这么说 (zhè me shuō) so are you saying......
最好是 (Zuì hǎo shì )The best thing to do is......
了解 liâojiê to try to know the details of a matter
目的 (mù dì) goal, purpose, intention
Quiz on 12/06/19
https://quizlet.com/86572249/4-education-with-pinyin-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/86573139/4-education-no-pinyin-flash-cards/
Additional useful vocabulary:
https://quizlet.com/266564587/flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/385011925/%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E7%94%A8%E8%AF%8D-without-pinyin-flash-cards/
藤校 Ivy league school (téng xiào)
名校 prestigious school (míng xiào)
哈佛大学 Harvard University (hā fó dà xué)
耶鲁大学 Yale university (yē lǔ dà xué)
布朗大学 Brown University (bù lǎng dà xué)
哥伦比亚大学 Columbia University (gē lún bǐ yà dà xué)
康奈尔大学 Cornell University (kāng nài ěr dà xué)
州立大学 zhōu lì dà xué state university
公立大学 public university (gōng lì dà xué)
私立大学 private university (sī lì dà xué)
社区大学 community college (shè qū dà xué)
女子大学 Women's college (nǚ zǐ dà xué)
军校 military academy (jūn xiào)
西点军校 Xī diǎn Jūn xiào West Point Military Academy
面子 miàn zi [face, reputation, prestige]
要面子 pay too much attention to reputation (yào minà zi)
12/05/19
Vocab practice:
Work with a partner. You each either take odd or even numbers of the new vocab list, or the first or second half of the list, use the words to make sentences. Email it to both your partner and Wang Laoshi. You have to make corrections on each other's work. Then email it back to your partner and cc it to Wang Laoshi. You will be graded on both your own work and your corrections/editing work.
12/06/19
1. quiz
2. 语法
N-1 Adverb 才 and 就（not for specific clock hour and age)
才 and 就 It's used before numbers to express a small quantity mean "only":
请翻译下面的句子：
我每天上网才/就 三个小时, 时间不多。
现在才（就cannot used here) 六点, 球赛八点开始, 不用这么早去。
你今年才（就cannot used here) 二十岁, 就想结婚?
When 才 is used after numbers and measure words and before verbs, it expresses slowness or lateness, as we have already learned.
请翻译下面的句子：
你怎么才来？ 害得我等了你半天了。
你才从学校出来吗? 你要我等你多久啊?
他每天中午十二点才起床, 真是太懒了。
我大哥二十岁就念完了博士了, 我二十岁才上大学。
她应该一个星期前就交作业,可是她过了一个星期才交,老师非常不高兴。
N-2 DESCRIPTIVE COMPLEMENTS
A descriptive complement can also indicate the result of an action. In terms of structure and meaning, descriptive complements are quite complicated. Like Resultative Complements, descriptive complements can be divided into three categories. Some are related to the verb in meaning, some to the subject, and some to the object.
Complements that are related to the verb in meaning:
请翻译下面的句子：
爷爷每天起床起得很早。
表哥跑步跑得很快。
他的侄女唱歌唱得很好。
Complements that are related to the subject in meaning:
请翻译下面的句子：
刘教授高兴得笑了起来。
听了她的话, 王律师笑得肚子都疼了。
音乐太吵了, 奶奶听得头疼。
Complements that are related to the object in meaning:
请翻译下面的句子：
我侄女才小学三年级, 我嫂子就把她的时间安排得满满的。
老师说我太懒, 不用功, 说得我很不好意思。
If the descriptive complement is related in meaning to the subject or the object, the verb or adjective that takes the descriptive complement is often the cause, and the complement indicates the results.
N-3 Adverb 并
并 is used for 不,没 or another similar adverb to make an emphatic point, often to refute a specific statement and point out the truth:
请翻译下面的句子：
A: 没想到这儿有我嫂子的一个知音!这么说你同意我嫂子的做法?
B: 我并不完全同意, 但我能理解。
A: 你要上医学院, 这么说, 你喜欢当医生?
B: 实际上我并不想当医生, 可是我父母非让我上医学院不可。
A: 小李告诉我, 你说你的手机在我这儿?
B: 这个小李! 我只说你借过我的手机, 并没有说我的手机在你那儿。
N-4 ADJECTIVE AS PREDICATE
When an adjective is used as a predicate, the subject of the sentence can be a "subject + predicate" phrase:
请翻译下面的句子:
你说, 我们寒假去哪儿旅行好?
今天晚上有一个生日舞会, 我不知道穿什么衣服合适。
你现在读书最重要, 交女朋友不用着急。
N-5 不是A, 而是B
When responding to a statement or situation, the speaker wishes to negate A and strongly affirm B: not this, but it is that...
请翻译下面的句子:
你知道有些知识不是在学校里或者从书本上学的, 而是从社会、从生活中学的。
我不是不希望孩子将来有一番大事业, 而是不想给他太多的压力。
他去中国的目的（mù dì，goal，purpose）不是想工作, 而是想了解中国的文化。
你这样做不是为他好, 而是给他找麻烦。
你想错了, 我不是怕你跟我借钱, 而是觉得这件衬衫质量不好, 你不应该买。
刚才找你的人是你的女朋友吧? 别乱说, 她不是我的女朋友, 而是我的嫂子。
2. 词语练习
N-6 一直 All along; continuously
请翻译下面的句子:
School started two months ago. My cousin has been living in student housing since then.
Since Miss Li moved into her new apartment, she hasn't been paying her rent.
My sister-in-law's major was finance, ever since she graduated, she's been working in the banking industry.
My grandma has two blankets. She's only using one of them. The other one is stored in the cabinet ever since.
N-7 好容易/好不容易
Both mean "with a lot of difficulties"
请翻译下面的句子:
She finally found her old friend from college on WE CHAT.
It was really hard to get tickets for this concert. It took me a lot of trouble to get one.
There was so much homework today. It took me forever to get it done.
I finally managed to remember this new work yesterday, but I forgot it again today.
N-8 像…一样/就像…一样/就好像…一样: as if ; same as......
这个女孩子才五岁,可是她说话怎么像个小大人一样?
这碗汤一点味道都没有, 像是没放盐一样。
那个男孩子像小狗一样跟在她后面。
他两只眼睛看着我的脸, 可是什么都没说, 就好像不认识我一样。
N-9 可以说 You could say
This expression means "it could be said," or "you could say." Sometimes it is followed by a second clause offering a contrary view or scenario.
请翻译下面的句子:
You could say that I had a happy childhood, but…
You could say that Mr. Tall is the smartest guy among us.
Miss Lin could be said to be the most intelligent student in our class, but her test score is not the best.
You could say that he is very smart, but he is very lazy.
N-10 这么说 So that means…
This phrase introduces a conclusion that the speaker draws from what has just been said.
请翻译下面的句子:
A. Tomorrow I will be very busy. That concert…
B. So that means you won't be going to the concert tomorrow?
I am having a really bad headache.
Does that mean that you're not going to go out with me to the restaurant tonight?
John and Kelly have been having terrible arguments recently. They decided to call it quits.
Does that mean they aren't getting married? Do their parents know?
N-11 最好/最好是 Had better; it's best…
请翻译下面的句子:
It's best not to exercise right after you eat.
Do you really like chemistry? if you don't, you'd better not major in.
This movie is very popular. Many people want to see it. If you want to see it, you'd better get a ticket as soon as you can.
12/09/19
2. N-12 听力和阅读练习
听录音，然后回答下面的问题，最后再读课文。
李哲和他的嫂子因为什么原因(reason)不高兴？
为什么李哲在网上聊天?
丽莎希望在她小的时候她的父母应该做了什么?
为什么丽莎同情李哲的嫂子？
李哲的父母是墨西哥移民, 他和他哥哥都是在加州出生, 长大的。哥哥是电脑博士, 自己设计, 管理网站。李哲的嫂子十五年前从香港来美国留学, 拿到硕士学位以后找到工作, 就在美国住了下来。哥哥和嫂子结婚十年了, 生活一直很美满, 可是最近两年在女儿的教育问题上, 意见(opinions)常常不同, 有时甚至吵得很厉害。一天, 李哲正在网上聊天儿, 看见丽莎走了进来。
（李哲下网…）
李哲: 丽莎, 有事吗?
丽莎: 没什么事儿, 我找天明, 以为他在你这儿了。对不起, 害得你把电话挂(to hang up)了。
李哲: 坐，坐，坐。刚才是我侄女给我打电话, 我们正好说完了。
丽莎: 你有侄女? 今年多大了?
李哲: 今年刚八岁。
丽莎:你给他打电话有什么事儿啊?
李哲: 说来话长(It's a long story.)。我侄女才小学三年级, 我嫂子就把她的时间安排得满满的:星期一学弹钢琴, 星期二学画画儿, 星期三学游泳, 星期四学滑冰, 星期五 好不容易/好容易 休息(to rest)一天,星期六又叫/让她去上中文学校。她不喜欢学中文, 于是就打电话到我这儿来, 一边哭一边抱怨。
丽莎: 没那么严重（严重，serious）吧? 她只是个孩子, 能抱怨些什么啊？
李哲: 她说儿童也是人, 有自己的爱好和兴趣,家长应该尊重(zun zhong, to respect) 孩子自己的选择。
丽莎 : 她说话怎么像个小大人一样?
李哲: 这些话一定是跟我哥哥学的。我嫂子整天要她学这学那, 可是我哥哥反对给孩子太大的压力(ya li, pressure), 他认为对孩子来说, 最重要的是有一个快乐的童年。
丽莎: 我的童年可以说很快乐。可是现在, 每次上中文课我就想, 要是我小时候父母就让我学中文, 我现在就轻松多了。
李哲: 没想到( did not realize)这儿有我嫂子的一个知音! 这么说你同意(to agree)我嫂子的做法?
丽莎: 我并不完全同意, 但我能理解。
李哲: 很多家长望子成龙, 望女成凤, 都希望自己的孩子小时候好好学习, 将来能做出一番大事业。可是到现在我也想不清楚(clear), 还是到底(exactly)是将来＂成龙＂＂成凤＂好，还是有一个快乐的童年好?
丽莎: 我的看法是两个都重要。一个人当然应该有快乐的童年。但是也应该成为社会需要的人才, 所以孩子最好还是在学校多学一些知识(knowledge)。
李哲: 可是你别忘了, 有些知识不是在学校里或者从书本上学的, 而是从社会, 从生活中学的。
丽莎: 哎，李哲, 你真成了哲学家了。
LANGUAGE PRACTICE
N-13 THE EARLY YEARS
For this exercise, take on the personality of your favorite actors, athletes, politicians.... or other the role models. Pretend you're being interviewed for a new biography. On a scale of 1 to 5, rate your childhood.
Not at all. Extremely
Happy. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5
Pressure. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5
Go around the class and ask your classmates (in the roles of their new personas):
1，你的童年快乐吗?
2，你的童年压力大吗?
然后告诉全班的同学：
Johnny, Joe, Jim 觉得他们的童年一点儿都不快乐, 压力大得不得了。
Kim，Kelly，Katie 觉得他们的童年非常快乐, 一点儿压力都没有。
N-14 EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCES
List the 李哲's Niece's extracurricular activities in Chinese. In addition, list any other common ones that you can think of.
1,
2,
3,
Work with a partner, and ask each other:
a, if you participated in any of the ones listed when you were growing up;
b, If any of the ones you participated in were your own choices;
c, If any of the ones you participated in were arranged by your parents;
d, If you enjoyed the activities, regardless of who arranged them.
N-15 TIGER MOM/DAD?
If you were a parent, what kind of after-school schedule would use establish for your children to prepare them for the future?
星期一 星期二 星期三 星期四 星期五 星期六 星期日
下午
晚上
Pair up with a partner, and take turns to go over your schedules. Then comment on what you think of each other's schedule. Would it be too much for the children? Do they need some breaking room? Will the children complain? How much say would the children have in choosing their own activities?
N-16 CHECK YOUR FACTS!
Pair up with a partner and get your facts straight based on the text of this lesson. Follow this example:
A，我听说李哲的父母是加拿大移民。
B，李哲的父母不是加拿大移民, 而是墨西哥移民。
1，李哲的哥哥是电脑硕士
2，李哲的哥哥同意给孩子很大的压力
3，丽莎同意李哲嫂子的做法
4，李哲的哥哥和嫂子在家庭经济问题上意见不同
N-17 TAKING SIDES
How do you state your agreement or disagreement with others? Here are some options:
我同意/反对…
我不同意XXX(mo mo mo)的看法/做法/意见。我认为/觉得…
我觉得某某某(mo mo mo)的话很有道理/没有道理。
我不完全同意/反对…
Use at least three of the above four options to state your opinion in the following exercise:
1，李哲的侄女认为儿童也是人,有自己的爱好和兴趣,家长应该尊重孩子自己的选择。你同意吗?
2，李哲的哥哥反对给孩子太大的压力。你觉得呢?
3，丽莎觉得孩子应该有个快乐的童年,也应该好好学习。你的看法呢?
N-18 YOUR OPINIONS, PLEASE!
Answer the following questions according to your own perspective.
1，柯林对大一新生住在学校的看法是什么? 你同意吗? 为什么?
2，张天明买衣服的标准是什么? 你的看法呢?
3，李哲大学毕业以后, 打算 念/读 研究生。你有什么建议?
4，虽然张天明常常忘这忘那, 让丽莎生气, 但莉莎并没跟天明分手。你对丽莎的决定有什么看法?
After your study, challenge yourself to complete the following tasks in Chinese.
1. Give a brief description of Li Zhe's brother.
2. Give a brief description of Li Zhe's sister-in-law.
3. List the classes that Li Zhe's niece takes outside of school hours.
4. According to, Li Zhe where does learning to take place?
N-19 EXPECTATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Solve the Problem:
Your parents, like many Chinese parents, have extremely high EXPECTATIONS on you and hope you will accomplish a lot in high school and expect you to go to an Ivy League college and later become a doctor or a lawyer. However, you want to go to a state university and want to become a teacher, or you want to go to an Ivy League school but your parents are against the idea.
Your task:
Option 1 (for Seniors 2019)Test on Friday, 12/19/19
Write a letter/email message to your parents to express your feelings. You may want to include:
a. List the things that your parents hope you would have accomplished after completing your education of high school.
b. List the things that you expect yourself to accomplish after graduation of high school and college.
c. state the reasons why you want to go to a state university and to do what you want to do
d. state the reasons why your parents’ or your own expectation is too much and the consequences
In your writing, you must pay attention to the use of time phrases, pronouns and nouns as connectors and other conjunctions to build a more coherent and cohesive narrative.
藤校 Ivy league school (téng xiào)
名校 prestigious school (míng xiào)
哈佛大学 Harvard University (hā fó dà xué)
耶鲁大学 Yale university (yē lǔ dà xué)
布朗大学 Brown University (bù lǎng dà xué)
哥伦比亚大学 Columbia University (gē lún bǐ yà dà xué)
康奈尔大学 Cornell University (kāng nài ěr dà xué)
州立大学 zhōu lì dà xué state university
公立大学 public university (gōng lì dà xué)
私立大学 private university (sī lì dà xué)
社区大学 community college (shè qū dà xué)
女子大学 Women's college (nǚ zǐ dà xué)
军校 military academy (jūn xiào)
西点军校 Xī diǎn Jūn xiào West Point Military Academy
面子 miàn zi [face, reputation, prestige]
要面子 pay too much attention to reputation (yào minà zi)
N-20 Sitcom Scenes (film it, present it 12/17/19)
Form a 2-4 person group, you each will take a role being a “typical Chinese parent” and an American parent and a child. Ask questions based on the scenes below and react to the questions:
Scene 1: Ask your parents if you can go to a concert during the school week.
Scene 2: Ask your parents if you can stay up late to watch TV/movie/chat online.
Scene 3: Ask your parents if you do not go to college and find a job instead
Scene 4: create one on your own
Optional: You can work with a partner and create Scene 4 collaboratively.
Rubric for Scenes 1-4
Resource:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8LcWJIyLTI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wD-qv_tnkw
Tiger mom book: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
N-21 Reading Practice CULTURE HIGHLIGHTS
龙是中国古代神话中神通和皇权的象征动物。凤凰，简称凤，是在中国神话传说的所有鸟类中最美丽的鸟。"龙,凤" 在"望子成龙"和"望女成凤" 是比喻希望孩子们成为优秀人才。例如，进入常春藤大学可以被视为成龙/成凤。即使在美国这里的中国社区，父母和他们的孩子把能够进入常春藤盟校之一做为骄傲。此外，成为一名律师，医生...也被认为是在生活和事业很成功。
在中国，大多数的家长都想方设让自己的孩子学习至少一种乐器。他们会花大量的金钱和精力让他们的孩子学习和练习，使他们能够达到音乐会演奏级的水平。
龙 is an animal with magical powers in ancient Chinese mythology and a symbol of imperial power. 凤，short for 凤凰, is sovereign of all birds in Chinese legends. The Dragon and Phoenix in 望子成龙 and 望女成凤 are metaphors for outstanding talents. For instance, getting into an Ivy League university can be considered as 成龙/成凤. Even in the Chinese communities here in the United States, parents and their children take such a pride to be able to get into one of the Ivy League universities. Also, becoming a lawyer, a doctor… is also considered as being very successful in life and career.
In China, most of the parents would have their children learn how to play at least one type of the musical instrument. They would spend a lot of money and energy to have their children learn and practice so that they can play as well as almost concert players.