Exercise

(1) Translate the following into colloquial English:

1. Zhao xiaojie qing wo he Yindu cha
2. Lao Wei hen bu xihuan Lao Wang
3. Xiao Mi ye(also) bu xihuan Xiao Zi
4. Ni bu xiexie wo, name wo bu xiexie ni
5. Cheng taitai renshi Zhang xiansheng bu gaoxing.

(2) Translate the following into Chinese:

1. How do you do Mr. Zhang? Please sit down
2. I don't drink beer.
3. In that case, milk will do?
4. Please have  Indian tea
5. I don't like this thing. (thing: dongxi)

(3) Translate the following paragraph: 

1. Cheng xiansheng qing Wang xiansheng he jiu. Wang xiansheng hen gaoxing. Ta hen hui he jiu. Ta airen Zhou Dejin ne? Ta airen bu hui he jiu. Ta he guozhi(fruit juice). Ta ye hen bu xihuan Wang xiansheng he jiu.
2. Women zhi you liang ge  nvhai. Wo de pengyou hen duo. Wo qing wo de liang ge pengyou mingtian wangshang lai(come) wo jia chi fan. Wo airen bu tai(too) gaoxing  yinwei (because) ta bu renshi tamen.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Answer keys:
(1) Translate the following into colloquial English:

1. Zhao xiaojie qing wo he Yindu cha. Miss Zhao has invited me to drink Indian tea
2. Lao Wei hen bu xihuan Lao Wang. Lao Wei does not like Lao Wang.
3. Xiao Mi ye(also) bu xihuan Xiao Zi. Xiao Mi also does not like Xiao zi.
4. Ni bu xiexie wo, name wo bu xiexie ni. You did not thank me, so I don't thank you either.
5. Cheng taitai renshi Zhang xiansheng bu gaoxing. Mrs. Cheng is not happy to meet Mr.Zhang.

(2) Translate the following into Chinese:

1. How do you do Mr. Zhang? Please sit down. Zhang xiansheng, ni hao ma? Qing zuo.
2. I don't drink beer. Wo bu he hui jiu.
3. In that case, milk will do? Name , niunai xing ma?
4. Please have  Indian tea. Qing he Yindu cha.
5. I don't like this thing. (thing: dongxi). wo bu xihuan zhe ge dongxi

(3) Translate the following paragraph:

1. Mr. Cheng invited Mr. Wang to drink beer. Mr. Wang is happy. He is a great drinker. What about his wife Dejin Zhou? His wife does not drink alcohol. She drinks fruit juice. She also does not like Mr.Wang drinking beer.


2. We only have two girls. I have a lot of friends. I invited two of my friends to have dinner at my home tomorrow evening. My wife is not too happy because she does not know them.