Lesson:50 我们 认识 一下。
Let's introduce each other.
琳娜: 力波，明天 开学，我 很 高兴。你 看，他 是 不 是 我们 学院 的 老师？
I'm glad to start school tomorrow. You see, is he the teacher of our college?
丁力波: 我 问 一下。请 问，您 是 我们 学院 的 老师 吗？
Let me ask。 Excuse me, are you a teacher in our college?
张教授: 是，我 是 语言 学院 的 老师。
Yes, I am a teacher of the language college.
丁力波: 您 贵姓？
What's your name?
张教授: 我 姓 张，我们 认识 一下，这是 我 的 名片。
My name is Zhang. Let's get acquainted. Here is my business card.
丁力波: 谢谢。啊，您 是 张 教授。我 叫 丁力波，她 叫 林娜。我们 都是 语言 学院 的 学生。
Thank you. Ah, you are Professor Zhang. My name is Ding Libo, and her name is Lin Na. We are all students of the language college.
琳娜: 您 是 语言 学院 的 教授，认识 您 我们 很 高兴。
You are a professor of the languages college. We are very pleased to meet you.
张教授: 认识 你们，我 也 很 高兴。你们 都 好 吗？
I'm glad to know you. Are you all right?
琳娜: 谢谢，我们 都 很 好。张 教授，您 忙 不 忙？
Thank you, we are all very well. Professor Zhang, are you busy?
张教授: 我 很 忙。好，你们 请 坐，再见！
I'm busy。 All right, Please sit down, goodbye!
丁力波和琳娜: 再见！
Bye！
Chinese Character and Word.
大 /dà/ 很 /hěn/ 问 /wèn/ 都 /dōu/ 看 /kàn/ 高 /gāo/ 张 /zhāng/ 教 /jiāo/ 多 /duō/ 啊 /à/ 开 /kāi/ 高兴 /gāo xìng/ 开学 /kāi xué/ 一下 /yí xià/ 学院 /xué yuàn/ 名片 /míng piàn/ 教授 /jiào shòu/ 丁力波 /dīng lì bō/
Chinese Grammars.
1: About word “一下”
“一下” is used after a verb to indicate that an action is of short duration, or indicate an attempt. It can soften the tone of an expression so that is sounds less formal.
For example:
认识 一下。
Get to meet somebody.
进来 一下。
Come in for a moment.
说 一下。
Say a little bit.
坐 一下。
Take a seat.
The following two sentences are expressions commonly used when people meet each other for the first time.
我 来 介绍 一下。
Let me introduce it.
我们 认识 一下。
Let's get to know each other.
2: How to indicate the place or organization where one works.
To indicate the place or organization where one works, plural pronouns are often used as modifiers.
For example:
他们 学院。
Their college.
你们 系。
You department.
你们 国家。
Your country
Wrong usage: “他学院”， “你系”， “我国家”
3: About word “啊”.
“啊” is read in the fourth tone, indicating a sudden understanding or expressing admiration.
4: “也”，“都” In a negative sentences.
In a negative sentence, “也” must occur before “不”. “都” may be put before or after “不”, but the meanings of “都不” and “不都” are different.
For example:
她 不 是 老师。
She is not a teacher.
你 也 不 是 老师。
You are not a teacher, either.
我们 都 不 是 老师。
None of us is teacher.
我们 不 都 是 老师。
Not all of us are teacher.
5: “了” Indicating a Change.
“了” is used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change or the occurrence of a new situation.
For example:
李 老师 今年 50 岁 了。
Mr. Li is fifty years old this year.
我 朋友 的 女儿 今年 四 岁 了。
My friend's daughter is four years old this year.
你 女儿 几 岁 了？
How old is your daughter?
6: Extended reading：她今年50岁了。
Article audio:
A: 李 老师 多大 了？
B: 她 今年 50 岁 了。
A: 她 女儿 呢？
B: 她 女儿 今年 20 岁。
----- translate -----
A: How old is Profrssor Li?
B: She is 50 years old.
A: What about her daughter?
B: Her daughter is 20.
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