Lesson 22
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Listening and speaking
Vocabulary
Grammar exercises
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Question: Tell your friend that you are bowled over by the book
that you borrowed from Mr. Wang yesterday.
Hint 1 Use the 被 construction
Hint 2
The 从 clause is placed before the verb 借
Answer
我 被 那 本 从 王 先 生 那 儿 借 来 的 书 吸 引 住 了 。
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Comments
The passive construction with 被
bèi describes how a particular object
(abstract or physical) is dealt with or disposed of by somebody or
something. The verbs in these constructions take complicated
forms. They are verbs of method of action, plus other elements.
Most of the elements attached to the main verbs in 被
bèi sentences are similar to those
used in the 把
bǎ construction.
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Resultative verb phrases: |
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电 视 机 被 小 王 修 好 了
diànshì jī bèi Xiǎo Wáng xiū hǎo le |
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The TV
has been mended by Xiao Wang.
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Directional verb phrases:
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足 球 被 他 踢 进 河 里 去
了
zúqiú bèi tā tī dào hé lǐ qù le |
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The
football has been kicked into the river by him.
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Complements of degree, the
得 construction: |
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房 间 被 她 打 扫 得 干 干 净 净
fángjiān bèi tā dǎsǎo de gāngānjìngjìng |
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The room has been swept very clean by her.
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Time/action measure:
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他 被 她 妈 妈 骂 了 一 顿
tā bèi tā māma mà le yí dùn |
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He was given a telling off by her mother. |
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