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Faculty
of Oriental Studies
FIRST-YEAR
LANGUAGE COLLECTION
(Chinese)
Trinity Term 2006
Friday, 16 June 2006, 2:00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
All questions must be answered.
PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME ON EACH PAGE OF YOUR
ANSWER SHEET
Do not turn over until told that you may do
so.
A
Translate the following sentences into Chinese. Sentences 1-6 should be
written in abbreviated characters and 7-12 should be written in
unabbreviated characters. 45%
- I
haven’t let off a single firecracker for over twenty years. I can’t even
remember which end of the firecracker should face upwards. I think you’d
better let it off.
- Mr
Li paints Chinese landscapes extremely well. That beautiful painting he
did yesterday was so attractive that every passer-by noticed it and had a
good look.
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The director of the workshop has told me that the Beijing Iron and Steel
Engineering Institute is about to teach students to write novels.
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Their teacher has left his grammar book in the library. He has asked a
student to fetch it for him, as he is busy teaching.
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When I was sticking a pair of Chinese New Year couplets to the wall by the
window, I saw that the competitors were lining up on the sports ground and
were getting ready for the hundred-metre race.
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Your younger brother plays football extremely well. That match he played
yesterday was really exciting to watch. Even people who didn’t like
football thought it was a good game.
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All the animals from this enclosure have been taken to another zoo for
foreign visitors, because they think they can earn much more by showing
the animals to foreigners.
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Yesterday, as I was chatting with a friend of mine at the gate to Jingshan
Park, I saw your boyfriend Gubo going into the Park with another girl.
- My
best friend moved out of the dormitory a long time ago. Why don’t you move
in? I think the room is big enough for five people.
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After laying the table carefully, Palanka said with a smile, “Today’s
dishes have been prepared by me. It’s my first attempt at a Chinese meal.”
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Although the Japanese car that Mr Ding bought a week ago doesn’t go as
fast as mine, it is much cheaper.
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That tour guide from Lu Xun’s former home said he was really annoyed. He
had spent a year learning English, but everyone spoke Chinese to him when
he was in England.
B
Translate the following dialogue into English. 12%
Taken from Practical Audio-Visual Chinese Book
II volume 1, page 56
教授
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你打算什麽時候去？
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偉立
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要是可能的話，明年就去。
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教授
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我們跟臺灣的大學，大陸的大學都有交換計劃。有一年的也有兩三個月的暑期班。申請表我這兒都有，要不要拿一份去看看？
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偉立
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好。容易不容易申請？申請的人多不多？
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教授
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這要看你的成績了。你先填申請表，再寫一份學習計劃。
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偉立
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然後呢？
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教授
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你還得申請成績單，再請老師寫一封推薦信。把這些東西一起交給系辦公室。記得要在二月一號以前交來！
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偉立
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我還想請問學費要多少？機票貴不貴？我大概需要準備多少錢？
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教授
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學費每個學校不一樣。等你决定去哪兒後，我再告訴你。機票嘛，當然越早訂越便宜。
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偉立
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有沒有我可以申請的獎學金？
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C
Analyse the following sentences (which must be
translated) to show their component clauses and phrases, and state the
function of individual words and phrases. 9%
1.
照片都挂在墙上了。
2.
大使馆离火车站远得很，走路去不了。
3.
我们一共才四个人，两瓶茅台就够了。
D
Write down the pinyin and
the Chinese characters for the following expressions. 9%
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English |
Pinyin |
Chinese characters both in abbreviated
and unabbreviated |
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correct
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adviser
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art exhibition
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forever
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stand upright
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thrifty and simple
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typical
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election
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colour
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