SENTENCES 4-

Question 0

Have a cup of tea.

Answer 0

喝杯茶吧

Question 1

Is it because the weather is too hot?

Answer 1

因为天气太热？

Question 2

How many have you altogether? (Children

Answer 2

你一共有几个？

Question 3

Why do you want to produce so many?

Answer 3

为什么要生那么多？

Question 4

Is it that you’d like a son?

Answer 4

是不是想要个儿子？

Question 5

We are not intent on a son, but my parents definitely want a grandson!

Answer 5

我们不想要儿子，可是我父母一定要个孙子！

Question 6

This is your eldest daughter, I take it. How old is she this year?

Answer 6

这个是你大女儿吧？今年几岁？

Question 7

How many younger sisters have you?

Answer 7

你有几个妹妹？

Question 8

How many are there altogether?

Answer 8

一共有多少？

Question 9

Plenty I expect?

Answer 9

很多吧？

Question 10

Are there forty?

Answer 10

有没有四十个？

Question 11

Can you keep quiet?

Answer 11

你能不能不说话？

Question 12

So few?

Answer 12

这么少？

Question 13

Just right! (Not more nor less)

Answer 13

不多也不少！

Question 14

Do you know who those two people are?

Answer 14

你知道哪两个人是谁吗？

Question 15

Those two, look! I mean those two foreigners.

Answer 15

那两个，你看！就是那两个外国人

Question 16

One is our French teacher, the other is our German teacher.

Answer 16

一位是我们法文老师，一位是我们德文老师。

Question 17

Can they both speak Chinese?

Answer 17

他们两位都会说中国话吗？

Question 18

They always speak Chinese, very rarely French, likewise very rarely German.

Answer 18

他们总是说中国话，很少说法文，也很少说德文。

Question 19

The French teacher can’t speak German, and the German teacher can’t speak French.

Answer 19

法文老师不会说德文，德文老师也不会说法文。

Question 20

Old Li and his wife (both) don’t drink, (if we) buy wine who will drink it?

Answer 20

老李跟他爱人都不会喝酒，买酒谁喝？

Question 21

Two cold ones, two hot ones.

Answer 21

两个冷的，两个热的。

Question 22

I was planning to buy a chicken, a fish and some greens: four dishes (and) one soup, what do you think?

Answer 22

我想买一只鸡，一条鱼跟一点儿青菜：四个菜一个汤，怎么样？

Question 23

（If we) Invite people to eat, we can’t be without wine, let’s buy two bottles!

Answer 23

请人吃饭，不能没酒，买两瓶吧！

Question 24

Wine is so expensive, I haven’t got enough money.

Answer 24

就那么贵，我的钱不够。

Question 25

Not enough money!? Would it be alright not to buy fish?

Answer 25

钱不够？！不买鱼行不行？

Question 26

That’s right! You’re not allowed to smoke here.

Answer 26

对！这个地方不准抽烟。

Question 27

That gentleman? He is my friend, Qian Han.

Answer 27

哪位啊，他是我朋友钱汉。

Question 28

We are old friends of thirty years.

Answer 28

我们是三十年的老朋友。

Question 29

People say he doesn’t drink but look…

Answer 29

有人说他不喝酒，可是你看。。。