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Mark was born in Shanghai.
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| 他出生在上海。 | |
| 玛丽： | 马克今年多大？ |
| Mǎlì: | Mǎkè jīnnián duō dà? |
| Marie: | How old is Mark this year? |
| 王小红: | 他今年二十一岁，属马。 |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Tā jīnnián èrshíyī suì, shǔ mǎ. |
| Wang Xiaohong: | He is twenty one this year, his star sign is the horse. |
| 玛丽： | 他是哪儿人？ |
| Mǎlì: | Tā shì nǎr rén? |
| Marie: | Where is he from? |
| 王小红: | 他出生在上海，是上海人。星期六晚上我们有一个聚会，庆祝他的生日。你能参加吗？ |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Tā chūshēng zài Shànghǎi, shì Shànghǎirén. Xīngqī liù wǎnshàng wǒmen yǒu yī ge jùhuì, qìngzhù tā de shēngri. Nǐ néng cānjiā ma? |
| Wang Xiaohong: | He was born in Shanghai, he is a Shanghainese. On Saturday we are having a get together to celebrate his birthday. Will you come? |
| 玛丽： | 我当然要参加。哦，你要给马克买礼物吗？ |
| Mǎlì: | Wǒ dāngrán yào cānjiā. Ō, nǐ yào gěi Mǎkè mǎi lǐwù ma? |
| Marie: | I will definitely come. Oh, will you get a present for Mike? |
| 王小红: | 我想给他买个生日蛋糕。 |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Wǒ xiǎng gěi tā mǎi ge shēngri dàngāo. |
| Wang Xiaohong: | I want to buy a birthday cake for him. |
| 玛丽： | 那… 我给他带个什么礼物呢？ |
| Mǎlì: | Nà ... Wǒ gěi tā dài ge shènme lǐwù ne? |
| Marie: | Then ..., what present should I take him? |
| 王小红: | 他喜欢看书，你给他买本书吧。 |
| Wáng Xiǎohóng: | Tā xǐhuan kàn shū, nǐ gěi tā mǎi běn shū b .a |
| Wang Xiaohong: | He likes reading, you could buy him a book. |
| 玛丽： | 好主意 ！ |
| Mǎlì: | Hǎo zhǔyì! |
| Marie: | That's a great idea! |
Look at the vocabulary below. To practice your understanding you can hide either the Chinese, the Pinyin or the English. Click on the icons to see the hidden word again.
| hp | 出生 | chūshēng | to be born |
| hp | 上海 | Shànghǎi | Shanghai |
| hp | 今年 | jīnnián | this year |
| hp | 多大 | duō dà | how old? |
| hp | 二十一岁 | èrshíyī suì | 21 (years old) |
| hp | 属马 | shǔ mǎ | to be born in the year of the horse |
| hp | 哪儿人 | nǎr rén | to be from wher?e |
| hp | 晚上 | wǎnshàng | evening |
| hp | 聚会 | jùhuì | get-together |
| hp | 庆祝 | qìngzhù | to celebrate |
| hp | 参加 | cānjiā | to take part |
| hp | 当然 | dāngrán | of course |
| hp | 礼物 | lǐwù | present |
| hp | 生日蛋糕 | shēngri dàngāo | birthday cake |
| hp | 带 | dài | to bring |
| hp | 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like |
| hp | 看书 | kàn shù | to read |
| hp | 好主意 | hǎo zhǔyì | excellent idea |
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Reorder the dialogue below according to the what you have heard:
| 玛丽： 马克今年多大？ |  |
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| 王小红: 他今年二十一岁，属马。 |  |
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| 玛丽：他是哪儿人？ | |
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| 王小红: 他出生在上海，是上海人。星期六晚上我们有一个聚会，庆祝他的生日。你能参加吗？ | |
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| 玛丽：我当然要参加。哦，你要给马克买礼物吗？ | |
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| 王小红: 我想给他买个生日蛋糕。 | |
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| 玛丽：那… 我给他带个什么礼物呢？ | |
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| 王小红: 他喜欢看书，你给他买本书吧。 | |
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| 玛丽：好主意 ！ | |
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