對話 Dialogue
馬克:你好!你叫什麼名字?
Make: Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
小實:我叫小實,你呢?
Xiaoshi: Wǒ jiào Xiǎoshí, nǐ ne?
馬克:我叫馬克。
Make: Wǒ jiào Mǎkè.
小實:馬克,你是美國人嗎?
Xiaoshi: Mǎkè, nǐ shì Měiguó rén ma?
馬克:我是美國人,你也是美國人嗎?
Make: Wǒ shì Měiguó rén, nǐ yěshì Měiguó rén ma?
小實:不是,我是臺灣人。很高興認識你。
Xiaoshi: Búshì, wǒ shì Táiwān rén. Hěn gāoxìng rènshì nǐ.
馬克:我也很高興認識你。
Make: Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshì nǐ.
翻譯 Translation
Mark: Hello! What’s your name?
Xiaoshi: My name is Xiaoshi, and you?
Mark: My name is Mark.
Xiaoshi: Mark, are you American?
Mark: Yes, I am. Are you American too?
Xiaoshi: No, I’m Taiwanese. Nice to meet you.
Mark: Nice to meet you too.
單字片語 Vocabulary
1. 叫(jiào) to be called
2. 什麼 (shénme) what
3. 呢 (ne) a (question) particle
4. 也 (yě) also; too
5. 很高興認識你 (hěn gāoxìng rènshì nǐ) Nice to meet you
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By Shih Chien University Chinese Language Center: https://chineseusc.com/
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