第十九课 课文 ( 二 )

我们今天做什么？
• 复习生词
• 学习语法

• “Question Pronoun –ever” expression

• Comparison with 比 + quantity
• Big Numbers
 “Question Pronoun –ever” expression
• A question pronoun repeated in two separate but related
clauses of the same sentence forms the equivalent of the
“question pronoun + -ever” expression in English.
• Its first occurrence refers to an indefinite person, object,
time, place, etc.
• It’s second occurrence then refers to that same person,
object, time, place, etc.
• The adverb 就 often precedes the verb in the second
clause
 “Question Pronoun –ever” expression
Sometimes the occurrences of the question pronoun play
the same grammatical role:
• Both are subjects.

Whoever has Whoever can sing

Whoever can
money can buy a well can be singer.
speak Chinese can
big house.
go to China.
 “Question Pronoun –ever” expression
Sometimes the occurrences of the question pronoun play the
same grammatical role:
• Both are objects
I am your fan!
 “Question Pronoun –ever” expression
Sometimes the occurrences of the question pronoun play the
same grammatical role:
• Both are time phrase
I am your fan!
 “Question Pronoun –ever” expression

Sometimes the occurrences of the question pronoun perform

different grammatical functions.
• One is subject, the other is object
“Question Pronoun –ever”
“Question Pronoun –ever” expression
 A 比 B + adj. +Number+MW+(Noun)
Quantity
• How different is Beijing from Washington, D.C.?

Approved in 1790 became capital of Yuan

Dynasty in 1264
History

Today's 35 F 43 F
temperature

Number of 40 34
luxury hotels
Rent for 1br USD 2000 USD 500
1 br
apartment
 A 比 B + adj. + Quantity
Number+MW+(Noun)
• 老李 and 小王 are quite different from each other in life and work.
• Please help each other to fill in the actual information by informing
the difference between them in each section

Age 45 28
Height 6' 5'8’’
Weight 300 lb ( 磅 180 lb ( 磅 bàng)
bàng)
Price of clothes USD 300 USD 50
Annual Salary USD 120,000 USD 30,000
When get up in
the morning 8am 5am
Big Numbers

Pronounce
once
 Big Numbers - Summary
• Numbers in Chinese are divided into sections of 4 digits

• How to read the “0”s in a big number:

• If a zero is the last digit in a section of 4 digits, it is NOT
pronounced. e.g.:
The two “0”s are
6780|2190|3145 NOT pronounced

• If a zero is the first, second or third digit in a section, it IS

pronounced. E.g.:
The three “0”s
9802|0862|8045 ARE pronounced

• If there are 2 consecutive zero that need to be pronounced,

only pronounce zero ONCE.
 Big Numbers
• Step I – Please ask each other questions to fill out the annual salary of
different professions
• Step II – Please compare who earns the most among the six groups,
and by how much
 Big Numbers
• Step I – Please ask each other questions to fill out the annual salary of
different professions
• Step II – Please compare who earns the most among the six groups,
and by how much
 Big Numbers
• Step I – Please ask each other questions to fill out the annual salary of
different professions
• Step II – Please compare who earns the most among the six groups,
and by how much
 Big Numbers
• Step I – Please ask each other questions to fill out the annual salary of
different professions
• Step II – Please compare who earns the most among the six groups,
and by how much
 Big Numbers
• If you are to make a bid on the following apartments/houses, how
much would you bid based on their layout and location?

• RMB 24,900,000
• USD 4,008,499
 Big Numbers
• If you are to make a bid on the following apartments/houses, how
much would you bid based on their layout and location?

RMB 7,371,000
USD 1,186,612
 Big Numbers
• If you are to make a bid on the following apartments/houses, how
much would you bid based on their layout and location?

• 不在北京市中心
• 一共三层

RMB 21,000,000
USD 3,380,662
 “Question Pronoun –ever” expression
• Two travel agents are working with a customer on flight tickets and hotel
reservation, as well as car rental
• Please provide answers to the agents according to your assigned information
 “Question Pronoun –ever” expression
• Two travel agents are working with a customer on flight tickets and hotel
reservation, as well as car rental
• Please provide answers to the agents according to your assigned information
 “Question Pronoun –ever” expression
• Two travel agents are working with a customer on flight tickets and hotel
reservation, as well as car rental
• Please provide answers to the agents according to your assigned information