{"id":8043,"date":"2019-10-13T20:44:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T20:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-reading\/learn-chinese-l17-my-stomach-aches-very-badly\/"},"modified":"2019-10-13T20:44:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T20:44:42","slug":"learn-chinese-l17-my-stomach-aches-very-badly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/vi\/learn-chinese-l17-my-stomach-aches-very-badly\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Chinese L17: My stomach aches very badly."},"content":{"rendered":"
Dachuan is wakened by the alarm clock in the morning. He doesn’t want to attend class, so he rings his teacher Mr. Zhang and tells him that he is sick.<\/p>\n

Dialogue One<\/p>\n

zh\u0101ng\u3000 l\u01ceo\u3000sh\u012b\u3000n\u01d0\u3000 h\u01ceo
\u5f20\u3000\u3000\u3000\u8001\u3000 \u5e08\uff0c \u4f60\u3000\u597d\uff01
w\u01d2\u3000j\u012bn\u3000ti\u0101n\u3000 bù\u3000néng\u3000qù\u3000 shàng\u3000kè\u3000 le
\u6211\u3000 \u4eca\u3000\u5929\u3000\u3000\u4e0d\u3000 \u80fd\u3000\u3000\u53bb\u3000\u3000\u4e0a\u3000\u3000\u8bfe\u3000\u4e86\u3002
Hello, Mr. Zhang. I can’t go to class today.
n\u01d0\u3000z\u011bn\u3000me\u3000le
\u4f60\u3000\u600e\u3000 \u4e48\u3000 \u4e86\uff1f
What’s wrong?
w\u01d2\u3000 g\u01cen\u3000mào\u3000 le
\u6211\u3000\u3000\u611f\u3000 \u5192\u3000\u3000\u4e86\u3002
I’ve caught a cold.
nà\u3000n\u01d0\u3000h\u01ceo\u3000h\u0101o\u3000xi\u016b\u3000 xi\u3000ba
\u90a3\u3000\u4f60\u3000\u597d\u3000\u3000\u597d\u3000 \u4f11\u3000 \u606f\u3000\u5427\uff01
Then have a good rest.
Dialogue Two
n\u01d0\u3000\u3000n\u01cer\u3000bù\u3000sh\u016b\u3000fu
\u4f60\u3000 \u54ea\u513f\u3000\u4e0d\u3000 \u8212\u3000 \u670d\uff1f
What’s wrong with you?
w\u01d2\u3000dù\u3000zi\u3000téng\u3000 de\u3000lì\u3000 hai\u3000 w\u01d2\u3000z\u01ceo\u3000shang\u3000ch\u012b\u3000le\u3000s\u0101n\u3000gè
\u6211\u3000 \u809a\u3000\u5b50\u3000\u75bc\u3000\u3000\u5f97\u3000\u5389\u3000\u5bb3\u3002 \u6211\u3000 \u65e9\u3000\u3000 \u4e0a\u3000\u3000 \u5403\u3000\u4e86\u3000\u4e09\u3000 \u4e2a
píng\u3000gu\u01d2\u3000bàn\u3000j\u012bn\u3000pú\u3000tao\u3000hé\u3000h\u011bn\u3000du\u014d\u3000 b\u012bng\u3000qí\u3000 lín
\u82f9\u3000\u3000\u679c\u3001\u3000\u534a\u3000 \u65a4\u3000\u8461\u3000\u8404\u3000 \u548c\u3000 \u5f88\u3000\u3000\u591a\u3000\u3000\u51b0\u3000 \u6dc7\u3000\u6dcb\u3002
My stomach aches. I ate three apples, a half a kilo grapes and several pints of icecream.
méi\u3000gu\u0101n\u3000 xi\u3000ch\u012b\u3000li\u01ceng\u3000ti\u0101n\u3000yào\u3000 jiù\u3000huì\u3000h\u01ceo\u3000de
\u6ca1\u3000\u3000\u5173\u3000\u3000\u7cfb\u3002\u5403\u3000 \u4e24\u3000\u3000\u5929\u3000 \u836f\u3000\u3000\u5c31\u3000\u4f1a\u3000 \u597d\u3000 \u7684\u3002
Don’t worry. You’ll be fine after taking this medicine for two days.
h\u01ceo\u3000 de\u3000 xiè\u3000xie
\u597d\u3000\u3000\u7684\uff0c \u8c22\u3000\u8c22\u3002
Ok. Thanks.
Explanation of difficult points<\/p>\n

1. \u80fd
"\u80fd" (néng) means "can\/to be able to" do something and indicates ability (that is not an acquired skill, in which case "\u4f1a" (huì) would be used instead). "\u80fd" and "\u53ef\u4ee5" (k\u011b y\u01d0) have similar meanings, but "\u80fd" refers to the ability to do something, while "\u53ef\u4ee5"refers more to the willingness to do something. Also, "\u53ef\u4ee5" has a slightly softer tone.<\/p>\n

2. reduplicative word
"\u597d\u597d" (h\u01ceo h\u0101o) is an example of the Chinese co<\/em>nvention of repeating an adjective or adverb for added emphasis. If the term is made of two words, the repetition is in this form: repeat the first word twice, then the second word twice. For example: "\u9ad8\u5174" (g\u0101o xìng) when replicated turns into "\u9ad8\u9ad8\u5174\u5174" (g\u0101o g\u0101o xìng xìng).<\/p>\n

3. units of quantity
Chinese units of mass measurement do not entirely follow metric or standard conventions. The two most commo<\/em>nly used units in the traditio<\/em>nal measuring system are the "\u4e24" (li\u01ceng) and the "\u65a4" (j\u012bn). One "\u4e24" is approximately equivalent to 50g or 1.764oz and one "\u65a4" is 10 "\u4e24", or approximately 500g or 1.102lb. For a f<\/em>rame of reference, 1 "\u65a4" is approximately the mass of 3 average sized apples. This is the traditio<\/em>nal measuring unit, but kilograms "\u516c\u65a4" (g\u014dng j\u012bn) are used as well. These units are commo<\/em>nly used when buying fruit, vegetables, and meat. The traditio<\/em>nal system is used more often by street vendors and the metric system is used in larger supermarkets. In smaller villages, the traditio<\/em>nal system is more pre<\/em>valent. In cities, both the traditio<\/em>nal and metric systems are used.
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