选修课(xuǎnxiūkè) Elective Courses
Beginner Level/初级 chūjí
Hai, Bèidì, háo jiŭ bú jiàn!
A: 嗨,贝蒂,好 久 不 见!
Hi, Betty, long time no see!
Hai, Lùxī! Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, shŭjià hái méi wán gòu ne, yòu kāixué le!
B: 嗨,露西!时间 过 得 真 快,暑假 还 没 玩 够 呢,又 开学 了!
Hi, Lucy! How time flies! We have to go back to school now, but I’m not ready. I don’t feel like I played enough.
Shì a, zhè xuéqī zēngjiā le xuǎnxiūkè, yào kāishĭ máng lo!
A: 是 啊,这 学期 增加 了 选修 课, 要 开始 忙 咯!
Right, we have to take elective courses this semester and will get very busy.
开学(kāixué): n beginning of a semester
学期(xuéqī): n semester; term
选修课(xuǎnxiūkè): n elective course
Intermediate Level/中级 zhōngjí
Nĭ kàn guò wŏmen zhè xuéqī de kèbiǎo ma?
A: 你 看 过 我们 这 学期 的 课表 吗?
Have you seen our class schedule for the semester?
Kàn guò, kè hěn shǎo.
B: 看 过, 课 很 少。
Yeah, I saw it. We don’t have that many classes.
Èn, shì de, suŏyĭ wŏ xiǎng xué yì mén xuǎnxiūkè. Nĭ zhīdào nǎlĭ yŏu xué zhōngwén de xuǎnxiūkè ma?
A: 嗯,是 的,所以 我 想 学 一 门 选修 课,你 知道 哪里 有 学 中文 的 选修 课 吗?
Well, right. So I want to take an elective course. Do you know where I can take one?
Nĭ hái zhēn shì wèn duì rén le, eChineseLearning zuìjìn gānggāng tuīchū fǎnxiào xuǎnxiūkè cùxiāo, xiànzài bàomíng, hěn shíhuì ne!
B: 你 还 真 是 问 对 人 了,eChineseLearning 最近 刚刚 推出 返校 选修课 促销,现在 报名, 很 实惠 呢!
You’re talking to the right person. eChineseLearning has just launched a back-to-school promotion for Chinese elective courses recently. It’s quite beneficial if you sign up now.
Shì ma? Nà kuài gàosu wŏ bàomíng fāngshì, wŏ yŏu diǎn pòbùjídài le!
A: 是 吗? 那 快 告诉 我 报名 方式, 我 有 点 迫不及待 了!
Really? Please tell me how to sign up right away. I can’t wait.
Nĭ dēnglù tāmen de guānfāng wǎngzhàn www.eChineseLearning.com jiù zhīdào le!
B: 你 登录 他们 的 官方 网站 www.eChineseLearning.com 就 知道 了!
Log on their official website: www.eChineseLearning.com, you’ll know what to do.
课表(kèbiǎo): n school timetable; class schedule
促销(cùxiāo): n sales promotion
报名(bàomíng): n/v sign up
实惠(shíhuì): adj beneficial
Advanced level/高级 gāojí
Yìzhuǎnyǎn jiù kāixué le, jiàqī shíjiān guò de zŏng shì hěn kuài!
A: 一转眼 就 开学 了,假期 时间 过 得 总 是 很 快!
Vacation time always goes so quickly; a new semester begins in an instant.
Shì a, xīn xuéqī yòu kāishĭ le. Nĭ zhīdào ma? Zhè xuéqī wŏmen yŏu zhōngwén xuǎnxiūkè le.
B: 是 啊,新 学期 又 开始 了。你 知道 吗? 这 学期 我们 有 中文 选修课 了。
Yep, the new semester has started. Did you know? This semester, we have a Chinese elective class.
Shì ma? Dōu yŏu xiē shénme nèiróng?
A: 是 吗? 都 有 些 什么 内容?
Really? What topics will that include?
Yŏu hěnduō zhŏng kèchéng, lìrú tīnggē xué zhōngwén, kàn diànyĭng xué zhōngwén, zhōngguó liúxíng cíyŭ,zhōngguó gōngfu, tàijí děngděng.Wŏmen kěyĭ gēnjù zìjĭ bùtóng de xìngqù qù xuǎnzé.
B: 有 很多 种 课程, 例如 听歌 学 中文, 看 电影 学 中文, 中国流行 词语, 中国 功夫, 太极 等等。 我们 可以 根据 自己 不同 的 兴趣 去 选择。
There are many different courses to choose from, such as Chinese songs, learning Chinese through movies, popular Chinese words, Chinese Kung Fu, Tai Chi etc., which we can select based on our different interests.
Tīng qĭ lái mán yŏu yìsi de, wŏ yào hǎohao kǎolǜ yíxià, zài juédìng cānjiā nǎ yì mén xuǎnxiūkè.
A: 听 起 来 蛮 有 意思 的,我 要 好好 考虑 一下, 再 决定 参加 哪 一 门 选修课。
It sounds really interesting. I’ll think it over and decide which one to choose.
一转眼(yìzhuányǎn): adv in an instant
蛮(mán): adv very, quite
根据(gēnjù): n basis, evidence; prep according to (here it is a preposition)
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