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Stepping Stones Lesson Seven
Audio Immersion |
Audio Practice |
Vocabulary Study |
Vocabulary Review
Reading Practice |
Exercises |
Stepping Stones Home
Exercises
1. Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English.
a. 四头大象都不一样。
b. 两个国王各说各的。
c. 盲人说出大象的形状。
d. 由于位置不同，所以他们的感觉也不同。
e. 谁都说得不对。
f. 国王，你说服得了吗？
g. 我自己认为大象不太大。
2. Translate the following sentences from English to Chinese:
a. Stand up!
b. What do elephants look like?
c. Use one’s hand to push the elephant.
d. I can’t go.
e. Who are you?
f. The King thought that they all described the elephant correctly.
g. The blind men felt the elephant, and afterward they all described what an elephant looks like.
If you can complete these exercises, congratulations! You are well on your way to mastering the most commonly used characters in Chinese. Once you're ready for more, come back and try Lesson 8!
