1. DO NOW Write down all the words associated with apartments/houses/f urniture that you can

2. DO NOW: 这是什么房间？里 面有什么家具？对你来说，房 间的环境适合你吗？

3. Lesson 17 Dialogue 2 Vocabulary UM Flint Zhong, Yan

4. one bedroom and one living room 一房一厅 yì fáng yì tīng

5. clean 干净 gānjìng adj

6. sofa 沙发 shāfā n

7. dining table 饭桌 fànzhuō n

8. chair 椅子 yǐzi n

9. desk 书桌 shūzhuō n

10. bookcase; bookshelf 书架 shūjià n

11. there 那里 nàli pr

12. quiet 安静 ānjìng adj

13. rent 房租 fángzū n

14. measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit; yuan 元 yuán m

15. U.S. currency 美元 Měiyuán n

16. renminbi (RMB, Chinese currency) 人民币 Rénmínbì n

17. the people 人民 rénmín n

18. currency 币 bì n

19. almost; nearly; similar 差不多 chàbuduō adv/adj

20. fee; expenses 费 fèi n

21. security deposit 押金 yājīn n

22. to serve as; to be 当 dāng v

23. to return (something) 还 huán v

24. furthermore; in addition 另外 lìngwài conj

25. to raise 养 yǎng v

26. pet 宠物 chǒngwù n

27. interest 兴趣 xìngqù n

28. Lesson 17 Dialogue 2 Grammar UM Flint Zhong, Yan

29. apartment with one bedroom and one living room Instead of 一房一厅 (yì fáng yì tīng) one can also say 一 室一厅 (yí shì yì tīng) two-bedroom apartment with a living room 两房一厅 (liǎng fáng yì tīng) 两室一厅 (liǎng fáng yì tīng)

30. Question Pronouns with 都 / 也 (dōu/yě) A question pronoun can appear in sentences other than questions. When a question pronoun is used in a statement with 都 / 也 (dōu/yě) appearing after it, it simply means “all” or “none” in the sense of being all-inclusive or all- exclusive.

31. A: 你想喝点儿什么饮料 ？ Nǐ xiǎng hē diǎnr shénme yǐnliào? What beverage would you like to drink ? B: 谢谢，我不渴，什么 都不想喝。 Xièxie, wǒ bù kě, shénme dōu bù xiǎng hē. No, thanks. I am not thirsty. I don’t feel like drinking anything.

32. 这些公寓我哪套都不租。 Zhè xiē gōngyù wǒ nǎ tào dōu bù zū. I am not renting any of these apartments.

33. 中国我什么地方都没去过。 Zhōngguó wǒ shénme dìfang dōu méi qù guo. I haven’t been to any place in China.

34. 我什么宠物都不养。养宠物太麻烦了！ Wǒ shénme chǒngwù dōu bù yǎng. Yǎng chǒngwù tài máfan le! I don’t keep any pets. Keeping pets is too much trouble!

35. You can’t find sweet and sour fish anywhere in this city. 在这个城市，哪儿也吃不到糖醋鱼。 Zài zhè ge chéngshì, nǎr yě chī bu dào tángcùyú.

36. A: 在舞会上你认识了谁 ？ Zài wǔhuì shang nǐ rènshi le shéi? Who did you get to know at the dance party? B: 我谁都没认识。 Wǒ shéi dōu méi rènshi. I didn’t get to know anybody.

37. 你明天几点跟我见面都行。 Nǐ míngtiān jǐ diǎn gēn wǒ jiàn miàn dōu xíng. You can meet with me any time tomorrow.

38. 这些药我哪种都试过，对我的过敏都没 有用。 Zhè xiē yào wǒ nǎ zhǒng dōu shì guo, duì wǒ de guòmǐn dōu méiyǒu yòng. I have tried all these medicines; none of them is effective for my allergies.

39. 有兴趣 (yǒu xìngqù) VS. 有意思 (yǒu yìsi). 有兴趣 (yǒu xìngqù) is a verb that pertains to a person who is interested (in something) 有意思 (yǒu yìsi) is an adjective describing someone or something that is interesting.