Rewrite each sentence using the structure chú 了 X 以外, as in the example, and translate your new sentences into English.
Example:
我喜歡吃中國菜，也喜歡吃美國菜 → Chú 了中國菜以外，我也喜歡吃美國菜。
English: Besides Chinese food, I also like to eat American food.
a. 我媽媽很會做 chFo bái 菜，還有 hóng 燒 dòufu →
Fill in the blanks with words from the following list to complete each sentence. Then, trans-late each sentence into English.
次 一 huòzhG 馬上 大 gài 還是 不 沒 因為 a. 菜 _______ 就來了，請您再 dGng 一下。
English:
b. 他這麼不用功，還常常不去上課，chéngji _______ 很 zAogAo。
English:
c. 小張 ________ bìng 了，所以今天沒有來上課。
English:
d. 你習慣早上 xH zFo ________ 晚上 xH zFo？
English:
e. 我不能喝 kAfBi，一喝就睡 ________ zháo。前天我喝了一小 bBi kAfBi 以後， ________
yè ________ 睡。
f. Bìyè 以後，我想去中國 ________ 去 TáiwAn 找工作。
English:
g. 我說了好幾 ________，洗好的 yC 服得放在 guì 子裏，你怎麼都不聽？
English:
9. Translation challenge I
Translate these sentences into English.
a. 我今天一天忙 zhe fù 習功課，因為明天我有三個考試。
b. Chú 了我以外，小 Yè 也沒 cAnjiA 今天早上的考試。我們都起晚了。
c. Chú 了 dù 子不 shE 服以外，我不 fA 燒，也不頭 téng。可能是昨天晚上吃得太多了。
d. 今天的中文功課太多了，吃晚飯以前做不 wán。
e. 因為我對中國很有興趣，所以下個學期我要選一門中國文 huà huòzhG 中國經 jì 的課。
f. 我 dài 他到學校的 yC 院看 bìng。YC 生說他不習慣吃 là 的，所以 dù 子 téng，很快就會 好，還給了他一些 yào。
g. 這個電 yHng 我很喜歡，已經看了三次了。
h. 美 lì 學漢字學得很快，也學得很好。她每天把 xCn 學的漢字每個字寫三次。
10. Translation challenge II
Translate these sentences into Mandarin.
a. I was sick all day yesterday and didn’t finish my homework.
b. You ate too much. Next time don’t eat so much.
c. This is my first time eating spicy food.
d. Q: When you traveled in China could you understand the people?
A: Except for Sichuan people, I understood everything.
e. I finished reading that book but I didn’t understand it.
f. Where did the two of you meet?
g. I’m not interested in music. Whenever I listen to music I fall asleep.
Focus on communication
1. Dialogue comprehension
Study the Lesson 20 Narrative and Dialogue. Then, read the following statements and indicate whether they are true (T) or false (F).
a. ( ) 小張昨天晚上到朋友家去吃飯了。
b. ( ) 小張昨天晚上沒有睡覺，因為朋友請他吃飯、喝酒。
c. ( ) 小謝覺得小張大 gài 吃壞 dù 子了。
d. ( ) 小張吃了晚飯以後開始 dù 子 téng。
e. ( ) 今天是小謝 dài 小張去看 bìng 的。
f. ( ) 小張不 fA 燒也不 késou，就是 dù 子有點 téng。
g. ( ) YC 生覺得小張昨天晚上吃的東西，可能不太乾淨，huòzhG 四 chuAn 菜太 là 了。
h. ( ) YC 生問了小張以後，給了他一些 yào。
2. What do you say?
What do you say in each of the following situations? Type your answers, using characters where we have learned them, and email them to your Chinese teacher.
a. Your roommate looks pale to you. You want to know what’s going on.
b. You complain about your sleep problem: you wake up several times in the middle of night.
c. You wonder when your friend started driving because he doesn’t seem to be a very experienced driver.
d. You complain about a severe headache and an upset stomach.
e. You need to explain your symptoms to the doctor: you have a fever and have been coughing since last week.
f. You want to let your friend know that you might arrive late, either 3 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.
g. You are telling the hostess that you’re too full to eat when she insists that you get a second helping of food.