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Taking Leave
àn
zhào
zhōng
guó
de

guàn

dāng
kè
rén
yào

kāi
de
shí
hòu

zhǔ
rén
chū
yú

mào

bān
huì
ràng
tā
duō
líu

huì

rú
guǒ

gè
kè
rén
shì
wèi
le
tè
bié
de
shì
qíng
ér
lái

tā
tōng
cháng
huì
biǎo
shì
gǎn

hé
qiàn



rú
xiè
xiè
zhǔ
rén
de
rè
qíng
jiē
dāi
hé
bāng
zhù

bìng
jū
duì
dǎ
rǎo
dào
zhǔ
rén
biǎo
shì
qiàn



According to Chinese customs, when a guest says goodbye, the host would usually ask him or her to stay longer to show politeness. If a guest visits for something special, he or she usually shows gratefulness or apologies to the host, i. e. to be thankful to the host for the friendly reception and help, and shows his or her apology for disturbing the host.

 

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  • Text  课文
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mài
kè

bù
zǎo
le

wǒ
men
gāi
zǒu
le


Mike: It's getting late. I'm afraid we must be off now.




bù
zhī

men
duì
fàn
cài
shì
fǒu
mǎn



Lili: I don't know if you are satisfied with the food.

mài
kè

tài
hǎo
le

wǒ
men
jǐu
zú
fàn
bǎo


Mike: It is delicious. We eat and drink quite full.




shí
jiān
hái
zǎo

zài
zuò

huì
ér
bā
hē

bēi
chá


Lili: It's not so late. Could you stay a little longer? Have a cup of tea.

mài
kè

bù
le

zhēn
gāi
huí
qù
le

xiè
xiè

men
de
shèng
qíng
kuǎn
dāi


Mike: No. We really must go back. Thank you for the generous hospitality accorded me.




huān
yíng

men
yǒu
shí
jiān
zài
lái


Lili: Please come again when you have time later.

mài
kè

jīn
tiān
tài
má
fán

men
le


Mike: Sorry to have given you so much trouble today.




màn
zǒu


Lili: Take care.
 
 
 

 

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  • New Words  词语
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gào


to take leave

gāi

should

fàn
cài

food

mǎn


to be satisfied with
jǐu
zú
fàn
bǎo

to eat and drink quite full

shèng
qíng
kuǎn
dāi

generous hospitality accorded on sb.

má
fán

trouble

màn
zǒu

take care

 

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  • Sentence Pattern  句型
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bù
le

zhēn
gāi
huí
qù
le

xiè
xiè

men
de
shèng
qíng
kuǎn
dāi


No. We really must go back. Thank you for the generous hospitality accorded me.

 

jīn
tiān
tài
má
fán

men
le


Sorry to have given you so much trouble today.

 

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