Who’s shop in Singapore

Wan-Li Ho, Ph.D

Emory University

!"#Questions$:

1. %&'()*+,-.
a). /0#India$12/0
b). 34#China$12/0
c). 567#Singapore$12/0

2. 829:;<=>?1.
a). &'
b). @ABC#housewife$
c). D'

3. 829EF(-G).
a). (:HI)
b). J)
c). KL)

4. 829M<=NOE(-PQ.
a). (-RSTUVWX
b). (-KYZX
c). (-1[\]K^_X

5. (-`1abc1de:<=.
a). /0fe
b). ghie
c). /0jk

6. Sl,mno#choices$:pq1#correct$.
a). rsImt-]RSuv#bargain$X
b). 2/0-:wRSuv1X
c). xyt:z{uv1|}xywz{X

7. 829NOi~•€:•i‚.
a). i~•
b). i•i‚
c). Jm]i

8. r5671ƒ„,y…†.
a). ‡„ˆ…
b). ‡„‰…
c).ˆ…|‰…|Š‹Œ#Minnan dialect$|•ŽŒ#Chaozhou dialect$|•[Œ#Cantonese$|•‹Œ
#Hainan dialect$|‘@Œ#Hakka$’’

9. 829“„G”…†.
a). J”
b). •”
c). L–—”

10. 829˜+™š„,”…†.
a). Š‹Œ#Minnan dialect$
b). •ŽŒ#Chaozhou dialect$
c). •‹Œ#Hainan dialect$

›œ#Vocabulary$:

1.x•ž y!u yì si interesting (adj.)

Ÿ : 341¡¢£¤|¥¦§¨©ª«©¬-|]Kx•žX
Example: Chinese traditional culture, such as calligraphy, tea culture, and Peking
opera, are all very interesting.
2.®! f"ng wèn interview (n./v.)
Ÿ : ¯°r±²1 NBA ¥³´µ¶·¸+Im¹º1»¼®!X
Example: Ming Yao had a television interview with a journalist after the NBA game yesterday.
3.@ABC ji# tín½ zh$ fù the mistress of a family, housewife (n.)
Ÿ : r¾34|¿À´Á¶]ÂÃÄÅM@ABCX
Example: In old China, women were expected to be housewives after getting married.
4.Æ– sh$ yú belong to (v.)
Ÿ : r34|IÇÈÉ]Æ–ÊËÌxX
Example: In China, all resources belong to all its people.
5.^_ pián yi cheap (adj.)
Ÿ : (ÍÎj™TÏKЕ|ÑÒÓ|Ô^_X
Example: I'm satisfied with my clothing purchase. It's a good fit and cheap too.
6.ÕI zh% y% one of, among (prep.)
Ÿ : 2/0:567a^_1PQÖÌÕIX
Example: Little India is one of the cheapest places to do shopping in Singapore.
7.×Ø guàn tou can, tin (n.)
Ÿ : ÙÚ×Ø:ÛÚÜ6>ÝÅ1X
Example: The cans of fruit are made from processed fruit pulp.
8.Þß p% f# wholesale (n./v.)
Ÿ : àáâÞßãäåæX
Example: He specializes in the wholesale of building materials.
(of a commodity) cheap but good; inexpensive
9.Qçvè wù m&i jià lián
but elegant (adj.)
Ÿ : réê|ëìQçvè, ÌST1ƒKLX
Example: During Qing Dynasty, Machine-woven cloth was of low price and high quality, so it was
bought by many people.
10.íî yóu qí especially (adv.)
Ÿ : 34ƒNOïª|íîNOïðªX
Example: Chinese people like to drink tea, especially green tea.
11.á` zhu#n mài specialize; monopoly (v./n.)
Ÿ : ñ@dtá`òó/ T ôõX
Example: That store specializes in iron-on transfer t-shirts.
12.jö fú zhu#ng clothes, costume (n.)
Ÿ : (@t`÷”øù1jöX
Example: This store sells clothes of different styles.
13.uv ji"ng jià bargain (v.)
Ÿ : KL@ABC]K“uvX
Example: Many housewives are very good at bargaining.
14.úûüý b"i huò g'ng s% department store (n.)
Ÿ : þÿúûüý!x"#vX
Example: This weekend the department store is having a big sale.
15.$I wéi y% only, unique, sole (adj.)
Ÿ : %&¶'(UI)*>?:KL"+%&,1$I-.X
Example: The only wish of many college seniors is to find a good job after graduation.

!"/0#Discussion Questions$1

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