Words & phrases
传统
chuán tǒng
tradition; traditional
Model sentences
中文学校的同学一起参观唐人街。
zhōng wén xué xiào de tóng xué yì qǐ cān guān táng rén jiē。
The Chinese-school pupils visit Chinatown together.
有些商店的招牌同时写着中文和英文。
yǒu xiē shāng diàn de zhāo pái tóng shí xiě zhe zhōng wén hé yīng wén。
Some shop signs use both Chinese and English.
唐人街也是居民工作和生活的社区。
táng rén jiē yě shì jū mín gōng zuò hé shēng huó de shè qū。
Chinatown is also a community where residents work and live.
食品店介绍了节日点心和当地传统。
shí pǐn diàn jiè shào le jié rì diǎn xīn hé dāng dì chuán tǒng。
The food shop introduces festival snacks and local traditions.
节日活动只是社区生活的一部分。
jié rì huó dòng zhǐ shì shè qū shēng huó de yí bù fèn。
Festival activities are only one part of community life.
居民平时也来这里购物和见朋友。
jū mín píng shí yě lái zhè lǐ gòu wù hé jiàn péng yǒu。
Residents also come here to shop and meet friends on ordinary days.
唐人街
小安和中文学校的同学去附近的唐人街，出发前，每组准备了一个观察问题。
xiǎo ān hé zhōng wén xué xiào de tóng xué qù fù jìn de táng rén jiē， chū fā qián， měi zǔ zhǔn bèi le yí ge guān chá wèn tí。
Xiao An and her Chinese-school classmates visit a nearby Chinatown, each group preparing an observation question before leaving.
她们想知道街上的招牌使用什么语言，于是一边走，一边记录。
tā men xiǎng zhī dào jiē shàng de zhāo pái shǐ yòng shén me yǔ yán， yú shì yì biān zǒu， yì biān jì lù。
Her group wants to know which languages appear on the shop signs, so they record them as they walk.
有些招牌只有中文，有些同时写着中文和英文，商店里的顾客也说着不同的语言。
yǒu xiē zhāo pái zhǐ yǒu zhōng wén， yǒu xiē tóng shí xiě zhe zhōng wén hé yīng wén， shāng diàn lǐ de gù kè yě shuō zhe bù tóng de yǔ yán。
Some signs use only Chinese and others both Chinese and English, while customers speak different languages.
在一家食品店，店员介绍了一种节日点心，也说平时居民常来买日常用品。
zài yì jiā shí pǐn diàn， diàn yuán jiè shào le yì zhǒng jié rì diǎn xīn， yě shuō píng shí jū mín cháng lái mǎi rì cháng yòng pǐn。
At a food shop an assistant introduces a festival snack and says residents also regularly buy everyday supplies.
老师提醒大家，唐人街不只是游客拍照的地方，也是有人工作、购物和生活的社区。
lǎo shī tí xǐng dà jiā， táng rén jiē bù zhǐ shì yóu kè pāi zhào de dì fang， yě shì yǒu rén gōng zuò、 gòu wù hé shēng huó de shè qū。
The teacher reminds them that Chinatown is not only a place for tourists' photos but a community where people work, shop and live.
小安问可不可以拍店员的照片，得到同意后，才请同学帮忙拍摄。
xiǎo ān wèn kě bù kě yǐ pāi diàn yuán de zhào piān， dé dào tóng yì hòu， cái qǐng tóng xué bāng máng pāi shè。
Xiao An asks permission to photograph the assistant and only takes the photo after receiving consent.
回校以后，她们用记录介绍这次看到的情况，没有说所有唐人街都完全一样。
huí xiào yǐ hòu， tā men yòng jì lù jiè shào zhè cì kàn dào de qíng kuàng， méi yǒu shuō suǒ yǒu táng rén jiē dōu wán quán yí yàng。
Back at school they present their observations without claiming that all Chinatowns are exactly the same.
她们把海报贴在墙上，招牌、点心和街上的人都画在里面。一位同学找到自己拍的照片，笑着讲起店员当时说的话。
tā men bǎ hǎi bào tiē zài qiáng shàng， zhāo pái、 diǎn xīn hé jiē shàng de rén dōu huà zài lǐ miàn。 yí wèi tóng xué zhǎo dào zì jǐ pāi de zhào piān， xiào zhe jiǎng qǐ diàn yuán dāng shí shuō de huà。
They put up a poster showing signs, food and people from the street. A pupil finds her photograph and smiles as she recalls the shop assistant’s words.
Conversation
A 这块招牌为什么有两种语言？
zhè kuài zhāo pái wèi shén me yǒu liǎng zhǒng yǔ yán？
Why does this sign use two languages?
B 可能想让不同的顾客都看懂。
kě néng xiǎng ràng bù tóng de gù kè dōu kàn dǒng。
It may help different customers understand it.
A 这里是不是只在节日才热闹？
zhè lǐ shì bú shì zhǐ zài jié rì cái rè nào？
Is it busy here only during festivals?
B 不是，平时也有居民购物和工作。
bú shì， píng shí yě yǒu jū mín gòu wù hé gōng zuò。
No. Residents also shop and work here normally.
A 我可以给您拍一张照片吗？
wǒ kě yǐ gěi nín pāi yì zhāng zhào piān ma？
May I take a photo of you?
B 可以，不过请不要挡住其他顾客。
kě yǐ， bù guò qǐng bú yào dǎng zhù qí tā gù kè。
Yes, but please do not block other customers.
