Lesson 3

Lesson 3 天时， 地利， 人和

Time， place and people

1	tian shí : 天时： Time	shén me shí hòu? 什么时候? When	zhè shì ___________? 这是 什么时候? When is this?
2	dì lì: 地利： place	dì fang 什么地方？ Where	这是 什么地方? Where is this?
3	rén hé: 人和： people	什么人? Who？	这是 什么人? Who is this ？
4	What	Shì 什么事? business	这是 什么事? What is this？
5	Why	wèi shén me 为什么?	这是为什么 ? Why is this？
6	How	zěn me yàng 怎么样? ow is it？	zěn me huí shì 这是 怎么回事? What's the matter？

Sing to the tune of “Are you sleeping”

When? 什么时候?	Where? 什么地方	Who? 什么人	How? 怎么样
What is the matter? 这是 怎么回事	What is this for? 这是为什么 ?	I don't know 我不知道	I don't know 我不知道

Dà 大 big	Shàng 上 top	Lái 来 come	Chu 出 exit	Duo 多 many	Kuài 快 hurry	Zǎo 早 early
Xiǎo 小 small	Xià 下 bottom	Qù 去 go	Rù 入 enter	Shǎo 少 few	Màn 慢 slow	Wǎn 晚 late

1	You come, you come. When will you come?
	你 来， 你 来 你 什么 时 候 来？
	nǐ lái nǐ lái nǐ shén me shí hòu lái
2	I will come in a moment.I will come right away. I will come right now.
	我 一 会 儿 来， 我 马 上 来， 我 现 在 来
	wǒ yì huǐ ér lái wǒ mǎ shàng lái wǒ xiàn zài lai
3	You go, you go. Where are you going?
	你 去，你 去 你 去什么地方？
	nǐ qù nǐ qù nǐ qù shén me dì fang
4	I‘m going to school. I‘m going to eat. I‘m going home.
	我 去 上学， 我 去 吃饭， 我 回家 去
	wǒ qù shàng xué， wǒ qùi chi fàng wǒ huí jia qù

5	You come, you come. Who do you come with?
	你 来， 你 来 你 跟什么人 来？
	nǐ lái nǐ lái nǐ gen shén me rén lái
6	I come with friend. I come with classmates. I come with teacher.
	我跟朋友， 我 跟同学， 我跟老师来
	wǒ gen péng yǒu wǒ gen tóng xué wǒ gen lǎo shi lai
7	You go, you go. For what are you going?
	你 去，你 去 你 为什么要去？
	nǐ qù nǐ qù nǐ wèi shén me yào qù
8	I go for freedom. I go for liberty. I go for happyness.
	我 为自由， 我为民主， 我为幸福
	wǒ wèi zì yóu， wǒ wèi mín zhǔ wǒ wèi xìng fú

Lesson 2

Compass Prep 2012 Spring

Ｌｅｓｓｏｎ　２

Song：Sing to the tune of “This land is my land“

	Lesson 2 Everyone is born with a purpose; Success is birthed in failures
3	tian sheng wǒ cái bì yǒu yòng, shi bài shì chéng gong zhi mǔ 天生 我材 必有 用，失败 是 成功 之母 God has a purpose for my being; Failure is the mother of success.

1. Chinese is learned through obedience. There is no logic or sequence for new
   
   
    students to venture on their own, the teacher bridges the gap until the students are
   
   
    well on their way. Invention is not encouraged at this stage of learning. After 
   
   
   you've learned the strokes, meaning and usage of the words, then you can apply 
   
   
   them in daily situations and literature with much creativity.
   
   
2. The purpose of teaching is to preserve the good, and correct the error, achieving 
   
   
   clarity and avoid confusion. “Good “ is ensured in the future in purpose, in the 
   
   
   present in usage and in the past in recording.
   
   
3. Communication is done through the tedious strokes of each characters and the
   
   
    composition of these characters for accurate understanding.
   
   
4. The teacher imparts the spirit of established common ground through Chinese 
   
   
   tradition. Precept upon precept, and stroke upon stroke
   
   
   .
   日，月，丹，目，且，自，旦，all need to be clearly distinguished in 
   
   
   
   
   handwriting. Stroke matters.

Self introduction:

１	gè wèi tóng xué, 各位 同学， Fellow classmates,	dà jia hǎo 大家好， greeting to all
２	Wǒ jiào lǐ Xiǎolónɡ。 我叫 李小龙。 My name is Li Xiao long.	wǒ shì měi guó rén 我是 美国人。 I am American
３	wǒ hěn gao xìng gen nǐ mén yì qǐ xué zhong wén 我很高兴 跟你们 一起 学中文。 I am very glad, being together with you all , to learn Chinese.

Characters：

2.	Rén 人 person	rù 入 enter	shén 什 what	Tài 太 exceed	Tian 天 heaven	Fu 夫 husband	Ba 八 eight	Ér 儿 son	nǐ 你 you
	cóng 从 follow	dà 大 big	me 么 interrogative	quǎn 犬 dog	wú 无 void	shi 失 lost	liù 六 six	ér 几 few	xiǎo 小 small

Lesson 1

Lesson1 Precious time                                                  Compass Prep 2012 Spring

Song：Sing to the tune of “This land is my land“

1	yi cùn guang yin yi cùn jin, cùn jin nan mǎi cùn guang yin. 一寸 光阴 一寸 金，寸金 难买 寸 光阴。 Time is money, it is hard for you to buy time with money.
2	yi nián zhi jì zài yú cun, yi rì zhi jì zài yú chén 一年之计在于春， 一日之计在于晨， The plan of the year is set in Spring. The plan of the day is set in the morning
3	tian sheng wǒ cái bì yǒu yòng, shi bài shì chéng gong zhi mǔ 天生 我材 必有 用，失败 是 成功 之母 God has a purpose for my being; Failure is the mother of success.
4	tian xià wú nán shì, zhǐ pà yǒu xin rén 天下 无 难事， 只 怕 有心人 Nothing is difficult to those who apply themselves.
5	hǎo de kai shǐ shì chéng gong de yi bàn 好的开始是成功的一半 A good start secures half success.

Sing to the tune of “Are you sleeping”

   

     tian shí :          shén me shí hòu?   zhè shì _________?

1. 天时：When 什么时候?     这是 什么时候? When is this?

      dì lì:                          dì fang

2. 地利：Where什么地方？ 这是 什么地方? Where is this?

     rén hé:

3. 人和：Who 什么人?         这是 什么人? Who is this ？
                            shì

 4.            What 什么事?          这是 什么事? What is this (happening)？

                 wèi

5.              Why 为什么?          这是为什么 ? Why is this(happening)？

                   zěn me
6.               How 怎么样?How is it？ 这是 怎么回事? What's the matter？

Conversation:

My dear little friend.                 How do you do today

1. 亲爱的小 朋 友， 你今天 好 不 好？

qīn ài de xiǎo péng you              nǐ jīn tiān hǎo bù hǎo

I am very good today,                because I have good friends

2. 我 今天非常好，   因为我有好朋友

wǒ jin tian fei cháng hǎo          yin wèi wǒ yǒu hǎo péng yǒu

I am very good today, because I have good friends

3. 我 今天不太好， 因为我没有朋友

wǒ jin tian bú tài hǎo yin wèi wǒ méi yǒu péng yǒu

	good morning 早安 zǎo an	good day 午安 wǔ an	good evening 晚安 wǎn an
A	How are you? 你好吗？ nǐ hǎo ma?	Are you well? 你好不好？ nǐ hǎo bù hǎo?	Are you done(ready)? 你好了吗？ nǐ hǎo le ma?
B	I am well, thank you, and you? 我很好， 谢谢， 你呢？ wǒ hěn hǎo, xiè xie, nǐ ne?	So so, I get by. 马马虎虎， 过的去 má mě hu hu, guò de qù	I am not yet done(ready) 我还没好。 wǒ hái méi hǎo
	good bye 再见 zài jiàn	See you later 一会儿见 yi huǐ ér jiàn	Please wait a moment 请等一会儿 qǐn děng yì huǐ ér

Characters：

cùn 寸 inch	duì 对 right, face	shí 时 time	Guò 过 passing	cun 村 village	sì 寺 temple	shòu 寿 longevity	shè 射 shoot	Xiè 谢 Thanks
	Yòu 又 again	Rì 日 sun	Zǒu 走 walk	Mù 木 wood	Tǔ 土 dirt， earth	Shǒu 手 hand	Shen 身 body	Yán 言 speech