April+8

Generating Sentences:

Here is Jade's translations. With a different colored pen/pencil than you used in class, identify how Jade's translation was different than yours. media type="file" key="4-8.mp3"

In ancient times birds could not fly, but they could walk. 古时候鸟儿不会飞，但他们能走 When I ran, I almost could fly. 当我跑步的时候，我差一点就能飞了 Early on I learned to read. 早期，我学会了看书 Wherever I go I read. 不管我去哪里，我都会看书 The coal was too hot. 黑炭很热. The bird’s wings were red. 鸟的翅膀是红色的 When did you receive that thing? 你什么时候收到那东西的？ Who has the most ambition? 谁最有志气 What do you want—this one or that one. 你想要什么-这个还是那个 What tastes the best? 哪个最好吃 This looks good, I want this please. Thanks. 这个好，我要这个，谢谢 Can you speak Chinese? You speak English very well. 你会说中文吗？你英文说的很好 Bullying is bad. 欺压不好 Where do the rich people live? 财主住在哪里 That man over there has a bad heart! He is mean! 那边的那男人心肠很坏！他很凶狠！ I was so happy I jumped. 我高兴的跳了. When the rich man died, the whole village was surprised. 当财主死了，整个村庄都很惊讶 Where did you originally live? 你本来住在哪里 The coal was not as hot as the tree branch. 黑炭没有树枝那么热 Poor people have a hard life. 穷人的命很苦 The plane circled in the sky. 飞机在空中盘旋 Where did the plane go? 飞机去哪里了 Do you know where the rich man lives? 你知道财主们住在哪里吗？ Please tell me where I should go. 请告诉我我应该去哪里

One day there was a girl named Olivia. 一天有个女孩名叫olivia

She was very smart. 她很聪明 She liked to use her MP3 to listen to music. 她喜欢用她的MP3听音乐 She also liked to dance. 她也喜欢跳舞 She truly was a good person. 她真是个好人 A bad-hearted, rich man came. 一个坏心肠的财主来了 He told her she could buy a very nice mp3. 他告诉她，她可以买一个很棒的MP3 If she used the mp3 to play music and exercise, it would be magical. 如果她用那MP3放音乐和锻炼，会很神奇 She said she did not have enough money to buy it. 她说，她没钱买 He said he would give it to her. 他说他会给她 What do you think happened? 你认为发生了什么事？ Is it real? 是真的吗？