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我不但累而且渴 Not only tired but also thirsty
Xie Ping and Wei Dong at end-of-day. Vocab: 不但 / 而且 / 也 / 全 / 一共 / 只 / 千 / 万 / 数 / 总 / 总是. Introduces 递进复句 (二63) + big numbers (二09) + scope adverbs (二14).
Dialogue
不但累, 而且渴 — Not only tired, but thirsty
- 谢平 今天工作了十二个小时, 还收到很多信息. 我不但累, 而且渴. Worked twelve hours today and got a lot of messages. Not only tired, but also thirsty.
- 卫东 你总是这样加班. 不但你, 公司里其他同事也都加班. You always work overtime like this. Not just you — other colleagues do too.
- 谢平 我们公司一共有三千人, 不少人加班. Our company has 3,000 people, and lots work overtime.
- 卫东 不过我看, 你不但工作多, 而且做得好. Still, I think you do a lot AND do it well.
- 谢平 谢谢老师. 我也想做经理一段时间. Thanks teacher. I want to be a manager at some point.
- 卫东 一定能. 你只要再努力两年就行. You'll get there. Just two more years of hard work.
Dialogue
一共多少人 — How many people in total?
- 卫东 你的项目, 一共多少人? Your project — how many people in total?
- 谢平 一共五个. 不过只有三个全部时间在做. Five total. But only three full-time.
- 卫东 只有三个人? 是不是太少了? Only three? Isn't that too few?
- 谢平 是少. 不过我们都很努力. Few yes. But we all try hard.
- 卫东 不但努力, 而且要注意身体. Not just effort — watch your health too.
- 谢平 是的. 谢谢您的关心. Yes. Thanks for your care.
Dialogue
回家吧 — Let's go home
- 卫东 太晚了. 谢平, 该回家了. It's late. Xie Ping, time to go home.
- 谢平 是的. 我先收东西. Yes. I'll pack up first.
- 卫东 一起走吧. 我也回家. Let's go together. I'm heading home too.
- 谢平 好. 不但今天累, 而且这周都很累. OK. Not just today — the whole week's been tiring.
- 卫东 周末好好休息. 我们以后再说工作. Rest well this weekend. We'll talk work another time.
- 谢平 好. 谢谢老师. OK. Thanks teacher.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不但 | búdàn | conj. | not only (二63) |
| 而且 | érqiě | conj. | but also (revisit ch8) |
| 也 | yě | adv. | also (Level 1 revisit) |
| 全 | quán | adv. | all; whole (二14) |
| 一共 | yígòng | adv. | altogether (二14) |
| 只 | zhǐ | adv. | only (二14) |
| 千 | qiān | n. | thousand (二09) |
| 万 | wàn | n. | ten thousand (二09) |
| 数 | shù | n. | number |
| 总 | zǒng | adv. | always; in total |
| 总是 | zǒngshì | adv. | always |
New characters
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 总 | zǒng | always; total (in 总是) 总是 zǒngshì — always总结 zǒngjié — summarise; sum up总的来说 zǒng de lái shuō — overall; in summary |
Hanzi — writing & recognition
bù no; not (Level 1 revisit; in 不但) Writing
qiě and; moreover (in 而且) Writing
Pictograph: stones piled. Modern: classical "moreover" — survives in 而且 (this chapter), 并且 (Level 3+).
qiān thousand (二09) Writing
Modern: "thousand." Anchors 一千 / 几千 / 千万 (twenty thousand) in 二09.
wàn ten thousand (二09) Writing
Modern: "ten thousand / 万 of years (= forever)." Anchors big-number expressions.
zǒng always; total (in 总是) Writing
quán all (revisit ch5) Recognition
gòng together (in 一共 / 公共) Recognition
shù number Recognition
yì hundred million Recognition
jǐ how many; a few (Level 1 revisit) Recognition
Grammar
递进复句 — 不但…而且… + 范围副词 Additive compound + scope adverbs
本课两项. (1) 不但 X 而且 Y (二63): 表"X 是真的, Y 也是真的, 而且 Y 比 X 多 / 进". 句式: 主语 + 不但 + V₁ / adj₁, 而且 + V₂ / adj₂. 例: 我不但累, 而且渴 = "not only tired, but also thirsty". 关键: 不但和而且必须配对; 不能一个不要. (2) 范围副词 (二14): 全 (all), 一共 (altogether, total), 只 (only). 例: 全公司一共有十个人, 只有三个加班. 注意: 不但 / 全 / 一共 / 只 都放在主语后, V 前.
Two items: (1) 不但 X 而且 Y (二63): "Not only X, but also Y" — Y adds to / exceeds X. Pattern: Subject + 不但 + V₁/adj₁, 而且 + V₂/adj₂. Example: 我不但累, 而且渴 ("not only tired, but thirsty"). KEY: 不但 and 而且 MUST pair; can't use either alone. (2) Scope adverbs (二14): 全 (all), 一共 (altogether), 只 (only). 全公司一共有十个人, 只有三个加班 ("the whole company has ten people, only three work overtime"). All scope adverbs go after subject, before V.
- 我不但累, 而且渴. Wǒ bú dàn lèi, érqiě kě. Not only tired, but also thirsty.
- 方红不但努力, 而且有想法. Fāng Hóng bú dàn nǔlì, érqiě yǒu xiǎngfǎ. Fang Hong is not only hard-working but also has ideas.
- 我们公司一共有三千人. Wǒmen gōngsī yígòng yǒu sān qiān rén. Our company has a total of 3,000 people.
- 我只有一万块钱. Wǒ zhǐ yǒu yí wàn kuài qián. I only have 10,000 yuan.
Pronunciation
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