Chinese Interview

Question 1

My favorite city is Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

Answer 1

1a
我最喜欢的城市是日本的首都东京。
Wǒ zuì xǐhuān de chéngshì shì rìběn de shǒudū dōngjīng.

Question 2

My dad and mom are from Japan, so my whole family is in Japan.

Answer 2

2a
我的爸爸和妈妈来自日本，所以我的家人都在日本。
Wǒ de bàba hé māmā láizì rìběn, suǒyǐ wǒ de jiārén dōu zài rìběn.

Question 3

I love Japan’s weather, food and transportation.

Answer 3

3a
我喜欢日本的天气、食物和交通。
Wǒ xǐhuān rìběn de tiānqì, shíwù hé jiāotōng.

Question 4

The weather in Tokyo is often sunny and rarely rains.

Answer 4

4a
东京的天气常常是晴天，很少下雨。
Dōngjīng de tiānqì chángcháng shì qíngtiān, hěn shǎo xià yǔ.

Question 5

Although it is a little hot in summer, I like to eat fruits, such as apples, watermelons, etc. So it will be cooler.

Answer 5

5a
夏天虽然有一点儿热，但是我喜欢吃水果，比如苹果、西瓜等等。所以会凉快一点儿 Xiàtiān suīrán yǒu yīdiǎn er rè, dànshì wǒ xǐhuān chī shuǐguǒ, bǐrú píngguǒ, xīguā děng děng. Suǒyǐ huì liángkuai yīdiǎn er

Question 6

I like spring the best because it is beautiful and many people go to the park to enjoy the flowers.

Answer 6

6a
我最喜欢春天，因为春天很美，很多人会去公园赏花。
Wǒ zuì xǐhuān chūntiān, yīnwèi chūntiān hěn měi, hěnduō rén huì qù gōngyuán shǎng huā.

Question 7

I don’t like winter. Because I’m not in good health, I often get sick. Because I often get sick

Answer 7

7a
我不喜欢冬天.因为我身体不太好，所以经常生病因为我经常生病
Wǒ bù xǐhuān dōngtiān. Yīnwèi wǒ shēntǐ bù tài hǎo, suǒyǐ jīngcháng shēngbìng

Question 8

Not only is the weather cold, but it gets dark around 5pm.

Answer 8

8a
不但天气寒冷，而且下午五点左右天就黑了
Bùdàn tiānqì hánlěng, érqiě xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn zuǒyòu tiān jiù hēile

Question 9

Although it rarely snows in Tokyo, the temperature is often around 10 degrees.

Answer 9

9a
虽然东京很少下雪，但温度常常是十度左右
Suīrán dōngjīng hěn shǎo xià xuě, dàn wēndù chángcháng shì shí dù zuǒyòu

Question 10

Food in Tokyo is very diverse, cheap and delicious

Answer 10

10a
东京的食物非常多样，又便宜又好吃
Dōngjīng de shíwù fēicháng duōyàng, yòu piányí yòu hào chī

Question 11

I like Japanese food very much because it is healthy.

Answer 11

11a
我非常喜欢日本料理，因为很健康
Wǒ fēicháng xǐhuān rìběn liàolǐ, yīnwèi hěn jiànkāng

Question 12

Japanese cuisine usually does not use MSG

Answer 12

12a
日本料理通常不用味精
Rìběn liàolǐ tōngcháng bù yòng wèijīng

Question 13

A bowl of ramen is only 12 bucks, so I eat it every day.

Answer 13

13a
一碗拉面只要十二块钱，所以我每天都吃
Yī wǎn lāmiàn zhǐyào shí’èr kuài qián, suǒyǐ wǒ měitiān dū chī

Question 14

Public transport in Japan is very good. The trains there are faster than in Australia and are very punctual.

Answer 14

14a
日本的公共交通很好。那里的火车比澳大利亚的快，而且非常准时
Rìběn de gōnggòng jiāotōng hěn hǎo. Nàlǐ de huǒchē bǐ àodàlìyǎ de kuài, érqiě fēicháng zhǔnshí

Question 15

There are also many subways, to go anywhere it is convenient

Answer 15

15a
也有很多地铁，去哪儿都很方便。
Yěyǒu hěnduō dìtiě, qù nǎ’er dōu hěn fāngbiàn.

Question 16

The trains and subways were very quiet. No one talked or made phone calls

Answer 16

16a
火车和地铁上都很安静。大家都不说话，也不打电话。
Huǒchē hé dìtiě shàng dū hěn ānjìng. Dàjiā dōu bù shuōhuà, yě bù dǎ diànhuà.

Question 17

I just bought a ticket to Tokyo in December. I’m so excited

Answer 17

17a
我刚才买了12月去东京的机票。我很兴奋
Wǒ gāngcái mǎile 12 yuè qù dōngjīng de jīpiào.. Wǒ hěn xīngfèn

Question 18

I am currently a sophomore at Sydney University, majoring in Linguistics. My classes mainly focus on Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Answer 18

1b
我现在在悉尼大学上大二，专业是语言学。我的课主要是中文，日文和韩文。
Wǒ xiànzài zài xīní dàxué shàng dà èr, zhuānyè shì yǔyán xué. Wǒ de kè zhǔyào shi zhōngwén, rìwén hé hánwén.

Question 19

Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, I go to school by train and bus.

Answer 19

2b
每周一，二和三，我都会坐火车和公共汽车去上学。
Měi zhōuyī, èr hé sān, wǒ dūhuì zuò huǒchē hé gōnggòng qìchē qù shàngxué.

Question 20

I don’t like classes on Mondays because I have to get up at eight in the morning and go to class at nine.

Answer 20

3b
我不喜欢星期一的课，因为早上八点就要起床，然后九点就要上课。
Wǒ bù xǐhuān xīngqí yī de kè, yīnwèi zǎoshang bā diǎn jiù yào qǐchuáng, ránhòu jiǔ diǎn jiù yào shàngkè.

Question 21

There are always a lot of people going to work on the train at this time, so it is busy and noisy.

Answer 21

4b
这个时间坐火车总是有很多人去上班，所以又忙又吵。
Zhège shíjiān zuò huǒchē zǒng shì yǒu hěnduō rén qù shàngbān, suǒyǐ yòu máng yòu chǎo.

Question 22

At the beginning of the semester, I would go home after class, but now because exam is coming soon

Answer 22

5b
学期刚开始的时候，我一下课就回家，但是因为现在快考试了
Xuéqí gāng kāishǐ de shíhòu, wǒ yī xiàkè jiù huí jiā, dànshì yīnwèi xiànzài kuài kǎoshìle

Question 23

I will go to the library with my friends after class to study, and we will also talk and chat.

Answer 23

6b
所以下课以后我会跟我的朋友去图书馆学习，也会一起说说话，聊聊天。
Suǒyǐ xiàkè yǐhòu wǒ huì gēn wǒ de péngyǒu qù túshū guǎn xuéxí, yě huì yīqǐ shuō shuōhuà, liáo liáotiān.

Question 24

The library is bigger than my home, so I can concentrate better.

Answer 24

7b
图书馆比我的家大，所以我能更集中。
Túshū guǎn bǐ wǒ de jiā dà, suǒyǐ wǒ néng gèng jízhōng.

Question 25

I feel that learning Japanese is not as difficult as learning Chinese, because I speak Japanese to my family, so I am very familiar with Japanese.

Answer 25

8b 我感觉学日文没有学中文那么难，因为我跟我的家人说日文，所以我对日文很熟。 Wǒ gǎnjué xué rìwén méiyǒu xué zhōngwén nàme nán, yīnwèi wǒ gēn wǒ de jiārén shuō rìwén, suǒyǐ wǒ duì rìwén hěn shú.

Question 26

During the break after class, I would walk for about 20 minutes to a Chinese restaurant next to UTS University to eat.

Answer 26

9b 下课休息的时候，我会走二十分钟左右，到UTS大学旁边的一家中餐馆吃饭。 Xiàkè xiūxí de shíhòu, wǒ huì zǒu èrshí fēnzhōng zuǒyòu, dào UTS dàxué pángbiān de yījiā zhōng cānguǎn chīfàn

Question 27

The best birthday present I ever received was a pair of ballet shoes.

Answer 27

1c 我收到的最好的生日礼物是一双芭蕾舞鞋。 Wǒ shōu dào de zuì hǎo de shēngrì lǐwù shì yīshuāng bālěiwǔ xié.

Question 28

My sister gave it to me. The dancing shoes are white, very pretty and beautiful. I like them very much.

Answer 28

2c 是我妹妹送我的。 舞鞋是白色的，很漂亮，也好好看。我非常喜欢。 Shì wǒ mèimei sòng wǒ de. Wǔ xié shì báisè de, hěn piàoliang, yě hǎohǎo kàn. Wǒ fēicháng xǐhuān.

Question 29

Although white is my favorite color, it gets dirty easily.

Answer 29

3c 白色虽然是我最喜欢的颜色，但是很容易脏 Báisè suīrán shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de yánsè, dànshì hěn róngyì zàng

Question 30

A pair of shoes that fit well is very important to me.

Answer 30

4c 一双合适的鞋对我非常重要。 Yīshuāng héshì de xié duì wǒ fēicháng zhòngyào.

Question 31

Because I dance twice a week. On Mondays and Wednesdays I go to school to dance. I have many good friends who practice with me.

Answer 31

5c 因为我每周跳两次舞。星期一和星期三我去学校跳舞。 我有很多一起练习的好朋友 Yīnwèi wǒ měi zhōu tiào liǎng cì wǔ. Xīngqí yī hè xīngqísān wǒ qù xuéxiào tiàowǔ. Wǒ yǒu hěnduō yīqǐ liànxí de hǎo péngyǒu

Question 32

I wear these shoes when I dance, they are very comfortable and I can dance very well.

Answer 32

6c 跳舞的时候我就穿这双舞鞋，它很舒服，我可以跳得很好。 Tiàowǔ de shíhòu wǒ jiù chuān zhè shuāng wǔ xié, tā hěn shūfú, wǒ kěyǐ tiào dé hěn hǎo.

Question 33

The wrong dance shoes are very painful, and if I wear them, I can’t practice

Answer 33

7c 不合适的舞鞋非常疼，如果我穿了，我就不能练习 Bù héshì de wǔ xié fēicháng téng, rúguǒ wǒ chuānle, wǒ jiù bùnéng liànxí

Question 34

The new dancing shoes are different from the old ones. The new ones are more comfortable.

Answer 34

8c 新舞鞋跟老舞鞋不一样，新的更舒服一点儿。 Xīn wǔ xié gēn lǎo wǔ xié bù yīyàng, xīn de gèng shūfú yīdiǎn er.

Question 35

When I first wore it I thought it was a little small, but the more I wore it the more I liked it.

Answer 35

9c 我刚开始穿的时候觉得有一点儿小，可是后来就越穿越喜欢了。 Wǒ gāng kāishǐ chuān de shíhòu juédé yǒu yīdiǎn er xiǎo, kěshì hòulái jiù yuè chuānyuè xǐhuānle.

Question 36

I also want to thank my sister, because although this pair of dancing shoes is a bit expensive, it is the best birthday gift I have ever received.

Answer 36

10c 我也要谢谢妹妹，因为虽然这双舞鞋有点贵，但是我收到的最好的生日礼物。 Wǒ yě yào xièxiè mèimei, yīnwèi suīrán zhè shuāng wǔ xié yǒudiǎn guì, dànshì wǒ shōu dào de zuì hǎo de shēngrì lǐwù.