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我在厨房跟我的妹妹谈话了。没听见了电话机。我后来想通了我错过你的来电。对不起！

Virgine,

我刚才给你打电话了，但是没有人接哦。

Hope all is well!

Helen

还有别的号码吗？

Hi Virginie,

我刚才打了你给我的号码，但是不知为什么打了几遍都不通。。。 那个电话好像一直在忙哦。

新年好Virginie!

我过年回去过得很开心，吃了很多妈妈做的饭,见了很多亲戚！:D

好的，明天我会打你饭店的电话的。

明天聊！

你好 Helen,

我希望你过年和去国家的时候很快乐。

我现在在西班牙。我的饭店是Hotek Milagros Golf在Mogro，房间214。电话号是(+34) 942 517 474。

请明天晚上在饭店给我打电话.

你好 Helen,

我希望你过年和去国家的时候很快乐。

我现在在西班牙。我的饭店是Hotek Milagros Golf在Mogro，房间214。电话号是(+34) 942 517 474。

请明天晚上在饭店给我打电话.

你好 Helen,

我现在在西班牙。我的饭店是gran hotel balneario 在puente Viesgo，房间224。电话号是(+34) 942 598 061。

如果你没时间给我打电话，没问题因为在这里有中国人。我就能练习说汉语。

你好 Helen,

我现在在西班牙。我的饭店是gran hotel balneario 在puente Viesgo，房间224。电话号是(+34) 942 598 061。

如果你没时间给我打电话，没问题因为在这里有中国人。我就能练习说汉语。

好的，没问题！

写错了！是明天晚上我们上课...

你好 Helen,

原来我不再四班亚，你可以今天晚上在我家里打电话。

星期四9：45pm巴黎时间可以给你打电话。我就今天晚上第一次打电话。

好的，没问题！那明天我等你的电话。或者我先打一下给你看看吧，如果还是不可以，那你再给我打。你觉得呢？

这个星期四9：45pm your time可以吗？

你好Helen,

谢谢你昨天给我打电话。我抱歉我没回答得最早。我现在忙一点儿。

你对啊！在法国我们改时间，现在的时差是7个小时，就5点半太早啊。晚上上课对我方便，最方便的时间是从9：30pm 到10:30pm。从星期一到星期五，随便你！

为了下此我们上课没问题，我就给你打电话。

谢谢，

Virginie

Hope you are having a great weekend, Virgine!

我想你们从十月二十五号三点开始夏令时就结束了吧？也就是说这个星期五的12：30（北京时间）就是法国时间星期五早上5:30am。我知道这个时间对你来说一定太早了。

不知道你晚上上课方便吗？比如9pm以后。

Please let me know what time would suit you best.

谢谢！

Best,

Helen

你好Virgine,

真不好意思，我想还是我的网络问题。

这个周末我会跟我这边的网络公司说一下，看看到底是什么原因。

我的手机号码是 136 5195 5941.

Sorry again for the inconveniences and thank you for your patience!

周末愉快！

Helen

好的，今天我们就讨论你学的那三课。

希望今天的skype不会再有问题了。那样的话我们可以多上一会儿课。

Talk soon,

Helen

Virgine,

这是你的新课表！

week1

1.Upper Intermediate - Getting Old Isn't Easy

2.review

3.Review

4.Upper Intermediate -Fast Cars and Dangerous Driving

5.Review

week2

1.Upper Intermediate - Is China Scary?

2.review

3.Review

4.Upper Intermediate - To Love or Be Loved

5.Review

week3

1.Upper intermediate - A Suspicious Text Message

2.review

3.Review

4.Upper intermediate - Love Tangle 2 - A Lover Returns

5.Review

week4

1.Upper Intermediate - Welfare Lottery

2.review

3.Review

4.Upper Intermediate - Overseas Chinese

5.Review

你好，

你对阿! 你给我打电话的时候，我听不到你。不知道为什么，可能Skype?! 希望下个星期五，没问题 ！ 我门就能说的长一点儿。

我快学完我的课表。你可不可以发送给我新的课表？我bookmarked 三个我要学的课 (2 tough ladies, budget meeting, opening a factory)。如果你能用这些课，我就很高兴。

Virginie

你好 Virgine,

我刚才给你打电话的时候我能听得到你说话，但是不知道为什么，你好像又听不到我说话了。

希望下个星期不会再有什么问题了，and I also would like to do some extra minutes for you if it works next week.

周末愉快！

Helen

你好 Virgine,

我刚才给你打电话的时候我能听得到你说话，但是不知道为什么，你好像听不到我说话。我想可能是Skype或者电话的问题。

希望下个星期不会有什么问题，and I also would like to do some extra minutes for you if it works next week.

周末愉快！

Helen

对啊！巴西不很冷。在这里上午左右十五度，下午二时度多。但是下雨，风刮，就我们真觉得是冬天。

我同事的老婆是中国人，我就很愉快跟他说话。她也会说英语和法语，真方便！

Virginie

Wow, 那不是很冷吗？ ！

你同事的老婆一定是中国人吧？呵呵！

好的，那下个星期我们还是老时间“见”！:)

Helen

Helen,

谢谢你找得到一个时间。我在饭管吃晚饭了，才会来饭店。我没看过你留言，我想这个星期也没有课更方便。我今天晚上跟一个同事的老婆吃饭了，我们一起说了汉语。

下个星期我在巴黎，我们就可以用常住的时间。

在巴西现在冬天，经常下雨 :-(

谢谢

Virginie

Virginie,

Hope you are having a great weekend there in 巴西！

北京时间下个星期二早上7：20我方便上课的。

如果你也可以的话请告诉我。

谢谢！

Helen

你好，

对不起，我在巴西也现在很忙。时差不方便。我可以从6点到10点（上海时间）上课。为了明天的课，大概太晚。下周星期五坐飞机 （坐在飞机12小时），就不可以上课。星期一到星期四可以上课吗？如果不可以，没问题，我们可以上课我回去法国以后。

我的饭店时blue tree towers 在Sao Jose dos campos。我的房间号是1407，饭店电话号是 00 55 (12) 2135 0800.

周末愉快！

Virginie

你好Virgine,

你到巴西了吗？我还没收到你那边的电话号码哦。如果方便的话，请告诉我吧？

谢谢！

周末愉快！

Helen

好的！到时我会给你打电话的：）

I am in Italy, Galilei hotel. phone number +39 050 5071, room 441

You can phone tomorrow 6:30 paris time (12:30 Shanghai time). Thank you for the new study plan. I will begin to study it next week.

week1

1.Upper Intermediate - Translation Issues

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - Automated Phone Recordings

5.Review

week2

1.Upper Intermediate - Upper Intermediate - Drinking Ability

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - Excuses for Being Late

5.Review

week3

1.Upper Intermediate - Intellectual Property Lawsuits

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - Business Card Gone Wrong

5.Review

week4

1.Upper Intermediate - Dealing With Depression

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - Delegating Tasks

5.Review

Welcome back Virginie!

没关系！

好的，明天见！:)

Dear Helen,

I am back from holidays. I am sorry but I didn't have proper internet access during my holidays and could not send you any messages. Ok for the lesson tomorrow 6:30 as usual ?

Regards,

Virginie

哦，那你要去浦东机场吧？

对了，你上面写的那个电话好像是传真号，打不通。如果方便的话，你可以随时（sui2shi2---Anytime）打我的手机:136 519 55941.

因为我住的地方离虹桥路挺远的，而且我一点钟才下班，所以我觉得时间会有点儿紧哦。

你如果今天晚上方便的话，也可以打我的手机。

你对啊！龙柏饭店是在虹桥路上。

我希望能跟你喝咖啡，是很好机会互相谈一谈。但是我应该两点回去饭店为了拿我的行李去机场，我的飞机16:30起飞。可能有一个地方离你家和我的饭店不远?

星期五我要一点钟才下班哦，如果你有方便的话，或许下午我们可以一起喝咖啡？

好的，到时我会给你打电话的。

对了，你住的这个龙柏饭店是在虹桥路上吧？

你好！

我现在在龙柏饭店。星期五飞到法国。饭店的电话号是+（86）21 6268 1878。我的房间时334号。可以下个星期五12点半给我打电话。

因为我在上海也星期五有空，也许能邀请你吃午饭？

Virginie

OK for me !

你好 Virgine,

I am sorry, but I am afraid 7pm wont work for me tomorrow, how about late in the evening like 9:30pm instead?

Thanks for your understandings in advance!

Helen

Dear Helen,

I am currently at Jinling hotel in Nanjing, the phone number is 00 (86) 25 8471 1888 and I am in room 1314. What about tomorrow evening at 19:00 ?

Regards,

Virginie

谢谢！你也是！:)

可以！

周末快乐

Virginie

啊，她行，那下个星期五晚上我们上20～25分钟的课，可以吗？

I think I missed the 6 am possibility, then extra time in evening or additional time to next lesson can be OK. Next week I will be at Nanjing at Jiling hotel. My availability will be more or less the same. Send you the phone number and room as soon as I can.

Regards,

Virginie

If it doesnt work for you, I would like to try to work some extra time in the evening especially for your lesson.

What do you think?

哦，不好意思，我忘记跟你说了，明天我只有早上六点有空，do you think it is too early for you?

Any news ? we are supposed to have the lesson tomorrow !

我到底飞到了青岛。我的饭店是青岛颐中皇冠假日酒店。我住在2206号房间。饭店的电话号是 （86）532 8571 8888。

12点半不能上课因为我在工厂。上午我留在饭店地到8点，下午6点左右能回来。请给我说什么时候可以上课。

谢谢

Virginie

我到底飞到了青岛。我的饭店是青岛颐中皇冠假日酒店。我住在2206号房间。饭店的电话号是 （86）532 8571 8888。

12点半不能上课因为我在工厂。上午我留在饭店地到8点，下午6点左右能回来。请给我说什么时候可以上课。

谢谢

Virginie

你好，

我很好但是我的电话机不太好。我想应该换它，因为我现在能打电话，但是不能接听电话。

去个周末我当然买一个新电话机为了我们可以上课。

周末愉快！

Virginie

你好Virgine,

我刚才给你打电话了，但是没人接。

Hope you are well!

周末愉快！

Helen

Dear ChinesePod Subscriber,

Due to China's Dragon Boat Festival May 28th holiday, the ChinesePod office will be closed next Thursday and Friday and your teacher will be unavailable to take your scheduled lesson.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and will ofcourse add this lesson to the end of your current subscription. Alternatively, please feel free to contact your teacher directly to reschedule your lesson for a more suitable time (depending on teacher availability).

Thank you for your understanding,

Warm Regards,

There is no problem with the time. My husband forgot to plug the phone and when I wanted to pick it up, there where no battery anymore !

Can you try again in 10mn ?

Regards,

Virginie

你好Virginie,

Hope you are well!

我刚才给你打电话了，但是一直没人接！

我记得上次你说想让我12:30pm （北京时间）打电话的，对吗？

谢谢!

周末愉快！

Helen

你好Virginie,

 哦，对的！明天是“五一劳动节”，我们放一天假，所以不上课的。

周末愉快！：）

Best,

Helen

你好！

下个星期五是五月一日。如果我记得的事，在中国你门也不工作。我们上课吗?

Virginie

haode.

I am currently on holidays and will take a fligth tomorrow. The next 2 weeks, I will be in Martinique, a French Island in Antillas. For the next 2 weeks, I propose to use my cell phone (+33 631 83 18 16) to do the test on Fridays 6:00am Shanghai time. Is it possible.

I also understood that you had a problem regarding the change to summer time in Europe, but not in China. I don't want to do the test later in the evening, then I propose, after my holiday, to do the test at 12:30 Shanghai time (6:30 am Paris time)

Regards,

Virginie

week1

1.Upper Intermediate - Buying on Taobao

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - Attending a Trade Show

5.Review

week2

1.Upper Intermediate - Battling internet Addiction

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - A Business Dinner with a Supplier

5.Review

week3

1.Upper Intermediate - Health Check

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - Bank Transactions

5.Review

week4

1.Upper Intermediate - Google VS.Baidu

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - Airplane Arrival

5.Review

你好Virgine,

下个星期上海时间4：45am （10：45pm in Paris）我给你打电话好吗？ 因为中国的时间不变， But I usually have another call at 5am.

Talk soon,

Helen

谢谢你的帮助！

我忘了我今天晚上有专业的晚餐，我不可以11PM在家里。如果你可以打电话到我的手机，我们可以仍然上课。我的手机号马是+33 631 83 18 16。

要是不可以用我的手机，没关系我们下周上课。

我抱歉那么晚给你说这个新闻

Hope that helps! :)

3. 吧

1）吧 can be used at the end of a statement to express request, command, consultation or proposal. For example,

我们一起走吧！

帮我一个忙吧！

2）吧 can be used at the end of a statement to show agreement. For example,

好吧，我答应你的要求！

大家就按老板说的做吧！

3）吧 can be used at the end of a statement to indicate that the speaker has an estimate of something but is not very certain. There is usually a question mark at the end of such a sentence indicating a ild tone. For example,

他们不来了吧？

您可能忘记我了吧？

4. 啊

1）啊 can be used at the end of a statement to indicate a tone of certainty, urging or exhortation, etc. For example,

你一定要小心啊！

是啊，已经买好了。

快跑啊！

2）啊 can be used at the end of an affirmative  + negative question, an alternative question or a question with an interrogative pronoun to indicate interogation. For example,

你来不来中国啊？

你唱歌还是跳舞啊？

你去哪儿出差啊？

你好Virginie!

真不好意思，没有及时回答你的问题。虽然上次我们在电话里讨论了一些，但我想还是在这里详细分析一下这几个常用的感叹词的用法：

1. 吗

这个比较简单。吗 is a modal particle showing interrogation. When not knowing something and expecting an answer, the speaker can put 吗 at the end of a statement. For example,

你吃了吗？

2.呢

1）“呢”can be used at the end of an affirmative + negative sentence to indicate a tone of uncertainty. For example,

他是不是中国人呢？

你去不去法国出差呢？

2）呢 can be used at the end of a question with an interrogative pronoun to indicate a tone of conjecture. For example,

这个字怎么写呢？

那是谁的手机呢？

3）呢 can be used at the end of an alternative question to indicate a tone of interrogation. For example,

这个菜是甜的，还是咸的呢？

你喜欢红色还是绿色呢？

4）To ask "how " or "where" , 呢 can be used after a noun or a pronoun to form a one-member question. For example,

我现在去公司，你呢？ （你去哪儿？）

这是他的行李，我的呢？ （我的行李在哪儿？）

5）呢 can be used at the end of a statement to show that an action or a state is in progress or ocntinuation. For example,

别走了，外面在下雨呢！

他们在做饭呢！

你好 Helen,

我门星期五打电话的时候，我告诉你我有一个问题我要问你。在“生肖”也“绕路”的课有很多感叹词。

“啊”、“嘛”、“呢”、“吧”、“呀”的使用对我不太清楚。 什么时候用这些感叹的字？什么不同的意思？

你可不可以也奇给我 新课？

谢谢！

Virginie

可以！

星期五上海时间六点见！

我真抱歉，我在家里，可是我的女儿挂断得错电话机。

而且星期五早上比星期一更方便。可不可以从现在开始换上刻的天？

Virginie

你好Virgine,

周末过得怎么样啊？

我刚打电话给你，但是没人接。我想可能今天你不方便上课吧？

Helen

周五可以！我在洛阳的工作一切都顺利。

我很喜欢在洛阳工作。

对了，你在洛阳的工作一切都顺利吧？:)

不好意思，周四不方便，周五早上可以吗?

Dear Helen,

I am back to France but I would like to postpone our call to wednesday evening for me (thursday morning for you), same time. Is it possible ?

Regards,

Virginie

Dear Helen,

8:45 太晚，因为我8：30去工厂工作。

明天7：20还可以!

virginie

Virginie,

欢迎你来中国出差！

不过星期一八点我不太方便，因为有别的课。

7:20 或者 8:45 可以吗?

希望你在洛阳过得愉快！

Helen

我现在在洛阳出差。我住在华阳饭店，房间1429。

电话好是0379—65588123。星期一八点，你可以给我打电话 为了上课。

Virginie

Oh, I see.

那你好好休息！

下周见！

I am very sorry to tell you so late, but I am ill and can't wait to go to bed :-(. Is it possible to cancel today's phone call ?

Regards,

Virginie

week1

1.Upper Intermediate - Opening a Meeting

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - Getting Reimbursed

5.Review

week2

1.Upper Intermediate - Closing a Meeting

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - Touring a Factory

5.Review

week3

1.Upper Intermediate -When the Taxi Takes the Long Way

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - Birth by Chinese Zodiac

5.Review

week4

1.Upper Intermediate -  Social Networking

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - Keeping in Touch

5.Review

 谢谢！

好的，星期一早上六点可以的！

周末愉快！

你好！

没问题你昨天有坏的网络。

今天晚上我不可以。巴黎时间11pm 星期天可以吗？对你是星期一早上，是不是？

周末愉快 ！

你好Virginie,

从昨天晚上开始我的网络就坏了，现在刚刚修好，所以早上没办法给你打电话，真不好意思！巴黎时间今天11pm可以吗?

谢谢！

你昨天晚上没打电话了 ！

有问题马？

virginie

好啊！就明天晚上巴黎时间第一次有10分钟的电话。

谢谢你正确我所写错的。

好的，那巴黎时间每周三晚上11点吧！也就是上海每周四早上六点.

对了，“我经常晚去睡觉“这句话可以这么说”我经常很晚才睡“ 。

你好

我经常晚去睡觉。我们就能更晚 做每星期的电话呼叫。我想对你方便。11pm 巴黎时间（6am 上海时间）好吗？

谢谢

Virginie

哇！好多亲戚在一起过圣诞节，那一定很热闹，很好玩哦！：）

对的，if you prefer the 10-min weekly calls, we can set a schedule for it. I know 6:30am Paris time (which is 1:30pm here in Shanghai)is the best time for you. But it might be hard for me to make it weekly, as I usually get off work at 1pm. I can make it in the early morning though, like 4:30am (your 9:30pm) or around.

Please let me know if that works.

谢谢！

周末愉快！

Helen

Dear teacher Helen,

Sorry for the late reply. I did a pause for Christmas. Indeed, the dinner at Christmas eve is very nice. My parents, brother and sister and my nephew were there. But at my parents' home, the nicer meal is the one on Christmas day. My grand parents, my aunt and cousins came and we had lunch together like every year.

I received an email proposing to use the new guided formula with a 10min weekly call instead a monthly call. I am very interested in this proposal and would like to have the 10min weekly call.

Can you confirm that is OK for you ?

新年快乐 ！

Virginie

哇！圣诞晚餐一定很丰盛吧！:)

谢谢，我也祝你和你家人“圣诞节快乐”！

我今天晚上去我的父母的家。我的两个女儿在那里放假。我们一起庆祝圣诞节。

Virginie，这些课已经assign好了。

祝你和你的家人：圣诞节快乐!:)

Hello Helen,

Thank you this study plan that is according to my requirement. Can you put the lesson in "my lessons" as assigned ?

Merry christmas,

Virginie

你好Virginie,

周末过得怎么样啊？

这是你的新课表，如果有什么问题，请随时告诉我！

week1

1.Upper Intermediate - Applying For a Visa

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - 

5.Review

week2

1.Upper Intermediate - Chinese Identity

2.review

3.Review

4.Intermediate - Street Food

5.Review

week3

1.Upper Intermediate - New Year's Resolutions

2.review

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1.Upper Intermediate - A Visit by the Police

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好 啊，可以星期五 19/12 ，六点半巴黎时间

哦，怪不得！hehe...

那星期五同样的时间可以吗?

你好helen,

原来，我的电话号码是00 (33) 1 41 44 08 62。咱们可以什么时候有考试 ？

Virginie,

不知道为什么，我昨天打电话没打通，你的号码是1414 46862，对吗？

Hello !

It's 6:40 Paris time and my children will wake up in a little more than 1/2 hour.

Regards

haode.

Let's say 6:30am Tuesday Paris time then!

zhoumo yukuai!

Hello helen !

you are forgiven for late reply. Things like this sometimes happens. And I had a live test this week as I spend 4 days in China (Nanjing).

Monday morning I have to take care of my children. I would prefer Tuesday 6:30 Paris time. OK for you ?

Regards.

你好Virginie,

I am terribly sorry for the late reply!

I saw your message the other day and replied you acutally. The thing is I didnt notice that it didnt show up in the end. I thought you might be too busy to check instead. It was really my fault anyway.

Then how about next Monday morning at 6:30 Paris time?

Sorry again for all the inconvenience!

Dear teacher Helen,

I really would like to plan the test.

Please answer !!!

Best regards,

Virginie Hème 

Dear teacher Helen,

I hope you enjoyed your holidays and that it is not too hard to be back to work.

Can we plan the test on thursday or friday morning, 6:30 paris time ?

Best regards,

Virginie

Oh, really?  But we all have two days off each week here. :)

Anyway, If you dont mindm, let's say December then!

I asked for saturday, not sunday ! I thought Chinesepod was working on saturday because when I go to Asia, I work on Saturday like local people...

Never mind. I will wait till you come back.

周末愉快

Oh, I am sorry but we dont work on 16th, coz it's Sunday here. So I am afraid we can only arrange that after I come back.

zhoumo yukuai!

I will have finished studying the lesson of the study plan by the end of next week. As I will be in India next week (from monday to friday), maybe we can already plan the test saturday 15th (paris time 8am ?), if you're still at work. If not, we will forecast the test after your holiday.

By the way, I would like to let you know that I will be on leave as of Nov.17th
~ 30th, Shanghai time. So I wont be able to respond to your comment during that two weeks.

Concerning your subscription, it will be extended by two weeks!

Oh, yes, ofcourse you can.

It donesnt matter as long as you think it will suit you best.

Dear teacher Helen,

Thank you for your answera and sorry to reply so late. My come back from holidays was busy at work and at home...

I think you mixed the figures (maybe my mail was too long...). I would like to have 2 lessons instead of 3, because I need about 2 hours per lesson to study it properly and I want to have some time left to use other ressources from ChinesePod, such as vocab tour, dear Amber's session, Qing wen... Is it possible ?

Best regards.

Niahao Virginie,

Hope you had a great weekend!

I can totally understand if you dont have enough time to study five lessons a week.

As long as you think that is more effective for your studies, then it would be good to study 3 lessons a week instead of 5.

Please let me know when you finish all the lesson on the lesson plan. Then we will set a time for a test. After that, I will construct a new one for you.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any other questions.

Enjoy your holidays!

Dear teacher Helen,

I will be in holidays for one week beginning tonight and I won't be able to work on Internet next week.

Moreover, since I have a job, a husband and 2 children, I have no more than 5 hours a week to study chinese. I noticed that I couldn' learn 3 lessons a week if I want study them properly and also use other ressources from Chinesepod. Is it possible to do the evaluation only on the 3 first weeks of the study plan or to postpone the evaluation in order I can study the 4 weeks of the study plan?

I am waiting to hearing from you,

Best regards,

Virginie