Chinese 101: How to add emphasis and make a pause in the sentence
Grammar: How pauses & emphasizes in a sentence lead to different meanings
Language Tips:“句读”in ancient Chinese; Funny jokes raised by pauses in sentences
Story of the Day: Brought the house down 哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào
Dialogue:
A：小明找不到爸爸妈妈很着急 (no pause no emphasis)。
xiǎo míng zhǎo bú dào bà bà mā mā hěn zhāo jí (no pause no emphasis)。
B：谁找不到谁？谁很着急？
shuí zhǎo bú dào shuí ？shuí hěn zhāo jí ？
A：小明找不到爸爸妈妈，很着急。(no emphasis)
xiǎo míng zhǎo bú dào bà bà mā mā ，hěn zhāo jí 。(no emphasis)
B：小明找不到谁？
xiǎo míng zhǎo bú dào shuí ？
A：小明找不到爸爸妈妈（emphasis），很着急。
xiǎo míng zhǎo bú dào bà bà mā mā （emphasis），hěn zhāo jí 。
B：谁找不到爸爸妈妈？
shuí zhǎo bú dào bà bà mā mā ？
A：小明（emphasis）找不到爸爸妈妈，很着急。
xiǎo míng （emphasis）zhǎo bú dào bà bà mā mā ，hěn zhāo jí 。
Words & expressions:
【找】zhǎo：looking for
【找不到】zhǎo bú dào: can’t find
【谁】shuí：who
【着急】zhāo jí：worry; feel anxious
Hosts: Liu Min & Sam Duckett
Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu
Producer: Lu Chang
