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有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？
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yǒu péng zì yuǎn fāng lái, bù yì yuè hū? yǒu péng zì yuǎn fāng lái, bù yì yuè hū?
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A close friend comes from a far away place. Is that not a reason to celebrate? A close friend comes from a far away place. Is that not a reason to celebrate?
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B:
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你在背什么啊，什么“乎乎乎”的？
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nǐ zài bèi shénme a, shénme" hū hū hū” de?
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What are you memorizing? What's this “hūhūhū” stuff?
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我在背古文。
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wǒ zài bèi gǔwén.
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I'm memorizing classical Chinese.
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B:
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古文是古代人说的话吗？
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gǔwén shì gǔdài rén shuō de huà ma?
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Is classical Chinese what people a long time ago spoke?
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古文是古代的书面语。里面有很多“之”“乎”“者”“也”。现代文都不用了。
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gǔwén shì gǔdài de shūmiànyǔ. lǐmiàn yǒu hěn duō" zhī”" hū”" zhě”" yě”. xiàndàiwén dōu bù yòng le.
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Classical Chinese is ancient written language. There's lots of “zhī”, “hū”, “zhě” and “yě” in it. Modern written language doesn't use them.
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B:
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之乎者也是什么意思？
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zhī hū zhě yě shì shénme yìsi?
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What does ”zhīhūzhěyě“ mean?
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“之”的意思一般是“的”。“乎”是语气词，跟“吗”差不多。
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" zhī” de yìsi yībān shì" de”." hū” shì yǔqìcí, gēn" ma” chàbuduō.
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“Zhī” usually means ”de“. ”Hū“ is a particle that's pretty much like “ma”.
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B:
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哦。
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ò.
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Oh.
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“者……也”，比如Tom是外国人，古文就会写“Tom者，外国人也”。
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" zhě…… yě”, bǐrú Tom shì wàiguórén, gǔwén jiù huì xiě" Tom zhě, wàiguórén yě”.
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As for “Zhě... yě”, for example: Tom is a foreigner. In classical Chinese you would write “Tom zhě, foreigner yě”.
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B:
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哈哈！有意思。那古文和现代文还有什么不一样的？
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hāhā! yǒu yìsi. nà gǔwén hé xiàndàiwén hái yǒu shénme bù yīyàng de?
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Haha! That's interesting. Then what else is different about classical Chinese and modern Chinese?
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挺多的。用的词不一样，古文一个字常常有好几种意思。语法也有很多不一样的地方。
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tǐng duō de. yòng de cí bù yīyàng, gǔwén yī gè zì chángcháng yǒu hǎo jǐ zhǒng yìsi. yǔfǎ yě yǒu hěn duō bù yīyàng de dìfang.
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There's a lot. Word usage is different. In classical Chinese, one word often has many different meanings. The grammar is also very different in many aspects.
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B:
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那你们都要学古文吗？
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nà nǐmen dōu yào xué gǔwén ma?
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Then do you have to study classical Chinese?
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学。要翻译成现代文，还要考试。行了，不跟你说了，我要赶快背会这篇古文。快期中考试了！
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xué. yào fānyì chéng xiàndàiwén, hái yào kǎoshì. xíng le, bù gēn nǐ shuō le, wǒ yào gǎnkuài bèihuì zhè piān gǔwén. kuài qīzhōngkǎoshì le!
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Yeah. You have to translate it into modern Chinese and take a test. That's enough, I can't talk anymore. I need to memorize this classical Chinese. The mid-terms are coming up soon.
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