Before you do the following exercises, you can read the description “Chinese Words for Always: 一直(yīzhí) Compared With 总是(zǒngshì) and老是(lǎoshi)” first.
I. Answer these questions
1. What do you think about these sentences?
a. 这(zhè)几(jǐ)天(tiān)早上(zǎoshang)老是(lǎoshi)想(xiǎng) 去(qù)厕所(cèsuǒ)。
b. 这(zhè)几(jǐ)天(tiān)早上(zǎoshang)总是(zǒngshì)想(xiǎng) 去(qù)厕所(cèsuǒ)。
c. 这(zhè)几(jǐ)天(tiān)早上(zǎoshang) 一直(yīzhí)想(xiǎng) 去(qù)厕所(cèsuǒ)。
2. What do you think about these sentences?
a.上课(shàngkè)的(de)时候(shíhou),老师(lǎoshī)老是(lǎoshi)一手(yīshǒu)拿(ná)着(zhe)书本(shūběn),一手(yīshǒu)拿(ná)着(zhe)教鞭(jiàobiān)。
b.上课(shàngkè)的(de)时候(shíhou),老师(lǎoshī)总是(zǒngshì)一手(yīshǒu)拿(ná)着(zhe)书本(shūběn),一手(yīshǒu)拿(ná)着(zhe)教鞭(jiàobiān)。
c.上课(shàngkè)的(de)时候(shíhou),老师(lǎoshī)一直(yīzhí)一手(yīshǒu)拿(ná)着(zhe)书本(shūběn),一手(yīshǒu)拿(ná)着(zhe)教鞭(jiàobiān)。
3. What do you think about these sentences?
a. 总是(zǒngshì)往(wǎng)东(dōng)走(zǒu),第一(dìyī)个(gè)路口(lùkǒu)右转(yòuzhuǎn)就(jiù)到(dào)了(le)。
b. 老是(lǎoshi)往(wǎng)东(dōng)走(zǒu),第一(dìyī)个(gè)路口(lùkǒu)右转(yòuzhuǎn)就(jiù)到(dào)了(le)。
c. 一直(yīzhí)往(wǎng)东(dōng)走(zǒu),第一(dìyī)个(gè)路口(lùkǒu)右转(yòuzhuǎn)就(jiù)到(dào)了(le)。
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