Y: Welcome into the Chinese Studio library. Wo shi Y.
B: Da jia hao, wo shi B. We’re surrounded by books and we’ve got some heavy duty reading to do. It’s also the weekend and time for us to review what we’ve learned during the week.

Sentences of the week
How do I join the library? 怎么办借书证？Can I borrow these books? 这些书可以外借吗？Where is the reading room? 阅览室在哪儿？  How do I get online? 怎么上网All in today’s Chinese Studio

B: Here we are at tu2 shu1 guan3, the library, I don’t have a library card but I’d love one, let’s review the sentence, Yajie--- how do I join the library?
Y: You may say it like this: 怎么办借书证？
B: Let me try that… zen3me ban4 jie4 shu1 zheng4?
Y: zen3me means how,
B: zen3me,
Y: ban4 means apply for,
B: ban4,
Y: jie4 shu1 zheng4, library card,
B: jie4 shu1 zheng4
Y:  zen3me ban4 jie4 shu1 zheng4?
B: zen3me ban4 jie4 shu1 zheng4? How do I apply for a library card? /how do I join the library?

Conversation 1
A: 怎么办借书证？
B: 你需要准备一张一寸的照片，以及10块钱的工本费。

B: Great, I’ve now got a library card, so let’s get down to the business of borrowing some books. Can I borrow these books?
Y: You need to ask, 这些书可以外借吗？
B: zhe4 xie1 shu1 ke2 yi3 wai4 jie4 ma?
Y: zhe4 xie1 shu1 these books, as shu1 means books,
B: zhe4 xie1 shu1,
Y:  ke2 yi3 means be allowed to do sth,  
B:  ke2 yi3,
Y: wai4 jie4 means borrow,
B: wai4 jie4,
Y: zhe4 xie1 shu1 ke2 yi3 wai4 jie4 ma?
B: zhe4 xie1 shu1    ke2 yi3     wai4 jie4 ma? Can I borrow these books?

Conversation 2
A: 这些书可以外借吗？
B: 不可以，这是图书馆的规定。

B: I’m afraid some of the good books are not allowed to be borrowed. So let’s check out the reading room, where is it?
Y: Reading room, that’s: yue4 lan3 shi4,
B: yue4 lan3 shi4,
Y: yue4 lan3 means reading,
B: yue4 lan3,
Y: and shi4 means the room,
B: shi4,
Y: yue4 lan3 shi4,
B: yue4 lan3 shi4,  reading room, …..So, where is the reading room must be yue4 lan3 shi4 zai4 na3er.?
Y: Yes. yue4 lan3 shi4 zai4 na3er? Where’s the reading room?

Conversation 3
A: 阅览室在哪儿？
B: 就在隔壁。

B: Yajie, I would like to search some information online, but this computer doesn’t work…. And how do I ask, how do I get online?
Y:  you can say: zen3 me shang4 wang3?
B:  zen3 me shang4 wang3?
Y: zen3 me means how,
B: zen3 me,
Y: shang4 wang3 means get online,
B: shang4 wang3,
Y: zen3 me shang4 wang3?
B: zen3 me shang4 wang3? How do I get online?

Conversation 4
A: 我想查一下邮件。您能告诉我该怎么上网吗？
B: 没问题。连上网线就可以了。

B: Libraries are really wonderful places. I could stay here all day. Well nearly! Oh, and I can see a librarian heading this way to tell us to keep quiet. What’s our question Y?
Y: Here’s a nice and easy one, how do you say: Can I borrow these books?
B: As usual, you can send us your correct answer in an email to Chinese@crifm.com. You could win a prize. Zhoumo yukuai.
Y: See you next week.