IC2 L18 着 usage

IC2 L18 着 Usage

How do you describe what these people are doing?

v1着o1v2o2

• V1 signifies a state, it accompanies the actual action

• V2 signifies the actual action, usually in a moving motion

• Object is optional, but sometimes necessary

How to decide V1 and V2 placement?

"If I use verb1 + 着 + [verb1 complement] + verb2 + [verb2 complement], the second verb is to me a more important action. For example, I would interpret 你不应该听着音乐做功课 as "You mustn't listen to music while doing homework" and 你不应该做着功课听音乐 as "You mustn't do homework while listening to music". These are not the same. If I want to tell someone that to focus on her homework, I use the first sentence. If I want someone to focus on the music we are listening to (so as to better appreciate it), I would use the second sentence."

When to use 一边。。一边。。

"In comparison, if I use 一边 + verb1 + 一边 + verb2, there is less of an implicit emphasis on either action. If I see 你不应该一边等巴士，一边拍照, my interpretation is that it does not matter whether the person addressed stops taking photographs and waits for the bus, or gives up waiting for the bus and takes more photographs."

他在做什么？

他在站着投球*。

*tou2 qiu2, to shoot a ball

她在做什么？

她在躺着晒太阳*。

*shai4 tai4 yang2, to get a sun tan

他在做什么？

他在笑着跑步。

他在做什么？

他一边在跑步机上走一边投球。

跑步机：treadmill

他们在做什么？

咖啡色的熊在呲着牙追白色的狗。

白色的狗在一边看手机一边逃跑。

呲牙：ci1 ya2, to show one's teeth

追： zhui1, to chase

逃跑： tao2 pao3, to escape

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Fill in the Blanks

Mom is telling you not to watch TV while eating.

别

着电视吃饭！

Open Ended

Translate： My teacher is teaching class while sitting.

Open Ended

Mom is telling you not to listen to music while doing homework. What would she say?