10/3/08: You've had the lesson; here's the exam.

As promised, here is your Chinglish quiz. Best wishes.

1. Which is correct Chinglish?
A. I very miss you.
B. I miss you very much.
C. You are very missed.

2. What famous play does this translated (into Chinglish) monologue come from?

"What is lighting in over there window? It is east and Juliet is sunny. The sun is going up to killing moon. Moon very jealous because of less beautiful. Don't care the moon because of jealous."


3. What is the intended meaning of this sentence: "Oh, I am so confusing!"
A. I am confusing you.
B. You are confusing me.

Real-life Chinglish: "Actually, I've sort of expecting your email for a long time. If no news is good news, got news could be best news. While in China, so many so-called translation service company, but I am not sure whether they could do a good job. When you see some of their translations, you have your blood come out of your nose! Cause you are totally freak out by its confusion and illogic."

4. What is the meaning of this Chinglish translation of a famous Mao Zedong proverb? "Good good hard to study."
A. It's good to study hard.
B. It's difficult to study, but a good idea nonetheless.
C. It's important to be a well-rounded student in order to find success.

5. Which of the following is a Chinglish translation of a famous Chinese proverb?
A. A farmer picks every grain of rice.
B. Once a teacher, a parent forever.
C. Meat is your friend.
D. All of the above.

6. What famous speech has this passage been translated (into Chinglish) from?

"Our father on this country bring 87 years the new country of liberty and for the equality. Now we are fight with each other and see if we are survival with the new country and new idea."


7. What can the word "famous" be applied to in China?
A. Anything even remotely public
B. Anything that most Chinese have heard of
C. Anything that most foreigners would consider going to see on a tour of the country

8. How often should the word "very" be added to a Chinglish sentence?
A. Once in a while, to preserve its impact
B. Once a minute or so in conversation; once a page in writing
C. As much as humanly possible

Real-life Chinglish: "How are you those days? Now its time for me to write my paper and guess who is my superviser? My topic is some thing deal with learning style which is interested and there are bunch of infermation for seaching."

9. Your Chinglish-speaking friend has just told you about a tragic event. You should respond by saying:
A. Oh! What a pity!
B. That's unfortunate.
C. Wow, I'm really sorry to hear that.

10. Which of the following numbers is lucky?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 17

Extra credit: Respond to the following letter in Chinglish.

Dear lover,
I really miss the time spending with you. I am so-so many times. Yesterday, I go to the store and thinking of buy airplane ticket for seeing you. Please write again, I hope.
Yours truly,
Flower.



Answers:
1. A
2. "Romeo and Juliet"
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. The Gettysburg Address
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. B