1. Watch the video clips “Interview with Yiwu Residents I," parts A and B, and try to discern the locations of each scene. Pay attention to the accent of and the rhythm of the speech when the interviewee speaks. Do not look at the transcript until you have listened to each video three times. After you read the transcript, review the video several times and try to imitate the pronunciation and intonation of the interviewee.

  2. What differences do you detect in the accent of the speaker? Do you think that the amount of retroflection correlates with various socioeconomic factors, such as age, gender and education level? Prepare to describe what you observe to your classmates and teacher.

  3. 思考问题:
    • 受访者的口音有什么特点?请举三个例子说明。
    • 他听起来年纪大概多大?
    • 他可能是从事什么职业的(做什么工作的)?
    • 根据访谈的内容,用自己的话描述义乌人做生意的特色。
    • 跟上海比,义乌有什么不同?
    • 义乌国际商场主要做的是批发生意还是零售生意﹖
      • 批发 pīfā:wholesale; bulk trade
      • 零售 língshòu: to retail; to sell individually or in small quantities)

  4. Share your thoughts on the above questions with your classmates.
    跟同学分享你对上列问题的看法。

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