Conversational Mandarin Quiz
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INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (SPEAKING & LISTENING)
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In a Mandarin conversation, Speaker X says: "这件衬衫没有那件贵，但我还是更喜欢那件。" Which of the following interpretations of Speaker X's statement is correct?
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Speaker X prefers the cheaper shirt and is explaining that price was the deciding factor, since 没有…贵 indicates the first shirt costs less and the preference follows naturally from wanting to save money.
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Speaker X is undecided between the two shirts, using 还是 to signal uncertainty, and 没有…贵 to suggest both shirts are similarly priced, making the comparison effectively equal and the preference unstated.
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Speaker X prefers the first shirt because 没有…贵 establishes that 这件 is not as expensive, making it better value, and 那件 refers back to 这件 as a stylistic variation in the sentence, so both phrases indicate the same item.
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Speaker X prefers the more expensive shirt despite it being pricier, because 没有…贵 means the first shirt is less expensive than the second, and 还是更喜欢那件 indicates that the preference for the second (pricier) shirt persists regardless of cost.
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