Lesson Outline: [00:21] Review of tone pairs from lessons one through six.  [02:30] Magic Phrase: 帥哥上班，外公退休 [08:20] Dialogue [11:40] Translation [23:07] Dialogue, one more time at normal speed Magic Phrase (4-1)This phrase is composed entirely of words that use the 4-1 tone pair. We use it to practice identifying and then pronouncing the tones, hearing how they interact with each other in context.  帥哥上班，外公退休Shuàigē shàngbān, wàigōng tuìxiū 帥哥 / shuàigē / handsome man上班 / shàngbān / to go to work外公 / wàigōng / maternal grandfather退休 / tuìxiū / retired, to retire Transcript of the dialogue (Chinese characters only) M：阿芬！你來了！F：嘿！不好意思遲到了。我剛剛才下班。M：沒事！趕快進來坐！F：謝謝。M：你看起來好喘！F：唉，爬樓梯真的好喘！M：對，我們沒有電梯。只好讓你運動一下。F：我好久沒運動。M：沒關係，現在可以放鬆。小李，這是我的朋友，慧芬，她是律師。L：你好。F：嗨。M：來，慧芬，要不要吃麵包？小李做的！F：好厲害！M：你可以放心，他的麵包很健康！F：好好吃！你開麵包店嗎？L：沒有，其實，就是，呃… 我是一個… 呃… 作家。M：小李很害羞，可是他是一個很認真的作家。F：你寫小說嗎？L：沒有。但那是我的目標。M：來，我們先坐。正好要開始唱歌！F：我最愛唱歌！M：小李，你還沒點歌，對吧。L：我不用了。F：你真的很害羞。M：小李，拜託，唱一首給大家聽。然後我就放過你。L：可是，在很多陌生人的面前…M：什麼陌生人？我們都是朋友，你放心！L：還是我先去吃蛋糕…M：你不要逃避了啦！不唱歌，你要吃辣椒！L：什麼？M：我家的規定。L：OK，OK，好啦。我唱。F：你要唱什麼？我幫你點。L：呃… 夢中人？好嗎？F：王菲的還是蔡琴的？L：哦… 蔡琴的。M：老靈魂。L：哈哈，對啊。F：好，點好了。L：這麼快！好，請大家要有耐心…M：不要害羞！L：不能錄音哦。M：沒有人會錄音！Transcript of the dialogue (w/ pinyin and translation)Use this as a visual listening guide, or if you want to check your tone comprehension. Tones are indicated by marks above the letters in the pinyin transliteration, as follows: (1)  ā  (2)  á  (3)  ǎ  (4)  à M：阿芬！你來了！ Ā fēn! Nǐ láile! A-Fen, you’re here! F：嘿！不好意思遲到了。我剛剛才下班。 Hēi! Bù hǎoyìsi chídàole. Wǒ gānggāng cái xiàbān.  Hey! Sorry, I’m late. I just got off work. M：沒事！趕快進來坐！ Méishì! Gǎnkuài jìnlái zuò! No worries! Hurry up and come in! F：謝謝。 Xièxie. Thank you. M：你看起來很喘。 Nǐ kàn qǐlái hǎo chuǎn! You look really out of breath. F：唉，爬樓梯好喘！ Yeah, climbing the stairs is really tiring (makes one out of breath)! Āi, pá lóutī zhēn de hěn chuǎn! M：對，我們沒有電梯。只好讓你運動一下。  Duì, wǒmen méiyǒu diàntī. Zhǐhǎo ràng nǐ yùndòng yīxià. Yeah, we don’t have an elevator. No other choice but to make you exercise a bit. F：我好久沒運動。 Wǒ hǎojiǔ méi yùndòng. I haven’t exercised in a long time. M：沒關係，這裡可以放鬆。小李，這是我的朋友，慧芬，她是律師。 Méiguānxì, xiànzài kěyǐ fàngsōng. Xiǎo lǐ, zhè shì wǒ de péngyǒu, huì fēn, tā shì lǜshī. It’s ok, you can relax here. Xiao Li, this is my friend, Hui Fen. She’s a lawyer. L：你好。 Nǐ hǎo. Hi. F：嗨。 Hāi. Hi. M：來，慧芬，要不要吃**麵包？**小李做的！ Lái, huì fēn, yào bùyào chī miànbāo? Xiǎo lǐ zuò de! Here, Hui-Fen, do you want to eat some bread? Xiao Li made it! F：好厲害！ Hǎo lìhài! That’s amazing! M：你可以放心，他的