Beginner Level 初级 (chūjí)
The right answer for the quiz is B.
Translation:
Nǐ zhǔnbèi gěi māma sòng shénme lǐwù?
Ann: 你准备 给 妈妈 送 什么 礼物？
What kind of gift are you going to get for your mother?
Bú gàosu nǐ, wǒ yào gěi tā ge jīngxǐ.
Jen: 不 告诉 你，我要 给 她个 惊喜。
It is a secret, and I want to give her a surprise.
Analysis:
“给…惊喜 (gěi…jīngxǐ)” is often used in oral Chinese. “给 (gěi)” means to give and “惊喜 (jīngxǐ)” means “surprise.” It uses the sentence structure “给+sb+sth,” meaning to give somebody a surprise. In this case the word “惊喜 (jīng xǐ)” is a noun, but it can also be used as an adjective in the sentence structure “…令人惊喜的 (lìng rén jīngxǐde)…” In this case it means that something is surprising.”
Examples:
Xià ge zhōumò wǒ nǚ péngyou guò shēngrì, wǒ yídìng yào gěi tā yí ge jīngxǐ.
下 个 周末 我 女 朋友 过 生日，我 一定 要 给她一 个惊喜。
Next weekend is my girlfriend’s birthday and I will be sure to give her a surprise.
Zhè zhēn shì yí jiàn lìng rén jīngxǐ de shì.
这 真 是 一件 令 人 惊喜 的 事。
This is a really surprising thing.