List of Mandarin sentences

English stimuli were selected from the English Hearing In Noise Test (HINT) list (Nilsson, 1994), which originally contains 20 lists. Prior to recording, a norming survey was conducted in February 2024. Fourteen Mandarin-English bilingual raters evaluated sentences from all 20 HINT lists (each rater evaluated 13 lists to reduce fatigue) and from the 10 MSP lists. Sentences were rated for perceived naturalness on a continuous scale from 1 to 7 based on perceived naturalness. The 10 English HINT lists with the highest naturalness ratings were selected for recording and subsequent use as stimuli (Mean = 0.87, Range: 0.83--0.90). These values are comparable to those of the Mandarin MSP lists (Mean = 0.87, Range: 0.82--0.93).

Nilsson, M., Soli, S. D., & Sullivan, J. A. (1994). Development of the Hearing in Noise Test for the measurement of speech reception thresholds in quiet and in noise. The journal of the acoustical society of America, 95(2), 1085-1099.

List 1 (HINT List 14)

#	English Sentence
1	The fruit is on the ground.
2	They followed the garden path.
3	They like orange marmalade.
4	There were branches everywhere.
5	The kitchen sink is empty.
6	The old gloves are dirty.
7	The scissors are very sharp.
8	The man cleaned his suede shoes.
9	The raincoat was dripping wet.
10	It's getting cold in here.

List 2 (HINT List 15)

#	English Sentence
1	The house had nine bedrooms.
2	They're shopping for school clothes.
3	They're playing in the park.
4	Rain is good for the trees.
5	They sat on a wooden bench.
6	The child drank some fresh milk.
7	The baby slept all night.
8	The salt shaker was empty.
9	The policeman knows the way.
10	The buckets fill up quickly.

List 3 (HINT List 18)

#	English Sentence
1	The boy is running away.
2	The towel is near the sink.
3	Flowers can grow in a pot.
4	He's skating with his friend.
5	The janitor swept the floor.
6	The lady washed the shirt.
7	She took off her fur coat.
8	The match boxes are empty.
9	The man is painting a sign.
10	The dog came home at last.

List 4 (HINT List 19)

#	English Sentence
1	The painter uses a brush.
2	The family bought a house.
3	Swimmers can hold their breath.
4	She cut the steak with her knife.
5	They're pushing an old car.
6	The food is expensive.
7	The children are walking home.
8	They had two empty bottles.
9	Milk comes in a carton.
10	The dog sleeps in a basket.

List 5 (HINT List 20)

#	English Sentence
1	The clown has a funny face.
2	The bath water is warm.
3	She injured four of her fingers.
4	He paid his bill in full.
5	They stared at the picture.
6	The driver started the car.
7	The truck carries fresh fruit.
8	The bottle is on the shelf.
9	The small tomatoes are green.
10	The dinner plate is hot.

List 6 (HINT List 21)

#	English Sentence
1	They're running past the house.
2	He's washing his face with soap.
3	The dog's chasing the cat.
4	The milk man drives a small truck.
5	The bus leaves before the train.
6	The baby has blue eyes.
7	The bag fell off the shelf.
8	They are coming for dinner.
9	They wanted some potatoes.
10	They knocked on the window.

List 7 (HINT List 22)

#	English Sentence
1	A girl came into the room.
2	A field mouse found the cheese.
3	They're buying some fresh bread.
4	The machine is noisy.
5	The rice pudding is ready.
6	They had a wonderful day.
7	The exit was well lit.
8	The train stops at the station.
9	He is sucking his thumb.
10	The big boy kicked the ball.

List 8 (HINT List 23)

#	English Sentence
1	The paint dripped on the ground.
2	The towel fell on the floor.
3	The family likes fish.
4	The bananas were too ripe.
5	He grew lots of vegetables.
6	She argues with her sister.
7	The kitchen window was clean.
8	He hung up his raincoat.
9	The mailman brought a letter.
10	The mother heard the baby.

List 9 (HINT List 24)

#	English Sentence
1	The waiter brought the cream.
2	The teapot is very hot.
3	The apple pie was good.
4	The jelly jar is full.
5	The girl is washing her hair.
6	The girl played with the baby.
7	A cow was milked every day.
8	They called an ambulance.
9	They are drinking coffee.
10	He climbed up the ladder.

List 10 (HINT List 2)

#	English Sentence
1	A boy ran down the path.
2	Flowers grow in the garden.
3	Strawberry jam is sweet.
4	The shop closes for lunch.
5	The police helped the driver.
6	She looked in her mirror.
7	The match fell on the floor.
8	The fruit came in a box.
9	He really scared his sister.
10	The tub faucet is leaking.