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Stage 8 · Lesson 37

Understanding a friend’s feelings

Express feelings, an action in progress, and an experience.

11 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/28 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

小禾
你nǐ怎么zěn me不bù高兴gāo xìng?你nǐ生shēng气qì了le吗ma?

Why are you unhappy? Are you angry?

安安
没有méi yǒu。这个zhè ge包bāo太tài重zhòng了le,我wǒ正zhèng想xiǎng怎么zěn me拿ná。

No. This bag is heavy; I am thinking how to carry it.

小禾
里lǐ面miàn有yǒu什么shén me重zhòng要yào的de东西dōng xi?

What important things are inside?

安安
有yǒu书shū。这些zhè xiē字zì很hěn难nán,我wǒ正在zhèng zài看kàn。

Books. These characters are difficult; I am studying them.

小禾
这zhè本běn书shū我wǒ看kàn过guo,我们wǒ men一yī起qǐ看kàn吧ba。

I have read this book before. Let us read it together.

安安
太tài好hǎo了le!我wǒ非常fēi cháng高兴gāo xìng。

Wonderful! I am very happy.

Extension reading

小xiǎo禾hé帮bāng安ān安ān拿ná包bāo,安ān安ān笑xiào了le。

Xiao He helps carry the bag, and An An smiles.

正zhèng上课shàng kè的de时候shí hou,大家dà jiā不bù大dà声shēng说shuō笑xiào;下课xià kè了le再zài一yī起qǐ看kàn书shū。

During class, everyone avoids loud talking and laughter; they read together afterward.

下课xià kè以yǐ后hòu,他们tā men走zǒu过guò马mǎ路lù,一yī起qǐ回huí家jiā。

After class, they cross the street and go home together.

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · An An; 林老师 · Teacher Lin; 阿文 · A Wen. These helper expressions support comprehension and are not counted in the 499 target entries.

以后 yǐ hòu
after; afterward
大家 dà jiā
everyone
过马路 guò mǎ lù
cross a street
大声 dà shēng
loudly
再 zài
again; then
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