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Stage 2 · Lesson 10

A family through the years

Talk about family members and changes with age.

19 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/44 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

安安
这zhè是shì你们nǐ men全quán家jiā的de照zhào片piàn吗ma?这个zhè ge年nián轻qīng人rén是shì你nǐ的de哥哥gē ge吗ma?

Is this a photograph of your whole family? Is this young person your older brother?

小禾
是shì,他tā已yǐ经jīng长zhǎng大dà了le。照zhào片piàn里lǐ有yǒu老lǎo年nián人rén、中zhōng年nián人rén,也yě有yǒu少shào年nián和hé青qīng年nián,我们wǒ men家jiā很hěn热rè闹nào。

Yes, he has grown up. The picture includes older and middle-aged people, teenagers and young adults. Our family is lively.

安安
旁páng边biān那nà位wèi太tài太tai是shì谁shuí?她tā身shēn边biān的de小xiǎo孩hái子zi是shì在zài哪里nǎ lǐ出chū生shēng的de?

Who is the lady beside him? Where was the child next to her born?

小禾
她tā是shì我wǒ哥哥gē ge的de爱ài人ren,孩hái子zi在zài我们wǒ men住zhù的de城chéng市shì出chū生shēng。现在xiàn zài他们tā men也yě成chéng了le家jiā长zhǎng,要yào照zhào顾gu自zì己jǐ的de家jiā庭tíng。

She is my brother's wife. Their child was born in our city. They are now parents caring for their own family.

Extension reading

哥哥gē ge从cóng小xiǎo就jiù喜欢xǐ huan和hé孩hái子zǐ玩wán。他tā说shuō,小时xiǎo shí候hou最zuì希xī望wàng大dà人ren多duō听tīng自zì己jǐ的de想xiǎng法fǎ。现在xiàn zài他tā也yě想xiǎng认rèn真zhēn听tīng青qīng少shào年nián的de话huà。

He has liked playing with children since childhood. As a child he wanted adults to hear his ideas; now he wants to listen to young people too.

安ān安ān想xiǎng起qǐ自zì己jǐ的de爸爸bà ba妈妈mā mā。他们tā men不bù可kě能néng陪péi自zì己jǐ一yī生shēng,却què永yǒng远yuǎn是shì很hěn重zhòng要yào的de人rén。她tā准zhǔn备bèi晚上wǎn shàng给gěi全quán家jiā打电话dǎ diàn huà。

Anan thinks of her parents. They cannot accompany her throughout her life, but will always matter to her. She plans to call the family that evening.

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