Stage 2 · Lesson 11

Listening to a friend

Ask about feelings and offer suitable support.

18 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/42 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pinyin Meaning

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

Conversation

安安

你nǐ今天jīn tiān看kàn起qǐ来lái有点儿yǒu diǎn er难nán过guò。发fā生shēng什么shén me事shì了le？我wǒ很hěn关guān心xīn你nǐ，愿yuàn意yì听tīng你nǐ说shuō。

You look a little upset today. What happened? I care about you and am ready to listen.

小禾

谢谢xiè xiè你nǐ的de关guān心xīn。我wǒ怕pà自zì己jǐ做zuò不bù好hǎo，昨天zuó tiān还hái哭kū了le，心xīn情qíng一yī直zhí不bù好hǎo。

Thank you for caring. I am afraid I will not do well. I even cried yesterday and have been feeling low.

安安

遇yù到dào难nán题tí不bù表示biǎo shì你nǐ不bù行xíng。我们wǒ men可以kě yǐ一yī起qǐ想xiǎng办bàn法fǎ，不bù用yòng一yī个gè人rén照zhào顾gu所suǒ有yǒu事shì情qing。

Difficulty does not mean you are incapable. We can look for a solution together; you need not handle everything alone.

小禾

听tīng你nǐ这zhè样yàng说shuō，我wǒ感gǎn到dào放fàng心xīn多duō了le。你nǐ的de帮bāng助zhù让ràng我wǒ很hěn感gǎn动dòng，也yě给gěi了le我wǒ重chóng新xīn开kāi始shǐ的de感gǎn觉jué。

Hearing that reassures me. Your help touches me and makes a fresh start feel possible.

Extension reading

放fàng学xué后hòu，他们tā men在zài路lù上shang看见kàn jiàn一yī只zhī可kě爱ài的de小xiǎo狗gǒu，小xiǎo禾hé笑xiào了le。她tā说shuō，不bù是shì所suǒ有yǒu让ràng人rén害hài怕pà的de事shì情qing都dōu真zhēn的de那nà么me可kě怕pà。

After class they see a cute puppy and Xiao He smiles. He says not everything that makes people afraid is truly so frightening.

晚上wǎn shàng，小xiǎo禾hé写xiě下xià对duì朋友péng yǒu的de感gǎn谢xiè。让ràng她tā开kāi心xīn、快kuài乐lè的de不bù只zhǐ是shì爱ài情qíng，也yě有yǒu友yǒu好hǎo的de关系guān xì；她tā对duì今天jīn tiān自zì己jǐ的de努nǔ力lì很hěn满mǎn意yì。

That evening Xiao He writes his thanks. Happiness comes not only from romance but also from friendship. He feels satisfied with his effort today.

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