Stage 2 · Lesson 12

Sending a gift to an old friend

Confirm a gift delivery and recall a shared memory.

16 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/38 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

我wǒ给gěi老lǎo朋友péng you寄jì的de礼lǐ物wù，今天jīn tiān终zhōng于yú送sòng到dào了le。他tā刚gāng给gěi我wǒ打电话dǎ diàn huà，说shuō已yǐ经jīng收shōu到dào了le。

The gift I sent my old friend finally arrived today. He just called to say he had received it.

小禾

太tài好hǎo了le！你们nǐ men好久hǎo jiǔ没méi见jiàn了le吧ba？我wǒ是shì不bù是shì以yǐ前qián见jiàn过guo他tā？

Wonderful! You have not met for a long time, have you? Have I met him before?

安安

见jiàn过guo，他tā上shàng次cì送sòng给gěi我wǒ一yī本běn书shū。当dāng时shí他tā一yī直zhí在zài我wǒ身shēn边biān，帮bāng助zhù我wǒ找zhǎo回huí了le丢diū的de包bāo，真zhēn是shì个gè好hǎo人rén。

Yes. Last time he gave me a book. He stayed beside me and helped recover my lost bag. He is a kind person.

小禾

我wǒ想xiǎng起qǐ来lái了le。接jiē到dào他tā的de电话diàn huà，你nǐ心xīn里lǐ一yī定dìng很hěn高兴gāo xìng。我wǒ想xiǎng到dào一yī个gè想xiǎng法fǎ：下xià次cì大家dà jiā一yī起qǐ见jiàn面miàn。

Now I remember. You must have been pleased to receive the call. I have an idea: let us all meet next time.

Extension reading

安ān安ān在zài心xīn中zhōng想xiǎng了le想xiǎng，决jué定dìng先xiān问wèn朋友péng yǒu什么shén me时候shí hòu有yǒu空kōng。礼lǐ物wù不bù贵guì，却què带dài着zhe两liǎng个gè人rén都dōu记jì得de的de一yī段duàn经jīng历lì。

Anan considers it and decides to ask when his friend is free. The gift is inexpensive but carries a shared memory.

晚上wǎn shàng，她tā给gěi朋友péng yǒu写xiě了le一yī条tiáo消xiāo息xī，告gào诉sù他tā小xiǎo禾hé也yě想xiǎng见jiàn他tā，最zuì后hòu写xiě上shàng晚wǎn安ān。收shōu到dào回huí复fù以yǐ后hòu，她tā才cái放fàng心xīn地dì去qù睡觉shuì jiào。

That evening she messages that Xiao He would also like to meet him and says good night. Only after the reply does she settle down to sleep.

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