Stage 3 · Lesson 14

Arranging things and using appliances

Sequence moving tasks and ask before using appliances.

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

这zhè一yī套tào东西dōng xī要yào放fàng在zài哪里nǎ lǐ？椅子yǐ zi先xiān放fàng下xià，别bié把bǎ脏zāng衣服yī fu放fàng到dào书shū上shàng。

Where should this set of things go? Put the chair down first and keep dirty clothes off the books.

小禾

衣服yī fu放fàng在zài洗xǐ衣yī机jī旁páng边biān。我们wǒ men先xiān把bǎ桌子zhuō zi装zhuāng好hǎo，再zài把bǎ计jì算suàn机jī拿ná出chū来lái。

Put the clothes beside the washing machine. Let us assemble the desk before taking out the computer.

安安

我wǒ还hái不bù会huì使shǐ用yòng这zhè台tái机jī器qì，可以kě yǐ先xiān开kāi机jī试shì一下yī xià吗ma？我wǒ怕pà自zì己jǐ把bǎ它tā弄nòng坏huài。

I do not know how to use this machine yet. May I switch it on to try? I am afraid of damaging it.

小禾

先xiān看kàn说shuō明míng。不要bù yào拉lā电diàn线xiàn，也yě不要bù yào用yòng力lì推tuī。试shì过guò以yǐ后hòu要yào关guān机jī，有yǒu问题wèn tí就jiù请qǐng懂dǒng的de人rén来lái帮bāng忙máng。

Read the instructions first. Do not pull the cable or push hard. Switch it off after trying and ask someone knowledgeable for help.

Extension reading

东西dōng xī摆bǎi好hǎo以yǐ后hòu，小xiǎo禾hé从cóng柜guì子zǐ里lǐ取qǔ了le一yī块kuài布bù，收shōu好hǎo桌zhuō上shàng的de纸zhǐ。安ān安ān拿ná到dào自zì己jǐ的de书shū，把bǎ常cháng用yòng的de几jǐ本běn留liú下xia。

After arranging things, Xiao He gets a cloth from the cupboard and gathers the papers. Anan retrieves her books and keeps the frequently used ones out.

其qí他tā东西dōng xī不bù用yòng全quán留liú在zài外wài面miàn。两liǎng个gè人rén把bǎ要yào用yòng的de留liú下xia，把bǎ不bù用yòng的de放fàng回huí去qù，房间fáng jiān很hěn快kuài就jiù能néng正zhèng常cháng使shǐ用yòng了le。

They need not leave everything out. Keeping what they need and putting the rest away soon makes the room usable.

Original AI-assisted draft · Awaiting teacher review · Exercise progress is not an exam score.