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Stage 6 · Lesson 31

Discussing before deciding

Give an opinion, ask for reasons and draw a supported conclusion.

17 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/40 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
关guān于yú下xià次cì活huó动dòng的de事shì情qing,我们wǒ men先xiān商shāng量liang一下yī xià吧ba。我wǒ有yǒu一yī个gè意yì见jiàn:先xiān讨tǎo论lùn目mù的dì,再zài决jué定dìng去qù哪里nǎ lǐ。

Let us discuss the next activity. My suggestion is to agree on the purpose before choosing a place.

小禾
我wǒ认rèn为wéi这个zhè ge办bàn法fǎ好hǎo。我wǒ原yuán来lái以yǐ为wéi大家dà jiā都dōu想xiǎng出chū门mén,其qí实shí每měi个gè人rén的de看kàn法fǎ可kě能néng不同bù tóng。

I think that is a good approach. I assumed everyone wanted to go out, but their views may differ.

安安
从cóng学习xué xí的de角jiǎo度dù看kàn,我wǒ想xiǎng认识rèn shi一些yī xiē新xīn地dì方fāng。可kě是shì从cóng时间shí jiān这个zhè ge方fāng面miàn看kàn,去qù太tài远yuǎn可kě能néng不bù合hé适shì。

From a learning perspective I want to discover somewhere new, but in terms of time a distant place may not work.

小禾
那nà就jiù问wèn问wèn原yuán因yīn,不要bù yào只zhǐ说shuō相xiāng信xìn谁shuí。大家dà jiā把bǎ主zhǔ要yào的de问题wèn tí写xiě出chū来lái,看kàn看kàn能néng不bù能néng得dé出chū同tóng样yàng的de结jié论lùn。

Then ask for reasons instead of merely trusting a person. Write the main issues and see whether a shared conclusion follows.

Extension reading

讨tǎo论lùn时shí,安ān安ān听到tīng dào新xīn的de观guān点diǎn:有yǒu同学tóng xué周zhōu末mò要yào工作gōng zuò,只有zhǐ yǒu下午xià wǔ有yǒu空kōng。小xiǎo禾hé听tīng完wán,觉得jué de很hěn有yǒu道dào理li。这个zhè ge信xìn息xī改gǎi变biàn了le原yuán来lái的de安ān排pái。

A new view emerges: some classmates work at weekends and are free only in the afternoon. Xiao He finds that reasonable and the group changes its plan.

最zuì后hòu,他们tā men根gēn据jù大家dà jiā说shuō的de情况qíng kuàng选xuǎn了le近jìn一点儿yī diǎn er的de地dì方fāng。结jié果guǒ不bù一yī定dìng和hé最zuì早zǎo的de想xiǎng法fǎ一yī样yàng,却què更gèng符fú合hé这zhè次cì活huó动dòng的de目mù的dì。

They choose somewhere closer based on everyone's circumstances. It differs from the first idea but better fits the activity's purpose.

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · Anan. These supporting phrases aid understanding and are not added to the new HSK 2 vocabulary list.

结论 jié lùn
conclusion
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