Stage 7 · Lesson 37

Calls and messages

Leave a clear message when a call does not connect.

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

喂wèi，听tīng得de见jiàn吗ma？我wǒ刚gāng才cái打dǎ了le两liǎng次cì都dōu没méi通tōng，好hǎo像xiàng是shì这里zhè lǐ的de信xìn号hào不bù好hǎo。

Hello, can you hear me? Two earlier calls did not connect; the signal seems poor here.

小禾

现在xiàn zài能néng听见tīng jiàn。不要bù yào在zài教jiào室shì里lǐ大dà声shēng喊hǎn，小xiǎo声shēng说shuō就jiù行xíng。如rú果guǒ声shēng音yīn又yòu断duàn了le，你nǐ可以kě yǐ发fā短duǎn信xìn。

I can hear you now. Do not shout in the classroom; speak quietly. If the sound drops again, send a text.

安安

我wǒ想xiǎng通tōng知zhī你nǐ明天míng tiān改gǎi时间shí jiān。这zhè封fēng信xìn要yào交jiāo给gěi老师lǎo shī，我wǒ还hái要yào在zài网wǎng上shàng发fā一yī条tiáo消xiāo息xī。

I want to tell you that tomorrow's time has changed. This letter is for the teacher and I also need to post a message online.

小禾

那nà就jiù把bǎ时间shí jiān、地点dì diǎn写xiě清qīng楚chu。对duì话huà不bù用yòng很hěn长cháng，但dàn重zhòng要yào的de话huà要yào完wán整zhěng；别bié人rén讲jiǎng话huà时shí先xiān听tīng，不要bù yào一yī直zhí打dǎ断duàn。

Write the time and place clearly. A conversation need not be long, but key information must be complete. Listen without constant interruption.

Extension reading

安ān安ān把bǎ手机shǒu jī的de声shēng音yīn调tiáo低dī。它tā又yòu响xiǎng时shí，她tā先xiān到dào门mén外wài接jiē电话diàn huà，再zài把bǎ刚gāng才cái没méi讲jiǎng清qīng楚chu的de事shì情qing说shuō了le一yī遍biàn。

Anan lowers her phone's sound. When it rings again she steps outside to answer and repeats the unclear information.

小xiǎo禾hé收shōu到dào短duǎn信xìn以yǐ后hòu，再zài回huí一yī句jù确què认rèn。他们tā men发fā现xiàn，电话diàn huà不bù通tōng时shí换huàn一yī种zhǒng方fāng式shì联lián系xì，比bǐ在zài原yuán地dì一yī遍biàn遍biàn喊hǎn更gèng有yǒu用yòng。

Xiao He replies to confirm the text. They find that switching contact methods is more useful than repeatedly shouting into a failed call.

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.

确认 què rèn: confirm

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