Stage 7 · Lesson 41

Staying calm during a small mishap

Describe a small mishap and distinguish meanings of repeated characters.

15 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/36 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场chǎng活huó动dòng开kāi始shǐ以yǐ前qián，大家dà jiā先xiān排pái队duì，在zài门mén口kǒu站zhàn成chéng一yī排pái。等děng了le多duō久jiǔ，才cái可以kě yǐ进jìn去qù？

Before the event everyone queues in a row by the entrance. How long must we wait to enter?

小禾

再zài等děng两liǎng分钟fēn zhōng。前qián面miàn有yǒu人rén碰pèng到dào桌zhuō角jiǎo，把bǎ一yī只zhī空kōng瓶píng子zi碰pèng倒dǎo了le。大家dà jiā先xiān让ràng开kāi一点儿yī diǎn er。

Two more minutes. Someone bumped the table corner and knocked over an empty bottle. Give them some space.

安安

我wǒ刚gāng碰pèng见jiàn那nà位wèi同学tóng xué，他tā说shuō自zì己jǐ没事méi shì。要yào不要bù yào帮bāng他tā倒dào水shuǐ？地dì上shàng的de纸zhǐ掉diào了le，也yě需xū要yào捡jiǎn起qǐ来lái。

I just met that student, who says he is fine. Shall we pour some water? The fallen papers need picking up too.

小禾

可以kě yǐ，但dàn不要bù yào急jí着zhe往wǎng前qián挤jǐ。瓶píng子zi倒dǎo了le还hái没méi收shōu好hǎo，现在xiàn zài从cóng桌子zhuō zi这zhè一yī面miàn走zǒu不bù行xíng，先xiān走zǒu另lìng一yī面miàn。

Yes, but do not push forward. The bottle is not cleared yet, so use the other side of the table.

Extension reading

安ān安ān和hé小xiǎo禾hé把bǎ东西dōng xī放fàng好hǎo，又yòu把bǎ一yī面miàn小xiǎo旗qí子zǐ挂guà回huí门mén边biān。一yī次cì小xiǎo小xiǎo的de碰pèng撞zhuàng没有méi yǒu让ràng活huó动dòng停tíng下xià，大家dà jiā反fǎn而ér学xué会huì互hù相xiāng照zhào顾gu。

They put things back and hang a small flag beside the door. The minor collision does not stop the event and encourages mutual care.

老师lǎo shī请qǐng他们tā men说shuō清qīng楚chu经jīng过guò，不bù把bǎ碰pèng到dào当dàng成chéng故gù意yì。安ān安ān发fā现xiàn，碰pèng见jiàn朋友péng yǒu和hé碰pèng到dào桌子zhuō zi都dōu用yòng碰pèng，倒dào水shuǐ和hé碰pèng倒dǎo的de倒dǎo读音dú yīn却què不同bù tóng。

The teacher asks for a clear account rather than assuming intent. Anan compares meeting someone and bumping a table, then the different readings in pouring and toppling.

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.

旗子 qí zǐ: flag

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