Stage 7 · Lesson 42

Working carefully and saving resources

Compare a plan with reality and explain saving resources.

7 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/20 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

计jì划huà上shàng写xiě十shí分钟fēn zhōng走zǒu到dào，实shí际jì要yào二èr十shí分钟fēn zhōng。背bēi着zhe这zhè么me多duō东西dōng xī，我wǒ走zǒu得de实shí在zài有点儿yǒu diǎn er慢màn。

The plan says ten minutes, but the actual walk takes twenty. Carrying this much, I really am walking rather slowly.

小禾

那nà就jiù少shǎo带dài一点儿yī diǎn er。做zuò事shì情qing要yào看kàn实shí际jì情况qíng kuàng，别bié只zhǐ为wèi了le省shěng时间shí jiān，就jiù把bǎ每měi一yī步bù都dōu安ān排pái得de太tài急jí。

Then bring less. Work with the actual situation rather than rushing every step just to save time.

安安

水shuǐ从cóng瓶píng子zi里lǐ流liú出chū来lái了le，是shì不bù是shì桌zhuō面miàn不bù平píng？我wǒ先xiān把bǎ纸zhǐ拿ná开kāi，省shěng得de都dōu弄nòng湿shī。

Water is leaking from the bottle. Is the tabletop uneven? I will move the papers first so they do not get wet.

小禾

先xiān把bǎ瓶píng子zi放fàng稳wěn，再zài擦cā好hǎo桌子zhuō zi。你nǐ干gàn活huó儿er很hěn实shí在zai，发fā现xiàn问题wèn tí就jiù直zhí接jiē说shuō，不bù只zhǐ说shuō好听hǎo tīng的de话huà。

Steady the bottle and wipe the table. You work honestly, stating problems instead of merely saying pleasing things.

Extension reading

安ān安ān把bǎ今天jīn tiān真zhēn正zhèng用yòng的de时间shí jiān写xiě在zài计jì划huà旁páng边biān。她tā发fā现xiàn，节jié省shěng东西dōng xī、节jié省shěng时间shí jiān，都dōu要yào先xiān知道zhī dào哪些nǎ xiē地dì方fāng真zhēn的de能néng省shěng。

Anan writes the actual time beside the plan. Saving materials or time starts with knowing what can genuinely be saved.

小xiǎo禾hé没有méi yǒu因yīn为wèi计jì划huà不bù准zhǔn就jiù完wán全quán放fàng弃qì。他们tā men把bǎ路lù不bù平píng、东西dōng xī太tài多duō等děng原yuán因yīn记jì下xià，让ràng下xià一yī次cì的de准zhǔn备bèi更gèng接jiē近jìn实shí际jì。

Xiao He does not abandon everything because the plan was inaccurate. They note uneven paths and heavy bags to make the next plan more realistic.

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