Stage 5 · Checkpoint

A day to ask for help

Describe a day balancing work, rest and a shared activity.

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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

我wǒ今天jīn tiān实shí习xí，晚上wǎn shàng还hái有yǒu班bān里lǐ的de小xiǎo晚wǎn会huì。上午shàng wǔ的de工作gōng zuò没méi做zuò完wán，下午xià wǔ又yòu觉得jué de有点儿yǒu diǎn er不bù舒shū服fu。

I have work experience and a class gathering today. The morning work is unfinished and I feel a little unwell.

小禾

先xiān把bǎ自zì己jǐ的de情况qíng kuàng说shuō清qīng楚chu，不要bù yào只zhǐ怕pà别bié人rén不bù满mǎn意yì。晚wǎn会huì有yǒu很hěn多duō人rén，可以kě yǐ请qǐng大家dà jiā重chóng新xīn分fēn一下yī xià事shì情qing。

Explain your situation rather than just fearing disappointment. The group can redistribute the tasks.

安安

我wǒ去qù问wèn经jīng理lǐ，也yě告gào诉sù组zǔ长zhǎng今jīn晚wǎn可kě能néng晚wǎn到dào。不bù清qīng楚chu的de地dì方fāng先xiān问wèn，不要bù yào自zì己jǐ做zuò了le再zài说shuō。

I will ask the manager and tell the leader I may be late. Ask about uncertainties before acting.

小禾

对duì。你nǐ先xiān休息xiū xi一下yī xià，需xū要yào帮bāng助zhù就jiù说shuō。我们wǒ men把bǎ节jié目mù和hé音yīn乐yuè准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo，等děng你nǐ有yǒu空kōng再zài来lái，不bù用yòng勉miǎn强qiǎng自zì己jǐ参cān加jiā运yùn动dòng。

Rest and ask for help if needed. We can prepare the music and programme while you come when able, without forcing exercise.

Extension reading

安ān安ān说shuō明míng情况qíng kuàng后hòu，同tóng事shì帮bāng她tā确què认rèn了le今天jīn tiān必bì须xū完成wán chéng的de工作gōng zuò。她tā把bǎ其qí他tā事shì情qing记jì在zài明天míng tiān的de计jì划huà上shàng，没有méi yǒu为wèi赶gǎn时间shí jiān把bǎ每měi一yī步bù都dōu做zuò乱luàn。

A colleague helps Anan identify today's required work. She records other tasks for tomorrow instead of rushing into disorder.

晚上wǎn shàng，她tā听tīng朋友péng yǒu讲jiǎng了le一yī个gè故gù事shì，也yě说shuō了le自zì己jǐ今天jīn tiān学xué会huì怎zěn样yàng请qǐng求qiú帮bāng助zhù。大家dà jiā不bù只zhǐ看kàn活huó动dòng热rè不bù热rè闹nào，更gèng关guān心xīn每měi个gè人rén是shì不bù是shì真zhēn的de舒shū服fu。

That evening she hears a story and describes asking for help. The group values everyone's comfort over a merely lively event.

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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