Level 3 Lesson 1.3 – Conversation & Story

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HSK 3 ⁺ Listening and Speaking Practice Materials

In this part of the lesson, we will be practicing the vocabulary and grammar that we've learned in Lesson 1.1 and Lesson 1.2. There are two separate listening and speaking practice materials:

CONVERSATION → 《小马在跟小周打电话》
STORYTELLING →《办公室》

INSTRUCTIONS:

Learn
1. Listen and repeat along with the video
Practice daily - the most important part for achieving fluency
1. Spend 10-30 minutes per day reading the lesson materials aloud (with or without the video)

Do Practice →

1. CONVERSATION

Xiǎo Mǎ Zài Gēn Xiǎo Zhōu Dǎ Diànhuà
《小马在跟小周打电话》
Little Ma Is Making A Phone Call With Little Zhou

❖ QUESTIONS 问题 Wèntí

Xiǎo Mǎ shuō Hànyǔ shuō de zěnmeyàng?
小马说汉语说得怎么样？
How is Little Ma's speaking Chinese?
Xiǎo Mǎ zài Zhōngguó zhù le duō jiǔ le?
小马在中国住了多久了？
How long has Little Ma been living in China?
Xiǎo Zhōu shì cóng shénme shíhou kāishǐ xué Hànyǔ de?
小周是从什么时候开始学汉语的？
Since when was it that Little Zhou start to learn Chinese?

❖ TEXT 课文 Kèwén

ENGLISH 中文 PINYIN

ENGLISH

*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.

小周 Little Zhou 小马 Little Ma

小周：Little Ma, I am Little Zhou. You speak Chinese speak with Chinese people the same well, how (was it that) you learned (it), can (you) teach me “for a little bit”?

小马：I (have) already learned (for) very many years, I now still live in China!

小周：How much long (have) you lived (in) there?

小马：I (have) lived here (for) (about) five (or) six years, eating stuff, living stuff (- I have) both gotten used to (them), working and studying (are) also both very convenient. (Are) you also learning Chinese?

小周：Right, but I am not the same with you, my time (of) learning Chinese (is) still not long, (it was) from last year (that) I started to learn (it).

小马：When you have time (you) can come to China to “play”(/have fun) for a little bit, speak Chinese with people here for a little bit, (it) might be more interesting than (the stuff) taught in books.

中文

小周：小马，我是小周。你说汉语说得跟中国人一样好，你是怎么学的，能教教我吗？

小马：我已经学了很多年了，我现在还住在中国呢！

小周：你在那儿住了多久了？

小马：我在这儿住了五六年了，吃的、住的都习惯了，工作和学习也都很方便。你也在学中文吗？

小周：对，但我跟你不一样，我学汉语的时间还不长，我是从去年开始学的。

小马：你有时间的时候可以来中国玩儿玩儿，跟这儿的人说说中文，可能比书上教的更有意思。

PINYIN

小周 Xiǎo Zhōu 小马 Xiǎo Mǎ

小周：Xiǎo Mǎ, wǒ shì Xiǎo Zhōu. Nǐ shuō Hànyǔ shuō de gēn Zhōngguórén yíyàng hǎo, nǐ shì zěnme xué de, néng jiāojiao wǒ ma?

小马：Wǒ yǐjīng xué le hěn duō nián le, wǒ xiànzài hái zhù zài Zhōngguó ne!

小周：Nǐ zài nàr zhù le duō jiǔ le?

小马：Wǒ zài zhèr zhù le wǔliù nián le, chī de、zhù de dōu xíguàn le, gōngzuò hé xuéxí yě dōu hěn fāngbiàn. Nǐ yě zài xué Zhōngwén ma?

小周：Duì, dàn wǒ gēn nǐ bù yíyàng, wǒ xué Hànyǔ de shíjiān hái bù cháng, wǒ shì cóng qùnián kāishǐ xué de.

小马：Nǐ yǒu shíjiān de shíhou kěyǐ lái Zhōngguó wánr wanr, gēn zhèr de rén shuōshuo Zhōngwén, kěnéng bǐ shū shang jiāo de gèng yǒu yìsi.

2. STORYTELLING

Bàngōngshì
《办公室》
Office Rooms

❖ QUESTIONS 问题 Wèntí

Shuōhuà rén yígòng jièshào le jǐ jiān bàngōngshì?
说话人一共介绍了几间办公室？
How many office rooms did the speaker introduce in total?
Nǎ liǎng jiān bàngōngshì yíyàng dà?
哪两间办公室一样大？
Which two office rooms are the same big (in size)?
Nǎ jiān bàngōngshì de jiàgé gēn jīchǎng lù de yíyàng? Měi yuè duōshao qián?
哪间办公室的价格跟机场路的一样？每月多少钱？
Which office room's price is the same as the one on Jichang Street? How much per month?

❖ TEXT 课文 Kèwén

ENGLISH 中文 PINYIN

ENGLISH

*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.

Office Rooms

Hi Manager Zhang, (I) heard (that) you plan to find one “jian” (of) new office, I for you (have) prepared a few “jian” (of offices), you look (at them) really quick (and see) how (they are). These a few “jian” (of) offices inside all exist bathrooms. The first “jian” (of) office is on Jichang(/Airport) Road, the second “jian” (of office) is on Daxue(/University) Road, additionally (there) exists one “jian” (of office) is on the side (of) Stadium. This “jian” (of office) of Jichang Road with that “jian” (of office) of Daxue Road is the same big, but (the) price is not the same. (The one) of Jichang Road every month (is) 8000 yuan, (how) about (the one) of Daxue Road(?) every month (is) 9500 yuan. This “jian” (of office of the) Stadium (is) the biggest, but because (it is) the furthest, (the) price with (the one) of Jichang Road (is) the same, every month 8000, very cheap. Though (being) the furthest, but the side (of) it exists (a) subway station, also very convenient, nowadays coworkers go to work all are used to take subways, (those who) drive (are) very few. You think which “ge” (of office) is more good? How are the prices?

中文

办公室

........张经理您好，听说您要找一间新的办公室，我给您准备了几间，您看看怎么样？这几间办公室里都有洗手间。第一间办公室在机场路，第二间在大学路，还有一间在运动场旁边。机场路的这间跟大学路的那间一样大，但价格不一样。机场路的每月8000元，大学路的呢每月9500元。运动场这间最大，但因为最远，价格跟机场路的一样，每月8000，很便宜。虽然最远，但它旁边有地铁站，也很方便，现在同事们上班都习惯坐地铁，开车的很少。您觉得哪个更好？价格怎么样？

PINYIN

Bàngōngshì

Zhāng Jīnglǐ nínhǎo, tīngshuō nín yào zhǎo yì jiān xīn de bàngōngshì, wǒ gěi nín zhǔnbèi le jǐ jiān, nín kànkan zěnmeyàng. Zhè jǐ jiān bàngōngshì li dōu yǒu xǐshǒujiān. Dì yī jiān bàngōngshì zài Jīchǎng Lù, dì ’èr jiān zài Dàxué Lù, hái yǒu yì jiān zài yùndòngchǎng pángbiān. Jīchǎng Lù de zhè jiān gēn Dàxué Lù de nà jiān yíyàng dà, dàn jiàgé bù yíyàng. Jīchǎng Lù de měi yuè bāqiān yuán, Dàxué Lù de ne měi yuè jiǔqiān wǔbǎi yuán. Yùndòngchǎng zhè jiān zuì dà, dàn yīnwèi zuì yuǎn, jiàgé gēn Jīchǎng Lù de yíyàng, měi yuè bāqiān, hěn piányi. Suīrán zuì yuǎn, dàn tā pángbiān yǒu dìtiě zhàn, yě hěn fāngbiàn, xiànzài tóngshìmen shàngbān dōu xíguàn zuò dìtiě, kāichē de hěnshǎo. Nín juéde nǎ ge gèng hǎo? Jiàgé zěnmeyàng?