2. STORYTELLING
Nǐ Xiāngxìn Ma?
《你相信吗？》
(Do) You Believe (It)?
Level 3 Lesson 45.3 – Conversation & Story
HSK 3+ Conversational Practice
In this part of the lesson, we will be practicing the vocabulary and grammar that we've learned in Lesson 20.1 and Lesson 20.2. There are two separate conversational practice:
- CONVERSATION → 《照顾妈妈》
- STORY TELLING →《你相信吗？》
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Learn
- Listen and repeat along with the video
- Practice daily - the most important part for achieving fluency
- Spend 10-30 minutes per day reading the lesson materials aloud (with or without the video)
- Practice conversations and stories from previous lessons too
1. CONVERSATION
Zhàogù Māma
《照顾妈妈》
Looking After Mom
❖ QUESTIONS 问题 Wèntí
- Xiǎo Zhāng wèi shénme yào bān huí Shànghǎi?
小张为什么要搬回上海？
Why (does) Little Zhang need to move back to Shanghai? - Xiǎo Zhāng yǒu xiōng dì jiě mèi ma?
小张有兄弟姐妹吗？
(Does) Little Zhang have siblings? - Xiǎo Zhāng huí Shànghǎi yǐhòu dǎsuàn zuò shénme gōngzuò?
小张回上海以后打算做什么工作？
What job (does) Little Zhang plan to do after returning back to Shanghai?
❖ TEXT 课文 Kèwén
ENGLISH
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
小顾 Little Gu 小张 Little Zhang
小顾：Little Zhang, (I) heard (that) you plan to move back to Shanghai (already), how-come so sudden?
小张：Last-year winter my mom suddenly got one “chang” (of) big sickness, you (do) not know, those several days (when) she just was-hospitalized, (and was) so sick(-to-the-state-)(that she) could not even speak, I every day evening all worried(-to-the-state-)(that I) could not fall asleep. From that time-after, I then always wanted to return-back (and) look-after her.
小顾：Is she now still in (the) hospital?
小张：(She has already) been-discharged(-from-the-)hospital, but (her) body always (has been) not too good.
小顾：Then how-is your dad(’s) body?
小张：His body (is) very good, but he (is) also over seventy years-old (already), (he) being-able-to look-after (him)self “indeed” (is) not-bad (already). Now my mom is-sick, I quite worry-about her.
小顾：(Do) you have siblings?
小张：(I) have (one) “ge” (of) little-brother, but now he is-in France attending university, (and) still needs to study several years, (so) of-course (I) cannot make him “as early as” now come-back.
小顾：(It is) like-so, then (the situation) can only (be that) you go-through-trouble. When (will you) return-back?
小张：I still am busy (doing) one “ge” (of) project, busy(-to-the-state-)(that) I even (-) (my) head (is) painful. “Once immediately after” this “ge” (of) project (is) done-finished “then” (I will) return-back, (it) should (be) quick (already).
小顾：(After) (having) arrived there (do) you need to look-for (a) new job?
小张：Isn’t (it that) our company in Shanghai also have one “ge” (of) office? I “exactly” in (will) be-in there do the-same work with (the work of) now.
小顾：Then (it is) pretty not-bad. (There) “existing” you be (there,) your parents must (be) very happy, your mom’s body will definitely (become) better and better (indeed).
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❖ QUESTIONS 问题 Wèntí
- Yǒude rén xiāngxìn, yǎngjin dà de rén zěnmeyàng?
有的人相信，眼睛大的人怎么样？
Some people believe, how are people with big eyes? - Yǒude rén xiāngxìn, nǎ zhǒng rén gèng dǒng shēnghuó?
有的人相信，哪种人懂生活？
Some people believe, which kind of people know about (living a quality) life? - Wǒ xiāngxìn zhè xiē shuōfǎ ma?
我相信这些说法吗？
(Do) I believe these ideas?
❖ TEXT 课文 Kèwén
ENGLISH
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
(Do) You Believe (It)?
Many people believe (that), (by) looking-at one “ge” (of) person’s face, (we) then can know-about his past, present and future. For example, people with big eyes (are) passionate, people with big ears (are) healthy, people with big noses know-how-to make-money, (and) people with big mouths understand (how to live a quality) life. This-kind of idea has (a) very long history, (and there) additionally “exists” many books about these ideas. I certainly (do) not quite believe (it) (of course), (and the) reason (is) very simple, as-long-as (we) carefully think-about “really quick” (the) questions below “really quick”(,) then (we will) understand: (In the) “interspace” (of) friends we know, that “ge” (of) person (who is) the-most healthy, are (their) ears the-most big? That “ge” (of) person (who) makes the-most money, is (their) nose also the-most big? Of-course (it) is not like-this. Although some people really would believe (it), but these ideas (do) not have any help to (our) lives. If (one) chooses to believe (it), then one “ge” (of) person (who) “is growing” small ears “then” would especially worry-about (their) own health, one “ge” (of) person (with a) small nose would (from) “as early as” “once” (it) starts(,) (does) not believe (that) (them)self can make “whatever amount” (of) money. Isn’t living like-this very tiring, very not-interesting? One “ge” (of) person should-not always worry-about things (that have) yet not happened.
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