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Part 1: Comprehension Questions
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小丽为什么想休息?
Xiǎolì wèishéme xiǎng xiūxi?
Why does Xiaoli want to rest?
因为小丽的腿和脚都疼。
Yīnwèi Xiǎolì de tuǐ hé jiǎo dōu téng.
Because Xiaoli's legs and feet both hurt.
Yīnwèi Xiǎolì de tuǐ hé jiǎo dōu téng.
Because Xiaoli's legs and feet both hurt.
他们打算去哪里休息?
Tāmen dǎsuàn qù nǎlǐ xiūxi?
Where do they plan to rest?
他们打算去那边树多的地方坐一下。
Tāmen dǎsuàn qù nàbiān shù duō de dìfāng zuò yīxià.
They plan to go sit for a while over there where there are many trees.
Tāmen dǎsuàn qù nàbiān shù duō de dìfāng zuò yīxià.
They plan to go sit for a while over there where there are many trees.
关于上山和下山,小刚是怎么说的?
Guānyú shàngshān hé xiàshān, Xiǎogāng shì zěnme shuō de?
What did Xiaogang say about going up and down the mountain?
小刚说上山容易下山难。
Xiǎogāng shuō shàngshān róngyì xiàshān nán.
Xiaogang said going up the mountain is easy but going down is hard.
Xiǎogāng shuō shàngshān róngyì xiàshān nán.
Xiaogang said going up the mountain is easy but going down is hard.
Part 2: Full Text
下山的路上
小丽:休息一下吧。
小刚:怎么了?
小丽:我现在腿也疼,脚也疼。
小刚:好,那边树多,我们过去坐一下吧。
小丽:上来的时候我怎么没觉得这么累?
小刚:上山容易下山难,你不知道?
小丽:休息一下吧。
小刚:怎么了?
小丽:我现在腿也疼,脚也疼。
小刚:好,那边树多,我们过去坐一下吧。
小丽:上来的时候我怎么没觉得这么累?
小刚:上山容易下山难,你不知道?
Part 3: Sentence Analysis
下山的路上
xià shān de lù shang
下山(go down mountain) 的(particle) 路上(on the way)
On the way down the mountain
休息一下吧。
xiūxi yīxià ba.
休息(rest) 一下(a bit) 吧(suggestion particle)
Let's take a rest.
怎么了?
zěnme le?
怎么(how/what) 了(particle)
What's the matter?
我现在腿也疼,脚也疼。
wǒ xiànzài tuǐ yě téng, jiǎo yě téng.
我(I) 现在(now) 腿(leg) 也(also) 疼(hurt), 脚(foot) 也(also) 疼(hurt)
My legs hurt now, and my feet hurt too.
好,那边树多,我们过去坐一下吧。
hǎo, nàbiān shù duō, wǒmen guòqù zuò yīxià ba.
好(okay), 那边(over there) 树(tree) 多(many), 我们(we) 过去(go over) 坐(sit) 一下(a bit) 吧(particle)
Okay, there are many trees over there, let's go over and sit for a bit.
上来的时候我怎么没觉得这么累?
shànglái de shíhou wǒ zěnme méi juéde zhème lèi?
上来(come up) 的时候(when) 我(I) 怎么(how/why) 没(not) 觉得(feel) 这么(so) 累(tired)
Why didn't I feel this tired when I was coming up?
上山容易下山难,你不知道?
shàngshān róngyì xiàshān nán, nǐ bù zhīdào?
上山(go up mountain) 容易(easy) 下山(go down mountain) 难(hard), 你(you) 不(not) 知道(know)
Going up is easy but going down is hard, didn't you know?
Part 4: Vocabulary
Noun
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
腿
|
tuǐ | leg |
|
脚
|
jiǎo | foot |
|
树
|
shù | tree |
Adjective
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
容易
|
róngyì | easy |
|
难
|
nán | difficult/hard |
|
疼
|
téng | painful/to ache |
Verb
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
来
|
lái | to come |
|
去
|
qù | to go |
Part 5: Practice
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1. 饭做好了,我们下_____吃饭吧。
饭做好了,我们下去吃饭吧。
Fàn zuò hǎo le, wǒmen xiàqù chīfàn ba.
Dinner is ready, let's go down and eat.
Fàn zuò hǎo le, wǒmen xiàqù chīfàn ba.
Dinner is ready, let's go down and eat.
2. 你看,小狗在_____下做什么呢?
你看,小狗在树下做什么呢?
Nǐ kàn, xiǎogǒu zài shù xià zuò shénme ne?
Look, what is the puppy doing under the tree?
Nǐ kàn, xiǎogǒu zài shù xià zuò shénme ne?
Look, what is the puppy doing under the tree?
3. 我们在二楼,你快上_____。
我们在二楼,你快上来。
Wǒmen zài èr lóu, nǐ kuài shànglái.
We are on the second floor, come up quickly.
Wǒmen zài èr lóu, nǐ kuài shànglái.
We are on the second floor, come up quickly.
4. 他的_____太大了,这家店没有他可以穿的鞋。
他的脚太大了,这家店没有他可以穿的鞋。
Tā de jiǎo tài dà le, zhè jiā diàn méiyǒu tā kěyǐ chuān de xié.
His feet are too big; this store doesn't have shoes he can wear.
Tā de jiǎo tài dà le, zhè jiā diàn méiyǒu tā kěyǐ chuān de xié.
His feet are too big; this store doesn't have shoes he can wear.
5. 昨天走路走得太多了,左边这条(measure word)_____有点儿_____ 。
昨天走路走得太多了,左边这条腿有点儿疼。
Zuótiān zǒulù zǒu de tài duō le, zuǒbiān zhè tiáo tuǐ yǒudiǎnr téng.
I walked too much yesterday, this left leg hurts a little.
Zuótiān zǒulù zǒu de tài duō le, zuǒbiān zhè tiáo tuǐ yǒudiǎnr téng.
I walked too much yesterday, this left leg hurts a little.
6. 今天的考试一点儿也不_____ ,很_____ 。
今天的考试一点儿也不难,很容易。
Jīntiān de kǎoshì yīdiǎnr yě bù nán, hěn róngyì.
Today's exam was not difficult at all; it was very easy.
Jīntiān de kǎoshì yīdiǎnr yě bù nán, hěn róngyì.
Today's exam was not difficult at all; it was very easy.
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