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Part 1: Comprehension Questions
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周明觉得周太太为什么变胖了？
Zhōu míng juéde Zhōu tàitai wèishéme biàn pàng le?
Why does Zhou Ming think Mrs. Zhou has become fat?
因为她每天晚上吃了饭就睡觉，也不出去走走。
Yīnwèi tā měitiān wǎnshàng chīle fàn jiù shuìjiào, yě bù chūqù zǒuzǒu.
Because she goes to sleep right after eating every night and doesn't go out for a walk.
Yīnwèi tā měitiān wǎnshàng chīle fàn jiù shuìjiào, yě bù chūqù zǒuzǒu.
Because she goes to sleep right after eating every night and doesn't go out for a walk.
周太太认为自己每天在做什么？
Zhōu tàitai rènwéi zìjǐ měitiān zài zuò shénme?
What does Mrs. Zhou think she is doing every day?
她认为自己每天都在运动。
Tā rènwéi zìjǐ měitiān dōu zài yùndòng.
She thinks she is exercising every day.
Tā rènwéi zìjǐ měitiān dōu zài yùndòng.
She thinks she is exercising every day.
周太太说的“运动”是什么？
Zhōu tàitai shuō de “yùndòng” shì shénme?
What is the "exercise" Mrs. Zhou is talking about?
她说的运动其实是做饭。
Tā shuō de yùndòng qíshí shì zuòfàn.
The exercise she is talking about is actually cooking.
Tā shuō de yùndòng qíshí shì zuòfàn.
The exercise she is talking about is actually cooking.
Part 2: Full Text
在家
周太太：你看，我这么胖，怎么办呢？
周明：你每天晚上吃了饭就睡觉，也不出去走走，能不胖吗？
周太太：其实我每天都运动。
周明：但是你一点儿也没瘦！你做什么运动了？
周太太：做饭啊。
周太太：你看，我这么胖，怎么办呢？
周明：你每天晚上吃了饭就睡觉，也不出去走走，能不胖吗？
周太太：其实我每天都运动。
周明：但是你一点儿也没瘦！你做什么运动了？
周太太：做饭啊。
Part 3: Sentence Analysis
在家
在(at) 家(home)
At home
你看，我这么胖，怎么办呢？
你(you) 看(look), 我(I) 这么(so) 胖(fat), 怎么办(what to do) 呢(particle)?
Look, I'm so fat, what should I do?
你每天晚上吃了饭就睡觉，也不出去走走，能不胖吗？
你(you) 每天(every day) 晚上(evening) 吃了(eat-completed) 饭(meal) 就(then) 睡觉(sleep), 也(also) 不(not) 出去(go out) 走走(walk), 能(can) 不(not) 胖(fat) 吗(question particle)?
You sleep right after eating every night and don't go out for a walk, how can you not be fat?
其实我每天都运动。
其实(actually) 我(I) 每天(every day) 都(all) 运动(exercise).
Actually, I exercise every day.
但是你一点儿也没瘦！你做什么运动了？
但是(but) 你(you) 一点儿(a bit) 也(also) 没(not) 瘦(thin/lose weight)! 你(you) 做(do) 什么(what) 运动(exercise) 了(particle)?
But you haven't lost any weight at all! What kind of exercise did you do?
做饭啊。
做饭(cook) 啊(particle).
Cooking.
Part 4: Vocabulary
Adjective
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
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胖
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pàng | fat |
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瘦
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shòu | thin; to lose weight |
Adverb
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
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其实
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qíshí | actually; in fact |
Structure
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
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能······吗
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néng...ma | a rhetorical question structure used to emphasize a point (can...?) |
Part 5: Practice
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1. 我太______了，不能再吃那么多饭了。
我太胖了，不能再吃那么多饭了。
Wǒ tài pàng le, bùnéng zài chī nàme duō fàn le.
I am too fat, I can't eat that much rice anymore.
Wǒ tài pàng le, bùnéng zài chī nàme duō fàn le.
I am too fat, I can't eat that much rice anymore.
2. A: 你真爱看书，买了这么多！
B: 我______一点儿也不喜欢看书，这是给我弟弟买的。
我其实一点儿也不喜欢看书，这是给我弟弟买 de。
Wǒ qíshí yìdiǎnr yě bù xǐhuan kànshū, zhè shì gěi wǒ dìdi mǎi de.
Actually, I don't like reading books at all; these were bought for my younger brother.
Wǒ qíshí yìdiǎnr yě bù xǐhuan kànshū, zhè shì gěi wǒ dìdi mǎi de.
Actually, I don't like reading books at all; these were bought for my younger brother.
3. A：他这个月工作很忙也很累， ______了不少。
B：他每天没时间吃饭， ______不瘦______？
A：他这个月工作很忙也很累，瘦了不少。B：他每天没时间吃饭，能不瘦吗？
A: Tā zhège yuè gōngzuò hěn máng yě hěn lèi, shòule bùshǎo. B: Tā měitiān méi shíjiān chīfàn, néng bù shòu ma?
A: He has been very busy and tired with work this month, and has lost a lot of weight. B: He doesn't have time to eat every day, how can he not be thin?
A: Tā zhège yuè gōngzuò hěn máng yě hěn lèi, shòule bùshǎo. B: Tā měitiān méi shíjiān chīfàn, néng bù shòu ma?
A: He has been very busy and tired with work this month, and has lost a lot of weight. B: He doesn't have time to eat every day, how can he not be thin?
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