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Part 1: Comprehension Questions
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B今天去打球吗？为什么？
B jīntiān qù dǎqiú ma? Wèishénme?
Is B going to play ball today? Why?
B今天不去打球，因为她这两天有点儿累。
B jīntiān bù qù dǎqiú, yīnwèi tā zhè liǎng tiān yǒudiǎnr lèi.
B is not going to play ball today because he has been a bit tired these past two days.
B jīntiān bù qù dǎqiú, yīnwèi tā zhè liǎng tiān yǒudiǎnr lèi.
B is not going to play ball today because he has been a bit tired these past two days.
B在做什么？
B zài zuò shénme?
What is B doing?
她在想昨天的考试。
B zài xiǎng zuótiān de kǎoshì.
B is thinking about yesterday's exam.
B zài xiǎng zuótiān de kǎoshì.
B is thinking about yesterday's exam.
B觉得考试怎么样？
B juéde kǎoshì zěnmeyàng?
How does B feel about the exam?
她觉得听和说还可以，读和写不好，很多字都不知道是什么意思。
Tā juéde tīng hé shuō hái kěyǐ, dú hé xiě bù hǎo, hěnduō zì dōu bù zhīdào shì shénme yìsi.
He feels that listening and speaking were okay, but reading and writing were not good, and he didn't know what many of the characters meant.
Tā juéde tīng hé shuō hái kěyǐ, dú hé xiě bù hǎo, hěnduō zì dōu bù zhīdào shì shénme yìsi.
He feels that listening and speaking were okay, but reading and writing were not good, and he didn't know what many of the characters meant.
Part 2: Full Text
在教室
A：今天去不去打球？
B：这两天有点儿累，不去打球了。
A: 你在做什么呢？是在想昨天的考试吗？
B：是啊，我觉得听和说还可以，读和写不好，很多字我都不知道是什么意思。
A：今天去不去打球？
B：这两天有点儿累，不去打球了。
A: 你在做什么呢？是在想昨天的考试吗？
B：是啊，我觉得听和说还可以，读和写不好，很多字我都不知道是什么意思。
Part 3: Sentence Analysis
在教室
在(at/in) 教室(classroom)
In the classroom
今天去不去打球？
今天(today) 去(go) 不(not) 去(go) 打(play) 球(ball)?
Are you going to play ball today?
这两天有点儿累，不去打球了。
这(this) 两(two) 天(days) 有点儿(a bit) 累(tired), 不(not) 去(go) 打(play) 球(ball) 了(particle).
I've been a bit tired these past two days, so I'm not going to play ball.
你在做什么呢？是在想昨天的考试吗？
你(you) 在(at/action marker) 做(do) 什么(what) 呢(particle)? 是(is) 在(at/action marker) 想(think) 昨天(yesterday) 的(possessive) 考试(exam) 吗(question particle)?
What are you doing? Are you thinking about yesterday's exam?
是啊，我觉得听和说还可以，读和写不好，很多字我都不知道是什么意思。
是(is) 啊(particle), 我(I) 觉得(think) 听(listen) 和(and) 说(speak) 还可以(okay), 读(read) 和(and) 写(write) 不(not) 好(good), 很多(many) 字(character) 我(I) 都(all) 不(not) 知道(know) 是(is) 什么(what) 意思(meaning).
Yes, I think listening and speaking were okay, but reading and writing weren't good. I didn't know what many of the characters meant.
Part 4: Vocabulary
Noun
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
考试
|
kǎoshì | exam / test |
|
意思
|
yìsi | meaning |
|
教室
|
jiàoshì | classroom |
Verb
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
打球
|
dǎqiú | to play ball / to play sports with a ball |
|
觉得
|
juéde | to feel / to think |
Adjective
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
累
|
lèi | tired |
Part 5: Practice
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1. 这个字是什么 ( )？
(Zhège zì shì shénme ( )?)
这个字是什么意思？
Zhège zì shì shénme yìsi?
What does this character mean?
Zhège zì shì shénme yìsi?
What does this character mean?
2. 你觉得明天的 ( ) 难不难？
(Nǐ juéde míngtiān de ( ) nán bù nán?)
你觉得明天的考试难不难？
Nǐ juéde míngtiān de kǎoshì nán bù nán?
Do you think tomorrow's exam will be difficult?
Nǐ juéde míngtiān de kǎoshì nán bù nán?
Do you think tomorrow's exam will be difficult?
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