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Part 1: Comprehension Questions
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小丽最近觉得自己怎么样了？
Xiǎolì zuìjìn juéde zìjǐ zěnmeyàng le?
How does Xiao Li feel about herself recently?
小丽觉得自己最近越来越胖了。
Xiǎolì juéde zìjǐ zuìjìn yuè lái yuè pàng le.
Xiao Li feels that she is getting fatter and fatter recently.
Xiǎolì juéde zìjǐ zuìjìn yuè lái yuè pàng le.
Xiao Li feels that she is getting fatter and fatter recently.
为什么小丽穿不上那条裙子了？
Wèishénme Xiǎolì chuān bú shàng nà tiáo qúnzi le?
Why can't Xiao Li wear that skirt anymore?
因为她胖了，小刚觉得是因为她吃得太多了。
Yīnwèi tā pàng le, Xiǎogāng juéde shì yīnwèi tā chī de tài duō le.
Because she got fat; Xiao Gang thinks it's because she eats too much.
Yīnwèi tā pàng le, Xiǎogāng juéde shì yīnwèi tā chī de tài duō le.
Because she got fat; Xiao Gang thinks it's because she eats too much.
小丽为什么不想少吃点儿？
Xiǎolì wèishénme bù xiǎng shǎo chī diǎnr?
Why doesn't Xiao Li want to eat less?
因为她做的饭越来越好吃，所以她不能少吃。
Yīnwèi tā zuò de fàn yuè lái yuè hǎochī, suǒyǐ tā bùnéng shǎo chī.
Because the food she cooks is getting more and more delicious, so she cannot eat less.
Yīnwèi tā zuò de fàn yuè lái yuè hǎochī, suǒyǐ tā bùnéng shǎo chī.
Because the food she cooks is getting more and more delicious, so she cannot eat less.
Part 2: Full Text
在小刚家
小丽：我最近越来越胖了。
小刚：谁说的？我觉得你越来越漂亮了。
小丽：你看，这条裙子是去年买的，今年就不能穿了。
小刚：那是因为你吃得太多了，少吃点儿吧。
小丽：我做的饭越来越好吃，我能少吃吗？
小丽：我最近越来越胖了。
小刚：谁说的？我觉得你越来越漂亮了。
小丽：你看，这条裙子是去年买的，今年就不能穿了。
小刚：那是因为你吃得太多了，少吃点儿吧。
小丽：我做的饭越来越好吃，我能少吃吗？
Part 3: Sentence Analysis
在小刚家
在(at) 小刚(Xiao Gang) 家(home)
At Xiao Gang's home
我最近越来越胖了。
我(I) 最近(recently) 越(more) 来(come) 越(more) 胖(fat) 了(particle)
Recently I'm getting fatter and fatter.
谁说的？我觉得你越来越漂亮了。
谁(who) 说(say) 的(particle)? 我(I) 觉得(think) 你(you) 越(more) 来(come) 越(more) 漂亮(beautiful) 了(particle)
Who said that? I think you are getting more and more beautiful.
你看，这条裙子是去年买的，今年就不能穿了。
你(you) 看(look), 这(this) 条(measure word) 裙子(skirt) 是(is) 去年(last year) 买(buy) 的(particle), 今年(this year) 就(then) 不能(cannot) 穿(wear) 了(particle)
Look, this skirt was bought last year, and I can't wear it this year.
那是因为你吃得太多了，少吃点儿吧。
那(that) 是(is) 因为(because) 你(you) 吃(eat) 得(particle) 太多(too much) 了(particle), 少(less) 吃(eat) 点儿(a bit) 吧(particle)
That's because you eat too much, eat a bit less.
我做的饭越来越好吃，我能少吃吗？
我(I) 做(make) 的(particle) 饭(meal) 越(more) 来(come) 越(more) 好吃(delicious), 我(I) 能(can) 少(less) 吃(eat) 吗(question particle)
The food I cook is getting more and more delicious, can I eat less?
Part 4: Vocabulary
Noun
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
裙子
|
qúnzi | skirt; dress |
Adverb
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
最近
|
zuìjìn | recently |
|
越
|
yuè | more; to the more intense degree |
Adjective
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
胖
|
pàng | fat |
|
漂亮
|
piàoliang | pretty; beautiful |
Part 5: Practice
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1. 这条（ ）太漂亮了！
这条裙子太漂亮了！
Zhè tiáo qúnzi tài piàoliang le!
This skirt is so beautiful!
Zhè tiáo qúnzi tài piàoliang le!
This skirt is so beautiful!
2. 小王在忙什么呢？你（ ）见过他吗？
小王在忙什么呢？你最近见过他吗？
Xiǎo Wáng zài máng shénme ne? Nǐ zuìjìn jiànguò tā ma?
What is Xiao Wang busy with? Have you seen him recently?
Xiǎo Wáng zài máng shénme ne? Nǐ zuìjìn jiànguò tā ma?
What is Xiao Wang busy with? Have you seen him recently?
3. 我认识的汉字（ ）来（ ）多。
我认识的汉字越来越多。
Wǒ rènshi de Hànzì yuè lái yuè duō.
The Chinese characters I know are becoming more and more.
Wǒ rènshi de Hànzì yuè lái yuè duō.
The Chinese characters I know are becoming more and more.
Dive deeper into the grammar structure with the lesson below!
Expressing Gradual Change: 越来越 + Adjective / Mental Verb
