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Part 1: Comprehension Questions
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小丽为什么不高兴？
Xiǎolì wèishéme bù gāoxìng?
Why is Xiaoli unhappy?
因为她觉得小刚迟到了。
Yīnwèi tā juédé Xiǎogāng chídàole.
Because she thinks Xiaogang is late.
Yīnwèi tā juédé Xiǎogāng chídàole.
Because she thinks Xiaogang is late.
小丽在那里等了多久？
Xiǎolì zài nàlǐ děngle duōjiǔ?
How long has Xiaoli been waiting there?
她在那儿坐了半个小时了。
Tā zài nà'er zuòle bàn gè xiǎoshí le.
She has been sitting there for half an hour.
Tā zài nà'er zuòle bàn gè xiǎoshí le.
She has been sitting there for half an hour.
小刚迟到了吗？
Xiǎogāng chídàole ma?
Was Xiaogang late?
小刚认为他没迟到，是小丽的手表快了一刻钟。
Xiǎogāng rènwéi tā méi chídào, shì Xiǎolì de shǒubiǎo kuàile yīkèzhōng.
Xiaogang thinks he is not late; it is Xiaoli's watch that is fifteen minutes fast.
Xiǎogāng rènwéi tā méi chídào, shì Xiǎolì de shǒubiǎo kuàile yīkèzhōng.
Xiaogang thinks he is not late; it is Xiaoli's watch that is fifteen minutes fast.
Part 2: Full Text
在公司门口
小丽：你看看手表，怎么迟到了？
小刚：没迟到啊。
小丽：你不是说七点半来接我吗？你迟到了一刻钟。
小刚：现在不是七点半吗？
小丽：已经差一刻八点了！我都在这儿坐了半个小时了。
小刚：不是我迟到了，是你的表快了一刻钟。
小丽：你看看手表，怎么迟到了？
小刚：没迟到啊。
小丽：你不是说七点半来接我吗？你迟到了一刻钟。
小刚：现在不是七点半吗？
小丽：已经差一刻八点了！我都在这儿坐了半个小时了。
小刚：不是我迟到了，是你的表快了一刻钟。
Part 3: Sentence Analysis
在公司门口
在(at) 公司(company) 门口(entrance)
At the entrance of the company.
你看看手表，怎么迟到了？
你(you) 看看(take a look) 手表(watch), 怎么(how/why) 迟到(late) 了(particle)?
Look at your watch, why are you late?
没迟到啊。
没(not) 迟到(late) 啊(particle).
I'm not late.
你不是说七点半来接我吗？你迟到了一刻钟。
你(you) 不是(isn't it) 说(say) 七点(seven o'clock) 半(half) 来(come) 接(pick up) 我(me) 吗(question particle)? 你(you) 迟到(late) 了(particle) 一(one) 刻(quarter) 钟(clock/time unit).
Didn't you say you'd come to pick me up at 7:30? You are fifteen minutes late.
现在不是七点半吗？
现在(now) 不是(isn't it) 七点(seven o'clock) 半(half) 吗(question particle)?
Isn't it 7:30 now?
已经差一刻八点了！我都在这儿坐了半个小时了。
已经(already) 差(short of) 一(one) 刻(quarter) 八点(eight o'clock) 了(particle)! 我(I) 都(already) 在(at) 这儿(here) 坐(sit) 了(particle) 半(half) 个(measure word) 小时(hour) 了(particle).
It's already a quarter to eight! I've been sitting here for half an hour already.
不是我迟到了，是你的表快了一刻钟。
不(not) 是(is) 我(I) 迟到(late) 了(particle), 是(is) 你(you) 的(possessive) 表(watch) 快(fast) 了(particle) 一(one) 刻(quarter) 钟(clock/time unit).
It's not that I'm late; it's that your watch is fifteen minutes fast.
Part 4: Vocabulary
Verb
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
迟到
|
chídào | to be late |
|
接
|
jiē | to pick up; to meet |
Numeral/Measure Word
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
半
|
bàn | half |
|
刻
|
kè | quarter (of an hour) |
Verb/Adjective
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
|
差
|
chà | to fall short of; short of |
Part 5: Practice
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1. 我是 _______十分八点到公司的。
我是差十分八点到公司的。
wǒ shì chà shí fēn bā diǎn dào gōngsī de.
I arrived at the company at ten minutes to eight.
wǒ shì chà shí fēn bā diǎn dào gōngsī de.
I arrived at the company at ten minutes to eight.
2. A：你现在要去哪儿？ B：我要去机场 _______一个朋友。
B：我要去机场接一个朋友。
B: wǒ yào qù jīchǎng jiē yīgè péngyǒu.
B: I am going to the airport to pick up a friend.
B: wǒ yào qù jīchǎng jiē yīgè péngyǒu.
B: I am going to the airport to pick up a friend.
3. 他_______了一_______钟。
他迟到了一刻钟。
tā chídàole yīkèzhōng.
He was late for a quarter of an hour.
tā chídàole yīkèzhōng.
He was late for a quarter of an hour.
4. A：你今天怎么_______了？ B：对不起，我起晚了。
A：你今天怎么迟到了？
A: nǐ jīntiān zěnme chídàole?
A: Why are you late today?
A: nǐ jīntiān zěnme chídàole?
A: Why are you late today?
5. A：比赛什么时候开始？ B：十点_______ 。
B：十点半。
B: shí diǎn bàn.
B: Ten-thirty.
B: shí diǎn bàn.
B: Ten-thirty.
6. 今天早上我_____一点儿_____。
今天早上我差一点儿迟到。
jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ chà yīdiǎnr chídào.
This morning I was almost late.
jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ chà yīdiǎnr chídào.
This morning I was almost late.
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