我的新邻居
Wǒ de xīn línjū · My New Neighbor
1Listen and Answer
Listen to the whole text first. Try to answer the questions before reading the text.
1. “我”家旁边来了谁？
Who moved in next to the speaker's home?
“我”家旁边来了一个新邻居。
“wǒ” jiā páng biān lái le yí gè xīn lín jū.
A new neighbor moved in next to my home.
2. 第一次见面时，新邻居给人的感觉怎么样？
What impression does the new neighbor give when they first meet?
他很热情。
Tā hěn rè qíng.
He was very warm and friendly.
3. 新邻居觉得这里怎么样？
What does the new neighbor think of this place?
他觉得这里很方便，也很安静。
Tā jué dé zhè lǐ hěn fāng biàn， yě hěn ān jìng.
He thinks this place is very convenient and also very quiet.
4. 新邻居的小猫白天和晚上喜欢做什么？
What does the new neighbor's cat like to do during the day and at night?
小猫白天在家睡觉，晚上喜欢在外面走来走去。
Xiǎo māo bái tiān zài jiā shuì jué， wǎn shàng xǐ huān zài wài miàn zǒu lái zǒu qù.
The cat sleeps at home during the day and likes walking around outside at night.
5. 周末，“我”看见新邻居在做什么？
What does the speaker see the new neighbor doing on the weekend?
他在打扫门口、洗自行车。
Tā zài dǎ sǎo mén kǒu, xǐ zì xíng chē.
He was cleaning the doorway and washing his bicycle.
2Read the Text
Read the Chinese text. No pinyin, no English — try to understand as much as you can.
上个月，我家旁边来了一个新邻居。他是一个年轻的男人，在附近的公司工作。
第一次见面时，他很热情，问我这附近有没有超市、药店和公交车站。我告诉他，超市在小区外面，走路五分钟就到。他说这里很方便，也很安静。他还有一只小猫，白天在家睡觉，晚上喜欢在外面走来走去。
周末，我看见他在打扫门口、洗自行车。他说刚搬来，还有很多东西没有放好。我觉得这个邻居很不错。
3Sentence-by-Sentence Study
Study each sentence with pinyin, meaning chunks, full translation, and audio.
上个月，我家旁边来了一个新邻居。
Shàng gè yuè, wǒjiā pángbiān láile yígè xīn línjū.
Last month, a new neighbor came next to my house.
他是一个年轻的男人，在附近的公司工作。
Tā shì yígè niánqīng de nánrén, zài fùjìn de gōngsī gōngzuò.
He is a young man who works in a nearby company.
第一次见面时，他很热情，问我这附近有没有超市、药店和公交车站。
Dì yí cì jiànmiàn shí, tā hěn rèqíng, wèn wǒ zhè fùjìn yǒu méiyǒu chāoshì, yàodiàn hé gōngjiāo chē zhàn.
When we first met, he was very enthusiastic and asked me if there were supermarkets, pharmacies and bus stops nearby.
我告诉他，超市在小区外面，走路五分钟就到。
Wǒ gàosù tā, chāoshì zài xiǎoqū wàimiàn, zǒulù wǔ fēnzhōng jiù dào.
I told him that the supermarket is outside the community and is only a five-minute walk away.
他说这里很方便，也很安静。
Tā shuō zhèlǐ hěn fāngbiàn, yě hěn ānjìng.
He said it was very convenient and quiet.
他还有一只小猫，白天在家睡觉，晚上喜欢在外面走来走去。
Tā hái yǒuyì zhī xiǎo māo, báitiān zàijiā shuìjiào, wǎnshàng xǐhuān zài wàimiàn zǒu lái zǒu qù.
He also has a kitten that sleeps at home during the day and likes to walk around outside at night.
周末，我看见他在打扫门口、洗自行车。
Zhōumò, wǒ kànjiàn tā zài dǎsǎo ménkǒu, xǐ zìxíngchē.
On weekends, I saw him cleaning the door and washing bicycles.
他说刚搬来，还有很多东西没有放好。
Tā shuō gāng bān lái, hái yǒu hěnduō dōngxī méiyǒu fàng hǎo.
He said he had just moved in and there were still a lot of things that had not been put away.
我觉得这个邻居很不错。
Wǒ juédé zhège línjū hěn búcuò.
I think this neighbor is very nice.
4Key Vocabulary
Review the key words from this text.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 邻居 | línjū | neighbor | |
| 附近 | fùjìn | nearby | |
| 小区 | xiǎoqū | residential compound | |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient | |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle | |
| 周末 | zhōumò | weekend | |
| 男人 | nánrén | man | |
| 见面 | jiànmiàn | meet |
Out-of-Level Words
5Practice: Your Turn to Try
Answer the questions in Chinese.
Answer the questions using complete sentences. You can talk about your own situation or use the text as an example.