让信息连接我们
Messages that Connect Us
StartA Message After Landing
He Tian lets Chen An and Su Le know that he has arrived, and they arrange where to meet.
6 new words
降落jiàngluòto descend, to land
我刚降落，就给你们发了信息。
I have just landed and sent you a message.
火huǒhot, popular
作者zuòzhěauthor
交通jiāotōngtraffic, communication
现在机场的交通怎么样？
How is the traffic at the airport now?
技术jìshùtechnology
是否shìfǒuwhether (or not); if
你是否已经拿到行李了？
Have you collected your luggage?
Listen to the conversation
何天
我刚降落，就给你们发了信息。现在机场的交通怎么样？
Wǒ gāng jiàngluò, jiù gěi nǐmen fā le xìnxī. Xiànzài jīchǎng de jiāotōng zěnmeyàng?
I have just landed and sent you a message. How is the traffic at the airport now?
陈安
出口有点儿挤，不过坐地铁很方便。你是否已经拿到行李了？
Chūkǒu yǒudiǎn jǐ, búguò zuò dìtiě hěn fāngbiàn. Nǐ shìfǒu yǐjīng ná dào xíngli le?
The exit is a little crowded, but the subway is convenient. Have you collected your luggage?
何天
拿到了。我想先给家里报个平安，再去见你们。
Ná dào le. Wǒ xiǎng xiān gěi jiālǐ bào ge píng'ān, zài qù jiàn nǐmen.
I have. I want to tell my family that I arrived safely before I come to see you.
苏乐
好，我们在二号出口等你。现在发消息的方式真快。
Hǎo, wǒmen zài èr hào chūkǒu děng nǐ. Xiànzài fā xiāoxi de fāngshì zhēn kuài.
Great. We will wait for you at exit two. Sending messages is so fast these days.
陈安
到了以后别急着出站，我们先告诉你具体的位置。
Dào le yǐhòu bié jí zhe chū zhàn, wǒmen xiān gàosu nǐ jùtǐ de wèizhi.
Do not hurry out after you arrive. We will tell you exactly where we are first.
何天
好，我看到你们的消息就过去。
Hǎo, wǒ kàn dào nǐmen de xiāoxi jiù guòqù.
All right. I will come over when I see your message.
Tap a marked word for its meaning. Tap a line to see the English.
Grammar
你是否已经拿到行李了？Have you collected your luggage?
Subject +是否+ Verb Phrase
是否 · “shìfǒu”. Written form of '是不是' (whether or not).
我不知道他是否能来。
Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shìfǒu néng lái.
I don't know if he can come.
Which word means “to descend, to land”?
Sharing a Diary Safely
Chen An asks Su Le how to share a travel diary with their class without exposing private details.
7 new words
秒miǎosecond
方式fāngshìway, mode
受不了shòubuliǎocannot stand, cannot bear
日记rìjìdiary, journal
我想把旅行日记放到班级网站上。
I want to put my travel diary on the class website.
安全ānquánsafe, secure
可以，不过先看看密码够不够安全。
You can, but first make sure the password is secure enough.
密码mìmǎpassword
可以，不过先看看密码够不够安全。
You can, but first make sure the password is secure enough.
允许yǔnxǔto allow, to permit
网站只允许本班同学看，我还会把地址藏起来。
The website only allows our classmates to see it, and I will hide the address as well.
Listen to the conversation
陈安
我想把旅行日记放到班级网站上。
Wǒ xiǎng bǎ lǚxíng rìjì fàng dào bānjí wǎngzhàn shàng.
I want to put my travel diary on the class website.
苏乐
可以，不过先看看密码够不够安全。
Kěyǐ, búguò xiān kànkan mìmǎ gòu bu gòu ānquán.
You can, but first make sure the password is secure enough.
陈安
网站只允许本班同学看，我还会把地址藏起来。
Wǎngzhàn zhǐ yǔnxǔ běn bān tóngxué kàn, wǒ hái huì bǎ dìzhǐ cáng qǐlái.
The website only allows our classmates to see it, and I will hide the address as well.
苏乐
这样好。有人举着手机拍屏幕时，你也要提醒他别公开。
Zhèyàng hǎo. Yǒu rén jǔzhe shǒujī pāi píngmù shí, nǐ yě yào tíxǐng tā bié gōngkāi.
That is good. If someone holds up a phone to photograph the screen, remind them not to share it publicly.
陈安
我会先问每个人，再决定要不要发。
Wǒ huì xiān wèn měi ge rén, zài juédìng yào bu yào fā.
I will ask everyone first, then decide whether to post it.
Fill the gap可以，不过先看看密码够不够____。You can, but first make sure the password is secure enough.
A Small Error in the System
He Tian tries a restaurant's voice-ordering system and asks Chen An for help when it misunderstands him.
8 new words
座zuòmeasure word for bridges, mountains, buildings
桥qiáobridge
危险wēixiǎndangerous
接着jiēzhethen, immediately after that
警察jǐngchápolice
抓zhuāto catch, to arrest
咸xiánsalty
我刚用餐厅网站点汤，系统把“不太咸”听成了“很咸”，我真受不了。
I just ordered soup on the restaurant's website, but the system heard ‘not too salty’ as ‘very salty’. I really cannot stand that.
矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
Listen to the conversation
何天
我刚用餐厅网站点汤，系统把“不太咸”听成了“很咸”，我真受不了。
Wǒ gāng yòng cāntīng wǎngzhàn diǎn tāng, xìtǒng bǎ “bú tài xián” tīng chéng le “hěn xián”, wǒ zhēn shòubuliǎo.
I just ordered soup on the restaurant's website, but the system heard ‘not too salty’ as ‘very salty’. I really cannot stand that.
陈安
它还在试新的语音技术。你在订单上改一下。
Tā hái zài shì xīn de yǔyīn jìshù. Nǐ zài dìngdān shàng gǎi yíxià.
It is still testing its new voice technology. Change it on the order.
何天
我已经改好了，可现在可以付款吗？
Wǒ yǐjīng gǎi hǎo le, kě xiànzài kěyǐ fù kuǎn ma?
I have changed it, but can I pay now?
陈安
可以，你先确认付款就行。
Kěyǐ, nǐ xiān quèrèn fù kuǎn jiù xíng.
Yes, just confirm the payment first.
何天
好，我按了确认。
Hǎo, wǒ àn le quèrèn.
All right, I have pressed confirm.
陈安
几秒以后，订单就改好了。
Jǐ miǎo yǐhòu, dìngdān jiù gǎi hǎo le.
The order will be corrected in a few seconds.
Grammar
我刚用餐厅网站点汤，系统把“不太咸”听成了“很咸”，我真受不了。I just ordered soup on the restaurant's website, but the system heard ‘not too salty’ as ‘very salty’. I really cannot stand that.
Subject +受不了
受不了 · “shòubuliǎo”. Cannot bear; unendurable.
这里的夏天太热了，我真受不了。
Zhèlǐ de xiàtiān tài rè le, wǒ zhēn shòubuliǎo.
The summer here is too hot, I really can't stand it.
Which word means “salty”?
A Map in Time
A short account of how a phone, a map, and a service desk help a lost visitor after an event.
5 new words
付款fù kuǎnto pay a sum of money
他手机没电，不能付款，也说不清具体的地点，只记得朋友约他在一家邮局门口见面。
His phone had no power, so he could not make a payment, could not name the exact place, and all he remembered was that a friend had arranged to meet him outside a post office.
举jǔto give, to enumerate
迷路mí lùto lose one's way
昨天，苏乐在一座桥旁边等朋友时，看到一名游客迷路了。
Yesterday, while Su Le was waiting beside a bridge, she saw a visitor who was lost.
地址dìzhǐaddress
地点dìdiǎnplace, site
他手机没电，不能付款，也说不清具体的地点，只记得朋友约他在一家邮局门口见面。
His phone had no power, so he could not make a payment, could not name the exact place, and all he remembered was that a friend had arranged to meet him outside a post office.
Listen to the text
昨天，苏乐在一座桥旁边等朋友时，看到一名游客迷路了。他手机没电，不能付款，也说不清具体的地点，只记得朋友约他在一家邮局门口见面。陈安用地图找到了附近的邮局，可是警察说桥边有施工，走过去可能有危险，于是让他先在服务台坐一会儿。工作人员还给他一瓶矿泉水。接着，警察收到服务台的信息，找到了游客的朋友。大家才知道，游客出门时把装着护照和钱的信封落在了出租车上，警察后来把它找回来了。
Zuótiān, Sū Lè zài yí zuò qiáo pángbiān děng péngyou shí, kàn dào yì míng yóukè mí lù le. Tā shǒujī méi diàn, bù néng fù kuǎn, yě shuō bu qīng jútǐ de dìdiǎn, zhǐ jìde péngyou yuē tā zài yì jiā yóujú ménkǒu jiànmiàn. Chén Ān yòng dìtú zhǎo dào le fùjìn de yóujú, kěshì jǐngchá shuō qiáo biān yǒu shīgōng, zǒu guòqù kěnéng yǒu wēixiǎn, yúshì ràng tā xiān zài fúwùtái zuò yíhuìr. Gōngzuò rényuán hái gěi tā yì píng kuàngquánshuǐ. jiēzhe, jǐngchá shōu dào fúwùtái de xìnxī, zhǎo dào le yóukè de péngyou. Dàjiā cái zhīdào, yóukè chūmén shí bǎ zhuāngzhe hùzhào hé qián de xìnfēng luò zài le chūzūchē shàng, jǐngchá hòulái bǎ tā zhǎo huílai le.
Yesterday, while Su Le was waiting beside a bridge, she saw a visitor who was lost. His phone had no power, so he could not make a payment, could not name the exact place, and all he remembered was that a friend had arranged to meet him outside a post office. Chen An used a map to find the nearest post office, but the police said there was construction by the bridge and that walking there could be dangerous, so they asked him to sit at the service desk for a while. A staff member also gave him a bottle of mineral water. Next, the police received information from the service desk and found the visitor's friend. Everyone then learned that the visitor had left an envelope containing his passport and money in a taxi; the police later recovered it.
Grammar
接着，警察收到服务台的信息，找到了游客的朋友。Next, the police received information from the service desk and found the visitor's friend.
Action 1 +接着+ Action 2
接着 · “jiēzhe”. Adverb meaning 'to follow immediately'; then.
他吃完饭接着工作。
Tā chī wán fàn jiēzhe gōngzuò.
He continued working after eating.
Fill the gap他手机没电，不能付款，也说不清具体的____，只记得朋友约他在一家邮局门口见面。His phone had no power, so he could not make a payment, could not name the exact place, and all he remembered was that a friend had arranged to meet him outside a post office.
Culture
Weibo and WeChat
Weibo and WeChat are China's most popular social media platforms. They have changed how people communicate and get information, playing a huge role in daily life.
From Letters to Networks
A reflection on how communication technology changes the speed and reach of everyday information.
6 new words
世纪shìjìcentury
上个世纪，人们把写好的信装进信封，寄给远方的亲友；今天，作者可以通过网站马上收到读者的意见。
邮局yóujúpost office
收shōuto receive
上个世纪，人们把写好的信装进信封，寄给远方的亲友；今天，作者可以通过网站马上收到读者的意见。
信封xìnfēngenvelope
上个世纪，人们把写好的信装进信封，寄给远方的亲友；今天，作者可以通过网站马上收到读者的意见。
网站wǎngzhànwebsite
上个世纪，人们把写好的信装进信封，寄给远方的亲友；今天，作者可以通过网站马上收到读者的意见。
信息xìnxīnews, information
除此以外，网络还帮助城市管理交通：哪条路堵了，哪里着了火，信息都会很快传出来。
Listen to the text
上个世纪，人们把写好的信装进信封，寄给远方的亲友；今天，作者可以通过网站马上收到读者的意见。除此以外，网络还帮助城市管理交通：哪条路堵了，哪里着了火，信息都会很快传出来。有人把常常在网上联系、却没见过面的人叫作“网上邻居”。当然，技术不能解决所有问题。网络上也有人骗人，甚至利用假信息抓住别人的注意力。我们需要会用技术，也要学会判断信息。
Shàng ge shìjì, rénmen bǎ xiě hǎo de xìn zhuāng jìn xìnfēng, jì gěi yuǎnfāng de qīnyǒu; jīntiān, zuòzhě kěyǐ tōngguò wǎngzhàn mǎshàng shōu dào dúzhě de yìjiàn. Chúcǐ yǐwài, wǎngluò hái bāngzhù chéngshì guǎnlǐ jiāotōng: nǎ tiáo lù dǔ le, nǎli zháo le huǒ, xìnxī dōu huì hěn kuài chuán chūlái. Yǒu rén bǎ chángcháng zài wǎng shàng liánxì, què méi jiàn guo miàn de rén jiàozuò “wǎngshàng línjū”. Dāngrán, jìshù bù néng jiějué suǒyǒu wèntí. Wǎngluò shàng yě yǒu rén piàn rén, shènzhì lìyòng jiǎ xìnxī zhuā zhù biérén de zhùyìlì. Wǒmen xūyào huì yòng jìshù, yě yào xuéhuì pànduàn xìnxī.
In the last century, people put written letters into envelopes and sent them to relatives and friends far away. Today, authors can receive readers' views immediately through websites. In addition, networks help cities manage traffic: information about blocked roads or fires can spread quickly. Some people call people who often keep in touch online but have never met ‘online neighbours’. Technology cannot solve every problem, however. People can also deceive others online or use false information to seize their attention. We need to know how to use technology and how to judge information.
Grammar
除此以外，网络还帮助城市管理交通：哪条路堵了，哪里着了火，信息都会很快传出来。
Clause 1 +除此以外+ Clause 2
除此以外 · “chúcǐyǐwài”. In addition to this; besides this.
除了英语，他还学过法语，除此以外，他什么外语也没学过。
Chúle Yīngyǔ, tā hái xuéguo Fǎyǔ, chúcǐyǐwài, tā shénme wàiyǔ yě méi xuéguo.
Besides English, he learned French. Apart from this, he hasn't learned any other foreign languages.
有人把常常在网上联系、却没见过面的人叫作“网上邻居”。
把+ Object +叫作+ Name
把……叫作…… · “bǎ… jiàozuò…”. To call ... as ...
人们把地球叫作“地球村”。
Rénmen bǎ dìqiú jiàozuò 'dìqiúcūn'.
People call the Earth a 'global village'.
Which word means “news, information”?
Write the new characters
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落 from 降落 · to descend, to land
Trace the strokes in order
Practice
8 questions · about 4 minutes
Pick the meaningListenFill the gapMatchWord order
Finish
Finish the practice to complete this lesson.