日常选择与照顾
Everyday Choices and Care
StartA Small Accident
Chen An asks a shop assistant for help after spilling a drink while shopping.
5 new words
果汁guǒzhīfruit juice
你好，不好意思，打扰一下，我刚才把果汁洒到袜子上了。
Hello, excuse me for bothering you. I just spilled fruit juice on my socks.
售货员shòuhuòyuánsalesperson
袜子wàzisocks
你好，不好意思，打扰一下，我刚才把果汁洒到袜子上了。
Hello, excuse me for bothering you. I just spilled fruit juice on my socks.
打扰dǎrǎoto disturb
你好，不好意思，打扰一下，我刚才把果汁洒到袜子上了。
Hello, excuse me for bothering you. I just spilled fruit juice on my socks.
竟然jìngránunexpectedly
我本来只是来买一件外套，竟然这么不小心。
I only came to buy a coat, yet I was so careless.
Listen to the conversation
陈安
你好，不好意思，打扰一下，我刚才把果汁洒到袜子上了。
Nǐ hǎo, bù hǎoyìsi, dǎrǎo yīxià, wǒ gāngcái bǎ guǒzhī sǎ dào wàzi shàng le.
Hello, excuse me for bothering you. I just spilled fruit juice on my socks.
售货员
没关系，洗手间在右边。我给你拿几张纸。
Méi guānxi, xǐshǒujiān zài yòubiān. Wǒ gěi nǐ ná jǐ zhāng zhǐ.
It is all right. The washroom is on the right. I will get you some tissues.
陈安
谢谢。我本来只是来买一件外套，竟然这么不小心。
Xièxie. Wǒ běnlái zhǐ shì lái mǎi yī jiàn wàitào, jìngrán zhème bù xiǎoxīn.
Thank you. I only came to buy a coat, yet I was so careless.
售货员
商场里人多，这种事很常见。
Shāngchǎng lǐ rén duō, zhè zhǒng shì hěn chángjiàn.
There are many people in the mall. This kind of thing is common.
陈安
还好只弄脏了袜子，衣服没事。
Hái hǎo zhǐ nòng zāng le wàzi, yīfu méi shì.
Luckily only my socks got dirty; the rest of my clothes are fine.
售货员
等袜子擦干再试鞋，穿起来会更舒服。
Děng wàzi cā gān zài shì xié, chuān qǐlai huì gèng shūfu.
Try on shoes after your socks are dry; they will feel more comfortable.
Tap a marked word for its meaning. Tap a line to see the English.
Grammar
一分钱一分货
一分钱一分货 · “Idiom”. Literally 'one cent price, one cent goods'. Means 'You get what you pay for'.
这种电视虽然贵，但是一分钱一分货，质量非常好。
Zhè zhǒng diànshì suīrán guì, dànshì yī fēn qián yī fēn huò, zhìliàng fēicháng hǎo.
Although this TV is expensive, you get what you pay for; the quality is excellent.
我本来只是来买一件外套，竟然这么不小心。I only came to buy a coat, yet I was so careless.
Subject +竟然+ Verb/Adj
竟然 · “jìngrán”. Adverb indicating surprise or unexpectedness. Structure: Subject + 竟然 + Verb/Adj.
这么简单的问题他竟然没回答上来。
Zhème jiǎndān de wèntí tā jìngrán méi huídá shànglái.
Surprisingly, he couldn't answer such a simple question.
Which word means “salesperson”?
A Lighter Lunch
Su Le and Chen An discuss a simple lunch and balanced eating.
6 new words
西红柿xīhóngshìtomato
你午饭只点了西红柿汤和果汁，够吗？
You ordered only tomato soup and fruit juice for lunch. Is that enough?
百分之bǎifēnzhīpercent
菜单上说，这种混合果汁里，西红柿汁占百分之六十，还说维生素C是普通饮料的两倍。
The menu says that tomato juice makes up sixty percent of this mixed juice, and that it has twice the vitamin C of ordinary drinks.
倍bèitimes, -fold
菜单上说，这种混合果汁里，西红柿汁占百分之六十，还说维生素C是普通饮料的两倍。
The menu says that tomato juice makes up sixty percent of this mixed juice, and that it has twice the vitamin C of ordinary drinks.
皮肤pífūskin
我最近想吃得清淡一点，也想让皮肤好一点。
Recently I want to eat more lightly and make my skin a little better too.
好处hǎochubenefit, advantage
多吃蔬菜当然有好处，不过也别天天只吃一样。
Eating more vegetables certainly has benefits, but do not eat only one kind every day.
尝chángto taste
广告怎么写都可以，我想先尝一口再决定。
Advertisements can say anything. I want to taste it before deciding.
Listen to the conversation
苏乐
你午饭只点了西红柿汤和果汁，够吗？
Nǐ wǔfàn zhǐ diǎn le xīhóngshì tāng hé guǒzhī, gòu ma?
You ordered only tomato soup and fruit juice for lunch. Is that enough?
陈安
够了。我最近想吃得清淡一点，也想让皮肤好一点。
Gòu le. Wǒ zuìjìn xiǎng chī de qīngdàn yīdiǎn, yě xiǎng ràng pífū hǎo yīdiǎn.
It is enough. Recently I want to eat more lightly and make my skin a little better too.
苏乐
菜单上说，这种混合果汁里，西红柿汁占百分之六十，还说维生素C是普通饮料的两倍。
Càidān shàng shuō, zhè zhǒng hùnhé guǒzhī lǐ, xīhóngshì zhī zhàn bǎifēnzhī liùshí, hái shuō wéishēngsù C shì pǔtōng yǐnliào de liǎng bèi.
The menu says that tomato juice makes up sixty percent of this mixed juice, and that it has twice the vitamin C of ordinary drinks.
陈安
广告怎么写都可以，我想先尝一口再决定。
Guǎnggào zěnme xiě dōu kěyǐ, wǒ xiǎng xiān cháng yī kǒu zài juédìng.
Advertisements can say anything. I want to taste it before deciding.
苏乐
多吃蔬菜当然有好处，不过也别天天只吃一样。
Duō chī shūcài dāngrán yǒu hǎochu, búguò yě bié tiāntiān zhǐ chī yī yàng.
Eating more vegetables certainly has benefits, but do not eat only one kind every day.
陈安
你说得对，身体需要各种食物。
Nǐ shuō de duì, shēntǐ xūyào gèzhǒng shíwù.
You are right. The body needs many kinds of food.
Grammar
菜单上说，这种混合果汁里，西红柿汁占百分之六十，还说维生素C是普通饮料的两倍。The menu says that tomato juice makes up sixty percent of this mixed juice, and that it has twice the vitamin C of ordinary drinks.
Number +倍
倍 · “bèi”. Expresses multiplication. 'A is two times B' or 'A is one time more than B' both mean A = 2B.
今天的价格是昨天的两倍。
Jīntiān de jiàgé shì zuótiān de liǎng bèi.
Today's price is double yesterday's.
Fill the gap菜单上说，这种混合果汁里，西红柿汁占____六十，还说维生素C是普通饮料的两倍。The menu says that tomato juice makes up sixty percent of this mixed juice, and that it has twice the vitamin C of ordinary drinks.
Learning to Repair
Su Le invites Chen An to a free neighbourhood repair activity.
7 new words
轻qīnglight (weight)
我那件外套很轻，可是口袋破了，一直没时间修理。
That coat of mine is light, but its pocket is torn and I have not had time to repair it.
方面fāngmiànaspect
在环保方面，也很有意义。
It is meaningful from an environmental point of view too.
值得zhídéto be worth
那很值得参加。
That is well worth joining.
活动huódòngactivity, event
这个周末社区有修理衣服的活动，你要不要去？
There is a community activity to repair clothes this weekend. Would you like to go?
内nèiwithin, inside
免费miǎnfèifree of charge
活动免费，一共办三天，还会教大家简单的方法。
The activity is free and runs for three days, and it will teach everyone simple methods.
修理xiūlǐto repair
这个周末社区有修理衣服的活动，你要不要去？
There is a community activity to repair clothes this weekend. Would you like to go?
Listen to the conversation
苏乐
这个周末社区有修理衣服的活动，你要不要去？
Zhè ge zhōumò shèqū yǒu xiūlǐ yīfu de huódòng, nǐ yào bu yào qù?
There is a community activity to repair clothes this weekend. Would you like to go?
陈安
要去。我那件外套很轻，可是口袋破了，一直没时间修理。
Yào qù. Wǒ nà jiàn wàitào hěn qīng, kěshì kǒudai pò le, yīzhí méi shíjiān xiūlǐ.
Yes. That coat of mine is light, but its pocket is torn and I have not had time to repair it.
苏乐
活动免费，一共办三天，还会教大家简单的方法。
Huódòng miǎnfèi, yīgòng bàn sān tiān, hái huì jiào dàjiā jiǎndān de fāngfǎ.
The activity is free and runs for three days, and it will teach everyone simple methods.
陈安
那很值得参加。会不会要带会员卡？
Nà hěn zhídé cānjiā. Huì bu huì yào dài huìyuánkǎ?
That is well worth joining. Do we need to bring a membership card?
苏乐
不用，任何人都能来。在环保方面，也很有意义。
Bùyòng, rènhé rén dōu néng lái. Zài huánbǎo fāngmiàn, yě hěn yǒu yìyì.
No, anyone can come. It is meaningful from an environmental point of view too.
陈安
太好了，我正想少买一点新衣服。
Tài hǎo le, wǒ zhèng xiǎng shǎo mǎi yīdiǎn xīn yīfu.
Great. I have been wanting to buy fewer new clothes.
Grammar
那很值得参加。That is well worth joining.
值得+ Verb/Clause
值得 · “zhídé”. Verb 'to be worth'. Often followed by a verb or clause: 值得 + Verb.
这本小说写得很好，值得看。
Zhè běn xiǎoshuō xiě de hěn hǎo, zhídé kàn.
This novel is well written; it's worth reading.
Which word means “free of charge”?
Sharing Useful Things
A reflection on a library event that combines re-use with reading.
8 new words
支持zhīchíto support
图书馆得到附近商店的支持，本月举行旧衣交换和阅读活动。
举行jǔxíngto hold (event)
图书馆得到附近商店的支持，本月举行旧衣交换和阅读活动。
满mǎnto reach a limit; full
报名人数满一百人后，工作人员会安排新的时间；其中参加小说分享的人，可以免费办一张会员卡。
其中qízhōngamong them
报名人数满一百人后，工作人员会安排新的时间；其中参加小说分享的人，可以免费办一张会员卡。
小说xiǎoshuōnovel
报名人数满一百人后，工作人员会安排新的时间；其中参加小说分享的人，可以免费办一张会员卡。
会员卡huìyuánkǎmembership card
报名人数满一百人后，工作人员会安排新的时间；其中参加小说分享的人，可以免费办一张会员卡。
所有suǒyǒuall
所有带来旧物的人都能获得一张饮料券，希望大家愿意继续支持这种活动。
获得huòdéto obtain
所有带来旧物的人都能获得一张饮料券，希望大家愿意继续支持这种活动。
Listen to the text
图书馆得到附近商店的支持，本月举行旧衣交换和阅读活动。报名人数满一百人后，工作人员会安排新的时间；其中参加小说分享的人，可以免费办一张会员卡。所有带来旧物的人都能获得一张饮料券，希望大家愿意继续支持这种活动。
Túshūguǎn dédào fùjìn shāngdiàn de zhīchí, běn yuè jǔxíng jiù yī jiāohuàn hé yuèdú huódòng. Bàomíng rénshù mǎn yī bǎi rén hòu, gōngzuò rényuán huì ānpái xīn de shíjiān; qízhōng cānjiā xiǎoshuō fēnxiǎng de rén, kěyǐ miǎnfèi bàn yī zhāng huìyuánkǎ. Suǒyǒu dài lái jiùwù de rén dōu néng huòdé yī zhāng yǐnliàoquàn, xīwàng dàjiā yuànyì jìxù zhīchí zhè zhǒng huódòng.
With support from nearby shops, the library is holding a clothing-exchange and reading activity this month. Once registration reaches one hundred people, staff will arrange another time. Among those taking part in the novel-sharing session, people can get a membership card for free. Everyone who brings an old item can receive a drink voucher, and the library hopes people will continue to support this kind of activity.
Grammar
报名人数满一百人后，工作人员会安排新的时间；其中参加小说分享的人，可以免费办一张会员卡。
其中+ Noun/Phrase
其中 · “qízhōng”. Noun 'among them' or 'in which'. Refers to a subset of a group.
我们班有20个学生，其中一半是女生。
Wǒmen bān yǒu 20 ge xuéshēng, qízhōng yíbàn shì nǚshēng.
Our class has 20 students; among them, half are girls.
Fill the gap报名人数满一百人后，工作人员会安排新的时间；其中参加小说分享的人，可以免费办一张____。
Culture
Green Food
Green food refers to food that is safe, high-quality, and nutritious, produced under strict supervision. The 'Green Food' logo in China guarantees that the product is pollution-free. It is becoming increasingly popular as people pay more attention to health, even though it might be more expensive than ordinary food.
Small Changes, Less Waste
A reflection on adapting local events to reduce waste.
5 new words
情况qíngkuàngsituation
为了降低浪费，社区会根据不同情况举办各类小活动。
To reduce waste, the community holds different small activities according to the situation.
例如lìrúfor example
例如，雨天就在室内教人修理衣服；天气好时则把交换会放到广场。
For example, on rainy days it teaches people to repair clothes indoors; when the weather is good, it moves the exchange event to the square.
举办jǔbànto conduct, to hold
为了降低浪费，社区会根据不同情况举办各类小活动。
To reduce waste, the community holds different small activities according to the situation.
各gèeach, every
为了降低浪费，社区会根据不同情况举办各类小活动。
To reduce waste, the community holds different small activities according to the situation.
降低jiàngdīto lower, to reduce
为了降低浪费，社区会根据不同情况举办各类小活动。
To reduce waste, the community holds different small activities according to the situation.
Listen to the text
为了降低浪费，社区会根据不同情况举办各类小活动。例如，雨天就在室内教人修理衣服；天气好时则把交换会放到广场。这样的安排不只方便居民，也让旧物有机会被继续使用。
Wèile jiàngdī làngfèi, shèqū huì gēnjù bùtóng qíngkuàng jǔbàn gèlèi xiǎo huódòng. Lìrú, yǔtiān jiù zài shìnèi jiào rén xiūlǐ yīfu; tiānqì hǎo shí zé bǎ jiāohuànhuì fàng dào guǎngchǎng. Zhèyàng de ānpái bù zhǐ fāngbiàn jūmín, yě ràng jiùwù yǒu jīhuì bèi jìxù shǐyòng.
To reduce waste, the community holds different small activities according to the situation. For example, on rainy days it teaches people to repair clothes indoors; when the weather is good, it moves the exchange event to the square. This arrangement not only helps residents but also gives old items a chance to keep being used.
Grammar
例如，雨天就在室内教人修理衣服；天气好时则把交换会放到广场。For example, on rainy days it teaches people to repair clothes indoors; when the weather is good, it moves the exchange event to the square.
在+ Noun +下
在……下 · “zài… xià”. 'Under...' or 'In...'. Indicates a condition or situation.
在一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Zài yībān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
Under normal circumstances, the more you spend, the better the goods.
Which word means “situation”?
Write the new characters
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汁 from 果汁 · fruit juice
Practice
8 questions · about 4 minutes
Pick the meaningListenFill the gapMatchWord order
Finish
Finish the practice to complete this lesson.