阳光总在风雨后
The Sun Shines Again After the Storm
StartKeeping the Plan
Su Le helps Chen An keep going when a work delay threatens the reading-group plan.
6 new words
饼干bǐnggānbiscuit
明天的读书会，你还打算带自己做的饼干吗？
Are you still planning to bring the biscuits you made yourself to tomorrow's reading group?
难道nándàocould it be that...?
难道你真想因为忙一次就放弃这个主意？
Do you really want to give up this idea just because you are busy once?
得děimust, have to
当然，不过我今天得加班，怕来不及准备。
Of course, but I have to work late today, so I am afraid I will not have time to prepare them.
坚持jiānchíto persist
那就坚持原来的计划，我可以先把材料买好。
Then stick with the original plan. I can buy the ingredients first.
放弃fàngqìto give up
难道你真想因为忙一次就放弃这个主意？
Do you really want to give up this idea just because you are busy once?
主意zhǔyiidea, plan
难道你真想因为忙一次就放弃这个主意？
Do you really want to give up this idea just because you are busy once?
Listen to the conversation
苏乐
明天的读书会，你还打算带自己做的饼干吗？
Míngtiān de dúshūhuì, nǐ hái dǎsuàn dài zìjǐ zuò de bǐnggān ma?
Are you still planning to bring the biscuits you made yourself to tomorrow's reading group?
陈安
当然，不过我今天得加班，怕来不及准备。
Dāngrán, búguò wǒ jīntiān děi jiābān, pà láibují zhǔnbèi.
Of course, but I have to work late today, so I am afraid I will not have time to prepare them.
苏乐
难道你真想因为忙一次就放弃这个主意？
Nándào nǐ zhēn xiǎng yīnwèi máng yí cì jiù fàngqì zhège zhǔyi?
Do you really want to give up this idea just because you are busy once?
陈安
不是，我只是想做得简单一点，也许请何天帮忙。
Bú shì, wǒ zhǐ shì xiǎng zuò de jiǎndān yìdiǎn, yěxǔ qǐng Hé Tiān bāngmáng.
No. I only want to make something simpler, and perhaps ask He Tian to help.
苏乐
那就坚持原来的计划，我可以先把材料买好。
Nà jiù jiānchí yuánlái de jìhuà, wǒ kěyǐ xiān bǎ cáiliào mǎi hǎo.
Then stick with the original plan. I can buy the ingredients first.
陈安
太好了，有你帮忙，我就真的很放心了。
Tài hǎo le, yǒu nǐ bāngmáng, wǒ jiù zhēnde hěn fàngxīn le.
That would be great. With your help, I will truly feel reassured.
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Grammar
难道你真想因为忙一次就放弃这个主意？Do you really want to give up this idea just because you are busy once?
难道+ Rhetorical Question
难道 · “nándào”. Rhetorical question 'Could it be that...?' used for emphasis.
这件事难道你不知道吗？
Zhè jiàn shì nándào nǐ bù zhīdào ma?
Could it be that you don't know this matter?
Which word means “must, have to”?
A Friendly Match
Su Le builds confidence for an international student tennis event and learns to value persistence over a single result.
7 new words
网球wǎngqiútennis
你刚打完一场网球比赛，身上怎么出了这么多汗？
You have just finished a tennis match. Why are you covered in so much sweat?
国际guójìinternational
今天练得比平时认真，周末要参加国际学生的比赛。
I practised more seriously than usual today. I will enter an international student competition this weekend.
轻松qīngsōngrelaxed
你不是说只是随便报名，想轻松一点参加比赛吗？
Didn't you say you were only signing up casually and wanted to take part without too much pressure?
赢yíngto win
开始是这样想的，可是教练说我有机会赢一场比赛。
That was my first thought, but the coach said I have a chance to win a match.
随便suíbiàncasual, random
你不是说只是随便报名，想轻松一点参加比赛吗？
Didn't you say you were only signing up casually and wanted to take part without too much pressure?
汗hànsweat
你刚打完一场网球比赛，身上怎么出了这么多汗？
You have just finished a tennis match. Why are you covered in so much sweat?
通过tōngguòthrough, pass
那你得通过这几天的认真训练，把发球练得更稳一点。
Then you have to get through these days of serious training and make your serve a little steadier.
Listen to the conversation
何天
你刚打完一场网球比赛，身上怎么出了这么多汗？
Nǐ gāng dǎ wán yì chǎng wǎngqiú bǐsài, shēn shàng zěnme chū le zhème duō hàn?
You have just finished a tennis match. Why are you covered in so much sweat?
苏乐
今天练得比平时认真，周末要参加国际学生的比赛。
Jīntiān liàn de bǐ píngshí rènzhēn, zhōumò yào cānjiā guójì xuéshēng de bǐsài.
I practised more seriously than usual today. I will enter an international student competition this weekend.
何天
你不是说只是随便报名，想轻松一点参加比赛吗？
Nǐ bú shì shuō zhǐ shì suíbiàn bàomíng, xiǎng qīngsōng yìdiǎn cānjiā bǐsài ma?
Didn't you say you were only signing up casually and wanted to take part without too much pressure?
苏乐
开始是这样想的，可是教练说我有机会赢一场比赛。
Kāishǐ shì zhèyàng xiǎng de, kěshì jiàoliàn shuō wǒ yǒu jīhuì yíng yì chǎng bǐsài.
That was my first thought, but the coach said I have a chance to win a match.
何天
那你得通过这几天的认真训练，把发球练得更稳一点。
Nà nǐ děi tōngguò zhè jǐ tiān de rènzhēn xùnliàn, bǎ fāqiú liàn de gèng wěn yìdiǎn.
Then you have to get through these days of serious training and make your serve a little steadier.
苏乐
好，我会认真试试。输赢不重要，能参加就很好。
Hǎo, wǒ huì rènzhēn shìshi. Shū yíng bú zhòngyào, néng cānjiā jiù hěn hǎo.
Okay, I will give it a serious try. Winning or losing is not important; being able to take part is already good.
Grammar
那你得通过这几天的认真训练，把发球练得更稳一点。Then you have to get through these days of serious training and make your serve a little steadier.
通过+ Method, Result
通过 · “tōngguò”. Preposition 'by means of' or Verb 'to pass'.
通过写小说，他成了一名作家。
Tōngguò xiě xiǎoshuō, tā chéngle yì míng zuòjiā.
He became a writer by means of writing novels.
Fill the gap你不是说只是____报名，想轻松一点参加比赛吗？Didn't you say you were only signing up casually and wanted to take part without too much pressure?
Reading with Care
Chen An and Ms. Mei reflect on keeping perspective while reading a young writer's early work.
6 new words
篇piānpiece (writing)
我从图书馆借了一篇年轻作家写的文章，您想看看吗？
I borrowed an article by a young writer from the library. Would you like to read it?
作家zuòjiāwriter
我从图书馆借了一篇年轻作家写的文章，您想看看吗？
I borrowed an article by a young writer from the library. Would you like to read it?
当时dāngshíat that time
那位作家当时还不著名，可是文字很有力量。
That writer was not famous at the time, but the writing was powerful.
可是kěshìbut, however
那位作家当时还不著名，可是文字很有力量。
That writer was not famous at the time, but the writing was powerful.
正确zhèngquècorrect
您是说，不能因为喜欢就觉得每句话都正确？
Do you mean that I cannot think every sentence is correct just because I like it?
理想lǐxiǎngideal
理解别人的理想，也要保留自己的判断。
Understand other people's ideals, but keep your own judgment as well.
Listen to the conversation
陈安
我从图书馆借了一篇年轻作家写的文章，您想看看吗？
Wǒ cóng túshūguǎn jiè le yì piān niánqīng zuòjiā xiě de wénzhāng, nín xiǎng kànkan ma?
I borrowed an article by a young writer from the library. Would you like to read it?
梅老师
当然。那位作家当时还不著名，可是文字很有力量。
Dāngrán. Nà wèi zuòjiā dāngshí hái bú zhùmíng, kěshì wénzì hěn yǒu lìliang.
Certainly. That writer was not famous at the time, but the writing was powerful.
陈安
我最喜欢他写普通人的生活，读起来很真实。
Wǒ zuì xǐhuan tā xiě pǔtōng rén de shēnghuó, dú qǐlai hěn zhēnshí.
I like the way he writes about ordinary people's lives. It feels very real to read.
梅老师
对，不过你要先仔细分清作者的看法和事实。
Duì, búguò nǐ yào xiān zǐxì fēnqīng zuòzhě de kànfa hé shìshí.
Yes, but you should first carefully distinguish the author's views from facts.
陈安
您是说，不能因为喜欢就觉得每句话都正确？
Nín shì shuō, bù néng yīnwèi xǐhuan jiù juéde měi jù huà dōu zhèngquè?
Do you mean that I cannot think every sentence is correct just because I like it?
梅老师
是的。理解别人的理想，也要保留自己的判断。
Shì de. Lǐjiě biérén de lǐxiǎng, yě yào bǎoliú zìjǐ de pànduàn.
Exactly. Understand other people's ideals, but keep your own judgment as well.
Grammar
那位作家当时还不著名，可是文字很有力量。That writer was not famous at the time, but the writing was powerful.
Statement,可是+ Statement
可是 · “kěshì”. Conjunction 'but/however'.
他想当作家，可是没坚持。
Tā xiǎng dāng zuòjiā, kěshì méi jiānchí.
He wanted to be a writer, but didn't persist.
Which word means “piece (writing)”?
The Value of Trying
A reflection on learning from an unsuccessful first attempt.
6 new words
勇敢yǒnggǎnbrave
第一次负责活动时，陈安以为只要勇敢地站出来，结果就一定会好。
The first time Chen An was responsible for an event, she thought that if she stepped forward bravely, the result would certainly be good.
结果jiéguǒresult
第一次负责活动时，陈安以为只要勇敢地站出来，结果就一定会好。
The first time Chen An was responsible for an event, she thought that if she stepped forward bravely, the result would certainly be good.
失败shībàito fail
后来有一次安排失败，她才明白过程比想象中复杂。
Later, when one arrangement failed, she understood that the process was more complicated than she had imagined.
过程guòchéngprocess
后来有一次安排失败，她才明白过程比想象中复杂。
Later, when one arrangement failed, she understood that the process was more complicated than she had imagined.
至少zhìshǎoat least
她没有马上责怪自己，而是至少花了一个晚上总结原因：哪些准备不够，哪些沟通可以更早开始。
Instead of immediately blaming herself, she spent at least one evening reviewing the reasons: which preparations were insufficient and which conversations could have started earlier.
总结zǒngjiéto summarize
她没有马上责怪自己，而是至少花了一个晚上总结原因：哪些准备不够，哪些沟通可以更早开始。
Instead of immediately blaming herself, she spent at least one evening reviewing the reasons: which preparations were insufficient and which conversations could have started earlier.
Listen to the text
第一次负责活动时，陈安以为只要勇敢地站出来，结果就一定会好。后来有一次安排失败，她才明白过程比想象中复杂。她没有马上责怪自己，而是至少花了一个晚上总结原因：哪些准备不够，哪些沟通可以更早开始。这样的失败没有白费，反而让她下次更有勇气。她愿意把这些经验用在下一次尝试中。
Dì yí cì fùzé huódòng shí, Chén Ān yǐwéi zhǐyào yǒnggǎn de zhàn chūlai, jiéguǒ jiù yídìng huì hǎo. Hòulái yǒu yí cì ānpái shībài, tā cái míngbai guòchéng bǐ xiǎngxiàng zhōng fùzá. Tā méiyǒu mǎshàng zéguài zìjǐ, ér shì zhìshǎo huā le yí ge wǎnshang zǒngjié yuányīn: nǎxiē zhǔnbèi bú gòu, nǎxiē gōutōng kěyǐ gèng zǎo kāishǐ. Zhèyàng de shībài méiyǒu báifèi, fǎn'ér ràng tā xià cì gèng yǒu yǒngqì. Tā yuànyì bǎ zhèxiē jīngyàn yòng zài xià yí cì chángshì zhōng.
The first time Chen An was responsible for an event, she thought that if she stepped forward bravely, the result would certainly be good. Later, when one arrangement failed, she understood that the process was more complicated than she had imagined. Instead of immediately blaming herself, she spent at least one evening reviewing the reasons: which preparations were insufficient and which conversations could have started earlier. That failure was not wasted; instead, it gave her more courage for next time. She was willing to use these experiences in her next attempt.
Grammar
第一次负责活动时，陈安以为只要勇敢地站出来，结果就一定会好。The first time Chen An was responsible for an event, she thought that if she stepped forward bravely, the result would certainly be good.
Action,结果+ Outcome
结果 · “jiéguǒ”. Noun 'result' or Conjunction 'as a result/consequently'.
他不想放弃，结果成功了。
Tā bù xiǎng fàngqì, jiéguǒ chénggōng le.
He didn't want to give up, and as a result, he succeeded.
Fill the gap第一次负责活动时，陈安以为只要____地站出来，结果就一定会好。The first time Chen An was responsible for an event, she thought that if she stepped forward bravely, the result would certainly be good.
Culture
The Secret of Success
There is a Chinese saying 'A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step'. It tells us that success starts with small things and requires perseverance. Perseverance is often the hardest thing, but only those who persist can succeed.
Different Roads
A short article about friends finding reassurance while adapting to life after graduation.
6 new words
取qǔto take, to get
面对新的生活，他们各自从箱子里取出一张合影，想起许多共同经历。
Facing their new lives, they each took a group photograph from a box and remembered many experiences they had shared.
经历jīnglìexperience
面对新的生活，他们各自从箱子里取出一张合影，想起许多共同经历。
Facing their new lives, they each took a group photograph from a box and remembered many experiences they had shared.
许多xǔduōmany
面对新的生活，他们各自从箱子里取出一张合影，想起许多共同经历。
Facing their new lives, they each took a group photograph from a box and remembered many experiences they had shared.
区别qūbiédifference
虽然每个人的选择有区别，他们都明白，友情不必因为距离而结束。
Although each person's choice was different, they understood that friendship does not have to end because of distance.
暂时zànshítemporary
有人暂时留在家乡，有人去外地工作。
Some stayed in their hometowns for the time being, while others went elsewhere to work.
面对miànduìto face
面对新的生活，他们各自从箱子里取出一张合影，想起许多共同经历。
Facing their new lives, they each took a group photograph from a box and remembered many experiences they had shared.
Listen to the text
毕业以后，苏乐和朋友走上了不同的路。有人暂时留在家乡，有人去外地工作。面对新的生活，他们各自从箱子里取出一张合影，想起许多共同经历。虽然每个人的选择有区别，他们都明白，友情不必因为距离而结束。不能常见面时，一句问候也能让人知道彼此还在关心对方。这份联系让新的生活不再陌生。
Bìyè yǐhòu, Sū Lè hé péngyou zǒu shàng le bùtóng de lù. Yǒu rén zànshí liú zài jiāxiāng, yǒu rén qù wàidì gōngzuò. Miànduì xīn de shēnghuó, tāmen gèzì cóng xiāngzi lǐ qǔ chū yì zhāng héyǐng, xiǎng qǐ xǔduō gòngtóng jīnglì. Suīrán měi ge rén de xuǎnzé yǒu qūbié, tāmen dōu míngbai, yǒuqíng bú bì yīnwèi jùlí ér jiéshù. Bù néng cháng jiànmiàn shí, yí jù wènhòu yě néng ràng rén zhīdào bǐcǐ hái zài guānxīn duìfāng. Zhè fèn liánxì ràng xīn de shēnghuó bú zài mòshēng.
After graduation, Su Le and her friends took different paths. Some stayed in their hometowns for the time being, while others went elsewhere to work. Facing their new lives, they each took a group photograph from a box and remembered many experiences they had shared. Although each person's choice was different, they understood that friendship does not have to end because of distance. When they cannot meet often, a single greeting can still let someone know that they care about one another. This connection makes new life feel less unfamiliar.
Grammar
毕业以后，苏乐和朋友走上了不同的路。After graduation, Su Le and her friends took different paths.
Verb +上+ Noun
上 · “shàng”. Resultative complement indicating attainment (e.g. 考上).
他终于考上了大学。
Tā zhōngyú kǎoshàng le dàxué.
He finally passed the exam for university.
Which word means “to face”?
Write the new characters
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饼 from 饼干 · biscuit
Trace the strokes in order
Practice
8 questions · about 4 minutes
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Finish
Finish the practice to complete this lesson.