Conversation:
Mike wanted to invite Lucy to have dinner with him. He didn’t know which kind of dishes Lucy liked, so he decided to ask her in advance.
Nǐ xǐhuan chī Zhōngguó cài ___ Yìdàlì cài? Mike: 你喜欢 吃 中国 菜___ …
Conversation:
Lisa is shopping with her daughter Amy. In the street, they meet Lora, Lisa’s classmate. Lisa let Amy say “hello” to Lora.
Lora āyí hǎo. Amy: Lora 阿姨好。
Amy nǐhǎo. Lora: Amy 你好。
Lora āyí zhēn piàoliang. Amy: Lora 阿姨 …
Conversation:
Anne and Tom walked past the cinema and saw the poster advertising the 3D-version of the movie, “Titanic.”
Tàitǎnníkèhào jìngrán chū 3D bǎn le. Anne: 泰坦尼克号 竟然 出 3D 版 了。
Shì a, nǐ cái zhīdao a. Tom: 是啊，你才 知道 …
Conversation:
Lana was wearing a new dress and felt eager to tell her colleague Amy as soon as she stepped into the office:
Kànkan wǒ zhè yìshēn, gòu měi ba. Lana: 看看 我 这 一身， 够 美 吧。
(Xiàozhe shuō) Nǐ …
Conversation:
Mike, the head of the company, is confirming the time for a conference with his secretary Amy.
Zhège huìyì dìng zài shénme shíhou le? Mike: 这个 会议 定 在 什么 时候 了？
Míngtiān zǎoshang shí ____. Amy: 明天 早上 十_____。…
Conversation:
Mary just found out that Kiki is planning on getting married, so she’s telling Anna the big news. (Everyone knows how much Kiki reveled in being single.)
Kiki yào jiéhūn le, nǐ zhīdao ma? Mary: Kiki 要 结婚 了，你知道 吗？…
Conversation:
Lana wants to go shopping with Lucy on the weekend.
Zhōumò qù guàngjiē ba. Lana: 周末 去 逛街 吧。
Hǎode, nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme? Lucy: 好的 ，你 想 买 什么？
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì ____ kùzi. Lana: 我 想 买 …
Conversation:
Mary is going to a dance party without having any idea of what she wants to wear. So she asks her friend Anne for some advice.
Qīn, nǐ juéde wǒ chuān nǎ jiàn bǐjiào hǎo ne? Mary: 亲，你觉得 我 穿 …
Conversation:
Tom has been courting Lily for several months, but Lily refused him. One day, Tom’s friend Jack saw him buying a large bouquet of roses. Nǐ hái méi sǐ xīn a? Jack: 你还 没 死心啊？
Děngzhe qiáo ba, tā yídìng …
Conversation:
Today is April Fools’ Day. Tom’s planning on playing a joke on his friend, Lucy.
Tīngshuō zhè cì kǎoshì nǐ shì zuìhòu yì míng. Tom: 听说 这 次 考试 你 是 最后 一 名。
Á, bú huì ba. Lucy: 啊，不会 …
Key Learning Points (Preview):
春游 (chūnyóu) n. spring outing
锻炼 (duànliàn) v. to exercise
The Tomb-sweeping Day in China is a day for ancestor worship. It falls on April 4, 2012. On this day, people go to sweep the tombs of their ancestors to show …
Conversation:
It is Friday and it has been raining all day. However, Lisa and Emily plan to go out on the weekend. Zhè yǔ yào xià dao shénme shíhou ya? Lisa: 这雨 要 下 到 什么 时候 呀？
Guǐ zhīdao, zài …
Conversation:
Anne found that Helen looked a little sick and that she had also been coughing a lot lately.
Nǐ zěnme le? Anne: 你 怎么 了？
Yǒu diǎnr gǎnmào. Helen: 有 点儿 感冒。
Wǒ péi nǐ qù ___ yīshēng ba. Anne: …
Conversation:
Mary always borrows money without returning it. She is short of money these days and wants to borrow money from Helen again.
Néng jiè wǒ diǎnr qián ma? Mary: 能 借 我 点儿 钱 吗？
Bù hǎo yìsi a, wǒ …
Conversation:
Lily is dressing up for a party. Jen sees her and says:
Hāi, nǐ jīntiān chuān de hěn cháo ma. Jen: 嗨，你今天 穿 得 很 潮 嘛。 Dāngrán, dōu shì jīnnián zuì liúxíng de. Lily: 当然， 都 是 今年 最 …
Conversation:
Lily was in a clothing store and she saw a beautiful dress and asked about the price.
Zhèjiàn yīfu bú cuò, lǎobǎn, duōshǎo qián? Lily: 这件 衣服不 错，老板， 多少 钱？ This dress is pretty, how much is it?
_______ Shop …
Conversation:
Mike is at his boss’s door; he knocks to enter.
Mén kāi zhe, jìnlai ba. Boss: 门 开 着，进来 吧。
Lǎobǎn, zhè shì nín yào de wénjiàn. Mike: 老板， 这 是 您 要 的 文件。
What does the boss mean?…
Conversation:
Huàn xīn fāxíng le? Anna: 换 新 发型 了?
Hǎo kàn ba? Jenny: 好 看 吧？
Kàn bǎ nǐ měi de, búguò tǐng shìhé nǐ de. Anna: 看 把 你 美 得，不过 挺 适合 你的。
What does Anna mean?
A. …
Key Learning Points (Preview):
能手 (néngshǒu): n. an expert/someone who masters a certain skill perfectly
中 (zhòng): v. to hit
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Yǎng Yóujī shì gǔdài zhùmíng de shèjiàn néngshǒu. 养 由基 是 古代 著名 的 射箭 能手。
Yang Youji was …
Key Learning Points (Preview):
发 (fā): v. to be lucky
最 (zuì): adv. the most (the superlative degree of an adjective)
Seeing the picture below, you may wonder why this car is special. Actually, this car is special because of its license plate number. On …
