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Play line 1: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 大伟，你起床了吗？ Dà Wěi, nǐ qǐchuáng le ma? Dawei, are you up yet? 0:12 ⟲ Repeat line 1
Play line 2: 大伟 Dà Wěi 还没有，我太累了。 Hái méiyǒu, wǒ tài lèi le. Not yet, I'm too tired. 0:21 ⟲ Repeat line 2
Play line 3: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 你的手机一直在响。 Nǐ de shǒujī yìzhí zài xiǎng. Your phone keeps ringing. 0:31 ⟲ Repeat line 3
Play line 4: 大伟 Dà Wěi 啊，我没听见。 A, wǒ méi tīngjiàn. Oh, I didn't hear it. 0:39 ⟲ Repeat line 4
Play line 5: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 现在已经七点半了。 Xiànzài yǐjīng qī diǎn bàn le. It's already seven thirty now. 0:48 ⟲ Repeat line 5
Play line 6: 大伟 Dà Wěi 什么？我马上起来！ Shénme? Wǒ mǎshàng qǐlai! What? I'm getting up right now! 0:56 ⟲ Repeat line 6
Play line 7: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 你昨天晚上睡得怎么样？ Nǐ zuótiān wǎnshang shuì de zěnmeyàng? How did you sleep last night? 1:05 ⟲ Repeat line 7
Play line 8: 大伟 Dà Wěi 睡得不太好，很晚才睡着。 Shuì de bútài hǎo, hěn wǎn cái shuìzháo. Not so well, I only fell asleep very late. 1:15 ⟲ Repeat line 8
Play line 9: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 你是不是看电视了？ Nǐ shìbushì kàn diànshì le? Did you watch TV? 1:25 ⟲ Repeat line 9
Play line 10: 大伟 Dà Wěi 对，我看了一个电影。 Duì, wǒ kàn le yí gè diànyǐng. Yes, I watched a movie. 1:34 ⟲ Repeat line 10
Play line 11: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 我睡得很好，我十点就睡了。 Wǒ shuì de hěn hǎo, wǒ shí diǎn jiù shuì le. I slept very well, I went to bed at ten. 1:43 ⟲ Repeat line 11
Play line 12: 大伟 Dà Wěi 那你比我睡得早。 Nà nǐ bǐ wǒ shuì de zǎo. Then you slept earlier than me. 1:52 ⟲ Repeat line 12
Play line 13: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 你看，外边的天很黑。 Nǐ kàn, wàibian de tiān hěn hēi. Look, the sky outside is very dark. 2:00 ⟲ Repeat line 13
Play line 14: 大伟 Dà Wěi 真的，都是云。 Zhēnde, dōu shì yún. Really, it's all clouds. 2:08 ⟲ Repeat line 14
Play line 15: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 今天可能会下雨。 Jīntiān kěnéng huì xiàyǔ. It might rain today. 2:17 ⟲ Repeat line 15
Play line 16: 大伟 Dà Wěi 不会吧，昨天天气很好。 Bú huì ba, zuótiān tiānqì hěn hǎo. No way, the weather was great yesterday. 2:26 ⟲ Repeat line 16
Play line 17: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 今天比昨天冷多了。 Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lěng duō le. Today is much colder than yesterday. 2:36 ⟲ Repeat line 17
Play line 18: 大伟 Dà Wěi 是吗？我想穿短袖。 Shì ma? Wǒ xiǎng chuān duǎn xiù. Is it? I want to wear a T-shirt. 2:45 ⟲ Repeat line 18
Play line 19: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 别穿短袖，今天会很冷。 Bié chuān duǎn xiù, jīntiān huì hěn lěng. Don't wear a T-shirt, it will be very cold today. 2:54 ⟲ Repeat line 19
Play line 20: 大伟 Dà Wěi 可是我觉得短袖很好看。 Kěshì wǒ juéde duǎn xiù hěn hǎokàn. But I think the T-shirt looks nice. 3:03 ⟲ Repeat line 20
Play line 21: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 下雨的时候，你会生病的。 Xiàyǔ de shíhou, nǐ huì shēngbìng de. When it rains, you'll get sick. 3:13 ⟲ Repeat line 21
Play line 22: 大伟 Dà Wěi 好吧，我穿那件外衣。 Hǎo ba, wǒ chuān nà jiàn wàiyī. Okay, I'll wear that jacket. 3:22 ⟲ Repeat line 22
Play line 23: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 对，再带上你的大雨伞。 Duì, zài dài shàng nǐ de dà yǔ sǎn. Right, and take your big umbrella too. 3:31 ⟲ Repeat line 23
Play line 24: 大伟 Dà Wěi 好，我的雨伞在门口。 Hǎo, wǒ de yǔ sǎn zài ménkǒu. Okay, my umbrella is by the door. 3:39 ⟲ Repeat line 24
Play line 25: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 我们快点儿吃早饭吧。 Wǒmen kuàidiǎnr chī zǎofàn ba. Let's eat breakfast quickly. 3:47 ⟲ Repeat line 25
Play line 26: 大伟 Dà Wěi 好，我要面包和鸡蛋。 Hǎo, wǒ yào miànbāo hé jīdàn. Okay, I want bread and eggs. 3:56 ⟲ Repeat line 26
Play line 27: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 牛奶在桌子上，你喝吗？ Niúnǎi zài zhuōzi shàng, nǐ hē ma? The milk is on the table, do you want some? 4:06 ⟲ Repeat line 27
Play line 28: 大伟 Dà Wěi 喝，谢谢你叫我起床。 Hē, xièxie nǐ jiào wǒ qǐchuáng. Yes, thanks for waking me up. 4:15 ⟲ Repeat line 28
Play line 29: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 不客气，我们走吧。 Búkèqi, wǒmen zǒu ba. You're welcome, let's go. 4:23 ⟲ Repeat line 29
Play line 30: 大伟 Dà Wěi 等一下，我拿雨伞。 Děng yíxià, wǒ ná yǔ sǎn. Wait a moment, I'll grab the umbrella. 4:30 ⟲ Repeat line 30
Play line 31: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 我们到了，现在才八点半。 Wǒmen dào le, xiànzài cái bā diǎn bàn. We're here. It's only half past eight. 4:41 ⟲ Repeat line 31
Play line 32: 大伟 Dà Wěi 太好了，我们不会晚。 Tài hǎo le, wǒmen bú huì wǎn. Great, we won't be late. 4:49 ⟲ Repeat line 32
Play line 33: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 你的东西放在哪儿？ Nǐ de dōngxi fàng zài nǎr? Where should your things go? 4:57 ⟲ Repeat line 33
Play line 34: 大伟 Dà Wěi 就放在桌子旁边吧。 Jiù fàng zài zhuōzi pángbiān ba. Just put them next to the desk. 5:04 ⟲ Repeat line 34
Play line 35: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 老师已经在办公室里了。 Lǎoshī yǐjīng zài bàngōngshì lǐ le. The teacher is already in the office. 5:13 ⟲ Repeat line 35
Play line 36: 大伟 Dà Wěi 早上好，我们开会吧。 Zǎoshang hǎo, wǒmen kāihuì ba. Good morning, let's have our meeting. 5:22 ⟲ Repeat line 36
Play line 37: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 好的，老师正在等我们。 Hǎo de, lǎoshī zhèngzài děng wǒmen. OK, the teacher is waiting for us. 5:31 ⟲ Repeat line 37
Play line 38: 大伟 Dà Wěi 今天的工作很重要，大家要认真。 Jīntiān de gōngzuò hěn zhòngyào, dàjiā yào rènzhēn. Today's work is important. Everyone must be careful. 5:41 ⟲ Repeat line 38
Play line 39: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 他说得很慢，我听得懂。 Tā shuō de hěn màn, wǒ tīng de dǒng. He speaks slowly, so I understand. 5:52 ⟲ Repeat line 39
Play line 40: 大伟 Dà Wěi 他还说，下午三点要用那个文件。 Tā hái shuō, xiàwǔ sān diǎn yào yòng nàge wénjiàn. He also said we need that file at three this afternoon. 6:03 ⟲ Repeat line 40
Play line 41: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 对，你要先准备好。 Duì, nǐ yào xiān zhǔnbèi hǎo. Right, you must get it ready first. 6:13 ⟲ Repeat line 41
Play line 42: 大伟 Dà Wěi 啊，我找不到那个文件！ A, wǒ zhǎo bu dào nàge wénjiàn! Oh no, I can't find that file! 6:21 ⟲ Repeat line 42
Play line 43: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 别急，你再看一下电脑。 Bié jí, nǐ zài kàn yíxià diànnǎo. Don't worry, look at the computer again. 6:30 ⟲ Repeat line 43
Play line 44: 大伟 Dà Wěi 我找了很长时间，真的没有。 Wǒ zhǎo le hěn cháng shíjiān, zhēnde méiyǒu. I've looked for a long time. It's really not there. 6:40 ⟲ Repeat line 44
Play line 45: 大伟 Dà Wěi 怎么办？老师要用的。 Zěnmebàn? Lǎoshī yào yòng de. What do I do? The teacher needs it. 6:49 ⟲ Repeat line 45
Play line 46: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 你不要生气，我们一起想想。 Nǐ búyào shēngqì, wǒmen yìqǐ xiǎngxiang. Don't get upset, let's think together. 6:59 ⟲ Repeat line 46
Play line 47: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 等一下，你是不是放在别的地方了？ Děng yíxià, nǐ shìbushì fàng zài biéde dìfang le? Wait, did you put it somewhere else? 7:08 ⟲ Repeat line 47
Play line 48: 大伟 Dà Wěi 我想起来了，在右边那个里边！ Wǒ xiǎng qǐlai le, zài yòubian nàge lǐbian! I remember now, it's in the one on the right! 7:17 ⟲ Repeat line 48
Play line 49: 大伟 Dà Wěi 真的吗？我打开看看。 Zhēnde ma? Wǒ dǎkāi kànkan. Really? I'll open it and see. 7:26 ⟲ Repeat line 49
Play line 50: 大伟 Dà Wěi 找到了！谢谢你，小雨。 Zhǎodào le! Xièxie nǐ, Xiǎo Yǔ. Found it! Thank you, Xiaoyu. 7:33 ⟲ Repeat line 50
Play line 51: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 不客气，现在可以给老师了。 Búkèqi, xiànzài kěyǐ gěi lǎoshī le. You're welcome. Now you can give it to the teacher. 7:41 ⟲ Repeat line 51
Play line 52: 大伟 Dà Wěi 今天太忙了，我很累。 Jīntiān tài máng le, wǒ hěn lèi. Today was so busy, I'm tired. 7:50 ⟲ Repeat line 52
Play line 53: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 我也很累，我们早点儿下班吧。 Wǒ yě hěn lèi, wǒmen zǎo diǎnr xiàbān ba. I'm tired too. Let's leave work a bit early. 8:01 ⟲ Repeat line 53
Play line 54: 大伟 Dà Wěi 好，我们六点就回家。 Hǎo, wǒmen liù diǎn jiù huíjiā. OK, we'll go home at six. 8:10 ⟲ Repeat line 54
Play line 55: 大伟 Dà Wěi 终于到家了，我真累。 Zhōngyú dào jiā le, wǒ zhēn lèi. We're finally home. I'm so tired. 8:21 ⟲ Repeat line 55
Play line 56: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 我也很累，先收拾一下儿吧。 Wǒ yě hěn lèi, xiān shōushi yíxiàr ba. Me too. Let's tidy up a bit first. 8:31 ⟲ Repeat line 56
Play line 57: 大伟 Dà Wěi 好，我把桌子上的书拿走。 Hǎo, wǒ bǎ zhuōzi shàng de shū názǒu. OK, I'll take the books off the table. 8:40 ⟲ Repeat line 57
Play line 58: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 我来洗杯子，你放好东西。 Wǒ lái xǐ bēizi, nǐ fàng hǎo dōngxi. I'll wash the cups, you put things away. 8:49 ⟲ Repeat line 58
Play line 59: 大伟 Dà Wěi 房间干净了，看起来很好。 Fángjiān gānjìng le, kànqǐlai hěn hǎo. The room is clean now. It looks nice. 8:59 ⟲ Repeat line 59
Play line 60: 大伟 Dà Wěi 我饿了，我们做面条儿吧。 Wǒ è le, wǒmen zuò miàntiáor ba. I'm hungry. Let's cook noodles. 9:10 ⟲ Repeat line 60
Play line 61: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 好啊，家里还有鸡蛋。 Hǎo a, jiālǐ háiyǒu jīdàn. Sure. We still have eggs at home. 9:18 ⟲ Repeat line 61
Play line 62: 大伟 Dà Wěi 你做得很快，我来拿碗。 Nǐ zuò de hěn kuài, wǒ lái ná wǎn. You cook fast. I'll get the bowls. 9:26 ⟲ Repeat line 62
Play line 63: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 水开了，面条儿马上就好。 Shuǐ kāi le, miàntiáor mǎshàng jiù hǎo. The water is boiling. The noodles will be ready soon. 9:34 ⟲ Repeat line 63
Play line 64: 大伟 Dà Wěi 真好吃，今天最好的事就是它。 Zhēn hǎochī, jīntiān zuìhǎo de shì jiùshì tā. So tasty. This is the best thing today. 9:45 ⟲ Repeat line 64
Play line 65: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 哈哈，你太爱吃了。 Hāhā, nǐ tài ài chī le. Haha, you just love eating. 9:53 ⟲ Repeat line 65
Play line 66: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 我们看电视吧，今天有个好玩儿的节目。 Wǒmen kàn diànshì ba, jīntiān yǒu gè hǎowánr de jiémù. Let's watch TV. There's a fun show today. 10:04 ⟲ Repeat line 66
Play line 67: 大伟 Dà Wěi 哈哈，这个人说得太好笑了。 Hāhā, zhège rén shuō de tài hǎoxiào le. Haha, this person is so funny. 10:15 ⟲ Repeat line 67
Play line 68: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 我妈妈给我发了短信。 Wǒ māma gěi wǒ fā le duǎnxìn. My mom sent me a message. 10:24 ⟲ Repeat line 68
Play line 69: 大伟 Dà Wěi 她说什么？ Tā shuō shénme? What does she say? 10:31 ⟲ Repeat line 69
Play line 70: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 她问我吃饭了没有。 Tā wèn wǒ chīfàn le méiyǒu. She asks if I've eaten. 10:40 ⟲ Repeat line 70
Play line 71: 大伟 Dà Wěi 我爸爸也找我，我一会儿回他。 Wǒ bàba yě zhǎo wǒ, wǒ yíhuìr huí tā. My dad is looking for me too. I'll reply later. 10:49 ⟲ Repeat line 71
Play line 72: 大伟 Dà Wěi 你看，我的雨伞今天没用上。 Nǐ kàn, wǒ de yǔsǎn jīntiān méi yòngshàng. Look, I didn't end up using my umbrella today. 10:58 ⟲ Repeat line 72
Play line 73: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 对，雨一直没有来。 Duì, yǔ yìzhí méiyǒu lái. Right, the rain never came. 11:09 ⟲ Repeat line 73
Play line 74: 大伟 Dà Wěi 那明天不带它了。 Nà míngtiān bú dài tā le. Then I won't take it tomorrow. 11:16 ⟲ Repeat line 74
Play line 75: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 别忘了，明天早上有会。 Bié wàng le, míngtiān zǎoshang yǒu huì. Don't forget, there's a meeting tomorrow morning. 11:24 ⟲ Repeat line 75
Play line 76: 大伟 Dà Wěi 好，我们七点起床，一起走。 Hǎo, wǒmen qī diǎn qǐchuáng, yìqǐ zǒu. OK, we'll get up at seven and go together. 11:33 ⟲ Repeat line 76
Play line 77: 小雨 Xiǎo Yǔ 晚安，大伟。 Wǎn'ān, Dà Wěi. Good night, Dawei. 11:42 ⟲ Repeat line 77
Play line 78: 大伟 Dà Wěi 晚安，小雨。关灯吧。 Wǎn'ān, Xiǎo Yǔ. Guān dēng ba. Good night, Xiaoyu. Turn off the lights. 11:49 ⟲ Repeat line 78
About this lesson Flatmates Xiaoyu and Dawei work in the same office building, and their day holds a noisy alarm, a missing file at work, and a quiet evening that pays off a running joke about Dawei's umbrella.
How to practise Listen to each sentence twice: first slowly, then at natural speed. Follow the English translation on screen, and let the conversation carry you through the day. Play it in the background again tomorrow: the second time you will catch much more. Key words 生词 Chinese Pinyin English Level 起床 qǐchuáng to get up HSK 1 睡得 shuìde slept (well/badly) 天气 tiānqì weather HSK 1 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain HSK 1 冷 lěng cold HSK 1 短袖 duǎnxiù short-sleeved shirt, T-shirt 雨伞 yǔsǎn umbrella 早饭 zǎofàn breakfast HSK 1 文件 wénjiàn file HSK 3 开会 kāihuì have a meeting HSK 1 重要 zhòngyào important HSK 1 找到 zhǎodào find HSK 1
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