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Play line 1: 雨很大，房间的门开着。 Yǔ hěn dà, fángjiān de mén kāizhe. The rain is heavy, and the door is open. 0:01 ⟲ Repeat line 1
Play line 2: 里面有一个男人在大声喊。 Lǐmiàn yǒu yí gè nánrén zài dàshēng hǎn. Inside, a man is shouting loudly. 0:14 ⟲ Repeat line 2
Play line 3: 陈明站在门口，手里拿着热面条儿。 Chén Míng zhàn zài ménkǒu, shǒulǐ názhe rè miàntiáor. Chen Ming stands at the door, holding hot noodles. 0:29 ⟲ Repeat line 3
Play line 4: 他看见桌子上有一个小黑包。 Tā kànjiàn zhuōzi shàng yǒu yí gè xiǎo hēi bāo. He sees a small black bag on the table. 0:45 ⟲ Repeat line 4
Play line 5: 一个戴白围巾的男人慢慢走过来。 Yí gè dài bái wéijīn de nánrén mànmàn zǒu guòlai. A man in a white scarf walks over slowly. 0:58 ⟲ Repeat line 5
Play line 6: 陈明送错了房间，心里很急。 Chén Míng sòng cuò le fángjiān, xīnli hěn jí. Chen Ming took the food to the wrong flat, and he is worried. 1:26 ⟲ Repeat line 6
Play line 7: 他说：“对不起，我找错了。” Tā shuō: “Duìbùqǐ, wǒ zhǎo cuò le.” He says, “Sorry, I got the wrong flat.” 1:41 ⟲ Repeat line 7
Play line 8: 白围巾的男人笑了，拿过面条儿。 Bái wéijīn de nánrén xiào le, ná guò miàntiáor. The man in the white scarf smiles and takes the noodles. 1:54 ⟲ Repeat line 8
Play line 9: 他说：“没关系，谢谢你，陈明。” Tā shuō: “Méiguānxi, xièxie nǐ, Chén Míng.” He says, “It's fine, thank you, Chen Ming.” 2:08 ⟲ Repeat line 9
Play line 10: 陈明没说过自己的名字。 Chén Míng méi shuō guo zìjǐ de míngzi. Chen Ming had never said his own name. 2:20 ⟲ Repeat line 10
Play line 11: 十分钟以后，陈明跑回面条儿店。 Shí fēnzhōng yǐhòu, Chén Míng pǎo huí miàntiáor diàn. Ten minutes later, Chen runs back to the noodle shop. 2:33 ⟲ Repeat line 11
Play line 12: 老王问：“你怎么这么慢？” Lǎo Wáng wèn: “Nǐ zěnme zhème màn?” Lao Wang asks, “Why are you so slow?” 2:48 ⟲ Repeat line 12
Play line 13: 陈明说：“我送到五零二了。” Chén Míng shuō: “Wǒ sòngdào wǔ líng èr le.” Chen says, “I took it to 502.” 2:59 ⟲ Repeat line 13
Play line 14: 老王的手动了一下，茶差点儿掉了。 Lǎo Wáng de shǒu dòng le yíxià, chá chàdiǎnr diào le. Lao Wang's hand jerks, and he nearly drops the tea. 3:10 ⟲ Repeat line 14
Play line 15: 他笑着说：“先喝茶，先喝茶。” Tā xiàozhe shuō: “Xiān hē chá, xiān hē chá.” He says with a laugh, “Drink some tea first.” 3:25 ⟲ Repeat line 15
Play line 16: 过了一会儿，陈明看了看手机上的单子。 Guò le yíhuìr, Chén Míng kàn le kàn shǒujī shàng de dān zi. A moment later, Chen looks at the order on his phone. 3:40 ⟲ Repeat line 16
Play line 17: 手机上写的是二零五，不是五零二。 Shǒujī shàng xiě de shì èr líng wǔ, bú shì wǔ líng èr. The phone says 205, not 502. 3:57 ⟲ Repeat line 17
Play line 18: 他说：“可是这张纸上，字不一样。” Tā shuō: “Kěshì zhè zhāng zhǐ shàng, zì bù yíyàng.” He says, “But on this paper, the writing is different.” 4:12 ⟲ Repeat line 18
Play line 19: 老王说：“你看错了吧？没事儿。” Lǎo Wáng shuō: “Nǐ kàn cuò le ba? Méishìr.” Lao Wang says, “You misread it, right? It's nothing.” 4:29 ⟲ Repeat line 19
Play line 20: 陈明点点头，心里想：他在怕什么？ Chén Míng diǎn diǎntóu, xīnli xiǎng: tā zài pà shénme? Chen nods and thinks: what is he afraid of? 4:42 ⟲ Repeat line 20
Play line 21: 下班以后，陈明骑车回家。 Xiàbān yǐhòu, Chén Míng qíchē huíjiā. After work, Chen rides home. 4:56 ⟲ Repeat line 21
Play line 22: 雨很大，路上没有人。 Yǔ hěn dà, lùshang méiyǒu rén. The rain is heavy and the road is empty. 5:08 ⟲ Repeat line 22
Play line 23: 他看见路口有一把绿伞。 Tā kànjiàn lùkǒu yǒu yì bǎ lǜ sǎn. He sees a green umbrella at the crossing. 5:19 ⟲ Repeat line 23
Play line 24: 伞下的女人看着他，不说话。 Sǎn xià de nǚren kànzhe tā, bù shuōhuà. The woman under it watches him and says nothing. 5:32 ⟲ Repeat line 24
Play line 25: 陈明很快地骑走了，手很冷。 Chén Míng hěn kuài dì qí zǒu le, shǒu hěn lěng. Chen quickly rides off, his hands cold. 5:43 ⟲ Repeat line 25
Play line 26: 回到家，陈明洗了手，坐在床上。 Huídào jiā, Chén Míng xǐ le shǒu, zuò zài chuáng shàng. Back home, Chen washes his hands and sits on the bed. 6:02 ⟲ Repeat line 26
Play line 27: 妈妈在医院，他需要钱。 Māma zài yīyuàn, tā xūyào qián. His mother is in hospital, and he needs money. 6:16 ⟲ Repeat line 27
Play line 28: 他想：那个包里的钱，我什么都没看见。 Tā xiǎng: nàge bāo lǐ de qián, wǒ shénme dōu méi kànjiàn. He thinks: that money, I saw nothing. 6:27 ⟲ Repeat line 28
Play line 29: 窗外的雨一直在下。 Chuāng wài de yǔ yìzhí zài xià. The rain keeps falling outside the window. 6:44 ⟲ Repeat line 29
Play line 30: 他说：“没问题，没问题。” Tā shuō: “Méi wèntí, méi wèntí.” He says, “No problem, no problem.” 6:57 ⟲ Repeat line 30
Play line 31: 夜里十二点，手机忽然响了。 Yèli shí èr diǎn, shǒujī hūrán xiǎng le. At midnight, the phone suddenly rings. 7:07 ⟲ Repeat line 31
Play line 32: 陈明拿起来，看到一个新单子。 Chén Míng ná qǐlai, kàndào yí gè xīn dān zi. Chen picks it up and sees a new order. 7:21 ⟲ Repeat line 32
Play line 33: 地点是二零五，时间是现在。 Dìdiǎn shì èr líng wǔ, shíjiān shì xiànzài. The place is 205, the time is now. 7:34 ⟲ Repeat line 33
Play line 34: 他的手在动，心跳得很快。 Tā de shǒu zài dòng, xīn tiào de hěn kuài. His hand shakes, and his heart beats fast. 7:49 ⟲ Repeat line 34
Play line 35: 新的外卖来了。名字是：陈明。 Xīn de wàimài lái le. Míngzi shì: Chén Míng. A new order has come. The name is: Chen Ming. 8:02 ⟲ Repeat line 35
About this lesson Chen, a rider in Chengdu, brings hot noodles to flat 502 instead of 205. He sees a black bag full of cash and a man in a white scarf, who thanks him by name. Later a strange order arrives with his own name on it.
How to practise Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story. Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause. At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time. Key words 生词 Chinese Pinyin English Level 房间 fángjiān room, flat HSK 1 面条儿 miàntiáor noodles HSK 1 名字 míngzi name HSK 1 手机 shǒujī mobile phone HSK 1 外卖 wàimài food delivery HSK 2 错 cuò wrong HSK 1
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