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Play line 1: 下班以后，小林和小雅来到一家安静的小酒吧。 Xiàbān yǐhòu, Xiǎo Lín hé Xiǎo Yǎ láidào yì jiā ānjìng de xiǎo jiǔbā. After work, Xiao Lin and Xiao Ya came to a quiet little bar. 0:01 ⟲ Repeat line 1
Play line 2: 小林围着一条蓝围巾。 Xiǎo Lín wéi zhe yì tiáo lán wéijīn. Xiao Lin was wearing a blue scarf. 0:15 ⟲ Repeat line 2
Play line 3: 这是小雅去年送给他的生日礼物。 Zhè shì Xiǎo Yǎ qùnián sònggěi tā de shēngrì lǐwù. It was the birthday present Xiao Ya gave him last year. 0:24 ⟲ Repeat line 3
Play line 4: 过了一会儿，小林去洗手间，回来时围巾没有了。 Guò le yíhuìr, Xiǎo Lín qù xǐshǒujiān, huílai shí wéijīn méiyǒu le. After a while, Xiao Lin went to the restroom, and when he came back the scarf was gone. 0:47 ⟲ Repeat line 4
Play line 5: 他把椅子下面和桌子旁边都找了一遍。 Tā bǎ yǐzi xiàmiàn hé zhuōzi pángbiān dōu zhǎo le yí biàn. He searched under the chair and beside the table. 1:03 ⟲ Repeat line 5
Play line 6: 小雅说：“你刚才没有放在椅子上吗？” Xiǎo Yǎ shuō: “Nǐ gāngcái méiyǒu fàng zài yǐzi shàng ma?” Xiao Ya said, "Didn't you put it on the chair just now?" 1:18 ⟲ Repeat line 6
Play line 7: 他们走到吧台，问老周看见围巾了吗。 Tāmen zǒu dào bā tái, wèn Lǎo Zhōu kànjiàn wéijīn le ma. They walked to the counter and asked Lao Zhou if he had seen the scarf. 1:45 ⟲ Repeat line 7
Play line 8: 老周看了看他们，说：“我没注意。” Lǎo Zhōu kàn le kàn tāmen, shuō: “Wǒ méi zhùyì.” Lao Zhou looked at them and said, "I didn't notice." 1:59 ⟲ Repeat line 8
Play line 9: 可是小雅发现他的样子有点奇怪。 Kěshì Xiǎo Yǎ fāxiàn tā de yàngzi yǒu diǎn qíguài. But Xiao Ya noticed he looked a bit strange. 2:10 ⟲ Repeat line 9
Play line 10: 回到桌子旁边，小雅认真看了看地上。 Huídào zhuōzi pángbiān, Xiǎo Yǎ rènzhēn kàn le kàn dìshang. Back at the table, Xiao Ya looked carefully at the floor. 2:21 ⟲ Repeat line 10
Play line 11: 地上有几个脚印，一直走向后面的小门。 Dìshang yǒu jǐ gè jiǎoyìn, yìzhí zǒu xiàng hòumian de xiǎo mén. There were a few footprints, leading all the way to the small door at the back. 2:34 ⟲ Repeat line 11
Play line 12: 小林笑着说：“你比警察还认真！” Xiǎo Lín xiào zhe shuō: “Nǐ bǐ jǐngchá hái rènzhēn!” Xiao Lin said with a smile, "You're more serious than a police officer!" 2:49 ⟲ Repeat line 12
Play line 13: 过了一会儿，小雅拉着小林走到小门前。 Guò le yíhuìr, Xiǎo Yǎ lā zhe Xiǎo Lín zǒu dào xiǎo mén qián. A while later, Xiao Ya pulled Xiao Lin to the small door. 3:14 ⟲ Repeat line 13
Play line 14: 门开着一点，里面传来洗东西的声音。 Mén kāi zhe yì diǎn, lǐmiàn chuánlái xǐ dōngxi de shēngyīn. The door was open a little, and the sound of washing came from inside. 3:27 ⟲ Repeat line 14
Play line 15: 他们轻轻地把门推开了。 Tāmen qīng qīng de bǎ mén tuīkāi le. They gently pushed the door open. 3:40 ⟲ Repeat line 15
Play line 16: 里面有一个年轻服务员，正在洗那条蓝围巾。 Lǐmiàn yǒu yí gè niánqīng fúwùyuán, zhèngzài xǐ nà tiáo lán wéijīn. Inside, a young waiter was washing that blue scarf. 3:51 ⟲ Repeat line 16
Play line 17: 他不好意思地说：“它被我的咖啡弄脏了。” Tā bùhǎoyìsi de shuō: “Tā bèi wǒ de kāfēi nòng zāng le.” He said, embarrassed, "It was made dirty by my coffee." 4:06 ⟲ Repeat line 17
Play line 18: 原来他经过桌子时，不小心把咖啡倒在了上面。 Yuánlái tā jīngguò zhuōzi shí, bù xiǎoxīn bǎ kāfēi dǎo zài le shàngmiàn. It turned out that when he passed the table, he accidentally poured coffee on it. 4:18 ⟲ Repeat line 18
Play line 19: 这时老周走过来，说他不想让客人不高兴。 Zhèshí Lǎo Zhōu zǒu guòlai, shuō tā bù xiǎng ràng kèrén bù gāoxìng. At this moment Lao Zhou came over and said he didn't want the guests to be unhappy. 4:47 ⟲ Repeat line 19
Play line 20: 虽然他早就知道，但是他想先帮服务员洗干净。 Suīrán tā zǎojiù zhīdào, dànshì tā xiǎng xiān bāng fúwùyuán xǐ gānjìng. Although he knew all along, he wanted to help the waiter get it clean first. 5:00 ⟲ Repeat line 20
Play line 21: 他还送给他们两杯热茶，不要钱。 Tā hái sònggěi tāmen liǎng bēi rè chá, búyào qián. He also gave them two cups of hot tea, no charge. 5:14 ⟲ Repeat line 21
Play line 22: 二十分钟以后，围巾又回到了小林身上。 Èr shí fēnzhōng yǐhòu, wéijīn yòu huídào le Xiǎo Lín shēnshang. Twenty minutes later, the scarf was back on Xiao Lin. 5:27 ⟲ Repeat line 22
Play line 23: 它干净了，还有一点咖啡的味道。 Tā gānjìng le, háiyǒu yì diǎn kāfēi de wèidao. It was clean, and still smelled faintly of coffee. 5:41 ⟲ Repeat line 23
Play line 24: 小雅笑着说：“这是我们的第一个酒吧小故事！” Xiǎo Yǎ xiào zhe shuō: “Zhè shì wǒmen de dì yī gè jiǔbā xiǎo gùshi!” Xiao Ya said, laughing, "This is our first little bar story!" 5:50 ⟲ Repeat line 24
About this lesson A young couple at a quiet bar after work notice that the boyfriend's scarf has disappeared. The clues lead to a kind surprise from the bartender and a cup of tea.
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 围巾 wéijīn scarf HSK 4 酒吧 jiǔbā bar HSK 4 脚印 jiǎoyìn footprint HSK 6 服务员 fúwùyuán waiter HSK 3 不小心 bùxiǎoxīn accidentally 干净 gānjìng clean HSK 1
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