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The Doctor on the Beach

海边的医生

Hǎibiān de yīshēng

7:37 min video · 16 sentences · 8 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 小美 Xiǎo Měi王医生，是你吗？Wáng yīshēng, shì nǐ ma?Doctor Wang, is that you?
  2. 王医生 Wáng yīshēng是我。你是小美吧？Shì wǒ. Nǐ shì Xiǎo Měi ba?It's me. You're Xiao Mei, right?
  3. 小美 Xiǎo Měi对，我是你的病人。Duì, wǒ shì nǐ de bìngrén.Yes, I'm your patient.
  4. 小美 Xiǎo Měi你今天不用上班吗？Nǐ jīntiān búyòng shàngbān ma?Don't you have to work today?
  5. 王医生 Wáng yīshēng今天休息。你怎么了？Jīntiān xiūxi. Nǐ zěnme le?I'm off today. What's wrong?
  6. 小美 Xiǎo Měi我很累，要吃药吗？Wǒ hěn lèi, yào chī yào ma?I'm very tired. Should I take medicine?
  7. 王医生 Wáng yīshēng上次的病人我还记得。Shàngcì de bìngrén wǒ hái jìde.I still remember my patient from last time.
  8. 王医生 Wáng yīshēng你在这儿干什么？Nǐ zài zhèr gànshénme?What are you doing here?
  9. 小美 Xiǎo Měi我有一个大学生朋友。Wǒ yǒu yí gè dàxuéshēng péngyou.I have a university student friend.
  10. 小美 Xiǎo Měi他是中学老师。Tā shì zhōngxué lǎoshī.He is a middle school teacher.
  11. 小美 Xiǎo Měi哪些药最好？你说吧。Nǎxiē yào zuìhǎo? Nǐ shuō ba.Which medicines are best? Just tell me.
  12. 王医生 Wáng yīshēng没有药。你要休息。Méiyǒu yào. Nǐ yào xiūxi.No medicine. You need to rest.
  13. 小美 Xiǎo Měi好，我听你的。Hǎo, wǒ tīng nǐ de.OK, I'll listen to you.
  14. 王医生 Wáng yīshēng晚饭你吃了吗？Wǎnfàn nǐ chī le ma?Did you eat dinner?
  15. 小美 Xiǎo Měi没吃。饭店很远。Méi chī. Fàndiàn hěn yuǎn.Not yet. The restaurant is far.
  16. 王医生 Wáng yīshēng请进我家，有鸡蛋，没事儿！Qǐngjìn wǒ jiā, yǒu jīdàn, méishìr!Come into my home. I have eggs, no problem!

About this lesson

A nervous patient meets her doctor by chance on a beach. She wants a quick, easy answer about her test, but the doctor says the right thing: take some rest.

How to practise

  1. Listen to each sentence first with no subtitles, and guess what it means.
  2. Then read it with pinyin and English while the teacher explains it, with one useful point.
  3. Repeat it out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause, then follow the whole conversation at the end.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
病人bìngrénpatientHSK 1
上次shàngcìlast timeHSK 1
干什么gànshénmedoing whatHSK 1
大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity studentHSK 1
哪些nǎxiēwhich onesHSK 1
晚饭wǎnfàndinnerHSK 1
请进qǐngjìnplease come inHSK 1
鸡蛋jīdàneggHSK 1

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