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Episode 3: The Man at the Door

第3集: 门口的人

Dì 3 jí: ménkǒu de rén

12:34 min video · 55 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 上次，林在书里找到了车票。Shàngcì, Lín zài shū lǐ zhǎodào le chēpiào.Last time, Lin found a ticket in a book.
  2. 票上的名字是陈雪，不是小美。Piào shàng de míngzi shì chén xuě, bú shì Xiǎo Měi.The name on the ticket is Chen Xue, not Xiao Mei.
  3. 晚上，外边下着雨。Wǎnshang, wàibian xià zhe yǔ.In the evening, it is raining outside.
  4. 林坐在桌子旁边，看着车票。Lín zuò zài zhuōzi pángbiān, kàn zhe chēpiào.Lin sits by the table, looking at the ticket.
  5. 她心里想：陈雪是谁？Tā xīnli xiǎng: chén xuě shì shuí?She thinks: who is Chen Xue?
  6. 过了一会儿，有人在敲门。Guò le yíhuìr, yǒurén zài qiāomén.After a while, someone knocks on the door.
  7. 林走到门口，打开了门。Lín zǒu dào ménkǒu, dǎkāi le mén.Lin walks to the door and opens it.
  8. 门口站着一个高个子男人。Ménkǒu zhàn zhe yí gè gāo gèzi nánrén.A tall man stands at the door.
  9. 他拿着黑伞，伞上都是水。Tā ná zhe hēi sǎn, sǎn shàng dōu shì shuǐ.He holds a black umbrella, wet with water.
  10. 他笑着问：“请问，陈雪在家吗？”Tā xiào zhe wèn: “Qǐngwèn, chén xuě zàijiā ma?”He asks with a smile: "Excuse me, is Chen Xue home?"
  11. 听到这个名字，林很怕。Tīngdào zhège míngzi, Lín hěn pà.Hearing this name, Lin is afraid.
  12. 她没有马上回答。Tā méiyǒu mǎshàng huídá.She does not answer right away.
  13. 她说：“这里没有叫陈雪的人。”Tā shuō: “Zhèlǐ méiyǒu jiào chén xuě de rén.”She says: "No one here is called Chen Xue."
  14. 男人说：“对不起，也许我记错了。”Nánrén shuō: “Duìbùqǐ, yěxǔ wǒ jì cuò le.”The man says: "Sorry, maybe I remembered wrong."
  15. 可是他的眼睛一直看着房间里边。Kěshì tā de yǎnjing yìzhí kàn zhe fángjiān lǐbian.But his eyes keep looking inside the room.
  16. 他说：“我叫大卫，是她的朋友。”Tā shuō: “Wǒ jiào Dà Wèi, shì tā de péngyou.”He says: "My name is David, I am her friend."
  17. 林问：“你找的是小美吗？”Lín wèn: “Nǐ zhǎo de shì Xiǎo Měi ma?”Lin asks: "Are you looking for Xiao Mei?"
  18. 大卫想了一下，说：“她用过很多名字。”Dà Wèi xiǎng le yíxià, shuō: “Tā yòng guò hěn duō míngzi.”David thinks a moment and says: "She has used many names."
  19. 林的手拉着门不放。Lín de shǒu lā zhe mén bú fàng.Lin's hand holds on to the door.
  20. 她心里想：这个人知道得太多了。Tā xīnli xiǎng: zhè gerén zhīdào de tài duō le.She thinks: this man knows too much.
  21. 大卫说：“我能进去坐一会儿吗？”Dà Wèi shuō: “Wǒ néng jìnqù zuò yíhuìr ma?”David says: "May I come in and sit a while?"
  22. 林看了看他，还是说：“请进。”Lín kàn le kàn tā, háishi shuō: “Qǐngjìn.”Lin looks at him, but still says: "Come in."
  23. 他在门口放下黑伞。Tā zài ménkǒu fàngxià hēi sǎn.He puts down the black umbrella by the door.
  24. 他坐下，对林很好。Tā zuòxia, duì Lín hěn hǎo.He sits down and is very nice to Lin.
  25. 桌子上的手机忽然亮了。Zhuōzi shàng de shǒujī hūrán liàng le.The phone on the table suddenly lights up.
  26. 大卫看着桌子上的手机。Dà Wèi kàn zhe zhuōzi shàng de shǒujī.David looks at the phone on the table.
  27. 他看了很长时间。Tā kàn le hěn cháng shíjiān.He looks at it for a long time.
  28. 林马上拿起手机，放在身后。Lín mǎshàng ná qǐ shǒujī, fàng zài shēn hòu.Lin quickly picks up the phone and puts it behind her.
  29. 大卫笑了笑，说：“这是小美的手机吧？”Dà Wèi xiào le xiào, shuō: “Zhè shì Xiǎo Měi de shǒujī ba?”David smiles and says: "This is Xiao Mei's phone, right?"
  30. 林说：“不是，是我的。”Lín shuō: “Bú shì, shì wǒ de.”Lin says: "No, it is mine."
  31. 这时，王姐在门口喊：“林，你在家吗？”Zhèshí, Wáng Jiě zài ménkǒu hǎn: “Lín, nǐ zàijiā ma?”Just then, Wang Jie calls at the door: "Lin, are you home?"
  32. 她看见大卫，马上不说话了。Tā kànjiàn Dà Wèi, mǎshàng bù shuōhuà le.She sees David and at once stops talking.
  33. 大卫站起来，对她点点头。Dà Wèi zhàn qǐlai, duì tā diǎn diǎntóu.David stands up and nods to her.
  34. 王姐看起来不太高兴。Wáng Jiě kànqǐlai bútài gāoxìng.Wang Jie does not look very happy.
  35. 林觉得她好像认识这个人。Lín juéde tā hǎoxiàng rènshi zhè gerén.Lin feels she seems to know this man.
  36. 大卫说：“太晚了，我先走了。”Dà Wèi shuō: “Tài wǎn le, wǒ xiān zǒu le.”David says: "It is too late, I will go first."
  37. 他拿出名片，放在桌子上。Tā náchū míngpiàn, fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.He takes out a card and puts it on the table.
  38. 他说：“如果她回来，请给我打电话。”Tā shuō: “Rúguǒ tā huílai, qǐng gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà.”He says: "If she comes back, please call me."
  39. 林没有说话，点点头。Lín méiyǒu shuōhuà, diǎn diǎntóu.Lin says nothing, only nods.
  40. 他拿起黑伞，走进了雨里。Tā ná qǐ hēi sǎn, zǒujìn le yǔ lǐ.He picks up the black umbrella and walks into the rain.
  41. 他走了以后，林关上门。Tā zǒu le yǐhòu, Lín guān shàngmén.After he left, Lin closes the door.
  42. 她问王姐：“你认识他吗？”Tā wèn Wáng Jiě: “Nǐ rènshi tā ma?”She asks Wang Jie: "Do you know him?"
  43. 王姐说：“不认识，我太累了。”Wáng Jiě shuō: “Bú rènshi, wǒ tài lèi le.”Wang Jie says: "No, I am too tired."
  44. 她说完就走了，走得很快。Tā shuō wán jiù zǒu le, zǒu de hěn kuài.As soon as she finished, she left, walking fast.
  45. 林知道，王姐没有说真话。Lín zhīdào, Wáng Jiě méiyǒu shuō zhēn huà.Lin knows Wang Jie did not tell the truth.
  46. 回到桌子旁边，林拿起名片。Huídào zhuōzi pángbiān, Lín ná qǐ míngpiàn.Back at the table, Lin picks up the card.
  47. 名片上有一个名字和一个电话。Míngpiàn shàng yǒu yí gè míngzi hé yí gè diànhuà.On the card there is a name and a phone number.
  48. 外边的雨下得越来越大。Wàibian de yǔ xià de yuèláiyuè dà.The rain outside falls harder and harder.
  49. 她心里想：大卫想要什么？Tā xīnli xiǎng: Dà Wèi xiǎng yào shénme?She thinks: what does David want?
  50. 她看了看小美的手机，很想打开它。Tā kàn le kàn Xiǎo Měi de shǒujī, hěn xiǎng dǎkāi tā.She looks at Xiao Mei's phone and badly wants to open it.
  51. 房间里非常安静。Fángjiān lǐ fēicháng ānjìng.The room is very quiet.
  52. 林坐在桌子旁边，没有动。Lín zuò zài zhuōzi pángbiān, méiyǒu dòng.Lin sits by the table without moving.
  53. 忽然，桌子上的手机又亮了。Hūrán, zhuōzi shàng de shǒujī yòu liàng le.Suddenly the phone on the table lights up again.
  54. 她慢慢拿起手机，手有点儿冷。Tā mànmàn ná qǐ shǒujī, shǒu yǒudiǎnr lěng.She slowly picks up the phone, her hand a little cold.
  55. 他走了以后，桌子上的手机响了：“他来了吗？”Tā zǒu le yǐhòu, zhuōzi shàng de shǒujī xiǎng le: “Tā lái le ma?”After he left, the phone on the table rang: "Has he come?"

About this lesson

In the evening a tall man with a black umbrella asks Lin for Chen Xue. He is polite, but he stares at the phone on the table and leaves a card. After he goes, the phone rings with a message.

How to practise

  1. Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
  2. Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.
  3. At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
敲门qiāoménto knock on the doorHSK 5
名字míngzinameHSK 1
朋友péngyoufriendHSK 1
手机shǒujīphoneHSK 1
名片míngpiànbusiness cardHSK 4
伞sǎnumbrellaHSK 4

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