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Play line 1: 上一集，陈明问：明天我要做什么？ Shàng yì jí, Chén Míng wèn: míngtiān wǒ yào zuò shénme? Last episode, Chen asked: what am I going to do tomorrow? 0:01 ⟲ Repeat line 1
Play line 2: 那天夜里，他坐在桌子旁，手里拿着那张单。 Nà tiān yèli, tā zuò zài zhuōzi páng, shǒulǐ názhe nà zhāng dān. That night, he sits by the table, holding that order paper. 0:16 ⟲ Repeat line 2
Play line 3: 他看着五零二，心跳得很快。 Tā kànzhe wǔ líng èr, xīn tiào de hěn kuài. He looks at 502, his heart beating very fast. 0:35 ⟲ Repeat line 3
Play line 4: 这个字，和别的字不一样。 Zhège zì, hé biéde zì bù yíyàng. This writing is not like the other writing. 0:50 ⟲ Repeat line 4
Play line 5: 他小声说：这不是同一个人写的。 Tā xiǎoshēng shuō: zhè bú shì tóngyí gè rén xiě de. He says quietly: this was not written by the same person. 1:01 ⟲ Repeat line 5
Play line 6: 过了一会儿，他又拿出别的单。 Guò le yíhuìr, tā yòu náchū biéde dān. After a while, he takes out other order papers. 1:32 ⟲ Repeat line 6
Play line 7: 别的单上，二字都写得很短。 Biéde dān shàng, èr zì dōu xiě de hěn duǎn. On the other papers, the two is written very short. 1:48 ⟲ Repeat line 7
Play line 8: 只有五零二，二字的尾巴很长。 Zhǐyǒu wǔ líng èr, èr zì de wěiba hěn cháng. Only on 502 does the two have a long tail. 2:02 ⟲ Repeat line 8
Play line 9: 他想：有人改了这个号。 Tā xiǎng: yǒurén gǎi le zhège hào. He thinks: someone changed this number. 2:16 ⟲ Repeat line 9
Play line 10: 可是，是谁呢？ Kěshì, shì shuí ne? But who could it be? 2:26 ⟲ Repeat line 10
Play line 11: 第二天晚上，陈明走进老王的面馆。 Dì'èr tiān wǎnshang, Chén Míng zǒujìn Lǎo Wáng de miàn guǎn. The next evening, Chen walks into Lao Wang's noodle shop. 2:38 ⟲ Repeat line 11
Play line 12: 老王笑着说：先喝茶，别着急。 Lǎo Wáng xiàozhe shuō: xiān hē chá, bié zháojí. Lao Wang says smiling: drink some tea first, don't rush. 2:53 ⟲ Repeat line 12
Play line 13: 陈明说：没问题，我想看看今天的单。 Chén Míng shuō: méi wèntí, wǒ xiǎng kànkan jīntiān de dān. Chen says: no problem, I'd like to see today's orders. 3:05 ⟲ Repeat line 13
Play line 14: 老王的手有点儿抖，茶也洒了。 Lǎo Wáng de shǒu yǒudiǎnr dǒu, chá yě sǎ le. Lao Wang's hand shakes a little, and tea spills. 3:20 ⟲ Repeat line 14
Play line 15: 柜台上有一张纸，是老王写的。 Guì táishàng yǒu yì zhāng zhǐ, shì Lǎo Wáng xiě de. On the counter is a paper, written by Lao Wang. 3:34 ⟲ Repeat line 15
Play line 16: 陈明慢慢把两张纸放在一起。 Chén Míng mànmàn bǎ liǎng zhāng zhǐ fàng zài yìqǐ. Chen slowly puts the two papers together. 3:54 ⟲ Repeat line 16
Play line 17: 老王写的二字，尾巴也很长。 Lǎo Wáng xiě de èr zì, wěiba yě hěn cháng. The two that Lao Wang wrote also has a long tail. 4:10 ⟲ Repeat line 17
Play line 18: 他的心像冰一样冷。 Tā de xīn xiàng bīng yíyàng lěng. His heart is as cold as ice. 4:25 ⟲ Repeat line 18
Play line 19: 老王问：你看什么呢？ Lǎo Wáng wèn: nǐ kàn shénme ne? Lao Wang asks: what are you looking at? 4:41 ⟲ Repeat line 19
Play line 20: 陈明说：没什么，字很好看。 Chén Míng shuō: méishénme, zì hěn hǎokàn. Chen says: nothing, your writing is nice. 4:52 ⟲ Repeat line 20
Play line 21: 陈明走出面馆，站在雨里想起了第一天。 Chén Míng zǒu chūmiàn guǎn, zhàn zài yǔ lǐ xiǎngqǐ le dì yī tiān. Chen walks out of the shop and, standing in the rain, remembers the first day. 5:09 ⟲ Repeat line 21
Play line 22: 是老王给了他那份工作。 Shì Lǎo Wáng gěi le tā nà fèn gōngzuò. It was Lao Wang who gave him that job. 5:30 ⟲ Repeat line 22
Play line 23: 也是老王，把那张单交给了他。 Yě shì Lǎo Wáng, bǎ nà zhāng dān jiāogěi le tā. It was also Lao Wang who handed him that paper. 5:42 ⟲ Repeat line 23
Play line 24: 他不是走错，是有人让他走错。 Tā bú shì zǒu cuò, shì yǒurén ràng tā zǒu cuò. He didn't go wrong; someone made him go wrong. 5:53 ⟲ Repeat line 24
Play line 25: 他的手握紧了红手链。 Tā de shǒu wò jǐn le hóng shǒu liàn. His hand tightens around the red bracelet. 6:07 ⟲ Repeat line 25
Play line 26: 十分钟以后，陈明回到店里，客人都走了。 Shí fēnzhōng yǐhòu, Chén Míng huídào diàn lǐ, kèrén dōu zǒu le. Ten minutes later, Chen goes back into the shop; the customers have all gone. 6:27 ⟲ Repeat line 26
Play line 27: 老王正在洗杯子，不看陈明。 Lǎo Wáng zhèngzài xǐ bēizi, bú kàn Chén Míng. Lao Wang is washing cups, not looking at Chen. 6:43 ⟲ Repeat line 27
Play line 28: 陈明问：老王，你认识高先生吗？ Chén Míng wèn: Lǎo Wáng, nǐ rènshi gāo xiānsheng ma? Chen asks: Lao Wang, do you know Mr. Gao? 6:57 ⟲ Repeat line 28
Play line 29: 老王说：先喝茶，我们慢慢说。 Lǎo Wáng shuō: xiān hē chá, wǒmen mànmàn shuō. Lao Wang says: drink tea first, let's talk slowly. 7:11 ⟲ Repeat line 29
Play line 30: 陈明说：不，我不渴。 Chén Míng shuō: bù, wǒ bù kě. Chen says: no, I'm not thirsty. 7:27 ⟲ Repeat line 30
Play line 31: 接着，陈明把两张纸放在老王面前。 Jiēzhe, Chén Míng bǎ liǎng zhāng zhǐ fàng zài Lǎo Wáng miànqián. Then Chen puts the two papers in front of Lao Wang. 7:38 ⟲ Repeat line 31
Play line 32: 老王看了一眼，脸一下白了。 Lǎo Wáng kàn le yì yǎn, liǎn yíxià bái le. Lao Wang takes one look, and his face turns white. 7:52 ⟲ Repeat line 32
Play line 33: 啪的一声，茶杯掉在地上。 Pā de yì shēng, chá bēi diào zài dìshang. With a crack, the tea cup falls on the floor. 8:05 ⟲ Repeat line 33
Play line 34: 店里很安静，只有雨声。 Diàn lǐ hěn ānjìng, zhǐyǒu yǔ shēng. The shop is quiet, only the sound of rain. 8:16 ⟲ Repeat line 34
Play line 35: 老王，是你把二零五，写成了五零二？ Lǎo Wáng, shì nǐ bǎ èr líng wǔ, xiě chéng le wǔ líng èr? Lao Wang, was it you? Did you write 205 as 502? 8:29 ⟲ Repeat line 35
About this lesson Chen sees that the number 502 on his first order was written by another hand. At the noodle shop the writing matches Lao Wang's, and Lao Wang drops his cup.
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 改 gǎi to change HSK 2 认识 rènshi to know (someone) HSK 1 抖 dǒu to shake HSK 7-9 安静 ānjìng quiet HSK 2 掉 diào to fall, drop HSK 2 先喝茶 xiānhēchá drink tea first
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