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HSK1·Lesson 12

It Snowed Yesterday

昨天下雪了

Be able to understand and describe weather conditions | Be able to understand and briefly describe the medical condition | Master the use of the modal particle "了(1)" | Master the use of the "太……了" pattern | Understand the benefits of "drinking some warm water", as advised by Chinese people during illness

Text 1

王一雪给王一飞打电话,询问王一飞那边的情况

wáng yì xuě gěi wáng yì fēi dǎ diàn huà , xún wèn wáng yì fēi nà biān de qíng kuàng

Wang Yixue was calling Wang Yifei to ask about the situation on his end

王一雪 (Wang Yixue)今天天气怎么样?
王一飞 (Wang Yifei)这里的天不太好,下雨了。
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)雨大吗?
王一飞 (Wang Yifei)有点儿大,我觉得很冷。

Text 2

在公司电梯里,王一雪和杨同乐在聊天儿

zài gōng sī diàn tī lǐ , wáng yì xuě hé yáng tóng lè zài liáo tiān ér

In the company elevator, Wang Yixue and Yang Tongle were chatting

王一雪 (Wang Yixue)昨天下雪了。
杨同乐 (Yang Tongle)是的,太冷了。
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)你昨天没来公司,生病了?
杨同乐 (Yang Tongle)对,我昨天去医院看病了。

Text 3

昨天在医院,医生给杨同乐看病

zuó tiān zài yī yuàn , yī shēng gěi yáng tóng lè kàn bìng

Yesterday at the hospital, the doctor examined Yang Tongle

杨同乐 (Yang Tongle)医生,我病了。
胡医生 (Doctor Hu)我看看。你觉得怎么样?
杨同乐 (Yang Tongle)我很冷。
胡医生 (Doctor Hu)好的,吃一点儿药,今天休息半天吧。
杨同乐 (Yang Tongle)好的。
胡医生 (Doctor Hu)回家后再喝些热水。
HanziPinyinEnglish
天气tiānqìweather
这里zhèlǐhere
天tiānweather; sky
下雨xià yǔto rain
了leused at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of situation or state
雨yǔrain
有点儿yǒudiǎnrrather; a bit
觉得juédefeel; think
  • 询问商品价格,例如:苹果多少钱?

    Ask about product prices, for example: 苹果多少钱?

  • 钱数的表达,例如:三块二,六块零两分

    The expression of amount of money, for example: 三块二,六块零两分

  • 形容词谓语语句,例如:这个苹果很好吃。

    Adjectival-predicate sentences, for example: 这个苹果很好吃。

  • 疑问代词"怎么样",例如:这件衣服怎么样?

    The interrogative pronoun "怎么样", for example: 这件衣服怎么样?

  • 正反问,例如:好不好?

    Affirmative-negative questions, for example: 好不好?

  • 时间副词"在/正在",例如:他在休息呢。

    Temporal adverbs "在/正在", for example: 他在休息呢。

  • 能愿动词"要",例如:我要睡觉。

    The modal verb "要", for example: 我要睡觉。

  • 非主谓句,例如:下雨了。

    Non-subject-predicate sentences, for example: 下雨了。

  • 语气助词"了(1)",例如:我去上课了。

    The modal particle "了(1)", for example: 我去上课了。

  • "太……了"格式,例如:太冷了!

    The "太……了" pattern, for example: 太冷了!

  • 描述天气情况,例如:今天下雨了。

    Describe weather conditions, for example: 今天下雨了。

  • 简单描述病情,例如:我病了,觉得很冷。

    Briefly describe the medical condition, for example: 我病了,觉得很冷。

role_play

角色扮演:两人一组,一个人扮演医生,另一个人扮演病人,病人来看病。

Role-Play: Work in pairs. One student plays the doctor, and the other plays the patient who sees the doctor.

e.g. 病人:医生,我病了。医生:我看看。你觉得冷不冷?病人:有点儿冷。医生:好的,吃一点儿药吧。……

冷
lěng
cold
下xià(of rain, snow, etc.) come down; fall
雪xuěsnow
来láicome
公司gōngsīcompany
生病shēngbìngfall ill
看病kànbìng(of a patient) see a doctor
病bìngfall ill; be sick
一点儿yīdiǎnrsome; a little
药yàomedicine
回huíreturn; go back
再zàithen; only then; again
喝hēdrink
热rèhot; warm
水shuǐwater

Non-Subject-Predicate Sentences

Non-subject-predicate sentences are composed of words or phrases without distinct subjects or predicates, and are commonly used in colloquial speech.

  • 下雨了。 (Xià yǔ le.)

    It's raining.

  • 下雪了。 (Xià xuě le.)

    It's snowing.

  • 上课了。 (Shàng kè le.)

    Class has started.

  • 真漂亮! (Zhēn piàoliang!)

    Really beautiful!

  • 对不起! (Duìbuqǐ!)

    Sorry!

  • 没关系! (Méi guānxi!)

    It's OK! / No problem!

Modal Particle "了(1)" (le)

The modal particle "了(1)" (le) is placed at the end of a sentence or at a pause within a sentence to indicate a change or a new situation. For negative responses, the adverb "没" (méi) is used, and "了" (le) is omitted at the end of the sentence.

  • 下雨了。 (Xià yǔ le.)

    It's started raining.

  • 十二点了,吃午饭吧。 (Shí'èr diǎn le, chī wǔfàn ba.)

    It's 12 o'clock. Let's have lunch.

  • A: 弟弟起床了吗?B: 没起床呢。 (A: Dìdi qǐchuáng le ma? B: Méi qǐchuáng ne.)

    A: Has your brother gotten up yet? B: No, he hasn't.

"太……了" (tài...le) Pattern

The "太……了" (tài...le) pattern expresses a very high or intense degree of exclamation.

  • 太冷了! (Tài lěng le!)

    It's so cold!

  • 这个杯子太小了。 (Zhège bēizi tài xiǎo le.)

    This cup is too small.

  • 我们今天太高兴了! (Wǒmen jīntiān tài gāoxìng le!)

    We are so happy today!