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HSK2·Lesson 4

You look pretty good in red

你穿红色的很好看

能听懂并询问过去的经历。Be able to understand and ask about past experiences. | 能听懂并使用描述的方式指称事物。Be able to understand and refer to things through description. | 掌握因果复句"因为……，所以……"的用法，能表达事情的原因和结果。Master the use of the causal complex sentence "因为……，所以……" to express causes and results of events.

Text 1

在商场门口，王一雪和刘小雪在聊天儿。At the entrance of the shopping mall, Wang Yixue and Liu Xiaoxue were chatting.

zài shāng chǎng mén kǒu ， wáng yì xuě hé liú xiǎo xuě zài liáo tiān ér 。 A t t h e e n t r a n c e o f t h e s h o p p i n g m a l l , W a n g Y i x u e a n d L i u X i a o x u e w e r e c h a t t i n g .

刘小雪妈妈，我们来过这家商场吗？
王一雪没来过，这是新开的。
刘小雪我们进去看看吧。
王一雪好啊！你想买点儿什么？
刘小雪我想买条裤子。
王一雪没问题。

Text 2

在商场，王一雪和刘小雪在看衣服。In the shopping mall, Wang Yixue and Liu Xiaoxue were shopping for clothes.

zài shāng chǎng ， wáng yì xuě hé liú xiǎo xuě zài kàn yī fu 。 I n t h e s h o p p i n g m a l l , W a n g Y i x u e a n d L i u X i a o x u e w e r e s h o p p i n g f o r c l o t h e s .

刘小雪妈妈，我想买这条白色的裤子。
王一雪你有很多白色的衣服，为什么还买白色的？
刘小雪因为我喜欢白色啊！
王一雪我觉得这条白色的不太好看，你试试那条红色的吧。
刘小雪我没穿过红色的，红色的好看吗？
王一雪就是因为没穿过，所以要试试啊！

Text 3

在商场，王一雪和刘小雪在看书包。In the shopping mall, Wang Yixue and Liu Xiaoxue were shopping for schoolbags.

zài shāng chǎng ， wáng yì xuě hé liú xiǎo xuě zài kàn shū bāo 。 I n t h e s h o p p i n g m a l l , W a n g Y i x u e a n d L i u X i a o x u e w e r e s h o p p i n g f o r s c h o o l b a g s .

刘小雪妈妈，我想买个新书包。
王一雪好，那边卖书包，我们过去看看吧。
刘小雪这么多漂亮的书包！
王一雪红色的、绿色的、黑色的，你想买哪个？
刘小雪绿色的吧。
王一雪不错，我也觉得绿色的更好看。
HanziPinyinEnglish
过guoused after a verb to indicate a past action or state
商场shāngchǎngdepartment store
进去jìnqùgo/get in
条tiáomeasure word for long, narrow, or thin things
裤子kùzitrousers; pants
白色báisèwhite
因为yīnwèibecause
试shìtry

role_play

两人一组，一人扮演售货员，一人扮演顾客。顾客想买裤子，询问裤子的颜色、大小和价钱，等等。尽可能使用本课所学生词和语法。

Work in pairs. One student plays the salesperson and the other plays the customer. The customer wants to buy a pair of pants and asks about the colors, sizes, prices, and other details. Try to use the vocabulary and grammar learned in this lesson as much as possible.

红色hóngsèred
所以suǒyǐso; therefore
书包shūbāoschoolbag
过去guòqùpass (by); go over
绿色lǜsègreen
黑色hēisèblack
更gèngmore; still/even more
颜色yánsècolor

Aspect Particle "过" (guò)

The aspect particle "过" (guò) is used after a verb to indicate that an action occurred in the past but has not continued to the present. Basic structure: Subject+Verb+过 (guò)+Object. The negative form is constructed by adding "没（有）" (méiyǒu) before the verb. There are three types of interrogative forms: (1) add "吗" (ma) at the end of the sentence; (2) add "没有" (méi yǒu) at the end of the sentence; and (3) Verb+没 (méi)+Verb+过.

  • 她去过中国。 (tā qù guò zhōng guó 。)

    She has been to China.

  • 我吃过饺子，很好吃。 (wǒ chī guò jiǎo zǐ ， hěn hǎo chī 。)

    I've eaten dumplings before; they were delicious.

  • 她没去过中国。 (tā méi qù guò zhōng guó 。)

    She has never been to China.

  • 我们来过这家商场吗？ (wǒ men lái guò zhè jiā shāng chǎng ma ？)

    Have we been to this shopping mall before?

  • 陈天中吃过饺子没有？ (chén tiān zhōng chī guò jiǎo zǐ méi yǒu ？)

    Has Chen Tianzhong eaten dumplings before?

  • 你看没看过那个电影？ (nǐ kàn méi kàn guò nà ge diàn yǐng ？)

    Have you seen that movie or not?

Causal Complex Sentence "因为……，所以……" (yīn wèi...suǒ yǐ...)

The structure "因为……所以……" (yīn wèi...suǒ yǐ...) forms a complex sentence expressing cause and effect. "因为" (yīn wèi) and "所以" (suǒ yǐ) can be used either together as a pair or individually.

  • 就是因为没穿过，所以要试试啊！ (jiù shì yīn wèi méi chuān guò ， suǒ yǐ yào shì shì a ！)

    That's exactly why you should give it a try — because you've never worn it before!

  • 因为我生病了，今天没去上班。 (yīn wèi wǒ shēng bìng le ， jīn tiān méi qù shàng bān 。)

    Because I was sick, I didn't go to work today.

  • 我没去过他家，所以让他来车站接我。 (wǒ méi qù guò tā jiā ， suǒ yǐ ràng tā lái chē zhàn jiē wǒ 。)

    I've never been to his home, so I asked him to pick me up at the station.

"的" (de) Phrase

The structural particle "的" (de) is used after nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, etc., to form a "的" (de) phrase, which functions as a noun phrase.

  • 红色的、绿色的、黑色的，你想买哪个？（=红色的书包、绿色的书包、黑色的书包） (hóng sè de 、 lǜ sè de 、 hēi sè de ， nǐ xiǎng mǎi nǎ gè ？ （ = hóng sè de shū bāo 、 lǜ sè de shū bāo 、 hēi sè de shū bāo ）)

    Red ones, green ones, black ones—which one do you like? (= red schoolbag, green schoolbag, black schoolbag)

  • 这个面包是爸爸买的，妈妈买的在那儿。（=买的面包） (zhè ge miàn bāo shì bà ba mǎi de ， mā ma mǎi de zài nà ér 。 （ = mǎi de miàn bāo ）)

    This bread was bought by dad. The one mom bought is over there. (= bought bread)

  • 这件衣服太贵了，还是买那件便宜的吧。（=便宜的衣服） (zhè jiàn yī fu tài guì le ， hái shì mǎi nà jiàn pián yi de ba 。 （ = pián yi de yī fu ）)

    This piece of clothing is too expensive. Let's buy the cheaper one instead. (= cheap clothes)