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HSK3·Lesson 5

Photos like these are the best

这样的照片才好看

Be able to understand and talk about your favorite leisure activities. | Be able to understand and describe two actions that occur consecutively. | Master the use of existential sentences (3) to express the appearance or disappearance of people or things.

Text 1

在街上,白家月和李文边散步边聊天儿。

zài jiē shàng , bái jiā yuè hé lǐ wén biān sàn bù biān liáo tiān ér 。

On the street, Bai Jiayue and Li Wen were chatting while walking.

白家月这个星期总是阴天,今天终于晴了。
李文现在天气好得很!我们去爬山怎么样?
白家月好啊!又能锻炼身体,又能照好看的照片。
李文那我带点儿水和吃的,咱们现在就去?
白家月我回去穿上运动鞋,拿上大衣。要不要叫一雪姐一起去?
李文好主意。给她打个电话吧。

Text 2

在出租车上,王一雪和白家月在聊天儿。

zài chū zū chē shàng , wáng yì xuě hé bái jiā yuè zài liáo tiān ér 。

In the taxi, Wang Yixue and Bai Jiayue were chatting.

白家月这些照片是谁给您照的?张张都非常好看。
王一雪一飞。她对拍照一直很感兴趣,经常给我照相。
白家月我喜欢您大笑的这张,看起来很漂亮。
王一雪我觉得这张有点儿难看,那时候我不知道她在给我照相。
白家月这样的照片才好看。我也喜欢拍照,爬山的时候我给您照几张照片吧。
王一雪好,我可以比较一下你们两个谁的水平高。

Text 3

在山上,王一雪和白家月边走边聊。

zài shān shàng , wáng yì xuě hé bái jiā yuè biān zǒu biān liáo 。

On the hill, Wang Yixue and Bai Jiayue were chatting while walking.

王一雪家月,这里挺漂亮的,咱们在这里拍照吧。
白家月这边没有太阳,咱们去那边吧。
王一雪好。你觉得我站在这些树中间怎么样?
白家月挺好的。等一下,后边走过去两个人。
王一雪我准备好了,你照的时候告诉我。
白家月你不用看着我,想干什么都可以。
王一雪树上飞来了几只鸟,我就看它们吧。
白家月啊,手机没电了。
HanziPinyinEnglish
总是zǒngshìalways; all the time
终于zhōngyúfinally; at last
爬páclimb; crawl
山shānmountain; hill
锻炼duànliàntake exercise; work out; train
照zhàotake a picture; photograph; shine
鞋xiéshoe
大衣dàyīovercoat; coat
拍照pāizhàotake a picture; take a photo
感兴趣gǎn xìngqùbe interested in; have interest in
照相zhàoxiàngtake a picture; photograph someone
难看nánkànbad-looking; ugly; unattractive
比较bǐjiàocompare; relatively; fairly
水平shuǐpínglevel; standard; proficiency
太阳tàiyángsun
树shùtree
干gàndo; work; carry out
电diànelectricity; electric power; battery
收到shōudàoreceive; get
封fēngmeasure word for letters or mail
邮件yóujiànemail; mail; correspondence
难过nánguòsad; upset; feel bad
哈哈hāhāhaha (indicating laughter)
音乐yīnyuèmusic
兴趣xìngqùinterest; hobby
会huìgathering; party; conference; concert
结束jiéshùfinish; end; conclude

Complement of Degree (2)

The complement of degree 得很 (dé hěn) is used after an adjective to indicate a high degree. It is commonly used in colloquial speech.

  • 现在天气好得很。

    The weather is really great right now.

  • 房间里面热得很。

    It's really hot inside the room.

  • 我觉得爬山累得很。

    I find hiking really tiring.

Reduplication of Measure Words

In Chinese, many measure words can be reduplicated to emphasize that each member within a certain scope has a certain characteristic. The word 都 (dōu) is usually used after them.

  • 这些照片张张都非常好看。

    Every single one of these photos is very beautiful. (=每张照片都非常好看。)

  • 这些苹果个个都很大。

    Every apple here is very big. (=每个苹果都很大。)

  • 我想出去拍照,但是天天下雨。

    I want to go out and take photos, but it rains every day. (=每天都下雨。)

Existential Sentences (3)

In Chinese, existential sentences are used to describe the appearance or disappearance of people or things in a certain place. Basic structure: Locative Word/Phrase + Verb + Complement of Direction/Complement of Result + (Aspect Particle) + Numeral-Measure Word Phrase + Person/Thing.

  • 后边走过去两个人。

    Two people walked past in the back.

  • 前面开过来很多车。

    A lot of cars came driving from the front.

  • 楼上下来了几个人。

    A few people came down from upstairs.

  • 树上飞来了几只鸟。

    A few birds flew onto the tree.

Contracted Complex Sentence "……了……就……" (...le...jiù...)

The contracted complex sentence ……了……就…… (...le...jiù...) indicates that two actions occur in immediate succession. If the second action is also completed, another 了 should be added at the end of the sentence. Basic structure: Verb₁ + 了 + … + 就 + Verb₂ + ….

  • 你听完了音乐会就来我家吃饭。

    Come to my place for dinner right after the concert.

  • 我吃了早饭就去学校了。

    I went to school right after breakfast.

  • 昨天我们下了课就回家了。

    Yesterday we went home right after class.