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我没听懂

I Didn't Catch That

王芳

大卫,你的中文老师是谁?

David, who is your Chinese teacher?

大卫

对不起,我没听懂。请再说一遍。

Sorry, I didn't catch that. Say it again, please.

王芳

你的中文老师,是谁?

Your Chinese teacher — who is it?

大卫

嗯,我的老师叫玛丽。她是英国人。

Mm — my teacher's name is Mary. She's English.

王芳

玛丽老师?我也认识她!

Teacher Mary? I know her too!

大卫

真的吗?世界很小!

Really? It's a small world!

王芳

对,真的很小。玛丽老师很好。

Yes, really small. Teacher Mary is very good.

大卫

她的中文最好。我跟她学中文。

Her Chinese is the best. I study Chinese with her.

王芳

你什么时候能再见她?

When can you see her again?

大卫

每个月。

Every month.

王芳

好,谢谢你。再见!

Good. Thank you. Goodbye!

大卫

再见!

Goodbye!

看懂了吗 · Check yourself

What does David say when he misses the question?

我没听懂

Who is David's Chinese teacher?

玛丽

What country is the teacher from?

英国

Read it with the crutches, then without them. In the study room this passage comes with pinyin you can toggle on a character at a time, a native recording that highlights each word as it is spoken, and the comprehension check as a real graded quiz. It arrives when the words in it are ones you have already learned.

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