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谁是老师?

Who Is the Teacher?

大卫

你好!请问,你叫什么名字?

Hello! Excuse me — what's your name?

王芳

你好。我叫王芳。你呢?

Hello. My name is Wang Fang. And you?

大卫

我叫大卫。很高兴认识你。

I'm David. Very glad to meet you.

王芳

我也很高兴认识你。大卫,你是哪国人?

I'm glad to meet you too. David, what country are you from?

大卫

我是美国人。你是中国人吗?

I'm American. Are you Chinese?

王芳

对,我是中国人。你是学生吗?

Yes, I'm Chinese. Are you a student?

大卫

不是,我是老师。

No — I'm a teacher.

王芳

老师?真的吗?

A teacher? Really?

大卫

真的。你呢?你也是老师吗?

Really. And you? Are you a teacher too?

王芳

不是,我是学生。

No, I'm a student.

大卫

好!我是老师,你是学生。很好!

Good! I'm the teacher and you're the student. Very good!

看懂了吗 · Check yourself

What is the woman's name?

王芳

Where is David from?

美国

Which of the two is the teacher?

大卫

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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