Chinese Lesson 28: Don't ride a bike too fast!
Sentence Pattern
Words
1.小心(xiǎoxīn):[adj]careful
2.让开(ràngkāi):[v]to keep off
3.车闸(chēzhá):[n]brake
4.坏(huài):[adj]broken
5.骑(qí):[v]to ride
6.实在(shízài):[adv]indeed; really
7.抱歉(bàoqiàn):[v]to be sorry
8.抽(chōu):[v]to smoke
9.支(zhī):[quantifier](a measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects )
10.烟(yān):[n]tobacco
11.咳嗽(késou):[v]to cough
12.身体(shēntǐ):[n]body
13.尽量(jǐnliàng):[adv]as soon as possible; to the best of one’s ability
14.少(shǎo):[adj]few; little
Background
Dachuan and Sun Dawei are walking through the campus when they notice a bike coming at them. Sun Dawei is not able to get out of the way and is knocked over.
Dialogue One
小心!快让开!
对不起,我的车闸坏了。
没关系,骑车别骑太快了!
好的,实在很抱歉!
Background
Dachuan goes to find Mr. Zhang in his office. He finds Mr. Zhang seriously coughing. He persuades Mr. Zhang not to smoke.
Dialogue Two
您怎么了?
没什么,刚才抽了两支烟,
Yǒu diǎnr késou.
有点儿咳嗽。
您别抽烟了,对身体不好。
谢谢,我尽量少抽点儿。