Chinese · B1 · Unit 18
Tell me a story
讲个故事
By the end you can
- Tell a story with a beginning, a middle and an end
- Write a short story about something that happened
- Understand a longer story
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 有一次 | (yǒu yí cì) once, one time | 有一次我在出租车上睡着了。 |
| 结果 | (jiéguǒ) and then, in the end (often something unexpected) | 结果司机把我拉到了机场。 |
| 原来 | (yuánlái) it turned out (that) | 原来他是我同学的爸爸。 |
| 正在这时 | (zhèng zài zhè shí) just then | 正在这时，门突然开了。 |
| 你猜怎么着？ | (nǐ cāi zěnmezhe?) and guess what? (to lead up to the best bit) | 你猜怎么着？那个乘客就是我的新老板！ |
| 于是 | (yúshì) so (in stories) | 雨越下越大，于是我们躲进了一家小饭馆。 |
| 笑死我了 | (xiào sǐ wǒ le) it was hilarious (lit. it laughed me to death) | 他讲的那件事笑死我了。 |
| 说来话长 | (shuō lái huà cháng) it's a long story | 我怎么会在上海？说来话长。 |
| 从那以后 | (cóng nà yǐhòu) from then on | 从那以后，我再也不坐夜车了。 |
| 尴尬 | (gāngà) awkward, embarrassing | 当时我特别尴尬，不知道说什么好。 |
Then talk it through
Telling a funny thing that happened to you at a dinner with friends. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.