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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Village Meeting

Sit in the village hall after the frost: hear the village head tell everyone to listen, ask how to report the losses, hear that every household reports and fills in a form, hear that no matter how much, all report, ask when the forms are due, and hear when the insurance company comes.

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THE STORY

The village hall of Longjing village on the evening after the frost, every bench full, the village head at the front, Missus Wang and Owen near the door.

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大家 先 别 急， 听 我 说。dàjiā xiān bié jí, tīng wǒ shuōEveryone, no hurry. Listen to me.
我 家 冻 坏 了 一半。wǒ jiā dòng huài le yíbànOur family lost half to the frost.
村长。cūnzhǎngthe village head, word for word village chief
报 损失。bào sǔnshīreport the losses
村长， 怎么 报 损失？cūnzhǎng, zěnme bào sǔnshīVillage head, how do we report the losses?
按 户 上报。àn hù shàngbàoreport by household, word for word by door report up
按 户 上报。 每 家 填 表。àn hù shàngbào. měi jiā tián biǎoReport by household. Every family fills in a form.
表 在 哪里 拿？biǎo zài nǎli náWhere do we get the forms?
冻 坏 一点 也 要 报 吗？dòng huài yìdiǎn yě yào bào maEven a little frozen, still report it?
无论 多少，wúlùn duōshaono matter how much

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