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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Rehearsing with Teacher Song

Rehearse a speech with Teacher Song: ask him to listen, hear that it's too long, be told to speak it and not read it, say you're afraid of forgetting, be told to put feeling into it, and hear that the last line is the finishing touch.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Teacher Song's study in Longjing village on a January afternoon, books to the ceiling, Owen standing with a sheet of paper and the old teacher in his armchair.

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宋 老师， 您 听 一下， 行 吗？sòng lǎoshī, nín tīng yíxià, xíng maTeacher Song, would you listen? Is that all right? Politely.
太 长 了， 短 一点。tài cháng le, duǎn yìdiǎnToo long. A bit shorter.
不 错， 有 进步！bú cuò, yǒu jìnbùNot bad, you're improving!
好。 这样 行 吗？hǎo, zhèyàng xíng maAll right. Is it all right like this?
不要 念。bú yào niàndon't read it aloud
要 说， 不要 念。yào shuō, bú yào niànSpeak it, don't read it.
再 来 一 遍！zài lái yí biànOnce more!
我 怕 忘 了。wǒ pà wàng leI'm afraid I'll forget.
我 再 试 一 次。wǒ zài shì yí cìI'll try once more.
有 感情。yǒu gǎnqínghave feeling, put feeling into it

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