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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Between the Family and the Shop

Tell Lan that Missus Lin wants the Chens' tea too: say one side is the family and one the shop, say you are the buyer and the apprentice, hear that as she sees it you must help both sides, and say you will think it over.

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THE STORY

A late September evening on a bench by West Lake, the shop shut for the night and the lights coming on across the water.

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问 我 要 多少。wèn wǒ yào duōshaoasks me how much I want
林 阿姨 也 问 我 要 多少。lín āyí yě wèn wǒ yào duōshaoMissus Lin is asking me how much I want too.
爷爷 的 龙井 吗？yéye de lóngjǐng maGrandpa's Longjing?
一边 是 家。yìbiān shì jiāon one side the family, word for word one side is home
对。 一边 是 家， 一边 是 店。duì, yìbiān shì jiā, yìbiān shì diànYes. On one side the family, on the other the shop.
你 不 知道 怎么办？nǐ bù zhīdào zěnmebànYou don't know what to do? To a friend.
在 我 看来， 都 对。zài wǒ kànlái, dōu duìAs I see it, they're both right.
买 茶 的。mǎi chá dethe one who buys tea, word for word buy tea of
我 是 买 茶 的， 也 是 徒弟。wǒ shì mǎi chá de, yě shì túdìI'm the one who buys tea, and the apprentice too.
两边 都 要 帮。liǎngbiān dōu yào bāngmust help both sides, word for word two sides all must help

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