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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

What Her Mother Said

Hear Lan's mother tell you not to be nervous, then ask Lan on the way home what her mother said: at first she wasn't at ease, now more and more so, and she was so moved that even she cried.

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THE STORY

The lane down from Lan's parents' house in Longjing village after the formal visit, Doctor Yang at the gate and the two of them walking back under the osmanthus trees.

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欧文， 别 紧张。 这 是 你 家。ōuwén, bié jǐnzhāng. zhè shì nǐ jiāOwen, don't be nervous. This is your home.
谢谢 阿姨！ 我 不 紧张 了。xièxie āyí! wǒ bù jǐnzhāng leThank you, Auntie! I'm not nervous any more.
她 让 我 别 紧张。tā ràng wǒ bié jǐnzhāngShe told me not to be nervous.
你 妈 刚才 说 什么 了？nǐ mā gāngcái shuō shénme leWhat did your mum say just now?
一 开始 不 放心。yì kāishǐ bú fàngxīnat first, not at ease, word for word one begin not set heart
她 说 她 一 开始 不 放心。tā shuō tā yì kāishǐ bú fàngxīnShe said at first she wasn't at ease.
现在 呢？xiànzài neAnd now?
越来越 放心 了。yuèláiyuè fàngxīn lemore and more at ease
现在 越来越 放心 了。 她 很 感动。xiànzài yuèláiyuè fàngxīn le. tā hěn gǎndòngNow she's more and more at ease. She was very moved.
感动？ 为什么？gǎndòng? wèishénmeMoved? Why?

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