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看成绩 Looking at the result
Xiao Hong gets her exam grade back and talks to 何老师. Teaches 终于 V 了 (finally) and 没想到 + clause (unexpectedly).
Dialogue
终于知道成绩了 — Finally got my grade
- 小红 老师, 我终于知道我的考试成绩了! Teacher, I finally got my exam result!
- 何老师 怎么样? 你高兴吗? How is it? Are you happy?
- 小红 八十分左右! 我很满意. Around 80! I’m very satisfied.
- 何老师 不错! 你成绩也好, 心情也好. Not bad! Your grades are good, and so is your mood.
- 小红 考试前我每天都努力复习, 考场上也很冷静. I studied hard every day before the exam, and I stayed calm in the test room too.
- 何老师 我也终于看到你的努力了. I finally see your effort too.
Dialogue
没想到这么好 — Didn't expect it to be this good
- 小红 老师, 我没想到我能考这么好. Teacher, I didn't expect to do so well.
- 何老师 我也没想到结果这么好. 你的语法进步最多. I didn't expect this result either. Your grammar improved the most.
- 小红 考试前我很紧张, 没想到考得不错. I was nervous before the exam, didn't expect to do well.
- 何老师 老师关心你, 也想表扬你. I care about you and want to praise you.
- 小红 谢谢老师! 我没想到您会这样说. Thank you, teacher! I didn’t expect you to say that.
- 何老师 继续努力, 下一次会更好. Keep at it — next time will be even better.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 成绩 | chéngjì | n. | grade; result |
| 终于 | zhōngyú | adv. | finally (recall ch05) |
| 没想到 | méi xiǎngdào | v. | didn't expect; turned out unexpectedly |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | adj. | happy (recall Bk1) |
| 满意 | mǎnyì | adj. | satisfied |
| 不错 | bú cuò | adj. | not bad; pretty good (recall Bk1) |
| 差 | chà | adj. | poor; bad (in quality) |
| 进步 | jìnbù | v. | improve; progress |
| 分 | fēn | n. | point; score (recall Bk1) |
| 努力 | nǔlì | v. | work hard; make an effort |
| 表扬 | biǎoyáng | v. | praise; commend |
| 结果 | jiéguǒ | n. | result; outcome |
| 关心 | guānxīn | v. | care about |
| 继续 | jìxù | adv. | continue |
| 小红 | Xiǎo Hóng | pn. | Xiao Hong (persona — recall ch21) |
| 何老师 | Hé lǎoshī | pn. | Teacher He (persona — recall ch13) |
New characters
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 绩 | jì | achievement (in 成绩) 成绩 chéngjì — grade; result | |
| 扬 | yáng | (in 表扬 = praise; commend) 表扬 biǎoyáng — praise; commend | |
| 继 | jì | continue (in 继续) 继续 jìxù — continue | |
| 续 | xù | (in 继续 = continue) 继续 jìxù — continue |
Hanzi — writing & recognition
chéng become; result (in 成绩) Writing
jì achievement (in 成绩) Writing
nǔ exert; strive (in 努力) Recognition
mǎn full (in 满意) Recognition
jìn enter; advance (in 进步) Recognition
bù step (in 进步) Recognition
Grammar
概数: 大概 / 左右 / 相邻数词 (三74) Approximate numbers: 大概 / 左右 / adjacent numerals (三74)
表示"大约多少"的三种方法: (1) 大概 + 数 (大概两千块 / 大概三十岁). (2) 数 + 左右 (三十岁左右 / 八点左右). (3) 相邻数词连用 (五六个 / 八九十). 看成绩时常说: 大概八十分 / 八九十分.
Three ways to say "about how many": (1) 大概 + number (大概两千块 / 大概三十岁). (2) number + 左右 (三十岁左右 / 八点左右). (3) adjacent numerals together (五六个 / 八九十). For exam scores: 大概八十分 / 八九十分.
- 这个手机大概两千块. Zhè ge shǒujī dàgài liǎng qiān kuài. This phone is about 2000 yuan.
- 我的成绩八十分左右. Wǒ de chéngjì bāshí fēn zuǒyòu. My score is around 80.
- 教室里有五六个人. Jiàoshì li yǒu wǔ liù ge rén. There are five or six people in the room.
- 八点左右我就到. Bā diǎn zuǒyòu wǒ jiù dào. I'll arrive around eight.
Grammar
(也) … , 也 … — 并列复句 (三60) (也)…, 也… — coordinate clauses (三60)
上一课 (grammar-01) 说概数. 本课用"也…也…"把两个并列的情况放在一起, 表示"两方面都是这样". 成绩也好, 心情也好. 篮球他喜欢, 排球他也喜欢. 两个分句结构相同, 语气平列.
Grammar-01 was approximate numbers. Here "也…也…" places two parallel facts together: "both are so". 成绩也好, 心情也好 (grades good, mood good too). 篮球他喜欢, 排球他也喜欢. The two clauses are parallel in structure.
- 成绩也好, 心情也好. Chéngjì yě hǎo, xīnqíng yě hǎo. Grades are good, and so is the mood.
- 篮球他喜欢, 排球他也喜欢. Lánqiú tā xǐhuān, páiqiú tā yě xǐhuān. He likes basketball, and volleyball too.
- 我也累, 也饿. Wǒ yě lèi, yě è. I'm both tired and hungry.
- 这个菜也好吃, 也便宜. Zhè ge cài yě hǎochī, yě piányi. This dish is both tasty and cheap.
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