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HSK 3 · Chapter 6 · 724 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/reunion-at-the-old-city-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-6

古城相会

Reunion at the Old City

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张飞zhāngfēi骑qí着zhe马mǎ，拿ná着zhe丈八蛇矛zhàngbā-shémáo，大dà叫jiào着zhe向xiàng关羽guānyǔ冲chōng了le过来guòlai。

三sān兄弟xiōngdì分开fēnkāi以后yǐhòu，张飞zhāngfēi一yí个gè人rén来到láidào了le这zhè座zuò古城gǔchéng。他tā想xiǎng向xiàng这里zhèlǐ的de官guān借jiè点diǎn吃chī的de，那nà个gè人rén不bù给gěi。张飞zhāngfēi一yì生气shēngqì，就jiù把bǎ他tā赶走gánzǒu了le，自己zìjǐ住zhù了le进去jìnqù。现在xiànzài，他tā听说tīngshuō关羽guānyǔ来lái了le，心里xīnlǐ只zhǐ想xiǎng着zhe：关羽guānyǔ已经yǐjīng跟gēn了le曹操cáocāo，不是búshì他tā的de二哥èrgē了le！

关羽guānyǔ很hěn奇怪qíguài：“三sān弟dì，你nǐ这zhè是shì干什么gànshénme？你nǐ忘wàng了le我们wǒmen在zài桃园táoyuán说shuō过guo的de话huà吗ma？”张飞zhāngfēi大声dàshēng说shuō：“你nǐ还有háiyǒu脸liǎn来lái见jiàn我wǒ！你nǐ跟gēn了le曹操cáocāo，做zuò了le曹操cáocāo的de官guān。今天jīntiān又yòu来lái骗piàn我wǒ，看kàn我wǒ怎么zěnme打dǎ你nǐ！”

关羽guānyǔ说shuō：“这zhè件jiàn事shì，我wǒ一下子yíxiàzi说不清楚shuōbuqīngchu。两liǎng位wèi嫂子sǎozi就jiù在zài这里zhèlǐ，你nǐ去qù问wèn她们tāmen吧ba。”刘备liúbèi的de夫人fūrén说shuō：“他tā一直yìzhí在zài等děng机会jīhuì，找zhǎo你nǐ大哥dàgē。他tā是shì为了wèile我们wǒmen，才cái去qù了le曹操cáocāo那里nàlǐ。”张飞zhāngfēi还是háishi不bú信xìn：“嫂子sǎozi，你们nǐmen别bié被bèi他tā骗piàn了le！真zhēn对duì大哥dàgē好hǎo的de人rén，死sǐ也yě不会búhuì去qù跟gēn曹操cáocāo！”

正zhèng说shuō着zhe，那边nàbiān来lái了le很hěn多duō人马rénmǎ。张飞zhāngfēi更gèng生气shēngqì了le：“你nǐ还hái说shuō不是búshì来lái杀shā我wǒ的de？你nǐ看kàn，曹操cáocāo的de人rén已经yǐjīng来lái了le！”

关羽guānyǔ说shuō：“你nǐ等děng着zhe，我wǒ去qù杀shā了le他们tāmen的de大将dàjiàng给gěi你nǐ看kàn！”张飞zhāngfēi说shuō：“好hǎo！我wǒ来lái打鼓dágǔ，一共yígòng三次sāncì。三次sāncì鼓gǔ结束jiéshù以前yǐqián，你nǐ如果rúguǒ能néng杀shā了le他tā，我wǒ就jiù相信xiāngxìn你nǐ。”

来lái的de大将dàjiàng叫jiào蔡阳，是shì曹操cáocāo的de人rén。关羽guānyǔ在zài路上lùshang杀shā了le他tā的de外甥wàisheng，他tā是shì来lái找zhǎo关羽guānyǔ的de。蔡阳一yí看见kànjiàn关羽guānyǔ，就jiù大dà叫jiào着zhe冲chōng了le过来guòlai。

张飞zhāngfēi自己zìjǐ来lái打鼓dágǔ。鼓声gǔshēng一yì响xiǎng，关羽guānyǔ就jiù骑qí着zhe马mǎ跑pǎo了le过去guòqu。大家dàjiā都dōu看kàn着zhe。第一次dìyīcì鼓gǔ还hái没méi打dǎ完wán，关羽guānyǔ的de大刀dàdāo已经yǐjīng下去xiàqù了le。蔡阳的de头tóu掉diào在zài了le地上dìshang。

关羽guānyǔ又yòu找zhǎo来lái了le蔡阳的de一个yígè小兵xiǎobīng，让ràng他tā说shuō给gěi张飞zhāngfēi听tīng。张飞zhāngfēi这zhè才cái知道zhīdào，二哥èrgē在zài许昌xǔchāng的de时候shíhou，心里xīnlǐ一直yìzhí想xiǎng着zhe大哥dàgē，一天yìtiān也yě没有méiyǒu忘wàng了le他们tāmen。张飞zhāngfēi哭kū着zhe向xiàng关羽guānyǔ跪guì了le下来xiàlái。

没méi过guò多久duōjiǔ，关羽guānyǔ又yòu去qù把bǎ刘备liúbèi找zhǎo了le回来huílai。在zài回huí古城gǔchéng的de路上lùshang，他们tāmen遇到yùdào了le一个yígè年轻人niánqīngrén。他tā叫jiào赵云zhàoyún，个子gèzi很hěn高gāo，非常fēicháng能néng打dǎ。他tā以前yǐqián跟着gēnzhe刘备liúbèi的de老lǎo同学tóngxué。老lǎo同学tóngxué死sǐ了le以后yǐhòu，他tā一直yìzhí在zài找zhǎo刘备liúbèi。刘备liúbèi高兴gāoxìng地de对duì他tā说shuō：“我wǒ第一次dìyīcì见到jiàndào你nǐ，就jiù不想bùxiǎng跟gēn你nǐ分开fēnkāi。今天jīntiān，我们wǒmen终于zhōngyú又yòu见面jiànmiàn了le！”

到dào了le古城gǔchéng，刘备liúbèi看见kànjiàn张飞zhāngfēi，高兴gāoxìng得de说不出shuōbuchū话huà来lái。三sān兄弟xiōngdì终于zhōngyú又yòu在zài一起yìqǐ了le。他们tāmen说shuō了le很hěn多duō很hěn多duō话huà，一边yìbiān说shuō，一边yìbiān哭kū，一边yìbiān笑xiào。

刘备liúbèi看kàn着zhe身边shēnbiān的de人rén：二èr弟dì关羽guānyǔ，三sān弟dì张飞zhāngfēi，还有háiyǒu赵云zhàoyún，每měi一个yígè都dōu是shì最zuì能néng打dǎ的de人rén。可是kěshì，他们tāmen打dǎ了le这么zhème多年duōnián，还是háishi没有méiyǒu自己zìjǐ的de地方dìfang。刘备liúbèi心里xīnlǐ明白míngbai，他tā还hái少shǎo一yí个gè人rén：一个yígè能néng帮bāng他tā想xiǎng办法bànfǎ、出chū主意zhǔyi的de人rén。这zhè个gè人rén在zài哪儿nǎr呢ne？

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
骑qíto ride (a horse, bike, etc.)
马mǎhorse
向xiàngtoward; to (a direction or person)
分开fēnkāito separate; to part
以后yǐhòulater; afterwards; in the future
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be mad
听说tīngshuōto hear (it said); to be told; reportedly
心里xīnlǐin one's heart; in one's mind
奇怪qíguàistrange; odd; weird
又yòuagain (it already happened again); and also
一直yìzhíall along; continuously; straight (ahead)
机会jīhuìopportunity; chance

Lesson plan: 45 minutes (for the teacher)

HSK 3 · Reunion at the Old City. By the end, students can read it aloud, say what it is about and use 骑 and 马 in sentences of their own.

  1. Warm-up 5 min

    Write 古城相会 on the board. Ask what the class thinks it is about, then give the English: “Reunion at the Old City”.

  2. Key words 10 min

    Teach 骑 (qí, to ride (a horse, bike, etc.)), 马 (mǎ, horse), 向 (xiàng, toward; to (a direction or person)), 分开 (fēnkāi, to separate; to part), 以后 (yǐhòu, later; afterwards; in the future), 生气 (shēngqì, to get angry; to be mad). Say each one, the class says it back, then ask for its meaning with the word covered. The rest are in the handout’s table.

  3. Listen 10 min

    Play it read aloud from mandarinthewild.com/library/read/reunion-at-the-old-city-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-6: once with the text face down, once reading along. Students tap any word there for its meaning.

  4. Read and check 10 min

    Students read it alone, then tell a partner in two sentences of Chinese what it says.

  5. Use it 10 min

    In pairs, each student writes two sentences of their own, one with 骑 and one with 马, and reads one to the class.

Homework. Students read it again at home and Review its words. Put it in a free class (mandarinthewild.com/teachers/class) and you see who read it.

English (for the teacher)

Zhang Fei rode straight at Guan Yu, shouting, his Serpent Spear in his hand.

After the brothers were scattered, Zhang Fei had come alone to this Old City. He had asked the official there to lend him some food, and the man refused. Zhang Fei lost his temper, threw him out, and moved in himself. Now, hearing that Guan Yu had come, he had only one thought: Guan Yu had gone over to Cao Cao and was no longer his brother!

Guan Yu was baffled: "Third brother, what are you doing? Have you forgotten what we said in the peach garden?" Zhang Fei shouted: "How dare you show your face here! You went over to Cao Cao and took a post from him. Now you've come to trick me, so watch what I do to you!"

Guan Yu said: "I can't explain all this in a moment. Our two sisters-in-law are right here. Go and ask them." Liu Bei's wife said: "He has been waiting all along for a chance to find your eldest brother. He only went to Cao Cao for our sake." Zhang Fei still didn't believe it: "Sisters, don't let him fool you! Anyone truly loyal to our brother would die before he went over to Cao Cao!"

Just as they were talking, a large troop of horsemen appeared over there. Zhang Fei grew even angrier: "And you say you didn't come to kill me? Look, Cao Cao's men are here!"

Guan Yu said: "Wait and see. I'll go and kill their general for you!" Zhang Fei said: "Fine! I'll beat the drum, three rolls in all. If you can kill him before the three rolls are over, I'll believe you."

The general who had come was Cai Yang, one of Cao Cao's men. Guan Yu had killed his nephew on the road, and he had come after Guan Yu. The moment Cai Yang saw Guan Yu, he came charging at him, shouting.

Zhang Fei beat the drum himself. As the drum sounded, Guan Yu rode out to meet him. Everyone watched. The first roll of the drum was not yet over when Guan Yu's great blade came down. Cai Yang's head fell to the ground.

Then Guan Yu brought over one of Cai Yang's soldiers and had him tell Zhang Fei everything. Only then did Zhang Fei learn that all the while Guan Yu was in Xuchang, he had thought only of their eldest brother and never forgot them for a single day. Weeping, Zhang Fei knelt before Guan Yu.

Before long, Guan Yu went and brought Liu Bei back. On the way back to the Old City, they met a young man. His name was Zhao Yun; he was tall and a superb fighter. He used to serve Liu Bei's old schoolmate. After the schoolmate died, he had been searching for Liu Bei ever since. Liu Bei said to him happily: "From the first time I met you, I didn't want us to part. Today we've met again at last!"

At the Old City, Liu Bei saw Zhang Fei and was too happy to speak. At last the three brothers were together again. They talked and talked, crying and laughing as they talked.

Liu Bei looked at the men around him: his second brother Guan Yu, his third brother Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, each one among the finest fighters of the age. But after all these years of fighting, they still had no land of their own. Liu Bei knew in his heart that he was still one man short: someone who could help him find a way and make his plans. Where was that man?