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HSK 5 · Chapter 6 · 872 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/reunion-at-the-old-city-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-6

古城相会

Reunion at the Old City

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原来yuánlái，关羽guānyǔ先xiān派pài了le一yí个gè人rén进城jìnchéng去qù告诉gàosu张飞zhāngfēi。张飞zhāngfēi听tīng了le，一yí句jù话huà也yě没méi说shuō，马上mǎshàng穿chuān好hǎo衣甲yījiǎ，拿起náqǐ丈八蛇矛zhàngbā-shémáo，带dài着zhe一千多yìqiānduō人rén就jiù出chū了le城chéng。

关羽guānyǔ还hái以为yǐwéi三sān弟dì是shì来lái接jiē他tā的de，高兴gāoxìng得把bǎ大刀dàdāo交给jiāogěi了le身边shēnbiān的de人rén，一yí个gè人rén骑qí着zhe马mǎ迎yíng了le上去shàngqù。没想到méixiǎngdào张飞zhāngfēi瞪dèng着zhe一双yìshuāng大dà眼睛yǎnjing，胡子húzi都dōu竖shù了le起来qǐlai，举起júqǐ丈八蛇矛zhàngbā-shémáo就jiù朝cháo他tā刺cì过来guòlai。关羽guānyǔ吓了一跳xiàle-yítiào，连忙liánmáng躲开duǒkāi：“三sān弟dì，这zhè是shì干什么gànshénme？难道nándào你nǐ忘wàng了le桃园结义táoyuán-jiéyì吗ma？”

张飞zhāngfēi大dà骂mà：“你nǐ还有háiyǒu脸liǎn说shuō桃园结义táoyuán-jiéyì！你nǐ丢下diūxià大哥dàgē，投降tóuxiáng了le曹操cáocāo，还hái当dāng了le大官dàguān，现在xiànzài又yòu来lái骗piàn我wǒ。今天jīntiān我wǒ跟gēn你nǐ拼pīn了le！”关羽guānyǔ说shuō：“我wǒ说shuō了le你nǐ也yě不bú信xìn。两liǎng位wèi嫂子sǎozi就jiù在zài这里zhèlǐ，你nǐ自己zìjǐ去qù问wèn吧ba。”

两liǎng位wèi夫人fūrén从cóng车chē里li出来chūlái，说shuō：“三sān弟dì，你nǐ二哥èrgē是shì因为yīnwèi不bù知道zhīdào你们nǐmen在zài哪里nálǐ，才cái在zài曹操cáocāo那里nàlǐ住zhù了le一yí段duàn时间shíjiān。现在xiànzài知道zhīdào了le你nǐ大哥dàgē在zài哪里nálǐ，他tā就jiù一路yílù把bǎ我们wǒmen送sòng到dào了le这里zhèlǐ。”张飞zhāngfēi根本gēnběn不bù听tīng：“嫂子sǎozi别bié被bèi他tā骗piàn了le！真正zhēnzhèng的de好汉hǎohàn，宁可nìngkě死sǐ，也yě不会búhuì去qù给gěi别人biérén做事zuòshì！”

正在zhèngzài这时zhèshí，远处yuǎnchù来lái了le一yí队duì人马rénmǎ，朝cháo这边zhèbiān冲chōng了le过来guòlai，旗子qízi上shàng写xiě着zhe一个yígè大大dàdà的de“曹cáo”字zì。张飞zhāngfēi更gèng生气shēngqì了le：“你nǐ还hái说shuō没méi骗piàn我wǒ？这些zhèxiē人rén就是jiùshì你nǐ带来dàilái抓zhuā我wǒ的de！”他tā举起júqǐ丈八蛇矛zhàngbā-shémáo，又yòu要yào刺cì过去guòqu。

关羽guānyǔ说shuō：“三sān弟dì先xiān别bié动手dòngshǒu。你nǐ看kàn我wǒ把bǎ这zhè个gè人rén杀shā了le，就jiù知道zhīdào我wǒ是shì真心zhēnxīn的de。”张飞zhāngfēi想xiǎng了le想xiǎng，说shuō：“好hǎo！我wǒ在zài城chéng上shàng敲qiāo鼓gǔ，敲qiāo三sān遍biàn。三sān遍biàn敲qiāo完wán以前yǐqián，你nǐ要是yàoshi做不到zuòbudào，我wǒ就jiù不客气búkèqi了le！”

来lái的de人rén叫jiào蔡阳，是shì曹操cáocāo手下shǒuxià的de大将dàjiàng。关羽guānyǔ在zài路上lùshang杀shā了le他tā的de外甥wàisheng，他tā一直yìzhí追zhuī到dào这里zhèlǐ来lái报仇bàochóu。张飞zhāngfēi亲自qīnzì敲qiāo鼓gǔ。第一dìyī遍biàn鼓gǔ还hái没méi敲qiāo完wán，关羽guānyǔ就jiù骑qí着zhe马mǎ冲chōng了le上去shàngqù，大刀dàdāo一yì挥huī，蔡阳的de头tóu已经yǐjīng掉diào在zài了le地上dìshang。

关羽guānyǔ又yòu抓zhuā来lái一个yígè曹操cáocāo手下shǒuxià的de小兵xiǎobīng，让ràng他tā把bǎ关羽guānyǔ在zài许昌xǔchāng和hé一路上yílùshàng的de事shì都dōu说shuō出来chūlái。小兵xiǎobīng从头到尾cóngtóu-dàowěi说shuō了le一遍yíbiàn，说shuō得de清清楚楚qīngqīng-chúchǔ。张飞zhāngfēi这zhè才cái明白míngbai，二哥èrgē一直yìzhí想xiǎng着zhe大哥dàgē，从来没有cóngláiméiyǒu背叛bèipàn过guo他们tāmen。他tā扔下rēngxià丈八蛇矛zhàngbā-shémáo，流liú着zhe眼泪yǎnlèi，跪guì在zài关羽guānyǔ面前miànqián拜bài了le下去xiàqu。

接下来jiēxiàlái，关羽guānyǔ又yòu去qù找zhǎo大哥dàgē，把bǎ他tā带dài了le过来guòlai。刘备liúbèi骗piàn袁绍yuánshào说shuō，自己zìjǐ要yào去qù南方nánfāng帮bāng他tā找zhǎo帮手bāngshou，这zhè才cái离开líkāi了le袁绍yuánshào。路上lùshang，他们tāmen还hái遇到yùdào了le年轻niánqīng的de将军jiāngjūn赵云zhàoyún。很hěn多年duōnián前qián，赵云zhàoyún在zài刘备liúbèi那位nàwèi老lǎo同学tóngxué的de手下shǒuxià做事zuòshì，那nà时候shíhou就jiù认识rènshi了le刘备liúbèi。两liǎng个gè人rén很hěn合得来hédelái，分开fēnkāi的de时候shíhou都舍不得shěbude。这zhè一次yícì，赵云zhàoyún决定juédìng跟着gēnzhe刘备liúbèi，再也zàiyě不bù走zǒu了le。

在zài古城gǔchéng里li，刘备liúbèi、关羽guānyǔ、张飞zhāngfēi三sān兄弟xiōngdì终于zhōngyú又yòu站zhàn在zài了le一起yìqǐ。张飞zhāngfēi讲jiǎng自己zìjǐ这些zhèxiē日子rìzi怎么zěnme占zhàn了le这zhè座zuò城chéng，关羽guānyǔ讲jiǎng自己zìjǐ怎么zěnme一路yílù走zǒu过来guòlai，刘备liúbèi听tīng着zhe听tīng着zhe，眼泪yǎnlèi就jiù流liú了le下来xiàlái。大家dàjiā杀shā牛niú杀shā马mǎ，拜谢bàixiè天地tiāndì，一连yìlián几jǐ天tiān都dōu在zài喝酒hējiǔ说话shuōhuà。

可是kěshì开心kāixīn了le几jǐ天tiān以后yǐhòu，刘备liúbèi又yòu开始kāishǐ发愁fāchóu了le。关羽guānyǔ、张飞zhāngfēi、赵云zhàoyún，个gè个gè都dōu是shì猛将měngjiàng，打dǎ起qǐ仗zhàng来lái谁shéi也yě不怕búpà。可是kěshì打仗dǎzhàng不光bùguāng要yào会huì打dǎ，还hái要yào会huì想xiǎng。他tā身边shēnbiān一个yígè能néng替tì他tā想xiǎng办法bànfǎ、定dìng计划jìhuà的de人rén也yě没有méiyǒu。没有méiyǒu这样zhèyàng的de人rén，他们tāmen还hái要yào打dǎ多少duōshao败仗bàizhàng呢ne？

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
派pàito send; to dispatch
朝cháotoward; facing
连忙liánmánghastily; at once
骂màto scold; to curse; to swear at
骗piànto deceive; to lie to; to cheat; to swindle
拼pīnto piece together; to put together
一路yílùall the way; throughout the journey
根本gēnběnfundamental; basic; root
冲chōngto rush; to charge
抓zhuāto grab; to seize
动手dòngshǒuto hit; to come to blows
鼓gǔdrum

Lesson plan: 45 minutes (for the teacher)

HSK 5 · Reunion at the Old City. By the end, students can read it aloud, say what it is about and use 派 and 朝 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 派 (pài, to send; to dispatch), 朝 (cháo, toward; facing), 连忙 (liánmáng, hastily; at once), 骂 (mà, to scold; to curse; to swear at), 骗 (piàn, to deceive; to lie to; to cheat; to swindle), 拼 (pīn, to piece together; to put together). 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-intermediate-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 派 and one with 朝, 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)

Guan Yu had sent a man ahead into the city to tell Zhang Fei. When Zhang Fei heard, he didn't say a word; he put on his armour at once, took up his Serpent Spear and rode out of the city with more than a thousand men.

Guan Yu thought his third brother had come to welcome him, and in his joy he handed his blade to the man beside him and rode out alone to meet him. But Zhang Fei glared with his big eyes, his whiskers bristling, raised his Serpent Spear and thrust it at him. Guan Yu jumped in alarm and quickly dodged: "Third brother, what are you doing? Have you forgotten our oath in the Peach Garden?"

Zhang Fei cursed him: "You dare to talk about the Peach Garden oath! You abandoned our eldest brother, surrendered to Cao Cao and became a great official, and now you've come to trick me. Today I'll fight you to the death!" Guan Yu said: "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you. Our two sisters-in-law are right here; go and ask them yourself."

The two wives came out of the carriage and said: "Third brother, your second brother only stayed with Cao Cao for a while because he didn't know where you were. Now that he knows where your eldest brother is, he has brought us all the way here." Zhang Fei wouldn't listen at all: "Sisters, don't let him fool you! A true hero would rather die than serve another master!"

Just then a troop of soldiers appeared in the distance, charging toward them, with a big character "Cao" written on their banner. Zhang Fei grew even angrier: "And you still say you're not tricking me? You brought these men to catch me!" He raised his Serpent Spear to thrust again.

Guan Yu said: "Hold your hand, third brother. Watch me kill this man, and you'll know I'm sincere." Zhang Fei thought for a moment and said: "Fine! I'll beat the drum on the city wall, three rounds. If you can't do it before the three rounds are over, I'll show you no mercy!"

The man coming was Cai Yang, one of Cao Cao's generals. Guan Yu had killed his nephew on the road, and he had chased him all the way here for revenge. Zhang Fei beat the drum himself. Before the first round was even over, Guan Yu charged out on his horse, his blade flashed, and Cai Yang's head was already on the ground.

Guan Yu then caught one of Cao Cao's soldiers and made him tell everything that had happened to Guan Yu in Xuchang and along the road. The soldier told it all from beginning to end, plainly and clearly. Only then did Zhang Fei understand that his second brother had been thinking of their eldest brother all along and had never betrayed them. He threw down his Serpent Spear and, in tears, knelt and bowed before Guan Yu.

Next, Guan Yu went to find their eldest brother and brought him back. Liu Bei had told Yuan Shao he was going south to find him allies, and that was how he got away from Yuan Shao. On the way they also met a young general, Zhao Yun. Many years before, Zhao Yun had served under Liu Bei's old classmate, and that was when he had come to know Liu Bei. The two of them got on very well, and neither had wanted to part. This time Zhao Yun decided to follow Liu Bei and never leave.

In the Old City, the three brothers, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, stood together at last. Zhang Fei told how he had taken the city in these past days, Guan Yu told how he had made his way there, and as Liu Bei listened, the tears ran down his face. They slaughtered oxen and horses, gave thanks to heaven and earth, and spent several days in a row drinking and talking.

But after a few happy days, Liu Bei began to worry again. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun were all fierce warriors, and none of them feared any fight. But war isn't only about fighting; it's about thinking too. There was not one person at his side who could work out a plan for him. Without such a man, how many more battles would they lose?