七楼 · 第十三天
The Seventh Floor, Episode 13: Not His Parcels
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昨天晚上，乔安跟着邹爷爷上了七楼，看见了他种的小绿叶。可是他说，七楼的快递不是他买的。
她看着他：“不是您买的？那是谁买的？”
“我不知道。”邹爷爷慢慢地坐在旧椅子上。“今年一月的一天晚上，我走过快递站，从外面看见她的桌子上放着一个小东西。上面写着：‘六号楼，七楼。’”
“只有老邻居才叫这儿‘七楼’。我想，一定是哪个好心的邻居，知道她最喜欢花，想帮我把七楼的花再种起来。”
“那您为什么晚上十二点才去拿？”
他看着那些花盆，过了一会儿才回答：“白天去，就得和别人见面，还得说谢谢。我不会说这些。”
“还有，它们每次都放在她的桌子上。我去拿的时候，心里就觉得，是她一直给我留着。”
她终于明白了那天晚上他为什么那样说。她心里有一点儿难过。
“那您问过邻居们吗？”
“问过。六号楼的老邻居，我一个一个都问了，他们都说不知道。”
风更大了，小绿叶一直在动。乔安想了想，小声问：“爷爷，您家有人在广州吗？”
邹爷爷的脸一下子白了。他站起来，走到窗户旁边，看着外面，很久没说话。最后，他只说了两个字：“没有。”
可是她不太相信。
就在这时候，她的手机响了。是罗师傅。
“乔安，你在哪儿？我刚到快递站，又来了一个七楼的快递。”电话那边安静了一会儿，然后他说：“这次不一样，上面有一个电话号码。”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 楼 | lóu | building (with more than one story) |
| 着 | zhe | durative 着: ongoing or continuous state — "-ing", "while" |
| 种 | zhòng | to plant; to grow |
| 可是 | kěshì | but; however |
| 旧 | jiù | old; used; worn |
| 放 | fàng | to put; to place |
| 老 | lǎo | old; aged |
| 邻居 | línjū | neighbor |
| 一定 | yídìng | surely; certainly; must |
| 才 | cái | only; just (a small amount); only just |
| 回答 | huídá | to answer; to reply; answer; reply |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; someone else |
Questions
邹爷爷为什么觉得七楼的快递是别人送的?
Why does Grandpa Zou think someone sent the Level 7 packages?
邹爷爷为什么晚上十二点去拿快递?
Why does Grandpa Zou go to get the packages at midnight?
乔安问广州的事以后，邹爷爷怎么样?
After Joan asks about Guangzhou, how does Grandpa Zou react?
Lesson plan: 45 minutes (for the teacher)
HSK 3 · The Seventh Floor, Episode 13: Not His Parcels. By the end, students can read it aloud, say what it is about and use 种 and 可是 in sentences of their own.
Warm-up 5 min
Write 七楼 · 第十三天 on the board. Ask what the class thinks it is about, then give the English: “The Seventh Floor, Episode 13: Not His Parcels”.
Key words 10 min
Teach 种 (zhòng, to plant; to grow), 可是 (kěshì, but; however), 旧 (jiù, old; used; worn), 放 (fàng, to put; to place), 老 (lǎo, old; aged), 邻居 (línjū, neighbor). 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.
Listen 10 min
Play it read aloud from mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-13-not-his-parcels: once with the text face down, once reading along. Students tap any word there for its meaning.
Read and check 10 min
Students read it alone, then answer the 3 questions on the handout. Go through them together; the answers and the line that proves each are on the teacher’s page.
Use it 10 min
In pairs, each student writes two sentences of their own, one with 种 and one with 可是, 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)
Last night, Qiao An followed Zou Yeye up to the seventh floor and saw the little green leaves he had planted. But he said he hadn't bought the seventh-floor parcels.
She looked at him: "You didn't buy them? Then who did?"
"I don't know." Zou Yeye slowly sat down on the old chair. "One evening this January, I was walking past the parcel station, and from outside I saw a little package sitting on her desk. It said: 'Building Six, seventh floor.'"
"Only the old neighbours call this place 'the seventh floor'. I thought it had to be some kind neighbour who knew she loved flowers best and wanted to help me grow flowers on the seventh floor again."
"Then why did you wait until midnight to collect them?"
He looked at the flowerpots, and only after a while did he answer: "If I went in the daytime, I'd have to see people and say thank you. I'm no good at saying things like that."
"And they were always left on her desk. When I went to pick them up, I felt as if she had been keeping them for me all along."
At last she understood why he had said those words that night. She felt a little sad.
"Then have you asked the neighbours?"
"I have. I asked the old neighbours in Building Six one by one, and they all said they didn't know."
The wind grew stronger, and the little green leaves kept moving. Qiao An thought for a moment and asked quietly, "Grandpa, do you have family in Guangzhou?"
Zou Yeye's face went pale. He stood up, walked over to the window and looked out, silent for a long time. In the end he said just one word: "No."
But she didn't quite believe him.
Just then, her phone rang. It was Mr Luo.
"Qiao An, where are you? I've just got to the parcel station, and another seventh-floor parcel has come in." The line went quiet for a moment, then he said, "This one is different. It has a phone number on it."
Answers
- B. 上面写着“六号楼，七楼”: 上面写着：‘六号楼，七楼。’
- C. 他不想和别人见面说谢谢: 白天去，就得和别人见面，还得说谢谢。我不会说这些。
- C. 他的脸白了，说“没有”: 邹爷爷的脸一下子白了。