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HSK 3 · Chapter 13 · 432 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-13-not-his-parcels

七楼 · 第十三天

The Seventh Floor, Episode 13: Not His Parcels

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昨天晚上zuótiān-wǎnshang，乔安跟着gēnzhe邹爷爷上shàng了le七qī楼lóu，看见kànjiàn了le他tā种zhòng的de小xiǎo绿叶lǜyè。可是kěshì他tā说shuō，七qī楼lóu的de快递kuàidì不是búshì他tā买mǎi的de。

她tā看kàn着zhe他tā：“不是búshì您nín买mǎi的de？那nà是shì谁shéi买mǎi的de？”

“我wǒ不bù知道zhīdào。”邹爷爷慢慢mànmàn地de坐zuò在zài旧jiù椅子yǐzi上shàng。“今年jīnnián一yī月yuè的de一yì天tiān晚上wǎnshang，我wǒ走过zǒuguò快递kuàidì站zhàn，从cóng外面wàimiàn看见kànjiàn她tā的de桌子zhuōzi上shàng放fàng着zhe一个yígè小东西xiǎodōngxi。上面shàngmiàn写xiě着zhe：‘六liù号hào楼lóu，七qī楼lóu。’”

“只有zhíyǒu老lǎo邻居línjū才cái叫jiào这儿zhèr‘七qī楼lóu’。我wǒ想xiǎng，一定yídìng是shì哪个nǎge好心hǎoxīn的de邻居línjū，知道zhīdào她tā最zuì喜欢xǐhuan花huā，想xiǎng帮bāng我wǒ把bǎ七qī楼lóu的de花huā再zài种zhòng起来qǐlai。”

“那nà您nín为什么wèishénme晚上wǎnshang十二shí’èr点diǎn才cái去qù拿ná？”

他tā看kàn着zhe那些nàxiē花盆huāpén，过guò了le一会儿yíhuìr才cái回答huídá：“白天báitiān去qù，就jiù得děi和hé别人biérén见面jiànmiàn，还hái得děi说shuō谢谢xièxie。我wǒ不会búhuì说shuō这些zhèxiē。”

“还有háiyǒu，它们tāmen每次měicì都dōu放fàng在zài她tā的de桌子zhuōzi上shàng。我wǒ去qù拿ná的de时候shíhou，心里xīnlǐ就jiù觉得juéde，是shì她tā一直yìzhí给gěi我wǒ留liú着zhe。”

她tā终于zhōngyú明白míngbai了le那天nàtiān晚上wǎnshang他tā为什么wèishénme那样nàyàng说shuō。她tā心里xīnlǐ有yǒu一点儿yìdiǎnr难过nánguò。

“那nà您nín问wèn过guo邻居línjū们men吗ma？”

“问wèn过guo。六liù号hào楼lóu的de老lǎo邻居línjū，我wǒ一个yígè一个yígè都dōu问wèn了le，他们tāmen都dōu说shuō不bù知道zhīdào。”

风fēng更gèng大dà了le，小xiǎo绿叶lǜyè一直yìzhí在zài动dòng。乔安想xiǎng了le想xiǎng，小声xiǎoshēng问wèn：“爷爷yéye，您nín家jiā有人yǒurén在zài广州guǎngzhōu吗ma？”

邹爷爷的de脸liǎn一下子yíxiàzi白bái了le。他tā站zhàn起来qǐlai，走zǒu到dào窗户chuānghu旁边pángbiān，看kàn着zhe外面wàimiàn，很hěn久jiǔ没méi说话shuōhuà。最后zuìhòu，他tā只zhǐ说shuō了le两liǎng个gè字zì：“没有méiyǒu。”

可是kěshì她tā不太bútài相信xiāngxìn。

就jiù在zài这时候zhèshíhou，她tā的de手机shǒujī响xiǎng了le。是shì罗luó师傅shīfu。

“乔安，你nǐ在zài哪儿nǎr？我wǒ刚gāng到dào快递kuàidì站zhàn，又yòu来lái了le一个yígè七qī楼lóu的de快递kuàidì。”电话diànhuà那边nàbiān安静ānjìng了le一会儿yíhuìr，然后ránhòu他tā说shuō：“这次zhècì不bù一样yíyàng，上面shàngmiàn有yǒu一yí个gè电话号码diànhuà-hàomǎ。”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
楼lóubuilding (with more than one story)
着zhedurative 着: ongoing or continuous state — "-ing", "while"
种zhòngto plant; to grow
可是kěshìbut; however
旧jiùold; used; worn
放fàngto put; to place
老lǎoold; aged
邻居línjūneighbor
一定yídìngsurely; certainly; must
才cáionly; just (a small amount); only just
回答huídáto answer; to reply; answer; reply
别人biérénother people; others; someone else

Questions

  1. 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?

    A. 他的邻居告诉了他B. 上面写着“六号楼，七楼”C. 他在手机上看到了

  2. 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?

    A. 白天他要工作B. 晚上快递站人很少，很方便C. 他不想和别人见面说谢谢

  3. 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?

    A. 他很高兴，说了很多话B. 他给家里人打电话C. 他的脸白了，说“没有”

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.

  1. 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”.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  1. B. 上面写着“六号楼，七楼”: 上面写着：‘六号楼，七楼。’
  2. 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。
  3. C. 他的脸白了，说“没有”: 邹爷爷的脸一下子白了。