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HSK 3 · Chapter 17 · 607 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-17-the-second-chair

七楼 · 第十七天

The Seventh Floor, Episode 17: The Second Chair

Name: ________________ Date: ________

昨天zuótiān，罗luó师傅shīfu说shuō，今天jīntiān有yǒu一个yígè七qī楼lóu的de大dà快递kuàidì，是shì从cóng广州guǎngzhōu寄jì来lái的de。邹爷爷说shuō，他tā要yào自己zìjǐ来lái拿ná，而且érqiě白天báitiān来lái。

今天jīntiān是shì星期六xīngqīliù。早上zǎoshang八bā点diǎn，罗luó师傅shīfu的de车chē刚gāng到dào门口ménkǒu，邹爷爷已经yǐjīng在zài快递kuàidì站zhàn里li等děng着zhe了le。他tā穿chuān着zhe一yí件jiàn干净gānjìng的de衣服yīfu，头发tóufa也yě洗xǐ过guo了le。

这zhè个gè快递kuàidì真的zhēnde很hěn大dà，比bǐ宁宁níngníng还hái高gāo。罗luó师傅shīfu一yí个gè人rén很hěn难nán拿ná，乔安马上mǎshàng过去guòqù帮bāng他tā。

门mén一下子yíxiàzi被bèi推开tuīkāi了le，是shì宁宁níngníng。他tā今天jīntiān是shì骑qí自行车zìxíngchē来lái的de，一yí进门jìnmén就jiù大声dàshēng说shuō：“这么zhème大dà的de快递kuàidì！”

箱子xiāngzi上shàng还是háishi那nà几jǐ个gè字zì：“六liù号hào楼lóu，七qī楼lóu。”没有méiyǒu名字míngzi，也yě没有méiyǒu电话diànhuà。

邹爷爷说shuō：“就jiù在zài这儿zhèr打开dǎkāi。你们nǐmen都dōu帮bāng过guo我wǒ，也yě应该yīnggāi看看kànkan。”

他tā慢慢mànmàn地de打开dǎkāi箱子xiāngzi。里面lǐmiàn是shì一把yìbǎ绿色lǜsè的de椅子yǐzi，很hěn新xīn。

宁宁níngníng有一点儿yǒuyìdiǎnr不bù开心kāixīn：“只是zhǐshì一yì把bǎ椅子yǐzi啊a？我wǒ还hái以为yǐwéi是shì很hěn多duō很hěn多duō种子zhǒngzi呢ne。”

可是kěshì乔安一yí看见kànjiàn它tā，就jiù想起xiángqǐ了le七qī楼lóu的de小xiǎo房间fángjiān。那里nàlǐ也yě有yǒu一把yìbǎ这样zhèyàng的de椅子yǐzi，只是zhǐshì那nà把bǎ很hěn旧jiù。

邹爷爷看kàn着zhe椅子yǐzi，很hěn久jiǔ没méi说话shuōhuà。最后zuìhòu，他tā说shuō：“以前yǐqián，七qī楼lóu有yǒu两liǎng把bǎ这样zhèyàng的de椅子yǐzi。一把yìbǎ是shì我wǒ孙女sūnnǚ的de，一把yìbǎ是shì她tā奶奶nǎinai的de。她们tāmen两liǎng个gè常常chángcháng坐zuò在zài花huā中间zhōngjiān，一yí坐zuò就是jiùshì一yí下午xiàwǔ。”

宁宁níngníng问wèn：“那nà您nín孙女sūnnǚ的de那nà把bǎ呢ne？”

“她tā去qù了le广州guǎngzhōu以后yǐhòu，那nà把bǎ椅子yǐzi坏huài了le，我wǒ就jiù没méi再zài买mǎi。”邹爷爷停tíng了le一下yíxià，又yòu说shuō：“这么zhème多年duōnián了le，她tā还hái记得jìde。她tā记得jìde七qī楼lóu，也yě记得jìde那nà两liǎng把bǎ椅子yǐzi，记得jìde很hěn清楚qīngchu。”

宁宁níngníng想xiǎng了le想xiǎng，眼睛yǎnjing一下子yíxiàzi亮liàng了le：“爷爷yéye，我wǒ知道zhīdào了le！旧jiù的de是shì您nín的，新xīn的de是shì她tā的de。她tā想xiǎng回来huílái，跟gēn您nín一起yìqǐ坐zuò在zài七qī楼lóu！”

邹爷爷没有méiyǒu回答huídá。他tā把bǎ手shǒu放fàng在zài新xīn椅子yǐzi上shàng，很hěn久jiǔ没méi动dòng。乔安看见kànjiàn，他tā的de眼睛yǎnjing又yòu红hóng了le。

下午xiàwǔ，乔安和hé罗luó师傅shīfu帮bāng他tā把bǎ椅子yǐzi拿ná上shàng了le七qī楼lóu。两liǎng把bǎ椅子yǐzi放fàng在zài一起yìqǐ，一把yìbǎ旧jiù，一把yìbǎ新xīn。它们tāmen前面qiánmiàn，就是jiùshì那nà五wǔ个gè长zhǎng出chū了le小xiǎo绿叶lǜyè的de花盆huāpén。

晚上wǎnshang，乔安回到huídào家jiā，看kàn了le看kàn手机shǒujī上shàng的de天气tiānqì：今天jīntiān晚上wǎnshang有yǒu大风dàfēng，还有háiyǒu大雨dàyǔ。

她tā走zǒu到dào窗户chuānghu旁边pángbiān。外面wàimiàn的de风fēng更gèng大dà了le，楼下lóuxià的de树shù都dōu在zài动dòng。她tā想起xiángqǐ了le七qī楼lóu那些nàxiē小小xiáoxiǎo的de绿叶lǜyè。

这时候zhèshíhou，她tā的de手机shǒujī响xiǎng了le。是shì宁宁níngníng：“下雨xiàyǔ了le！七qī楼lóu的de花huā怎么办zěnmebàn？”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
而且érqiěand also; moreover
刚gāngjust (a moment ago); exactly; barely
干净gānjìngclean; neat
头发tóufahair (on the head)
难nándifficult; hard
马上mǎshàngright away; immediately
骑qíto ride (a horse, bike, etc.)
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle
箱子xiāngzibox; chest; suitcase
应该yīnggāishould; ought to
开心kāixīnhappy; glad
只是zhǐshìmerely; just; only

Questions

  1. 邹爷爷为什么要自己来拿快递？

    Why did Grandpa Zou want to pick up the package himself?

    A. 他想让宁宁帮他B. 他想去广州C. 他想白天自己来拿

  2. 箱子里面是什么？

    What was inside the box?

    A. 很多种子B. 一把绿色的椅子C. 一些旧衣服

  3. 邹爷爷说，以前七楼的两把椅子是谁的？

    Whose were the two chairs on the seventh floor before?

    A. 孙女的和奶奶的B. 宁宁的和乔安的C. 罗师傅的和他自己的

Lesson plan: 45 minutes (for the teacher)

HSK 3 · The Seventh Floor, Episode 17: The Second Chair. By the end, students can read it aloud, say what it is about and use 而且 and 刚 in sentences of their own.

  1. Warm-up 5 min

    Write 七楼 · 第十七天 on the board. Ask what the class thinks it is about, then give the English: “The Seventh Floor, Episode 17: The Second Chair”.

  2. Key words 10 min

    Teach 而且 (érqiě, and also; moreover), 刚 (gāng, just (a moment ago); exactly; barely), 干净 (gānjìng, clean; neat), 头发 (tóufa, hair (on the head)), 难 (nán, difficult; hard), 马上 (mǎshàng, right away; immediately). 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-17-the-second-chair: 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 而且 and one with 刚, 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)

Yesterday Mr Luo said a big seventh-floor parcel would arrive today, sent from Guangzhou. Zou Yeye said he would come for it himself, and in the daytime.

Today was Saturday. At eight in the morning, Mr Luo's van had only just reached the door, and Zou Yeye was already waiting inside the parcel station. He was wearing a clean shirt, and he had washed his hair too.

The parcel really was big, taller than Ningning. It was hard for Mr Luo to carry it on his own, so Qiao An hurried over to help him.

The door was suddenly pushed open: it was Ningning. He had come on his bike today, and the moment he walked in he shouted, "What a huge parcel!"

On the box were the same few words as always: "Building Six, seventh floor." No name, and no phone number.

Zou Yeye said, "Open it right here. You've all helped me, so you should see it too."

He slowly opened the box. Inside was a green chair, very new.

Ningning was a little disappointed: "Just a chair? I thought it would be loads and loads of seeds."

But as soon as Qiao An saw it, she thought of the little room on the seventh floor. There was a chair just like this one in there, only that one was very old.

Zou Yeye looked at the chair and said nothing for a long time. At last he said, "There used to be two chairs like this on the seventh floor. One was my granddaughter's, and one was her grandma's. The two of them would sit among the flowers, and once they sat down they'd stay all afternoon."

Ningning asked, "So where's your granddaughter's chair?"

"After she went to Guangzhou, that chair broke, and I never bought another." Zou Yeye paused, then said, "After all these years, she still remembers. She remembers the seventh floor, and those two chairs, very clearly."

Ningning thought for a moment, and his eyes lit up: "Grandpa, I get it! The old one is yours, and the new one is hers. She wants to come back and sit with you on the seventh floor!"

Zou Yeye didn't answer. He put his hand on the new chair and didn't move for a long time. Qiao An saw that his eyes had gone red again.

In the afternoon, Qiao An and Mr Luo helped him carry the chair up to the seventh floor. The two chairs stood side by side, one old, one new. In front of them were the five pots with their little green leaves.

That evening, back home, Qiao An checked the weather on her phone: strong wind tonight, and heavy rain.

She went to the window. The wind outside had grown stronger, and all the trees below were swaying. She thought of those tiny green leaves on the seventh floor.

Just then her phone rang. It was Ningning: "It's started raining! What about the flowers on the seventh floor?"

Answers

  1. C. 他想白天自己来拿: 邹爷爷说，他要自己来拿，而且白天来。
  2. B. 一把绿色的椅子: 里面是一把绿色的椅子，很新。
  3. A. 孙女的和奶奶的: 一把是我孙女的，一把是她奶奶的。