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HSK 3 · Chapter 22 · 546 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-22-not-safe

七楼 · 第二十二天

The Seventh Floor, Episode 22: Not Safe

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昨天晚上zuótiān-wǎnshang，宁宁níngníng的de妈妈māma带dài着zhe很hěn多duō邻居línjū上shàng了le七qī楼lóu。大家dàjiā看见kànjiàn了le邹奶奶的de旧jiù花盆huāpén，看见kànjiàn了le那nà两liǎng把bǎ椅子yǐzi，也yě看见kànjiàn了le那nà五wǔ个gè花盆huāpén里li的de小xiǎo绿叶lǜyè。

今天jīntiān早上zǎoshang，小区xiǎoqū里li的de人rén一yí见面jiànmiàn就jiù说shuō七qī楼lóu。

七qī点diǎn，乔安来lái上班shàngbān。昨天晚上zuótiān-wǎnshang她tā睡shuì得de很hěn晚wǎn，现在xiànzài还hái很hěn困kùn。可是kěshì快递kuàidì站zhàn门口ménkǒu已经yǐjīng站zhàn着zhe好几háojǐ个gè邻居línjū了le。

三sān号hào楼lóu的de一个yígè阿姨āyí说shuō：“我wǒ在zài这儿zhèr住zhù了le三十sānshí年nián，都dōu忘wàng了le还有háiyǒu七qī楼lóu！”

一yí个gè男人nánrén说shuō：“邹zōu奶奶nǎinai以前yǐqián种zhòng的de花huā，真是zhēnshi好看hǎokàn。我wǒ女儿nǚ’ér小时候xiǎoshíhou也yě常cháng去qù看kàn花huā。”

这时候zhèshíhou，宁宁níngníng骑qí着zhe自行车zìxíngchē来lái了le。他tā小声xiǎoshēng说shuō：“对不起duìbuqǐ，是shì我wǒ妈妈māma说shuō出去chūqu的de。”

她tā笑xiào了le：“没关系méiguānxi。大家dàjiā都dōu喜欢xǐhuan七qī楼lóu，这zhè是shì好事hǎoshì。”

八bā点diǎn，门mén又yòu开kāi了le。进来jìnlái的de是shì小区xiǎoqū办公室bàngōngshì的de董dǒng阿姨āyí。她tā手里shǒuli拿ná着zhe一yì张zhāng纸zhǐ，脸liǎn上shàng一点儿yìdiǎnr笑xiào也yě没有méiyǒu。

“我们wǒmen早上zǎoshang去qù七qī楼lóu看kàn了le，”董dǒng阿姨āyí说shuō，“那儿nàr很hěn不bù安全ānquán。旁边pángbiān什么shénme都dōu没有méiyǒu，孩子háizi上去shàngqù玩wán怎么办zěnmebàn？昨天晚上zuótiān-wǎnshang风fēng那么nàme大dà，如果rúguǒ一yí个gè花盆huāpén被bèi吹chuī到dào楼下lóuxià，打dǎ到dào人rén，怎么办zěnmebàn？”

乔安想起xiángqǐ了le昨天晚上zuótiān-wǎnshang的de大风dàfēng，她tā的de伞sǎn一下子yíxiàzi就jiù被bèi吹chuī坏huài了le。她tā不bù知道zhīdào怎么zěnme回答huídá。

董阿姨把bǎ手里shǒuli的de纸zhǐ放fàng在zài桌子zhuōzi上shàng。“办公室bàngōngshì说shuō了le，下xià个gè星期天xīngqītiān以前yǐqián，七qī楼lóu的de花盆huāpén和hé椅子yǐzi都dōu要yào搬bān走zǒu。那个nàge铁门tiěmén也yě要yào换huàn一把yìbǎ新xīn锁suǒ，以后yǐhòu谁shéi都dōu不能bùnéng上去shàngqù。”

宁宁níngníng大声dàshēng说shuō：“不行bùxíng！那nà是shì邹奶奶的de花huā！”

“我wǒ知道zhīdào大家dàjiā都dōu是shì好心hǎoxīn，”董dǒng阿姨āyí说shuō，“可是kěshì安全ānquán最zuì重要zhòngyào。”

乔安看kàn着zhe那nà张zhāng纸zhǐ，心里xīnlǐ很hěn难过nánguò。孙女sūnnǚ说shuō过guo，下个月xiàgèyuè奶奶nǎinai生日shēngrì那天nàtiān，她tā想xiǎng回到huídào七qī楼lóu，看kàn着zhe爷爷yéye说shuō对不起duìbuqǐ。可是kěshì到dào了le那天nàtiān，七qī楼lóu可能kěnéng只有zhíyǒu一个yígè关guān着zhe的de铁门tiěmén了le。

就jiù在zài这时候zhèshíhou，门口ménkǒu有人yǒurén说shuō：“谁shéi要yào搬bān她tā的de花盆huāpén？”

大家dàjiā都dōu转过身zhuǎnguòshēn。门口ménkǒu站zhàn着zhe的de是shì邹爷爷，脚jiǎo上shàng还是háishi那nà双shuāng旧jiù鞋xié，脸liǎn很hěn黑hēi。他tā看kàn着zhe董阿姨，一yí个gè字zì一yí个gè字zì地de说shuō：“七qī楼lóu的de东西dōngxi，谁shéi也yě不能bùnéng动dòng。”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
带dàito bring; to take; to carry
邻居línjūneighbor
旧jiùold; used; worn
把bǎdisposal 把: marks the object and moves it before the verb — what is done to it
小区xiǎoqūresidential compound; housing estate
见面jiànmiànto meet; to see each other
可是kěshìbut; however
男人nánrénman; men
以前yǐqiánbefore; previously; formerly
种zhòngto plant; to grow
常chángoften; frequently
骑qíto ride (a horse, bike, etc.)

Lesson plan: 45 minutes (for the teacher)

HSK 3 · The Seventh Floor, Episode 22: Not Safe. By the end, students can read it aloud, say what it is about and use 带 and 邻居 in sentences of their own.

  1. Warm-up 5 min

    Write 七楼 · 第二十二天 on the board. Ask what the class thinks it is about, then give the English: “The Seventh Floor, Episode 22: Not Safe”.

  2. Key words 10 min

    Teach 带 (dài, to bring; to take; to carry), 邻居 (línjū, neighbor), 旧 (jiù, old; used; worn), 把 (bǎ, disposal 把: marks the object and moves it before the verb — what is done to it), 小区 (xiǎoqū, residential compound; housing estate), 见面 (jiànmiàn, to meet; to see each other). 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-22-not-safe: 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 带 and one with 邻居, 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, Ningning's mum took lots of neighbours up to the seventh floor. Everyone saw Zou Nainai's old flowerpots, saw the two chairs, and saw the little green leaves in those five pots.

This morning, as soon as people in the compound met, they talked about the seventh floor.

At seven, Qiao An came to work. She had gone to bed very late last night, and she was still very sleepy. But several neighbours were already standing at the door of the parcel station.

An auntie from Building Three said, “I've lived here thirty years, and I'd forgotten there was a seventh floor!”

A man said, “The flowers Zou Nainai used to grow were really beautiful. My daughter often went to see the flowers when she was little, too.”

Just then, Ningning rode up on his bike. He said quietly, “Sorry, it was my mum who told everyone.”

She smiled. “That's all right. Everyone loves the seventh floor, and that's a good thing.”

At eight, the door opened again. In came Dong Ayi from the compound office. She was holding a sheet of paper, and there wasn't a trace of a smile on her face.

“We went up to the seventh floor this morning,” said Dong Ayi. “It's really not safe up there. There's nothing around the edge, so what if children go up and play? The wind was so strong last night. If a flowerpot got blown down and hit someone, what then?”

Qiao An remembered last night's wind; it had wrecked her umbrella in a second. She didn't know what to say.

Dong Ayi put the paper in her hand down on the desk. “The office has decided: before next Sunday, all the flowerpots and chairs on the seventh floor must be moved out. That iron door will get a new lock too, and from now on nobody can go up.”

Ningning shouted, “No way! Those are Zou Nainai's flowers!”

“I know everyone means well,” said Dong Ayi, “but safety comes first.”

Qiao An looked at the paper and felt very sad. The granddaughter had said that on Grandma's birthday next month she wanted to come back to the seventh floor and say sorry to her grandpa's face. But by that day, the seventh floor might be nothing but a locked iron door.

Just then, someone at the door said, “Who wants to move her flowerpots?”

Everyone turned around. Standing in the doorway was Zou Yeye, still in that pair of old shoes, his face dark and stern. He looked at Dong Ayi and said, one word at a time, “Nobody touches anything on the seventh floor.”