我和两个朋友

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Note: The text is pasted here in case you want to copy/paste one of the words into a dictionary app, but the above video and zip file download are best inputting the content as they have audio and text-tracking.

我和我的两个朋友以前住得很近。我有一个朋友住在我家后面，往前一点就是银行，银行的左边就是我另一个朋友的家。我走几分钟就可以到他们那儿。可是现在，他们都离我很远，所以我们见面的时间也越来越少了，因为我们每个人加班的时间都很多。我很想他们，今天给他们打了个电话，约他们这周末见一次面。

Top-Down Words

就是 jiùshì - is exactly
就 jiù - then
到 dào - arrive
都 dōu - all
离- lí- from (in giving distances)
所以 suóyǐ - so
越来越 yuèláiyuè - increasingly
次 cì - measure word for times

How to Use This Lesson

Step One

Watch the video here on the course platform. Feel free to take as much time as you'd like to understand the content, but don't feel obligated to understand the text right now fully. You'll download the video and return to it later. 

Step Two

Download the zip file from the sidebar (desktop/laptop) or below this description (Mobile APP). That zip file contains the following:

• Text tracking video(s) MP4 file(s)
• Audio MP3 file(s)
• Image file of the text & top-down words for your reference

Dialogues contain one text-tracking video file at 80% speed followed by native speed. 

Opinions & Short Stories contain two text tracking video files, one female voice, and one male voice. Both start at 80% speed, followed by native speed.

Step Three

At a time of your choosing, use the video files to practice shadowing. If you need a reminder, this lesson explains how to shadow. These video files are ideal for shadowing, especially if you download them to your phone because you can walk around while doing it.

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