儿子八岁生日

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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.

A: 明天是我儿子八岁的生日，他会请他的几个同学来我们家吃饭，你和你的女儿也一起来吧！

B: 好！明天我做几个菜拿过去，一共有多少个小孩呢？

A: 三个女生和两个男生，加上我们的两个孩子，一共七个小孩。

B: 那么多！那我得多做几个菜。

A: 我的儿子最爱你做的中国菜。你没看到他上次吃到那个菜的表情，开心死了！

B: 哈哈哈，好的，那我会做他最爱吃的那个菜。

A: 那真太谢谢你了！对了，昨天我给我儿子买了一只手表作为生日礼物，我觉得很不错，我也送你女儿一只。

B: 不用不用，我女儿有手表。

A: 我都买了。我儿子的表是黑的，我给你女儿的是红的。

B: 谢了，我的女儿一定会很喜欢的。明天见。

A: 明天见。

Top-Down Words

家 jiā - home
吧 ba - (particle expressing suggestion)
呢 - (particle expressing inquisitiveness)
上次 shàngcì - last time
只 zhī - measure word for watches (as is 块)
礼物 lǐwù - gift
买 mǎi - to buy
喜欢 xǐhuan - to like

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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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Soren Korsbaek

Having struggled a bit with the opinion pieces etc. previously it's extremely motivating and pleasant to be able to read and understand all of the above with relative ease. Wow!

Mandarin Blueprint

Great stuff!

Christine

Hi Soren! Also reached this one today and felt really accomplished 😉