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Nighttime Beauty, Daytime Witch 巫婆与美女 - Full Story 90% Comprehension

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以前,有一个男人,他从来都没有交过女朋友,可是他都快三十岁了,所以家人都很为他担心。可他一点儿都不担心,他觉得感情的事不能。有一天,这个男人看到路上有一只小猫在被一只狗追赶,他了石头去打狗,狗被吓跑了。小猫看了看他,也跑了。

晚上他回家,刚走到家门口,他的奶奶就高兴地跑出来问他:“你什么时候找了一个这么漂亮的女朋友?” 这个男人不知道发生了什么,他和他的奶奶回了家,推开门,发现有一个长得非常好看的女人站在桌子右边。奶奶笑着说:“这位美女说你们马上就要结婚了!真是太好了!” 美女走到男人面前说:“ 我就是你白天救的那只猫,为了报答你,我会成为你的太太。但是现在我会问你一个问题,我们三天以后结婚的时候你再告诉我你的想法。“ 男人点了点头。美女又说:

“我的能力不够,变成美女的样子没那么长时间。要么白天是美女,晚上不美。要么晚上是美女,白天不美。这个你来选择。” 男人说:“你这么好看,不美也比很多人都好看,不用担心。” 他的话刚说完,他发现面前坐着一个老巫婆,她不仅长得难看,而且声音很难听,并且还很臭。男人吓得坐在了地上。老巫婆问:“现在你还觉得我好看吗?”男人没说话。然后老巫婆又变回了美女,对他说:“你好好想想,我们三天后结婚见!”

三天后,美女回到男人的房间问他:“你想好了吗?我什么时候好看,什么时候不好看?” 男人笑了笑,说:“我已经想好了!你的样子应该是你自己决定,我不能为你决定。所以你什么样子我都会很喜欢!” 美女听了,非常感动,她没想到这个男人没有自私地自己决定,而是很尊重她。于是她对男人说:“ 谢谢你的尊重!我决定白天和晚上都是好看的样子。” 原来,美女是在考验男人,这个男人做得非常好。他们从此幸福地生活在了一起。

Top-Down Words 

久 jiǔ - (of time) long
所以 suǒyǐ - so
急 jí - anxious
追赶 zhuīgǎn - run after; pursue
扔 rēng - to throw
漂亮 piàoliang - beautiful

结婚 jiéhūn - get married
报答 bàodá - to repay
选择 xuǎnzé - choose
老巫婆 lǎowūpó - The Witch
不仅……而且 bùjǐn...érqiě - not only ... but also
并且 bìngqiě - in addition
自私 zìsī - selfish
尊重 zūnzhòng - respect
于是 yúshì - as a result...
原来 yuánlái - original; turn out
考验 kǎoyàn - test
从此 cóngcǐ- from now on
幸福 xìngfú - happiness


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

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

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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