HSK 2 Conversational Chinese 第三课 我正在吃饭呢Lesson 3 It’s snowing right now Text 3

HSK Standard Conversational Course (Level 2) HSK标准会话教程（2级） HSK 2 Conversational Chinese 第三课 我正在吃饭呢 Text 3 课文三 

今Jīn天tiān早zǎo上shang，我wǒ正zhèng在zài 吃chī东dōng西xī 的de 时shí候hou，莎Shā莉lì 告gào诉sù 我wǒ 下xià 雪xuě 了le。这Zhè 是shì 我wǒ 第dì-二èr 次cì 看kàn见jiàn雪xuě，第dì-一yī 次cì 是shì 我wǒ 七qī-八bā 岁suì 的de 时shí候hou。这Zhè 是shì莎Shā莉lì 第dì-一yī 次cì 看kàn见jiàn雪xuě，她tā 非fēi常cháng高gāo兴xìng。我Wǒ们men 一yì起qǐ 做zuò了le 一yī 个gè 雪xuě人rén。

When I was eating this morning, Sally told me that it snowed today. This was the second time for me to see snow, the first time was when I was about seven or eight years old. It’s the first time for Sally to see snow. She was very excited. We made a snowman together.

语法点Grammar Points

1.语气副词“还”：意思是“仍旧”“依然”，表示动作继续进行或状况继续存在。否定词放在“还”后面。例如：

The modal adverb“还”：meaning “still” “yet” “as before”, used to express that the action continues, or that the situation still exists. Negation words (不or没) are placed after “还”. For example:

你还在睡觉吗？

Are you still sleeping?

九点了，他还没起床。

It’s (already) nine o’clock, he’s still not up.

你还不去学校吗？

You’re not going to school yet?

 

2.副词“正在”：强调在某个时间点上动作的进行状态，句尾可以加“呢”表示肯定的语气。例如：

The adverb“正在”：used to emphasize that an action is taking place right at a specific time. It can be accompanied by “呢” at the end of the sentence for further affirmation. For example:

尼克回家的时候，女儿正在睡觉呢。

When Nic got back home, his daughter was sleeping.

我到教室的时候，他正在看书呢。

As I entered the classroom, he was there reading.

我去看电影的时候，他正在学习呢。

While I went to see a movie, he was studying.

 

3.“都……了”：“都”表示“已经”的意思，轻读，和句尾的“了”一起构成“都……了”的句式。在“都……了”中间嵌套的部分是说话人要强调的重点，强调时间长、数量大、动作早、情况特别等。例如：

“都……了”: In this sentence pattern, “都” means “already” and is pronounced in a neutral tone, and “了” is placed at the end of the sentence. The content within “都……了” should be the point the speaker wants to emphasize, such as a long time, a large number, an early action, or a special situation. For example:

我都来了一个月了。

I’ve already been here one month.

现在苹果都20块钱一公斤了。

Apples cost 20 yuan per kilo now.

她都工作了三年了。

She’s been working for three years.

 

4.副词“再”：表示动作的重复或继续。这个动作是还没有发生的。例如：

The adverb“再”：expresses the repetition or continuation of an action which hasn’t taken place yet. For example:

我明天再来。

I’ll come back again tomorrow.

我想再去商店买一个杯子。

I want to go to the store again to buy a cup.

再等两分钟。

Wait two more minutes.

 

5.前缀“第”，用在整数的数词的前面，表示次序。例如：

The prefix“第”：used in front of a numeral to show the order or sequence. For example:

这是我第二次看见雪。

This is the second time I’ve seen snow.

今天是我来北京的第一天。

This is my first day in Beijing.

今天我们学习第五课。

Today we will study the fifth lesson.