A Disappointment
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ID: 0102
Intermediate
So, you’re able to say “I’m fine”, but what about when you’re in that bad mood? Sure, the easy way out is to always be “fine”--even if you’re not. But wait, this isn’t Stoic-pod, ya know! In this lesson Kind Ken and Jovial Jenny offer up a lesson on “disappointment”…you robot.
Jenny, Ken
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 心情 | xīnqíng | mood | |
| 上周 | shàngzhōu | last week | |
| 考试 | kǎoshì | exam | |
| 通过 | tōngguò | to pass |
我今天心情不好
wǒ 我jīntiān 今天xīnqíng 心情bù 不hǎo 好
I’m not in a good mood today.
上周我有一次中文考试今天我知道自己没通过考试
shàngzhōu 上周wǒ 我yǒu 有yī 一cì 次zhōngwén 中文kǎoshì 考试jīntiān 今天wǒ 我zhīdao 知道zìjǐ 自己méi 没tōngguò 通过kǎoshì 考试
Last week I had a Chinese test and today I found out that I didn’t pass.
我很失望因为我下了很大功夫
wǒ 我hěn 很shīwàng 失望yīnwèi 因为wǒ 我xià 下le 了hěn 很dà 大gōngfu 功夫
I’m very disappointed because I put a lot of effort into it.
我花了很多时间在图书馆里学习做了很多题目还和同学一起练习可能我在考试的时候太紧张了
wǒ 我huā 花le 了hěn 很duō 多shíjiān 时间zài 在túshūguǎn 图书馆lǐ 里xuéxí 学习zuò 做le 了hěn 很duō 多tímù 题目hái 还hé 和tóngxué 同学yīqǐ 一起liànxí 练习kěnéng 可能wǒ 我zài 在kǎoshì 考试de 的shíhòu 时候tài 太jǐnzhāng 紧张le 了
I spent a lot of time studying in the library, working on lots of exercises, and practicing with classmates. Maybe I was too nervous when I took the exam.
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