HSK 3Lesson 15
It is the first Monday after the holiday and Annie is running late for class. At the red light she runs into Teacher Wang's ten-year-old son, who is stricter about crossing the road than she is.
You will learn to talk about road safety, say that you meet someone or pass a place, point a direction, and say that you notice or work something out.
Part 1 · 11 new words
Contains 5 words
safe; secure; safety; security
to take note of; to pay attention to
to meet; to run into; to come across
to meet
to pass; to go through
Contains 6 words
toward; to (a person)
to go out; to come out
Part 2 · 8 phrases
过马路要注意安全，车多的时候别跑。
Be careful when you cross the road; don’t run when there is a lot of traffic.
我在这儿遇见过朋友，也遇到过问题。
I have met friends here, and I have also run into problems.
回家的时候经过超市，我买了面包。
On my way home I passed the supermarket and bought bread.
我想向老师请假，明天去看病。
I would like to ask the teacher for leave, because I’m going to the doctor tomorrow.
想了一个小时，我终于想出办法了。
After thinking for an hour I finally came up with a solution.
三楼的房间我走上去看过了，你不用再上去了。
I’ve gone up and looked at the room on the third floor; you don’t need to go up again.
Part 3 · 4 conversations
It is the first morning of class after the holiday. Annie runs down the road toward the north gate and bumps into a boy with a school bag.
安妮Annie
啊！对不起！
Ah! Sorry!
小东Xiaodong
安妮姐姐？你怎么跑得这么快？没事吧？
Annie, is that you? Why are you running so fast? Are you okay?
安妮Annie
Part 4 · 2 points
表示结果意义，动词+出/起/下
Put 出chū after a verb to say that something comes out or is found: 看出来kàn chūlai, 想出办法xiǎngchū bànfǎ.
Verb + 出
出chū after a verb says that something is found, noticed or produced.
to go up
to come up; to approach
below; under; underneath
in front of; facing
你的手机就在你面前，不在书包里。
Your phone is right in front of you, not in your bag.
我们学校很大，可是我几乎每天都遇见同学。
Our school is big, but I run into classmates almost every day.
我要迟到了！假期以后的第一天上课，我起床晚了。
I’m going to be late! It’s the first day of class after the holiday and I got up late.
小东Xiaodong
你每天早上都在这条路上遇见我，可是你从来没跑过。
You meet me on this road every morning, but you’ve never run before.
安妮Annie
今天不一样啊！
Today is different!
小东Xiaodong
我们一块儿走吧，经过银行就到路口了。
Let’s walk together; once we pass the bank we’re at the crossing.
安妮Annie
走着去？那不是要迟到吗？
Walking? Won’t we be late?
The two reach the crossing. The light is against them, and there seems to be no car on the road.
安妮Annie
车不多，快过吧！
Not many cars, let’s cross!
小东Xiaodong
不行！现在不能过。为了安全，我们要等。
No! We can’t cross now. For safety we have to wait.
安妮Annie
你看，面前一辆车都没有。
Look, there’s not a single car in front of us.
小东Xiaodong
有！你向左看，那辆汽车来了。
There is! Look left, that car is coming.
安妮Annie
啊！它在我们面前过去，真快！
Ah! It went by right in front of us, so fast!
小东Xiaodong
妈妈说，过马路的时候遇到车，车多车少都要等。
Mom says that when you meet cars while crossing, wait whether there are many cars or few.
安妮Annie
你说得对，我等。
You’re right, I’ll wait.
A red light takes time, and Xiaodong knows a quicker and safer way across.
小东Xiaodong
我们走上去，从上面过马路，最安全。
Let’s go up and cross from above; it’s the safest.
安妮Annie
上面能过去吗？我从来没走过。
Can you cross up there? I’ve never walked it.
小东Xiaodong
我常常走。你跟着我，上去以后向前走一百米。
I go often. Follow me, and after going up walk a hundred meters straight ahead.
安妮Annie
你看，有人从那边上来了，上面人还不少。
Look, someone’s coming up from the other side, and there are quite a few people up here.
小东Xiaodong
你向下看，下面是马路，还有卖鸡蛋的。
Look down, there’s the road below, and someone selling eggs.
安妮Annie
真的！走上面比等红绿灯好。
It’s true! Walking up here beats waiting for the light.
小东Xiaodong
对吧？下去就是学校门口，不会迟到。
See? Down there is the school gate, so we won’t be late.
Annie arrives at the school gate two minutes late. Teacher Wang is there, and her son has a story.
王老师Teacher Wang
安妮，早上好！你和小东怎么一块儿来了？
Good morning, Annie! How come you and Xiaodong came together?
安妮Annie
王老师好！我在路上遇见他，他教了我怎样过马路。
Good morning, Teacher Wang! I ran into him on the road, and he taught me how to cross it.
小东Xiaodong
妈妈，我一看就看出来了！
Mom, I could tell right away!
王老师Teacher Wang
你看出什么了？
What did you see?
小东Xiaodong
安妮今天要迟到，她跑得很快，还不看路，我就想出了一个办法：走上面。
Annie was going to be late today; she ran fast and didn’t watch the road, so I came up with an idea: go over the top.
安妮Annie
我迟到了两分钟，不过小东比我会过马路。
I was two minutes late, but Xiaodong is better at crossing the road than I am.
王老师Teacher Wang
一个十岁的孩子教了大学生！真不错。
A ten-year-old teaching a university student! Very good.
In the last scene Xiaodong says 想出了一个办法xiǎngchū le yí ge bànfǎ: he thought and came up with an idea.
In sentences
看出: notice
你不说话，我也看出你不高兴。
You don't speak, but I can tell you're unhappy.
What you see tells you something.
想出: think of
他想出了一个好办法。
He thought of a good idea.
The idea comes out of thinking.
找出: find out
他在书包里找出了手机。
He found his phone in his bag.
Found by looking.
他想出了一个好办法，大家都说好。
He came up with a good idea, and everybody said it was good.
A：书找到了吗？ B：找出来了，在椅子下面。
A: Did you find the book? B: Found it, it was under the chair.
这个问题我一个人想不出办法。
I can’t think of a solution to this problem on my own.
小东看出安妮要迟到，就想出了走上面的办法。
Xiaodong saw that Annie was going to be late and thought of going over the top.
出chū after a verb adds a result: something comes out of the action and becomes known or real. 看出kànchū is to see and so notice, 想出xiǎngchū is to think and so come up with, 找出zhǎochū is to find out. With a short object the object follows: 想出一个办法xiǎngchū yí ge bànfǎ. With 来lái for something noticed: 我看出来了wǒ kàn chūlai le. For "cannot" put 不bu in the middle: 看不出来kàn bu chūlai. The key constraint is the order: the 出chū follows the verb and comes before a short object. A common mistake is to separate it: ✗ 我看了出他累了wǒ kàn le chū tā lèi le; say ✓ 我看出他累了wǒ kànchū tā lèi le. Compare 看见kànjiàn, which just means to see: 我看见一辆车wǒ kànjiàn yí liàng chē; 看出kànchū is to notice something that is not obvious: 我看出他累了wǒ kànchū tā lèi le.
向2
向xiàng + direction + verb means toward: 向左看xiàng zuǒ kàn; 向xiàng + person + verb means from or to that person.
向 + direction / person + verb
向xiàng before the verb means toward a direction or to a person.
At the red light Xiaodong says 你向左看nǐ xiàng zuǒ kàn: look toward the left.
In sentences
Direction
请向前走一百米。
Please walk a hundred meters straight ahead.
A direction word after 向xiàng.
Person
我想向老师请假。
I would like to ask the teacher for leave.
The person you ask.
过马路的时候，要向左看，也要向右看。
When crossing the road look to the left and also to the right.
请向右走两百米，药店就在左边。
Please walk two hundred meters to the right and the pharmacy is on the left.
我想向同学借一本书，下星期还你。
I want to borrow a book from a classmate and give it back next week.
A：你能向我介绍一下你的朋友吗？ B：当然可以。
A: Could you introduce your friend to me? B: Of course.
小东让安妮向左看，一辆汽车正在过来。
Xiaodong told Annie to look left, and a car was coming.
向xiàng goes before the verb. With a direction it means toward: 向前走xiàng qián zǒu, 向左看xiàng zuǒ kàn, 向下看xiàng xià kàn. With a person it points to the one you ask, borrow from, learn from or report to: 向老师请假xiàng lǎoshī qǐngjià, 向朋友借书xiàng péngyou jiè shū, 向他学习xiàng tā xuéxí. It is a little more formal than 往wǎng, which only gives a direction. The key constraint is position: 向xiàng and its phrase come before the verb, never after. A common mistake is to put the person phrase after the verb: ✗ 他借书向我tā jiè shū xiàng wǒ; say ✓ 他向我借书tā xiàng wǒ jiè shū.
I go often. Follow me, and after going up walk a hundred meters straight ahead.
Why it matters · 向前走xiàng qián zǒu: 向xiàng points the walking straight ahead.
