language learning center · B1 · Lesson 3
Telling a story
Practice this topic in Chinese: Telling a story.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
小雨
一切都始于我们错过末班火车的时候。
It all started when we missed the last train.
马克
突然，一位司机主动提出帮助我们。
Suddenly, a driver offered to help us.
小雨
我们寻找其他路线时，天开始下雪了。
While we were looking for another route, it began to snow.
马克
最后我们虽然到得很晚，但平安无事。
In the end we arrived late, but safe and sound.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
一切都始于我们错过末班火车的时候。
It all started when we missed the last train.
一切都始于我们错过末班火车的时候。
突然，一位司机主动提出帮助我们。
Suddenly, a driver offered to help us.
突然，一位司机主动提出帮助我们。
我们寻找其他路线时，天开始下雪了。
While we were looking for another route, it began to snow.
我们寻找其他路线时，天开始下雪了。
最后我们虽然到得很晚，但平安无事。
In the end we arrived late, but safe and sound.
最后我们虽然到得很晚，但平安无事。
从那以后，我总会查看时刻表。
Since then I always check the timetable.
从那以后，我总会查看时刻表。
Notice, try, and speak
Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “It all started when we missed the last train.”
Make it yours
Say the five Chinese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this Chinese in a real conversation
- 1. 一切都始于我们错过末班火车的时候。
- 2. 突然，一位司机主动提出帮助我们。
- 3. 我们寻找其他路线时，天开始下雪了。
- 4. 最后我们虽然到得很晚，但平安无事。
- 5. 从那以后，我总会查看时刻表。