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LEVEL 6 LESSON 17

Subj. + 好像 ⋯⋯
姐姐好像生气了。
Jiějiě hǎoxiàng shēngqìle.
Older sister seems angry.

老师今天好像生病了。
Lǎoshī jīntiān hǎoxiàng shēngbìngle
The teacher seems sick today.

今天的中文课好像有点难。
Jīntiān de zhōngwén kè hǎoxiàng yǒudiǎn nán
Today’s Chinese lesson seems difficult.

小王好像不是很喜欢这本书。
Xiǎo wáng hǎoxiàng bú shì hěn xǐhuān zhè běn shū
It seems that Little wang does not like the book very much.

大家好像都不想出差。
Dàjiā hǎoxiàng dōu bùxiǎng chūchāi
It seems everyone does not want to go on a business trip.

王先生好像很怕他的太太。
Wáng xiānshēng hǎoxiàng hěn pà tā de tàitài
Mr. Wang seems to fear his wife a lot.

好像有人在房间里。
Hǎoxiàng yǒurén zài fángjiān lǐ
It seems like someone is in the room.
好像要下雨。
Hǎoxiàng yào xià yǔ
It seems like it is going to rain.

好像哥哥来过，来看妈妈。
Hǎoxiàng gēgē láiguò, lái kàn māmā
It seems like that older brother has come to visit mom.

好像不行啊。
Hǎoxiàng bùxíng a
It seems like it won’t work.

好像吃不完。
Hǎoxiàng chī bù wán
It seems like too much food to be finished.

Dialogue Vocabulary
博物馆 Bówùguǎn = museum
地铁 Dìtiě = subway
出租车 Chūzū chē = taxi
换车 Huàn chē = switch buses/subway lines
地图 Dìtú = map
交通卡 Jiāotōng kǎ = transportation card
用完了 Yòng wánle = used up
充值 Chōngzhí = to add money to it
商店 Shāngdiàn = store
24 小时的便利店 24 Xiǎoshí de biànlì diàn = 24- hour convenient store
店员 Diànyuán = store clerk/ cashier
下次 Xià cì = next time

A: 今天我们去博物馆，是做地铁还是公共车？还是出租车？
jīntiān wǒmen qù bówùguǎn, shì zuò dìtiě háishì gōnggòng chē?
Háishì chūzū chē
Today we are going to the museum. Shall we take subway or taxi?
B: 去博物馆好像有地铁，不用换车。
qù bówùguǎn hǎoxiàng yǒu dìtiě, bú yòng huàn chē
It seems that there is a subway and we don’t need to switch lines.

A: 那我们坐地铁吧，从家到车站多远？
nà wǒmen zuò dìtiě ba, cóng jiā dào chēzhàn duō yuǎn?
Let’s take subway then. How far from home to subway station?

B: 好像有十分钟，我看看手机上的地图...是的，十分钟。
hǎoxiàng yǒu shí fēnzhōng, wǒ kàn kàn shǒujī shàng de dìtú... Shì
de, shí fēnzhōng
It seems to be ten minutes. Let me see the map on my cellphone...yes,
10 minutes.

A: 我们交通卡里的钱够吗？
wǒmen jiāotōng kǎ lǐ de qián gòu ma?
is there enough money in our transportation card?

B: 好像快用完了，现在我们去充值吧。
hǎoxiàng kuài yòng wánliǎo, xiànzài wǒmen qù chōngzhí ba
It seems to be almost used up. Let’s go add some money in it.

A: 去哪里充值？好像对面的商店 24 小时都开。
qù nǎlǐ chōngzhí? Hǎoxiàng duìmiàn de shāngdiàn 24 xiǎoshí dōu kāi
Where do we add money to it? The store across the street seems to open
24 hours.

B: 是啊很方便的，24 小时的便利店。
shì a hěn fāngbiàn de,24 xiǎoshí de biànlì diàn
Yes, very convenient, 24 hours convenient store.
A: Alice ，今天你和店员说吧。
Alice, jīntiān nǐ hé diànyuán shuō ba.
Alice, today how about you talk to the cashier.

B: 好吧，今天我练习说韩语，下次你来说。
Hǎo ba, jīntiān wǒ liànxí shuō hányǔ, xià cì nǐ lái shuō
Ok, today I’ll practice my Korean and it’s your turn next time.

Essay
24 小时便利店在亚洲的大城市十分流行，人们步行几分钟就可以买到食品饮料生活
小用品，还有桌子椅子可以简单用餐。当然价格贵一些可是不需要去大的超市，十分
方便。24 小时便利店需要开在人口多人工比较便宜的地方。你试过 24 小时便利店吗
？

24 小时便利店在亚洲的大城市十分流行
24 Xiǎoshí biànlì diàn zài yàzhōu de dà chéngshì shífēn liúxíng
24 hour convenience stores are very popular in big cities in Asia.

人们步行几分钟就可以买到食品饮料生活小用品,
Rénmen kěyǐ bùxíng jǐ fēnzhōng jiù kěyǐ mǎi dào shípǐn yǐnliào shēnghuó
xiǎo yòngpǐn
it only takes a couple minutes walk to get drinks, food, everyday
supplies,

还有桌子椅子可以简单用餐
Hái yǒu zhuōzi yǐ zǐ kěyǐ jiǎndān yòngcān
and they even have desks and chairs for you to have a simple meal.

当然价格贵一些可是不需要去大的超市,十分方便
Dāngrán jiàgé guì yīxiē kěshì bú xūyào qù dà de chāoshì, shífēn fāngbiàn
Of course it is more expensive but not having to go to a big supermarket
is convenient.
超市 chāoshì = supermarket
十分方便 shífēn fāngbiàn = very convenient
24 小时便利店需要开在人口多人工比较便宜的地方
24 Xiǎoshí biànlì diàn xūyào kāi zài rénkǒu duō réngōng bǐjiào piányí de dìfāng
24 hour convenience stores have to be located in populate d areas with
relatively low cost of labor.
人口 rénkǒu = population
比较 bǐjiào = comparatively

你试过 24 小时便利店吗？
Nǐ shìguò 24 xiǎoshí biànlì diàn ma?
Have you tried 24 hour convenience stores?
试过 shìguò = to have tried