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我和朋友在阿尔卑斯山每天做什么？
滑雪
爬山
露营
看手机
我在山里最开心的是什么？
可以洗热水澡
不用一直看手机了
可以住帐篷
可以和朋友聊天
我们在山里住在哪里？
帐篷里
酒店里
小房子里
朋友家里
我上个月过了几岁生日？
二十五岁
二十八岁
三十岁
三十二岁
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🀄 全文记录 | Full Chinese Transcript
这个星期，我和朋友去阿尔卑斯山度假。我很喜欢山。冬天我去山里滑雪，夏天我也去山里。
我们每天都去爬山。我们没有露营。露营就是在山里住帐篷，晚上在外面睡觉。我们租了一个小房子。每天早上去爬山，晚上回来洗热水澡，然后好好睡觉。这样很舒服。
爬山最让我开心的是什么？就是我不用一直看手机了！平时在家，我总是看手机上的视频。但是在山里完全不一样。我和朋友一起走在大自然里，我的脑子可以放松，想一些平时没时间想的事情。
上个月我刚过三十岁生日。这个生日对我很特别，让我想了很多以后的事情。我也做了一些重要的决定。现在还不能告诉大家是什么，但是我觉得你们听了会很高兴。
平时在城市里，生活太快了，每天都很忙，很难安静地想事情。可是在山里，时间好像慢了，我可以好好想想自己要什么样的生活。
你们也喜欢爬山吗？你们觉得在大自然里更容易想明白一些事情吗？还有，你们过生日的时候，有没有想要改变什么？
🔤 中英对照 | Chinese-English Parallel Text
这个星期，我和朋友去阿尔卑斯山度假。
Zhè ge xīngqī, wǒ hé péngyǒu qù Ā'ěrbēisī Shān dùjià.
This week, my friends and I went on vacation to the Alps.我很喜欢山。
Wǒ hěn xǐhuan shān.
I really like mountains.冬天我去山里滑雪，夏天我也去山里。
Dōngtiān wǒ qù shānlǐ huáxuě, xiàtiān wǒ yě qù shānlǐ.
In winter I go to the mountains to ski, and in summer I also go to the mountains.我们每天都去爬山。
Wǒmen měi tiān dōu qù páshān.
We went hiking every day.我们没有露营。
Wǒmen méiyǒu lùyíng.
We didn’t go camping.露营就是在山里住帐篷，晚上在外面睡觉。
Lùyíng jiù shì zài shānlǐ zhù zhàngpeng, wǎnshang zài wàimiàn shuìjiào.
Camping means staying in a tent in the mountains and sleeping outside at night.我们租了一个小房子。
Wǒmen zū le yí ge xiǎo fángzi.
We rented a small house.每天早上去爬山，晚上回来洗热水澡，然后好好睡觉。
Měi tiān zǎoshang qù páshān, wǎnshang huílai xǐ rèshuǐzǎo, ránhòu hǎohāo shuìjiào.
Every morning we went hiking, came back in the evening to take a hot shower, and then had a good sleep.这样很舒服。
Zhèyàng hěn shūfu.
That was very comfortable.爬山最让我开心的是什么？
Páshān zuì ràng wǒ kāixīn de shì shénme?
What makes me happiest about hiking?就是我不用一直看手机了！
Jiù shì wǒ bú yòng yìzhí kàn shǒujī le!
It’s that I don’t have to keep looking at my phone!平时在家，我总是看手机上的视频。
Píngshí zài jiā, wǒ zǒngshì kàn shǒujī shàng de shìpín.
Usually at home, I’m always watching videos on my phone.但是在山里完全不一样。
Dànshì zài shānlǐ wánquán bù yíyàng.
But in the mountains it’s completely different.我和朋友一起走在大自然里，
Wǒ hé péngyǒu yìqǐ zǒu zài dàzìrán lǐ,
My friends and I walk together in nature,我的脑子可以放松，想一些平时没时间想的事情。
Wǒ de nǎozi kěyǐ fàngsōng, xiǎng yìxiē píngshí méi shíjiān xiǎng de shìqing.
My mind can relax and think about things I don’t usually have time to think about.上个月我刚过三十岁生日。
Shàng ge yuè wǒ gāng guò sānshí suì shēngrì.
Last month I just had my thirtieth birthday.这个生日对我很特别，
Zhè ge shēngrì duì wǒ hěn tèbié,
This birthday was very special to me,让我想了很多以后的事情。
Ràng wǒ xiǎng le hěn duō yǐhòu de shìqing.
It made me think a lot about the future.我也做了一些重要的决定。
Wǒ yě zuò le yìxiē zhòngyào de juédìng.
I also made some important decisions.现在还不能告诉大家是什么，
Xiànzài hái bù néng gàosu dàjiā shì shénme,
I can’t tell everyone what they are yet,但是我觉得你们听了会很高兴。
Dànshì wǒ juéde nǐmen tīng le huì hěn gāoxìng.
But I think you’ll be happy when you hear them.平时在城市里，生活太快了，
Píngshí zài chéngshì lǐ, shēnghuó tài kuài le,
Usually in the city, life moves too fast,每天都很忙，很难安静地想事情。
Měi tiān dōu hěn máng, hěn nán ānjìng de xiǎng shìqing.
Every day is so busy that it’s hard to think quietly.可是在山里，时间好像慢了，
Kěshì zài shānlǐ, shíjiān hǎoxiàng màn le,
But in the mountains, time seems to slow down,我可以好好想想自己要什么样的生活。
Wǒ kěyǐ hǎohāo xiǎngxiǎng zìjǐ yào shénmeyàng de shēnghuó.
I can really think about what kind of life I want.你们也喜欢爬山吗？
Nǐmen yě xǐhuan páshān ma?
Do you also like hiking?你们觉得在大自然里更容易想明白一些事情吗？
Nǐmen juéde zài dàzìrán lǐ gèng róngyì xiǎng míngbai yìxiē shìqing ma?
Do you think it’s easier to figure things out in nature?还有，你们过生日的时候，有没有想要改变什么？
Hái yǒu, nǐmen guò shēngrì de shíhou, yǒu méiyǒu xiǎngyào gǎibiàn shénme?
And when you have a birthday, do you ever feel like changing something?
🎯 正确答案 | Correct Answers
What do my friend and I do every day in the Alps?
Ski ❌
Go hiking ✅
Camp ❌
Look at phones ❌
What makes me happiest in the mountains?
I can take hot showers ❌
I don’t have to keep looking at my phone ✅
I can live in a tent ❌
I can chat with friends ❌
Where do we stay in the mountains?
In a tent ❌
In a hotel ❌
In a small house ✅
At a friend’s house ❌
How old did I turn last month?
Twenty-five years old ❌
Twenty-eight years old ❌
Thirty years old ✅
Thirty-two years old ❌
🧩 语法点 | Grammar Points
1. 和 (hé) - With/And
Meaning: With someone / And
Usage: Used to connect nouns or show doing something together with someone.
📚 Structure: [Subject] + 和 + [Person] + [Verb Phrase]
Example:
我和朋友去阿尔卑斯山度假。
Wǒ hé péngyǒu qù Ā’ěrbēisī shān dùjià.
I went on vacation to the Alps with friends.
2. 每…都… (měi… dōu…)
Usage: 每 with 都 creates emphasis that something happens consistently without exception.
📚 Structure: 每 + [Time Unit] + 都 + [Verb Phrase]
📖 Learn more about frequency words in CGG #62
Example:
我们每天都去爬山。
Wǒmen měitiān dōu qù páshān.
We go hiking every single day.
3. 就是 (jiùshì) - Definition/Explanation
Usage: Used to define, explain, or emphasize what something is.
📚 Structure: [Topic] + 就是 + [Definition/Explanation]
Example:
露营就是在山里住帐篷。
Lùyíng jiùshì zài shān lǐ zhù zhàngpéng.
Camping is (simply) staying in tents in the mountains.
4. 了 (le) - Completed Action
Usage: Placed after the verb to show an action has been completed.
📚 Structure: [Subject] + [Verb] + 了 + [Object]
Example:
我们租了一个小房子。
Wǒmen zū le yī gè xiǎo fángzi.
We rented a small house.
5. 然后 (ránhòu)
Usage: Connects sequential actions in chronological order.
📚 Structure: [Action 1]，然后 + [Action 2]
📖 Learn more about step-by-step structures in CGG #38
Example:
晚上回来洗热水澡，然后好好睡觉。
Wǎnshàng huílái xǐ rèshuǐzǎo, ránhòu hǎohao shuìjiào.
Come back in the evening to take a hot shower, then sleep well.
6. 最 (zuì) + Adjective
Usage: Forms superlatives to indicate the highest degree of something.
📚 Structure: 最 + [Adjective/Verb]
Example:
爬山最让我开心的是什么？
Páshān zuì ràng wǒ kāixīn de shì shénme?
What makes me happiest about hiking?
7. 不用 (bùyòng)
Usage: Expresses that something is not necessary or required.
📚 Structure: [Subject] + 不用 + [Verb Phrase]
Example:
我不用一直看手机了！
Wǒ bùyòng yīzhí kàn shǒujī le!
I don’t need to constantly look at my phone!
8. 一直 (yīzhí)
Usage: Indicates an action continues without interruption.
📚 Structure: [Subject] + 一直 + [Verb]
Example:
我不用一直看手机了！
Wǒ bùyòng yīzhí kàn shǒujī le!
I don’t need to constantly look at my phone!
9. 一起 (yīqǐ)
Meaning: Together
📚 Structure: [Subject] + 一起 + [Verb Phrase]
📖 Learn more about expressing “together” in CGG #64
Example:
我和朋友一起走在大自然里。
Wǒ hé péngyǒu yīqǐ zǒu zài dàzìrán lǐ.
My friends and I walk together in nature.
10. 可以 (kěyǐ)
Usage: Expresses ability, permission, or possibility.
📚 Structure: [Subject] + 可以 + [Verb Phrase]
📖 Learn more about 能, 可以, and 会 in CGG #8
Example:
我的脑子可以放松。
Wǒ de nǎozi kěyǐ fàngsōng.
My mind can relax.
11. 刚 (gāng)
Usage: Indicates something happened very recently.
📚 Structure: [Subject] + 刚 + [Verb Phrase]
Example:
上个月我刚过三十岁生日。
Shàng gè yuè wǒ gāng guò sānshí suì shēngrì.
Last month I just had my 30th birthday.
12. 对 (duì) - Coverb
Usage: This coverb introduces the person affected by or concerned with the statement.
📚 Structure: [Something] + 对 + [Person/Target] + [Verb/Adjective Phrase]
📖 Learn more about coverbs in CGG #67
Example:
这个生日对我很特别。
Zhège shēngrì duì wǒ hěn tèbié.
This birthday is very special for me.
13. 让 (ràng) - Causative
Usage: Shows that something causes a result or makes someone do something.
📚 Structure: [Subject/Event] + 让 + [Person] + [Verb/Result]
Example:
让我想了很多以后的事情。
Ràng wǒ xiǎng le hěnduō yǐhòu de shìqíng.
It made me think about many future things.
14. 还 (hái) + Negation
Usage: Indicates something hasn’t happened yet or a state continues.
📚 Structure: 还 + 不/没 + [Verb]
Example:
现在还不能告诉大家。
Xiànzài hái bù néng gàosù dàjiā.
I still can't tell everyone now.
15. 觉得 (juéde)
Usage: Expresses personal opinion or feeling about something.
📚 Structure: [Subject] + 觉得 + [Clause]
📖 Learn more about 想 vs. 觉得 vs. 认为 in CGG #34
Example:
我觉得你们听了会很高兴。
Wǒ juéde nǐmen tīng le huì hěn gāoxìng.
I think you’ll be very happy when you hear it.
16. 太...了 (tài...le)
Usage: Expresses excessive degree, often with emotional emphasis.
📚 Structure: 太 + [Adjective] + 了
📖 Learn more about expressing intensity in CGG #65-66
Example:
生活太快了。
Shēnghuó tài kuài le.
Life is too fast.
17. 好像 (hǎoxiàng)
Usage: Expresses that something appears to be a certain way.
📚 Structure: [Subject] + 好像 + [Verb/Adjective]
📖 Learn more about “it seems” in CGG #3
Example:
时间好像慢了。
Shíjiān hǎoxiàng màn le.
Time seems to have slowed down.
18. 什么 (shénme) as Indefinite Pronoun
Usage: In yes/no questions or negative sentences, interrogative pronouns like 什么 lose their question meaning and become indefinite pronouns. Here, 什么 means “anything” rather than asking “what.”
📚 Structure: [Question/Negative Context] + 什么 + [Noun (optional)]
📖 Learn more about interrogative pronouns in non-question uses in CGG #49
Example:
有没有想要改变什么？
Yǒu méiyǒu xiǎngyào gǎibiàn shénme?
Did you want to change anything?
💡 学习要点 | Learning Notes
爬山 (páshān) - Not just “climbing”: The word 爬山 (páshān) is often translated as “mountain climbing,” but it’s much broader than technical climbing. It includes hiking, trekking, or any walking activity in mountains. I used it here for what English speakers would call “hiking.” Don’t feel you need 攀登 (pāndēng) or 登山 (dēngshān) unless you’re doing serious mountaineering.
好好 (hǎohao) + verb - Doing something properly: In 好好睡觉 (hǎohao shuìjiào), the doubled 好好 (hǎohao) doesn’t mean "very good" but rather “properly” or “well.”
这样 (zhèyàng) as a summary device: When I wrote 这样很舒服 (zhèyàng hěn shūfu), the word 这样 (zhèyàng) elegantly refers back to the entire routine I just described. It’s much more natural than repeating the activities or saying “this routine” explicitly. Chinese loves these brief backward references.
了 (le) marking change of state: In 我不用一直看手机了 (wǒ bùyòng yīzhí kàn shǒujī le), the 了 (le) shows this is a change from my normal state. Without 了 (le), it would just be stating a fact. With it, I’m emphasizing “I don’t need to look at my phone anymore (unlike usual).”
平时 (píngshí) - Your everyday time marker: I used 平时 (píngshí) twice to contrast normal life with vacation life. This word means “usually” or “ordinarily” but specifically refers to your regular daily routine, not just any repeated action.
脑子 (nǎozi) for informal “brain/mind”: I chose 我的脑子可以放松 (wǒ de nǎozi kěyǐ fàngsōng) using the colloquial 脑子 (nǎozi) rather than formal 大脑 (dànǎo, “brain”) or 头脑 (tóunǎo, “mind”). 脑子 (nǎozi) is the everyday word for your thinking/mental state.
过生日 (guò shēngrì) - The only way to “have” a birthday: I wrote 我刚过三十岁生日 (wǒ gāng guò sānshí suì shēngrì) using the verb 过 (guò). Never use 有生日 (yǒu shēngrì) which would be ungrammatical. Also note how age comes before 生日 (shēngrì): 三十岁生日 (sānshí suì shēngrì), not 生日三十岁.
想明白 (xiǎng míngbai) - Thinking through to clarity: When I asked 更容易想明白一些事情吗？(gèng róngyì xiǎng míngbai yīxiē shìqíng ma?), I used the compound 想明白 (xiǎng míngbai) which means more than just “think.” It means to think something through until you understand it clearly or figure it out. The 明白 (míngbai) adds the sense of reaching clarity.
想想 (xiǎngxiang) - Softer than 想 (xiǎng): I used the reduplicated 想想 (xiǎngxiang) in 好好想想自己要什么样的生活 (hǎohǎo xiǎngxiang zìjǐ yào shénme yàng de shēnghuó). This reduplication makes the thinking feel more contemplative and less intense than just 想 (xiǎng). It suggests mulling something over rather than hard thinking.
📚 生词列表 | Vocabulary List
🌟 核心词汇 | Core Vocabulary
度假 (dùjià) - to vacation
山里 (shānlǐ) - in the mountains
滑雪 (huáxuě) - to ski
爬山 (páshān) - to hike, to climb mountains
露营 (lùyíng) - to camp
帐篷 (zhàngpeng) - tent
租 (zū) - to rent
热水澡 (rèshuǐzǎo) - hot bath
舒服 (shūfu) - comfortable
平时 (píngshí) - usually
总是 (zǒngshì) - always
视频 (shìpín) - video
完全 (wánquán) - completely
大自然 (dàzìrán) - nature
脑子 (nǎozi) - brain
放松 (fàngsōng) - to relax
刚 (gāng) - just (a moment ago)
重要 (zhòngyào) - important
决定 (juédìng) - decision
城市 (chéngshì) - city
好像 (hǎoxiàng) - seem like
想想 (xiǎngxiang) - to think about
更 (gèng) - more
容易 (róngyì) - easy
明白 (míngbai) - to understand
改变 (gǎibiàn) - to change
📖 全文词汇 | Full Text Vocabulary
星期 (xīngqī) - week
阿尔卑斯山 (Ā’ěrbēisī Shān) - Alps
度假 (dùjià) - to vacation
山里 (shānlǐ) - in the mountains
滑雪 (huáxuě) - to ski
爬山 (páshān) - to hike, to climb mountains
露营 (lùyíng) - to camp
住 (zhù) - to live
帐篷 (zhàngpeng) - tent
外面 (wàimian) - outside
睡觉 (shuìjiào) - to sleep
租 (zū) - to rent
房子 (fángzi) - house
回来 (huílái) - to come back
洗 (xǐ) - to wash
热水澡 (rèshuǐzǎo) - hot bath
然后 (ránhòu) - then
好好 (hǎohao) - well
这样 (zhèyàng) - this way
舒服 (shūfu) - comfortable
最 (zuì) - most
让 (ràng) - to make
开心 (kāixīn) - happy
不用 (búyòng) - not need
一直 (yīzhí) - always
手机 (shǒujī) - cell phone
平时 (píngshí) - usually
总是 (zǒngshì) - always
视频 (shìpín) - video
但是 (dànshì) - but
完全 (wánquán) - completely
一样 (yīyàng) - same
一起 (yīqǐ) - together
走 (zǒu) - to walk
大自然 (dàzìrán) - nature
脑子 (nǎozi) - brain
可以 (kěyǐ) - can
放松 (fàngsōng) - to relax
想 (xiǎng) - to think
一些 (yīxiē) - some
时间 (shíjiān) - time
事情 (shìqing) - things
刚 (gāng) - just (a moment ago)
过 (guò) - to pass
岁 (suì) - years old
生日 (shēngrì) - birthday
对 (duì) - for, towards
特别 (tèbié) - special
以后 (yǐhòu) - after ; future
重要 (zhòngyào) - important
决定 (juédìng) - decision
还 (hái) - still
不能 (bùnéng) - cannot
告诉 (gàosu) - to tell
觉得 (juéde) - to think
城市 (chéngshì) - city
生活 (shēnghuó) - life
快 (kuài) - fast
忙 (máng) - busy
难 (nán) - difficult
安静 (ānjìng) - quiet
可是 (kěshì) - but
好像 (hǎoxiàng) - seem like
慢 (màn) - slow
想想 (xiǎngxiang) - to think about
自己 (zìjǐ) - self
什么样 (shénmeyàng) - what kind of
更 (gèng) - more
容易 (róngyì) - easy
明白 (míngbai) - to understand
还有 (háiyǒu) - also
时候 (shíhou) - time
想要 (xiǎngyào) - to want
改变 (gǎibiàn) - to change
🎯 HSK测试词汇 | HSK Test Vocabulary
聊天 (liáotiān) - to chat
哪里 (nǎlǐ) - where
酒店 (jiǔdiàn) - hotel
上个月 (shànggèyuè) - last month
Thank you for being here for today’s session!
As always, take a few moments to read through the transcript out loud, and try practicing the vocabulary on your own. Every step, no matter how small, adds up in a big way.
Happy learning,
Pierre 🐼
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