I went to see a show on Tuesday. A dance performance about a painter and his painting.
I don’t usually like dance because it’s hard to follow, but this one got to me. The story was clear, and afterwards I kept thinking about what it means to create something that outlasts you.
You’ll practice the 才 and 就 patterns for expressing age and timing, vocabulary for art and performances, and words like 了不起 and 仔细.
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Written from Beijing
🎯 HSK Comprehension Test
从文章来看，我平时觉得舞蹈表演怎么样？
從文章來看，我平時覺得舞蹈表演怎麼樣？不太好懂
不太好懂很有意思
很有意思太长了
太長了故事很清楚
故事很清楚
我觉得王希孟”了不起”，主要是因为什么？
我覺得王希孟「了不起」，主要是因為什麼？因为他画了一幅很长的画
因為他畫了一幅很長的畫因为他18岁就画了中国最有名的画
因為他18歲就畫了中國最有名的畫因为他用了青色和绿色
因為他用了青色和綠色因为他画了很多人
因為他畫了很多人
这篇文章最后想告诉我们什么？
這篇文章最後想告訴我們什麼？王希孟死得太早了
王希孟死得太早了舞蹈表演很好看
舞蹈表演很好看艺术可以让一个人永远活着
藝術可以讓一個人永遠活著《千里江山图》有12米长
《千里江山圖》有12米長
这次的舞蹈表演跟我平时看的有什么不一样？
這次的舞蹈表演跟我平時看的有什麼不一樣？故事很清楚，容易懂
故事很清楚，容易懂演员用了很多颜色
演員用了很多顏色表演的时间很长
表演的時間很長讲的是一个画家
講的是一個畫家
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