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HSK 4Chapter 5 of 5514 characters

考试以外

Beyond the exam

考试比安娜想的顺利。听力有两个地方她没听清楚，可是后面的题都做完了，最后还检查了一遍。走出考场的时候，已经快中午了。林佳在门口等她，手里拿着安娜最喜欢的巧克力。

回去的路上，林佳告诉她一件事。昨天夜里，郑师傅一直没睡。刘师傅回复以前，他给公司里好几个老朋友打了电话，问他们能不能联系上刘师傅。早上六点多，他又给刘师傅打了一次电话，怕他忘了。他还说，要是路上出了问题，他就骑电动车去，所以很早就在刘师傅要走的那条路上等着了。

安娜听了，很久没有说话。她来北京一年了，一直觉得这个城市太大、太忙，人和人之间有点儿冷。她也一直觉得，郑师傅是这座楼里最不友好的人，每次见到他都想走开。可是昨天晚上，帮她最多的，正是他。

下午，安娜买了很多水果，还写了一张感谢的纸条。她先去了出租车公司，想给刘师傅一些钱，刘师傅却怎么也不收：“谁都有着急的时候。你考得好，比什么都强。”回到楼下，她把水果和纸条送给了郑师傅。郑师傅看了看纸条，脸上还是看不出高兴不高兴，只问：“考得怎么样？”“还不错，”安娜说，“谢谢您，郑师傅。没有您，我今天连考场都进不去。”“行了行了。下次把护照放好。”郑师傅说，“还有，你们楼上的垃圾又扔错了！”

安娜笑了。这一次，她没有低着头走开。她明白了，有的人对你好，不一定会说出来，也不一定会笑着对你说。这次考试能考多少分，她还不知道。可是她知道，这一年在北京学到的最重要的东西，不在任何一道试题里。

Words in this chapter (25)

The HSK 4 words in this chapter, and any above it, in the order you meet them. Names are left out.

  • 顺利shùnlì smoothly; without a hitch
  • 听力tīnglì hearing; listening ability
  • 场chǎng classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams
  • 巧克力qiǎokèlì (loanword) chocolate
  • 夜yè night
  • 师傅shīfu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men
  • 回复huífù to recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc)
  • 联系liánxì to get in touch with; to integrate; to link
  • 要是yàoshi (coll.) if
  • 电动车diàndòngchē electric vehicle (commonly refers to e-bikes, scooters or electric cars)
  • 之间zhījiān (after a noun) between; among; amid
  • 座zuò seat; base; stand
  • 友好yǒuhǎo friendly; amicable; close friend
  • 感谢gǎnxiè to thank; to be grateful
  • 却què but; yet; however
  • 强qiáng strong; powerful; better
  • 连lián to link; to join; to connect
  • 垃圾lājī trash; refuse; garbage
  • 扔rēng to throw; to throw away
  • 低dī low; beneath; to lower (one's head)
  • 任何rènhé any; whatever; whichever
  • 道dào road; path; (bound form) way
  • 试题shìtí exam question; test topic
  • 看法kànfǎ way of looking at a thing; view; opinion
  • 讨厌tǎoyàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable

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  1. 1.郑师傅为什么很早就在刘师傅要走的路上等着？

    1. A他要去买早饭
    2. B他怕路上出问题
    3. C刘师傅让他去的
    4. D他要去公司上班

  2. 2.刘师傅为什么不收安娜的钱？

    1. A他觉得钱太少
    2. B他不认识安娜
    3. C他觉得谁都有着急的时候，帮忙是应该的

  3. 3.最后，安娜对郑师傅的看法有什么变化？

    1. A她发现他其实很关心别人
    2. B她觉得他更讨厌了
    3. C她决定以后不跟他说话
    4. D她觉得他应该换工作

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