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HSK 5Chapter 5 of 5626 characters

吃饭了吗

Have you eaten?

电话是沈奶奶的儿子打来的。他说话很客气，声音听起来很累。他说，母亲那天晚上在厨房里摔伤了腿，独自在地上躺了两个小时，最后自己爬到门口，给物业打了电话。手术已经做完了，恢复得还可以，但是以后走路得有人扶。“我平时很少回来，没想到会这样。”他沉默了一下，又说，“我母亲说，这两年她跟你聊的，比跟我聊的还多。”他说完笑了一下，听起来不太像是在开玩笑。“她在医院里一直说，送粥的小伙子这几天要白跑了。”

星期六下午，陈亮去了医院。病房里有六张床，沈奶奶在靠窗的那张。她瘦了很多，脸色也不太好，看见他，却笑了：“今天怎么没带粥？”“今天没人下单。”两个人都笑了。陈亮看见她床边的桌子上放着一碗医院的粥，也几乎没有动过。她儿子一直在打电话，一会儿跟公司说工作，一会儿跟医生说出院的事。他放下电话，对陈亮说了好几次谢谢。他说出院以后，要把母亲接到深圳去住，杭州的房子准备租出去。沈奶奶没有反对，只是说：“深圳没有那家粥店。”她儿子没听懂，陈亮听懂了。

他坐了二十分钟，这是他们在一起说话最长的一次。走的时候，沈奶奶握着他的手说：“以后别总是最后一个送我的粥了，你们挣钱不容易。”原来她一直都知道。他突然有点儿不好意思，好像回到了上学的时候，搞小动作被老师发现了。陈亮点点头，没有告诉她，以后已经不会再有她的单了。

一个月以后，六楼住进了两个年轻人。有一天傍晚，陈亮又接到了去三号楼二单元六楼的单，是一份炒饭。开门的是一个戴着耳机的小伙子，他接过袋子，说了声“谢谢”，门就关上了。前后不到十秒。陈亮下了楼，抬头看了一眼，六楼的窗户亮着灯，窗台上放着几盆他没见过的花。他坐在电动车上，没有马上接下一单。他拿出手机，给母亲打了一个电话。电话响了两声就通了。“妈，”他说，“吃饭了吗？”

Words in this chapter (26)

The HSK 5 words in this chapter, and any above it, in the order you meet them. Names are left out.

  • 摔shuāi to throw down; to fall; to drop and break
  • 伤shāng injury; wound; to injure
  • 独自dúzì alone
  • 物业wùyè property; real estate; abbr. for 物业管理, property management
  • 手术shǒushù (surgical) operation; surgery
  • 恢复huīfù to reinstate; to resume; to restore
  • 扶fú to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something
  • 沉默chénmò taciturn; uncommunicative; silent
  • 粥zhōu congee; gruel; porridgeHSK 6
  • 白bái white; in vain; free of charge
  • 病房bìngfáng ward (of a hospital); sickroom
  • 靠kào to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to
  • 脸色liǎnsè complexion; look
  • 下单xiàdān to place an order; to orderHSK 6
  • 握wò to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist)
  • 挣zhèng to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)
  • 搞gǎo to do; to make; to go in for
  • 单dān bill; list; form
  • 傍晚bàngwǎn in the evening; when night falls; towards evening
  • 单元dānyuán unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
  • 炒chǎo to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate (in real estate etc)
  • 眼yǎn eye; (often used with 一) a look; a glance
  • 窗台chuāngtái windowsill; window ledge
  • 盆pén basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters
  • 妈mā ma; mom; motherNot on the HSK list
  • 客户kèhù client; customer

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  1. 1.沈奶奶说“深圳没有那家粥店”，她真正的意思是什么？

    1. A她觉得深圳的粥不好吃
    2. B她不想让儿子花钱
    3. C她还想在杭州点外卖
    4. D到了深圳，不会再有人每天来敲她的门

  2. 2.从沈奶奶最后说的话可以知道什么？

    1. A她早就知道陈亮故意最后送她的粥
    2. B她觉得陈亮送得太慢
    3. C她不想再见到陈亮
    4. D她要给陈亮一些钱

  3. 3.故事最后，陈亮为什么给母亲打电话？

    1. A母亲给他发了消息
    2. B沈奶奶的事让他明白，关心家人不需要很多时间
    3. C新客户让他很生气
    4. D他那天不想工作了

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