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Moving House

A new flat near work, and the neighbours who make it home.

Longer sentences joined by suīrán … dànshì …, bùdàn … érqiě …, and the complement of degree with de. The text compares before and after, which is what bǐ and méiyǒu … nàme … are for.

上个月(shànggeyuè)我(wǒ)搬家(bānjiā)了(le)。以前(yǐqián)我(wǒ)住(zhù)的(de)地方(dìfang)离(lí)公司(gōngsī)很(hěn)远(yuǎn)，每天(měitiān)上班(shàngbān)要(yào)坐(zuò)一(yí)个(ge)多(duō)小时(xiǎoshí)的(de)公共汽车(gōnggòngqìchē)。

现在(xiànzài)的(de)房子(fángzi)虽然(suīrán)没有(méiyǒu)以前(yǐqián)的(de)大(dà)，但是(dànshì)离(lí)公司(gōngsī)很(hěn)近(jìn)，走路(zǒulù)只要(zhǐyào)十五(shíwǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

刚(gāng)搬(bān)来(lái)的(de)时候(shíhou)，我(wǒ)对(duì)这里(zhèlǐ)一点儿(yìdiǎnr)也(yě)不(bù)熟悉(shúxī)，不(bù)知道(zhīdao)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)买(mǎi)菜(cài)，也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdao)哪(nǎ)家(jiā)饭馆(fànguǎn)好吃(hǎochī)。

后来(hòulái)楼下(lóuxià)的(de)一(yí)位(wèi)老(lǎo)奶奶(nǎinai)告诉(gàosu)我(wǒ)，附近(fùjìn)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(ge)菜市场(càishìchǎng)，东西(dōngxi)又(yòu)新鲜(xīnxiān)又(yòu)便宜(piányi)。她(tā)还(hái)常常(chángcháng)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)去(qù)她(tā)家(jiā)喝(hē)茶(chá)。

现在(xiànzài)我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)习惯(xíguàn)了(le)新(xīn)的(de)生活(shēnghuó)。因为(yīnwèi)上班(shàngbān)的(de)时间(shíjiān)短(duǎn)了(le)，所以(suǒyǐ)晚上(wǎnshang)我(wǒ)有(yǒu)时间(shíjiān)去(qù)跑步(pǎobù)了(le)。

Words: 116
Sentences: 8
Words per sentence: 14.5
in the vocabulary: 0 %
measured level: 3
Reading time: 1 min

Comprehension questions

3 questions on the text. With each answer the sentence it comes from appears — a question whose answer you cannot find in the text tests nothing.

1. How long did the commute take before?

2. Who told the narrator about the morning market?

3. What does the narrator have time for now?