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The Office Is Moving

A message to the whole team: a new floor, three boxes each and a free Friday morning.

A work e-mail with a list. Read the numbered points with 第一(dìyī), 第二(dì'èr), 第三(dìsān). The 把(bǎ) sentence in the first point says what to do with one’s things.

From Zhōu Jìng

To Team

Subject 下(xià)个(ge)星期五(xīngqīwǔ)去(qù)新(xīn)办公室(bàngōngshì)

各(gè)位(wèi)同事(tóngshì)：

大家(dàjiā)好(hǎo)！我们(wǒmen)的(de)新(xīn)办公室(bàngōngshì)已经(yǐjīng)准备好(zhǔnbèihǎo)了(le)，下(xià)个(ge)星期五(xīngqīwǔ)我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)搬(bān)过去(guòqu)。新(xīn)办公室(bàngōngshì)在(zài)公司(gōngsī)大楼(dàlóu)的(de)十二(shí'èr)层(céng)，比(bǐ)现在(xiànzài)的(de)大(dà)很(hěn)多(duō)，也(yě)安静(ānjìng)很(hěn)多(duō)。

为了(wèile)让(ràng)搬家(bānjiā)顺利(shùnlì)，请(qǐng)大家(dàjiā)注意(zhùyì)下面(xiàmiàn)几(jǐ)件(jiàn)事(shì)：

第一(dìyī)，星期四(xīngqīsì)下午(xiàwǔ)四(sì)点(diǎn)以前(yǐqián)，请(qǐng)把(bǎ)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)东西(dōngxi)放(fàng)进(jìn)纸(zhǐ)盒(hé)里(lǐ)，在(zài)盒(hé)上(shàng)写(xiě)上(shàng)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)名字(míngzi)。纸(zhǐ)盒(hé)在(zài)前台(qiántái)，每(měi)人(rén)可以(kěyǐ)拿(ná)三(sān)个(ge)。

第二(dì'èr)，电脑(diànnǎo)不用(búyòng)自己(zìjǐ)搬(bān)，星期五(xīngqīwǔ)早上(zǎoshang)会(huì)有(yǒu)人(rén)来(lái)帮(bāng)我们(wǒmen)搬(bān)。

第三(dìsān)，星期五(xīngqīwǔ)上午(shàngwǔ)不(bú)上班(shàngbān)，下午(xiàwǔ)一(yì)点(diǎn)请(qǐng)直接(zhíjiē)去(qù)新(xīn)办公室(bàngōngshì)。

有(yǒu)问题(wèntí)的话(dehuà)，可以(kěyǐ)随时(suíshí)给(gěi)我(wǒ)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)或者(huòzhě)发(fā)邮件(yóujiàn)。谢谢(xièxie)大家(dàjiā)！

周(Zhōu)静(Jìng)

More sentences on this in “Language in use”: Chinese for work

Words: 132
Sentences: 10
Words per sentence: 13.2
in the vocabulary: 100 %
measured level: 3
Reading time: 1 min

Grammar in this text

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把(bǎ)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)东西(dōngxi)放(fàng)进(jìn)
把(bǎ) brings the object forward to say what happens to it: 把(bǎ)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)东西(dōngxi)放(fàng)进(jìn)纸(zhǐ)盒(hé)里(lǐ). The bǎ sentence →
第一(dìyī)， · 第二(dì'èr)， · 第三(dìsān)，
第(dì) + number makes an ordinal: 第一(dìyī), 第二(dì'èr), 第三(dìsān) — handy for lists. Ordinals, fractions, multiples →
比(bǐ)现在(xiànzài)的(de)大(dà)很(hěn)多(duō)
A 比(bǐ) B + adjective + 很(hěn)多(duō): “much more” — 比(bǐ)现在(xiànzài)的(de)大(dà)很(hěn)多(duō). How much more: bǐ with amounts →

The words from 3 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 9 of the 87 words in this text are at 3 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

大楼
large building
3
层
storey; layer
3
或者
or
3
搬
to move; to carry (something heavy)
3
搬家
to move house
3
注意
to pay attention to; to be careful of
3
直接
direct; straightforward
4
过去
the past; in the past
3
顺利
smooth; without a hitch
3

The word lists for this text

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Comprehension questions

4 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. On which floor is the new office?

2. By when must everybody pack their things?

3. How many boxes can each person take?

4. What happens on Friday morning?