3StoryWork1 min
A Presentation Without a Computer
Two weeks of preparation, a room full of guests — and a computer that will not start.
A story from an office. Look at how Chinese says how well something is done: verb + 得 + description, as in 讲得太好了. And watch the moment where 打不开 says that something cannot be done.
王丽在一家小公司工作，已经一年了。这个星期四，经理让她第一次给几位客人介绍公司的新网站。
为了这次介绍，她准备了两个星期，每天都加班到很晚。她写了很多页，每一页都改了好几次。
星期四早上，客人都到了，会议室里坐满了人。可是王丽打开电脑的时候，电脑怎么也打不开。她的脸一下子红了。
经理小声对她说：“别紧张，没有电脑你也能讲。”王丽点了点头，拿了一支笔，在黑板上画，一句一句地讲。
没想到，客人们听得很认真，还问了很多问题。他们走了以后，经理笑着对她说：“你讲得太好了！有时候，没有电脑也不是坏事。”
王丽在一家公司工作。星期四，她要给几位客人介绍公司的新网站。
她准备了两个星期，每天都工作到很晚。
星期四早上，客人都到了。可是王丽的电脑打不开。她的脸红了。
经理说：“别担心，没有电脑你也能讲。”王丽拿了一支笔，在黑板上画，一句一句地讲。
客人们都听得很好，还问了很多问题。以后，经理对她说：“你讲得太好了！”
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More sentences on this in “Language in use”: Chinese for work
- Words
- 153
- Sentences
- 13
- Words per sentence
- 11.8
- in the vocabulary
- 100 %
- measured level
- 3
- Reading time
- 1 min
Grammar in this text
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听得很认真 · 讲得太好了
Verb + 得 + description says how well something is done: 听得很认真, 讲得太好了. Degree complement with de →
打不开
打不开: verb + 不 + result means the result cannot be reached — “it won’t open, won’t start”. Can or cannot: potential complements →
为了这次介绍
为了 + goal at the start of a sentence: “in order to …, for the sake of …”. In order to: wèile →
The words from 3 up in this text
Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 6 of the 95 words in this text are at 3 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.
会议室
meeting room
3加班
to work overtime
3小声
quietly; in a low voice
3没想到
didn’t expect; unexpectedly
3紧张
nervous; tense
3认真
conscientious; serious
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. How long did Wang Li prepare?
Look at the second paragraph.
Look for 准备.
她准备了两个星期
2. What went wrong on Thursday morning?
Read the third paragraph.
Look for 打不开.
电脑怎么也打不开
3. What did Wang Li do instead?
Look at the fourth paragraph, after the manager speaks.
Look for 黑板.
在黑板上画，一句一句地讲
4. What did the manager say afterwards?
The answer is at the end of the story.
Look for 讲得.
你讲得太好了