慢慢来Take it slow

New words

• 慢màn — slow
• 更gèng — even more
• 正在zhèngzài — in the middle of
• 着zhe — (ongoing state)
• 起来qǐlai — up (get up); start to

The story

店员：你好！肉包子还是菜包子？几个？在这儿吃还是回家吃？Hi! Meat buns or veggie buns? How many? Eat here or take home?

大卫：对不起……请说慢一点儿！Sorry... please speak more slowly!

店员：肉包子还是菜包子？几个？在这儿吃还是回家吃？Meat or veggie? How many? Here or home?

大卫：他说话更快了，声音也更大了！He's talking even faster — and louder!

店员：好！十个肉包子，拿着！Right! Ten meat buns, here you go!

小雨：大卫，十二点了！你还坐着？你正在做什么？David, it's midnight! You're still up? What are you doing?

大卫：我正在写汉字。我每天学，每天写……I'm writing characters. I study every day, write every day...

大卫：但是人们说话太快了。我都不明白！But people talk way too fast. I don't understand any of it!

Opening the lesson…