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hsk2-9

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Per Johansson

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English summary: A new colleague joins the narrator’s company. Everyone introduces themselves, and the new colleague looks polite and friendly. Because he is new, he sometimes asks questions and learns the workflow step by step. After a few days, he can join meetings and work with the team smoothly.

LEVEL/WORDCOUNT: HSK 2 / ~320 characters

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新同事

我们公司来了一个新同事，大家都去欢迎他。我先介绍了自己，也介绍了办公室的情况。

新同事看起来很有礼貌，也很友好。他说以前在上海工作，现在想在北京发展。

因为他刚来，有些事情不太懂，就常常问我们。我们先告诉他每天要做什么，再带他去开会。

过了几天，他已经能跟大家一起工作，也不紧张了。

A New Colleague

A new colleague came to our company, and everyone went to welcome him. I first introduced myself and also introduced the office situation.

The new colleague looked very polite and friendly. He said he used to work in Shanghai, and now he wants to develop in Beijing.

Because he just arrived, there were some things he didn’t really understand, so he often asked us. We first told him what he needed to do every day, and then we took him to a meeting.

After a few days, he could already work with everyone and he wasn’t nervous anymore.

Help

How to Use the Audio

The audio is designed to help you improve your Mandarin Chinese listening skills and pronunciation. You can use it in two ways:

  • Before reading: Listen to understand rhythm, tones, and natural speech.
  • After reading: Listen again to compare pronunciation and improve fluency.

Vocabulary

  • 同事 (tóngshì) – colleague
  • 欢迎 (huānyíng) – to welcome
  • 介绍 (jièshào) – to introduce
  • 办公室 (bàngōngshì) – office
  • 情况 (qíngkuàng) – situation
  • 礼貌 (lǐmào) – polite
  • 友好 (yǒuhǎo) – friendly
  • 发展 (fāzhǎn) – to develop; development
  • 开会 (kāihuì) – to have a meeting
  • 紧张 (jǐnzhāng) – nervous

Grammar

Grammar rule #1: “看起来 + adjective” (looks/seems)
Use 看起来 to describe the impression someone or something gives.
Structure: 主语 + 看起来 + 形容词。
It is often used for appearance, behavior, or first impressions.
Here it describes the new colleague’s manner.

Examples:
新同事看起来很有礼貌，也很友好。
他看起来很友好。

Grammar rule #2: “先…再…” (first… then…)
Use 先 and 再 to show the order of actions.
Structure: 先 + 动作1，再 + 动作2。
This is common in workplace routines and instructions.
It helps describe onboarding steps clearly.

Examples:
我们先告诉他每天要做什么，再带他去开会。
先介绍…再…

Idiomatic Expressions

  • 来了一个… – meaning
    Example: 我们公司来了一个新同事。
  • 去欢迎… – meaning
    Example: 大家都去欢迎他。
  • 刚来 – meaning
    Example: 因为他刚来，有些事情不太懂。
  • 不太懂 – meaning
    Example: 有些事情不太懂。
  • 不紧张了 – meaning
    Example: 过了几天，他…也不紧张了。

Cultural Insights

  • Welcoming a new colleague
    Many workplaces introduce new staff to the team on the first day.
    This creates natural language for “welcome + introduction” scenes in learner stories.
    It also teaches polite, practical vocabulary like 礼貌 and 介绍.
  • Learning by asking
    New employees often ask questions while learning procedures.
    Using 常常问… is a simple and realistic way to show this stage.
    It also models a good learning attitude for students.
  • Meetings as routine
    开会 is a common daily word for office life and appears early in many textbooks.
    It is easy to connect with sequencing words like 先…再…
    This helps learners describe work life in simple paragraphs.

10 Questions

  1. Who comes to the company? (answer)
  2. What do people do when he arrives? (answer)
  3. What does the narrator do first? (answer)
  4. How does the new colleague look? (answer)
  5. Where did he work before? (answer)
  6. Where does he want to develop now? (answer)
  7. Why does he ask questions often? (answer)
  8. What do coworkers tell him first? (answer)
  9. Where do they take him after that? (answer)
  10. How does he feel after a few days? (answer)

Multiple Choice

  1. 我们公司来了一个： (answer)
    a) 医生
    b) 新同事
    c) 学生
  2. 新同事看起来很： (answer)
    a) 礼貌
    b) 生气
    c) 伤心
  3. 他以前在哪里工作？ (answer)
    a) 广州
    b) 北京
    c) 上海
  1. 因为他刚来，所以他： (answer)
    a) 不说话
    b) 常常问我们
    c) 不来公司
  2. 我们先告诉他什么？ (answer)
    a) 每天要做什么
    b) 怎么买衣服
    c) 怎么做菜
  3. 过了几天，他： (answer)
    a) 更紧张了
    b) 不工作
    c) 不紧张了

True or False

  1. 我们公司来了一个新同事。 (answer)
  2. 大家都不欢迎他。 (answer)
  3. 新同事看起来很有礼貌。 (answer)
  4. 他以前在北京工作。 (answer)
  5. 我们先带他去开会，再告诉他要做什么。 (answer)
  6. 过了几天，他已经能跟大家一起工作。 (answer)

Retell the Story

Rewrite the story in your own words.

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