今天练习用“还是”问选择、点饮料、和说“先…再…”。 Today you practice using 还是 to offer choices, ordering drinks, and sequencing with 先…再….
LEVEL/WORDCOUNT: HSK2 / 462 Chinese characters (approx.)
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今天下午我和同事在公司楼下的咖啡店开小会。服务员走过来问我们：“你们想喝什么？” 我同事先看了看菜单，又问我：“你想喝茶还是咖啡？”
我最近晚上睡得不太好，所以不太想喝咖啡。我说：“那我喝一杯热茶吧。你呢？你喝咖啡还是也喝茶？” 同事笑着说：“我今天有点儿累，还是喝咖啡吧。”
点完饮料以后，服务员又问：“要不要点点心？比如蛋糕还是三明治？” 我们想了想，说：“先喝东西，再看看还饿不饿。如果还饿，再点一点儿东西。”
开会的时候，我们一边喝饮料一边聊天。喝到一半，同事说：“这家咖啡店比楼上的那家安静一点儿， 以后开会还是来这里吧。”我也觉得这里环境比较好，下次还想来。
Nǐ Xiǎng Hē Chá Háishì Kāfēi? (Pinyin)
Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ hé tóngshì zài gōngsī lóuxià de kāfēidiàn kāi xiǎo huì. Fúwùyuán zǒu guòlái wèn wǒmen: “Nǐmen xiǎng hē shénme?” Wǒ tóngshì xiān kàn le kàn càidān, yòu wèn wǒ: “Nǐ xiǎng hē chá háishì kāfēi?”
Wǒ zuìjìn wǎnshang shuì de bú tài hǎo, suǒyǐ bú tài xiǎng hē kāfēi. Wǒ shuō: “Nà wǒ hē yì bēi rè chá ba. Nǐ ne? Nǐ hē kāfēi háishì yě hē chá?” Tóngshì xiàozhe shuō: “Wǒ jīntiān yǒudiǎnr lèi, háishì hē kāfēi ba.”
Diǎn wán yǐnliào yǐhòu, fúwùyuán yòu wèn: “Yào bú yào diǎn diǎnxīn? Bǐrú dàngāo háishì sānmíngzhì?” Wǒmen xiǎng le xiǎng, shuō: “Xiān hē dōngxi, zài kànkan hái è bu è. Rúguǒ hái è, zài diǎn yìdiǎnr dōngxi.”
Kāihuì de shíhou, wǒmen yìbiān hē yǐnliào yìbiān liáotiān. Hē dào yíbàn, tóngshì shuō: “Zhè jiā kāfēidiàn bǐ lóu shàng nà jiā ānjìng yìdiǎnr, yǐhòu kāihuì háishì lái zhèlǐ ba.” Wǒ yě juéde zhèlǐ huánjìng bǐjiào hǎo, xiàcì hái xiǎng lái.
Tea or Coffee?
This afternoon my colleague and I had a small meeting at the café downstairs. The server asked what we wanted to drink, and my colleague turned to me and asked whether I wanted tea or coffee.
Recently I haven’t been sleeping well, so I didn’t really want coffee. I chose a cup of hot tea. My colleague felt tired and decided that coffee was better for today.
After ordering drinks, the server also offered desserts like cake or sandwiches. We decided to drink first and then see if we were still hungry before ordering food.
During the meeting we drank and talked. Halfway through, my colleague said this café was a bit quieter than the one upstairs, so it would be better to use this place for future meetings, and I agreed.
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How to Use the Audio
The audio is designed to help you improve your Mandarin Chinese listening skills and pronunciation.
- Before reading: Listen to understand rhythm, intonation, and natural speech.
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Vocabulary
| Characters | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 咖啡店 | kāfēidiàn | café |
| 服务员 | fúwùyuán | server; waiter |
| 菜单 | càidān | menu |
| 热茶 | rè chá | hot tea |
| 点心 | diǎnxin | snacks; dim sum; dessert |
| 蛋糕 | dàngāo | cake |
| 三明治 | sānmíngzhì | sandwich |
| 安静 | ānjìng | quiet |
| 一边…一边… | yìbiān…yìbiān… | do A while doing B |
| 有点儿累 | yǒudiǎnr lèi | a bit tired |
Grammar
[Option A + 还是 + Option B ? (A or B?)]
Use 还是 in questions to offer a choice: “A or B?” This is the standard HSK2 pattern for choice questions. [web:289][web:98]
Example: 你想喝茶还是咖啡？
[Subj. + Verb + Option A + 还是 + Option B ?]
Add subject and verb to make full questions with 还是. [web:286][web:102]
Example: 你喝咖啡还是也喝茶？
[先…再… (first…then…)]
Use 先…再… to show order of actions or decisions. [web:41]
Example: 先喝东西，再看看还饿不饿。
Idiomatic Expressions
还是…吧
Means “had better…” or “I’ll go with…”, showing a final choice after thinking. [web:285]
Example: 我今天有点儿累，还是喝咖啡吧。
有点儿 + Adj.
Softens a negative feeling like “a bit tired / a bit cold.” [web:41]
Example: 我今天有点儿累。
一边…一边…
A common pattern to describe doing two things at the same time. [web:41]
Example: 一边喝饮料一边聊天。
Cultural Insights
Using 还是-questions like “你喝茶还是咖啡？” is a very natural way to guide someone to choose one option, and the answer is usually just one of the two. [web:289][web:102]
In informal work meetings, it is common to order drinks first and then decide “还饿不饿” (still hungry or not) before ordering snacks, which matches the 先…再… logic in the story. [web:41]
10 Questions
- 他们下午在哪里开小会？ (答案)
- 服务员先问了什么？ (答案)
- 同事用“还是”问了什么？ (答案)
- 为什么我不太想喝咖啡？ (答案)
- 我最后点了什么？ (答案)
- 同事觉得怎么样，所以“还是喝咖啡”？ (答案)
- 服务员后来又提供了什么选择？ (答案)
- 我们先做什么，再做什么？ (答案)
- 这家咖啡店跟楼上的那家比，有什么不同？ (答案)
- 我们以后开会想去哪儿？ (答案)
Multiple Choice
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“你想喝茶还是咖啡？”里，“还是”表示：
(答案)
a) 并列 “和”
b) 否定 “不”
c) 在问选择 “A 还是 B？” -
我不太想喝咖啡是因为：
(答案)
a) 最近睡得不太好
b) 不喜欢甜
c) 没有钱 -
同事“还是喝咖啡吧”表示：
(答案)
a) 完全不要喝
b) 最后的选择是咖啡
c) 两个都要 -
我们先：
(答案)
a) 先回家，再工作
b) 先吃蛋糕，再点饮料
c) 先喝东西，再看饿不饿 -
他们觉得这家咖啡店：
(答案)
a) 比楼上的安静一点儿
b) 比楼上的吵得多
c) 没有地方坐
True or False
- 他们是在公司楼下的咖啡店开小会。 (答案)
- 同事问“你想喝茶或者咖啡？”。 (答案)
- 我最后点了一杯热茶。 (答案)
- 他们一开始就点了很多点心。 (答案)
- 他们觉得这家咖啡店比较安静，适合以后开会。 (答案)
Retell the Story
请用你自己的话重写这个故事。
Hints: 咖啡店开小会 / 想喝什么 / 茶还是咖啡 / 有点儿累 / 还是…吧 / 点心：蛋糕还是三明治 / 先…再… / 比较安静
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