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Stepping Stones Lesson Nine


Audio Immersion  |  Audio Practice  |  Vocabulary Study  |  Vocabulary Review
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2. Audio Practice

Listen to one line of the story, and then repeat it aloud. Follow the characters in the text as you listen--each character corresponds to one syllable. Practice until you can recite the line from memory. Then go on to the next line. Again, don't worry about the meaning for now.


 
huán


 
Kong
Rong
xiǎo
shí
hou


便
人,
 
biàn
cōng
ming
guò
rén,


 
hǎo
xiē
yǒu
cái
xué
de
guān


他。
 
dōu
nán
bu
dǎo
ta.


次,
 
yǒu
cì,


      
hěn
duō
rén
dōu
dāng
zhe


他,
     
Kong
Rong
de
miàn
kuā
tā,



说:
    
dàn
yǒu
guān
què
shuō:"



人,
 
xiǎo
shí
hou
cōng
ming
de
rén,



 
zhǎng

hòu



样。”
 
ding
zèn
me

yàng."



说:
 
Kong
Rong
huán
de

shuō:"



候,
 
rén
xiǎo
de
shí

hou,



的。”
 
xiǎng
shì
hěn
cōng
míng

de."




 

Once you have memorized each line of the story, you are ready to go on to the next step.