{"id":5400,"date":"2019-10-29T11:04:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T11:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/business-chinese\/almost-did-not-pass-cha-yi-dian-er-mei-ji-ge-cha-yi-dian-mei-ji-e\/"},"modified":"2019-10-29T11:04:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T11:04:23","slug":"almost-did-not-pass-cha-yi-dian-er-mei-ji-ge-cha-yi-dian-mei-ji-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/almost-did-not-pass-cha-yi-dian-er-mei-ji-ge-cha-yi-dian-mei-ji-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost did not pass\uff1a\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u513f\u6ca1\u53ca\u683cCh\u00e0 y\u00ec di\u01cen m\u00e9i j\u00ed\u0261\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u513f\u6ca1\u53ca\u683c\uff1aAlmost did not pass<\/p>\n

Story
Mén\u0261mén\u0261\uff1ayéye \uff0cl\u01ceosh\u012bshu\u014d" chàyìdi\u01cen méi y\u0101n s\u01d0" hé" chàyìdi\u01cen y\u0101n s\u01d0le " shìyí\u0261èyìsi \uff0czh\u0113n de m\u0251\uff1f
\u840c\u840c\uff1a\u7237\u7237\uff0c\u8001\u5e08\u8bf4“\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u6ca1\u6df9\u6b7b”\u548c“\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u6df9\u6b7b\u4e86”\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u610f\u601d\uff0c\u771f\u7684\u5417\uff1f
Méng meng: Grandpa, our teacher told us that “almost did not drown” has the same meaning as “nearly drowned.” Is that true?<\/p>\n

Yéye \uff1aduì\u0101\uff0cd\u014dushìméi y\u0101n s\u01d0de yìsi \u3002
\u7237\u7237\uff1a\u5bf9\u554a\uff0c\u90fd\u662f\u6ca1\u6df9\u6b7b\u7684\u610f\u601d\u3002
Grandpa: Yes, that’s right. They both mean that the person did not drown.<\/p>\n

Xi\u01ceowánzi \uff1aò\uff0czhèyàn\u0261\u0101\uff01q\u012bzh\u014dn\u0261k\u01ceoshìchén\u0261jìch\u016blái le \uff0cw\u01d2chàyìdi\u01cen méi jí\u0261é\u3002
\u5c0f\u4e38\u5b50\uff1a\u54e6\uff0c\u8fd9\u6837\u554a\uff01\u671f\u4e2d\u8003\u8bd5\u6210\u7ee9\u51fa\u6765\u4e86\uff0c\u6211\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u6ca1\u53ca\u683c\u3002
Méng meng: Oh, I see. The mid-term exam results came out. I almost did not pass.<\/p>\n

Yéye \uff1ashénme \uff1fshìjí\u0261éle háishìméi jí\u0261é\uff1f
\u7237\u7237\uff1a\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f\u662f\u53ca\u683c\u4e86\u8fd8\u662f\u6ca1\u53ca\u683c\uff1f
Grandpa: Huh? Pass or not?<\/p>\n

Mén\u0261mén\u0261\uff1ayéye zìj\u01d0xi\u01cen\u0261\uff01
\u840c\u840c\uff1a\u7237\u7237\u81ea\u5df1\u60f3\uff01
Méng meng: Just think a<\/em>bout it!
Key words:
1,\u5dee\uff08chà\uff09\uff1alack, short of, lack of
2,\u4e00\u70b9\uff08yì di\u01cen\uff09\uff1aa little, a bit
3,\u6df9\u6b7b\uff08y\u0101n s\u01d0\uff09\uff1ato drown
4,\u610f\u601d\uff08yì si\uff09\uff1ameaning, connotation
5,\u8fd9\u6837\uff08zhè yàng\uff09\uff1aso, like this, this way, that’s it
6.\u671f\u4e2d\uff08q\u012b zh\u014dng\uff09\uff1amidterm, mid-term
7,\u53ca\u683c\uff08jí gé\uff09\uff1apass a test, pass an examination<\/p>\n

Language Point<\/p>\n

1. \u5dee\u4e00\u70b9<\/p>\n

“\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9”\u8868\u793a\u67d0\u4ef6\u4e8b\u60c5\u63a5\u8fd1\u5b9e\u73b0\u6216\u52c9\u5f3a\u5b9e\u73b0\u3002Chàyìdi\u01cen " bi\u01ceo shìm\u01d2ujiàn shìqín\u0261ji\u0113jìn shíxiàn huòmiánqi\u01cen\u0261shíxiàn \u3002
“\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9” means that something very nearly happened.
Sentences:
\u2474 Chà yì dián’r k\u01ceole m\u01cenf\u0113n \u3002
 \u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u513f\u8003\u4e86\u6ee1\u5206\u3002
I almost got full marks.
\u2475 N\u01d0 chà yì dián’r zá dào w\u01d2 \u3002
\u4f60\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u513f\u7838\u5230\u6211\u3002
You almost hit me.
2\uff0e\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u6ca1
“\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u6ca1” \u5e0c\u671b\u53d1\u751f\u67d0\u4e8b= \u67d0\u4e8b\u6210\u529f" Chà yì di\u01cen méi " x\u012b wàn\u0261 f\u0101 sh\u0113n\u0261 m\u01d2ushì = m\u01d2u shì chén\u0261\u0261\u014dn\u0261
“\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u6ca1” \u4e0d\u5e0c\u671b\u53d1\u751f\u67d0\u4e8b= \u67d0\u4e8b\u6ca1\u53d1\u751f"Chà yì di\u01cen méi " bù x\u012b wàn\u0261 f\u0101 sh\u0113n\u0261 m\u01d2ushì = m\u01d2ushì méi f\u0101sh\u0113n\u0261<\/p>\n

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“\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u6ca1” something good = good thing happened<\/p>\n

“\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u6ca1” something bad = bad thing avoided<\/p>\n

Sentences:
\u2474 T\u0101 chà yì di\u01cen méi m\u01cei dào
\u4ed6\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u6ca1\u4e70\u5230\u3002
He was lucky to have bought it.
\u2475 T\u0101 chà yì di\u01cen méi jí\u0261é \u3002
\u4ed6\u5dee\u4e00\u70b9\u6ca1\u53ca\u683c\u3002
He’s lucky to pass the examination.
3.\u53ca\u683c
“\u53ca\u683c”\u8868\u793a\u8fbe\u5230\u6700\u4f4e\u7684\u6807\u51c6\u3002100\u5206\u7684\u5377\u5b5060\u5206\u7b97\u53ca\u683c\u3002Gí\u0261é" bi\u01ceo shì dádào zuì d\u012b de bi\u0101ozh\u01d4n \u3002100 f\u0113n de juànzi 60 f\u0113n suàn jí\u0261é\u3002
“\u53ca\u683c” means to meet minimum standards. If a full score is 100, then 60 would be the passing grade.
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