Chinese myth story

The Silk Road Journey

丝绸之路

Travel along the Silk Road in intermediate Mandarin and practice 把, 被, 不但...而且, and 越...越.

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1

丝绸之路连接了很多城市。

Sīchóu Zhī Lù liánjiē le hěn duō chéngshì.

The Silk Road connected many cities.

2

商人把丝绸带到很远的国家。

Shāngrén bǎ sīchóu dài dào hěn yuǎn de guójiā.

Merchants brought silk to distant countries.

3

路上环境复杂,天气也常常变化。

Lù shàng huánjìng fùzá, tiānqì yě chángcháng biànhuà.

The environment on the road was complex, and the weather often changed.

4

无论白天还是晚上,队伍都要小心。

Wúlùn báitiān háishì wǎnshang, duìwu dōu yào xiǎoxīn.

No matter day or night, the group had to be careful.

5

骆驼被用来运送重要货物。

Luòtuo bèi yòng lái yùnsòng zhòngyào huòwù.

Camels were used to carry important goods.

6

旅行者把地图放在包里。

Lǚxíngzhě bǎ dìtú fàng zài bāo lǐ.

Travelers put maps in their bags.

7

他们经过沙漠,也经过绿洲。

Tāmen jīngguò shāmò, yě jīngguò lǜzhōu.

They passed through deserts and also oases.

8

越往西走,文化越不一样。

Yuè wǎng xī zǒu, wénhuà yuè bù yíyàng.

The farther west they went, the more different the culture became.

9

丝绸不但漂亮,而且很受欢迎。

Sīchóu búdàn piàoliang, érqiě hěn shòu huānyíng.

Silk was not only beautiful, but also very popular.

10

茶和音乐也被带到别的地方。

Chá hé yīnyuè yě bèi dài dào bié de dìfang.

Tea and music were also brought to other places.

11

既然路很远,就必须认真计划。

Jìrán lù hěn yuǎn, jiù bìxū rènzhēn jìhuà.

Since the road was long, they had to plan carefully.

12

商人一边走,一边学习新的语言。

Shāngrén yìbiān zǒu, yìbiān xuéxí xīn de yǔyán.

Merchants walked while learning new languages.

13

很多故事被留在路边的城市里。

Hěn duō gùshi bèi liú zài lù biān de chéngshì lǐ.

Many stories were left in cities along the road.

14

这条路把东方和西方放在一起。

Zhè tiáo lù bǎ dōngfāng hé xīfāng fàng zài yìqǐ.

This road brought East and West together.

15

世界因此了解了更多中国文化。

Shìjiè yīncǐ liǎojiě le gèng duō Zhōngguó wénhuà.

Because of this, the world learned more about Chinese culture.

16

今天,丝绸之路还是交流的象征。

Jīntiān, Sīchóu Zhī Lù háishì jiāoliú de xiàngzhēng.

Today, the Silk Road is still a symbol of exchange.

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Vocabulary

Story words

17 cards

hold

bèi

cover

不但……而且……

búdàn…érqiě…

not only…but also…

文化

wén huà

Culture

历史

lì shǐ

History

城市

chéng shì

City

环境

huán jìng

Environment

地图

dì tú

Map

方便

fāng biàn

convenient

国家

guó jiā

Country

经过

jīng guò

After, through

旅游

lǚ yóu

to travel

影响

yǐng xiǎng

Influence

yuè

the more

重要

zhòng yào

important

road; way

yuǎn

far

Mini quiz

Check your understanding

Question 1

What does 环境 mean?

Question 2

What is the pinyin for 历史?

Question 3

What did merchants bring to distant countries?

Question 4

What happened as travelers went west?

Question 5

Choose the correct 把 sentence.

Question 6

What does 越...越... show?

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Story vocabulary list

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hold

· bèi

cover

不但……而且…… · búdàn…érqiě…

not only…but also…

文化 · wén huà

Culture

历史 · lì shǐ

History

城市 · chéng shì

City

环境 · huán jìng

Environment

地图 · dì tú

Map

方便 · fāng biàn

convenient

国家 · guó jiā

Country

经过 · jīng guò

After, through

旅游 · lǚ yóu

to travel

Simple questions

  1. What does 环境 mean?

    Options: environment / umbrella / grade / cake

  2. What is the pinyin for 历史?

    Options: lìshǐ / lǐshì / lìshì / līshǐ

  3. What did merchants bring to distant countries?

    Options: Silk / Only water / Blackboards / Pandas

Sentence ordering exercise

Put these parts in the correct order.

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