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At the Massage Parlor — 去按摩店按摩

去按摩店按摩

Where it hurts, lighter or harder, and a hot compress to finish — a massage that feels the way you want.

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The article

The dialogue — Anna is at a massage parlor

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After the dialogue读完回答

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Answer from the whole passage, heard or read

Anna哪里最不舒服?

Anna nǎ lǐ zuì bù shū fu

Where does Anna feel worst?

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Anna让技师按重一点还是轻一点?

Anna ràng jì shī àn zhòng yì diǎn hái shì qīng yì diǎn

Does Anna ask for lighter or harder pressure?

Word check 1/2生词复习(一)

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我最近很累,想去____店放松一下。

wǒ zuì jìn hěn lèi,xiǎng qù ____ diàn fàng sōng yí xià。

I've been tired lately. I want to go to a massage parlor and relax.

你做过____吗?听说在泰国很有名。

nǐ zuò guò ____ ma?tīng shuō zài tài guó hěn yǒu míng。

Have you ever had a Thai massage? I hear it's famous in Thailand.

去按摩店你会找同一个____吗?

qù àn mó diàn nǐ huì zhǎo tóng yí gè ____ ma?

At a massage parlor, do you ask for the same masseur?

我最近坐办公室,____和后背都很紧。

wǒ zuì jìn zuò bàn gōng shì,____ hé hòu bèi dōu hěn jǐn。

I sit in an office these days. My shoulders, neck and back are all tight.

我坐久了以后,____会酸。

wǒ zuò jiǔ le yǐ hòu,____ huì suān。

After I sit for a long time, my lower back aches.

我今天走了很多路,____很累。

wǒ jīn tiān zǒu le hěn duō lù,____ hěn lèi。

I walked a lot today. My legs are tired.

Word check 2/2生词复习(二)

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我站了一天,____很疼。

wǒ zhàn le yì tiān,____ hěn téng。

I stood all day. The soles of my feet hurt.

我的大腿____很紧,可以按重一点吗?

wǒ de dà tuǐ ____ hěn jǐn,kě yǐ àn zhòng yì diǎn ma?

My thigh muscles are very tight. Can you press a bit harder?

这个____可以吗?——有一点重,请按轻一点。

zhè ge ____ kě yǐ ma?——yǒu yì diǎn zhòng,qǐng àn qīng yì diǎn。

Is this pressure OK? — It's a bit hard. Please press more gently.

我运动以后,肌肉很____。

wǒ yùn dòng yǐ hòu,jī ròu hěn ____。

After exercise, my muscles are sore.

你周末一般怎么____?

nǐ zhōu mò yì bān zěn me ____?

How do you usually relax on weekends?

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Pick the word from the bank练习:选词填空

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Word bank

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Grammar

身体部位 + 请按 + adj + 一点

Grammar

多久 + 动词 + 一次(+ 宾语)

The patterns, in use语言点练习

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我怕疼,请按____一点。

wǒ pà téng,qǐng àn ____ yì diǎn。

I'm afraid of pain. Please press a bit more gently.

肩颈请按轻____。

jiān jǐng qǐng àn qīng ____。

Please press my shoulders and neck a bit more gently.

Please press my shoulders and neck a bit more gently.

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Your sentence

Could you press my calves a bit harder?

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Your sentence

你____按摩一次?

nǐ ____ àn mó yí cì?

How often do you get a massage?

我一个星期给父母打____电话。

wǒ yí gè xīng qī gěi fù mǔ dǎ ____ diàn huà。

I call my parents once a week.

I get a massage every two or three months.

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Your sentence

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Discussion

Talk it over

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All 25 topics (for the teacher in class)
  1. 1

    你什么时候会想去按摩店?一般多久去一次?

    nǐ shén me shí hou huì xiǎng qù àn mó diàn? yì bān duō jiǔ qù yí cì?

  2. 2

    按肩颈的时候,你喜欢轻一点还是重一点?为什么?

    àn jiān jǐng de shí hou, nǐ xǐ huān qīng yì diǎn hái shì zhòng yì diǎn? wèi shén me?

  3. 3

    你平时哪里的肌肉最容易酸痛?你会怎么让自己放松?

    nǐ píng shí nǎ lǐ de jī ròu zuì róng yì suān tòng? nǐ huì zěn me ràng zì jǐ fàng sōng?

  4. 4

    你试过热敷、精油按摩、拔罐或者针灸吗?

    nǐ shì guò rè fū、 jīng yóu àn mó、 bá guàn huò zhě zhēn jiǔ ma?

  5. 5

    第一次去中国的按摩店时,你最想问技师什么问题?

    dì yī cì qù zhōng guó de àn mó diàn shí, nǐ zuì xiǎng wèn jì shī shén me wèn tí?

  6. 6

    你累的时候会去按摩吗?

    nǐ lèi de shí hou huì qù àn mó ma?

  7. 7

    你觉得按摩以后身体会放松吗?

    nǐ jué de àn mó yǐ hòu shēn tǐ huì fàng sōng ma?

  8. 8

    去按摩店你会找同一个技师吗?

    qù àn mó diàn nǐ huì zhǎo tóng yí gè jì shī ma?

  9. 9

    按摩的时候你会和技师聊天吗?

    àn mó de shí hou nǐ huì hé jì shī liáo tiān ma?

  10. 10

    你长时间看电脑以后,肩颈会不舒服吗?

    nǐ cháng shí jiān kàn diàn nǎo yǐ hòu, jiān jǐng huì bù shū fu ma?

  11. 11

    你觉得按肩颈的时候轻一点好,还是重一点好?

    nǐ jué de àn jiān jǐng de shí hou qīng yì diǎn hǎo, hái shì zhòng yì diǎn hǎo?

  12. 12

    你坐久了以后,腰会不会酸?

    nǐ zuò jiǔ le yǐ hòu, yāo huì bu huì suān?

  13. 13

    腰不舒服的时候,应该去运动还是休息?

    yāo bù shū fu de shí hou, yīng gāi qù yùn dòng hái shì xiū xi?

  14. 14

    你走很多路以后,腿会很累吗?

    nǐ zǒu hěn duō lù yǐ hòu, tuǐ huì hěn lèi ma?

  15. 15

    练腿以后你会不会拉伸?

    liàn tuǐ yǐ hòu nǐ huì bu huì lā shēn?

  16. 16

    你站了一天以后,脚底会疼吗?

    nǐ zhàn le yì tiān yǐ hòu, jiǎo dǐ huì téng ma?

  17. 17

    你的脚底怕痒吗?

    nǐ de jiǎo dǐ pà yǎng ma?

  18. 18

    你觉得女生有肌肉好看吗?

    nǐ jué de nǚ shēng yǒu jī ròu hǎo kàn ma?

  19. 19

    做你最喜欢的运动以后,哪里的肌肉容易痛?

    zuò nǐ zuì xǐ huān de yùn dòng yǐ hòu, nǎ lǐ de jī ròu róng yì tòng?

  20. 20

    按摩的时候,技师会问你力度合不合适吗?

    àn mó de shí hou, jì shī huì wèn nǐ lì dù hé bu hé shì ma?

  21. 21

    按摩的时候你喜欢力度重一点吗?

    àn mó de shí hou nǐ xǐ huān lì dù zhòng yì diǎn ma?

  22. 22

    你运动以后,哪里最容易酸痛?

    nǐ yùn dòng yǐ hòu, nǎ lǐ zuì róng yì suān tòng?

  23. 23

    肌肉酸痛的时候,你会热敷还是按摩?

    jī ròu suān tòng de shí hou, nǐ huì rè fū hái shì àn mó?

  24. 24

    你周末一般怎么放松?

    nǐ zhōu mò yì bān zěn me fàng sōng?

  25. 25

    按摩时你会放松得睡着吗?

    àn mó shí nǐ huì fàng sōng de shuì zháo ma?

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Before you go课后回顾

  1. 1Role-play: You are at a massage parlor in China. Say which parts of your body feel sore, ask the therapist to massage your shoulders more gently and your calves more firmly, ask for a ten-minute hot compress, and confirm the price and duration.