Learn Chinese L27: You did well in the exam. Congratulations!

In the classroom the teacher returns graded exams to the students. Dachuan is happy with his grade. Sun Dachuan congratulates him.

Dialogue One

zhè  cì  kǎo  shì  chéng  jì zěn me  yàng
这  次 考  试  成  绩 怎  么  样?
How did you do on your exam?
hái kě yǐ  dé le yōu xiù
还  可 以。得 了  优  秀。
So so. I received a grade of "Excellence".
kǎo  de zhēn bú cuò  zhù hè nǐ
考  得  真  不  错! 祝  贺 你!
That's good! Congratulations to you!

Dialogue Two

ài zhēn chà jìn wǒ yǐ  jing  hěn nǔ lì  zhǔn  bèi
唉! 真  差  劲!我 已  经  很  努 力  准  备
kǎo  shì le dàn shì chéng  jì  hái shì  bú  tài hǎo
考  试 了, 但  是  成  绩 还  是  不  太  好。
Oh. It's so bad. I've tried my best to prepare for the exam. Still the result is not great.
méi guān  xi  xià cì  hǎo  hāo kǎo
没  关  系,下  次  好  好  考!
That's ok. Try your best on your next exam!
hǎo  de  xiè xie
好  的, 谢  谢。
OK. Thanks.

Explanation of difficult points

1. 得

"得" (dé) means "to earn/get/receive". It is different from "得" (de) which is used as a structural particle.

2. 上次/下次

"上次" (shàng cì) means "last time" and "下次" (xià cì) means "next time"; "下" (xià) here is used the same way as in Lesson 5.

3. 差劲

In this context "差劲" (chà jìn) means "disappointing".

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