hsk 6 lesson 40 with pinyin and English translation

Lesson 40 人类超能力会改变世界纪录吗

Will superhuman powers change the world records?

Rénlèi chāo nénglì huì gǎibiàn shìjiè jìlù ma
人类超能力会改变世界纪录吗
Will superhuman powers change the world records?

Wǒmen yīzhí yǐwéi shìjiè jìlù jiùshì yào bùduàn bèi dǎpò, 

我们一直以为世界纪录就是要不断被打破，

We have always thought that world records are to be constantly broken, 

dàn guójì tián lián gōngbù de gè xiàng bǐsài chéngjī què gàosù wǒmen, 

但国际田联公布的各项比赛成绩却告诉我们，

but the results of various competitions announced by the IAAF tell us that 

hsk 6 lesson 37 with pinyin and English translation

Lesson 37 警察的故事

Stories of the policemen

Jǐngchá de gùshì
警察的故事
Stories of the policemen

(Yī) yōuxiù nǚ jǐngguān

（一）优秀女警官

(1) Outstanding female police officer

Nǚ jǐngguān lǐ zhēnshi gōngrèn de “zhǐwén pòyì zhuānjiā”.

女警官李真是公认的“指纹破译专家”。

Female police officer Li Zhen is a recognized "fingerprint deciphering expert."

Yīcì, mǒu jiǔdiàn yī wèi zhèngzài huàzhuāng de nǚshì bèi cánrěn de shāhài zài shìnèi, 

一次，某酒店一位正在化妆的女士被残忍地杀害在室内，

Once, a woman in a hotel who was putting on makeup was brutally murdered indoors. 

hsk 6 lesson 35 with pinyin and English translation

Lesson 35 走近木版年画

Approaching the woodblock New Year Pictures

Zǒu jìn mùbǎn niánhuà
走近木版年画
Approaching the woodblock New Year Pictures

Niánhuà de qǐyuán

年画的起源

The origin of New Year pictures

Niánhuà shì zhōngguóhuà de yī zhǒng, 

年画是中国画的一种，

New Year paintings are a type of Chinese painting, 

shǐ yú gǔdài de ménshén huà.

始于古代的门神画。

which began with ancient door god paintings.

hsk 6 lesson 33 the with pinyin and English translation

Lesson 33 怀念慢生活

Cherishing the memory of slow life

Huáiniàn màn shēnghuó
怀念慢生活
Cherishing the memory of slow life

Wéiqí sān tiān de jiàqī, 

为期三天的假期，

During the three-day holiday, 

wǒ hé érshí de hǎoyǒu jiébàn qù xī'ān lǚxíng.

我和儿时的好友结伴去西安旅行。

my childhood friend and I traveled to Xi'an together.

hsk 6 lesson 32 with pinyin and English translation

Lesson 32. 有时，不妨悲伤

Sometimes it's good to be sad

Yǒushí, bùfáng bēishāng
有时，不妨悲伤
Sometimes it's good to be sad

Dào jīntiān wéizhǐ, wǒmen de shèhuì duì hǎo nánrén de biāozhǔn cóng méiyǒu gǎibiànguò: 

到今天为止，我们的社会对好男人的标准从没有改变过：

So far, our society’s standards for good men have never changed: 

Nánrén yào yǒu zérèn xīn, 

男人要有责任心，

men must have a sense of responsibility, 

hsk 6 lesson 30 with pinyin and English translation

Lesson 30   你睡好了吗

Did you sleep well?

Nǐ shuì hǎole ma
你睡好了吗
Did you sleep well?

Duì pǔtōng rén lái shuō, shuìjiào zhǐshì guànlì, 

对普通人来说，睡觉只是惯例，

For ordinary people, sleep is just a routine, 

kěshì duìyú huàn yǒu wángù shīmián zhèng de rén lái shuō, 

可是对于患有顽固失眠症的人来说，

but for people suffering from stubborn insomnia, 

shuìjiào què chéngle nándé de shēchǐ.

睡觉却成了难得的奢侈。

sleep has become a rare luxury.

hsk 6 lesson 29 with pinyin and English translation

Lesson 29   “笑”的备忘录

A memorandum of laughing

“Xiào” de bèiwànglù
“笑”的备忘录
A memorandum of laughing

  (Yī) dànǎo néng “tīng” chū xiào shēng de zhēn jiǎ
（一）大脑能“听”出笑声的真假
  (1) The brain can "hear" the true and false of laughter

Zhēnshi qǐyǒucǐlǐ, 

真是岂有此理，

How can this be so? 

nándào wǒmen tīng dào yōngsú, bù shàng dàngcì de xiàohuà jiǎ xiào liǎng shēng, 

难道我们听到庸俗、不上档次的笑话假笑两声、

we hear vulgar, inferior jokes and smirk twice, 

fūyǎn yīxià yě bù kěyǐ ma?

敷衍一下也不可以吗？

and can't be perfunctory?