图书馆 The Library — HSK 2 Reading

我wǒ家jiā离lí图书馆túshūguǎn很hěn近jìn，走路zǒulù十shí分钟fēnzhōng就jiù到dào了le。

My home is very close to the library — it's only a ten-minute walk.

每měi个gè星期六xīngqīliù上午shàngwǔ，我wǒ都dōu去qù那儿nàr看kàn书shū。

Every Saturday morning I go there to read.

图书馆túshūguǎn里lǐ人rén很hěn多duō，但是dànshì没有méiyǒu人rén说话shuōhuà。

There are lots of people in the library, but nobody talks.

昨天zuótiān我wǒ借jiè了le三sān本běn书shū，都dōu非常fēicháng有意思yǒu yìsi。

Yesterday I borrowed three books, and they're all really interesting.

我wǒ最zuì喜欢xǐhuan的de是shì一yì本běn介绍jièshào咖啡kāfēi的de书shū。

My favorite is a book about coffee.

看kàn完wán了le书shū，我wǒ在zài图书馆túshūguǎn旁边pángbiān喝hē了le一yì杯bēi咖啡kāfēi。

After finishing my book, I had a cup of coffee next to the library.

书shū和hé咖啡kāfēi，就jiù是shì我wǒ最zuì快乐kuàilè的de星期六xīngqīliù。

Books and coffee — that's my happiest kind of Saturday.

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Key words 生词

图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary

借jièto borrow (HSK 3)

离lí(distance) from

近jìnnear; close

有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting

介绍jièshàoto introduce

A 离 B + 近/远

离 marks the distance between two places; put 近 (close) or 远 (far) after it, e.g. 我家离商店很远.

我家离图书馆很近。 — My home is very close to the library.

就 (sooner or easier than expected)

就 before a verb signals that something happens quickly or easily, e.g. 五分钟就好了 (ready in just five minutes).

走路十分钟就到了。 — It's only a ten-minute walk and you're there.

最 + adjective/verb (superlative)

最 means 'the most' and goes before an adjective or a verb like 喜欢, e.g. 最好, 最喜欢.

我最喜欢的是一本介绍咖啡的书。 — My favorite is a book about coffee.

1. How long does it take to walk from the writer's home to the library?

2. How many books did the writer borrow yesterday?

3. What did the writer do after finishing the book?