5–8 minutes
Learn the core expressions and record in short blocks.
Name the Moon’s surface, photographs and probes.
Separate imagination from information in sources. Keep the imagined rabbit and the photographs in different categories; use the text to explain what each contributes. You can pause after any study block and continue later.
Observation & useful questions · Lessons 9–12
Identify the phenomenon, the explanation and the evidence. Distinguish observations from guesses and look for a limitation.
5–8 minutes
Learn the core expressions and record in short blocks.
5–10 minutes
Read one part, try the checks, then record the core dialogue.
5–10 minutes
Practise the writing focus and revisit your first-choice answers.
Try each item in a short block. Listen when needed, record when ready, and use the hints to retry. Pinyin and English can be turned off independently.
Pinyin shows how to say a word. The mark above a vowel shows its tone.
Watch the tone marks and listen for the rhythm of the whole phrase. Light syllables are short; pauses belong between meaningful groups.
Flip each card for stroke order. This lesson’s writing focus: 资 · 球 · 探 · 想.
月球
yuè qiú
the Moon
表面
biǎo miàn
surface
照片
zhào piān
photograph
探测器
tàn cè qì
space probe
想象
xiǎng xiàng
imagine; imagination
资料
zī liào
information; reference material
月球绕着地球运动。
yuè qiú rào zhe dì qiú yùn dòng。
The Moon travels around Earth.
月球表面有许多大大小小的坑。
yuè qiú biǎo miàn yǒu xǔ duō dà dà xiǎo xiǎo de kēng。
There are many craters of different sizes on the Moon’s surface.
这些照片是探测器拍的。
zhè xiē zhào piān shì tàn cè qì pāi de。
These photographs were taken by a space probe.
探测器把信息传回地球。
tàn cè qì bǎ xìn xī chuán huí dì qiú。
The space probe sends information back to Earth.
这个月亮故事来自我的想象。
zhè ge yuè liàng gù shì lái zì wǒ de xiǎng xiàng。
This Moon story comes from my imagination.
查资料能帮助我们了解月球。
chá zī liào néng bāng zhù wǒ men liǎo jiě yuè qiú。
Consulting reliable information helps us learn about the Moon.
小安看着月亮上的明暗图案,想象那里有一只抱着书的兔子。
xiǎo ān kàn zhe yuè liàng shàng de míng àn tú àn, xiǎng xiàng nà lǐ yǒu yì zhī bào zhe shū de tù zi。
Looking at the Moon's light and dark patterns, Xiao An imagines a rabbit holding a book there.
弟弟认真地问,月亮上真的有兔子吗,她才发现自己的话需要解释。
dì di rèn zhēn de wèn, yuè liàng shàng zhēn de yǒu tù zi ma, tā cái fā xiàn zì jǐ de huà xū yào jiě shì。
Her younger brother seriously asks whether rabbits really live on the Moon, and she realises she needs to explain.
她说那是自己想出来的画面,不是观察到的事实,然后和弟弟一起查资料。
tā shuō nà shì zì jǐ xiǎng chū lái de huà miàn, bú shì guān chá dào de shì shí, rán hòu hé dì di yì qǐ chá zī liào。
She explains that the scene is imagined, not an observed fact, and they look up information together.
资料里的照片显示月球表面有许多坑,有的地方明亮,有的地方比较暗。
zī liào lǐ de zhào piān xiǎn shì yuè qiú biǎo miàn yǒu xǔ duō kēng, yǒu de dì fang míng liàng, yǒu de dì fang bǐ jiào àn。
The photographs show many craters on the Moon's surface, with some areas bright and others darker.
他们还读到,探测器可以帮助人们拍照和收集信息,不必只靠地面上的眼睛。
tā men hái dú dào, tàn cè qì kě yǐ bāng zhù rén men pāi zhào hé shōu jí xìn xī, bù bì zhǐ kào dì miàn shàng de yǎn jīng。
They also read that space probes help people take photos and collect information beyond what can be seen from the ground.
小安把纸分成两半,一边画自己的月亮故事,一边写从资料里了解到的内容。
xiǎo ān bǎ zhǐ fēn chéng liǎng bàn, yì biān huà zì jǐ de yuè liàng gù shì, yì biān xiě cóng zī liào lǐ liǎo jiě dào de nèi róng。
Xiao An divides her paper in two, drawing her moon story on one side and writing information from the sources on the other.
弟弟指着照片上的大坑,想把它画下来。小安翻到下一页,两个人又发现了更多高低不平的地方,桌边的画纸很快添上了新的图案。
dì di zhǐ zhe zhào piān shàng de dà kēng, xiǎng bǎ tā huà xià lai。 xiǎo ān fān dào xià yí yè, liǎng gè rén yòu fā xiàn le gèng duō gāo dī bù píng de dì fang, zhuō biān de huà zhǐ hěn kuài tiān shàng le xīn de tú àn。
Her brother wanted to draw a large crater in the photograph. Turning the page, they found more uneven ground and soon added new shapes to their drawings.
A 月亮上真的有你画的兔子吗?
yuè liàng shàng zhēn de yǒu nǐ huà de tù zi ma?
Is the rabbit you drew really on the Moon?
B 没有,那是我想象的故事。
méi yǒu, nà shì wǒ xiǎng xiàng de gù shì。
No. That is a story I imagined.
A 那么照片里的坑是真的?
nà me zhào piān lǐ de kēng shì zhēn de?
So the craters in the photos are real?
B 是,我们可以在资料的照片里看到。
shì, wǒ men kě yǐ zài zī liào de zhào piān lǐ kàn dào。
Yes. We can see them in the source photographs.
A 探测器有什么用?
tàn cè qì yǒu shén me yòng?
What are space probes used for?
B 帮助拍照和收集月球的信息。
bāng zhù pāi zhào hé shōu jí yuè qiú de xìn xī。
They help take photographs and gather information about the Moon.