About This Lesson
Use Checking Presentation Equipment Before a Meeting to practice Chinese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
客户到达前，我们应该检查一下演示设备。
kèhù dàodá qián, wǒmen yīnggāi jiǎnchá yíxià yǎnshì shèbèi. We should check the presentation equipment before the clients arrive.
B
我可以先把笔记本电脑连接到投影仪上。
wǒ kěyǐ xiān bǎ bǐjìběn diànnǎo liánjiē dào tóuyǐngyí shàng. I can connect the laptop to the projector first.
A
画面显示出来了，但是看起来有点变形。
huàmiàn xiǎnshì chūlái le, dànshì kàn qǐlái yǒudiǎn biànxíng. The image is showing, but it looks a little stretched.
B
我可以调整显示设置，再测试一次幻灯片。
wǒ kěyǐ tiáozhěng xiǎnshì shèzhì, zài cèshì yí cì huàndēngpiàn. I can adjust the display settings and test the slides again.
A
你也可以检查一下麦克风的音量吗？
nǐ yě kěyǐ jiǎnchá yíxià màikèfēng de yīnliàng ma? Could you also check the microphone volume?
B
声音听起来很清楚，不过后排可能需要更大的音量。
shēngyīn tīng qǐlái hěn qīngchu, búguò hòupái kěnéng xūyào gèng dà de yīnliàng. It sounds clear, but the back row may need more volume.
A
我把幻灯片存到了备用存储设备里，带过来了。
wǒ bǎ huàndēngpiàn cún dào le bèiyòng cúnchǔ shèbèi lǐ, dài guòlái le. I brought the slides on a backup drive.
B
我们用开场幻灯片快速排练一下吧。
wǒmen yòng kāichǎng huàndēngpiàn kuàisù páiliàn yíxià ba. Let's do a quick rehearsal with the opening slide.
A
开场幻灯片运行正常，所以现在一切好像都准备好了。
kāichǎng huàndēngpiàn yùnxíng zhèngcháng, suǒyǐ xiànzài yíqiè hǎoxiàng dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le. The opening slide worked, so everything seems ready now.
B
这次设备检查让我们少担心一件事。
zhè cì shèbèi jiǎnchá ràng wǒmen shǎo dānxīn yí jiàn shì. This tech check gives us one less thing to worry about.Word by Word
客户
客户 in 客户到达前 means client or clients, referring to the people expected for the meeting. It is used here as the noun for people receiving the company’s service. In a workplace, use it when discussing visitors or business contacts who are being served.
到达
到达 in 客户到达前 means arrive, describing the clients’ arrival. It identifies the event that must happen after the equipment check. A common pattern is a person or group followed by 到达 and a place or time; new example: 客户到达会议室。
前
前 in 客户到达前 means before and places the equipment check earlier than the clients’ arrival. It follows the event phrase 客户到达 to form a time expression. Use a verb or event phrase followed by 前 when setting a deadline; new example: 会议开始前。
我们
我们 in 我们应该检查一下演示设备 means we or us, referring to the two coworkers together. It is the group being advised to take action. Use it as the subject when including yourself and other people in a plan.
应该
应该 in 我们应该检查一下演示设备 means should and gives a practical recommendation. Here it presents checking the equipment as the sensible action before the clients arrive. A common pattern is subject + 应该 + action, as in 我们应该检查一下演示设备。
检查
检查 in 检查一下演示设备 means check or inspect the equipment. The action is a practical review to make sure the presentation equipment works. Use 检查 before an item or system that needs to be reviewed.
一下
一下 in 检查一下演示设备 softens the action and presents it as a brief check. It follows 检查 and makes the suggestion sound lighter and more conversational. It commonly follows an action verb when asking or suggesting that someone do something briefly.
演示
演示 in 演示设备 identifies the equipment as presentation or demonstration equipment. Here it modifies 设备 rather than describing a separate action. Use it before a noun when specifying that something is for a presentation or demonstration.
设备
设备 in 演示设备 means equipment or device, referring here to the presentation setup. It is the object that the coworkers plan to inspect. Use 设备 for practical hardware or equipment used for a task.
我
我 in 我可以先把笔记本电脑连接到投影仪上 means I or me, referring to the coworker offering to do the task. It is the subject of the offer. Use 我 when stating your own ability, intention, or action.
可以
可以 in 我可以先把笔记本电脑连接到投影仪上 means can or am able to, and here it offers to perform the connection. It presents the speaker as available to take this step. A common pattern is 我可以 + action, as in 我可以先把笔记本电脑连接到投影仪上。
先
先 in 我可以先把笔记本电脑连接到投影仪上 means first and marks this as the earlier action in the preparation sequence. It comes before the action being prioritized. Use 先 before a verb when arranging tasks in order.
把
把 in 把笔记本电脑连接到投影仪上 marks 笔记本电脑 as the object being handled and places it before the action. The construction focuses on what happens to that object: the laptop is connected to the projector. Use 把 with a concrete object followed by an action and its result or destination.
笔记本电脑
笔记本电脑 in 把笔记本电脑连接到投影仪上 means laptop and is the object being connected. It identifies the computer used for the presentation. Use it when referring to a portable computer in a work or classroom setting.
连接
连接 in 连接到投影仪上 means connect, describing the action of linking the laptop with the projector. The destination is supplied by 到投影仪上. A common pattern is one device + 连接到 + another device or destination.
到
到 in 连接到投影仪上 marks the destination of the connection, meaning to or onto the projector. Together with 上, it completes the destination phrase 到投影仪上. Use 到 before a destination when describing where an action leads.
投影仪
投影仪 in 连接到投影仪上 means projector, the device receiving the laptop’s display. It is the destination of the connection. Use it when discussing equipment that projects an image onto a screen.
上
上 in 连接到投影仪上 completes the onto-location expression after 投影仪. In this dialogue, it helps describe the laptop being connected onto the projector setup. Use it after a destination noun when the action is understood as reaching or being placed on it.
画面
画面 in 画面显示出来了 means the image or screen display produced by the presentation equipment. It is the thing that becomes visible. Use 画面 when referring to what is seen on a screen or projected display.
显示
显示 in 显示出来了 means display or show, describing the image becoming visible. The result is expressed with 出来, so the line reports that the display has appeared. Use it for information or images appearing on a screen.
出来
出来 in 显示出来了 indicates that the display has come out or appeared visibly. After 显示, it presents the result of the image becoming visible. Use it after an action when something becomes observable or emerges.
了
了 at the end of 显示出来了 marks that the display has appeared and that the situation has changed. The screen was not previously showing the image, but it is showing it now. Use it when reporting a completed event or a newly established situation.
但是
但是 in 但是看起来有点变形 means but or however and introduces a problem that contrasts with the image appearing. It connects the successful display with the remaining distortion. Use it to signal a clear contrast between two statements.
看起来
看起来 in 看起来有点变形 means look or seem based on visual appearance. 看 supplies the visual observation, while 起来 contributes the resulting impression; together they describe how the image appears. A common pattern is something + 看起来 + description; new example: 这个屏幕看起来很清楚。
有点
有点 in 有点变形 means a little or somewhat and presents the distortion as limited rather than extreme. 有 contributes the idea of having an amount, while 点 contributes a small amount; together they soften the description. Use 有点 before a state or description when reporting a mild problem.
变形
变形 in 有点变形 means become distorted or be stretched out of shape. It describes the image as not having the correct proportions. In a technical check, use it to report that a displayed image has lost its normal shape.
调整
调整 in 调整显示设置 means adjust, referring to changing the display settings to correct the image. It is a deliberate technical change made in response to the distortion. Use 调整 before the setting, position, or level that you want to change.
设置
设置 in 调整显示设置 means settings, specifically the display settings being changed. It is the object of 调整. Use 设置 for configurable options on a device, application, or system.
再
再 in 再测试一次幻灯片 means again and places another test after the settings have been adjusted. It shows that the slides will be tested one more time. Use 再 before an action that will be repeated later.
测试
测试 in 测试一次幻灯片 means test, describing a trial of the slides after the adjustment. The slides are the object being checked. Use 测试 before a device, feature, or material whose performance needs to be verified.
一次
一次 in 测试一次幻灯片 means one time or once and counts the additional test. Together with 再, it specifies one more trial. Use a verb followed by 一次 when indicating how many times an action happens.
幻灯片
幻灯片 in 测试一次幻灯片 means slide or slides, referring to the presentation pages being tested. It is also used later for the opening slide. Use it when discussing individual pages or images in a presentation.
你
你 in 你也可以检查一下麦克风的音量 means you and addresses the other coworker. It is the person being asked to perform an additional check. Use 你 when speaking directly to one person in a cooperative or informal work conversation.
也
也 in 你也可以检查一下麦克风的音量 means also and adds the microphone check to the tasks already mentioned. It shows that this is an additional action for the coworker. Place it before the main action or description that is being added.
麦克风
麦克风 in 麦克风的音量 means microphone and identifies the equipment whose volume is being checked. It is linked to 音量 by 的. Use it when discussing the device used to capture a speaker’s voice.
的
的 in 麦克风的音量 links 麦克风 to 音量, showing that the volume belongs to or is associated with the microphone. It forms the attributive relationship before the noun being described. Use noun + 的 + noun when specifying an item’s owner, source, or associated feature.
音量
音量 in 麦克风的音量 means volume, referring to how loud the microphone output is. It is the specific feature that needs checking. Use it with audio equipment when discussing whether sound should be increased or reduced.
吗
吗 at the end of 你也可以检查一下麦克风的音量吗？ turns the sentence into a yes-or-no question. It makes the request for the additional check polite and direct. Place 吗 at the end of a question when asking whether the preceding statement is possible or acceptable.
声音
声音 in 声音听起来很清楚 means sound or voice, referring here to what comes through the microphone. It is the subject whose audible quality is being evaluated. Use 声音 when discussing a person’s voice or sound produced by equipment.
听起来
听起来 in 声音听起来很清楚 means sound or seem to the ear. 听 supplies the hearing-based observation, while 起来 contributes the resulting impression; together they describe how the sound is perceived. A common pattern is something + 听起来 + description, as in 声音听起来很清楚。
很
很 in 声音听起来很清楚 raises the degree of 清楚, giving the meaning very clear or clearly audible here. It appears before the descriptive word. Use 很 before a description when expressing a noticeable degree of a quality.
清楚
清楚 in 声音听起来很清楚 means clear, referring to sound that can be heard and understood without difficulty. It describes the microphone result in this line. Use it after a sound-related subject when evaluating audibility or clarity.
不过
不过 in 不过后排可能需要更大的音量 means but or however and introduces a remaining concern after the sound has been judged clear. It contrasts the clear sound with the back row’s possible need for more volume. Use it to add a qualification or softer contrast.
后排
后排 in 后排可能需要更大的音量 means the back row, referring to the people seated farthest back in the meeting room. It is the group whose listening conditions may be different. Use it when discussing seating areas or people in the rear row.
可能
可能 in 后排可能需要更大的音量 means may or might and marks the need for more volume as a possibility rather than a certainty. It leaves room for checking the sound in the room. Use 可能 before an action or description when stating a possible situation.
需要
需要 in 后排可能需要更大的音量 means need, describing what the back row may require. The required item is 更大的音量. A common pattern is a person or group + 需要 + thing or action.
更大
更大 in 更大的音量 means greater or, with volume understood, louder. It describes an increase in the level of 音量 needed by the back row. Use 更 before a descriptive word when comparing a quality with its earlier level.
存
存 in 存到了备用存储设备里 means save or store, describing putting the slides into the backup storage device. The action is completed toward the location marked by 到 and 里. Use 存 when saving files or other information in a storage location.
备用
备用 in 备用存储设备 means backup or spare and identifies the storage device as an additional resource kept for use if needed. It modifies 存储设备. Use it before equipment or materials prepared as a substitute for the main one.
存储设备
存储设备 in 备用存储设备 means storage device, referring to the device holding the backup copy of the slides. It is the location for the saved presentation files. Use it for hardware or media used to store digital information.
里
里 in 备用存储设备里 means in or inside and marks the storage device as the location containing the slides. It follows the location noun. Use a place or container followed by 里 when saying that something is inside it.
带
带 in 带过来了 means bring or carry, describing bringing the backup device or its contents to the meeting. The direction toward the current place is completed by 过来. Use 带 when moving an object with you from one place to another.
过来
过来 in 带过来了 indicates movement toward the speaker or the current meeting place. Together with 带, it means bring something over here, and 了 shows that the bringing has happened. Use it after an action verb when the movement is toward the current location.
用
用 in 用开场幻灯片快速排练一下 means use, identifying the opening slide as the material for the rehearsal. It introduces the tool or material used for an action. A common pattern is 用 + thing + action, as in 用开场幻灯片快速排练一下。
开场
开场 in 开场幻灯片 means opening or opening part and identifies the slide used at the beginning of the presentation. It modifies 幻灯片. Use it before a presentation element that belongs to the start of an event.
快速
快速 in 快速排练一下 means quickly or fast and describes the rehearsal as brief in pace. It modifies the action 排练. Use it before an action when emphasizing speed.
排练
排练 in 快速排练一下 means rehearse or rehearsal, referring to practicing the presentation before the meeting. It is the action carried out with the opening slide. Use it when practicing a performance, speech, or presentation in advance.
吧
吧 at the end of 快速排练一下吧 makes the sentence a suggestion: let’s rehearse briefly. It softens the proposal and invites cooperation. Use 吧 at the end of a suggestion when proposing a shared action.
运行
运行 in 开场幻灯片运行正常 means run or operate, describing the opening slide functioning through the presentation equipment. It focuses on whether the technical operation works. Use it for software, equipment, or a process that operates.
正常
正常 in 运行正常 means normal or working properly. It evaluates the slide’s operation as acceptable after the test. Use it after an action or system description when reporting that something functions as expected.
所以
所以 in 所以现在一切好像都准备好了 means so or therefore and introduces the conclusion drawn from the successful opening-slide test. It connects the test result with the belief that everything is ready. Use it before a result or conclusion that follows from the previous statement.
现在
现在 in 现在一切好像都准备好了 means now and locates the readiness assessment at the present time. It contrasts the current state with the earlier preparation work. Use it to specify what is true at this moment.
一切
一切 in 一切好像都准备好了 means everything, referring broadly to all the meeting preparations and equipment. It is the subject of the readiness assessment. Use it when referring to the whole set of relevant things rather than naming each one.
好像
好像 in 一切好像都准备好了 means seem or appear to and shows that the speaker is making an assessment rather than stating absolute certainty. The conclusion is based on the checks just completed. Use it before a description when reporting an impression or tentative conclusion.
都
都 in 一切好像都准备好了 means all, applying the readiness description to everything included in 一切. It gives the sentence the sense that nothing in the relevant set is left out. Use it after the subject or scope word when describing all members of a group.
准备
准备 in 一切好像都准备好了 means prepare or get ready, referring to making the meeting arrangements ready. With 好, the phrase describes the result of becoming ready. Use it for preparing people, equipment, materials, or arrangements for an upcoming event.
好
好 in 准备好了 marks the completed ready result of the preparation. It shows that the preparations are in a satisfactory state now. Use it after an action when that action has reached a good or ready result.
这次
这次 in 这次设备检查 means this time and points to the current equipment check. It distinguishes this check from other possible checks. Use it before an event or activity when referring to the present occasion.
让
让 in 这次设备检查让我们少担心一件事 means make or cause, showing that the equipment check causes a reduction in the coworkers’ worries. The affected people are 我们. A common pattern is A让B + action or feeling, as in 这次设备检查让我们少担心一件事。
少
少 in 少担心一件事 means less or fewer, describing a reduction in the number of worries. Here it means that one concern no longer needs to be carried. Use 少 before an action or quantity when expressing a smaller amount.
担心
担心 in 少担心一件事 means worry, referring to concern about a possible problem with the meeting. The phrase says that there is one fewer thing to worry about after the check. Use 担心 before the person, event, or matter that causes concern.
一件
一件 in 一件事 means one item or one matter and counts the concern as a single thing. 件 is used here in the quantity phrase before 事. Use 一件 before a matter or item when referring to one specific concern or piece of business.
事
事 in 一件事 means thing or matter, referring to one issue that could have required attention or caused worry. It is the object counted by 一件. Use it for a matter, situation, or concern when the exact issue does not need to be named.
Grammar Points
主语 + 看起来 + 有点 + 形容词/动词
画面看起来有点变形。
huàmiàn kàn qǐlái yǒudiǎn biànxíng.The image looks a little distorted.
看起来表示“seem/look”，有点放在形容词或状态动词前，表示程度较轻。
可能 + 动词短语
可能需要备用存储设备。
kěnéng xūyào bèiyòng cúnchǔ shèbèi.We may need a backup storage device.
可能放在动词前表示可能性，英语中的 may 通常对应这种结构。
Chinese Vocabulary
笔记本电脑
noun
bǐjìběn diànnǎo
laptop
到达
verb
dàodá
arrive
画面
noun
huàmiàn
image; picture on the screen
检查
verb
jiǎnchá
check; inspect
看起来
phrase
kàn qǐlái
look; seem
客户
noun
kèhù
client
连接
verb
liánjiē
connect
投影仪
noun
tóuyǐngyí
projector
先
adv
xiān
first
显示出来
phrase
xiǎnshì chūlái
show up; appear on the display
演示设备
noun
yǎnshì shèbèi
presentation equipment
有点
phrase
yǒudiǎn
a little; somewhat
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
laptop
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笔记本电脑presentation equipment
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演示设备show up; appear on the display
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显示出来look; seem