Can I Dance with You?

by Liu Yuehua, Chu Chengzhi

“汉语风”是一套大型中文分级系列读物，共8级近60册。读者对象为中文水平由初级到高级的大中学生。丛书第1版出版以来深受学习者欢迎。第2版内容做了适当修订，形式上也有更新，光盘改为二维码。《我可以请你跳舞吗》属第1级，根据作家原创故事改编。本书讲述了： 一个在银行工作的男人，跟他喜欢的女孩子刚认识，可是很多警察来找他，要带他走，因为银行里的一千万块钱不见了，有人说是他拿走的。 拿那些钱的不是他，但是，他知道是谁拿的。可是，他能找到证据吗？这真太难了。还有，以后他还能和那个女孩子见面吗？ 本书由刘月华、储诚志主编。

67 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2018

Reviews

[G · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can I Dance With You is my second level 1 Chinese Breeze reader, and I enjoyed it. From the cover, I was expecting a romcom but it was more about a bank manager falsely accused of theft. The character development isn't great here, and we never learn the motivations of the thieves. The plot is wrapped up very easily and some of the transitions are a little jarring.

Still, I'm quibbling a lot; it's a graded reader, and the story is quite good for the writing level. As with the other Chinese Breeze story I read, there is the occasional bit that feels like an excuse to bring out bits of textbook vocabulary, but that's fine. I really like that this series includes free access to audio recordings.

[Lillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my second level 1 Chinese Breeze graded reader. The range and use of vocabulary as well as the use of longer sentences were useful. Character and plot are decent but unfortunately not very entertaining; there were also plot holes. The flow of the plot jumped quite a bit. It would have been nice to discover the motive of the real thief and to have explored the background of characters. Overall, it is quite good compared to other graded readers.