A sweet essay about a young child doing something nice for her mother.
吃完晚饭,妈妈在厨房里洗碗，明明坐在大大的沙发上，津津有味地看着自己喜欢的动画片。
过了一会儿,动画片演完了，电视屏幕上出现了大宅门的片名。明明知道妈妈最喜欢看《大宅门》了，明明想妈妈要做事，要洗碗，很辛苦，一定要让妈妈看会儿《大宅门》，她边想边向厨房跑去。明明拉着妈妈的围裙说: “妈妈，您最喜欢看的《大宅门》开始了，您快去看吧,我来洗碗。”妈妈高兴地说: “好呀，你洗碗的时候一定要小心啊。”明明说: “妈妈您放心吧!”
妈妈坐在舒服的沙发上看起电视，明明在厨房里认真地洗碗，这个晚上她们俩过得可开心了!
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吃完 | chī wán | to finish eating |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama; mommy; mother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 厨房 | chú fáng | kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1] |
| 里 | lǐ | variant of 裡|里[li3]; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]; surname Li |
| 洗碗 | xǐ wǎn | to wash the dishes |
| 明明 | míng míng | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely |
| 坐 | Zuò | surname Zuo |
| 大大 | dà dà | greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 沙 | sha | sand; granule; (of voice) hoarse; surname Sha |
| 发 | fā | to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds); hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3] |
| 上 | shǎng | used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 津 | jin | abbr. for Tianjin 天津[Tian1 jin1] |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional) |
| 味 | wěi | taste; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel; sense |
| 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard |
| 着 | zhāo | variant of 著|着[zhao1]; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 动画片 | dòng huà piàn | animated film |
| 过 | Guō | surname Guo |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] |
| 演 | yǎn | to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task) |
| 完了 | wán le | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no |
| 电 | diàn | lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc |
| 视屏 | shì píng | screen (of a TV, computer etc) |
| 幕 | mǔ | curtain or screen; headquarters of a general |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 宅 | ||
| 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 片名 | piān míng | movie title |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 最 | zuì | variant of 最[zui4]; old variant of 最[zui4]; (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world") |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) |
| 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, frien… |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) |
| 辛 | Xīn | surname Xin |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ... |
| 让 | ràng | to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) |
| 会儿 | huì r | (coll.) a short while; a moment |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 边 | biān | side; edge; margin; border; boundary; CL:個|个[ge4]; simultaneously |
| 向 | Xiàng | surname Xiang; to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向[xiang4]; variant of 向[xiang4]; direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly |
| 跑 | páo | (of an animal) to paw (the ground) |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part);… |
| 拉 | lā | to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels |
| 围裙 | wéi qún | apron |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant |
| 吧 | bā | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1] |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3… |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood |
| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (… |
| 呀 | yā | ah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) |
| 时 | shí | old variant of 時|时[shi2]; surname Shi |
| 候 | hòu | to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable; feeling well |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; sta… |
| 视 | shì | variant of 視|视[shi4]; variant of 示[shi4]; old variant of 視|视[shi4]; (literary, or bound form) to look at |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart |
| 这个 | zhè ge | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 俩 | liǎ | two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个); both; some |
| 过得 | guò dé | How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad |
| 可 | kě | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb |
After dinner was done, mother was in the kitchen washing dishes, and Ming Ming was on the big sofa, watching her favorite cartoons with great interest.
After a while, the cartoons were over, and the TV show title “Grand Gate Mansion” appeared on the screen. Ming Ming thought about how her mother had things to do, she had to wash the dishes, which is very tiring work, so [Ming Ming] should certainly let mother watch Grand Gate Mansion for a while, and thinking this, she ran into the kitchen. Ming Ming pulled on her mother’s apron and said, “Mama, your favorite show ‘Grand Gate Mansion’ is starting, quick, go and watch it, I’ll wash the dishes.” Mother happily said, “Great, just be careful as you’re washing the dishes.” Ming Ming said, “Mama, don’t worry!”
Mother sat on the comfortable sofa and watched television, and Ming Ming was in the kitchen diligently washing dishes – that night those two had a great time!