A quick child’s essay about two toy bears – a present from mom.
今天，妈妈下班回来，神秘兮兮地对我说: “聪聪，猜猜看，我给你买什么了？我猜了好几次，妈妈都连连摇头。她看我急不可耐的样子，从背包里拿出一样东西，我兴高采烈地接过一看，啊，原来是一对可爱的玩具熊。
这两只玩具熊全身雪白雪白的，它们紧紧挨在一起，像一对亲密的小姐妹。半圆形的耳朵，小小的鼻子向前翘着，一双眼睛像两颗黑珍珠，胖乎乎的身体，圆圆的脑袋，让人喜欢得不得了。
更有趣的是，如果用手拍它的胳膊，它就会发出悦耳动听的音乐来，真是好玩极了。
两只玩具熊像我的好朋友，它们天天陪伴着我，给我家带来无穷的欢乐。我喜欢我的玩具熊。
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama; mommy; mother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
| 下 | xià | down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency … |
| 班 | Bān | surname Ban |
| 回 | Huí | Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); to curve; to return; to revolve; variant of 迴|回[hui2] |
| 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… |
| 神 | Shén | God |
| 秘 | mǐ | secret; mysterious; confidential (mi4); Peru (in 秘鲁, bi4) |
| 兮 | ||
| 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to sui… |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 聪 | cōng | (literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp |
| 猜 | cāi | to guess |
| 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard |
| 给 | gěi | to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier) |
| 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.) |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase |
| 什 | shén | what |
| 么 | má | exclamatory final particle; variant of 麼|么[me5] |
| 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 |
| 好几 | hǎo jǐ | several; quite a few |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated e… |
| 都 | Dū | surname Du |
| 连连 | lián lián | repeatedly; again and again |
| 摇 | yāo | to shake; to wave; to rock; to sway |
| 头 | tóu | head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 急 | jí | urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious |
| 不可 | bù kě | cannot; should not; must not |
| 耐 | nài | (bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand |
| 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… |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type |
| 子 | zǐ | son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders o… |
| 从 | cóng | variant of 從|从[cong2]; surname Cong |
| 背 | běi | the back; behind (bei4); to recite from memory (bei4); to carry on the back (bei1) |
| 包 | Bāo | surname Bao |
| 里 | lǐ | variant of 裡|里[li3]; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]; surname Li |
| 拿出 | ná chū | to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) |
| 一 | yī | one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out … |
| 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 西 | Xī | the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish |
| 兴 | Xīng | surname Xing |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 采 | cǎi | to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather; color; complexion; looks; variant of 彩[cai3]; variant of 採|采[cai3] |
| 烈 | liě | ardent; fierce; upright; exploits |
| 地接 | dì jiē | local guide; tour escort |
| 过 | Guō | surname Guo |
| 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! |
| 原 | Yuán | surname Yuan; (Japanese surname) Hara |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4] |
| 一对 | yī duì | couple; pair |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute; lovely |
| 玩具 | wán jù | plaything; toy |
| 熊 | xiōng | bear; a scolding; surname Xiong |
| 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing) |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) |
| 只 | zhī | variant of 隻|只[zhi1]; variant of 只[zhi3]; grain that has begun to ripen; classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 全身 | quán shēn | the whole body; (typography) em |
| 雪白 | xuě bái | snow white |
| 它 | tā | it; it (pronoun for an animal) |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 紧 | jǐn | tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten |
| 挨 | ai | in order; in sequence |
| 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) |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) |
| 亲密 | qīn mì | intimate; close |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny; few; young |
| 姐 | jiě | older sister |
| 妹 | mèi | younger sister |
| 半圆形 | bàn yuán xíng | semicircular |
| 耳 | ěr | ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese) |
| 朵 | duó | flower; fig. item on both sides |
| 小小 | xiǎo xiǎo | very small; very few; very minor |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 向前 | xiàng qián | forward; onward |
| 翘 | qiáo | outstanding; to raise |
| 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 |
| 双眼 | shuāng yǎn | the two eyes |
| 睛 | jīng | eye; eyeball |
| 颗 | ke | classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc |
| 黑 | Hēi | short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] |
| 珍珠 | zhēn zhū | pearl (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]); (fig.) teardrop; tear |
| 胖 | pǎng | healthy |
| 乎 | hu | (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in; from; than |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 圆 | yuán | circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) |
| 脑袋 | nǎo dai | head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] |
| 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]) |
| 人 | rén | person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 得 | dé | to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished |
| 不得了 | bù dé liǎo | desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly |
| 更 | gēng | to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) |
| 有趣 | yǒu qù | interesting; fascinating; amusing |
| 如 | rú | as; as if; such as |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courte… |
| 手 | shǒu | hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 拍 | pāi | to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) |
| 胳 | ge | arm (in 胳膊) |
| 膊 | bō | shoulder |
| 就 | jìu | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precise… |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Tai… |
| 发出 | fā chū | to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) |
| 悦耳 | yuè ěr | sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound) |
| 动听 | dòng tīng | pleasant to listen to |
| 音 | yīn | sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character) |
| 乐 | Lè | surname Le |
| 真是 | zhēn shi | indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) |
| 好玩 | hǎo wán | amusing; fun; interesting |
| 极 | jí | extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top |
| 好朋友 | hǎo péng you | good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) |
| 天天 | tiān tiān | every day |
| 陪 | pēi | to accompany; to assist |
| 伴 | bǎn | partner; companion; comrade; associate |
| 家 | jiā | used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]; home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some act… |
| 带 | dài | band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise |
| 无穷 | wú qíong | endless; boundless; inexhaustible |
| 欢 | huān | variant of 歡|欢[huan1]; joyous; happy; pleased; hubbub; clamor; variant of 歡|欢[huan1]; a breed of horse; variant of 歡|欢[huan1] |
Today, mother came back from work, and very mysteriously said to me: “Congcong, guess what I have bought for you?” I guessed many times, but mother repeatedly shook her head. Seeing my impatience, she took something from her backpack, I happily and excitedly took it from her and looked, ah! It was a pair of cute toy bears.
These two toy bears’ bodies were white as snow, they were pressed close together like a pair of dear sisters. Half-circle ears, small noses pointed outwards, a pair of eyes like two black pearls, chubby bodies, round head, all make them very lovable.
Most interesting is that if you use your hand to pat their arms, they automatically play some sweet-sounding music, it’s really wonderful!
These two toys are like my good friends, they accompany me every day, and they bring lots of fun to my family. I like my toy bears.