A short, easy read about a child going ice-skating.
早上，我把作业写好了，妈妈起来了，我对妈妈说: “妈妈，我把作业都做好了。”
吃过早饭后，妈妈带我去溜冰。到了溜冰场，我穿好溜冰鞋，开始溜冰了。
溜冰的时候，我一不小心摔倒了，妈妈把我扶起来了，我连声说: “妈妈，谢谢您。”
妈妈摔倒了，我也把她扶起来。
今天，你帮我，我帮你，我们互相帮助，我们真快乐啊！
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the ob… |
| 作 | zuō | (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 业 | Yè | surname Ye |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 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); (… |
| 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 |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama; mommy; mother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
| 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… |
| 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… |
| 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… |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 都 | Dū | surname Du |
| 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… |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc); variant of 吃[chi1] |
| 过早 | guò zǎo | premature; untimely; (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast |
| 饭 | fàn | cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]; meal; CL:頓|顿[dun4]; (loanword) fan; devotee |
| 后 | Hòu | surname Hou; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post- |
| 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 |
| 我去 | wǒ qù | (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane! |
| 溜 | liu | to slip away; to skate |
| 冰 | bīng | ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine; variant of 冰[bing1] |
| 到了 | dào liǎo | at last; finally; in the end |
| 冰场 | bīng chǎng | skating or ice rink; ice stadium; ice arena |
| 穿 | chuān | to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street); to thread; to string together; to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.); verb com… |
| 冰鞋 | bīng xié | skating boots; skates |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 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… |
| 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 |
| 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 … |
| 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 摔 | shuai | to throw down; to drop and break |
| 倒 | dǎo | to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit |
| 扶 | fú | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help |
| 连声 | lián shēng | repeatedly (say something) |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank; thanks; thank you |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 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.) |
| 帮 | bāng | old variant of 幫|帮[bang1]; to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; clique; party; secret society |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other; mutually; mutual |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant |
| 乐 | Lè | surname Le |
| 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! |
In the morning, I finished my homework, and [when] mother got up, I said to her: “Mama, I finished all my homework.”
After we ate breakfast, mama took me ice skating. When we got to the ice rink, I put on my ice skates and began ice skating.
When I was ice skating, I wasn’t being careful and fell down, and Jing Han helped me back up, I repeatedly said: “Thank you, Zhou Jing Han.” Zhou Jing Han fell down, and I also helped him up.
Today, you help me, I help you, we help each other, we’re so happy!