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A Box at the Door (Part 1)

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A Box at the Door (Part 1)

早上zǎo shang,门口mén kǒu有yǒu一个yī ge大dà箱子xiāng zi。

In the morning, there is a big box at the door.

小雨xiǎo yǔ问wèn:“这是zhè shì什么shén me?”

Xiaoyu asks: "What is this?"

爸爸bà ba笑着xiào zhe说shuō:“打开dǎ kāi看看kàn kan!”

Dad smiles: "Open it and see!"

箱子xiāng zi里lǐ是shì一个yī ge小xiǎo机器人jī qì rén。

Inside the box is a little robot.

机器人jī qì rén站zhàn了le起来qǐ lai,说shuō:“你们nǐ men好hǎo!我wǒ是shì你们nǐ men家jiā的de新xīn机器人jī qì rén。”

The robot stands up and says: "Hello! I am your family's new robot."

小雨xiǎo yǔ大声dà shēng说shuō:“它tā会huì说话shuō huà!”

Xiaoyu says loudly: "It can talk!"

妈妈mā ma问wèn:“它tā叫jiào什么shén me名字míng zi?”

Mom asks: "What is its name?"

爸爸bà ba说shuō:“它tā还hái没有méi yǒu名字míng zi。”

Dad says: "It doesn't have a name yet."

小雨xiǎo yǔ想xiǎng了le想xiǎng:“它tā今天jīn tiān来lái我们wǒ men家jiā,我们wǒ men都dōu很hěn快乐kuài lè。”

Xiaoyu thinks for a moment: "It came to our home today, and we are all very happy."

“就jiù叫jiào它tā乐乐lè lè吧ba!”

"Let's call it Lele!"

机器人jī qì rén说shuō:“你们nǐ men好hǎo,我wǒ是shì乐乐lè lè!”

The robot says: "Hello everyone, I am Lele!"

家里jiā lǐ的de小猫xiǎo māo看了kàn le看kàn乐乐lè lè,走开zǒu kāi了le。

The family cat looks at Lele and walks away.

小雨xiǎo yǔ说shuō:“别bié怕pà,小猫xiǎo māo会huì喜欢xǐ huan你的nǐ de。”

Xiaoyu says: "Don't worry, the cat will like you."

这zhè一天yī tiān,家里jiā lǐ多了duō le一个yī ge新xīn朋友péng you。

That day, the family has one more new friend.

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Vocabulary 60 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
早上 zǎo shangmorning; early morning
门口 mén kǒudoorway; entrance
有 yǒuto have; there is, there are
一个 yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
大 dàbig; large
箱子 xiāng zisuitcase; box
小雨 xiǎo yǔlight rain; drizzle
问 wènto ask
这是 zhè shìThis is
什么 shén mewhat
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
笑着 xiào zheSmiling; laughing (as an action)
说 shuōto speak; to say
打开 dǎ kāito open
看看 kàn kanto take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
里 lǐinside; interior; within
是 shìto be; correct
小 xiǎosmall; little
机器人 jī qì rénrobot; android
站 zhànstation; to stand
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
起来 qǐ laito rise; to get up
你们 nǐ menyou (plural)
好 hǎogood
我 wǒI; me
家 jiāhome; family
的 depossessive particle
新 xīnnew
大声 dà shēngloudly; in a loud voice
它 tāit
会 huìcan; to know how to; meeting
说话 shuō huàto speak; to talk
妈妈 mā mamom
叫 jiàoto call; to be called
名字 míng ziname
还 háistill; yet
没有 méi yǒudon't have; haven't
想 xiǎngto think; to want
今天 jīn tiāntoday
来 láito come; to arrive
我们 wǒ menwe; us
都 dōuall; both
很 hěnvery
快乐 kuài lèhappy; joyful
就 jiùthen; just; precisely
乐乐 lè lèLele (name)
吧 bamodal particle indicating suggestion
家里 jiā lǐat home; inside the house
小猫 xiǎo māokitten
看了 kàn lelooked at; watched; read (completed action)
看 kànto look; to watch; to see
走开 zǒu kāito move away; to go aside
别 biédon't; other; do not
怕 pàto be afraid; to fear
喜欢 xǐ huanto like
你的 nǐ deyour
这 zhèthis
一天 yī tiānOne day
多了 duō lemuch more; a lot (comparative intensifier with 了)
朋友 péng youfriend