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Benny and the Boomerang

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Benny and the Boomerang

本尼běn ní在zài爷爷yé ye的de棚子péng zi里lǐ找到zhǎo dào一个yī gè回力镖huí lì biāo。

Benny found a boomerang in Grandpa’s shed.

它tā是shì棕色zōng sè的de,弯弯wān wān的de。

It was brown and curved.

“这zhè是shì什么shén me?”本尼běn ní问wèn。

“What is it?” Benny asked.

“这是zhè shì回力镖huí lì biāo。”爷爷yé ye说shuō。

“It’s a boomerang,” Grandpa said.

“你nǐ把bǎ它tā扔出去rēng chū qù,它tā会huì回来huí lái。”

“Throw it, and it comes back.”

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Vocabulary 23 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
本尼 běn níBenny (a given name)
在 zàito be (located); at; in
爷爷 yé yepaternal grandfather
的 depossessive particle
棚子 péng zishack; shed; measure word: 间/間 (jiān)
里 lǐinside; interior; within
找到 zhǎo dàoto find
一个 yī gèa; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
回力镖 huí lì biāoboomerang
它 tāit
是 shìto be; correct
棕色 zōng sèbrown
弯弯 wān wānWan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist
这 zhèthis
什么 shén mewhat
问 wènto ask
这是 zhè shìThis is
说 shuōto speak; to say
你 nǐyou
把 bǎto hold; (structural particle indicating the object before the verb)
扔出去 rēng chū qùto throw out; to toss out
会 huìcan; to know how to; meeting
回来 huí láito return; to come back