晚上，约翰在打电话。
In the evening, John is on the phone.
他说英文，说得很快，也很高兴。
He speaks English, very fast and very happy.
小婷问：“是谁？”
Xiaoting asks: "Who is it?"
约翰说：“是我妈妈！”
John says: "It's my mom!"
“我爸爸妈妈下个星期来中国！”
"My mom and dad are coming to China next week!"
小婷说：“真的吗？”
Xiaoting says: "Really?"
约翰说：“真的！他们很想认识你。”
John says: "Really! They really want to meet you."
小婷问：“他们会喜欢我吗？”
Xiaoting asks: "Will they like me?"
约翰笑了：“他们会爱你的。”
John smiles: "They will love you."
小婷想学一句英文。
Xiaoting wants to learn one sentence of English.
约翰用英文教了她一句话。
John taught her a sentence in English.
这句话的意思是：“很高兴认识你们。”
The sentence means: "Nice to meet you."
小婷说了一次又一次。
Xiaoting said it again and again.
米饭听了，也大声叫。
Mifan heard it and barked loudly too.
约翰笑着说：“你看，米饭也在学英文！”
John laughs: "Look, Mifan is learning English too!"
晚上，小婷想了很久：大日子要来了！
That night, Xiaoting thought for a long time: the big day is coming!
Hover a word for its pinyin & meaning; click to pin it.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 约翰 | yuē hàn | John (name); Johan (name); Johann (name) |
| 在 | zài | to be (located); at; in |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a phone call |
| 他说 | tā shuō | he says |
| 英文 | Yīng wén | English (language) |
| 说得 | shuō de | Said; can say |
| 很快 | hěn kuài | Very fast; quickly |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 很高兴 | hěn gāo xìng | very happy; glad |
| 小婷 | xiǎo tíng | a female given name, variant writing of 晓婷 |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 是 | shì | to be; correct |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mom |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 下个星期 | xià gè xīng qī | next week |
| 来 | lái | to come; to arrive |
| 中国 | zhōng guó | China |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle) |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to want |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 会 | huì | can; to know how to; meeting |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like |
| 笑了 | xiào le | smiled; laughed |
| 爱 | ài | to love; to like |
| 你的 | nǐ de | your |
| 学 | xué | to learn |
| 一句 | yī jù | a line of verse; a sentence |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 一句话 | yī jù huà | in short; in one sentence |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 句 | jù | sentence; clause; phrase |
| 话 | huà | speech; words |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 意思 | yì si | meaning; idea |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 一次 | yī cì | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) |
| 又一次 | yòu yī cì | yet again; once again; once more |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn | cooked rice |
| 听了 | tīng le | listened; heard |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loudly; in a loud voice |
| 叫 | jiào | to call; to be called |
| 笑着 | xiào zhe | Smiling; laughing (as an action) |
| 看 | kàn | to look; to watch; to see |
| 很久 | hěn jiǔ | A long time |
| 大 | dà | big; large |
| 日子 | rì zi | day; life; time |
| 要 | yào | to want; will |
| 来了 | lái le | has come; arrived |