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Fish and Meat (Part 2)

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Fish and Meat (Part 2)

一个yī ge女孩nǚ hái从cóng餐厅cān tīng里lǐ走zǒu出来chū lái。

A girl comes out of the restaurant.

她tā是shì小白xiǎo bái的de好朋友hǎo péng you。

She is Xiao Bai's good friend.

女孩nǚ hái看到kàn dào小猫xiǎo māo和hé小狗xiǎo gǒu,笑了xiào le。

The girl sees the kitten and the puppy and smiles.

她tā拿来ná lái一条yī tiáo小鱼xiǎo yú和hé一块yī kuài肉ròu。

She brings out a little fish and a piece of meat.

小猫xiǎo māo喜欢xǐ huan吃chī鱼yú,小狗xiǎo gǒu喜欢xǐ huan吃chī肉ròu!

The kitten likes fish, and the puppy likes meat!

小白xiǎo bái说shuō:“她tā对duì我wǒ也yě很好hěn hǎo。”

Xiao Bai says: "She is very good to me too."

“我wǒ以前yǐ qián没有méi yǒu家jiā,是shì她tā给gěi了le我wǒ一个yī ge家jiā。”

"I didn't have a home before. She gave me one."

小猫xiǎo māo说shuō:“她tā真zhēn好hǎo!”

The kitten says: "She is so kind!"

三个sān gè朋友péng you一起yī qǐ吃饭chī fàn,吃chī得很de hěn开心kāi xīn。

The three friends eat together, very happily.

女孩nǚ hái看着kàn zhe他们tā men,轻轻地qīng qīng de笑了xiào le。

The girl watches them and smiles softly.

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Vocabulary 46 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
一个 yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
女孩 nǚ háigirl
从 cóngfrom
餐厅 cān tīngdining hall; restaurant
里 lǐinside; interior; within
走 zǒuto walk; to go
出来 chū láito come out
她 tāshe
是 shìto be; correct
小白 xiǎo bái(slang) novice; greenhorn; (old) (slang) fool; idiot; abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy
的 depossessive particle
好朋友 hǎo péng yougood friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
看到 kàn dàoto see
小猫 xiǎo māokitten
和 héand; with
小狗 xiǎo gǒupup; puppy
笑了 xiào lesmiled; laughed
拿来 ná láito bring; to fetch; to get
一条 yī tiáoone (measure word for long, thin things)
小鱼 xiǎo yúsmall fish
一块 yī kuàione piece; a chunk; one yuan (colloquial); together; in the same place
肉 ròumeat
喜欢 xǐ huanto like
吃 chīto eat
鱼 yúfish
说 shuōto speak; to say
对 duìright; correct
我 wǒI; me
也 yěalso
很好 hěn hǎovery good; fine; well
以前 yǐ qiánbefore; formerly
没有 méi yǒudon't have; haven't
家 jiāhome; family
给 gěito give; for, to (sb)
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
真 zhēnreally; truly
好 hǎogood
三个 sān gèthree (of something)
朋友 péng youfriend
一起 yī qǐtogether
吃饭 chī fànto eat (a meal)
得很 de hěn(after an adjective) very
开心 kāi xīnhappy; joyful
看着 kàn zheLooking at; watching
他们 tā menthey
轻轻地 qīng qīng degently; softly; lightly (manner adverb)