▸ 爸爸bà ba妈妈mā ma明天míng tiān就jiù到了dào liǎo。

Mom and Dad arrive tomorrow.

▸ 今天jīn tiān，约翰yuē hàn和hé小婷xiǎo tíng都dōu很hěn忙máng。

Today, John and Xiaoting are both very busy.

▸ 约翰yuē hàn打扫dǎ sǎo房子fáng zi，小婷xiǎo tíng做饭zuò fàn。

John cleans the house, and Xiaoting cooks.

▸ 小婷xiǎo tíng做了zuò le很多hěn duō好吃hǎo chī的de。

Xiaoting made lots of delicious food.

▸ 她tā问wèn：“你nǐ爸爸bà ba喜欢xǐ huan吃什么chī shén me？”

She asks: "What does your dad like to eat?"

▸ 约翰yuē hàn说shuō：“他tā什么shén me都dōu吃chī！但是dàn shì他tā不会bù huì用yòng筷子kuài zi。”

John says: "He eats everything! But he can't use chopsticks."

▸ 小婷xiǎo tíng笑了xiào le：“没关系méi guān xi，我们wǒ men教jiāo他tā。”

Xiaoting laughs: "No problem, we'll teach him."

▸ 米饭mǐ fàn也yě想xiǎng帮忙bāng máng。

Mifan wants to help too.

▸ 但是dàn shì它tā拿走ná zǒu了le约翰yuē hàn的de袜子wà zi。

But he takes away John's sock.

▸ 约翰yuē hàn跑pǎo着zhe叫jiào：“米饭mǐ fàn！还给huán gěi我wǒ！”

John runs and shouts: "Mifan! Give it back!"

▸ 晚上wǎn shang，房子fáng zi很hěn干净gān jìng，饭fàn也yě做zuò好了hǎo le。

In the evening, the house is clean and the food is ready.

▸ 小婷xiǎo tíng问wèn：“你nǐ说shuō，他们tā men会huì喜欢xǐ huan这里zhè lǐ吗ma？”

Xiaoting asks: "Tell me, will they like it here?"

▸ 约翰yuē hàn说shuō：“他们tā men会huì喜欢xǐ huan这里zhè lǐ，更gèng会huì喜欢xǐ huan你nǐ。”

John says: "They will like it here — and they will like you even more."

▸ 小婷xiǎo tíng说shuō：“希望xī wàng是shì这样zhè yàng！”

Xiaoting says: "I hope so!"

▸ 明天míng tiān是shì个gè大dà日子rì zi。

Tomorrow is a big day.

▸ 这天zhè tiān晚上wǎn shang，三sān个人gè rén都dōu睡shuì得de不好bù hǎo：约翰yuē hàn、小婷xiǎo tíng，还有hái yǒu米饭mǐ fàn。

That night, all three slept badly: John, Xiaoting, and Mifan.

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