爷爷拿出一本老相册。
Grandpa took out an old photo album.
“这张照片是我在上海拍的。”
"I took this photo in Shanghai."
照片里的爷爷很年轻。
In the photo, Grandpa was very young.
“我在那里住了两年,认识了你奶奶。”
"I lived there for two years — that's where I met your grandma."
“奶奶也去过很多地方吗?”
"Did Grandma travel a lot too?"
“她跟我一起去过南京、西安,还有昆明。”
"She went with me to Nanjing, Xi'an, and Kunming."
爷爷看着照片,安静了一会儿。
Grandpa looked at the photos and was quiet for a moment.
“有些地方,我想再去一次。”
"Some places, I'd like to see one more time."
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 爷爷 | yé ye | paternal grandfather |
| 拿出 | ná chū | to take out; to produce |
| 一本 | yī běn | A measure word for books, meaning 'one book' |
| 老 | lǎo | old; aged; experienced |
| 相册 | xiàng cè | photo album |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 张 | zhāng | (measure word) for flat objects (e.g. paper); to open up; to spread |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph; picture |
| 是 | shì | to be; correct |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me |
| 在 | zài | to be (located); at; in |
| 上海 | shàng hǎi | Shanghai municipality (abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]) |
| 拍 | pāi | to pat; to clap; to slap; to shoot (a photo or film); racket; beat (music) |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 里 | lǐ | inside; interior; within |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 那里 | nà li | there |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to reside |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | paternal grandmother |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 过 | guò | to pass; past experience |
| 很多 | hěn duō | Many; a lot |
| 地方 | dì fāng | place |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle) |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 跟 | gēn | with; and; as (in 跟…一样); to follow |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together |
| 南京 | nán jīng | see 南京市[Nan2jing1 Shi4]; Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368-1421) and of the Republic of China (1927-1… |
| 西安 | xī ān | Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3xi1 Sheng3] (same as 西安市 |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | also; in addition |
| 昆明 | kūn míng | Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2nan2 Sheng3] (same as 昆明市) |
| 看着 | kàn zhe | Looking at; watching |
| 安静 | ān jìng | quiet; peaceful |
| 一会儿 | yī huìr | a while |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to want |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 一次 | yī cì | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) |