星期六，天气很好。
It's Saturday, and the weather is lovely.
约翰：我们带米饭去散步吧！
John: Let's take Mifan for a walk!
小婷：好！走一条新的路！
Xiaoting: Yes! Let's take a new route!
他们走到一条安静的街上。
They walk to a quiet street.
街上有一个小餐厅，很香！
On the street there's a little restaurant — it smells wonderful!
米饭跑到餐厅门口。
Mifan runs to the restaurant door.
门口有一只白色的猫！
At the door there's a white cat!
米饭看小白，小白看米饭。
Mifan looks at Xiao Bai, and Xiao Bai looks at Mifan.
小婷：米饭，要做好朋友！
Xiaoting: Mifan, be a good friend!
米饭摇了摇尾巴。
Mifan wags his tail.
一个女孩走出来，笑着说：“欢迎！”
A girl comes out and says with a smile: "Welcome!"
约翰：我们在这里吃午饭吧！
John: Let's have lunch here!
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 星期六 | xīng qī liù | Saturday |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 很好 | hěn hǎo | very good; fine; well |
| 约翰 | yuē hàn | John (name); Johan (name); Johann (name) |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us |
| 带 | dài | to bring; to carry; to wear |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn | cooked rice |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 散步 | sàn bù | to take a walk |
| 吧 | ba | modal particle indicating suggestion |
| 小婷 | xiǎo tíng | a female given name, variant writing of 晓婷 |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go |
| 一条 | yī tiáo | one (measure word for long, thin things) |
| 新的 | xīn de | new |
| 路 | lù | road; path; way |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 走到 | zǒu dào | to walk to |
| 安静的 | ān jìng de | quiet |
| 街上 | jiē shang | on the street; in town |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is, there are |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; little |
| 餐厅 | cān tīng | dining hall; restaurant |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant; aromatic; (of food) delicious |
| 跑到 | pǎo dào | to run to |
| 门口 | mén kǒu | doorway; entrance |
| 一只 | yī zhī | A measure word for animals, meaning 'one' or 'a single' |
| 白色 | bái sè | white |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 看 | kàn | to look; to watch; to see |
| 小白 | xiǎo bái | (slang) novice; greenhorn; (old) (slang) fool; idiot; abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy |
| 要 | yào | to want; will |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to make |
| 好朋友 | hǎo péng you | good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) |
| 摇 | yáo | to shake; to rock; (also a surname) |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 尾巴 | wěi ba | tail |
| 女孩 | nǚ hái | girl |
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out |
| 笑着 | xiào zhe | Smiling; laughing (as an action) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | to welcome; welcome |
| 在 | zài | to be (located); at; in |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |