林画家住在一个小城市。
Painter Lin lives in a small city.
他早上七点起床,阳光照进窗户。
He wakes up at seven, as sunlight shines through the window.
他伸伸懒腰,打开窗,让空气进来。
He stretches and opens the window to let in fresh air.
桌上放着画笔、水杯和昨天的画。
On his table are paintbrushes, a cup of water, and yesterday's painting.
他喜欢边听音乐边画画。
He likes to paint while listening to music.
早餐是面包和牛奶,很简单。
His breakfast is bread and milk — very simple.
吃完后,他去阳台看看天空的颜色。
After eating, he goes to the balcony to look at the color of the sky.
他笑着说:“今天的蓝色真漂亮。”
He smiles and says, "Today's blue is really beautiful."
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 林 | Lín | surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi |
| 画家 | huà jiā | painter; artist |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to reside |
| 在 | zài | to be (located); at; in |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; little |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | morning; early morning |
| 七点 | qī diǎn | seven o’clock |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get up; to get out of bed |
| 阳光 | yáng guāng | sunshine; sunlight; cheerful (as an adjective) |
| 照 | zhào | to shine; to illuminate; according to |
| 进 | jìn | to enter; to advance |
| 窗户 | chuāng hu | window |
| 伸 | shēn | to stretch; to extend |
| 伸懒腰 | shēn lǎn yāo | to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc) |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open |
| 窗 | chuāng | window; measure word: 扇 (shàn) |
| 让 | ràng | to let; to allow; to cause (someone) to feel something |
| 空气 | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 进来 | jìn lái | to come in |
| 桌上 | zhuō shàng | on the table |
| 放 | fàng | to put; to place |
| 着 | zhe | (aspect particle) indicating ongoing action |
| 画笔 | huà bǐ | painting brush |
| 水杯 | shuǐ bēi | water cup; glass; tumbler |
| 和 | hé | and; with |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 画 | huà | to draw; to paint; picture; painting |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like |
| 边 | biān | side; edge |
| 听 | tīng | to listen; to hear |
| 音乐 | yīn yuè | music |
| 画画 | huà huà | to draw; to paint |
| 早餐 | zǎo cān | breakfast |
| 是 | shì | to be; correct |
| 面包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 简单 | jiǎn dān | simple; easy |
| 吃完 | chī wán | to finish eating |
| 后 | hòu | behind; after |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 阳台 | yáng tái | balcony; terrace; porch |
| 看看 | kàn kan | to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon |
| 天空 | tiān kōng | sky |
| 颜色 | yán sè | color |
| 笑着 | xiào zhe | Smiling; laughing (as an action) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 蓝色 | lán sè | blue (color) |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty; beautiful |