约翰和小婷坐在餐厅外面。
John and Xiaoting sit outside the restaurant.
这时，一只小猫和一只小狗来了。
Just then, a kitten and a puppy arrive.
他们天天都来看小白。
They come to see Xiao Bai every day.
小狗看到米饭，很开心！
The puppy sees Mifan and is delighted!
两只狗马上一起跑，一起玩。
The two dogs immediately run and play together.
小猫有点怕，站在小白的后面。
The kitten is a little scared and stands behind Xiao Bai.
小白说：“别怕，他是新朋友。”
Xiao Bai says: "Don't be afraid — he's a new friend."
小猫慢慢走过去，看了看米饭。
The kitten slowly walks over and takes a look at Mifan.
米饭轻轻地叫了一声，很友好。
Mifan gives a soft, friendly bark.
小婷：你看！米饭有朋友了！
Xiaoting: Look! Mifan has friends now!
约翰：他们玩得比我们开心！
John: They're having more fun than we are!
Hover a word for its pinyin & meaning; click to pin it.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 约翰 | yuē hàn | John (name); Johan (name); Johann (name) |
| 和 | hé | and; with |
| 小婷 | xiǎo tíng | a female given name, variant writing of 晓婷 |
| 坐在 | zuò zài | to sit at/on/in (a location) |
| 餐厅 | cān tīng | dining hall; restaurant |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside; exterior |
| 这时 | zhè shí | at this time; at this moment |
| 一只 | yī zhī | A measure word for animals, meaning 'one' or 'a single' |
| 小猫 | xiǎo māo | kitten |
| 小狗 | xiǎo gǒu | pup; puppy |
| 来了 | lái le | has come; arrived |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 天天 | tiān tiān | every day |
| 都 | dōu | all; both |
| 来 | lái | to come; to arrive |
| 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 |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn | cooked rice |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | happy; joyful |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; just |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | right away; immediately |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run |
| 玩 | wán | to play; to have fun; to visit for pleasure; toy |
| 有点 | yǒu diǎn | a little |
| 怕 | pà | to be afraid; to fear |
| 站在 | zhàn zài | to stand at/on; to be standing (somewhere) |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 后面 | hòu mian | back; behind; later |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 别 | bié | don't; other; do not |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 是 | shì | to be; correct |
| 新 | xīn | new |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 慢慢 | màn màn | slowly |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go |
| 过去 | guò qù | the past; former; previously |
| 看了 | kàn le | looked at; watched; read (completed action) |
| 轻轻地 | qīng qīng de | gently; softly; lightly (manner adverb) |
| 叫 | jiào | to call; to be called |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 一声 | yī shēng | first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | friendly |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is, there are |
| 玩得 | wán de | playing (with result) |
| 比 | bǐ | compared to; than |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us |