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The First Warm Moment (Part 2)

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The First Warm Moment (Part 2)

小白xiǎo bái正在zhèng zài吃chī女孩nǚ hái放fàng的de饭fàn。

Xiao Bai was eating the food the girl had put down.

他tā吃chī得很de hěn慢màn,好像hǎo xiàng怕pà东西dōng xi会huì不见bù jiàn。

He ate slowly, as if afraid the food might disappear.

女孩nǚ hái看着kàn zhe他tā,脸liǎn上shàng满mǎn是shì关心guān xīn。

The girl watched him, her face full of care.

小白xiǎo bái抬头tái tóu时shí,看见kàn jiàn女孩nǚ hái正在zhèng zài微笑wēi xiào。

When Xiao Bai looked up, he saw the girl smiling.

这zhè让ràng他tā有点yǒu diǎn安心ān xīn,也yě不再bù zài那么nà me害怕hài pà。

This made him feel a little safer, and less afraid.

女孩nǚ hái蹲dūn下来xià lai,把手bǎ shǒu伸shēn给gěi小白xiǎo bái闻wén。

The girl crouched down and held out her hand for Xiao Bai to smell.

小白xiǎo bái轻轻qīng qīng碰pèng了le一下yī xià她的tā de手shǒu。

Xiao Bai gently touched her hand.

女孩nǚ hái说shuō:“如果rú guǒ你nǐ冷lěng,可以kě yǐ在zài这zhè休息xiū xi。”

The girl said, "If you're cold, you can rest here."

小白xiǎo bái跳tiào回huí纸zhǐ盒hé,慢慢màn màn躺下tǎng xià。

Xiao Bai jumped back into the box and slowly lay down.

第一次dì yī cì,他tā觉得jué de这个zhè ge世界shì jiè也有yě yǒu好人hǎo rén。

For the first time, he felt there were good people in this world after all.

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Vocabulary 64 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
小白 xiǎo bái(slang) novice; greenhorn; (old) (slang) fool; idiot; abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy
正在 zhèng zàiin the middle of (an action)
吃 chīto eat
女孩 nǚ háigirl
放 fàngto put; to place
的 depossessive particle
饭 fànfood; meal
他 tāhe; him
得很 de hěn(after an adjective) very
慢 mànslow
好像 hǎo xiàngto seem; to appear as if
怕 pàto be afraid; to fear
东西 dōng xithing; stuff; object
会 huìcan; to know how to; meeting
不见 bù jiànnot to see; to be missing; to disappear
看着 kàn zheLooking at; watching
脸 liǎnface
上 shàngup; on
满 mǎnfull; completely filled
是 shìto be; correct
关心 guān xīnto care about; to be concerned about
抬头 tái tóuto raise one's head; to look up
时 shítime; hour; period
看见 kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
微笑 wēi xiàosmile; to smile
这 zhèthis
让 ràngto let; to allow; to cause (someone) to feel something
有点 yǒu diǎna little
安心 ān xīnat ease; relieved; to set one’s mind at rest
也 yěalso
不再 bù zàino longer; not anymore
那么 nà mein that way; so; like that
害怕 hài pàto be afraid; scared
蹲 dūnto squat; to crouch
下来 xià laito come down
把手 bǎ shǒuhandle; knob
伸 shēnto stretch; to extend
给 gěito give; for, to (sb)
闻 wénto hear; to smell
轻轻 qīng qīnglightly; softly
碰 pèngto bump into; to touch
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
一下 yī xià(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone
她的 tā deher; hers
手 shǒuhand
说 shuōto speak; to say
如果 rú guǒif; in case
你 nǐyou
冷 lěngcold
可以 kě yǐcan; may; possible; allowed
在 zàito be (located); at; in
休息 xiū xito rest
跳 tiàoto jump; to hop
回 huíto go back; to answer; to return
纸 zhǐpaper
盒 hébox; small container
慢慢 màn mànslowly
躺下 tǎng xiàto lie down
第一次 dì yī cìthe first time; first; number one
觉得 jué deto think; to feel
这个 zhè ge(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
世界 shì jièworld
也有 yě yǒualso have
好人 hǎo réngood person