吃不完的饭
A Chinese family dinner that never ends
Name: ________________ Date: ________
今天，我的男朋友大卫第一次来我家吃饭。
桌子上有十个菜。奶奶说：“大卫，多吃一点儿！”她在大卫的碗里放了一块肉。
大卫吃了。妈妈说：“来，吃这个！”她也给大卫放了很多菜。
大卫也吃了。爸爸说：“这个好吃！”他也给大卫放了一些。
大卫吃了很多很多，可是碗里的菜还是很多。
他问我：“我不想再吃了，可是碗里还有菜，我还要吃吗？”
我告诉他：“在我家，你吃完了，奶奶就会再给你放。”
大卫看着碗里的菜，不吃了。
奶奶看见了，笑着说：“大卫吃好了！”
吃完饭，我们要走了。奶奶给了大卫一个大饭盒：“这是你明天的饭！”
大卫看着我，问：“这个，也要吃完吗？”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyǒu | boyfriend |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table; desk |
| 上 | shàng | up; above; on |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 菜 | cài | dish; course (food) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 块 | kuài | lump; chunk |
| 妈妈 | māma | mom; mother |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
English (for the teacher)
Today my boyfriend David came to my family's home for dinner for the first time.
There were ten dishes on the table. Grandma said, “David, eat up!” She put a piece of meat in his bowl.
David ate it. Mum said, “Here, try this!” She piled his bowl with food too.
David ate that too. Dad said, “This one's good!” And he gave him some as well.
David ate and ate, but his bowl was still full.
He asked me, “I don't want any more, but there's still food in my bowl. Do I have to eat it?”
I told him, “In my family, if you finish it, Grandma just gives you more.”
David looked at the food in his bowl and stopped eating.
Grandma saw, and smiled. “David's had enough!”
After dinner it was time to go. Grandma handed David a big lunch box: “This is your food for tomorrow!”
David looked at me and asked, “Do I have to finish this one too?”