妈妈的电话
Mum’s Sunday call: a phone conversation in Chinese
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每个星期天晚上八点，妈妈都给我打电话。
“喂，儿子！吃饭了吗？”
“吃了，妈。”
“冷不冷？多穿点儿衣服。”
“不冷，妈。”
“钱还有吗？没钱就说。”
“有，有。”
每个星期天，都是这三句话。
我说：“妈，你能不能问点儿别的？”妈妈说：“行，行。”
下个星期天，还是这三句话。
这个星期天，七点半，我先给妈妈打电话。
“喂，妈！吃饭了吗？冷不冷？钱还有吗？”
电话那边，妈妈没说话。
过了一会儿，她问：“儿子，你怎么了？是不是没钱了？”
我笑了：“没有，妈。我就是想你了。”
妈妈也笑了：“那你吃饭了吗？”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一会儿 | yíhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 句 | jù | classifier for phrases and lines of speech or verse |
| 别的 | biéde | other; else |
| 行 | xíng | to walk; to go |
| 先 | xiān | first; in advance |
English (for the teacher)
Every Sunday at eight in the evening, Mum calls me.
“Hello, son! Have you eaten?”
“Yes, Mum.”
“Are you cold? Put on more clothes.”
“I’m not cold, Mum.”
“Have you still got money? If you run out, just tell me.”
“Yes, yes.”
Every Sunday, it’s the same three lines.
I say, “Mum, could you ask me something else?” Mum says, “All right, all right.”
The next Sunday, it’s the same three lines.
This Sunday, at half past seven, I call Mum first.
“Hello, Mum! Have you eaten? Are you cold? Have you still got money?”
On the other end of the line, Mum says nothing.
After a moment, she asks, “Son, what’s wrong? Have you run out of money?”
I laugh. “No, Mum. I just miss you.”
Mum laughs too. “So, have you eaten?”