路口的小商店
Shopping in Chinese at the corner shop
Name: ________________ Date: ________
我是路口小商店的老板。谁要什么，我都记得。你还没说话，我就拿好了。
早上七点，一个小学生来了。我给他一个面包。
晚上六点，一个老爷爷来了。我给他一瓶牛奶。
天天都一样。小学生问我：“你怎么知道我要什么？”我笑了：“我天天看，就记住了。”
这天晚上六点，爷爷来了。我马上拿了一瓶牛奶。
“今天不买牛奶，”爷爷说，“我要一个蛋糕。”
我看着他。爷爷一个人住。他买蛋糕干什么？今天是他的生日吗？他一个人过生日？
我没有说话，拿了一个最大的蛋糕。
“这个送您。生日快乐，爷爷！”
爷爷笑了：“谢谢你！可是今天不是我的生日。”
“那是谁的生日？”
“我的猫。它今天三岁了！”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小 | xiǎo | small; little |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store; shop |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to talk |
| 好 | hǎo | good; nice |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | morning |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 点 | diǎn | to point out; to bring up |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | elementary school student; pupil |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 六 | liù | six |
English (for the teacher)
I run the little shop on the corner. I remember what everyone wants. Before you’ve said a word, I have it ready.
At seven in the morning, a schoolboy comes in. I hand him a bread roll.
At six in the evening, an old man comes in. I hand him a bottle of milk.
It’s the same every day. The schoolboy asks me, “How do you know what I want?” I smile. “I watch every day, so I remember.”
Then one evening at six, the old man comes in. Straight away, I pick up a bottle of milk.
“No milk today,” he says. “I’d like a cake.”
I look at him. He lives on his own. What does he want a cake for? Is it his birthday today? Is he spending his birthday alone?
I say nothing and pick out the biggest cake.
“This one’s on me. Happy birthday, Grandpa!”
He smiles. “Thank you! But it isn’t my birthday.”
“Then whose birthday is it?”
“My cat’s. She’s three today!”