HSK 2 · Story · 232 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/easy-chinese-winter-story-first-snow

第一次看见雪

Seeing snow for the first time

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康康kāngkāng八bā岁suì，家jiā在zài南方nánfāng。他tā家jiā那里nàlǐ冬天dōngtiān不bù冷lěng，也yě不bú下雪xiàxuě。

今年jīnnián新年xīnnián，康康kāngkāng和hé爸爸bàba妈妈māma去qù北京běijīng的de奶奶nǎinai家jiā。到dào了le北京běijīng，他tā问wèn奶奶nǎinai：“今天jīntiān下雪xiàxuě吗ma？”

“今天jīntiān不bú下雪xiàxuě。”

第二天dì’èrtiān早上zǎoshang，他tā问wèn：“今天jīntiān呢ne？”

“今天jīntiān也yě不bú下雪xiàxuě。”

第三dìsān天tiān，第四dìsì天tiān，都dōu没有méiyǒu雪xuě。康康kāngkāng不bù高兴gāoxìng了le。

第五dìwǔ天tiān晚上wǎnshang，康康kāngkāng在zài睡觉shuìjiào。奶奶nǎinai来lái叫jiào他tā：“康康kāngkāng，快kuài起来qǐlái！你nǐ看kàn外边wàibian！”

外边wàibian都dōu是shì白bái的de。地上dìshang是shì白bái的de，树shù上shàng是shì白bái的de，车chē上shàng也yě是shì白bái的de。

康康kāngkāng马上mǎshàng跑pǎo了le出去chūqu。他tā用yòng手shǒu拿ná了le一点儿yìdiǎnr雪xuě。

“奶奶nǎinai！雪xuě是shì冷lěng的de！”

他tā拿ná了le一yí个gè杯子bēizi，里边lǐbian放fàng了le很hěn多duō雪xuě。“我wǒ要yào送sòng丹丹dāndān北京běijīng的de雪xuě！”

回到huídào家jiā，他tā马上mǎshàng去qù找zhǎo丹丹dāndān。丹丹dāndān是shì他tā的de好hǎo朋友péngyǒu。丹丹dāndān打开dǎkāi杯子bēizi，里边lǐbian是shì水shuǐ。

“雪xuě呢ne？”丹丹dāndān问wèn。

康康kāngkāng看kàn着zhe杯子bēizi，说shuō：“北京běijīng的de雪xuě不bù喜欢xǐhuān南方nánfāng，太tài热rè了le！”

Key words

Kangkang is eight, and he lives in the south. Where he lives, winter isn’t cold, and it never snows.

This New Year, Kangkang and his mum and dad go to Grandma’s home in Beijing. When they get to Beijing, he asks Grandma, “Is it going to snow today?”

“No snow today.”

The next morning he asks, “What about today?”

“No snow today either.”

Day three, day four: still no snow. Kangkang isn’t happy.

On the fifth night, Kangkang is asleep. Grandma comes to wake him: “Kangkang, get up, quick! Look outside!”

Outside, everything is white. The ground is white, the trees are white, and the cars are white too.

Kangkang runs straight out. He picks up a little snow in his hand.

“Grandma! Snow is cold!”

He takes a cup and fills it with snow. “I’m giving Dandan snow from Beijing!”

Back home, he goes straight to see Dandan. Dandan is his best friend. Dandan opens the cup. Inside is water.

“Where’s the snow?” Dandan asks.

Kangkang looks into the cup and says, “Beijing snow doesn’t like the south. It’s too hot!”