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老师的眼镜在哪儿?

Where are the teacher’s glasses?

Name: ________________ Date: ________

早上zǎoshang八bā点diǎn,老师lǎoshī进来jìnlái,看kàn了le看kàn桌子zhuōzi,说shuō:“我wǒ的de眼镜yǎnjìng呢ne?”

她tā在zài桌子zhuōzi上shàng找zhǎo,在zài包bāo里找zhǎo,也yě在zài门口ménkǒu找zhǎo。都dōu没有méiyǒu!

我们wǒmen都dōu看见kànjiàn了le。眼镜yǎnjìng在zài老师lǎoshī头上tóushang!

彤彤tóngtóng说shuō:“老师lǎoshī,您nín的de眼镜yǎnjìng……”她tā看kàn着zhe老师lǎoshī,笑xiào了le。

磊磊léilěi说shuō:“老师lǎoshī,您nín看kàn上边shàngbian!”老师lǎoshī看kàn了le看kàn上边shàngbian,说shuō:“上边shàngbian没有méiyǒu。”

我们wǒmen都dōu很hěn想xiǎng笑xiào。不能bùnéng笑xiào!不能bùnéng笑xiào!

最后zuìhòu,我wǒ说shuō:“老师lǎoshī,眼镜yǎnjìng在zài您nín头上tóushang!”

老师lǎoshī从cóng头上tóushang拿下náxià眼镜yǎnjìng,看kàn了le看kàn,也yě笑xiào了le。我们wǒmen都dōu笑xiào了le。

中午zhōngwǔ,我wǒ说shuō:“我wǒ的de手机shǒujī呢ne?”我wǒ在zài书包shūbāo里找zhǎo,在zài桌子zhuōzi下边xiàbian找zhǎo。老师lǎoshī又yòu笑xiào了le。手机shǒujī在zài我wǒ手shǒu上shàng!

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
早上zǎoshangmorning
八bāeight
点diǎnto point out; to bring up
老师lǎoshīteacher
看kànto look at; to see; to watch
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
说shuōto speak; to say
上shàngup; above; on
找zhǎoto look for; to seek
没有méiyǒunot have; there is not
看见kànjiànto see; to catch sight of
很hěnvery; quite

English (for the teacher)

At eight in the morning, the teacher comes in, looks at her desk and says, “Where are my glasses?”

She looks on the desk, in her bag, and by the door too. Nowhere!

We can all see them. The glasses are on the teacher’s head!

Tongtong says, “Miss, your glasses…” She looks at the teacher and laughs.

Leilei says, “Miss, look up!” The teacher looks up and says, “There’s nothing up there.”

We all really want to laugh. Don’t laugh! Don’t laugh!

In the end I say, “Miss, your glasses are on your head!”

The teacher takes the glasses off her head, looks at them and laughs too. We all laugh.

At lunchtime I say, “Where’s my phone?” I look in my bag and under my desk. The teacher laughs again. The phone is in my hand!