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奶奶的新手机

Grandma’s new phone

Name: ________________ Date: ________

奶奶有新手机了。第一天,她给我打电话,打了十次。

早上七点:“喂?你能听见我吗?”“能,奶奶。”“好,没事了!”

九点:“手机上的字太小了!”

十一点:“我想看你的照片,怎么看?”

下午三点:“我的手机没有声音了!”“我们现在就在打电话呢,奶奶。”

晚上十点:“你睡了吗?”“睡了。”

第二天,奶奶没有打电话,一个都没有。我给她打电话,一次,两次,三次,她都没接。

晚上,我收到奶奶的一张照片。

照片上,奶奶在公园里,五个老人看着她。他们都拿着新手机。

奶奶还写了几个字:“今天我是老师。”

第三天早上七点,又有电话来了:“喂?你能听见我吗?”

不是奶奶,是奶奶的朋友。

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
新xīnnew; newly; just
手机shǒujīmobile phone; cell phone
天tiānheaven; God
打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call; to call
十shíten
早上zǎoshangmorning
七qīseven
点diǎnto point out; to bring up
听见tīngjiànto hear
没事méishìit's nothing; no problem; never mind
九jiǔnine
上shàngup; above; on

English (for the teacher)

Grandma has a new phone. On the first day, she calls me. Ten times.

Seven in the morning: “Hello? Can you hear me?” “Yes, Grandma.” “Good, that’s all!”

Nine o’clock: “The words on this phone are too small!”

Eleven o’clock: “I want to see your photos. How do I look at them?”

Three in the afternoon: “My phone’s gone silent!” “We’re on the phone right now, Grandma.”

Ten at night: “Are you asleep?” “I am.”

The next day, Grandma doesn’t call, not once. I call her: once, twice, three times, and she doesn’t pick up.

In the evening, I get a photo from Grandma.

In the photo, Grandma is in the park, and five old people are looking at her. They are all holding new phones.

Grandma has written a few words too: “Today I’m the teacher.”

On the third day, at seven in the morning, there’s another call: “Hello? Can you hear me?”

It isn’t Grandma. It’s Grandma’s friend.