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奶奶的新手机

Grandma’s new phone

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奶奶nǎinai有yǒu新xīn手机shǒujī了le。第一dìyī天tiān，她tā给gěi我wǒ打电话dǎdiànhuà，打dǎ了le十shí次cì。

早上zǎoshang七qī点diǎn：“喂wèi？你nǐ能néng听见tīngjiàn我wǒ吗ma？”“能néng，奶奶nǎinai。”“好hǎo，没事méishì了le！”

九jiǔ点diǎn：“手机shǒujī上shàng的de字zì太tài小xiǎo了le！”

十一shíyī点diǎn：“我wǒ想xiǎng看kàn你nǐ的de照片zhàopiàn，怎么zěnme看kàn？”

下午xiàwǔ三sān点diǎn：“我wǒ的de手机shǒujī没有méiyǒu声音shēngyīn了le！”“我们wǒmen现在xiànzài就jiù在zài打电话dǎdiànhuà呢ne，奶奶nǎinai。”

晚上wǎnshang十shí点diǎn：“你nǐ睡shuì了le吗ma？”“睡shuì了le。”

第二天dì’èrtiān，奶奶nǎinai没有méiyǒu打电话dǎdiànhuà，一个yígè都dōu没有méiyǒu。我wǒ给gěi她tā打电话dǎdiànhuà，一次yícì，两liǎng次cì，三次sāncì，她tā都dōu没méi接jiē。

晚上wǎnshang，我wǒ收到shōudào奶奶nǎinai的de一yì张zhāng照片zhàopiàn。

照片zhàopiàn上shàng，奶奶nǎinai在zài公园gōngyuán里，五wǔ个gè老人lǎorén看kàn着zhe她tā。他们tāmen都dōu拿ná着zhe新xīn手机shǒujī。

奶奶nǎinai还hái写xiě了le几jǐ个gè字zì：“今天jīntiān我wǒ是shì老师lǎoshī。”

第三dìsān天tiān早上zǎoshang七qī点diǎn，又yòu有yǒu电话diànhuà来lái了le：“喂wèi？你nǐ能néng听见tīngjiàn我wǒ吗ma？”

不是búshì奶奶nǎinai，是shì奶奶nǎinai的de朋友péngyǒu。

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
新	xīn	new; newly; just
手机	shǒujī	mobile phone; cell phone
天	tiān	heaven; God
打电话	dǎdiànhuà	to make a phone call; to call
十	shí	ten
早上	zǎoshang	morning
七	qī	seven
点	diǎn	to point out; to bring up
听见	tīngjiàn	to hear
没事	méishì	it's nothing; no problem; never mind
九	jiǔ	nine
上	shàng	up; above; on

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.