生日快乐
Happy birthday in Chinese
Name: ________________ Date: ________
聪聪早上六点就起床了。他想：今天是我的生日！
可是，妈妈说：“快吃饭，要上学了！”
在学校，好朋友没说“生日快乐”。老师也没说。
聪聪很不高兴。他想：大家都忘了。
晚上，爸爸回家了，还买了一个大蛋糕。
聪聪很高兴：“爸爸，你没忘！”
爸爸笑了：“聪聪，这是明天的蛋糕。你的生日是明天！”
妈妈也笑了：“明天，大家都会对你说生日快乐。”
聪聪看看蛋糕，看看爸爸，看看妈妈。
“那我今天吃一点儿，明天再吃一点儿，好不好？”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 早上 | zǎoshang | morning |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 点 | diǎn | to point out; to bring up |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get up; to get out of bed |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 妈妈 | māma | mom; mother |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 好 | hǎo | good; nice |
| 朋友 | péngyǒu | friend |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
English (for the teacher)
Congcong is out of bed by six in the morning. He thinks: today is my birthday!
But Mum just says, “Hurry up and eat. It’s time for school!”
At school, his best friend doesn’t say “Happy birthday”. His teacher doesn’t say it either.
Congcong is very unhappy. He thinks: everyone has forgotten.
In the evening Dad comes home, and he has bought a big cake.
Congcong is thrilled. “Dad, you didn’t forget!”
Dad laughs. “Congcong, this is tomorrow’s cake. Your birthday is tomorrow!”
Mum laughs too. “Tomorrow everyone will say happy birthday to you.”
Congcong looks at the cake, then at Dad, then at Mum.
“So can I have a little today, and a little more tomorrow?”