多少钱？
How much is it?
Name: ________________ Date: ________
珍妮在北京学习汉语，她最怕两个数字：四和十。今天，她一个人去买水果。
“苹果多少钱？”她问。
“一个四块。”
“十块？太贵了！”
老板笑了：“不是十，是四！”他在本子上写了一个大大的“四”。
珍妮看了看：“哦，四块！我要四个。”
老板马上拿了十个。
“不是十个，是四个！”珍妮也在本子上写了一个“四”。
两个人都笑了。
老板在她的包里放了五个：“四个是你买的，一个是我送你的。一共十六块。”
珍妮马上拿起本子：“十六？请写一下！”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 拿 | ná | to take; to hold; to carry |
| 本子 | běnzi | book; edition |
| 包 | bāo | bag; sack |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present) |
| 怕 | pà | to fear; to be afraid of |
| 放 | fàng | to put; to place |
| 一共 | yígòng | altogether; in total |
| 数字 | shùzì | number; digit; figure |
| 大大 | dàdà | respectful address for a popular creator or leader |
| 老板 | láobǎn | boss; owner (of a shop or business) |
English (for the teacher)
Jenny is learning Chinese in Beijing, and the two numbers she dreads most are four and ten. Today, she went to buy fruit on her own.
“How much are the apples?” she asked.
“Four yuan each.”
“Ten yuan? That’s too expensive!”
The stallholder laughed. “Not ten, four!” He wrote a big “四”, four, in his notebook.
Jenny took a look. “Oh, four yuan! I’ll have four.”
Straight away, the stallholder picked up ten.
“Not ten, four!” Jenny wrote a “四” in the notebook too.
They both laughed.
The stallholder put five in her bag. “Four you paid for, and one’s a present from me. That’s sixteen yuan altogether.”
Jenny grabbed the notebook at once. “Sixteen? Please write it down!”