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你想看电影吗?

Do you want to see a film?

Name: ________________ Date: ________

阿翔想请莉莉看电影。星期四晚上,他一个人在房间里练习。

“你好,莉莉!你想看电影吗?”

没有人回答。他的猫看看他,走了。

他去找妈妈:“妈,你听:‘莉莉,你想看电影吗?’”

妈妈笑了:“很好。可是你的脸太红了。”

他又说了二十次。“你想看电影吗?你想看电影吗?”睡觉的时候,他还在说。

第二天,在学校门口,阿翔看见了莉莉。他的脸又红了。

“莉莉,你……你……”

莉莉笑了:“你想看电影吗?我有两张电影票。”

阿翔马上说:“你想看电影吗?”

莉莉看着他:“我在问你呢!”

“想去!我非常想去!”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
看kànto look at; to see; to watch
电影diànyǐngmovie; film
晚上wǎnshangevening; night
人rénperson; people
房间fángjiānroom
你好níhǎohello; hi
没有méiyǒunot have; there is not
猫māocat
去qùto go
找zhǎoto look for; to seek
妈妈māmamom; mother
听tīngto listen; to hear

English (for the teacher)

Axiang wanted to ask Lili to a film. On Thursday evening, he practised alone in his room.

“Hello, Lili! Do you want to see a film?”

Nobody answered. His cat looked at him and walked off.

He went to find his mum: “Mum, listen: ‘Lili, do you want to see a film?’”

Mum smiled. “Very good. But your face is far too red.”

He said it twenty more times. “Do you want to see a film? Do you want to see a film?” Even at bedtime, he was still saying it.

The next day, at the school gate, Axiang saw Lili. His face went red again.

“Lili, do you… do you…”

Lili smiled. “Do you want to see a film? I’ve got two cinema tickets.”

Axiang said at once: “Do you want to see a film?”

Lili looked at him. “I’m asking you!”

“I want to! I really, really want to go!”