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你想看电影吗？

Do you want to see a film?

Name: ________________ Date: ________

阿翔āxiáng想xiǎng请qǐng莉莉lìlì看kàn电影diànyǐng。星期四xīngqīsì晚上wǎnshang，他tā一yí个gè人rén在zài房间fángjiān里练习liànxí。

“你好níhǎo，莉莉lìlì！你nǐ想xiǎng看kàn电影diànyǐng吗ma？”

没有méiyǒu人rén回答huídá。他tā的de猫māo看看kànkan他tā，走zǒu了le。

他tā去qù找zhǎo妈妈māma：“妈mā，你nǐ听tīng：‘莉莉lìlì，你nǐ想xiǎng看kàn电影diànyǐng吗ma？’”

妈妈māma笑xiào了le：“很hěn好hǎo。可是kěshì你nǐ的de脸liǎn太tài红hóng了le。”

他tā又yòu说shuō了le二十èrshí次cì。“你nǐ想xiǎng看kàn电影diànyǐng吗ma？你nǐ想xiǎng看kàn电影diànyǐng吗ma？”睡觉shuìjiào的de时候shíhou，他tā还hái在zài说shuō。

第二天dì’èrtiān，在zài学校xuéxiào门口ménkǒu，阿翔āxiáng看见kànjiàn了le莉莉lìlì。他tā的de脸liǎn又yòu红hóng了le。

“莉莉lìlì，你nǐ……你nǐ……”

莉莉lìlì笑xiào了le：“你nǐ想xiǎng看kàn电影diànyǐng吗ma？我wǒ有yǒu两liǎng张zhāng电影票diànyǐngpiào。”

阿翔āxiáng马上mǎshàng说shuō：“你nǐ想xiǎng看kàn电影diànyǐng吗ma？”

莉莉lìlì看kàn着zhe他tā：“我wǒ在zài问wèn你nǐ呢ne！”

“想xiǎng去qù！我wǒ非常fēicháng想xiǎng去qù！”

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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!”