学用筷子
Learning to use chopsticks
Name: ________________ Date: ________
今天，杰克第一次去中国朋友家吃饭。
桌子上有很多菜。大人都用筷子，杰克也用筷子。
他想吃肉。肉掉在桌子上了。
他想吃鸡蛋。鸡蛋掉在地上了。
他想吃米饭。米饭呢？米饭都在他的衣服上。
他们都笑了。杰克也笑了：“筷子太难用了！”
朋友的女儿丫丫今年三岁。她说：“叔叔，我教你！”
丫丫拿起杰克的筷子：“看，这个不动，那个动。”
杰克试了一次，两次，三次。
他吃到了一块肉！
他们都说：“好！”
丫丫很高兴：“叔叔，你会用了！”
杰克想说谢谢。他看了看丫丫的碗。
丫丫的碗里，有一个小勺子。
丫丫笑了：“我三岁，我用这个。”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肉 | ròu | meat; flesh |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach |
| 动 | dòng | to move |
| 次 | cì | next; second (as in 次日) |
| 大人 | dàren | (polite) Your Excellency; lord (form of address for officials or elders) |
| 筷子 | kuàizi | chopsticks |
| 用 | yòng | to use; use; usefulness |
| 叔叔 | shūshu | (polite) uncle; mister (used by children) |
| 试 | shì | to try; to test |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl |
| 勺子 | sháozi | spoon; ladle |
English (for the teacher)
Today Jack has dinner at a Chinese friend’s home for the first time.
There are lots of dishes on the table. The grown-ups all use chopsticks, so Jack uses chopsticks too.
He wants some meat. The meat drops onto the table.
He wants some egg. The egg drops onto the floor.
He wants some rice. And the rice? The rice is all over his clothes.
They all laugh. Jack laughs too: “Chopsticks are so hard!”
His friend’s daughter, Yaya, is three. She says, “Uncle, I’ll teach you!”
Yaya picks up Jack’s chopsticks: “Look, this one stays still, that one moves.”
Jack tries once, twice, three times.
He gets a piece of meat into his mouth!
They all say, “Well done!”
Yaya is delighted: “Uncle, you can use them now!”
Jack wants to say thank you. He looks at Yaya’s bowl.
In Yaya’s bowl there is a little spoon.
Yaya smiles: “I’m three. I use this.”