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写给二十岁的我

A letter to my future self

Name: ________________ Date: ________

今天jīntiān，老师lǎoshī在zài课kè上shàng说shuō：“请qǐng给gěi二十èrshí岁suì的de你nǐ写xiě一yì封fēng信xìn。”

媛媛yuányuán今年jīnnián十shí岁suì。她tā打开dǎkāi本子běnzi，写xiě：

“二十èrshí岁suì的de媛媛yuányuán，你好níhǎo！我wǒ是shì十shí岁suì的de你nǐ。”

“你nǐ现在xiànzài高gāo吗ma？我wǒ不bù高gāo，在zài班bān里坐zuò最zuì前边qiánbian。”

“你nǐ还hái喜欢xǐhuān吃chī面条miàntiáo吗ma？我wǒ天天tiāntiān都dōu想xiǎng吃chī。”

“你nǐ会huì开车kāichē了le吗ma？爸爸bàba说shuō，开车kāichē很hěn难nán。”

“你nǐ和hé萍萍píngpíng还是háishi好hǎo朋友péngyǒu吧ba？我们wǒmen昨天zuótiān生气shēngqì了le，今天jīntiān就jiù好hǎo了le。”

“你nǐ有yǒu狗gǒu了le吗ma？妈妈māma说shuō，长大zhǎngdà了le就jiù能néng有yǒu。你nǐ长大zhǎngdà了le，那nà你nǐ有yǒu狗gǒu了le吧ba？叫jiào什么shénme名字míngzi？”

“还有háiyǒu，别bié忘记wàngjì给gěi妈妈māma打电话dǎdiànhuà。”

晚上wǎnshang，妈妈māma看kàn了le媛媛yuányuán的de信xìn。她tā笑xiào了le，在zài信xìn的de下边xiàbian写xiě：

“媛媛yuányuán，狗gǒu不用búyòng等到děngdào二十èrshí岁suì。”

第二天dì’èrtiān早上zǎoshang，媛媛yuányuán家里jiālǐ有yǒu了le一yì只zhī小xiǎo狗gǒu。

Key words

Today in class, the teacher said, “Please write a letter to yourself at twenty.”

Yuanyuan is ten this year. She opened her notebook and wrote:

“Hello, Yuanyuan at twenty! I’m you, at ten.”

“Are you tall now? I’m not. I sit at the very front of the class.”

“Do you still like noodles? I want them every day.”

“Can you drive yet? Dad says driving is hard.”

“You and Pingping are still good friends, right? We fell out yesterday, but today we’re fine.”

“Do you have a dog yet? Mum says I can have one when I grow up. Well, you’ve grown up, so you must have a dog by now, right? What’s its name?”

“And don’t forget to call Mum.”

That evening, Mum read Yuanyuan’s letter. She smiled, and wrote at the bottom:

“Yuanyuan, you don’t have to wait until twenty for the dog.”

The next morning, there was a puppy at Yuanyuan’s house.