比爸爸还大
My pet is older than my dad
Name: ________________ Date: ________
今天上课，老师说：“请你们说一说，家里有什么小动物？”
一个同学家里有猫，一个同学家里有小狗，还有一个同学家里有鱼。
到我了。我说：“我先不说是什么，你们猜！”
“不大，也不小。”
“吃得很少，走路很慢。”
“不会说话，也不会唱歌。”
“很喜欢睡觉。冬天，能睡三个月。”
一个同学问：“是猫吗？”我说：“不是。”
老师问：“是鱼吗？”我说：“也不是。”
“还有，它今年六十岁了，比我爸爸还大！”
一个同学大声问：“是你爷爷吗？”大家都笑了。
我说：“不是！是我家的乌龟！爷爷八岁的时候，家里就有它了。”
老师也笑了：“六十岁？比我还大呢！”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 上课 | shàngkè | to attend class; to go to class |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 请 | qǐng | please |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; little |
| 同学 | tóngxué | classmate; fellow student |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 大 | dà | big; large |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 少 | shǎo | few; little |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to talk |
English (for the teacher)
In class today, the teacher said, “Tell us what pets you have at home.”
One classmate has a cat, one has a puppy, and one has fish.
Then it was my turn. I said, “I won't tell you what it is yet. You guess!”
“It isn't big, and it isn't small.”
“It eats very little and walks very slowly.”
“It can't talk, and it can't sing.”
“It loves sleeping. In winter it can sleep for three months.”
A classmate asked, “Is it a cat?” I said, “No.”
The teacher asked, “Is it a fish?” I said, “No, not that either.”
“And it's sixty years old this year, older than my dad!”
One boy shouted, “Is it your grandpa?” Everyone laughed.
I said, “No! It's our tortoise! It's been in our family since Grandpa was eight.”
The teacher laughed too. “Sixty? It's older than me!”