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猫和鱼

The cat and the fish

Name: ________________ Date: ________

今天jīntiān爸爸bàba买mǎi了le一yì条tiáo大dà鱼yú。他tā说shuō：“晚上wǎnshang我们wǒmen吃chī鱼yú！”

我家wǒjiā有yǒu一yì只zhī猫māo，名字míngzi叫jiào糖糖tángtáng。糖糖tángtáng最zuì喜欢xǐhuān吃chī鱼yú。

爸爸bàba做zuò好hǎo了le晚饭wǎnfàn，放fàng在zài桌子zhuōzi上shàng。糖糖tángtáng坐zuò在zài桌子zhuōzi下xià，看kàn着zhe爸爸bàba。我wǒ坐zuò在zài桌子zhuōzi前qián，等děng吃饭chīfàn。

爸爸bàba去qù拿ná米饭mǐfàn。“怎么zěnme少shǎo了le一块yíkuài鱼yú？”

爸爸bàba看kàn着zhe糖糖tángtáng。糖糖tángtáng看kàn着zhe爸爸bàba：“喵miāo。”

爸爸bàba去qù拿ná筷子kuàizi。“怎么zěnme又yòu少shǎo了le一块yíkuài？”

“糖糖tángtáng！是不是shìbúshì你nǐ？这zhè是shì我们wǒmen的de晚饭wǎnfàn！”糖糖tángtáng看kàn着zhe爸爸bàba，不bù说话shuōhuà。

爸爸bàba去qù叫jiào妈妈māma。“怎么zěnme少shǎo了le一yí大半dàbàn？”

爸爸bàba很hěn生气shēngqì：“糖糖tángtáng，今天jīntiān你nǐ没有méiyǒu晚饭wǎnfàn了le！”

妈妈māma说shuō：“糖糖tángtáng很hěn小xiǎo，能néng吃chī一半yíbàn吗ma？”

糖糖tángtáng不bù说话shuōhuà，看kàn着zhe我wǒ。

我wǒ也yě不bù说话shuōhuà。我wǒ嘴zuǐ里还有háiyǒu一块yíkuài鱼yú呢ne。

Key words

Today Dad bought a big fish. He said, “We’re having fish tonight!”

We have a cat called Tangtang. Tangtang loves fish more than anything.

Dad finished cooking dinner and put it on the table. Tangtang sat under the table, watching Dad. I sat at the table, waiting to eat.

Dad went to get the rice. “Why is a piece of fish missing?”

Dad looked at Tangtang. Tangtang looked at Dad: “Meow.”

Dad went to get the chopsticks. “Why is another piece missing?”

“Tangtang! Was it you? This is our dinner!” Tangtang looked at Dad and said nothing.

Dad went to call Mum. “Why is more than half of it gone?”

Dad was very cross: “Tangtang, no dinner for you today!”

Mum said, “Tangtang is so small. Can she really eat half a fish?”

Tangtang said nothing and looked at me.

I said nothing either. There was still a piece of fish in my mouth.