HSK 2 · Chapter 4 · 167 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-missing-red-cup

红杯子

The missing red cup

Name: ________________ Date: ________

星期四,妞妞的红杯子也没有了。这是她最喜欢的杯子,杯子上有一只小猫。

她在家里找了一个上午,没找到。

下午,她去楼上找大伟。大伟九岁,是她的好朋友。

“大伟,你看见我的红杯子了吗?”

大伟马上说:“我不知道!我什么都不知道!”

他说话太快,脸也红了。

妞妞在本子上写:大伟,说话太快。

回到家,她看见桌子上有妈妈的本子。本子上写着:星期六,饺子,牛奶,小床。别告诉妞妞!

妈妈看见妞妞,马上拿起本子,走了。

别告诉妞妞什么?

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
杯子bēizicup; glass; mug
喜欢xǐhuānto like; to be fond of
上shàngup; above; on
只zhīonly; just
找zhǎoto look for; to seek
上午shàngwǔmorning
下午xiàwǔafternoon
去qùto go
九jiǔnine
岁suìyears old; year (of age)
好hǎogood; nice
朋友péngyǒufriend

English (for the teacher)

On Thursday, Niuniu’s red cup went missing too. It is her favourite cup, with a little kitten on it.

She searched the flat all morning and didn’t find it.

In the afternoon, she went upstairs to see Dawei. Dawei is nine, and he is her good friend.

“Dawei, have you seen my red cup?”

Dawei said at once, “I don’t know! I don’t know anything!”

He talked far too fast, and his face went red.

Niuniu wrote in her notebook: Dawei, talks too fast.

Back home, she saw Mum’s notebook on the table. In it was written: Saturday, dumplings, milk, little bed. Don’t tell Niuniu!

When Mum saw Niuniu, she picked up the notebook at once and walked off.

Don’t tell Niuniu what?