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xīngqīsì，妞妞niūniū的de红hóng杯子bēizi也yě没有méiyǒu了le。这zhè是shì她tā最zuì喜欢xǐhuān的de杯子bēizi，杯子bēizi上shàng有yǒu一yì只zhī小猫xiǎomāo。

她tā在zài家里jiālǐ找zhǎo了le一yí个gè上午shàngwǔ，没méi找到zhǎodào。

下午xiàwǔ，她tā去qù楼上lóushàng找zhǎo大伟dàwěi。大伟dàwěi九jiǔ岁suì，是shì她tā的de好hǎo朋友péngyǒu。

“大伟dàwěi，你nǐ看见kànjiàn我wǒ的de红hóng杯子bēizi了le吗ma？”

大伟dàwěi马上mǎshàng说shuō：“我wǒ不bù知道zhīdào！我wǒ什么shénme都dōu不bù知道zhīdào！”

他tā说话shuōhuà太tài快kuài，脸liǎn也yě红hóng了le。

妞妞niūniū在zài本子běnzi上shàng写xiě：大伟dàwěi，说话shuōhuà太tài快kuài。

回到huídào家jiā，她tā看见kànjiàn桌子zhuōzi上shàng有yǒu妈妈māma的de本子běnzi。本子běnzi上shàng写xiě着zhe：星期六xīngqīliù，饺子jiǎozi，牛奶niúnǎi，小xiǎo床chuáng。别bié告诉gàosù妞妞niūniū！

妈妈māma看见kànjiàn妞妞niūniū，马上mǎshàng拿起náqǐ本子běnzi，走zǒu了le。

别bié告诉gàosù妞妞niūniū什么shénme？

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?