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我的书在哪儿？

Where is my book?

Name: ________________ Date: ________

早上zǎoshang七qī点diǎn，雯雯wénwén要yào去qù上学shàngxué。可是kěshì，她tā的de书shū呢？

“妈妈māma，我wǒ的de书shū在zài哪儿nǎr？”

“在zài桌子zhuōzi上shàng吗ma？”

桌子zhuōzi上shàng有yǒu杯子bēizi，有yǒu手机shǒujī，没有méiyǒu书shū。

“在zài书包shūbāo里吗ma？”

书包shūbāo里有yǒu一yí个gè面包miànbāo，没有méiyǒu书shū。

“在zài床chuáng下边xiàbian吗ma？”

床chuáng下边xiàbian有yǒu很hěn多duō东西dōngxī，也yě没有méiyǒu书shū。

爸爸bàba在zài电视diànshì前边qiánbian找zhǎo了le找zhǎo，在zài门mén后边hòubian也yě找zhǎo了le找zhǎo。没有méiyǒu，哪儿nǎr都dōu没有méiyǒu。

七点半qīdiǎnbàn了le。雯雯wénwén坐zuò在zài地上dìshang，不想bùxiǎng说话shuōhuà了le。

她tā看kàn了le看kàn桌子zhuōzi下边xiàbian。家里jiālǐ的de小狗xiáogǒu正在zhèngzài那儿nàr睡觉shuìjiào。

“小狗xiáogǒu，你nǐ起来qǐlái一下yíxià。”

小狗xiáogǒu起来qǐlái了le。它tā下边xiàbian是shì什么shénme？是shì她tā的de书shū！

妈妈māma笑xiào了le：“它tā不是búshì在zài睡觉shuìjiào，它tā在zài学习xuéxí呢ne！”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
早上zǎoshangmorning
七qīseven
点diǎnto point out; to bring up
去qùto go
上学shàngxuéto go to school; to attend school
书shūbook
妈妈māmamom; mother
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
上shàngup; above; on
杯子bēizicup; glass; mug
手机shǒujīmobile phone; cell phone
没有méiyǒunot have; there is not

English (for the teacher)

Seven in the morning, and Wenwen has to go to school. But where’s her book?

“Mum, where’s my book?”

“Is it on the table?”

On the table there’s a cup and a phone, but no book.

“Is it in your school bag?”

In the school bag there’s a bread roll, but no book.

“Is it under the bed?”

Under the bed there are lots of things, but no book either.

Dad has a look in front of the TV, and a look behind the door too. No. It isn’t anywhere.

Half past seven. Wenwen sits on the floor and doesn’t want to talk any more.

She looks under the table. The family’s little dog is asleep there.

“Little dog, get up a moment.”

The little dog gets up. And what’s underneath it? Her book!

Mum laughs: “It isn’t sleeping. It’s studying!”