Big News (Part 1)

HSK 1 · 160 characters · John and Xiaoting: The Visit

John gets a phone call: his mom and dad are coming to China!

晚上wǎn shang，约翰yuē hàn在zài打电话dǎ diàn huà。In the evening, John is on the phone.他说tā shuō英文Yīng wén，说得shuō de很快hěn kuài，也yě很高兴hěn gāo xìng。He speaks English, very fast and very happy.小婷xiǎo tíng问wèn：“是shì谁shéi？”Xiaoting asks: "Who is it?"约翰yuē hàn说shuō：“是shì我wǒ妈妈mā ma！”John says: "It's my mom!"“我wǒ爸爸bà ba妈妈mā ma下个星期xià gè xīng qī来lái中国zhōng guó！”"My mom and dad are coming to China next week!"

小婷xiǎo tíng说shuō：“真的zhēn de吗ma？”Xiaoting says: "Really?"约翰yuē hàn说shuō：“真的zhēn de！他们tā men很hěn想xiǎng认识rèn shi你nǐ。”John says: "Really! They really want to meet you."小婷xiǎo tíng问wèn：“他们tā men会huì喜欢xǐ huan我wǒ吗ma？”Xiaoting asks: "Will they like me?"约翰yuē hàn笑了xiào le：“他们tā men会huì爱ài你的nǐ de。”John smiles: "They will love you."

小婷xiǎo tíng想xiǎng学xué一句yī jù英文Yīng wén。Xiaoting wants to learn one sentence of English.约翰yuē hàn用yòng英文Yīng wén教jiāo了le她tā一句话yī jù huà。John taught her a sentence in English.这zhè句jù话huà的de意思yì si是shì：“很高兴hěn gāo xìng认识rèn shi你们nǐ men。”The sentence means: "Nice to meet you."小婷xiǎo tíng说shuō了le一次yī cì又一次yòu yī cì。Xiaoting said it again and again.

米饭mǐ fàn听了tīng le，也yě大声dà shēng叫jiào。Mifan heard it and barked loudly too.约翰yuē hàn笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“你nǐ看kàn，米饭mǐ fàn也yě在zài学xué英文Yīng wén！”John laughs: "Look, Mifan is learning English too!"晚上wǎn shang，小婷xiǎo tíng想xiǎng了le很久hěn jiǔ：大dà日子rì zi要yào来了lái le！That night, Xiaoting thought for a long time: the big day is coming!