Lele Learns the House (Part 2)
Lele wants to help — but first it has to learn what things are called.
乐乐想帮忙做事。Lele wants to help with things.它先学扫地。First it learns to sweep the floor.它扫得又快又干净。It sweeps fast and clean.妈妈说：“乐乐做得真好！”Mom says: "Lele, great job!"
然后，爸爸说：“乐乐，请给我手机。”Then Dad says: "Lele, please bring me my phone."乐乐去了，拿来了一个苹果。Lele goes — and brings back an apple.爸爸笑了：“这不是手机，这是苹果！”Dad laughs: "This is not a phone, this is an apple!"乐乐说：“对不起，我在学习。”Lele says: "Sorry, I am learning."它又去拿，这次拿对了！It goes again — and this time it gets it right!
小雨教它认东西：“这是书，这是杯子，这是电视。”Xiaoyu teaches it things: "This is a book, this is a cup, this is a TV."乐乐听一次，就不会忘。Lele hears something once and never forgets.
晚上，乐乐说：“今天我学会了三十个东西的名字。”In the evening, Lele says: "Today I learned the names of thirty things."小雨说：“你学中文比我快！”Xiaoyu says: "You learn Chinese faster than me!"大家都笑了。Everyone laughs.
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