Lil Jon Prepares for Bed

HSK 4 · 91 characters · Day in the Life of Lil Jon

Lil Jon gets ready for bed.

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晚上wǎn shang，妈妈mā ma问wèn：At night, Mom asked:你nǐ刷牙shuā yá了吗le ma，小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn？"Did you brush your teeth, Lil Jon?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn：什么shén me？Lil Jon: "What?!"

妈妈mā ma重复chóng fù说shuō：Mom repeated, "Did you brush your teeth?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn：什么shén me？Lil Jon: "What?!"

妈妈mā ma：刷牙shuā yá了吗le ma？Mom: "Did you brush your teeth?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn：妈妈mā ma，你nǐ知道zhī dào我的wǒ de牙齿yá chǐ是shì纯金chún jīn做的zuò de。Lil Jon: "Mom, you know my teeth are made of solid gold."

妈妈mā ma耐心地nài xīn de问wèn：Mom patiently asked:你nǐ刷shuā了le你的nǐ de金牙jīn yá吗ma？"Did you brush your gold teeth?"

嗯ēn！Lil Jon proudly responded, "Yeah!"

妈妈mā ma微笑着wēi xiào zhe说shuō：Mom smiled and said:晚安wǎn ān，睡个shuì gè好觉hǎo jiào。"Good night, sleep tight."

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn蜷缩quán suō在zài床上chuáng shàng，低声dī shēng说shuō：Lil Jon curled up in bed and whispered:“好的hǎo de！”"Okay!"

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