The Old Photos (Part 2)

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爷爷yé ye拿出ná chū一本yī běn老lǎo相册xiàng cè。Grandpa took out an old photo album.“这zhè张zhāng照片zhào piàn是shì我wǒ在zài上海shàng hǎi拍pāi的de。”"I took this photo in Shanghai."照片zhào piàn里lǐ的de爷爷yé ye很hěn年轻nián qīng。In the photo, Grandpa was very young.

“我wǒ在zài那里nà li住zhù了le两liǎng年nián,认识rèn shi了le你nǐ奶奶nǎi nai。”"I lived there for two years — that's where I met your grandma."

“奶奶nǎi nai也yě去qù过guò很多hěn duō地方dì fāng吗ma?”"Did Grandma travel a lot too?"

“她tā跟gēn我wǒ一起yī qǐ去qù过guò南京nán jīng、西安xī ān,还有hái yǒu昆明kūn míng。”"She went with me to Nanjing, Xi'an, and Kunming."

爷爷yé ye看着kàn zhe照片zhào piàn,安静ān jìng了le一会儿yī huìr。Grandpa looked at the photos and was quiet for a moment.“有些yǒu xiē地方dì fāng,我wǒ想xiǎng再zài去qù一次yī cì。”"Some places, I'd like to see one more time."

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