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Inthisone-paragraphread(aroundHSK2-3),LittleBrotherwantstohelpdadgetreadytoleavethehouse,buthiscontributionfallsflat.
Somevocabularyyoumightneed:
一边…一边…yībiān–Thisisoneoftheearlieststructuresyoulearnwhenyoustarttakingclasses,soyoumayhavepickedthisupalready,butthesetwo“一边”stietogethertwotasksthatsomeoneisdoingatthesametime.
手忙脚乱shǒumángjiǎoluàn–Thisphrasemeans“flustered”,or“inconfusion”,andifyoulookateachcharacterindividually,youcanseewhy–ifourhands(手)andfeet(脚)arebusily(忙)andmessily(乱)movingaround,we’reprobablyflustered,orfrantic.
咦yí–Asoundthatexpressessurprise,like“Ack!”or“Agh!”
多么duōme–Translatesas“so”,asin“Isowantedtobethere!”or“Isowishhewouldanswerthephone.”
Hereisthetextforyoutopracticereading:
帮忙
爸爸出差,可早晨起得迟了。他忙洗脸刷牙,姐姐帮爸爸整理衣服,妈妈给他端早餐,帮他找笔记本。爸爸一边吃早餐,一边摸口袋,咦,火车票哪去了?爸爸放下牛奶、蛋糕,手忙脚乱地找车票。小弟弟多么想帮爸爸做点儿事啊,可他什么也帮不上。小弟弟想:“帮爸爸吃早餐吧。”他爬上凳子,将爸爸吃剩的牛奶、蛋糕全吃了。
Englishtranslation:
Fatherwasgoingoutoftownforwork,butinthemorning,hewokeuplate.Hegotbusywashinghisfaceandbrushinghisteeth,andeldersisterhelpedhimpackhisclothes,motherbroughthimbreakfast,andhelpedhimfindhisnotebook.Whilefatheratehisbreakfast,hefelthispockets,ack,wheredidthetrainticketgo?Fatherputdownthemilk,thecake,andscrambledaroundlookingfortheticket.Littlebrothersowantedtohelpfatherdosomething,buttherewasnothinghecoulddotohelp.Littlebrotherthought:“HowaboutIhelpdadeatbreakfast.”Heclimbeduponthestool,tooktheleftovermilkandcakeandateitallup.
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