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下xià雨yǔ天tiān

A rainy day

School is out, the rain is pouring down, and Xiaowen has no umbrella to get home…

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🔑 Key words in this story (3)
  • 伞 sǎn umbrella
  • 送 sòng to see someone off; to walk someone (home)
  • 奶奶 nǎinai grandma (father's mother)

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下xià午wǔ四sì点diǎn,下xià课kè了le。

At four in the afternoon, classes were over.

外wài边bian下xià雨yǔ了le,雨yǔ很hěn大dà。

It was raining outside, and the rain was heavy.

很hěn多duō同tóng学xué的de爸bà爸ba妈mā妈ma都dōu来lái了le。

Lots of the students' moms and dads had come.

小Xiǎo文wén没méi有yǒu伞sǎn,怎zěn么me回huí家jiā呢ne?

Xiaowen had no umbrella. How would she get home?

她tā给gěi妈mā妈ma打dǎ电diàn话huà。

She phoned her mom.

妈mā妈ma说shuō:“我wǒ在zài上shàng班bān,不bù能néng去qù学xué校xiào。”

Mom said, “I'm at work. I can't come to the school.”

这zhè时shí候hou,她tā的de同tóng学xué东Dōng东dong来lái了le。

Just then, her classmate Dongdong came along.

东Dōng东dong说shuō:“我wǒ有yǒu伞sǎn,我wǒ送sòng你nǐ回huí家jiā吧ba!”

Dongdong said, “I have an umbrella. Let me walk you home!”

小Xiǎo文wén说shuō:“你nǐ家jiā在zài那nà边bian,我wǒ家jiā在zài这zhè边biān。”

Xiaowen said, “Your home is that way, and mine is this way.”

东Dōng东dong说shuō:“没méi关guān系xi!”

Dongdong said, “That doesn't matter!”

他tā们men到dào了le小Xiǎo文wén家jiā。

They got to Xiaowen's home.

东Dōng东dong的de衣yī服fu上shàng都dōu是shì水shuǐ,小Xiǎo文wén的de衣yī服fu上shàng没méi有yǒu。

Dongdong's clothes were dripping wet, but Xiaowen's were not.

小Xiǎo文wén的de奶nǎi奶nai说shuō:“谢xiè谢xie你nǐ!请qǐng喝hē热rè茶chá。”

Xiaowen's grandma said, “Thank you! Please have some hot tea.”

东Dōng东dong说shuō:“不bù客kè气qi!小Xiǎo文wén,明míng天tiān见jiàn!”

Dongdong said, “You're welcome! See you tomorrow, Xiaowen!”