Level 1 · Starter · Everyday story
下雨天
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)
Tap any word for its meaning.
下午
At four in the afternoon, classes were over.
外边
It was raining outside, and the rain was heavy.
很
Lots of the students' moms and dads had come.
小文
Xiaowen had no umbrella. How would she get home?
她
She phoned her mom.
妈妈
Mom said, “I'm at work. I can't come to the school.”
这
Just then, her classmate Dongdong came along.
东东
Dongdong said, “I have an umbrella. Let me walk you home!”
小文
Xiaowen said, “Your home is that way, and mine is this way.”
东东
Dongdong said, “That doesn't matter!”
他们
They got to Xiaowen's home.
东东
Dongdong's clothes were dripping wet, but Xiaowen's were not.
小文
Xiaowen's grandma said, “Thank you! Please have some hot tea.”
东东
Dongdong said, “You're welcome! See you tomorrow, Xiaowen!”