Level 2 · Elementary · Story

赞Zàn玛mǎ很hěn棒bàng!

Zama is great!

Up before her little brother, Zama washes, dresses and buttons up all by herself, and she is very proud of it.

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🔑 Key words in this story (24)
  • 棒 bàng great, excellent
  • 睡过头 shuìguòtóu to oversleep
  • 阳光 yángguāng sunlight
  • 透 tòu to pass through, to shine through
  • 晨星 chénxīng morning star
  • 洗澡 xǐzǎo to take a bath, to wash
  • 需要 xūyào to need
  • 冷冷 lěnglěng cold, icy (冷 'cold', doubled)
  • 臭臭 chòuchòu smelly, stinky (臭 'smelly', doubled)
  • 蓝色 lánsè blue
  • 肥皂 féizào soap
  • 来说 láishuō 对…来说: as far as … is concerned
  • 算 suàn to count as
  • 大事 dàshì big deal, important matter
  • 提醒 tíxǐng to remind
  • 刷牙 shuāyá to brush your teeth
  • 回答 huídá to answer, to reply
  • 忘记 wàngjì to forget
  • 以后 yǐhòu after (…以后 'after…')
  • 姑妈 gūmā aunt (father's sister)
  • 招呼 zhāohu greeting (打招呼 'to say hello')
  • 向 xiàng to, toward
  • 问好 wènhǎo to say hello, to ask after someone
  • 然后 ránhòu then, after that

Tap any word for its meaning.

我wǒ弟dì弟di睡shuì过guò头tóu了le。我wǒ很hěn早zǎo起qǐ床chuáng,因yīn为wèi我wǒ很hěn棒bàng!

My little brother sleeps very late. I wake early, because I am great!

是shì我wǒ让ràng阳yáng光guāng透tòu进jìn来lai。

I am the one who lets in the sun.

妈mā妈ma说shuō:“你nǐ是shì我wǒ的de晨chén星xīng”。

“You’re my morning star,” says Ma.

我wǒ自zì己jǐ洗xǐ澡zǎo。我wǒ不bù需xū要yào帮bāng忙máng。

I wash myself, I don’t need any help.

冷lěng冷lěng的de水shuǐ和hé臭chòu臭chòu的de蓝lán色sè肥féi皂zào对duì我wǒ来lái说shuō不bù算suàn大dà事shì。

I can cope with cold water and blue smelly soap.

妈mā妈ma提tí醒xǐng我wǒ:“别bié忘wàng了le刷shuā牙yá。”我wǒ回huí答dá:“怎zěn么me可kě能néng,我wǒ不bù会huì忘wàng记jì的de!”

Ma reminds, “Don’t forget teeth.” I reply, “Never, not me!”

洗xǐ好hǎo了le以yǐ后hòu,我wǒ跟gēn爷yé爷ye和hé姑gū妈mā打dǎ个gè招zhāo呼hu,向xiàng他tā们men问wèn好hǎo。

After washing, I greet Grandpa and Auntie, and wish them a good day.

然rán后hòu我wǒ自zì己jǐ穿chuān好hǎo衣yī服fu。“妈mā,我wǒ已yǐ经jīng长zhǎng大dà了le!”

Then I dress myself, “I’m big now Ma,” I say.

我wǒ会huì自zì己jǐ扣kòu好hǎo衣yī扣kòu和hé鞋xié子zi。

I can close my buttons and buckle my shoes.

在zài上shàng学xué的de路lù上shang我wǒ跟gēn弟dì弟di说shuō学xué校xiào的de所suǒ有yǒu消xiāo息xi。

On the way to school, I make sure little brother knows all the school news.

上shàng课kè的de时shí候hou我wǒ认rèn真zhēn学xué习xí。

In class I do my best in every way.

我wǒ每měi天tiān做zuò这zhè几jǐ件jiàn好hǎo事shì。可kě是shì我wǒ最zuì喜xǐ欢huan做zuò的de是shì玩wán玩wán玩wán!

I do all these good things every day. But the thing I like most, is to play and play!