Level 2 · Elementary · Story
赞玛很棒!
Zama is great!
Up before her little brother, Zama washes, dresses and buttons up all by herself, and she is very proud of it.
🔑 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
My little brother sleeps very late. I wake early, because I am great!
是
I am the one who lets in the sun.
妈妈
“You’re my morning star,” says Ma.
我
I wash myself, I don’t need any help.
冷冷
I can cope with cold water and blue smelly soap.
妈妈
Ma reminds, “Don’t forget teeth.” I reply, “Never, not me!”
洗
After washing, I greet Grandpa and Auntie, and wish them a good day.
然后
Then I dress myself, “I’m big now Ma,” I say.
我
I can close my buttons and buckle my shoes.
在
On the way to school, I make sure little brother knows all the school news.
上课
In class I do my best in every way.
我
I do all these good things every day. But the thing I like most, is to play and play!