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谁的新衣服誰的新衣服

Whose New Clothes?

昨(Zuóㄗㄨㄛˊ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)买(mǎiㄇㄞˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)一(yíㄧˊ)件(jiànㄐㄧㄢˋ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)衣(yīㄧ)，很(hěnㄏㄣˇ)好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)看(kànㄎㄢˋ)，也(yěㄧㄝˇ)不(búㄅㄨˊ)贵(guìㄍㄨㄟˋ)。回(Huíㄏㄨㄟˊ)家(jiāㄐㄧㄚ)一(yìㄧˋ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)，太(tàiㄊㄞˋ)大(dàㄉㄚˋ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。男(Nánㄋㄢˊ)朋(péngㄆㄥˊ)友(you˙ㄧㄡ)说(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)：“我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)一(yíㄧˊ)下(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋ)吧(ba˙ㄅㄚ)。”他(Tāㄊㄚ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)上(shang˙ㄕㄤ)正(zhèngㄓㄥˋ)好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)。今(Jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)，他(tāㄊㄚ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)着(zhe˙ㄓㄜ)新(xīnㄒㄧㄣ)衣(yīㄧ)服(fu˙ㄈㄨ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)班(bānㄅㄢ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)还(háiㄏㄞˊ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)着(zhe˙ㄓㄜ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)年(niánㄋㄧㄢˊ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)。

昨(Zuóㄗㄨㄛˊ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)買(mǎiㄇㄞˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)一(yíㄧˊ)件(jiànㄐㄧㄢˋ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)衣(yīㄧ)，很(hěnㄏㄣˇ)好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)看(kànㄎㄢˋ)，也(yěㄧㄝˇ)不(búㄅㄨˊ)貴(guìㄍㄨㄟˋ)。回(Huíㄏㄨㄟˊ)家(jiāㄐㄧㄚ)一(yìㄧˋ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)，太(tàiㄊㄞˋ)大(dàㄉㄚˋ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。男(Nánㄋㄢˊ)朋(péngㄆㄥˊ)友(you˙ㄧㄡ)說(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)：“我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)一(yíㄧˊ)下(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋ)吧(ba˙ㄅㄚ)。”他(Tāㄊㄚ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)上(shang˙ㄕㄤ)正(zhèngㄓㄥˋ)好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)。今(Jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)，他(tāㄊㄚ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)著(zhe˙ㄓㄜ)新(xīnㄒㄧㄣ)衣(yīㄧ)服(fu˙ㄈㄨ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)班(bānㄅㄢ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)還(háiㄏㄞˊ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)著(zhe˙ㄓㄜ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)年(niánㄋㄧㄢˊ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)。

昨(Zuóㄗㄨㄛˊ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)買(mǎiㄇㄞˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)一(yíㄧˊ)件(jiànㄐㄧㄢˋ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)衣(yīㄧ)，很(hěnㄏㄣˇ)好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)看(kànㄎㄢˋ)，也(yěㄧㄝˇ)不(búㄅㄨˊ)貴(guìㄍㄨㄟˋ)。回(Huíㄏㄨㄟˊ)家(jiāㄐㄧㄚ)一(yìㄧˋ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)，太(tàiㄊㄞˋ)大(dàㄉㄚˋ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。男(Nánㄋㄢˊ)朋(péngㄆㄥˊ)友(you˙ㄧㄡ)説(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)：“我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)一(yíㄧˊ)下(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋ)吧(ba˙ㄅㄚ)。”他(Tāㄊㄚ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)上(shang˙ㄕㄤ)正(zhèngㄓㄥˋ)好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)。今(Jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)，他(tāㄊㄚ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)着(zhe˙ㄓㄜ)新(xīnㄒㄧㄣ)衣(yīㄧ)服(fu˙ㄈㄨ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)班(bānㄅㄢ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)還(háiㄏㄞˊ)穿(chuānㄔㄨㄢ)着(zhe˙ㄓㄜ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)年(niánㄋㄧㄢˊ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)。

English

Yesterday, I bought a top that looked good and wasn’t expensive. When I tried it on at home, it was too big. “Let me try it on,” my boyfriend said. It fit him perfectly. Today, he wore his new top to work, while I was still wearing last year’s clothes.

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