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A short story · HSK 1

医院里的下午醫院里的下午

An Afternoon at the Hospital

小美(XiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇMěiㄇㄟˇ)的(díㄉㄧˊ)妈妈(māㄇㄚma˙ㄇㄚ)生病(shēngㄕㄥbìngㄅㄧㄥˋ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。星期六(Xīngㄒㄧㄥqīㄑㄧliùㄌㄧㄡˋ)下午(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋwǔㄨˇ)，小美(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇměiㄇㄟˇ)和(héㄏㄢˋ)弟弟(dìㄉㄧˋdi˙ㄉㄧ)开车(kāiㄎㄞchēㄔㄜ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)医院(yīㄧyuànㄩㄢˋ)看(kànㄎㄢˋ)她(tāㄊㄚ)。他们(Tāㄊㄚmen˙ㄇㄣ)给(gěiㄍㄟˇ)妈妈(māㄇㄚma˙ㄇㄚ)买(mǎiㄇㄞˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)水果(shuǐㄕㄨㄟˇguǒㄍㄨㄛˇ)和(héㄏㄢˋ)牛奶(niúㄋㄧㄡˊnǎiㄋㄞˇ)。

小美(XiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇMěiㄇㄟˇ)的(díㄉㄧˊ)媽媽(māㄇㄚma˙ㄇㄚ)生病(shēngㄕㄥbìngㄅㄧㄥˋ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。星期六(Xīngㄒㄧㄥqīㄑㄧliùㄌㄧㄡˋ)下午(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋwǔㄨˇ)，小美(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇměiㄇㄟˇ)和(hànㄏㄢˋ)弟弟(dìㄉㄧˋdi˙ㄉㄧ)開車(kāiㄎㄞchēㄔㄜ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)醫院(yīㄧyuànㄩㄢˋ)看(kànㄎㄢˋ)她(tāㄊㄚ)。他們(Tāㄊㄚmen˙ㄇㄣ)給(gěiㄍㄟˇ)媽媽(māㄇㄚma˙ㄇㄚ)買(mǎiㄇㄞˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)水果(shuǐㄕㄨㄟˇguǒㄍㄨㄛˇ)和(hànㄏㄢˋ)牛奶(niúㄋㄧㄡˊnǎiㄋㄞˇ)。

English

Xiaomei’s mother was ill. On Saturday afternoon, Xiaomei and her younger brother drove to the hospital to visit her. They had bought her some fruit and milk.

妈妈(Māㄇㄚma˙ㄇㄚ)吃(chīㄔ)着(zhe˙ㄓㄜ)苹果(píngㄆㄧㄥˊguǒㄍㄨㄛˇ)说(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)：“这里(zhèㄓㄜˋlǐㄌㄧˇ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)饭菜(fànㄈㄢˋcàiㄘㄞˋ)不(bùㄅㄨˋ)好吃(hǎoㄏㄠˇchīㄔ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)天天(tiānㄊㄧㄢtiānㄊㄧㄢ)就是(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋshìㄕˋ)吃饭(chīㄔfànㄈㄢˋ)、喝水(hēㄏㄜshuǐㄕㄨㄟˇ)、睡觉(shuìㄕㄨㄟˋjiàoㄐㄧㄠˋ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)不想(bùㄅㄨˋxiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)睡觉(shuìㄕㄨㄟˋjiàoㄐㄧㄠˋ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)回家(huíㄏㄨㄟˊjiāㄐㄧㄚ)。”小美(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇměiㄇㄟˇ)和(héㄏㄢˋ)弟弟(dìㄉㄧˋdi˙ㄉㄧ)听(tīngㄊㄧㄥ)她(tāㄊㄚ)说(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)这么(zhèㄓㄜˋme˙ㄇㄜ)多(duōㄉㄨㄛ)，都(dōuㄉㄡ)非常(fēiㄈㄟchángㄔㄤˊ)高兴(gāoㄍㄠxìngㄒㄧㄥˋ)。看来(Kànㄎㄢˋlai˙ㄌㄞ)，妈妈(māㄇㄚma˙ㄇㄚ)好多(hǎoㄏㄠˇduōㄉㄨㄛ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。

媽媽(Māㄇㄚma˙ㄇㄚ)吃(chīㄔ)著(zhe˙ㄓㄜ)蘋果(píngㄆㄧㄥˊguǒㄍㄨㄛˇ)說(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)：“這裡(zhèㄓㄜˋlǐㄌㄧˇ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)飯菜(fànㄈㄢˋcàiㄘㄞˋ)不(bùㄅㄨˋ)好吃(hǎoㄏㄠˇchīㄔ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)天天(tiānㄊㄧㄢtiānㄊㄧㄢ)就是(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋshìㄕˋ)吃飯(chīㄔfànㄈㄢˋ)、喝水(hēㄏㄜshuǐㄕㄨㄟˇ)、睡覺(shuìㄕㄨㄟˋjiàoㄐㄧㄠˋ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)不想(bùㄅㄨˋxiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)睡覺(shuìㄕㄨㄟˋjiàoㄐㄧㄠˋ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)回家(huíㄏㄨㄟˊjiāㄐㄧㄚ)。”小美(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇměiㄇㄟˇ)和(hànㄏㄢˋ)弟弟(dìㄉㄧˋdi˙ㄉㄧ)聽(tīngㄊㄧㄥ)她(tāㄊㄚ)說(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)這麼(zhèㄓㄜˋme˙ㄇㄜ)多(duōㄉㄨㄛ)，都(dōuㄉㄡ)非常(fēiㄈㄟchángㄔㄤˊ)高興(gāoㄍㄠxìngㄒㄧㄥˋ)。看來(Kànㄎㄢˋlai˙ㄌㄞ)，媽媽(māㄇㄚma˙ㄇㄚ)好多(hǎoㄏㄠˇduōㄉㄨㄛ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。

媽媽(Māㄇㄚma˙ㄇㄚ)吃(chīㄔ)着(zhe˙ㄓㄜ)蘋果(píngㄆㄧㄥˊguǒㄍㄨㄛˇ)説(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)：“這裏(zhèㄓㄜˋlǐㄌㄧˇ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)飯菜(fànㄈㄢˋcàiㄘㄞˋ)不(bùㄅㄨˋ)好吃(hǎoㄏㄠˇchīㄔ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)天天(tiānㄊㄧㄢtiānㄊㄧㄢ)就是(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋshìㄕˋ)吃飯(chīㄔfànㄈㄢˋ)、喝水(hēㄏㄜshuǐㄕㄨㄟˇ)、睡覺(shuìㄕㄨㄟˋjiàoㄐㄧㄠˋ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)不想(bùㄅㄨˋxiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)睡覺(shuìㄕㄨㄟˋjiàoㄐㄧㄠˋ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)回家(huíㄏㄨㄟˊjiāㄐㄧㄚ)。”小美(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇměiㄇㄟˇ)和(hànㄏㄢˋ)弟弟(dìㄉㄧˋdi˙ㄉㄧ)聽(tīngㄊㄧㄥ)她(tāㄊㄚ)説(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)這麼(zhèㄓㄜˋme˙ㄇㄜ)多(duōㄉㄨㄛ)，都(dōuㄉㄡ)非常(fēiㄈㄟchángㄔㄤˊ)高興(gāoㄍㄠxìngㄒㄧㄥˋ)。看來(Kànㄎㄢˋlai˙ㄌㄞ)，媽媽(māㄇㄚma˙ㄇㄚ)好多(hǎoㄏㄠˇduōㄉㄨㄛ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。

English

As their mother ate an apple, she said, “The food here isn’t very good. All I do every day is eat, drink water and sleep. I don’t want to sleep anymore. I want to go home.” Xiaomei and her brother were delighted to hear her talking so much. It seemed their mother was feeling much better.

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