Mom's Box of Photos

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xiàmachūxiǎozi

下午,妈妈拿出一个小盒子。

In the afternoon, Mom took out a little box.

miànyǒuhěnduōlǎozhàopiàn

里面有很多老照片。

Inside were lots of old photos.

Child

mazhègexiǎoháishìshuíya

妈妈,这个小孩是谁呀?

Mom, who's this little kid?

Mom

kànzhèshìshíhòuhěnxiǎo

你看,这是我!那时候我很小。

Look, that's me! I was really little back then.

Child

madefuzhēnpiàoliang

妈妈,你的衣服真漂亮!

Mom, your clothes are so pretty!

Mom

shìjiějiemǎideshíhòushísuì

是你姐姐买的。她那时候十岁。

Your big sister bought them. She was ten years old then.

Child

menshíhòuzhùzàinǎr

你们那时候住在哪儿?

Where did you all live back then?

Mom

menzhùzàiběijīngfángzihěnxiǎo

我们住在北京,房子很小。

We lived in Beijing, in a very small house.

Child

maxiǎngkànxiǎoshíhòu

妈妈,我也想看你小时候!

Mom, I want to see you when you were little too!

maxiàoleyòuchūzhāngzhàopiàn

妈妈笑了,又拿出一张照片。

Mom smiled and took out another photo.