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Everyday Life · HSK 1

Grandpa's Apple Tree

Early one morning, a little girl runs out to the garden with her grandpa to look at the apple tree, eagerly waiting for the day she can pick the fruit.

In the Garden

天亮了。小雨跑到里。

tiānliàngle。xiǎoyǔpǎodàoyuànzilǐ。

It was getting light. Xiao Yu ran out into the yard.

Xiao Yu

爷爷,你看!这个好大呀!

yéye,nǐkàn!zhègepíngguǒhǎodàya!

Grandpa, look! This apple is so big!

Grandpa

对,又大又。

duì,yòudàyòupiàoliang。

Yes, big and beautiful too.

Xiao Yu

我能吃吗?

wǒnéngchīma?

Can I eat it?

Grandpa

现在不行。它还不能吃。

xiànzàibùxíng。tāháibùnéngchī。

Not yet. It can't be eaten yet.

Watering the Tree

爷爷给小雨一个。

yéyegěixiǎoyǔyígèshuǐbēi。

Grandpa handed Xiao Yu a cup of water.

Grandpa

来,给它一点儿水。

lái,gěitāyìdiǎnrshuǐ。

Here, give it a little water.

Xiao Yu

好!能吃呀?

hǎo!shuǐguǒshénmeshíhòunéngchīya?

Okay! So when can we eat the fruit?

Grandpa

明天,后天……慢慢来。

míngtiān,hòutiān……mànmànlái。

Tomorrow, the day after... just be patient.

Xiao Yu

那我来看它!

nàwǒtiāntiānláikàntā!

Then I'll come and check on it every day!

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