Family · HSK 3

The Old Photo

A little girl finds an old photo and listens to her grandmother recall memories from when the whole family lived in a small house.

Finding the Photo

Xiao Yu

奶奶,我在桌子里找到了一张老

nǎinaizàizhuōzizhǎodàolezhānglǎozhàopiàn

Grandma, I found an old photo in the desk.

Grandma

哦,这张是很多年照的。

ózhèzhāngzhàopiànshìhěnduōniánqiánzhàode

Oh, this photo was taken many years ago.

Xiao Yu

上的人是谁呀?看起来很

zhàopiànshàngderénshìshuíyakànláihěnniánqīng

Who are the people in the photo? They look so young.

Grandma

那是我和你爷爷,那时候我们刚

shìyeshíhoumengāngjiéhūn

That's me and your grandpa; we had just gotten married back then.

Memories of the Old Days

Grandma

我们住在一个小房子里,很简单。

qiánmenzhùzàixiǎofángzishēnghuóhěnjiǎndān

Back then we lived in a small house, and life was very simple.

Xiao Yu

那时候没有电脑也没有手机吧?

shíhouméiyǒudiànnǎoméiyǒushǒuba

There were no computers or phones back then, right?

Grandma

对,但是常常一起聊天,大家很

duìdànshìlínchángchángliáotiānjiāhěnqíng

Right, but the neighbors often chatted together; everyone was very warm.

Xiao Yu

听起来那时候虽然不方便,但是很温暖。

tīngláishíhousuīránfāngbiàndànshìhěnwēnnuǎn

It sounds like, even though it was inconvenient, it was very warm-hearted.

Keeping the Memories

Grandma

我很的日子,那些

hěnhuáiniànqiándezixiēhuíhěnzhēnguì

I really miss the old days; those memories are very precious.

Xiao Yu

我们把这张放好,别让它坏了。

menzhèzhāngzhàopiànfànghǎobiérànghuàile

Let's put this photo away safely so it doesn't get damaged.

Grandma

好,谢谢你,我的好孩子。

hǎoxièxiedehǎoháizi

Alright, thank you, my good child.

Xiao Yu

以后我也要多照相,留下美好的

hòuyàoduōzhàoxiàngliúxiàměihǎodehuí

From now on I'll take lots of photos too, to keep beautiful memories.

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