放鞭炮Setting Off Firecrackers

New words

• 鞭炮biānpào — firecracker
• 吵chǎo — noisy
• 害怕hàipà — scared
• 躲duǒ — to hide
• 安全ānquán — safe

The story

爷爷：十二点了！新年到了！我们去外边放鞭炮！It's twelve o'clock! The New Year is here! Let's go outside and set off firecrackers!

大卫：鞭炮？鞭炮是什么？Firecrackers? What are firecrackers?

小雨：过年的时候，我们放鞭炮。鞭炮非常吵！At New Year, we set off firecrackers. Firecrackers are really loud!

大卫：吵？没关系。我不害怕！我是大人！Loud? No problem. I'm not scared! I'm a grown-up!

小雨：包子不害怕吗？上次放鞭炮，他躲了一个晚上！Isn't Baozi scared? Last time there were firecrackers, he hid all night!

大卫：包子也不害怕。包子是大猫！Baozi's not scared either. Baozi's a big cat!

爷爷：大家小心！安全第一！开始了！Everyone be careful! Safety first! Here we go!

包子：喵！！！MEOW!!!

Opening the lesson…