决定The decision

New words

• 决定juédìng — to decide
• 留liú — to stay
• 一直yìzhí — always, all along
• 永远yǒngyuǎn — forever
• 发现fāxiàn — to discover

The story

妈妈：大卫！我很忙，我们快一点儿说！David! I'm busy, let's make this quick!

妈妈：你身体健康吗？好，很好！Are you healthy? Good, very good!

妈妈：你在中国一年多了。爸爸越来越担心你。你什么时候回家？You've been in China for over a year. Dad's getting more and more worried about you. When are you coming home?

妈妈：爸爸给你买了一张机票，三月十号。Dad bought you a plane ticket — for March tenth.

大卫：妈妈，我还没有决定……Mom, I haven't decided yet...

妈妈：回美国，还是留在成都？你快一点儿决定！Come back to America, or stay in Chengdu? Decide soon!

妈妈：好……包子呢？包子，你好！好，再见！OK... where's Baozi? Hi, Baozi! OK, bye!

大卫：妈妈永远很忙。但是她永远有时间看包子。Mom is always busy. But she always has time for Baozi.

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