一小碗饭One Small Bowl

New words

• 碗wǎn — bowl
• 特别tèbié — especially; special
• 不过búguò — but, however
• 可是kěshì — but
• 肯定kěndìng — definitely, surely
• 怎么样zěnmeyàng — how is it? how about?

The story

小雨：包子，快来！你看，这是你的新碗！Baozi, come quick! Look, here's your new bowl!

大卫：这个碗特别小啊！比大大的碗还小！This bowl is really small! It's even smaller than Dada's!

小雨：对，是我特别给他买的。包子，怎么样？喜欢吗？Yes, I bought it especially for him. Baozi, what do you think? Do you like it?

大卫：李医生说了，早上就吃这么多：一小碗饭。Dr. Li said: in the morning, just this much. One small bowl.

小雨：哇！一下儿就没有了！包子，怎么样？好吃吗？Whoa! Gone in a flash! Baozi, how was it? Tasty?

包子：喵！喵！喵！Meow! Meow! Meow! (More!)

小雨：你看他的眼睛……我看懂了：他还很饿！再给他一点儿，怎么样？Look at his eyes... I can read them: he's still hungry! How about a little more?

大卫：不可以！李医生说了，就一小碗。No! Dr. Li said just one small bowl.

Opening the lesson…