我要参加比赛I'm Entering the Race

New words

• 比赛bǐsài — race, match, contest
• 参加cānjiā — to take part
• 报名bàomíng — to sign up
• 马上mǎshàng — right away
• 赶快gǎnkuài — hurry, quickly
• 急jí — anxious; urgent

The story

王老师：安娜呢？现在几点了？Where's Anna? What time is it?

安娜：来了来了！对不起！你们看，四月有一个比赛！Coming, coming! Sorry! Look, there's a race in April!

大卫：什么比赛？吃东西的比赛吗？What kind of contest? An eating contest?

安娜：不是！是跑步比赛！在成都的马路上跑，要跑一个多小时。No! A running race! Through the streets of Chengdu, more than an hour of running.

大卫：跑步比赛？我要参加！我最近胖了，我要减肥！A running race? I'm in! I've put on weight lately, I need to slim down!

安娜：你参加？那我也参加！我一定比你快！You're entering? Then I'm entering too! I'll definitely be faster than you!

王老师：好啊！你们什么时候报名？Great! When do you sign up?

安娜：今天！今天是最后一天，晚上十二点以前！Today! Today's the last day, before midnight!

Opening the lesson…