太客气了Far Too Polite

New words

• 客气kèqi — polite
• 夸kuā — to praise
• 过奖guòjiǎng — you flatter me
• 社会shèhuì — society
• 小伙子xiǎohuǒzi — young man
• 握手wòshǒu — to shake hands

The story

小雨：大卫，我爸妈到了，你父母也到了！David, my parents are here — and so are yours!

小雨爸爸：您好，您好！您先请！Hello, hello! After you!

爸爸：不不不，您先请！No, no, no — after you!

小雨妈妈：你们是客人，你们走前面！You're the guests, you go in front!

妈妈：你们也是客人啊！你们先！You're guests too! You first!

大卫：爸，妈，别客气了！快进来吧！Dad, Mom, stop being so polite! Come on in!

小雨：大家都太客气了……你们看，包子已经进去了。Everyone's far too polite... Look, Baozi's already gone in.

小雨爸爸：包子从来不跟人客气。Baozi has never been polite to anyone.

Opening the lesson…