用筷子Using Chopsticks

New words

• 筷子kuàizi — chopsticks
• 掉diào — to fall, drop
• 吹chuī — to blow
• 饱bǎo — full (after eating)
• 烫tàng — scalding hot
• 练习liànxí — to practice

The story

小雨：饺子来了！大家快吃吧！Dumplings are here! Dig in, everyone!

爸爸：太好了！我对中国的筷子很有兴趣，今天我要用筷子吃！Great! I'm really interested in Chinese chopsticks — tonight I'm eating with them!

大卫：爸，你会用筷子吗？Dad, can you use chopsticks?

爸爸：当然！我在电视上看过很多次，很容易！Of course! I've seen it on TV loads of times — it's easy!

爸爸：看，就这样……哎？掉了。Look, like this... Huh? It fell.

乐乐：掉到桌子下面了！It fell under the table!

包子：喵！Meow!

小雨：没关系，再来一次。Never mind, try again.

Opening the lesson…