楼下的马爷爷Grandpa Ma Downstairs

New words

• 马mǎ — horse; Ma (surname)
• 讲究jiǎngjiu — fussy, particular (about); to care about
• 卫生wèishēng — hygiene; clean
• 准zhǔn — to allow (不准 = not allowed); accurate
• 毛病máobìng — bad habit; fault, problem
• 整齐zhěngqí — neat, tidy, in order

The story

大卫：谁啊？这么早……Who is it? So early...

马爷爷：早上好。我住在二楼，我姓马。现在八点整，我的表很准。Good morning. I live on the second floor. My name is Ma. It is eight o'clock sharp. My watch is very accurate.

小雨：马爷爷好！您有什么事？Hello, Grandpa Ma! What can we do for you?

马爷爷：你们看，这是什么？Look. What is this?

大卫：这是……毛？黄色的毛……That's... hair? Orange hair...

马爷爷：这是猫毛！我窗户外面的白衣服上，都是猫毛！It's cat hair! My white shirts hanging outside my window are covered in cat hair!

马爷爷：猫不卫生！这个楼里，不准养猫！Cats are unhygienic! No cats allowed in this building!

大卫：不准养猫？小区有这个规定吗？No cats allowed? Does the estate have that rule?

Opening the lesson…