满月One Month Old

New words

• 纪念jìniàn — to remember, mark (a day); keepsake
• 集体jítǐ — group, collective (集体照 = group photo)
• 束shù — (measure word: bunch of flowers)
• 成长chéngzhǎng — to grow up; growth
• 群qún — group, crowd, flock (一群人)
• 理发lǐfà — to get a haircut

The story

乐乐：今天汤圆满月了！来了一大群人！Tangyuan's one month old today! A huge crowd of people has come!

安娜：我们带了一束花，还有红鸡蛋！我在路上吃了两个……We've brought a bunch of flowers, and red eggs! I ate two on the way...

马克：我带了两束花：一束给汤圆，一束给小雨。I've brought two bunches of flowers: one for Tangyuan, one for Xiaoyu.

小雨：谢谢！家里已经有十几束花了，比家具还多！Thank you! We've got more than ten bunches of flowers in the house already, more than the furniture!

大卫：门口还有一群人，是小雨老家的家人！There's another crowd at the door: Xiaoyu's family from her hometown!

小雨妈妈：他们早上五点就起床赶火车了！They got up at five this morning to catch the train!

马爷爷：一群一群的人，太吵了。不过，宝宝满月，可以吵一点儿。Crowd after crowd, far too noisy. But it's the baby's one-month day, so a bit of noise is allowed.

大卫：人这么多，都不用开空调了。With this many people, we don't even need the heating on.

Opening the lesson…