去农村A Day in the Country

New words

• 农村nóngcūn — the countryside, village
• 猪zhū — pig
• 种子zhǒngzi — seed
• 木头mùtou — wood
• 活huó — alive, living; to live
• 富fù — rich

The story

大卫：今天我们走高速去农村！汤圆，你第一次去农村，这是伟大的一天！Today we're taking the expressway to the countryside! Tangyuan, it's your first time in the countryside. This is a great day!

农民：欢迎欢迎！这几年，城里人都喜欢来我们农村玩。Welcome, welcome! These past few years, city people have loved coming out to our village.

小雨：农村的空气真好！The country air is so fresh!

农民：是啊。我爷爷在这儿活了一百岁。It is. My grandpa lived to a hundred here.

马克：我听说，以前这个村很落后，不富？I heard this village used to be quite backward, and not rich?

农民：对。我们克服了很多困难。现在来玩的人多了，我们村富起来了！That's right. We overcame a lot of difficulties. Now lots of people come to visit, and our village has got rich!

大卫：显然，他们真的富起来了！你看，他家的房子比我们的还大。They've obviously really got rich! Look, his house is bigger than ours.

农民：来，看看我们家的猪！Come and see our pig!

Opening the lesson…