第一步First Steps

New words

• 步bù — step
• 逐渐zhújiàn — gradually
• 既jì — both (既…又…)
• 类似lèisì — similar
• 因此yīncǐ — therefore, so

The story

小雨：大家快来！汤圆自己站起来了！Everyone, quick! Tangyuan's standing up by herself!

大卫：汤圆，走一步！就一步！Tangyuan, take a step! Just one step!

汤圆：啊……Ah...

小雨妈妈：她走了一步！……又坐下了。She took a step! ...And she's sat down again.

妈妈：没关系，这很普遍。根据科学，宝宝走路是逐渐学会的。Never mind, that's very common. Scientifically speaking, babies learn to walk gradually.

小雨妈妈：我们老百姓常说：先会爬，再会走。As we ordinary folk say: first you crawl, then you walk.

爸爸：对，一步一步来。大卫一岁的时候，也是这样。That's right, one step at a time. David was just the same when he was one.

小雨：第二天，她走了两步。第三天，她走了三步。The next day, she took two steps. The day after, three.

Opening the lesson…