金多多Duoduo

New words

• 优秀yōuxiù — excellent, outstanding
• 叔叔shūshu — uncle (any man your parents' age)
• 自信zìxìn — confident; self-confidence
• 打招呼dǎ zhāohu — to greet, say hello
• 烦fán — annoyed; annoying
• 偏偏piānpiān — of all things, just (against expectation)

The story

李老师：同学们，今天来了一位新同学：金多多。Class, we have a new student today: Jin Duoduo.

金多多：大家好。我考试第一，跑步也第一。有问题可以问我。Hello, everyone. I come first in exams and first in running. If you have questions, you may ask me.

乐乐：她真自信。She's really sure of herself.

李老师：金多多很优秀。你坐在……乐乐旁边。Duoduo is an excellent student. You'll sit... next to Lele.

乐乐：这么多位置，偏偏是我旁边！So many seats, and it has to be the one next to me!

乐乐：你好！我叫乐乐。Hi! I'm Lele.

金多多：八点十分，吃了一个面包。Ten past eight: ate one piece of bread.

乐乐：你不跟我打招呼吗？Aren't you going to say hello to me?

Opening the lesson…