脱不脱鞋？Shoes On or Off?

New words

• 脱tuō — to take off
• 相反xiāngfǎn — the opposite; on the contrary
• 则zé — whereas, on the other hand (formal)
• 相对xiāngduì — relatively (相对来说)
• 袜子wàzi — sock
• 典型diǎnxíng — typical

The story

奶奶：我脱了鞋，放在哪儿？I've taken off my shoes. Where shall I put them?

爸爸：奶奶，您脱鞋干什么？地上很冷！Grandma, why are you taking your shoes off? The floor's cold!

奶奶：进门要脱鞋！您怎么不脱？You take your shoes off when you come in! Why haven't you?

爸爸：在美国不用脱。相反，您看！In America you don't need to. On the contrary, look!

奶奶：鞋……在沙发上？！Shoes... on the sofa?!

小雨：奶奶，这儿跟我们家彻底相反。Grandma, it's the complete opposite of our home here.

奶奶：有热水吗？Is there any hot water?

爸爸：没有。相反，冰水二十四小时供应！来！No. On the contrary, ice water's on supply twenty-four hours a day! Here!

Opening the lesson…