老楼The Old Building

New words

• 宝贵bǎoguì — precious
• 亲密qīnmì — close, intimate
• 看望kànwàng — to visit (sb)
• 活泼huópo — lively
• 阳台yángtái — balcony

The story

小雨：今天我们去看望李奶奶。好久没去了。Today we're visiting Granny Li. It's been ages.

大卫：你们看，老楼真的有电梯了！我们坐电梯吧。Look, the old building really does have an elevator now! Let's take it.

汤圆：不行！No!

小雨：她要走楼梯。这孩子太活泼了！She wants the stairs. This child is so lively!

大卫：汤圆，慢一点儿！我要维护我的腰……Tangyuan, slow down! I must protect my back...

小雨：你跟她走楼梯。我跟包子坐电梯。他还在睡。You take the stairs with her. I'll take the elevator with Baozi. He's still asleep.

李奶奶：大卫！小雨！你们来看望我了！汤圆真活泼！楼下都投诉了！David! Xiaoyu! You've come to visit me! Tangyuan's so lively! The people downstairs have already complained!

李奶奶：我的包子！你看，我的手机里还都是你的照片！My Baozi! Look, my phone's still full of photos of you!

Opening the lesson…