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猫的约定

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With her friend's help, Lili overcomes her nervousness and learns to bargain at the farmer's market, successfully buying fresh vegetables and deciding to become a regular shopper.

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汉字 #

丽丽第一次去农贸市场。她有点儿紧张,因为她从来没有自己买过菜。她的朋友小明知道她不太会说价钱,所以陪她一起去了。

市场里很热闹,人很多,声音也很大。丽丽看着各种各样的蔬菜和水果,觉得很新鲜。

小明指着一堆西红柿说:“丽丽,你想买西红柿吗?我们可以问问价钱。”

丽丽点点头,走到一个卖西红柿的摊位前,问:“请问,西红柿多少钱一斤?”

卖菜的人说:“五块钱一斤。”

小明小声对丽丽说:“你可以说贵一点儿,试试能不能便宜一点儿。”

丽丽深吸一口气,对卖菜的人说:“阿姨,有点儿贵,能不能四块钱一斤?”

卖菜的阿姨笑着说:“好吧,看你们是第一次来,就四块五一斤吧。”

丽丽高兴地说:“谢谢阿姨!” 她买了两斤西红柿。

之后,他们又买了其他的蔬菜。有了小明的帮助,丽丽学会了怎么说价钱,还成功地买到了新鲜的蔬菜。她觉得很高兴,决定以后经常来农贸市场买菜。

Pinyin #

Lìlì dì yī cì qù nóngmào shìchǎng. Tā yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng, yīnwèi tā cónglái méiyǒu zìjǐ mǎi guò cài. Tā de péngyǒu Xiǎomíng zhīdào tā bù tài huì shuō jiàqián, suǒyǐ péi tā yīqǐ qù le.

Shìchǎng lǐ hěn rènào, rén hěn duō, shēngyīn yě hěn dà. Lìlì kànzhe gè zhǒng gè yàng de shūcài hé shuǐguǒ, juéde hěn xīnxiān.

Xiǎomíng zhǐzhe yī duī xīhóngshì shuō: “Lìlì, nǐ xiǎng mǎi xīhóngshì ma? Wǒmen kěyǐ wènwen jiàqián.”

Lìlì diǎndiǎn tóu, zǒu dào yī gè mài xīhóngshì de tānwèi qián, wèn: “Qǐngwèn, xīhóngshì duōshao qián yī jīn?”

Mài cài de rén shuō: “Wǔ kuài qián yī jīn.”

Xiǎomíng xiǎoshēng duì Lìlì shuō: “Nǐ kěyǐ shuō guì yīdiǎnr, shìshì néng bù néng piányi yīdiǎnr.”

Lìlì shēn xī yī kǒu qì, duì mài cài de rén shuō: “Āyí, yǒudiǎnr guì, néng bù néng sì kuài qián yī jīn?”

Mài cài de āyí xiàozhe shuō: “Hǎo ba, kàn nǐmen shì dì yī cì lái, jiù sì kuài wǔ yī jīn ba.”

Lìlì gāoxìng de shuō: “Xièxie āyí!” Tā mǎi le liǎng jīn xīhóngshì.

Zhīhòu, tāmen yòu mǎi le qítā de shūcài. Yǒu le Xiǎomíng de bāngzhù, Lìlì xuéhuì le zěnme shuō jiàqián, hái chénggōng de mǎi dào le xīnxiān de shūcài. Tā juéde hěn gāoxìng, juédìng yǐhòu jīngcháng lái nóngmào shìchǎng mǎi cài.

English Translation #

Lili went to the farmer’s market for the first time. She was a little nervous because she had never bought vegetables herself before. Her friend Xiaoming knew that she wasn’t very good at bargaining, so he went with her.

The market was very lively, with many people and a lot of noise. Lili looked at the various vegetables and fruits and found them very fresh.

Xiaoming pointed to a pile of tomatoes and said, “Lili, do you want to buy tomatoes? We can ask about the price.”

Lili nodded and walked to a tomato stall, asking, “Excuse me, how much are the tomatoes per jin?”

The vendor said, “Five yuan per jin.”

Xiaoming whispered to Lili, “You can say it’s a little expensive, try to see if you can get it a little cheaper.”

Lili took a deep breath and said to the vendor, “Auntie, it’s a little expensive, can you make it four yuan per jin?”

The vendor smiled and said, “Okay, seeing that it’s your first time here, I’ll make it four yuan fifty per jin.”

Lili happily said, “Thank you, Auntie!” She bought two jin of tomatoes.

After that, they bought other vegetables. With Xiaoming’s help, Lili learned how to bargain and successfully bought fresh vegetables. She felt very happy and decided to come to the farmer’s market often to buy vegetables in the future.

Grammatical Points and Analysis #

Verb-Object Phrases: #

  • 买菜 (mǎi cài): buy vegetables
  • 问价钱 (wèn jiàqián): ask about the price
  • 深吸一口气 (shēn xī yī kǒu qì): take a deep breath
  • 说价钱 (shuō jiàqián): to state a price; to bargain

Adverbs of Degree: #

  • 有点儿 (yǒudiǎnr): a little
  • 很 (hěn): very
  • 太 (tài): too

Resultative Complements: #

  • 学会 (xuéhuì): to learn (and master)
  • 买到 (mǎi dào): to buy (and obtain)

Measure Words: #

  • 堆 (duī): pile, heap
  • 斤 (jīn): a unit of weight, approximately 500 grams
  • 块 (kuài): a unit of currency
  • 吧 (ba): indicates suggestion, softens tone

Questions #

  1. 丽丽第一次去农贸市场的时候,为什么觉得紧张? (Lìlì dì yī cì qù nóngmào shìchǎng de shíhou, wèishénme juéde jǐnzhāng?) Why did Lili feel nervous when she went to the farmer’s market for the first time?
  2. 丽丽最后决定以后做什么?(Lìlì zuìhòu juédìng yǐhòu zuò shénme?) What did Lili finally decide to do in the future?
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Answer 1 #

因为她从来没有自己买过菜。(Yīnwèi tā cónglái méiyǒu zìjǐ mǎi guò cài.) Because she had never bought vegetables herself before.

Answer 2 #

她决定以后经常来农贸市场买菜。(Tā juédìng yǐhòu jīngcháng lái nóngmào shìchǎng mǎi cài.) She decided to come to the farmer’s market often to buy vegetables in the future.

Disclaimer: This story is purely fictional and generated by AI. Any similarities to real people, places, or events are purely coincidental.