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买生日礼物 Buying a Birthday Present

P4–P6外出 · Out & About
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店员姐姐:欢迎光临!小妹妹,你想买什么?

huān yíng guāng lín xiǎo mèi mei nǐ xiǎng mǎi shén me

shop assistant: Welcome! What would you like to buy?

思琪:我的好朋友下个星期过生日,我想送她一份礼物。

wǒ de hǎo péng you xià ge xīng qī guò shēng rì wǒ xiǎng sòng tā yí fèn lǐ wù

Siqi: My good friend's birthday is next week, and I want to give her a present.

店员姐姐:她喜欢什么?这本画册和这套彩色笔都很受欢迎。

tā xǐ huan shén me zhè běn huà cè hé zhè tào cǎi sè bǐ dōu hěn shòu huān yíng

shop assistant: What does she like? This sketchbook and this set of colour pens are both very popular.

思琪:她很喜欢画画。请问这两样东西多少钱?

tā hěn xǐ huan huà huà qǐng wèn zhè liǎng yàng dōng xi duō shao qián

Siqi: She loves drawing. Excuse me, how much are these two things?

店员姐姐:画册十二块,彩色笔十八块。

huà cè shí èr kuài cǎi sè bǐ shí bā kuài

shop assistant: The sketchbook is twelve dollars, and the colour pens are eighteen.

思琪:虽然彩色笔比较贵,但是她一定会天天用。我带了二十块,刚好够买。

suī rán cǎi sè bǐ bǐ jiào guì dàn shì tā yí dìng huì tiān tiān yòng wǒ dài le èr shí kuài gāng hǎo gòu mǎi

Siqi: Although the colour pens cost more, she'll definitely use them every day. I brought twenty dollars, which is just enough.

店员姐姐:你真有心!需要包装吗?包装是免费的。

nǐ zhēn yǒu xīn xū yào bāo zhuāng ma bāo zhuāng shì miǎn fèi de

shop assistant: How thoughtful of you! Would you like it gift-wrapped? Wrapping is free.

思琪:要,麻烦你用粉红色的纸包,她最喜欢粉红色了。

yào má fan nǐ yòng fěn hóng sè de zhǐ bāo tā zuì xǐ huan fěn hóng sè le

Siqi: Yes, please. Could you wrap it in pink paper? Pink is her favourite colour.

店员姐姐:好的,这是找你的两块钱。礼轻情意重,你的朋友一定会很开心的!

hǎo de zhè shì zhǎo nǐ de liǎng kuài qián lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng nǐ de péng you yí dìng huì hěn kāi xīn de

shop assistant: Here you are, and here's your two dollars change. It's the thought that counts. Your friend will be really happy!

思琪:谢谢姐姐!

xiè xie jiě jie

Siqi: Thank you!

About this conversation

Buying a Birthday Present is a 10-line conversation between 思琪 (Siqi) and 店员姐姐 (the shop assistant), for children at P4–P6 level. Listen to it once, then tap 🎭 to take one part: the app says the other lines and stops when it is your child's turn to speak. Switch on 🙈 Hide my lines to practise without reading.

生词 Words in this conversation

WordPinyinMeaning here
礼物lǐwùpresent
喜欢xǐhuanlikes
多少钱duōshaoqiánhow much (money)
比较bǐjiàomore; rather
贵guìexpensive
包装bāozhuānggift-wrapping
免费miǎnfèifree (no charge)
开心kāixīnhappy

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