家长用 For parents: the whole script, with pinyin, English and answers
第1题 · Dialogue
小龙：爷爷，为什么这里叫牛车水呢？
yé ye wèi shén me zhè lǐ jiào niú chē shuǐ ne
Xiaolong: Grandpa, why is this place called Niu Che Shui (Chinatown)?
爷爷：很久以前，这里没有自来水，人们要用牛车把水运到这里来。
hěn jiǔ yǐ qián zhè lǐ méi yǒu zì lái shuǐ rén men yào yòng niú chē bǎ shuǐ yùn dào zhè lǐ lái
Grandpa: Long ago there was no tap water here; people had to bring water here by bullock cart.
爷爷：大家常常看到牛车载着水经过，所以就把这一带叫做牛车水了。
dà jiā cháng cháng kàn dào niú chē zài zhe shuǐ jīng guò suǒ yǐ jiù bǎ zhè yí dài jiào zuò niú chē shuǐ le
Grandpa: People often saw the carts go by carrying water, so they called this area Niu Che Shui, 'bullock-cart water'.
问题：牛车水的名字是怎么来的？
Question: How did Niu Che Shui get its name?
答案 Answer: 以前人们用牛车把水运到这里 (people used to bring water here by bullock cart)
第2题 · Announcement
陈小姐：欢迎大家来到牛车水！今晚我们会先去看新年灯饰。
huān yíng dà jiā lái dào niú chē shuǐ jīn wǎn wǒ men huì xiān qù kàn xīn nián dēng shì
Ms Chen, the guide: Welcome to Chinatown, everyone! Tonight we'll first go and see the New Year light-up.
陈小姐：七点半，我们会在街口集合，一起走到广场看舞狮表演。
qī diǎn bàn wǒ men huì zài jiē kǒu jí hé yì qǐ zǒu dào guǎng chǎng kàn wǔ shī biǎo yǎn
Ms Chen, the guide: At half past seven we'll meet at the end of the street and walk together to the square for the lion dance.
陈小姐：街上人很多，小朋友请拉着家长的手，不要走散了。
jiē shang rén hěn duō xiǎo péng you qǐng lā zhe jiā zhǎng de shǒu bú yào zǒu sàn le
Ms Chen, the guide: The streets are crowded. Children, please hold your parent's hand and don't get separated.
问题：大家八点半在街口集合，去看舞狮表演。
Question: Everyone meets at the end of the street at 8.30 to go to the lion dance.
答案 Answer: 错 (false)
第3题 · Short talk
佩珊：新年前一个星期，妈妈带我去牛车水买年货。
xīn nián qián yí gè xīng qī mā ma dài wǒ qù niú chē shuǐ mǎi nián huò
Peishan: A week before New Year, Mum took me to Chinatown to buy New Year goods.
佩珊：我们先买了两盒肉干，然后去挑了一盆漂亮的桔子树。
wǒ men xiān mǎi le liǎng hé ròu gān rán hòu qù tiāo le yì pén piào liang de jú zi shù
Peishan: First we bought two boxes of bak kwa, then chose a pretty mandarin orange plant.
佩珊：接着，我们在小贩中心吃了一碗热腾腾的汤圆。
jiē zhe wǒ men zài xiǎo fàn zhōng xīn chī le yì wǎn rè téng téng de tāng yuán
Peishan: Next, we had a bowl of piping-hot glutinous rice balls at the hawker centre.
佩珊：最后，我们买了一对红灯笼，挂在家门口。
zuì hòu wǒ men mǎi le yí duì hóng dēng long guà zài jiā mén kǒu
Peishan: Finally, we bought a pair of red lanterns to hang at our front door.
问题：那天佩珊和妈妈先做什么，后做什么？
Question: That day, what did Peishan and Mum do first, and what next?
答案 Answer: 买肉干 → 挑桔子树 → 吃汤圆 → 买红灯笼 (buy bak kwa → choose a mandarin orange plant → eat rice balls → buy red lanterns)
第4题 · Voice message
爸爸：家乐，你和同学现在在牛车水，对吗？
jiā lè nǐ hé tóng xué xiàn zài zài niú chē shuǐ duì ma
Dad: Jiale, you're in Chinatown with your classmates now, right?
爸爸：我们家的红包封快用完了，你回来时帮我买两包。
wǒ men jiā de hóng bāo fēng kuài yòng wán le nǐ huí lai shí bāng wǒ mǎi liǎng bāo
Dad: We're nearly out of red packets at home. Buy me two packs on your way back.
爸爸：桔子和灯笼妈妈已经买好了，不用再买。
jú zi hé dēng long mā ma yǐ jīng mǎi hǎo le bú yòng zài mǎi
Dad: Mum has already bought the mandarin oranges and lanterns, so no need to buy more.
问题：爸爸要家乐买什么？
Question: What does Dad want Jiale to buy?
答案 Answer: 红包封 (red packets)
第5题 · Dialogue
慧玲：老板，您的店看起来很旧，开了很久了吗？
lǎo bǎn nín de diàn kàn qǐ lai hěn jiù kāi le hěn jiǔ le ma
Huiling: Uncle, your shop looks old. Has it been open a long time?
老板：是啊，这家店是我爷爷开的，到我已经是第三代了。
shì a zhè jiā diàn shì wǒ yé ye kāi de dào wǒ yǐ jīng shì dì sān dài le
shop owner: Yes, my grandfather opened it. I'm the third generation.
老板：我们的糕点到现在还是用手做的，所以很多老顾客常常回来买。
wǒ men de gāo diǎn dào xiàn zài hái shì yòng shǒu zuò de suǒ yǐ hěn duō lǎo gù kè cháng cháng huí lai mǎi
shop owner: Our cakes are still made by hand, so lots of old customers keep coming back.
问题：老顾客为什么常常回来买糕点？
Question: Why do old customers keep coming back for the cakes?
答案 Answer: 糕点还是用手做的 (the cakes are still handmade)
第6题 · Short talk
子轩：上个星期，老师带我们到牛车水参观。
shàng gè xīng qī lǎo shī dài wǒ men dào niú chē shuǐ cān guān
Zixuan: Last week our teacher took us on a visit to Chinatown.
子轩：我们看到了以前的人住的房子，一个小房间里住了一家七口人。
wǒ men kàn dào le yǐ qián de rén zhù de fáng zi yí gè xiǎo fáng jiān lǐ zhù le yì jiā qī kǒu rén
Zixuan: We saw the homes people lived in long ago; a family of seven lived in one small room.
子轩：我这才知道，现在的生活比以前舒服多了。
wǒ zhè cái zhī dào xiàn zài de shēng huó bǐ yǐ qián shū fu duō le
Zixuan: Only then did I realise how much more comfortable life is now than before.
问题：以前，一个小房间里住了一家七口人。
Question: Long ago, a family of seven lived in one small room.
答案 Answer: 对 (true)
第7题 · Dialogue
小敏：妈妈，人太多了，我找不到你。我现在在一家药材店门口。
mā ma rén tài duō le wǒ zhǎo bu dào nǐ wǒ xiàn zài zài yì jiā yào cái diàn mén kǒu
Xiaomin: Mum, there are too many people and I can't find you. I'm outside a Chinese medicine shop.
妈妈：小敏别怕，你就站在那里不要走开，也不要跟陌生人走。
xiǎo mǐn bié pà nǐ jiù zhàn zài nà lǐ bú yào zǒu kāi yě bú yào gēn mò shēng rén zǒu
Mum: Don't be scared, Xiaomin. Stay right there and don't walk away, and don't go with strangers.
妈妈：如果等了十分钟我还没到，你就请店里的阿姨帮你打电话给我。
rú guǒ děng le shí fēn zhōng wǒ hái méi dào nǐ jiù qǐng diàn lǐ de ā yí bāng nǐ dǎ diàn huà gěi wǒ
Mum: If I'm not there in ten minutes, ask the lady in the shop to phone me for you.
问题：妈妈要小敏怎么做？
Question: What does Mum tell Xiaomin to do?
答案 Answer: 留在药材店门口等妈妈 (stay outside the medicine shop and wait for Mum)