家长用 For parents: the whole script, with pinyin, English and answers
第1题 · Dialogue
阿伦：小明，屠妖节那天，你来我家玩吧。
xiǎo míng tú yāo jié nà tiān nǐ lái wǒ jiā wán ba
Arun: Xiaoming, come over to my home on Deepavali.
小明：好啊！屠妖节是什么节日？
hǎo a tú yāo jié shì shén me jié rì
Xiaoming: Sure! What kind of festival is Deepavali?
阿伦：是印度人的节日，也叫光明节。
shì yìn dù rén de jié rì yě jiào guāng míng jié
Arun: It's an Indian festival. It's also called the Festival of Lights.
问题：屠妖节也叫什么节？
Question: What else is Deepavali called?
答案 Answer: 光明节 (the Festival of Lights)
第2题 · Short talk
阿伦：屠妖节前，我们先把家里打扫干净。
tú yāo jié qián wǒ men xiān bǎ jiā li dǎ sǎo gān jìng
Arun: Before Deepavali we first clean the whole house.
阿伦：然后，妈妈在门口画了一幅彩色的米画。
rán hòu mā ma zài mén kǒu huà le yì fú cǎi sè de mǐ huà
Arun: Then Mum draws a colourful rice-flour picture at the door.
阿伦：晚上，我们点亮小油灯，最后一起吃甜点。
wǎn shang wǒ men diǎn liàng xiǎo yóu dēng zuì hòu yì qǐ chī tián diǎn
Arun: In the evening we light the little oil lamps, and last of all we eat sweets together.
问题：阿伦家先做什么，后做什么？
Question: What does Arun's family do first, and what next?
答案 Answer: 打扫家里 → 画彩色的米画 → 点亮小油灯 → 一起吃甜点 (clean the house → draw a rice-flour picture → light the oil lamps → eat sweets together)
第3题 · Announcement
社区中心广播：各位居民，屠妖节快到了。
gè wèi jū mín tú yāo jié kuài dào le
community club announcer: Dear residents, Deepavali is almost here.
社区中心广播：这个星期六晚上，社区中心有屠妖节晚会。
zhè ge xīng qī liù wǎn shang shè qū zhōng xīn yǒu tú yāo jié wǎn huì
community club announcer: This Saturday evening the community club has a Deepavali party.
社区中心广播：大家可以来看印度舞，还可以学画米画。
dà jiā kě yǐ lái kàn yìn dù wǔ hái kě yǐ xué huà mǐ huà
community club announcer: Everyone can come and watch Indian dance, and learn to draw rice-flour pictures.
问题：社区中心星期六晚上有屠妖节晚会。
Question: The community club has a Deepavali party on Saturday evening.
答案 Answer: 对 (true)
第4题 · Voice message
妈妈：小明，阿伦请你明天去他家过屠妖节。
xiǎo míng ā lún qǐng nǐ míng tiān qù tā jiā guò tú yāo jié
Mum: Xiaoming, Arun has invited you to his home for Deepavali tomorrow.
妈妈：妈妈买了一盒饼干，你带去送给他。
mā ma mǎi le yì hé bǐng gān nǐ dài qù sòng gěi tā
Mum: Mum has bought a box of biscuits. Take it as a gift for him.
妈妈：见到阿伦的家人，记得说屠妖节快乐。
jiàn dào ā lún de jiā rén jì de shuō tú yāo jié kuài lè
Mum: When you meet Arun's family, remember to say Happy Deepavali.
问题：妈妈要小明带什么去阿伦家？
Question: What does Mum want Xiaoming to take to Arun's home?
答案 Answer: 饼干 (biscuits)
第5题 · Dialogue
阿伦的妈妈：小美，欢迎你来！快进来吃点心。
xiǎo měi huān yíng nǐ lái kuài jìn lái chī diǎn xin
Arun's mum: Xiaomei, welcome! Come in and have some snacks.
小美：谢谢阿姨！这些甜点都是您做的吗？
xiè xie ā yí zhè xiē tián diǎn dōu shì nín zuò de ma
Xiaomei: Thank you, Auntie! Did you make all these sweets?
阿伦的妈妈：是啊，我一共做了三天才做好。
shì a wǒ yí gòng zuò le sān tiān cái zuò hǎo
Arun's mum: Yes, it took me three days in all to make them.
问题：阿姨做甜点做了多久？
Question: How long did Auntie spend making the sweets?
答案 Answer: 三天 (three days)
第6题 · Dialogue
小华：爸爸，小印度的街上为什么挂了那么多灯？
bà ba xiǎo yìn dù de jiē shang wèi shén me guà le nà me duō dēng
Xiaohua: Dad, why are there so many lights hanging in the streets of Little India?
爸爸：因为屠妖节快到了，大家挂灯来庆祝。
yīn wèi tú yāo jié kuài dào le dà jiā guà dēng lái qìng zhù
Dad: Because Deepavali is coming, people hang lights to celebrate.
小华：太美了！我们今天晚上再来看灯吧。
tài měi le wǒ men jīn tiān wǎn shang zài lái kàn dēng ba
Xiaohua: So beautiful! Let's come back tonight to see the lights.
问题：小华想明天晚上再来看灯。
Question: Xiaohua wants to come back tomorrow evening to see the lights.
答案 Answer: 错 (false)
第7题 · Short talk
林老师：新加坡有很多不同的种族。
xīn jiā pō yǒu hěn duō bù tóng de zhǒng zú
Ms Lin: Singapore has many different races.
林老师：我们有华人、马来人、印度人和欧亚人。
wǒ men yǒu huá rén mǎ lái rén yìn dù rén hé ōu yà rén
Ms Lin: We have Chinese, Malays, Indians and Eurasians.
林老师：大家一起过节日，互相尊重，这就是种族和谐。
dà jiā yì qǐ guò jié rì hù xiāng zūn zhòng zhè jiù shì zhǒng zú hé xié
Ms Lin: Celebrating festivals together and respecting one another: that is racial harmony.
问题：大家一起过节日，互相尊重，这叫什么？
Question: Celebrating festivals together and respecting each other: what is this called?
答案 Answer: 种族和谐 (racial harmony)