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屠妖节到了,我的印度同学普丽雅邀请我到她家做客。
Tú yāo jié dào le wǒ de Yìn dù tóng xué Pǔ lì yǎ yāo qǐng wǒ dào tā jiā zuò kè
Deepavali had come, and my Indian classmate Priya invited me to visit her home.
一走进她家,我就看见门口的地上有一幅色彩缤纷的彩米画。
yì zǒu jìn tā jiā wǒ jiù kàn jiàn mén kǒu de dì shàng yǒu yì fú sè cǎi bīn fēn de cǎi mǐ huà
As soon as I walked into her home, I saw a colourful kolam on the ground at the door.
普丽雅的妈妈穿着漂亮的纱丽,笑着欢迎我们。
Pǔ lì yǎ de mā ma chuān zhe piào liang de shā lì xiào zhe huān yíng wǒ men
Priya's mum, wearing a beautiful sari, welcomed us with a smile.
屋子里点着许多小油灯,一闪一闪的,好像天上的星星。
wū zi lǐ diǎn zhe xǔ duō xiǎo yóu dēng yì shǎn yì shǎn de hǎo xiàng tiān shàng de xīng xing
Lots of little oil lamps were lit around the house. They twinkled like stars in the sky.
她们拿出各种各样的印度甜点请我吃,有的圆圆的,有的是菱形的。
tā men ná chū gè zhǒng gè yàng de Yìn dù tián diǎn qǐng wǒ chī yǒu de yuán yuán de yǒu de shì líng xíng de
They brought out all kinds of Indian sweets for me to try. Some were round, and some were diamond-shaped.
我尝了一块,甜得不得了,忍不住竖起了大拇指。
wǒ cháng le yí kuài tián de bù dé liǎo rěn bu zhù shù qǐ le dà mǔ zhǐ
I tried a piece. It was ever so sweet, and I couldn't help giving a thumbs-up.
晚上,我们一起去小印度看灯饰,整条街灯火辉煌。
wǎn shang wǒ men yì qǐ qù Xiǎo Yìn dù kàn dēng shì zhěng tiáo jiē dēng huǒ huī huáng
In the evening we all went to Little India to see the light-up. The whole street was ablaze with lights.
普丽雅告诉我,屠妖节象征着光明战胜黑暗,善良战胜邪恶。
Pǔ lì yǎ gào su wǒ Tú yāo jié xiàng zhēng zhe guāng míng zhàn shèng hēi àn shàn liáng zhàn shèng xié è
Priya told me that Deepavali stands for light winning over darkness, and good winning over evil.