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探望外公 Visiting Grandpa

P4–P6

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外公生病住院了,星期天下午,妈妈带我到医院去探望他。

wài gōng shēng bìng zhù yuàn le xīng qī tiān xià wǔ mā ma dài wǒ dào yī yuàn qù tàn wàng tā

Grandpa was ill and in hospital, so on Sunday afternoon Mum took me to the hospital to visit him.

走进病房,我看见外公躺在病床上,脸色很苍白,我心里有点紧张。

zǒu jìn bìng fáng wǒ kàn jiàn wài gōng tǎng zài bìng chuáng shàng liǎn sè hěn cāng bái wǒ xīn lǐ yǒu diǎn jǐn zhāng

When we walked into the ward, I saw Grandpa lying in a hospital bed. His face was very pale, and I felt a little nervous.

我拿出自己画的一张卡片,上面画着外公和我一起去公园散步。

wǒ ná chū zì jǐ huà de yì zhāng kǎ piàn shàng miàn huà zhe wài gōng hé wǒ yì qǐ qù gōng yuán sàn bù

I took out a card I had drawn myself. It showed Grandpa and me going for a walk in the park together.

外公看了,眼睛一亮,笑眯眯地说:“等我病好了,我们再一起去!”

wài gōng kàn le yǎn jing yí liàng xiào mī mī de shuō děng wǒ bìng hǎo le wǒ men zài yì qǐ qù

Grandpa looked at it, his eyes lit up, and he said with a big smile, “When I'm better, we'll go together again!”

我和外公聊起了学校里的趣事,病房里不时传出我们的笑声。

wǒ hé wài gōng liáo qǐ le xué xiào lǐ de qù shì bìng fáng lǐ bù shí chuán chū wǒ men de xiào shēng

Grandpa and I chatted about funny things at school, and every now and then laughter came from the ward.

妈妈削了一个苹果给外公,外公一口一口地吃得津津有味。

mā ma xiāo le yí gè píng guǒ gěi wài gōng wài gōng yì kǒu yì kǒu de chī de jīn jīn yǒu wèi

Mum peeled an apple for Grandpa, and he ate it bite by bite, enjoying every mouthful.

离开的时候,外公紧紧地握着我的手,叫我要好好学习。

lí kāi de shí hou wài gōng jǐn jǐn de wò zhe wǒ de shǒu jiào wǒ yào hǎo hǎo xué xí

When it was time to leave, Grandpa held my hand tightly and told me to study hard.

我明白了,家人的陪伴比什么都重要,我们要珍惜和家人在一起的时光。

wǒ míng bai le jiā rén de péi bàn bǐ shén me dōu zhòng yào wǒ men yào zhēn xī hé jiā rén zài yì qǐ de shí guāng

I understood that being with your family matters more than anything, and we should treasure our time together.

生词 Words in this story

WordPinyinMeaning here
探望tànwàngto visit (someone who is ill)
住院zhùyuànto stay in hospital
紧张jǐnzhāngnervous
卡片kǎpiàncard
笑眯眯xiàomīmīsmiling happily, eyes narrowed
津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèiwith great enjoyment (literally 'full of flavour')
陪伴péibànbeing together; keeping someone company
珍惜zhēnxīto treasure

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