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爷爷的生日 Grandpa's Birthday

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今天是爷爷七十岁的生日,全家人都来给爷爷祝寿。

jīn tiān shì yé ye qī shí suì de shēng rì quán jiā rén dōu lái gěi yé ye zhù shòu

Today is Grandpa's seventieth birthday, and the whole family has come to wish him a long life.

墙上贴着一个大大的“寿”字,桌子上摆满了好吃的菜。

qiáng shang tiē zhe yí gè dà dà de shòu zì zhuō zi shàng bǎi mǎn le hǎo chī de cài

A big 寿 (long life) sign hangs on the wall, and the table is full of good food.

我的礼物是一张自己画的生日卡,上面画着爷爷和我在公园里散步。

wǒ de lǐ wù shì yì zhāng zì jǐ huà de shēng rì kǎ shàng miàn huà zhe yé ye hé wǒ zài gōng yuán lǐ sàn bù

For my present I gave Grandpa a birthday card I had drawn myself, with Grandpa and me walking in the park.

爷爷戴上眼镜,看了又看,开心得合不拢嘴。

yé ye dài shàng yǎn jìng kàn le yòu kàn kāi xīn de hé bu lǒng zuǐ

Grandpa put on his glasses and looked at it again and again, grinning from ear to ear.

奶奶端来一大碗长寿面,说:“吃了长寿面,就会健康长寿。”

nǎi nai duān lái yí dà wǎn cháng shòu miàn shuō chī le cháng shòu miàn jiù huì jiàn kāng cháng shòu

Grandma brought out a big bowl of longevity noodles and said, “If you eat longevity noodles, you'll stay healthy and live a long life.”

桌上还有粉红色的寿桃,原来是甜甜的豆沙包。

zhuō shang hái yǒu fěn hóng sè de shòu táo yuán lái shì tián tián de dòu shā bāo

There were pink "longevity peaches" on the table too. They turned out to be sweet red-bean buns!

大家一起举起杯子,祝爷爷身体健康,天天快乐!

dà jiā yì qǐ jǔ qǐ bēi zi zhù yé ye shēn tǐ jiàn kāng tiān tiān kuài lè

We all raised our cups and wished Grandpa good health and happiness every day!

爷爷笑着说:“有你们在身边,就是我最好的生日礼物。”

yé ye xiào zhe shuō yǒu nǐ men zài shēn biān jiù shì wǒ zuì hǎo de shēng rì lǐ wù

Grandpa smiled and said, “Having all of you with me is the best birthday present of all.”

生词 Words in this story

WordPinyinMeaning here
生日shēngrìbirthday
祝寿zhùshòuto wish an older person a long life on their birthday
礼物lǐwùpresent
长寿面chángshòumiànlongevity noodles (long noodles for a long life)
寿桃shòutáolongevity peaches (peach-shaped buns)
身体shēntǐbody (身体健康 = good health)
健康jiànkānghealthy
开心kāixīnhappy

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