This is a short story that is easy to comprehend and would be good material for beginners.
The sentences and words in this article I'd say are commonly used day-to-day in conversations, which will be a good helping hand for you in the future.
The story basically tells of a young car enthusiast named Kevin. He loves cars so much and kept pestering his parents for a car but naturally they refused, what with him just being a kid and all right. Undeterred, Kevin decides to channel the inner engineer/mechanic in him and learns how to build his own car.
Here's the breakdown of some words that may not seem familiar to you. As usual, feel free to leave a comment below or ask a question. See you next post!
Key words:
杂志(zá zhì) - magazine
拜托 (bài tuō) - Chinese way of saying please
危险(wēi xiǎn) - dangerous
相关(xiāng guān) - related
课题(kè tí) - subject; topic
车库(chē kù) - garage
Chinese Text:
Kevin 喜欢车。他读大量有关车的杂志和在电视上观看有关车的节目。 他满脑子里都是车。
他告诉他的父母,“拜托,拜托,拜托,能不能给我买辆车?”
“不可以”Kevin的妈妈说,“你还太年轻了不能开车。这是很危险的。” “不。”Kevin 的爸爸说,“一辆车是很贵的。我们现在还不能给你买辆车。”
Kevin非常的伤心。他想要一辆车。他想要一辆速度快的红色跑车!
他决定组装一辆车!他买书,读相关的课题。 他在车库逛着,观看技术人员休息车子。这是一件对他来说很有趣的事情,他也很享受这件事情。
最终,他开始组装自己的车!他告诉他的父母这件事情。 他的爸爸不相信他。 他说这件一件非常难得事情。他的妈妈说她很担心。她不想他做任何危险的事情。
两个月之后,Kevin邀请他的爸妈去看他的创造。他的父母很惊讶!这辆车很漂亮!是红色的!发光!这是一个大的玩具运动车!Kevin可以坐在里面然后开!
Kevin的爸妈很开心和自豪。Kevin的爸爸说“我就知道你可以做到!” Kevin的妈妈说:“我就知道这不会是危险的!”
Kevin笑着开走了。
English Translation:
He told his parents, "Please, please, please, could you buy me a car?"
"No," said Kevin's mom, "You are too young to drive a car. It's too dangerous."
"No," said Kevin's dad, "A car is very expensive. We can't buy you a car now."
Kevin was very sad. He wanted a car. He wanted a fast red sports car!
He decided to build one! He bought books and read about the subject. He hung around the garage a lot and watched the mechanics fix the cars. It was very interesting for him and he had lots of fun.
Finally, he started building his own car! He told his parents about it. His father didn't believe him. He said that it is too difficult. His mother said she was worried. She didn’t want him to do anything dangerous.
After two months, Kevin invited his parents to see his creation. His parents were surprised! It was beautiful! It was red! It was shiny! It was a big toy sports car! Kevin could sit inside it and drive!
Kevin's parents were very happy and proud. Kevin's dad said: "I was sure you could do it!"
Kevin's mom said: "I was sure it was not dangerous!"
Kevin smiled and drove away.
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