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📖 Textbook reading

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事，自己超市。么。张纸，面：、、、米瓶。

Jīntiān māma yǒu shì, suǒyǐ tā ràng wǒ zìjǐ qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi. Zhè shì wǒ dì yí cì yí ge rén mǎi zhème duō dōngxi. Māma gěi le wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ, shàngmiàn xiězhe: niúnǎi, jīdàn, píngguǒ, mǐ hé liǎng píng shuǐ.

Mum is busy today, so she asks me to go to the supermarket by myself. This is my first time buying so many things alone. Mum gives me a piece of paper listing milk, eggs, apples, rice and two bottles of water.

超市以后，先。，绿。更，。

Dào le chāoshì yǐhòu, wǒ xiān qù mǎi shuǐguǒ. Hóng píngguǒ yì gōngjīn shí’èr kuài, lǜ píngguǒ piányi yìdiǎnr. Wǒ juéde hóng píngguǒ kàn qǐlái gèng hǎochī, suǒyǐ mǎi le yì gōngjīn hóng píngguǒ.

After arriving at the supermarket, I buy fruit first. Red apples are twelve yuan per kilogram and green apples are a little cheaper. I think the red apples look tastier, so I buy one kilogram of red apples.

然后。久，。后员：“，？”：“，面包。”后，。以后，：“！自己。”

Ránhòu wǒ qù zhǎo niúnǎi. Wǒ zhǎo le hěn jiǔ, háishi méiyǒu zhǎodào. Hòulái wǒ wèn gōngzuò rényuán: “Qǐngwèn, niúnǎi zài nǎr?” Tā shuō: “Zài qiánmiàn, miànbāo pángbiān.” Zuìhòu, wǒ mǎihǎo le suǒyǒu dōngxi. Huí dào jiā yǐhòu, māma xiàozhe shuō: “Búcuò! Nǐ xiànzài huì zìjǐ mǎi dōngxi le.”

Then I look for milk. I search for a long time but still cannot find it. Later I ask a staff member, “Excuse me, where is the milk?” He says, “Ahead, beside the bread.” Finally, I finish buying everything. After I return home, Mum smiles and says, “Not bad! Now you can shop by yourself.”

⭐ Key vocabulary

第一次

dì yí cì

first time

المرة الأولى

公斤

gōngjīn

kilogram

كيلوغرام

便宜

piányi

inexpensive

رخيص

看起来

kàn qǐlái

look / seem

يبدو

所有

suǒyǒu

all

كل

💡 Grammar in context

看起来 + adjective

Use 看起来 to say how something looks or seems.

红苹果看起来更好吃。

Hóng píngguǒ kàn qǐlái gèng hǎochī.

还是没有……

Here 还是 means “still” after trying for some time.

我找了很久，还是没有找到。

Wǒ zhǎo le hěn jiǔ, háishi méiyǒu zhǎodào.

🧩 Sentence Builder

Put the sentence in order: “The red apples look tastier.”

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✅ Reading comprehension

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1. 为什么“我”自己去超市？

Wèishénme “wǒ” zìjǐ qù chāoshì?

Why does the student go to the supermarket alone?

2. 妈妈让“我”买什么？

Māma ràng “wǒ” mǎi shénme?

What is on the shopping list?

3. 红苹果多少钱一公斤？

Hóng píngguǒ duōshao qián yì gōngjīn?

How much are red apples per kilogram?

4. 为什么“我”选择红苹果？

Wèishénme “wǒ” xuǎnzé hóng píngguǒ?

Why does the student choose red apples?

5. 牛奶在哪里？

Niúnǎi zài nǎr?

Where is the milk?

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Read-aloud practice

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今天妈妈有事，所以她让我自己去超市买东西。这是我第一次一个人买这么多东西。妈妈给了我一张纸，上面写着：牛奶、鸡蛋、苹果、米和两瓶水。