Chinese–English parallel text
桥
The Bridge
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桥
The Bridge
河 hé 上 shàng 有 yǒu 一座 yízuò 长 cháng 桥 qiáo 。
There is a long bridge on the river.
桥 qiáo 上 shàng 有 yǒu 一个 yígè 非常 fēicháng 小 xiǎo 的 de 房子 fángzi 。
On the bridge there is a very small house.
它 tā 有 yǒu 一扇 yíshàn 蓝色的 lánsède 门 mén 。
It has a blue door.
Nina 拿 ná 着 zhe 她的 tāde 钥匙 yàoshi 跑 pǎo 到 dào 它 tā 那里 nàlǐ 。
Nina runs to it with her key.
一个 yígè 老 lǎo 男人 nánrén 坐 zuò 在 zài 门 mén 旁边 pángbiān 。
An old man sits by the door.
“ 你好 nǐhǎo ,”Nina 说 shuō 。“ 这 zhè 是 shì 你的 nǐde 门 mén 吗 ma ?”
“Hello,” Nina says. “Is this your door?”
“ 你 nǐ 想要 xiǎngyào 一条 yìtiáo 鱼 yú 吗 ma ?” 男人 nánrén 说 shuō 。
“Do you want a fish?” the man says.
“ 不 bù 。 我 wǒ 想要 xiǎngyào 这扇 zhèshàn 门 mén 。 我 wǒ 有 yǒu 一把 yìbǎ 钥匙 yàoshi 。”
“No. I want this door. I have a key.”
“ 你 nǐ 想要 xiǎngyào 一条 yìtiáo 鱼 yú 吗 ma ?”
“Do you want a fish?”
Nina 给 gěi 他 tā 看 kàn 钥匙 yàoshi 。
Nina shows him the key.
他 tā 不 bú 看 kàn 它 tā 。
He does not look at it.
她 tā 给 gěi 他 tā 看 kàn 照片 zhàopiān 。
She shows him the photo.
他 tā 看 kàn 它 tā 很久 hěnjiǔ 。
He looks at it for a long time.
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