Chinese–English parallel text
为什么
Why
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为什么
Why
现在 xiànzài 是 shì 下午 xiàwǔ 四 sì 点 diǎn 。 厨房 chúfáng 很 hěn 安静 ānjìng 。
It is four o’clock in the afternoon. The kitchen is quiet.
盘子 pánzi 里 lǐ 没有 méiyǒu 面包 miànbāo 了 le 。
There is no more bread on the plate.
Nina 把 bǎ 她的 tāde 钥匙 yàoshi 放 fàng 在 zài 桌子 zhuōzi 上 shàng 。
Nina puts her key on the table.
“ 为什么 wèishénme ?” 她 tā 说 shuō 。
“Why?” she says.
奶奶 nǎinǎi 看 kàn 钥匙 yàoshi 。
Grandma looks at the key.
“ 为什么 wèishénme 什么 shénme ?”
“Why what?”
“ 为什么 wèishénme 这 zhè 一切 yíqiè ? 一张 yìzhāng 便条 biàntiáo ? 一个 yígè 信封 xìnfēng ? 一扇 yíshàn 蓝色的 lánsède 门 mén ?”
“Why all this? A note? An envelope? A blue door?”
“ 它 tā 是 shì 一扇 yíshàn 好 hǎo 门 mén 。”
“It is a good door.”
“ 这个 zhège 镇 zhèn 有 yǒu 很多 hěnduō 蓝色的 lánsède 门 mén , 奶奶 nǎinǎi ! 不 bù ! 不 bù ! 不 bù !”
“There are a lot of blue doors, Grandma! No! No! No!”
“ 是 shì 。”
“Yes.”
“ 你 nǐ 有 yǒu 手机 shǒujī ! 你 nǐ 能 néng 说 shuō :Nina, 来 lái 旅馆 lǚguǎn 。”
“You have a phone! You can say: Nina, come to the hotel.”
“ 是 shì ,” 奶奶 nǎinǎi 说 shuō 。“ 我 wǒ 能 néng 这样 zhèyàng 说 shuō 。”
“Yes,” Grandma says. “I can say that.”
Nina 站 zhàn 起来 qǐlái 。 她 tā 喊 hǎn 。
Nina stands up. She shouts.
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