Chinese–English parallel text
现在你是厨师
Now You Are the Cook
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十 shí 个 gè 星期 xīngqī , 每 měi 天 tiān 早上 zǎoshàng ,Nina 和 hé 奶奶 nǎinǎi 一起 yìqǐ 做 zuò 面包 miànbāo 。
Every morning for ten weeks, Nina and Grandma make bread together.
每 měi 天 tiān 早上 zǎoshàng 奶奶 nǎinǎi 吃 chī 它 tā , 说 shuō 一个 yígè 词 cí 。
Every morning Grandma eats it and says one word.
“ 不 bù 。”
“No.”
在 zài 那个 nàge 厨房 chúfáng 里 lǐ 这 zhè 是 shì 一个 yígè 非常 fēicháng 好 hǎo 的 de 词 cí 。Sara 也 yě 喜欢 xǐhuān 它 tā 。
It is a very good word in that kitchen. Sara likes it too.
今天 jīntiān 奶奶 nǎinǎi 把 bǎ Nina 的 de 面包 miànbāo 掰 bāi 成 chéng 两 liǎng 半 bàn 。 她 tā 慢慢地 mànmàndì 吃 chī 。
Today Grandma breaks Nina’s bread in two. She eats it slowly.
她 tā 把 bǎ 它 tā 全部 quánbù 吃 chī 了 le 。 她 tā 很久 hěnjiǔ 什么都 shénmedōu 不 bù 说 shuō 。
She eats all of it. She says nothing for a long time.
然后 ránhòu 她 tā 把 bǎ 一把 yìbǎ 钥匙 yàoshi 放 fàng 在 zài 桌子 zhuōzi 上 shàng 。
Then she puts a key on the table.
它 tā 很 hěn 小 xiǎo , 也 yě 很 hěn 旧 jiù 。 它 tā 是 shì 一样 yíyàng 的 de 钥匙 yàoshi 。
It is small and old. It is the same key.
现在 xiànzài 桌子 zhuōzi 上 shàng 有 yǒu 两 liǎng 把 bǎ 钥匙 yàoshi 。
Now there are two keys on the table.
“ 这 zhè 是 shì 哪 nǎ 把 bǎ 钥匙 yàoshi ?”Nina 说 shuō 。
“Which key is this?” Nina says.
“ 那 nà 是 shì 我的 wǒde 钥匙 yàoshi ,” 奶奶 nǎinǎi 说 shuō 。“ 现在 xiànzài 你 nǐ 是 shì 厨师 chúshī 。”
“That is my key,” Grandma says. “Now you are the cook.”
Nina 看 kàn 奶奶 nǎinǎi 。
Nina looks at Grandma.
“ 那 nà 你 nǐ 呢 ne ?”
“And you?”
奶奶 nǎinǎi 往 wǎng 窗户 chuānghù 外 wài 看 kàn 。
Grandma looks out of the window.
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