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16 我的木工爷爷


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Recently , A video of an 8-year-old boy driving a wooden car(木制玩具车)) became a hit on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. The wooden car, resembling a tank with a Chinese national flag in the front, was a special National Day(国庆节) gift (礼物)made by his grandfather(爷爷). Now please listen out and I am gonna read this story to you .

近日, 一位 69岁的 木工爷爷 李石水 引起 网友 关注。在 国庆节 来临 之际, 李爷爷 为 孙子 做了 辆 精致的 “ 礼炮车“, 还 插上了 中国 国旗。

① 木工carpenter

② 礼炮车salute vehicle

③ 精致intricate ; delicate; exquisite [ adj.]

④ 插上stick in ; insert; plug into; [ verb]

李爷爷 从 18岁 开始 学习 木匠活, 做 木匠 已有 50 余年。两年前 老爷子 回到 家乡, 和 老伴 一起 帮 儿子 儿媳 带孩子。他 拾起 从前的 手艺, 利用 老宅的 废旧 木料来 制作 玩具。

⑤ 木匠活carpentry skills

⑥ 拾起pick up sth on the ground [ verb] ; to continue to do a job that you used to do before and develop it . [verb]

⑦ 手艺craftsmanship ; workmanship; [ noun] measure word 一门 手艺

⑧ 废旧worn out; scrap; old-fashioned and dilapidated; [ adj.]

李爷爷的 儿子 说, 老人 退休后 常给 孙子 做 小礼物。比如 会走路 的 小鸟、机器人等。 看过 视频后, 网友 纷纷 表示 羡慕, 并 赞赏 爷爷的 精湛 手艺。

⑨ 退休retirement [ verb, adj.]

⑩ 礼物gift; present; [noun] measure word : 一件 礼物; 一份 礼物;

That’s all for today, if you want to pick up some Chinese everyday ,you can also follow me on Instagram : @ymc_learn_chinese. There you go , see you soon. 拜拜!



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