小桃的故事
Xiǎo Táo de gùshì
Xiao Tao’s Story
故事介绍：小桃是一个八岁的小女孩，她住在北京，上小学一年级。
Gùshì jièshào: Xiǎo Táo shì yí gè bā suì de xiǎo nǚhái, tā zhù zài Běijīng, shàng xiǎoxué yī niánjí.
Story Introduction: Xiao Tao is an eight-year-old girl. She lives in Beijing and is in the first grade of primary school.
小桃8岁了，她上小学一年级。
Xiǎo Táo bā suì le, tā shàng xiǎoxué yī niánjí.
Xiao Tao is eight years old, and she is in the first grade of primary school.
她家有四口人：爸爸，妈妈，哥哥和她。
Tā jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén: bàba, māma, gēge hé tā.
There are four people in her family: her father, mother, older brother, and herself.
她还有一只猫和一只狗。
Tā hái yǒu yì zhī māo hé yì zhī gǒu.
She also has a cat and a dog.
她的猫叫喵喵，她的狗叫阿黄。
Tā de māo jiào Miāo Miāo, tā de gǒu jiào Ā Huáng.
Her cat is named Miao Miao, and her dog is named Ah Huang.
猫是白色的，狗是黄色的。
Māo shì báisè de, gǒu shì huángsè de.
The cat is white, and the dog is yellow.
小桃有很多爱好，比如唱歌、画画、弹吉他。
Xiǎo Táo yǒu hěn duō àihào, bǐrú chànggē, huàhuà, tán jítā.
Xiao Tao has many hobbies, such as singing, drawing, and playing the guitar.
但是她最喜欢的是书法，她每天都要练习写毛笔字。
Dànshì tā zuì xǐhuan de shì shūfǎ, tā měitiān dōu yào liànxí xiě máobǐ zì.
But her favorite is calligraphy, and she practices writing with a brush every day.
她的字写得很好。
Tā de zì xiě de hěn hǎo.
Her handwriting is very good.
小桃平时很忙，从周一到周五每天都要上课，下课后还要写作业，上兴趣班。
Xiǎo Táo píngshí hěn máng, cóng Zhōuyī dào Zhōuwǔ měitiān dōu yào shàngkè, xiàkè hòu hái yào xiě zuòyè, shàng xìngqù bān.
Xiao Tao is usually very busy. From Monday to Friday, she has classes every day, and after class she still has homework and attends extracurricular classes.
周末不上课的时候，爸爸妈妈有时候会带她出去玩，他们经常去郊游，爸爸开车带她去爬山或者去湖边散步。
Zhōumò bù shàngkè de shíhou, bàba māma yǒu shíhou huì dài tā chūqu wán, tāmen jīngcháng qù jiāoyóu, bàba kāichē dài tā qù páshān huòzhě qù hú biān sànbù.
When there are no classes on weekends, sometimes her parents take her out to have fun. They often go for outings, and her father drives her to climb mountains or walk by the lake.
小桃喜欢吃很多东西，比如饺子、面条、包子，还有她的最爱糖葫芦。
Xiǎo Táo xǐhuan chī hěn duō dōngxi, bǐrú jiǎozi, miàntiáo, bāozi, hái yǒu tā de zuì ài tánghúlu.
Xiao Tao likes to eat many things, such as dumplings, noodles, steamed buns, and her favorite — candied hawthorn.
糖葫芦很甜很好吃，但是不能多吃，因为会牙疼。
Tánghúlu hěn tián hěn hǎochī, dànshì bù néng duō chī, yīnwèi huì yáténg.
Candied hawthorn is sweet and delicious, but she can’t eat too much because it will cause toothache.
小桃最喜欢穿白色的衣服，尤其是夏天，她的裙子都是白色的。
Xiǎo Táo zuì xǐhuan chuān báisè de yīfu, yóuqí shì xiàtiān, tā de qúnzi dōu shì báisè de.
Xiao Tao likes to wear white clothes, especially in summer. All her dresses are white.
小桃有两个很好的朋友，一个叫欢欢，另一个叫芳芳。
Xiǎo Táo yǒu liǎng gè hěn hǎo de péngyou, yí gè jiào Huānhuan, lìng yí gè jiào Fāngfang.
Xiao Tao has two good friends, one named Huanhuan, and the other named Fangfang.
他们都是8岁，在同一个年级，但是不同班级。
Tāmen dōu shì bā suì, zài tóng yí gè niánjí, dànshì bù tóng bānjí.
They are both eight years old, in the same grade, but in different classes.
他们经常在一起写作业，做游戏。
Tāmen jīngcháng zài yìqǐ xiě zuòyè, zuò yóuxì.
They often do homework and play games together.
现在很多小孩子都喜欢打游戏，但是小桃不喜欢。
Xiànzài hěn duō xiǎo háizi dōu xǐhuan dǎ yóuxì, dànshì Xiǎo Táo bù xǐhuan.
Nowadays, many children like playing games, but Xiao Tao doesn’t.
她喜欢看书，听音乐。
Tā xǐhuan kàn shū, tīng yīnyuè.
She likes reading and listening to music.
她比较喜欢安静的活动。
Tā bǐjiào xǐhuan ānjìng de huódòng.
She prefers quiet activities.
小桃平时8点半睡觉，但是有时候作业太多，写不完，她只能10点睡觉。
Usually, Xiao Tao goes to bed at 8:30, but sometimes there’s too much homework and she can’t finish it, so she has to sleep at 10 o’clock.
妈妈觉得这样很不好，但是没办法，现在小孩子压力很大。
Her mother thinks this is not good, but there’s nothing she can do — children nowadays have a lot of pressure.
小桃每天走路去上学，因为她家离学校不远。
Xiao Tao walks to school every day because her home is not far from the school.
她不喜欢坐公交车，因为需要等车，又不舒服。
She doesn’t like taking the bus because she has to wait and it’s uncomfortable.
