Chapter 22a

Question 1

公鸡

每天早上， 公鸡的啼叫声就像闹钟一样叫我起床。

Answer 1

gōng jī - rooster
měi tiān zǎo shang ， gōng jī de tí jiào shēng jiù xiàng nào zhōng yī yàng jiào wǒ qǐ chuáng 。

Every morning, the crowing of the rooster wakes me up like an alarm clock.

Question 2

吵醒

正在午睡的妈妈被弟弟的哭声吵醒了。

Answer 2

chǎo xǐng - wake up
zhèng zài wǔ shuì de mā ma bèi dì di de kū shēng chǎo xǐng le 。

My mother, who was taking a nap, was woken up by little brother’s cry.

Question 3

大骂

弟弟时常不做功课，被爸爸大骂了一顿。

Answer 3

dà mà - scolding
dì di shí cháng bù zuò gōng kè ， bèi bà ba dà mà le yī dùn 。

My younger brother often didn’t do his homework and was scolded by father.

Question 4

午后

我喜欢在午后看故事书。

Answer 4

wǔ hòu - afternoon
wǒ xǐ huan zài wǔ hòu kàn gù shì shū 。

I like to read storybooks in the afternoon.

Question 5

苹果 我喜欢吃苹果。

Answer 5

píng guǒ - apple
wǒ xǐ huan chī píng guǒ 。

I like to eat apples.

Question 6

擦伤
我骑自行车时不小心跌倒，擦伤了手。

Answer 6

cā shāng - bruises
wǒ qí zì xíng chē shí bù xiǎo xīn diē dǎo ， cā shāng le shǒu 。

I accidentally fell while riding my bike and bruised my hand.

Question 7

弄

我不小心把钱包弄丢了。

Answer 7

nòng
wǒ bù xiǎo xīn bǎ qián bāo nòng diū le 。

I accidentally lost my wallet.

Question 8

痛 弟弟爱吃糖，所以常常牙痛。

Answer 8

tòng - pain
dì di ài chī táng ， suǒ yǐ cháng cháng yá tòng 。

My brother loves to eat sweets, so he often suffers from toothache.

Question 9

折断

树枝被大风吹得折断了。

Answer 9

zhé duàn - broken
shù zhī bèi dà fēng chuī dé zhé duàn le 。

Branches were broken by strong winds.