HSK 1 Vocabulary Story (Episode 002)

Discover the second episode of Mandarin with Stories. 
Open the transcript to follow the story live, or find the story in Chinese and English below:

 

Story in Chinese:

在一个阳光明媚的早上，爸爸、妈妈和他们的两个孩子，小明和小红，决定去北京旅行。他们先坐火车来到北京。小明很喜欢火车，他一直问：“妈妈，我们什么时候到北京？”妈妈笑着说：“快了，再等等。”

到了北京，他们坐出租车去酒店。爸爸问司机：“请问，这里去天安门要多久？”司机回答：“不用很久，大约十分钟。”

在酒店休息了一下，他们决定去天安门边上。小红看到很多人在广场上走路，她对爸爸说：“爸爸，我想在这里拍照。”爸爸说：“好，我们一起拍。”

中午，他们去一家有名的饭店吃饭。小明看到菜单上有很多菜，他说：“我都想吃，好多有名的菜！”小红喜欢吃包子，她点了很多包子。妈妈也很开心，因为这些菜都很好吃。

晚上，大家回到酒店房间。小明已经累了，妈妈说：“早点睡觉，明天我们去动物园。”小明高兴地说：“好！我爱动物园。”

第二天，早饭后，他们出发去动物园。一路上，大家都很高兴。爸爸看到一只小猴子，觉得很有趣，他惊讶地说：“真可爱，大家快看！”小红也很喜欢，还给小猴子拍了很多照片。

旅游结束后，他们回家。小红说：“这次旅行我很高兴，北京真是一个好地方。”全家都觉得这次旅行非常开心。

 

Story in English:

On a sunny morning, Dad, Mom, and their two children, Xiaoming and Xiaohong, decided to travel to Beijing. They first took a train to Beijing. Xiaoming likes trains a lot and kept asking, "Mom, when will we arrive in Beijing?" Mom smiled and said, "Soon, just wait a bit longer."

When they arrived in Beijing, they took a taxi to the hotel. Dad asked the driver, "Excuse me, how long does it take to get to Tiananmen?" The driver replied, "Not long, about ten minutes."

After resting a bit at the hotel, they decided to visit around Tiananmen. Xiaohong saw many people walking on the square and said to Dad, "Dad, I want to take a photo here." Dad said, "Okay, let's take one together."

At noon, they went to a famous restaurant to eat. Xiaoming saw many dishes on the menu and said, "I want to eat them all, so many famous dishes!" Xiaohong liked to eat steamed buns, so she ordered a lot of them. Mom was also happy because the food was really delicious. 

In the evening, everyone returned to the hotel room. Xiaoming was already tired, and Mom said, "Go to bed early, tomorrow we will go to the zoo." Xiaoming happily said, "Okay! I love the zoo." 

The next day, after breakfast, they set out for the zoo. Everyone was happy along the way. Dad saw a little monkey and found it very interesting. He exclaimed, "So cute, everyone look!" Xiaohong liked it too and took many photos of the little monkey. 

After the trip, they went home. Xiaohong said, "I am very happy with this trip, Beijing is truly a great place." The whole family felt very happy with the trip.