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新收音机The New Radio

HSK 1Story 1 of 888 characters2 min

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今天是小雨的生日。奶奶给她一个旧收音机。收音机不大,是黑色的。小雨很喜欢它。

她打开收音机,听到音乐。阿明来到她家,问:“这是你的吗?”

小雨说:“是奶奶给我的。”两个孩子坐在桌子边,一起听音乐。阿明说:“我也喜欢收音机。”

Vocabulary

  • 旧jiùold
  • 收音机shōuyīnjīradio
  • 生日shēngrìbirthday
  • 黑色hēisèblack
  • 一起yìqǐtogether

Grammar

“是……的” 结构

The '是……的' Emphasis Construction

Subject + 是 + [Source/Manner] + Verb + 的

Used to emphasize the source, giver, or origin of an already known action.

是奶奶给我的。

Questions

  1. 今天是谁的生日?
  2. 奶奶给小雨什么?
  3. 谁也喜欢收音机?

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