我的杯子 My Cup — HSK 1 Reading

我wǒ有yǒu一yí个gè杯子bēizi，是shì妈妈māma买mǎi的de。

I have a cup — it was my mom who bought it.

杯子bēizi不bú大dà，很hěn漂亮piàoliang，杯子bēizi上shàng有yǒu一yí个gè小xiǎo猫māo。

The cup is not big and is very pretty — there is a little cat on it.

上午shàngwǔ，我wǒ的de杯子bēizi里lǐ是shì茶chá；下午xiàwǔ，杯子bēizi里lǐ是shì水shuǐ。

In the morning, there is tea in my cup; in the afternoon, there is water.

天气tiānqì冷lěng的时候de shíhou，我wǒ爱ài喝hē热rè茶chá。

When the weather is cold, I love drinking hot tea.

今天jīntiān我wǒ的de同学tóngxué看kàn我wǒ的de杯子bēizi，她tā说shuō：“你nǐ的de杯子bēizi太tài漂亮piàoliang了le！”

Today my classmate looks at my cup and says, "Your cup is so pretty!"

我wǒ说shuō：“是shì我wǒ妈妈māma买mǎi的de。”我们wǒmen都dōu很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

I say, "It was my mom who bought it." We are both very happy.

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Key words 生词

杯子bēizicup

茶chátea

水shuǐwater

热rèhot

冷lěngcold

同学tóngxuéclassmate

是…的 — pointing out who did it

Use 是…的 to stress who did something (or when, where, how it was done): 是妈妈买的 = it was Mom who bought it.

是我妈妈买的。 — It was my mom who bought it.

…的时候 — when

Put 的时候 after a phrase to mean 'when / while …': 天气冷的时候 = when the weather is cold.

天气冷的时候，我爱喝热茶。 — When the weather is cold, I love drinking hot tea.

1. Who bought the cup?

2. What is on the cup?

3. What does the narrator love drinking when the weather is cold?