今天，我们班有一个新同学。
Today, our class has a new classmate.
她叫小美，是中国人。
Her name is Xiaomei, she is Chinese.
我问她：“你今年多大？”
I ask her, "How old are you this year?"
她说：“我十岁。”
She says, "I am ten years old."
我们一起坐，一起学习。
We sit together, and study together.
我很高兴认识她。
I am very happy to meet her.
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Key words 生词
同学tóngxuéclassmate
今年jīnniánthis year
岁suìyears old
认识rènshito know; to meet
一起yìqǐtogether
中国ZhōngguóChina
Grammar note 语法点
多大 — asking someone's age
多大 asks about age (literally 'how big'): 你今年多大？= How old are you this year?
你今年多大？ — How old are you this year?
很高兴 + verb — happy to do something
很高兴 followed directly by a verb means 'happy to (do something)': 我很高兴认识她 = I am happy to meet her.
我很高兴认识她。 — I am very happy to meet her.
Check yourself 小测验
1. What is the new classmate's name?
2. How old is she?
3. How does the narrator feel about meeting her?
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