红色的裙子 The Red Skirt — HSK 2 Reading

昨天zuótiān我wǒ和hé妹妹mèimei一起yìqǐ去qù商店shāngdiàn买mǎi衣服yīfu。

Yesterday my little sister and I went to the shop to buy clothes.

我wǒ看见kànjiàn一yì条tiáo红色hóngsè的de裙子qúnzi，非常fēicháng漂亮piàoliang。

I saw a red skirt — it was really pretty.

但是dànshì它tā有点儿yǒudiǎnr贵guì，要yào三百sānbǎi块kuài钱qián。

But it was a bit expensive — three hundred kuai.

妹妹mèimei说shuō：“你nǐ穿chuān红色hóngsè最zuì好看hǎokàn，买mǎi吧ba！”

My sister said: "Red looks best on you — buy it!"

我wǒ想xiǎng了le想xiǎng，就jiù买mǎi了le。

I thought about it for a moment, and then I bought it.

今天jīntiān我wǒ穿chuān着zhe新xīn裙子qúnzi去qù朋友péngyou家jiā，大家dàjiā都dōu说shuō：“真zhēn漂亮piàoliang！”

Today I wore my new skirt to a friend's house, and everyone said: "So pretty!"

妹妹mèimei笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“下次xiàcì你nǐ也yě给gěi我wǒ买mǎi一yì条tiáo吧ba！”

My sister laughed and said: "Next time buy one for me too!"

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Key words 生词

裙子qúnziskirt

红色hóngsèred (color)

穿chuānto wear

贵guìexpensive

最zuìmost

条tiáomeasure word for skirts and pants

有点儿 + adjective

有点儿 before an adjective means 'a little; somewhat', usually about something you are not happy with, e.g. 有点儿贵, 有点儿累.

但是它有点儿贵。 — But it's a bit expensive.

verb + 着 (ongoing state)

着 after a verb marks a continuing state or the manner of another action, e.g. 穿着 (be wearing), 笑着说 (say while smiling).

今天我穿着新裙子去朋友家。 — Today I wore my new skirt to a friend's house.

sentence + 吧 (suggestion)

吧 at the end of a sentence turns it into a soft suggestion or invitation, e.g. 走吧 (let's go), 买吧 (go ahead and buy it).

你穿红色最好看，买吧！ — Red looks best on you — buy it!

1. Who did the writer go shopping with?

2. Why did the writer hesitate before buying the skirt?

3. What did the sister ask for at the end?