穿什么衣服 What to Wear

明天míngtiān是shì我wǒ朋友péngyou的de生日shēngrì，晚上wǎnshang大家dàjiā要yào一起yìqǐ吃饭chīfàn。

Tomorrow is my friend's birthday, and in the evening we are all going to have dinner together.

今天jīntiān晚上wǎnshang，我wǒ问wèn丈夫zhàngfu：“明天míngtiān我wǒ穿chuān什么shénme衣服yīfu好hǎo？”

Tonight I asked my husband, "What should I wear tomorrow?"

他tā说shuō：“穿chuān那nà件jiàn红hóng的de吧ba，你nǐ穿chuān红色hóngsè的de最zuì漂亮piàoliang。”

He said, "Wear that red one — you look the most beautiful in red."

我wǒ说shuō：“那nà件jiàn是shì去年qùnián买mǎi的de，是不是shì bu shì太tài大dà了le？”

I said, "I bought that one last year — isn't it too big now?"

丈夫zhàngfu笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“不bú大dà，你nǐ穿chuān什么shénme都dōu好看hǎokàn。”

My husband smiled and said, "It's not too big — you look good in anything."

我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng，就jiù说shuō：“好hǎo，明天míngtiān就jiù穿chuān它tā！”

I was very happy and said, "Okay, I'll wear it tomorrow!"

他tā说shuō：“别bié想xiǎng了le，快kuài睡觉shuìjiào吧ba，明天míngtiān你nǐ是shì最zuì漂亮piàoliang的de！”

He said, "Stop thinking about it and go to sleep — tomorrow you will be the most beautiful one there!"

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Key words 生词

穿chuānto wear

衣服yīfuclothes

件jiàn(measure word for clothes)

红色hóngsèred (color)

漂亮piàoliangbeautiful

生日shēngrìbirthday

别…了

别 + verb + 了 tells someone to stop doing something: 别想了 (stop thinking).

别想了，快睡觉吧。 — Stop thinking about it and go to sleep.

吧 (suggestion)

吧 at the end of a sentence makes a soft suggestion: 穿那件红的吧。

穿那件红的吧。 — Why don't you wear that red one?

1. Why is the narrator choosing what to wear?

2. Which clothes does the husband suggest?

3. What is the narrator worried about?

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