大家都愛吃飯，Everybody Loves Rice
昨天放學的時候，  At the dismissal time yesterday in school.
明明說：明天開同學會，Ming-Ming reminded everyone in class, we’ll have the party tomorrow,
大家不要忘記帶好吃的食物來哦！Don’t forget to bring delicious food (a dish) to share!
放學以後，中中跟媽媽去城裡的農夫市場，After school, Zhong-Zhong and his mother went to the farmer’s market in town,
買了一個大鳳梨，they bought a big pineapple,
他們要做一道美國菜。They are going to make an American dish.
回家以後，媽媽幫忙把菜做好。After returning home, Mom helped to prepare the dishes.
今天一大早中中高高興興的帶著食物去學校了。Early this morning, Zhong-Zhong happily went to school with food (the dish).
同學會開始了。 The party began.
Lisa拿出法國香腸炒飯，Lisa took out (brought)French sausage fried rice,
Lisa說法國是歐洲的一個國家。Lisa said that France is a country in Europe.
友友拿出墨西哥的玉米包餅，You-you took out (brought) the Mexican burritos,
裡面有飯、黑豆和生菜。Which was tortilla rolled around a filling, including rice, black beans and lettuce.
友友說，墨西哥是美國南邊的一個國家。You-You said that Mexico is a country south of the United States.
John拿出韓國泡菜炒飯，John took out Korean kimchi fried rice,
John說泡菜是韓國人民的日常生活食物，John said that kimchi was very important for Korean people,
他們生活里不能沒有泡菜。They cannot live without kimchi.  They have to have kimchi every day.
明明拿出壽司，紫菜裡麵包了白飯、蛋和黃瓜。Mingming bought sushi, which was rice, eggs and cucumbers wrapped in seaweed.
明明說壽司是日本人平常吃的食物。She said sushi was a very common food in Japan.
Ben拿出金黃色的印度咖喱飯。 好香啊！Ben brought Indian golden curry rice.  It smelled so good!
Ben說咖喱粉是從印度民族文化村買來的。Ben said that the curry powder was bought from the Indian Cultural Village.
青青拿出大家最愛吃的中國火腿蛋炒飯，Qingqing brought the most popular dish, Chinese ham and egg fried rice.
青青說：中國、印度、日本和韓國都在亞洲。Qingqing said: China, India, Japan and Korea are all in Asia.
最後，中中拿出美國夏威夷州的鳳梨炒飯。Finally, Zhong-Zhong brought out Hawaii pineapple fried rice.
哇！ 香香的炒飯放在鳳梨裡，好好看哦，Wow! It was delicious fried rice stuffed in a half pineapple; it looked too good to eat!
明明說：咦！ 怎麼大家帶的食物，都是米做的？ Mingming said: Hey!  How come all the dishes are made of rice?
大家笑著說，原來，大家都最愛吃飯。Everyone laughed and said, it turns out that everyone loves rice.

美國是我們的國家America is our country

美國是我們的國家，我們生長的地方。America is our country, the place where we grew up.

這裡有高山、平原; 這裡有沙漠、河川。Here are mountains and plains; here are deserts and rivers.

太陽，天天從大西洋海面升起，The sun rises from the Atlantic Ocean every day,

太陽， 天天從太平洋海面落下，The sun sets into the Pacific Ocean every day,

日升，日落，日落，日升，the sun rises, the sun sets, the sun sets, the sun rises,

在這裡，我們一天天長高，Over here, we grow taller day by day,

在這裡，我們一天天長大，Ove here, we grow bigger day by day,

美國是我們的國家，America is our country,

我們都很愛她。We all love her very much.

美國是我們的國家，我們生活的地方。America is our country, the place where we live.

這裡有城市、高樓;Here are cities and tall buildings.

這裡有鄉村、牧場。Here are villages and ranches.

五十州住在許許多多的人民，Many peoples live in the fifty states,

大家的祖先都是來自四面八方。Our ancestors(forebears) coming from all over the world.

亞洲、歐洲、美洲、非洲，Asia, Europe, America and Africa,

在這裡，有不同的人種;Over here, there are many different races.

在這裡，有多元的文化。Over here, there are multiple cultures.

美國，是我們的國家，我們都很愛他。The United States is our country, we all love her very much.

買不到的禮物A Priceless Gift
星期日早上， On Sunday morning，
青青說：媽媽！ 你有一封信，在廚房的桌子上。
Qingqing said to mom: There is a letter for you on the table in the kitchen.
她說完就去上中文學校了。Then she left for Chinese school.
媽媽把信打開來一看，原來是青青要他去客廳找禮物。
Mom opened the letter and found it was from Qingqing which asked her to do a present hunt starting in the living room.
媽媽覺得很有趣。 Mom thought it was an interesting idea.
媽媽在沙發上找到一封信。Mom found a letter on the sofa.
信上寫著：猜猜看，青青最喜歡哪本書？The letter said: Guess, which book is Qingqing’s favorite?
請媽媽去找找看。 Please find it.
媽媽心想：青青最愛看什麼書呢？My mother thought to herself: What book does Qingqing like to read most?
對了！ 一定是西遊記，我去她的房間找找看。Ah hi!  It must be A Journey to the West, I will go to her room to look for it.
果然，西遊記和一封信在青青的床上。Sure enough, A Journey to the West book and a letter were on Qingqing’s bed.
信上寫著：鏡子，會告訴您，禮物在哪裡？The letter said: The mirror will tell you where to find your present!
媽媽心想：哪面鏡子呢？ 他走進樓下的洗手間，My mother thought to herself： Which mirror is it？  She walked into the bathroom downstairs.
他在鏡子上看到：恭喜您！ 禮物，就在後院。and she saw a note on the mirror: Congratulations!  The Presents right in the backyard.
媽媽在後院找了半天，最後在椅子下面，發現一個金色的盒子。After a long search in the backyard, Mom finally found a golden box underneath the bench.
媽媽好奇地把盒子打開。Mom opened the box curiously.
媽媽叫道：哇！ 好漂亮呀，盒子裡面有一條粉紅色的貝殼項鍊和一張卡片。
Mom exclaimed: “Wow!” So beautiful, there was a necklace made of pink shells in the box, a card was also inside.
卡片上面寫著媽媽：祝你母親節快！ 項鍊是我自己做的。
The card said: Dear Mom, Happy Mother’s Day to you!  I made this necklace just for you.
媽媽我愛您 mom I love you.
青青敬上 Sincerely, Qingqing
今天是母親節，全家一起出去吃飯的時候， Today is Mother’s Day, when the whole family goes out to eat together,
媽媽就帶著青青送的項鍊。Mom wore the necklace Qingqing gave her.
爸爸說：這條項鍊真漂亮！Dad complimented: This necklace is gorgeous!
媽媽對青青眨眨眼說：Mom winked at Qingqing and said:
全世界只有這一條，有錢也買不到呢！
This is one-of-a-kind (the only one in the world), It with all the money in the world (and money can’t buy it! )