Key words
吵架 – chǎo jià – To argue, have a fight
跑出去 – pǎo chū qù – To run out (of a place)
买不了 – mǎi bù liǎo – Unable to buy / can’t buy (result complement)
热气 – rè qì – Steam; rising heat (often from food)
老板娘 – lǎo bǎn niáng – Female shop owner
请你 – qǐng nǐ – To treat someone (to food or drink)
感动 – gǎn dòng – Emotionally moved; touched
根本 – gēn běn – At all; simply; fundamentally (often emphatic)
愣住了 – lèng zhù le5 – To freeze in surprise
焦急 – jiāo jí – Anxious; worried
一碗馄饨
小美是一个十六岁的女孩。有一天,她和妈妈吵架了,非常生气,就跑出了家门。
她走了很久,天黑了,肚子也饿了。可是她没有带钱,什么也买不了。她站在一家小馄饨店门口,看着里面的热气,眼泪快要流下来了。
老板娘看见了她,问:’小姑娘,你怎么了?’小美说:’我很饿,但是没有钱。’老板娘微笑着说:’没关系,我请你吃一碗馄饨吧。’
小美吃着热腾腾的馄饨,感动地说:’谢谢您!您比我妈妈还好,我妈妈根本不关心我!’
老板娘听了,认真地说:’孩子,我只给你做了一碗馄饨,你就这么感谢我。可是你妈妈给你做了十六年的饭,你有没有谢过她呢?’
小美愣住了。她想起妈妈每天早起做早餐,想起妈妈生病时还照顾她。她放下碗,对老板娘说了声谢谢,就跑回家去了。
到家时,妈妈正站在门口焦急地等着她。小美跑过去,紧紧抱住妈妈说:’妈妈,对不起!’
A Bowl of Wontons
Xiaomei was a sixteen-year-old girl. One day, she had an argument with her mother. Very angry, she ran out of the house.
She walked for a long time. It got dark, and she became hungry. But she had not brought any money and could not buy anything. She stood at the entrance of a small wonton shop, looking at the steam inside, tears almost falling down.
The shop owner saw her and asked, ‘Little girl, what is wrong?’ Xiaomei said, ‘I am very hungry, but I have no money.’ The owner smiled and said, ‘No problem, let me treat you to a bowl of wontons.’
Xiaomei ate the steaming hot wontons and said gratefully, ‘Thank you! You are even better than my mother. My mother does not care about me at all!’
The owner heard this and said seriously, ‘Child, I only made you one bowl of wontons, and you are so thankful. But your mother has cooked for you for sixteen years. Have you ever thanked her?’
Xiaomei was stunned. She remembered her mother getting up early every day to make breakfast, and how her mother took care of her even when she was sick. She put down the bowl, thanked the owner, and ran back home.
When she arrived home, her mother was standing anxiously at the door waiting for her. Xiaomei ran over, hugged her mother tightly, and said, ‘Mom, I am sorry!’
