I’m Scared of Sleeping Alone!
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ID: 2559
Elementary
In today’s lesson we hear a mother try and comfort their child who is scared of the dark, especially with the possibility of monsters hiding in the closest!
Jenny,Adam
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 宝贝 | bǎobèi | babe / sweetheart | |
| 关灯 | guāndēng | to turn off the light | |
| 一个人 | yīgèrén | one person | |
| 床 | chuáng | bed |
宝贝，快睡哦，妈妈要关灯了。
bǎobèi，kuài shuì ò，māma yào guāndēng le。
Sweetheart, go to sleep, mom’s going to turn off the light.
我不想一个人睡，我要跟爸爸妈妈一起睡大床。
wǒ bù xiǎng yīgèrén shuì，wǒ yào gēn bàba māma yīqǐ shuì dà chuáng。
I don’t want to sleep by myself, I want to sleep on the big bed with mom and dad.
你长大了，要勇敢哦！
nǐ zhǎngdà le，yào yǒnggǎn ò！
You’re a big boy/girl now, you should be brave.
可是我怕，有妖怪。
kěshì wǒ pà，yǒu yāoguài。
But i’m scared. There are monsters.
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