gōng yuán
公园
de
yé yé
爷爷
nǎi nǎi
奶奶
Grandpas and Grandmas in the Park
dà wèi大卫zǎo shàng早上zàigōng yuán公园kàn jiàn看见yé yé爷爷nǎi nǎi奶奶mentiào wǔ跳舞dǎ tài jí打太极xiǎngyì qǐ一起wán

David saw older people dancing and practicing tai chi in the park this morning, and he wants to join them.

大卫
lǎo shī老师jīn tiān今天zǎo shàng早上gōng yuán公园pǎo bù跑步le

Teacher, I went jogging in the park this morning.

刘娜
hěnhǎoazǎo shàng早上degōng yuán公园rénduōma

That's great! Was the park crowded in the morning?

大卫
hěnduōyǒuhěn duō很多yé yé爷爷nǎi nǎi奶奶zàitiào wǔ跳舞

Very crowded! There were lots of grandpas and grandmas dancing.

刘娜
duìzhōng guó中国deyé yé nǎi nǎi爷爷奶奶menhěnxǐ huān喜欢zàigōng yuán公园tiào wǔ跳舞

Yes, older people in China really like dancing in parks.

大卫
hái yǒu还有yī xiē一些réndòngdehěnmànhěnmànshìshén me什么

There were also some people moving very, very slowly. What were they doing?

刘娜
shìdǎ tài jí打太极shìyī zhǒng一种hěnhǎodeyùn dòng运动

They were practicing tai chi. It's a very good form of exercise.

大卫
tā men他们kàn qǐ lái看起来hěnkuài lè快乐kě yǐ可以yì qǐ一起wánma

They looked really happy. Can I join them?

刘娜
dāng rán当然kě yǐ可以yé yé爷爷nǎi nǎi奶奶menzuìxǐ huān喜欢jiāonián qīng rén年轻人le

Of course! The grandpas and grandmas love teaching young people.

大卫
kě shì可是bú huì不会tiào wǔ跳舞bú huì不会dǎ tài jí打太极

But I don't know how to dance or do tai chi.

刘娜
méi guān xì没关系gēn zhe跟着tā men他们màn màn慢慢xuéjiùhǎo

That's okay. Just follow along and learn slowly.

大卫
hǎomíng tiān明天zǎo shàng早上zàigōng yuán公园gēntā men他们shuō'nǐ hǎo你好'

Okay! I'll go to the park again tomorrow morning and say 'hello' to them!

刘娜
tā men他们yí dìng一定huìhěngāo xìng高兴

I'm sure they'll be very happy!

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