The noise upstairs

Story

1. 暑假的时候，苏晴住在外婆的老房子里。

   shǔjià de shíhou, Sū Qíng zhù zài wàipó de lǎo fángzi lǐ.

   During the summer holidays Su Qing stays in her grandmother's old house.

   Words in this sentence

   暑假 shǔjià

   summer holidays Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   时候 shíhou

   time, moment (……的时候: when …) Dictionary

   苏晴 Sū Qíng

   Su Qing (name)

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   住 zhù

   to stay, to live Dictionary

   在 zài

   at, in; to be at Dictionary

   外婆 wàipó

   grandma (mother's mother) Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   老 lǎo

   old Dictionary

   房子 fángzi

   flat, house Dictionary

   里 lǐ

   in, inside Dictionary

2. 第一天晚上，她听到楼上有“咚咚”的声音。

   dì-yī tiān wǎnshang, tā tīngdào lóushàng yǒu“ dōngdōng” de shēngyīn.

   On the first night she hears a thumping sound upstairs.

   Words in this sentence

   第一 dì-yī

   first Dictionary

   天 tiān

   day Dictionary

   晚上 wǎnshang

   evening Dictionary

   她 tā

   she, her Dictionary

   听到 tīngdào

   to hear Dictionary

   楼上 lóushàng

   upstairs Dictionary

   有 yǒu

   to have; there is Dictionary

   咚咚 dōngdōng

   thump, thump Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   声音 shēngyīn

   sound, noise Dictionary

3. 可是楼上没有人住，只放着一些旧东西。

   kěshì lóushàng méiyǒu rén zhù, zhǐ fàng zhe yìxiē jiù dōngxi.

   But nobody lives upstairs; there are only some old things stored there.

   Words in this sentence

   可是 kěshì

   but Dictionary

   楼上 lóushàng

   upstairs Dictionary

   没有 méiyǒu

   there is not; does not have Dictionary

   人 rén

   person, people Dictionary

   住 zhù

   to stay, to live Dictionary

   只 zhǐ

   only Dictionary

   放 fàng

   to put Dictionary

   着 zhe

   (-ing: an ongoing state) Dictionary

   一些 yìxiē

   some Dictionary

   旧 jiù

   old (not new) Dictionary

   东西 dōngxi

   thing(s) Dictionary

4. 苏晴很害怕，一晚上没睡好。

   Sū Qíng hěn hàipà, yì wǎnshang méi shuìhǎo.

   Su Qing is frightened and sleeps badly all night.

   Words in this sentence

   苏晴 Sū Qíng

   Su Qing (name)

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   很 hěn

   very Dictionary

   害怕 hàipà

   afraid Dictionary

   一 yì

   one, a Dictionary

   晚上 wǎnshang

   evening Dictionary

   没 méi

   not (in the past) Dictionary

   睡好 shuìhǎo

   to sleep well

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5. 第二天晚上，声音又来了，还有很小的“喵喵”声。

   dì-èr tiān wǎnshang, shēngyīn yòu lái le, háiyǒu hěn xiǎo de“ miāomiāo” shēng.

   The next night the sound comes again, with a tiny "miaow".

   Words in this sentence

   第二 dì-èr

   second Dictionary

   天 tiān

   day Dictionary

   晚上 wǎnshang

   evening Dictionary

   声音 shēngyīn

   sound, noise Dictionary

   又 yòu

   and also, on top of that Dictionary

   来 lái

   to come Dictionary

   了 le

   (marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary

   还有 háiyǒu

   there is still Dictionary

   很 hěn

   very Dictionary

   小 xiǎo

   small, little, young Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   喵喵 miāomiāo

   miaow

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   声 shēng

   sound, noise Dictionary

6. 苏晴拿着手电筒，慢慢地走上了楼。

   Sū Qíng ná zhe shǒudiàntǒng, mànmàn de zǒu shàng le lóu.

   Su Qing takes a torch and slowly goes upstairs.

   Words in this sentence

   苏晴 Sū Qíng

   Su Qing (name)

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   拿 ná

   to take, to pick up Dictionary

   着 zhe

   (-ing: an ongoing state) Dictionary

   手电筒 shǒudiàntǒng

   torch Dictionary

   慢慢 mànmàn

   slowly Dictionary

   地 de

   (turns a description into how something is done) Dictionary

   走 zǒu

   to walk, to go; to leave Dictionary

   上 shàng

   on, above Dictionary

   了 le

   (marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary

   楼 lóu

   building; floor (上楼: go upstairs) Dictionary

7. 在一个旧箱子里，她看见了一只猫妈妈和三只小猫。

   zài yí gè jiù xiāngzi lǐ, tā kànjiàn le yì zhī māomāma hé sān zhī xiǎo māo.

   In an old box she finds a mother cat and three kittens.

   Words in this sentence

   在 zài

   at, in; to be at Dictionary

   一 yí

   one, a Dictionary

   个 gè

   (measure word for people and things) Dictionary

   旧 jiù

   old (not new) Dictionary

   箱子 xiāngzi

   box, case Dictionary

   里 lǐ

   in, inside Dictionary

   她 tā

   she, her Dictionary

   看见 kànjiàn

   to see Dictionary

   了 le

   (marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary

   一 yì

   one, a Dictionary

   只 zhī

   (measure word for animals and some objects) Dictionary

   猫妈妈 māomāma

   mother cat

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   和 hé

   and Dictionary

   三 sān

   three Dictionary

   只 zhī

   (measure word for animals and some objects) Dictionary

   小 xiǎo

   small, little, young Dictionary

   猫 māo

   cat Dictionary

8. 原来，猫妈妈每天晚上从坏了的窗户进来，给孩子们送吃的。

   yuánlái, māomāma měitiān wǎnshang cóng huài le de chuānghu jìnlai, gěi háizi men sòng chī de.

   So that was it: every night the mother cat came in through a broken window to bring food to her babies.

   Words in this sentence

   原来 yuánlái

   so it turns out Dictionary

   猫妈妈 māomāma

   mother cat

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   每天 měitiān

   every day Dictionary

   晚上 wǎnshang

   evening Dictionary

   从 cóng

   from Dictionary

   坏 huài

   broken; bad Dictionary

   了 le

   (marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   窗户 chuānghu

   window Dictionary

   进来 jìnlai

   to come in Dictionary

   给 gěi

   to give; for Dictionary

   孩子 háizi

   child Dictionary

   们 men

   (plural for people) Dictionary

   送 sòng

   to take (someone somewhere); to give Dictionary

   吃 chī

   to eat Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary