Intermediate - Fun with Shapes (C2287)

A: 这个玩具怎么玩?
zhè gè wánjù zěnme wán?
How do you play with this toy?
B: 这个玩具是教小朋友认识不同的形状的。
zhè gè wánjù shì jiāo xiǎopéngyou rènshi bùtóng de xíngzhuàng de.
This toy teaches children to recognize different shapes.
A: 把这些不同形状的积木放进这辆车里?
bǎ zhèxiē bùtóng xíngzhuàng de jīmù fàng jìn zhè liàng chē lǐ?
You put these differently shaped blocks into the car?
B: 对。你看,这辆车有很多不同形状的洞。要这样放,比如这是一个圆形的积木,就把它从圆形的洞里放进去。
duì. nǐ kàn, zhè liàng chē yǒu hěn duō bùtóng xíngzhuàng de dòng. yào zhèyàng fàng, bǐrú zhè shì yī gè yuánxíng de jīmù, jiù bǎ tā cóng yuánxíng de dòng lǐ fàng jìnqù.
That's right. See, this car has lots of differently shaped holes. You put them in like this. For example, this is a circular block. You just put it into the circular hole.
A: 哎,有音乐!
āi, yǒu yīnyuè!
Hey, there's music!
B: 放对了,就会发出音乐,鼓励宝宝。宝宝就会越玩越开心。
fàng duì le, jiù huì fāchū yīnyuè, gǔlì bǎobao. bǎobao jiù huì yuè wán yuè kāixīn.
If it's placed correctly, then music plays to encourage the baby. The baby will be happier and happier.
A: 嗯,这个不错。有几种形状啊?
ng4, zhè gè bùcuò. yǒu jǐ zhǒng xíngzhuàng a?
Yeah, this is pretty good. What kinds of shapes are there?
B: 圆形,三角形,正方形,长方形,梯形,五角星,一共是六种。
yuánxíng, sānjiǎoxíng, zhèngfāngxíng, chángfāngxíng, tīxíng, wǔjiǎoxīng, yīgòng shì liù zhǒng.
A circle, a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a trapezoid and a star. Six shapes altogether.
C: 我们宝宝那么小,会玩吗?
wǒmen bǎobao nàme xiǎo, huì wán ma?
Our baby is so little. Can she play with it?
A: 12个月以上就能玩了。买吧!
shí èr gè yuè yǐshàng jiù néng wán le. mǎi ba!
Children twelve months and older can play with it. Let's buy it!

Key Vocabulary

玩具 wánjù toy
不同 bùtóng different
形状 xíngzhuàng shape
to take
积木 jīmù block
放进去 fàng jìnqù to put in
liàng [measure word]
dòng hole
比如 bǐrú for instance, for example
圆形 yuánxíng circle
音乐 yīnyuè music
发出 fāchū to send out
鼓励 gǔlì to encourage
越......越...... yuè ... yuè ... the more... the more...
zhǒng kind, sort
三角形 sānjiǎoxíng triangle
正方形 zhèngfāngxíng square
长方形 chángfāngxíng rectangle
梯形 tīxíng trapezoid
五角星 wǔjiǎoxīng five-pointed star
以上 yǐshàng more than

Supplementary Vocabulary

各种各样 gèzhǒnggèyàng all kinds
目的 mùdì goal, purpose
量词 liàngcí measure word
声音 shēngyīn sound
jiǎo foot
梯子 tīzi ladder

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