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[English]

Go shopping with best friends

Today is Saturday, the weather is nice

Linlin wants to buy some spring clothes

So she invited her good friend ChuChu to go shopping together

They arrived at the first floor of the mall

Saw a boba tea shop

Linlin said:

"I'll treat you to boba tea"

ChuChu replied:

"Thank you"

"Then next time it's my turn to treat you"

"Welcome"

The staff greeted them warmly

Linlin pointed at the menu and said:

"I want a medium boba milk tea"

With less sugar

"What about you?"

"Me too, medium"

"With just a little ice, thanks"

"Okay, two boba milk teas"

"One with less sugar, one with less ice"

"Total is eighteen yuan"

"Okay, I'll scan the code to pay"

"The QR code is over here, thanks"

They walked and drank boba tea

ChuChu said:

"This shop's boba tea is really delicious!"

After drinking the boba tea

They went to the third floor to look at clothes

Linlin saw a dress

Her eyes lit up

"This one looks good"

The staff came over to introduce

"This is the newest style this year"

"If you like it, you can try it on"

"I'd like to try the medium size"

"Please wait a moment, I'll get it for you"

"The fitting room is over here"

Linlin came out of the fitting room

Twirled around

"How does this look?"

"Wow! It looks so good!"

"It suits you perfectly"

Linlin tried on another beige trench coat

"So elegant!"

"This coat matches the dress really well"

"You can wear it to work or out for fun"

"I like both"

"But this goes over my budget"

Linlin hesitated

Then, the store manager came over and said:

"We have a promotion now"

"Buy two items and get 10% off"

"Awesome! Then I'll take both!"

"You got a lot today"

"Next, come with me to buy a hat"

Next, let's look at some key vocabulary

Shopping (go shopping)

Spring clothes

Staff/store clerk

Greet

Boba milk tea

Scan code

Pay

QR code

Dress

Eyes lit up

Newest style

Try on

Medium size

Wait a moment

Coat/jacket

Trench coat

Elegance/style

Match (go together)

Budget

Hesitate

Store manager

Discount

Full of gains/havest (literally "full of gains")

Heres a challenge, try listening to this story without subtitles

Today is Saturday, the weather is nice

Linlin wants to buy some spring clothes

So she invited her good friend ChuChu to go shopping together

They arrived at the first floor of the mall

Saw a boba tea shop

Linlin said:

"I'll treat you to boba tea"

ChuChu replied:

"Thank you"

"Then next time it's my turn to treat you"

"Welcome"

The staff greeted them warmly

Linlin pointed at the menu and said:

"I want a medium boba milk tea"

With less sugar

"What about you?"

"Me too, medium"

"With just a little ice, thanks"

"Okay, two boba milk teas"

"One with less sugar, one with less ice"

"Total is eighteen yuan"

"Okay, I'll scan the code to pay"

"The QR code is over here, thanks"

They walked and drank boba tea

ChuChu said:

"This shop's boba tea is really delicious!"

After drinking the boba tea

They went to the third floor to look at clothes

Linlin saw a dress

Her eyes lit up

"This one looks good"

The staff came over to introduce

"This is the newest style this year"

"If you like it, you can try it on"

"I'd like to try the medium size"

"Please wait a moment, I'll get it for you"

"The fitting room is over here"

Linlin came out of the fitting room

Twirled around

"How does this look?"

"Wow! It looks so good!"

"It suits you perfectly"

Linlin tried on another beige trench coat

"So elegant!"

"This coat matches the dress really well"

"You can wear it to work or out for fun"

"I like both"

"But this goes over my budget"

Linlin hesitated

Then, the store manager came over and said:

"We have a promotion now"

"Buy two items and get 10% off"

"Awesome! Then I'll take both!"

"You got a lot today"

"Next, come with me to buy a hat"

If you like this story

Or have any questions

Remember to leave a message and tell me!

See you next time!

[Chinese]

和好朋友去逛街

今天週六，天氣很好

琳琳想買幾件春裝

就約了好朋友楚楚一起去逛街

她們到了商場的一樓

看見了一家奶茶店

琳琳說：

“我請你喝奶茶吧”

楚楚回答：

“謝謝”

“那下次換我請你”

“歡迎光臨”

店員熱情地招呼

琳琳指著菜單說：

“我要一杯中杯珍珠奶茶”

少一點糖

“你呢？”

“我也要中杯的”

“加一點點冰，謝謝”

“好，兩杯珍珠奶茶”

“一杯少糖，一杯少冰”

“一共十八元”

“好的，我掃碼付款”

“二維碼在這邊，謝謝”

她們一邊走一邊喝奶茶

楚楚說：

“這家的奶茶真好喝啊！”

喝完奶茶後

她們去了三樓看衣服

琳琳看到一件連衣裙

眼睛一亮

“這件看起來不錯”

店員走過來介紹

“這是今年的最新款”

“喜歡的話可以試穿”

“我想試試中號”

“請稍等，我給您拿過來”

“試衣間在這邊”

琳琳走出試衣間

轉了一圈

“這件怎麼樣”

“哇！太好看了”

“特別適合你”

琳琳又試了一件米色小香風外套

“太有氣質了！”

“這件外套搭配這條裙子很合適”

“上班、出去玩兒都可以穿”

“我兩件都喜歡”

“可是這樣就超出我的預算了”

琳琳猶豫了

這時，店長走過來說：

“我們現在有活動”

“買兩件可以打九折哦”

“太好啦！那這兩件我都要了！”

“今天你收穫滿滿”

“接下來，陪我去買個帽子吧”

接下來，我們看一下重點詞彙

逛街

春裝

店員

招呼

珍珠奶茶

掃碼

付款

二維碼

連衣裙

眼睛一亮

最新款

試穿

中號

稍等

外套

小香風

氣質

搭配

預算

猶豫

店長

打折

收穫滿滿

挑戰一下，不用字幕來聽聽這個故事吧

今天週六，天氣很好

琳琳想買幾件春裝

就約了好朋友楚楚一起去逛街

她們到了商場的一樓

看見了一家奶茶店

琳琳說：

“我請你喝奶茶吧”

楚楚回答：

“謝謝”

“那下次換我請你”

“歡迎光臨”

店員熱情地招呼

琳琳指著菜單說：

“我要一杯中杯珍珠奶茶”

少一點糖

“你呢？”

“我也要中杯的”

“加一點點冰，謝謝”

“好，兩杯珍珠奶茶”

“一杯少糖，一杯少冰”

“一共十八元”

“好的，我掃碼付款”

“二維碼在這邊，謝謝”

她們一邊走一邊喝奶茶

楚楚說：

“這家的奶茶真好喝啊！”

喝完奶茶後

她們去了三樓看衣服

琳琳看到一件連衣裙

眼睛一亮

“這件看起來不錯”

店員走過來介紹

“這是今年的最新款”

“喜歡的話可以試穿”

“我想試試中號”

“請稍等，我給您拿過來”

“試衣間在這邊”

琳琳走出試衣間

轉了一圈

“這件怎麼樣”

“哇！太好看了”

“特別適合你”

琳琳又試了一件米色小香風外套

“太有氣質了！”

“這件外套搭配這條裙子很合適”

“上班、出去玩兒都可以穿”

“我兩件都喜歡”

“可是這樣就超出我的預算了”

琳琳猶豫了

這時，店長走過來說：

“我們現在有活動”

“買兩件可以打九折哦”

“太好啦！那這兩件我都要了！”

“今天你收穫滿滿”

“接下來，陪我去買個帽子吧”

如果你喜歡這個故事

或者有什麼問題

記得留言告訴我哦！

下次見！

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
逛街 /guàng jiē/ A2	verb - to go shopping or walk around in stores
春裝 /chūn zhuāng/ B1	noun - spring clothing
奶茶 /nǎi chá/ A2	noun - milk tea
招呼 /zhāo hū/ B2	verb - to greet or call out to someone noun - greeting or salutation
珍珠奶茶 /zhēn zhū nǎi chá/ B1	noun - pearl milk tea, a tea drink with tapioca pearls
付款 /fù kuǎn/ A2	verb - to pay or settle a bill
外套 /wài tào/ B1	noun - outerwear, jacket
試穿 /shì chuān/ B2	verb - to try on clothes
預算 /yù suàn/ B2	noun - budget, financial plan
打折 /dǎ shé/ A2	verb - to give a discount
收穫 /shōu huò/ B2	noun - harvest or gains/benefits
角色 /jué sè/ C1	noun - role, character

Key Grammar Structures

• 今天週六，天氣很好。

  ➔ Simple descriptive sentence with the adverb 很 for degree.

  ➔ The adverb "很" is used before an adjective (好) to express a moderate degree: "天氣" "很好" = the weather is "very" good.

• 琳琳想買幾件春裝。

  ➔ Verb 想 + V to express a desire or intention.

  ➔ "想" means "to want"; it is followed directly by a verb, here "買": "想買" = "want to buy".

• 就約了好朋友楚楚一起去逛街。

  ➔ 了 after verb (約) to mark a completed action.

  ➔ "約了" = "made an appointment"; the particle "了" signals that the arranging has already happened.

• 我請你喝奶茶吧。

  ➔ 吧 at the end of a sentence to make a gentle suggestion or invitation.

  ➔ "吧" softens the command, turning "I will treat you to milk tea" into a friendly suggestion: "How about I treat you?"

• 少一點糖。

  ➔ Use of 少 + amount to indicate a comparative reduction.

  ➔ "少" means "less"; adding "一點" (a little) gives "a little less": "少一點糖" = "less sugar, please".

• 一杯少糖，一杯少冰。

  ➔ Adjective (少) directly modifying a noun without 的, a common colloquial pattern.

  ➔ "少糖" and "少冰" are noun phrases where "少" functions as a pre‑modifier: "a cup with less sugar" / "a cup with less ice".

• 一共十八元。

  ➔ Expression of total amount using 一共 + number + measure word.

  ➔ "一共" means "in total"; combined with the number "十八" and the measure word "元" (currency) it states the total price.

• 好的，我掃碼付款。

  ➔ "好" used as an interjection to show agreement before a statement.

  ➔ "好" here functions like "OK" or "Alright" in English, signaling that the speaker accepts the situation and will proceed with payment.

• 買兩件可以打九折哦。

  ➔ Potential verb 可以 + V to express possibility/permission; 打九折 as a set phrase for “10% off”.

  ➔ "可以" means "can" or "may"; combined with "打九折" (literally "hit nine‑tenth price") it says "you can get a 10% discount when you buy two items".

• 太好啦！那這兩件我都要了！

  ➔ 了 after a verb (要) to indicate a decision that has been made/completed.

  ➔ "要了" shows that the speaker has decided to take both items; the particle "了" marks the completion of the decision.