小明的苹果树
Xiǎo Míng de píngguǒ shù
Xiaoming's Apple Tree
⏱ ~13 min read · 50 sentences
1
小明有一个小花园。
Xiǎo Míng yǒu yī gè xiǎo huāyuán.
Xiaoming has a small garden.
2
花园里有一棵苹果树。
Huāyuán lǐ yǒu yī kē píngguǒ shù.
In the garden there is an apple tree.
3
春天来了，树上开花了。
Chūntiān lái le, shù shàng kāi huā le.
Spring came, and the tree bloomed.
4
花是白色的，很漂亮。
Huā shì báisè de, hěn piàoliang.
The flowers are white and very beautiful.
5
小明每天给树浇水。
Xiǎo Míng měi tiān gěi shù jiāo shuǐ.
Xiaoming watered the tree every day.
6
夏天到了，树上长了很多小苹果。
Xiàtiān dào le, shù shàng zhǎng le hěn duō xiǎo píngguǒ.
Summer arrived, and many small apples grew on the tree.
7
小苹果是绿色的，很硬。
Xiǎo píngguǒ shì lǜsè de, hěn yìng.
The small apples are green and very hard.
8
小明尝了一口，觉得酸。
Xiǎo Míng cháng le yī kǒu, juéde suān.
Xiaoming tasted one bite and felt it was sour.
9
他等了很多天。
Tā děng le hěn duō tiān.
He waited for many days.
10
秋天来了，苹果变红了。
Qiūtiān lái le, píngguǒ biàn hóng le.
Autumn came, and the apples turned red.
11
小明很高兴。
Xiǎo Míng hěn gāoxìng.
Xiaoming was very happy.
12
他摘了一个大苹果。
Tā zhāi le yī gè dà píngguǒ.
He picked one big apple.
13
苹果又红又大，像一个小灯笼。
Píngguǒ yòu hóng yòu dà, xiàng yī gè xiǎo dēnglóng.
The apple was red and big, like a little lantern.
14
他洗干净了苹果，咬了一口。
Tā xǐ gānjìng le píngguǒ, yǎo le yī kǒu.
He washed the apple clean and took a bite.
15
哇，好甜啊！
Wā, hǎo tián a!
Wow, so sweet!
16
他觉得这是最好吃的苹果。
Tā juéde zhè shì zuì hǎochī de píngguǒ.
He felt this was the most delicious apple.
17
他摘了很多苹果，放在篮子里。
Tā zhāi le hěn duō píngguǒ, fàng zài lánzi lǐ.
He picked many apples and put them in a basket.
18
篮子满了，他提不动。
Lánzi mǎn le, tā tí bù dòng.
The basket was full, and he couldn't carry it.
19
他叫他的妹妹来帮忙。
Tā jiào tā de mèimei lái bāngmáng.
He asked his little sister to come and help.
20
妹妹的名字叫小红。
Mèimei de míngzì jiào Xiǎo Hóng.
His sister's name is Xiaohong.
21
小红喜欢吃香蕉。
Xiǎo Hóng xǐhuān chī xiāngjiāo.
Xiaohong likes to eat bananas.
22
她说苹果也很好吃。
Tā shuō píngguǒ yě hěn hǎochī.
She said apples are delicious too.
23
他们一起把篮子抬回家。
Tāmen yīqǐ bǎ lánzi tái huí jiā.
Together they carried the basket home.
24
妈妈看到苹果，非常开心。
Māma kàn dào píngguǒ, fēicháng kāixīn.
Mom saw the apples and was very happy.
25
妈妈说：“我们可以做苹果派。”
Māma shuō: “Wǒmen kěyǐ zuò píngguǒ pài.”
Mom said, 'We can make apple pie.'
26
小明从来没有吃过苹果派。
Xiǎo Míng cónglái méiyǒu chī guò píngguǒ pài.
Xiaoming had never eaten apple pie before.
27
他很想试一试。
Tā hěn xiǎng shì yī shì.
He really wanted to try it.
28
妈妈拿了面粉、糖和鸡蛋。
Māma ná le miànfěn, táng hé jīdàn.
Mom got flour, sugar, and eggs.
29
他们开始做苹果派。
Tāmen kāishǐ zuò píngguǒ pài.
They started to make the apple pie.
30
小明帮妈妈切苹果。
Xiǎo Míng bāng māma qiē píngguǒ.
Xiaoming helped his mom cut the apples.
31
他把苹果切成小片。
Tā bǎ píngguǒ qiē chéng xiǎo piàn.
He cut the apples into small pieces.
32
小红把糖撒在苹果上。
Xiǎo Hóng bǎ táng sǎ zài píngguǒ shàng.
Xiaohong sprinkled sugar on the apples.
33
然后他们放了很多肉桂。
Ránhòu tāmen fàng le hěn duō ròuguì.
Then they added a lot of cinnamon.
34
苹果派放进烤箱里了。
Píngguǒ pài fàng jìn kǎoxiāng lǐ le.
The apple pie was put into the oven.
35
烤箱很热，他们等了四十分钟。
Kǎoxiāng hěn rè, tāmen děng le sìshí fēnzhōng.
The oven was hot, and they waited for forty minutes.
36
香味飘满了整个房子。
Xiāngwèi piāo mǎn le zhěng gè fángzi.
The aroma filled the whole house.
37
小明说：“好香啊！”
Xiǎo Míng shuō: “Hǎo xiāng a!”
Xiaoming said, 'So fragrant!'
38
苹果派做好了。
Píngguǒ pài zuò hǎo le.
The apple pie was done.
39
妈妈把苹果派切成四块。
Māma bǎ píngguǒ pài qiē chéng sì kuài.
Mom cut the pie into four pieces.
40
每人一块。
Měi rén yī kuài.
One piece for each person.
41
爸爸也回来了。
Bàba yě huílái le.
Dad also came home.
42
他们全家一起吃苹果派。
Tāmen quánjiā yīqǐ chī píngguǒ pài.
The whole family ate the apple pie together.
43
小明咬了一口，觉得非常好吃。
Xiǎo Míng yǎo le yī kǒu, juéde fēicháng hǎochī.
Xiaoming took a bite and found it extremely delicious.
44
他说：“这是我吃过最好的甜点。”
Tā shuō: “Zhè shì wǒ chī guò zuì hǎo de tiándiǎn.”
He said, 'This is the best dessert I've ever had.'
45
小红也觉得很好吃。
Xiǎo Hóng yě juéde hěn hǎochī.
Xiaohong also thought it was delicious.
46
爸爸说：“明年我们要种更多的果树。”
Bàba shuō: “Míngnián wǒmen yào zhòng gèng duō de guǒshù.”
Dad said, 'Next year we will plant more fruit trees.'
47
小明说：“我想种桃树和梨树。”
Xiǎo Míng shuō: “Wǒ xiǎng zhòng táoshù hé líshù.”
Xiaoming said, 'I want to plant peach and pear trees.'
48
小红说：“我要种草莓。”
Xiǎo Hóng shuō: “Wǒ yào zhòng cǎoméi.”
Xiaohong said, 'I want to plant strawberries.'
49
他们都很期待明年的水果。
Tāmen dōu hěn qīdài míngnián de shuǐguǒ.
They all looked forward to next year's fruits.
50
那天晚上，小明做了一个甜美的梦。
Nà tiān wǎnshàng, Xiǎo Míng zuò le yī gè tiánměi de mèng.
That night, Xiaoming had a sweet dream.
📚 Study Guide: Chinese A2 Reading Notes
1. Grammar & Level Focus (CEFR A2 · Elementary)
This A2 Elementary Chinese story combines everyday expressions with basic connectors (and, but, because) and simple past or future references. Pay attention to how transitions link actions across sentences.
2. Key Expressions & Sentence Anchors
小明有一个小花园。
Xiaoming has a small garden.
小明从来没有吃过苹果派。
Xiaoming had never eaten apple pie before.
那天晚上，小明做了一个甜美的梦。
That night, Xiaoming had a sweet dream.
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