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@ 31402 Daddy Changes a Diaper
A: 啊，寶寶好可愛啊！
a¯ , baˇobao haˇo keˇ’a`i a!
Ah, the baby is so cute!
B: 嗯，真可愛，又臼又胖！
ng, zhe¯ n keˇ’a`i, yo`u ba´i yo`u pa`ng!
Yeah, really cute. So white and pudgy!
A: 我可以抱抱他嗎？
woˇ
keˇyˇı ba`o bao ta¯
ma?
Can I hold him?
C: 可以，乖，讓阿姨抱抱。
keˇyˇı, gua¯ i, ra`ng a¯ y´ı ba`o bao.
Sure. Good baby, let auntie hold you.
A: 寶寶的皮膚好嫩，真想咬一口！
baˇobao de p´ıfu¯ haˇo ne`n, zhe¯ n xiaˇng yaˇo y¯ı koˇu!
His skin is so tender. I really want to take a bite!
B: 哎，你看他的小鼻子，跟爸爸一樣挺。
a¯ i, nˇı ka`n ta¯ de xiaˇo b´ızi, ge¯ n ba`ba y¯ıya`ng tˇıng.
Hey, look at his little nose. It sticks out just like his father’s.
A: 嗯，眼睛像他媽媽，也是雙眼皮。以後絕對是大
帥哥！
ng, yaˇnjing xia`ng ta¯ du`ı sh`ı da`shua`ige¯ !
ma¯ ma, yeˇ
sh`ı shua¯ ngyaˇnp´ı. yˇıho`u jue´-
Yeah, and his eyes look like his mother’s: he has double eyelids too. He’ll definitely grow up to be a handsome guy!
B: 帶寶寶很辛苦吧？
da`i baˇobao heˇn x¯ınkuˇ
ba?
Looking after a baby is a lot of work, huh?
C: 還好，已經滿月了，晚上也不怎麼哭了。
ha´i haˇo, yˇıj¯ıng maˇnyue`
le, waˇnshang yeˇ
bu`
zeˇnme ku¯
le.
It’s not so bad. He’s already a month. He doesn’t cry much at night anymore.
A: 咦，寶寶怎麼了？
y´ı, baˇobao zeˇnmele?
Huh? What’s the matter with the baby?
C: 沒事兒， 可能是尿了。寶寶乖， 爸爸給你換尿
布。
me´ish`ır, keˇne´ng sh`ı nia`o le. baˇobao gua¯ i, ba`ba geˇi nˇı hua`n nia`obu`.
It’s nothing. He probably just peed. Be a good boy, daddy is going to change your diaper for you.
---Key Vocabulary---
又......又...... yo`u... yo`u ... both...and...
抱 ba`o to hold, to hug
乖 gua¯ i well-behaved
讓 ra`ng to let
阿姨 a¯ y´ı auntie
皮膚 p´ıfu¯ skin
嫩 ne`n tender
咬 yaˇo to bite
口 koˇu [measure word for bites]
鼻子 b´ızi nose
一樣 y¯ıya`ng same
挺 tˇıng erect
像 xia`ng like
雙眼皮 shua¯ ngyaˇnp´ı double eyelids
以後 yˇıho`u in the future, afterward
絕對 jue´du`ı absolutely
帥哥 shua`ige¯ handsome guy
帶 da`i to look after, to bring up
辛苦 x¯ınkuˇ hard work
已經 yˇıj¯ıng already
滿月 maˇnyue` to be one month old
不怎麼 bu` zeˇnme not very
尿 nia`o to urinate
換 hua`n to change, to switch
尿布 nia`obu` diaper
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
單眼皮 da¯ nyaˇnp´ı single eyelids
奶爸 naˇiba`
stay-at-home dad
成龍 Che´ng Lo´ng Jackie Chan
牛排 niu´pa´i steak
尿不溼 nia`obu`sh¯ı disposable diaper
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