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小明的零花钱    líng huā qián  =pocket money
Xiǎomíng de líng huā qián 

小明现在小学三年级了。妈妈每周给他４０元的零花钱。
Xiǎomíng xiànzài xiǎoxué sān nián jí le。Māma měi zhōu gěi tā sì shí yuán de líng huā qián。

星期一：小明在超市买了五块钱的文具，两块钱的小蛋糕；
Xīngqī yī: Xiǎomíng zài chāoshì mǎi le wǔ kuài qián de wénjù, liǎng kuài qián de xiǎo dàn gāo;

星期二：今天是小明爸爸的生日，小明花了10块钱，买了一个又漂亮又有音乐的贺卡送给
               爸爸，还在卡片上画了可爱的图画；
Xīngqī èr: Jīntiān shì Xiǎomíng bàba de shēngrì, Xiǎomíng huā le shí kuài qián, mǎi le yī gè yòu piàoliàng yòu yǒu yīnyuè de hèkǎ sòng gěi bàba, há zài kǎpiàn shàng huà le kě'ài de túhuà。

星期三：回家的路上，小明在零食店里花了五块钱，买了一瓶可乐和一包小饼干；
Xīngqī sān: Huí jiā de lù shàng, Xiǎomíng zài língshí diàn lǐ huā le wǔ kuài qián, mǎi le yī píng kělè hé yī bāo xiǎo bǐng gān；

星期四：早上妈妈来不及做早餐，小明花了六块钱买了一份早餐（一盒牛奶和一个面包）； 
Xīngqī sìì: Zǎoshang māma lái bù jí zuò zǎocān, Xiǎomíng huā le liù kuài qián mǎi le yī fèn zǎocān (yī hé niú nǎi he yī gè miàn bāo);

星期五：学校下午有社团活动。下课后，爸爸来接小明回家，还请他吃了一顿肯得基。
Xīngqī wǔ: Xuéxiào xiàwǔ yǒu shètuán huódòng。Xià kè hòu, bàba lái jiē Xiǎomíng huíjiā, hái qǐng tā chī le yī dùn kěn dé jī。

你知道小明这周一共花了多少零花钱？还剩下多少钱吗？
Nǐ zhīdào Xiǎomíng zhè zhōu yīgòng huā le duōshǎo líng huā qián ? Hái shèngxià duōshǎo qián ma?

星期一：（5+2）=7块钱
星期二：10块钱
星期三：5块钱
星期四：6块钱
星期五：没花钱

  合计：28块钱； 还剩下12块钱。


 

Do you know how much pocket money Xiao Ming spent this Monday?  Is there any money left?  
 
Monday :(5+2) =7 yuan  
Tuesday: ten yuan  
Wednesday: five dollars  
Thursday: six dollars  
Friday: Nothing  
 
Total: 28 yuan;  There are twelve dollars left.  

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小明的零花钱    Xiǎomíng de líng huā qián    The pocket money of Xiaoming   (HSK2-3)

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