星期六的晚饭 (Saturday's Dinner)

A reading practice text about Xiao Ming buying groceries and cooking a Saturday dinner with his friends.

今天是星期六。 — Today is Saturday.

小明想为朋友们准备晚饭。 — Xiao Ming wants to prepare dinner for his friends.

早上，小明和朋友一起去超市买菜。 — In the morning, Xiao Ming went to the supermarket with a friend to buy groceries.

超市里的东西很多。 — There are many things in the supermarket.

朋友看到羊肉，说：“这里的羊肉太贵了！” — The friend saw the mutton and said, "The mutton here is too expensive!"

小明看了看，觉得不贵。 — Xiao Ming took a look and didn't think it was expensive.

他说：“那边的更贵！这里的羊肉很好，也更便宜。” — He said, "The mutton over there is even more expensive! The mutton here is very good and cheaper."

于是，他们买了羊肉、鸡蛋和西瓜。 — So, they bought mutton, eggs, and watermelon.

西瓜很大，也很便宜。 — The watermelon was very big and also very cheap.

下午，朋友们来到小明家。 — In the afternoon, friends came to Xiao Ming's house.

大家都很高兴，一起在厨房做饭。 — Everyone was very happy and cooked together in the kitchen.

朋友帮助小明洗西瓜，小明做羊肉和鸡蛋。 — A friend helped Xiao Ming wash the watermelon, and Xiao Ming cooked the mutton and eggs.

做饭的时候，小明问大家：“你们想喝什么饮料？这里有水、茶和牛奶。” — While cooking, Xiao Ming asked everyone, "What drink would you like? Here is water, tea, and milk."

一个朋友说：“我想喝热茶。” — One friend said, "I want to drink hot tea."

另一个朋友说：“我想喝冷水。” — Another friend said, "I want to drink cold water."

很快，饭菜都做好了。 — Soon, the food was all ready.

大家一起吃晚饭，一边吃一边说话。 — Everyone ate dinner together, chatting while eating.

大家都觉得今天非常开心！ — Everyone felt that today was very happy!