zuó昨tiān天wǎn晚shàng上wǒ我men们yī一jiā家rén人zài在jiā家chī吃dōng东xi西。

Last night our whole family ate at home.

mā妈ma妈zuò做le了hěn很duō多cài菜,yǒu有yáng羊ròu肉、yú鱼hé和jī鸡dàn蛋。

Mum cooked lots of dishes — lamb, fish and eggs.

bà爸ba爸xǐ洗le了hěn很duō多shuǐ水guǒ果,yǒu有píng苹guǒ果hé和xī西guā瓜。

Dad washed a pile of fruit — apples and watermelon.

wǒ我bāng帮zhù助mā妈ma妈xǐ洗cài菜。

I helped Mum wash the vegetables.

dì弟di弟zài在páng旁biān边kàn看diàn电shì视。

My little brother watched TV next to us.

liù六diǎn点wǒ我men们kāi开shǐ始chī吃dōng东xi西。

We started eating at six.

mā妈ma妈wèn问wǒ我xué学xí习zěn怎me么yàng样。

Mum asked how my studies were going.

wǒ我gào告sù诉tā她,wǒ我de的hàn汉yǔ语kǎo考shì试fēi非cháng常hǎo好。

I told her I did really well on my Chinese exam.

bà爸ba爸gào告sù诉wǒ我men们,tā他de的gōng工zuò作yě也hěn很máng忙。

Dad told us his work has been busy too.

dì弟di弟bù不ài爱chī吃yú鱼,tā他ài爱chī吃yáng羊ròu肉。

My brother doesn't like fish — he's all about the lamb.

mā妈ma妈ràng让tā他duō多chī吃yì一diǎn点ér儿cài菜。

Mum told him to eat more vegetables.

wǒ我men们chī吃le了yí一gè个xiǎo小shí时,zhī知dào道le了hěn很duō多shì事qíng情。

We ate for an hour and I learned all sorts of things.

chī吃wán完dōng东xi西,wǒ我hé和dì弟di弟xǐ洗le了zhuō桌zi子shàng上de的bēi杯zi子。

After we ate, my brother and I washed the cups on the table.

wǒ我men们yì一qǐ起kàn看diàn电shì视,dà大jiā家dōu都hěn很gāo高xìng兴。

Then we watched TV together and everyone was happy.

wǒ我de的bà爸ba爸hé和mā妈ma妈dōu都fēi非cháng常máng忙,suǒ所yǐ以wǒ我men们bù不néng能měi每gè个wǎn晚shàng上yì一qǐ起chī吃dōng东xi西。

My parents are both very busy, so we can't eat together every evening.

bà爸ba爸hē喝le了chá茶,wǒ我hē喝le了shuǐ水。

Dad had tea, and I had water.

dì弟di弟chī吃dé得fēi非cháng常kuài快。

My little brother ate really fast.

wǒ我fēi非cháng常xǐ喜huan欢zhè这ge个wǎn晚shàng上。

I really loved that evening.