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bèiduōfēn de xuésheng

māma： ā háo ， jīntiān gāngqín xué dé zěnmeyàng？
ā háo： yǒu yījiàn shì ràng wǒ tèbié gāoxìng。
māma： shénme shì yā？
ā háo： gǒng lǎoshī shuō tā de lǎoshī de lǎoshī de lǎoshī de lǎoshī shì bèiduōfēn。
māma： nàjiùshìshuō ， gǒng lǎoshī shì bèiduōfēn de dì wǔ dài xuésheng le。
ā háo： wǒ yě shì bèiduōfēn de xuésheng！
māma： wā ， zhēnde yā！ nǐ yīdìng hěn zìháo lóu！ nà nǐ háishì hǎidùn de xuésheng ne！
ā háo： zhēn méixiǎngdào ， wǒ jìngrán néng hé bèiduōfēn yǒuguānxì！
māma： nà nǐ liàn qín de shíhou ， yīdìng yào rènzhēn ō！
ā háo： nà dāngrán le。
māma： wúlùn nǐ jiānglái gàn shénme ， tā de zài tiān zhī líng yě huì wèi nǐ gǎndào zìháo de。

贝多芬(bèiduōfēn)的(de) 学生(xuéshēng)（student）

妈妈(māmā)：阿豪(āháo)，今天(jīntiān)(today) 钢琴(gāngqín)(piano) 学(xué)得(dé)(学/learn/study, verb+得+ complement*) 怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？
阿豪(āháo)：有(yǒu)一(yī) 件(jiàn)（measure word） 事(shì) (thing)让(ràng) (let, make)我(wǒ) 特别(tèbié)(specially) 高兴(gāoxìng)(happy, glad)。
妈妈(māmā)：什么(shénme)事(shì)呀(ya)？
阿豪(āháo)：巩(gǒng) 老师(lǎoshī)(teacher) 说(shuō)他(tā)的(de)老师(lǎoshī)的(de)老师(lǎoshī)的(de)老师(lǎoshī)的(de)老师(lǎoshī)是(shì)贝多芬(bèiduōfēn)。
妈妈(māmā)：那(nà)就是说(jiùshìshuō)(that means)，巩老师(gǒnglǎoshī)是(shì)贝多芬(bèiduōfēn)的(de) 第五代(dìwǔdài)(the fifth generation) 学生(xuéshēng) (student)了(le)。
阿豪(āháo)：我(wǒ) 也(yě)(also, too) 是(shì)贝多芬(bèiduōfēn)的(de)学生(xuéshēng)！
妈妈(māmā)：哇(wā)，真的(zhēnde)(really, indeed)呀(ya)！你(nǐ) 一定(yídìng)(must) 很(hěn) 自豪(zìháo)(proud) 喽(lou)！那(nà)你(nǐ) 还是(háishì)(also is) 海(hǎi)顿(dùn)的(de)学生(xuéshēng)呢(ne)！
阿豪(āháo)：真(zhēn)(really) 没(méi)(not) 想到(xiǎngdào)(bethink of)，我(wǒ) 竟然(jìngrán)(unexpectedly) 能和(nénghé)贝多芬(bèiduōfēn) 有关系(yǒuguānxì)(have relationship)！
妈妈(māmā)：那(nà)你(nǐ) 练(liàn)(practice) 琴(qín)(instrument) 的(de)时候(shíhòu)(when…)，一定(yídìng) 要(yào)(should) 认真(rènzhēn)(be careful) 噢(ō)！
阿豪(āháo)：那(nà)当然(dāngrán)了(le)。
妈(mā)妈(mā)：无论(wú lùn)( whatever, no matter how/what) 你(nǐ) 将来(jiānglái)(future) 干(gàn)什(shén)么(me)，他(tā)的(de) 在(zài)天(tiān)之(zhī)灵(líng)(ling2/soul/spirit, zhi1/的de/of) 也(yě) 会(huì)(would ) 为(wéi)(for) 你(nǐ) 感到(gǎndào)(feel) 自豪的(zìháo de)(proud)。

Explanation:
* verb+得+complement, 跑(pǎo)得(dé)快(kuài)（run fast）. 飞(fēi)机(jī)飞(fēi)得(dé)比(bǐ)鸟(niǎo)高(gāo)（Airplanes fly higher than birds.）

English Translation

Beethoven’s Student

Mom: Ahao, How is your piano lesson today?
Ahao: I am very glad at something.
Mom: What’s that?
Ahao: Teacher Gong said that his teacher’s teacher’s teacher’s teacher was Beethoven.
Mom: That means Teacher Gong is the fifth generation student of Beethoven.
Ahao: I am Beethoven’s student either.
Mom: Wow, indeed you are! You must be very proud of that! You are also a student of Haydn.
Ahao: I couldn’t dream of it that I can have relationship with Beethoven.
Mom: So you must be careful when you practice on the piano.
Ahao: Of course, I will.
Mom: Whatever you will do in the future, his soul in the Heaven would be proud of you too.

BTW, Ahao is in summer vacation now. He has so much time spending at home. So I am trying to tell him English Stories. I know there are many audio storeis online. But they are too difficult for him to understand. I have simplified and explained a story about turtle and picnic to him, Here I'd like you, if you like our recordingds, to record this(http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d4dxh9f_0gdb6q4) simplified story for him with an active tone and slow speed, like you are telling a story to a kid.

I would like to thank Barry who kindly recorded The Selfish Giant and The Princess and the Pea for Ahao. I know most of you kindly like to do it but do not know how to record with computers. I use a free recording software downloaded from website, Audacity, ( http://audacity.sourceforge.net ), ( http://lame.sourceforge.net/index.php )
(http://www-users.york.ac.uk/%7Eraa110/audacity/AudacityHelp.html#LAME)
Of course, there are other softwares for recording audio files, but I am not familiar with. Actually, in this websit, my podmail: ellenschinese@podomatic.com can record and send mp3 mails. But its recording quality is too poor.

Ellen