Today's story is about Zhu Hui, a student from Shenzhen.
今天的故事是關于深圳學生朱輝的。
He's now studying in the United States.
他現在在美國學習。
He's living with an American family in New York.
他和一個美國家庭一起住在紐約。
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival.
今天是端午節。
It's 9: 00 a. m. and Zhu Hui's family are at home.
現在是上午9點,朱輝的家人在家。
His mom and aunt are making zongzi.
他的媽媽和嬸嬸正在包粽子。
His dad and uncle are watching the boat races on TV.
他的爸爸和叔叔正在看電視上的賽艇比賽。
Is Zhu Hui also watching the races and eating zongzi?
朱輝也在看比賽、吃粽子嗎?
Well, it's 9: 00 p. m. in New York,
哦,現在是紐約晚上9點,
and it's the night before the festival.
這是節日的前夜。
But there isn't a Dragon Boat Festival in the US,
但是美國沒有端午節,
so it's like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family.
所以對朱輝和他的寄宿家庭來說,這夜和其他夜晚一樣。
The mother is reading a story to her young children.
媽媽正在給她年幼的孩子們讀故事。
The father is watching a soccer game on TV.
爸爸正在看電視上的足球比賽。
And what's Zhu Hui doing?
朱輝在做什么呢?
He's talking on the phone to his cousin in Shenzhen.
他正在給深圳的表弟打電話。
Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have his mom's delicious zongzi.
朱輝想念家人,想吃媽媽的美味粽子。
Zhu Hui likes New York and his host family a lot,
朱輝很喜歡紐約和他的寄宿家庭,
but there's still "no place like home".
但沒有一個地方比家好。