Today's story is about Zhu Hui, a student from Shenzhen.
今天的故事是关于深圳学生朱辉的。
He's now studying in the United States.
他现在在美国学习。
He's living with an American family in New York.
他和一个美国家庭一起住在纽约。
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival.
今天是端午节。
It's 9: 00 a. m. and Zhu Hui's family are at home.
现在是上午9点,朱辉的家人在家。
His mom and aunt are making zongzi.
他的妈妈和婶婶正在包粽子。
His dad and uncle are watching the boat races on TV.
他的爸爸和叔叔正在看电视上的赛艇比赛。
Is Zhu Hui also watching the races and eating zongzi?
朱辉也在看比赛、吃粽子吗?
Well, it's 9: 00 p. m. in New York,
哦,现在是纽约晚上9点,
and it's the night before the festival.
这是节日的前夜。
But there isn't a Dragon Boat Festival in the US,
但是美国没有端午节,
so it's like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family.
所以对朱辉和他的寄宿家庭来说,这夜和其他夜晚一样。
The mother is reading a story to her young children.
妈妈正在给她年幼的孩子们读故事。
The father is watching a soccer game on TV.
爸爸正在看电视上的足球比赛。
And what's Zhu Hui doing?
朱辉在做什么呢?
He's talking on the phone to his cousin in Shenzhen.
他正在给深圳的表弟打电话。
Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have his mom's delicious zongzi.
朱辉想念家人,想吃妈妈的美味粽子。
Zhu Hui likes New York and his host family a lot,
朱辉很喜欢纽约和他的寄宿家庭,
but there's still "no place like home".
但没有一个地方比家好。