The Second Cup of Tea: Season 2 · chapter 1 of 8
Mama Is Coming
妈妈来了
Lu Wei has told his mother for twenty years that he loves green tea. Now she is coming to visit, and Jiang Ning has one clever plan. Then the door opens.
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- Jiang Ning 茶馆没有关门。星期四，我和陆伟还是坐在老地方。
Cháguǎn méiyǒu guānmén. Xīngqīsì, wǒ hé Lù Wěi háishi zuò zài lǎo dìfang.
The teahouse didn't close. On Thursdays, Lu Wei and I still sit in our old spot.
- Jiang Ning 我们都喝红茶。绿茶？他不喝了！
Wǒmen dōu hē hóngchá. Lǜchá? Tā bù hē le!
We both drink red tea. Green tea? He doesn't drink that anymore!
- Lu Wei 是我妈妈！江宁，等一下。
Shì wǒ māma! Jiāng Níng, děng yíxià.
It's my mom! Jiang Ning, hold on a second.
- Lu Wei 喂，妈！你好！我很好，很好！
Wèi, mā! Nǐ hǎo! Wǒ hěn hǎo, hěn hǎo!
Hello, Mom! Hi! I'm great, just great!
- Lu Wei 什么？你要来这儿？明天？
Shénme? Nǐ yào lái zhèr? Míngtiān?
What? You're coming here? Tomorrow?
- Lu Wei 好，好。我去火车站接你。
Hǎo, hǎo. Wǒ qù huǒchēzhàn jiē nǐ.
Okay, okay. I'll pick you up at the train station.
- Lu Wei 喝茶？我天天喝！我最爱绿茶！
Hē chá? Wǒ tiān tiān hē! Wǒ zuì ài lǜchá!
Tea? I drink it every day! I love green tea best!
- Jiang Ning 绿茶？你不是喜欢红茶吗？
Lǜchá? Nǐ bú shì xǐhuan hóngchá ma?
Green tea? Don't you like red tea?
- Lu Wei 我妈妈在成都卖茶。她只卖绿茶。
Wǒ māma zài Chéngdū mài chá. Tā zhǐ mài lǜchá.
My mom sells tea in Chengdu. She only sells green tea.
- Jiang Ning 你妈妈是卖茶的？你怎么没告诉我？
Nǐ māma shì mài chá de? Nǐ zěnme méi gàosu wǒ?
Your mom sells tea? Why didn't you tell me?
- Lu Wei 你没问过。我也……不敢说。
Nǐ méi wèn guò. Wǒ yě… bù gǎn shuō.
You never asked. And I... didn't dare say.
- Lu Wei 二十年了，她问我喝什么茶，我都说“绿茶”。
Èr shí nián le, tā wèn wǒ hē shénme chá, wǒ dōu shuō “lǜchá”.
For twenty years, whenever she asks what tea I drink, I say "green tea."
- Jiang Ning 六个月的绿茶，二十年的绿茶！你真的不会说“不”！
Liù gè yuè de lǜchá, èr shí nián de lǜchá! Nǐ zhēnde bú huì shuō “bù”!
Six months of green tea, twenty years of green tea! You really can't say "no"!
- Lu Wei 江宁，帮帮我！她明天就来了！
Jiāng Níng, bāngbang wǒ! Tā míngtiān jiù lái le!
Jiang Ning, help me! She's coming tomorrow!
- Lu Fang 你们怎么了？阿伟，你的脸好白！
Nǐmen zěnme le? Āwěi, nǐ de liǎn hǎo bái!
What's wrong with you two? A-Wei, your face is so pale!
- Lu Wei 姐，妈明天来。
Jiě, mā míngtiān lái.
Sis, Mom is coming tomorrow.
- Lu Fang 太好了！我的本子有一百个问题。妈妈的有一千个！
Tài hǎo le! Wǒ de běnzi yǒu yì bǎi gè wèntí. Māma de yǒu yì qiān gè!
Wonderful! My notebook has a hundred questions. Mom's has a thousand!
- Jiang Ning 别怕。我有办法。你喝一口绿茶，就一口。
Bié pà. Wǒ yǒu bànfǎ. Nǐ hē yì kǒu lǜchá, jiù yì kǒu.
Don't be scared. I have a plan. Drink one sip of green tea, just one.
- Lu Wei 就一口？我可以！江宁，你真好。
Jiù yì kǒu? Wǒ kěyǐ! Jiāng Níng, nǐ zhēn hǎo.
Just one sip? I can do that! Jiang Ning, you're wonderful.
- Lu Fang 你要笑，要说“好喝”。来，我是妈妈！
Nǐ yào xiào, yào shuō “hǎohē”. Lái, wǒ shì māma!
You have to smile and say "delicious." Come on, I'm Mom!
- Lu Wei 好喝！妈，这杯茶真好喝！
Hǎohē! Mā, zhè bēi chá zhēn hǎohē!
Delicious! Mom, this tea is so good!
- Jiang Ning 你的脸不对！你像要哭了！
Nǐ de liǎn búduì! Nǐ xiàng yào kū le!
Your face is wrong! You look like you're about to cry!
- Lu Wei 好喝……好喝……我最爱绿茶……
Hǎohē… hǎohē… wǒ zuì ài lǜchá…
Delicious... delicious... I love green tea...
- Lu Fang 妈妈最爱看你笑！再笑大一点儿！
Māma zuì ài kàn nǐ xiào! Zài xiào dà yìdiǎnr!
Mom loves to see you smile! Smile bigger!
- Mama Lu 阿伟！
Āwěi!
A-Wei!
- Lu Wei 妈？你不是明天来吗？
Mā? Nǐ bú shì míngtiān lái ma?
Mom? Aren't you coming tomorrow?
- Jiang Ning 她已经到了？！
Tā yǐjīng dào le?!
She's already here?!
- Mama Lu 我想早一点儿看看你。你的朋友呢？谁是江宁？
Wǒ xiǎng zǎo yìdiǎnr kànkan nǐ. Nǐ de péngyou ne? Shuí shì Jiāng Níng?
I wanted to see you early. Where's your friend? Which one is Jiang Ning?
What changed in the story?
- What has Lu Wei always told his mother about tea?
“我最爱绿茶”
- What does Lu Wei's mother do in Chengdu?
“我妈妈在成都卖茶”
- What is Jiang Ning's plan?
“你喝一口绿茶，就一口”
- How many questions are in Mama's notebook, according to Lu Fang?
“妈妈的有一千个”
- What surprise ends the chapter?
“谁是江宁”