A: I\u2019m so excited about Chinese New Year! When do
I get to visit Grandma? Grandma makes the best
dumplings in the world!
B: Ha ha, right. Sounds to me like you\u2019re more
excited about the dumplings than seeing your
Grandma.
A: Of course, I miss Grandma, too. I bet she\u2019s gonna
teach me how to play Mahjong! Hey, Dad, are
you going to buy me firecrackers this year? We\u2019re
going to have the best fireworks! I\u2019m really looking
forward to lighting them!
B: Son, firecrackers aren\u2019t toys; they\u2019re dangerous!
A: No, fireworks are awesome!
B: Whoa, don\u2019t you remember? Last year, when I set
off the firecrackers, you covered both your ears
and hid behind your mother?
A: Dad! I was scared because\u2026 because I saw a
bug. That\u2019s all.
B: Hahaha\u2026 really?
A: Oh, and I can\u2019t wait to watch the dragon dance!
Dad, can I sit on your shoulders this time?
B: Hey, I offered last year\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: Well, I\u2026 anyways, I was just thinking of the red
envelopes. I wanna make a list of all the things
I\u2019m gonna buy with my red envelope money! I
can\u2019t wait! I\u2019m gonna have so much money! Mom,
can I get a pen and a piece of paper?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: I want a new transformer, no, two transform\u0002ers\u2026
the Optimus Prime, and\u2026maybe the wheel\u0002jack? I\u2019ll get a PSP game, hahaha, and I\u2019ll buy the entire class lunch at McDonald\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key Vocabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n set off<\/strong> \u2014verb<\/em> cause something to explode I can\u2018t wait<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Voice: Example one.<\/em><\/strong> Voice: Example two.<\/em><\/strong> Voice: Example three.<\/em><\/strong> I bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Voice: Example one. Voice: Example two. C: I bet he\u2019s stuck in traffic. D: I bet the boss is gonna give us a big bonus this year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A: I\u2019m so excited about Chinese New Year! When doI get to visit Grandma? Grandma makes the bestdumplings in the world!B: Ha ha, right. Sounds to me like you\u2019re moreexcited about the dumplings than seeing yourGrandma. A: Of course, I miss Grandma, too. I bet she\u2019s gonnateach me how to play Mahjong! Hey, Dad, areyou […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[31,33,29],"class_list":["post-4918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","tag-english","tag-english-pod","tag-29"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4918"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4927,"href":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4918\/revisions\/4927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
firecracker<\/strong> \u2014 common \u2014 noun, plural a cylinder filled with explosive substance that makes loud noise when it explodes
excited <\/strong>\u2014 Adjective very happy about something\u00a0
dumpling<\/strong>\u2014 common noun, plural small lump of dough that is steamed or boiled, traditional Chinese New Year food
look forward to<\/strong>\u2014 phrase excited and happy about something that will happen in the future
can\u2019t wait <\/strong>\u2014 phrase eager or excited about doing something or for something to begin<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: I\u2019m so excited I <\/em>can\u2018t\u00a0<\/strong>wait to see you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
B: Hm, smells delicious, I <\/em>can\u2018t <\/strong>wait for dinner.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
C: I <\/em>can\u2018t <\/strong>wait to open my presents<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: I bet I\u2019m going to get so much money for Chinese New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B: Robert\u2019s late. Where do you think he is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voice: Example three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n