wǒ我de的zhōng中guó国péng朋you友wáng王míng明qǐng请wǒ我qù去tā他jiā家chī吃dōng东xi西。

My Chinese friend Wang Ming invited me to eat at his home.

zhè这shì是wǒ我dì第yī一cì次qù去zhōng中guó国rén人de的jiā家。

It was my first time in a Chinese person's home.

wǒ我bù不zhī知dào道yào要mǎi买shén什me么dōng东xi西。

I had no idea what I should bring.

qī妻zǐ子gào告sù诉wǒ我,mǎi买yī一xiē些shuǐ水guǒ果hé和yí一gè个xī西guā瓜。

My wife said to buy some fruit and a watermelon.

xīng星qī期liù六xià下wǔ午wǒ我dào到le了wáng王míng明jiā家。

On Saturday afternoon I arrived at Wang Ming's place.

tā他de的bà爸ba爸hé和mā妈ma妈dōu都zài在jiā家。

His mum and dad were both there.

wáng王míng明de的mā妈ma妈gěi给wǒ我chá茶,wèn问wǒ我zài在zhōng中guó国zhù住le了duō多cháng长shí时jiān间。

Wang Ming's mum handed me some tea and asked how long I'd lived in China.

wǒ我gào告sù诉tā她,wǒ我xué学xí习hàn汉yǔ语yǐ已jīng经yī一nián年le了。

I told her I'd been learning Chinese for a year.

tā她jué觉de得wǒ我de的hàn汉yǔ语hěn很hǎo好,wǒ我fēi非cháng常gāo高xìng兴。

She thought my Chinese was good, which made me really happy.

zhuō桌zi子shàng上yǒu有hěn很duō多cài菜,yǒu有yú鱼、yáng羊ròu肉hé和wǒ我méi没yǒu有kàn看jiàn见guò过de的cài菜。

The table was covered in dishes — fish, lamb, and things I'd never seen before.

wáng王míng明de的bà爸ba爸ràng让wǒ我duō多chī吃yì一diǎn点ér儿。

Wang Ming's dad kept telling me to eat more.

yǒu有yí一gè个cài菜tài太rè热le了,wǒ我hē喝le了hěn很duō多shuǐ水。

One of the dishes was seriously hot, so I drank a lot of water.

chī吃wán完dōng东xi西,wǒ我hé和wáng王míng明shuō说huà话。

After we ate, Wang Ming and I chatted.

tā他gào告sù诉wǒ我hěn很duō多tā他jiā家de的shì事qíng情。

He told me lots about his family.

wǒ我de的zhōng中guó国péng朋you友yī一jiā家rén人dōu都duì对wǒ我fēi非cháng常hǎo好。

My Chinese friend's whole family were so kind to me.

wǎn晚shàng上bā八diǎn点wǒ我yào要huí回jiā家。

At eight in the evening I had to head home.

wáng王míng明sòng送wǒ我dào到mén门qián前miàn面。

Wang Ming saw me to the door.

wǒ我xī希wàng望zài再qù去wáng王míng明jiā家chī吃dōng东xi西。

I hope I get to eat at Wang Ming's home again.