Question

Li Yanhai,13, Liaoning

I taught my mother the catchword ( 流 行 语 ) “Zhaxinle, Laotie ”. “Zhaxinle”means “You’ve broken my heart.” and “Laotie” means “homie”, which refers to a very close friend of yours. It’s a popular sentence from the northeast of China and now widely used by people around the country.

Zhong Yunfei, 13, Beijing

It’s not easy to teach parents catchwords. Last month, I tried to teach them, “The baby suffers (忍受) inside, but he doesn’t say a word about it”. But they didn’t know why the word baby(‘baobao’ in Chinese)”was used here. They actually believed that it was something a little baby said. I told them that “baobao” could refer to the speaker himself or herself. They said it was cute.

Zhang Yuyaowen, 13, Heilongjiang

I like to use catchwords in my daily life. Because of that, my mother likes to use them, too. Three months ago, I often used the catchword phrase, “You are really something, bro!” when somebody did a wonderful job. Since then, when my mother talks with her friends, she always uses it. I feel very happy.

Xu Youyou, 14, Guangdong

My father is not interested in catchwords. Even though I taught him one, he used it in a wrong way. I taught him“666”, which is used to praise something. Once, we had a dinner at my aunt’s home. The food was tasteless. But my father said“666” to praise it. Because of that, we had to eat up all the food on the table!

1.Zhang Yuyaowen’s mother likes to use catchwords because .

A.she thinks catchwords are interesting

B.Zhang Yuyaowen likes to use them

C.catchwords are popular nowadays

D.she can communicate with her friends more easily

2.Xu Youyou and his father ate up all the food at his aunt’s home because .

A.the food was delicious

B.the food was tasteless

C.they didn’t want to waste the food

D.his father used “666” in a wrong way

3.If your boss shouted at you for no reason, you can say “ ” to your friend.

A.You’ve broken my heart, homie!

B.The baby suffers inside, but he doesn’t say a word about it.

C.You are really something, bro!

D.666

4.The best title of the passage is .

A.The Interest of the Language B.My Family and Language

C.Sharing Catchwords D.How to Talk Properly

Answer 1