Shuxi: What are we learning today?
树蜥：我们今天学什么？
Teacher: We are learning pinyin!
老师：我们学习拼音！
Shuxi: Pinyin? What is that?
树蜥：拼音？那是什么？
Teacher: Pinyin helps us read Chinese characters.
老师：拼音帮助我们读汉字。
Shuxi: How does it work?
树蜥：它是怎么工作的？
Teacher: It uses letters to show how words sound.
老师：它用字母表示发音。
Shuxi: Oh! Like English letters?
树蜥：哦！像英语字母吗？
Teacher: Yes, but with special marks.
老师：是的，但有特殊符号。
Shuxi: What do the marks do?
树蜥：这些符号有什么用？
Teacher: They show the tones.
老师：它们表示声调。
Shuxi: How many tones are there?
树蜥：有多少个声调？
Teacher: There are four tones.
老师：有四个声调。
Shuxi: Can you show me?
树蜥：你可以给我看看吗？
Teacher: Sure! Mā, má, mǎ, mà.
老师：当然！mā，má，mǎ，mà。
Shuxi: They sound different!
树蜥：它们听起来不一样！
Teacher: Yes! That’s why tones are important.
老师：是的！所以声调很重要。
Shuxi: This is fun!
树蜥：这很有趣！
Teacher: Let’s practice together!
老师：我们一起练习吧！
Shuxi: Okay! Mā, má, mǎ, mà!
树蜥：好！mā，má，mǎ，mà！
Teacher: Great job, Shuxi!
老师：做得很好，树蜥！
