My grandfather’s heavy Fujian accent（1） his Chinese hard to understand（2）times. I love to talk to him, but I often（3） to understand things he says, so I have to ask him to（4）. This doesn’t（5）him,, but it does me. When my mother is around, she helps when she（6）that I’m having trouble. The problem is that I’ve never（7 ）
any time in the small town（8）the Fujian oast where my grandfather （9）up. My mother, who also lived there till shewas eight, says its a beautiful place. She and I have discussed the possibility of（10 ）the town while my grandfather is still healthy（11） to make the trip. He is in（12） late seventies now but he leads a very active life and his mind is as sharp as ever.
大意:
有时，我祖父明显的福建口音使他的中文很难让人理解。我喜欢和他说话，但是， 我经常不理解他说的，所以我会要他再重复一遍。这并不困扰他，但是困扰我。当我妈妈在旁边时，当她发现我陷入麻烦时，她会帮我。问题是我从未在祖父长大的福建海岸附近的小镇上度过多少时光。我的妈妈也在那住到8岁，她说那个地方很美。我和妈妈己经讨论拜访这个小镇的可能性了，在我祖父的身体仍然很健康，能出去旅游的时候。但是，在他快80岁的时候，他的生活过得非常积极，他的思维和以前一样敏锐。
