Mary is from Canada. She teaches English in China now. She knows a little Chinese. She isn`t free from Monday to Friday. So she often goes shopping on Saturday ( 星期六 ). Today is Saturday. Mary goes to the shop. She comes out of her car and goes into the shop. “ What can I do for you? ” the girl in the shop asks her in Chinese. Mary thinks she can tell the boy what she wants in Chinese. So she says in Chinese, “ A quilt ( 被子 ), please. ” Then the girl goes to the back of the shop. “ My Chinese is not bad. The girl understands ( 理解 ) me. ” She thinks. Mary is happy. Soon ( 不久 ) the girl comes back. She shows Mary a cup ( 杯子 ).