current obsessions

Binbin's current, long-standing obsession is with underground car-parks (cheku) 車庫. He will invariably visit the entrances and exits of car-parks in our neighborhood on our walks to and from school. When exploring new places, he gleefully points out all the garages along the street. He likes to stop and observe any cars or scooters emerging from these mysterious and fantastic places. And if one vehicle follows another, you'll hear him shout, haiyou yige 還有一個! (See earlier post on sentence patterns for translation.)

Other obsessions involve traffic lights, including the little red and green figures directed toward pedestrians. He is also constantly on the lookout for sloping curbs (xiepo) 斜頗 that permit easier access for strollers and grocery carts.