Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: The Bond of Friendship and Study by West Lake
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Story Transcript:
Zh: 西湖的早晨,空气清新,天空蓝蓝的。
En: In the morning at West Lake, the air was fresh and the sky was blue.
Zh: 李华、王明和张兰三人在期末考试前一天来这里散步。
En: Li Hua, Wang Ming, and Zhang Lan were taking a walk there the day before their final exams.
Zh: 他们是好朋友,同班同学。
En: They were good friends and classmates.
Zh: 李华说:“我们一起复习吧。考试快到了。”
En: Li Hua said, "Let’s review together. The exam is coming soon."
Zh: 王明点头:“好的,我们找个安静的地方吧。”
En: Wang Ming nodded, "Okay, let’s find a quiet place."
Zh: 张兰找到一棵大树,大家坐在树下。
En: Zhang Lan found a big tree, and they all sat under it.
Zh: 李华拿出书本,王明拿出笔记,张兰带来了草稿纸。
En: Li Hua took out his books, Wang Ming took out his notes, and Zhang Lan brought some scratch paper.
Zh: 阳光透过树叶,洒在地上,形成漂亮的光斑。
En: Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting beautiful spots of light on the ground.
Zh: 他们复习数学、语文和英语。
En: They reviewed math, language, and English.
Zh: 虽然有点紧张,但他们都很认真。
En: Despite feeling a bit nervous, they all studied seriously.
Zh: 复习了一个小时后,王明提议:“我们休息一下吧。”
En: After an hour of studying, Wang Ming suggested, "Let’s take a break."
Zh: 张兰笑着说:“好啊,我们去湖边看看鱼。”
En: Zhang Lan smiled and said, "Sure, let’s go to the lake to look at the fish."
Zh: 他们来到湖边,看到了许多小鱼在水里游来游去。
En: They went to the lakeside and saw many small fish swimming in the water.
Zh: 西湖的水很清澈,偶尔还能看到水鸟飞过。
En: The water of West Lake was very clear, and occasionally they could see water birds flying by.
Zh: 王明突然说:“我觉得有点饿了。”
En: Wang Ming suddenly said, "I feel a bit hungry."
Zh: 李华笑了:“我带了点心,大家一起吃吧。”
En: Li Hua laughed, "I brought some snacks, let’s share them."
Zh: 他们坐在湖边,分享着点心,心情渐渐放松下来。
En: They sat by the lake, sharing the snacks and gradually relaxing.
Zh: 吃完点心,张兰提议:“我们再复习一会儿吧,时间不多了。”
En: After finishing the snacks, Zhang Lan suggested, "Let’s review a bit more, we don’t have much time left."
Zh: 于是,他们又回到树下,继续复习。
En: So, they went back under the tree and continued reviewing.
Zh: 西湖的风景美丽,但他们更多的心思在书本上。
En: The scenery of West Lake was beautiful, but their minds were mostly on their books.
Zh: 夜幕降临,他们回到学校。
En: As night fell, they returned to school.
Zh: 第二天,考试开始了。
En: The next day, the exams began.
Zh: 三人都感觉很有信心。因为他们知道,昨天的复习让他们更有准备。
En: The three of them felt confident because they knew that yesterday’s review had prepared them well.
Zh: 考试结束后,大家轻松地笑了。
En: After the exams, everyone smiled with relief.
Zh: 李华说:“我们真棒!一定能考好!”
En: Li Hua said, "We did great! We’ll definitely do well!"
Zh: 张兰和王明也点头:“是啊,一起努力,一起成功!”
En: Zhang Lan and Wang Ming nodded in agreement, "Yes, we worked together and succeeded together!"
Zh: 西湖的美丽和那次认真的复习成为三人美好的回忆。
En: The beauty of West Lake and the earnest review session became a fond memory for the three of them.
Zh: 期末考试也因为他们的努力而变得顺利。
En: Their final exams went smoothly because of their efforts.
Zh: 这次经历不仅强化了他们的知识,还加深了他们的友谊。
En: This experience not only strengthened their knowledge but also deepened their friendship.
Zh: 故事就这样在他们的笑声中结束了。
En: And so, the story ended with their laughter.
Vocabulary Words:
- fresh: 清新
- review: 复习
- quiet: 安静
- scratch paper: 草稿纸
- filtered: 透过
- casting: 洒
- spots: 光斑
- despite: 虽然
- nervous: 紧张
- suggested: 提议
- occasionally: 偶尔
- laughing: 笑了
- gradually: 渐渐
- taking a walk: 散步
- confident: 有信心
- relief: 轻松
- prepared: 准备
- strengthened: 强化
- knowledge: 知识
- earnest: 认真的
- memory: 回忆
- friendship: 友谊
- sat: 坐在
- sunlight: 阳光
- birds: 水鸟
- wind: 风景
- sharing: 分享
- snacks: 点心
- classmates: 同学
- earnest: 认真的