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School · HSK 3

The Class Park Cleanup

The whole class follows their teacher to the park to pick up litter. At first some of the kids are squeamish about getting dirty, but when a frightened bird flies off because of a rattling can, they start to understand why this place needs to be kept clean.

Arriving at the Park

周六早上,老师带着同学们走进公园。

zhōuliùzǎoshàng,lǎoshīdàizhetóngxuémenzǒujìngōngyuán。

On Saturday morning, the teacher led her students into the park.

Xiao Li

哎呀,这儿怎么这么脏啊?地上到处是。

āiyā,zhèrzěnmezhèmezānga?dìshàngdàochùshìlājī。

Ugh, why is it so dirty here? There's trash all over the ground.

Teacher

是啊。今天我们不上课,每人一个,把它捡。

shìa。jīntiānwǒmenbúshàngkè,měirényígèdàizi,bǎtājiǎngānjìng。

It really is. Today we're not having class — everyone takes a bag, and we'll pick it all up clean.

Xiao Fang

用手捡吗?太脏了吧……

yòngshǒujiǎnma?tàizāngleba……

With our hands? That's way too gross…

The Bird Flies Away

小李弯下腰,捡起一个空,又捡起几张报纸。

xiǎolǐwānxiàyāo,jiǎnqǐyígèkōngpíngzi,yòujiǎnqǐjǐzhāngbàozhǐ。

Xiao Li bent down, picked up an empty bottle, then picked up a few sheets of newspaper.

他刚要去拿一个,罐子一响,一只小鸟得飞走了。

tāgāngyàoqùnáyígèyìlāguàn,guànziyìxiǎng,yìzhīxiǎoniǎoxiàdéfēizǒule。

Just as he reached for a can, it clattered, and a little bird took fright and flew away.

Xiao Fang

你看,小鸟都被跑了。这么脏,它们也住不下去。

nǐkàn,xiǎoniǎodōubèixiàpǎole。zhèmezāng,tāmenyězhùbúxiàqù。

Look, the bird got scared off. With it this filthy, they can't go on living here.

Xiao Fang

我不嫌脏了,给我也来一个!

wǒbùxiánzāngle,gěiwǒyěláiyígèdàizi!

I don't mind the mess anymore — hand me a bag too!

Clean and Beautiful Again

一个上午过去,三个大都装满了。

yígèshàngwǔguòqù,sāngèdàdàizidōuzhuāngmǎnle。

A whole morning went by, and all three big bags were packed full.

Xiao Li

现在多了!绿绿的,真好看。

xiànzàigānjìngduōle!cǎodìlǜlǜde,zhēnhǎokàn。

It's so much cleaner now! The grass is lush and green — it looks lovely.

Xiao Fang

刚才那只小鸟,会不会再回来呀?

gāngcáinàzhīxiǎoniǎo,huìbuhuìzàihuíláiya?

That little bird from before — do you think it'll come back?

话还没说完,一只小鸟落在树上,叫了两声。大家都笑了。

huàháiméishuōwán,yìzhīxiǎoniǎoluòzàishùshàng,jiàoleliǎngshēng。dàjiādōuxiàole。

Before she'd even finished speaking, a little bird landed in a tree and chirped twice. Everyone laughed.

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