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Stage 4 · Lesson 23

Exploring nature for a day

Describe natural scenery and observe animals.

20 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/46 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

安安
这zhè座zuò公gōng园yuán很hěn大dà,前qián面miàn是shì花huā园yuán,后hòu面miàn有yǒu草cǎo地dì。今天jīn tiān我们wǒ men去qù看kàn动dòng物wù园yuán,还hái是shì先xiān到dào湖hú边biān?

This park is large, with a flower garden in front and a lawn behind. Shall we visit the zoo or the lake first?

小禾
先xiān看kàn湖hú和hé河hé吧ba。我wǒ想xiǎng知道zhī dào水shuǐ往wǎng哪里nǎ lǐ流liú,也yě想xiǎng在zài草cǎo边biān听tīng听tīng鸟niǎo的de声shēng音yīn。

Let us see the lake and river first. I want to follow the water and hear birds near the grass.

安安
我wǒ小时xiǎo shí候hou在zài海hǎi边biān住zhù过guò,每měi天tiān都dōu能néng看见kàn jiàn大dà海hǎi。现在xiàn zài住zhù在zài城chéng市shì,只zhǐ能néng常cháng来lái公gōng园yuán看kàn大dà自zì然rán。

I lived by the sea as a child and saw the ocean daily. In the city I often visit parks to experience nature.

小禾
我wǒ家jiā以yǐ前qián养yǎng过guò狗gǒu和hé猫māo。它们tā men都dōu要yào人rén认rèn真zhēn照zhào顾gu;动dòng物wù不bù是shì玩wán具jù,看kàn到dào可kě爱ài的de也yě不bù能néng随suí便biàn带dài走zǒu。

My family kept a dog and a cat. They needed proper care. Animals are not toys to take away just because they look cute.

Extension reading

两liǎng个gè人rén在zài河hé边biān看见kàn jiàn一yī只zhī鸟niǎo,它tā站zhàn在zài石shí头tóu上shàng,没有méi yǒu马mǎ上shàng飞fēi走zǒu。安ān安ān小xiǎo声shēng说话shuō huà,让ràng小xiǎo禾hé也yě能néng看kàn清qīng它tā的de样yàng子zi。

At the river they see a bird resting on a stone. Anan speaks quietly so Xiao He can observe it too.

回huí家jiā的de路lù上shang,他们tā men讨tǎo论lùn地dì球qiú上shàng的de水shuǐ、草cǎo和hé动dòng物wù怎zěn样yàng联lián系xì在zài一yī起qǐ。一yī次cì慢màn慢màn走zǒu的de参cān观guān,让ràng他们tā men看kàn到dào了le平píng时shí容róng易yì错cuò过guò的de地dì方fāng。

On the way home they discuss connections among water, plants and animals on Earth. A slow visit reveals details they often miss.

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