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图①：义卖会开始了，我们的摊位上摆满了饼干和饮料，可是没有人来买。
yì mài huì kāi shǐ le wǒ men de tān wèi shàng bǎi mǎn le bǐng gān hé yǐn liào kě shì méi yǒu rén lái mǎi
The sale begins. Our stall is full of biscuits and drinks, but nobody comes to buy.
图②：我们想了一个办法，在摊位旁边立起一块牌子。
wǒ men xiǎng le yí gè bàn fǎ zài tān wèi páng biān lì qǐ yí kuài pái zi
We think of a way and put up a sign beside the stall.
图③：不久，饼干和饮料全都卖完了。
bù jiǔ bǐng gān hé yǐn liào quán dōu mài wán le
Soon the biscuits and drinks are all sold out.
图④：我们一共筹到了八百多元，大家都非常开心。
wǒ men yí gòng chóu dào le bā bǎi duō yuán dà jiā dōu fēi cháng kāi xīn
We raise more than eight hundred dollars, and everyone is very happy.
想一想 Guiding questions
问：这次义卖会是为了什么举办的？你们的摊位卖什么？
zhè cì yì mài huì shì wèi le shén me jǔ bàn de nǐ men de tān wèi mài shén me
What was the charity sale for, and what did your stall sell?
答：这次义卖会是为了给老人筹款举办的，我们的摊位卖饼干和饮料。
zhè cì yì mài huì shì wèi le gěi lǎo rén chóu kuǎn jǔ bàn de wǒ men de tān wèi mài bǐng gān hé yǐn liào
The sale was held to raise money for the elderly, and our stall sold biscuits and drinks.
问：一开始，你们的心情怎么样？为什么？
yì kāi shǐ nǐ men de xīn qíng zěn me yàng wèi shén me
How did you feel at first? Why?
答：一开始我们很着急，因为过了很久都没有人来买东西。
yì kāi shǐ wǒ men hěn zháo jí yīn wèi guò le hěn jiǔ dōu méi yǒu rén lái mǎi dōng xi
At first we were very anxious, because for a long time nobody came to buy anything.
问：你们想了什么办法？
nǐ men xiǎng le shén me bàn fǎ
What did you think of doing?
答：我们做了一块牌子，告诉大家义卖的钱是用来帮助老人的，再把它立在摊位旁边。
wǒ men zuò le yí kuài pái zi gào sù dà jiā yì mài de qián shì yòng lái bāng zhù lǎo rén de zài bǎ tā lì zài tān wèi páng biān
We made a sign saying the money would help the elderly, and stood it beside the stall.
问：后来发生了什么事？
hòu lái fā shēng le shén me shì
What happened after that?
答：很多人都来买东西，不久，饼干和饮料就全卖完了。
hěn duō rén dōu lái mǎi dōng xi bù jiǔ bǐng gān hé yǐn liào jiù quán mài wán le
Many people came to buy, and soon the biscuits and drinks were all sold out.
问：最后你们筹到了多少钱？
zuì hòu nǐ men chóu dào le duō shǎo qián
How much money did you raise in the end?
答：我们一共筹到了八百多元，陈老师称赞我们做得很好。
wǒ men yí gòng chóu dào le bā bǎi duō yuán chén lǎo shī chēng zàn wǒ men zuò de hěn hǎo
We raised more than eight hundred dollars in all, and Miss Chen praised us.
问：这件事让你明白了什么？
zhè jiàn shì ràng nǐ míng bái le shén me
What did this teach you?
答：这件事让我明白，只要动脑筋想办法，又愿意帮助别人，就能把事情做好。
zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒ míng bái zhǐ yào dòng nǎo jīn xiǎng bàn fǎ yòu yuàn yì bāng zhù bié rén jiù néng bǎ shì qíng zuò hǎo
It taught me that if we think of ways and are willing to help others, we can do things well.
好词好句 Good words and sentences
义卖会 摊位 无人问津 灵机一动 献出爱心 络绎不绝 一抢而空 筹款 心花怒放 齐心协力
义卖会 yì mài huì: charity sale; 摊位 tān wèi: stall; 无人问津 wú rén wèn jīn: nobody shows any interest; 灵机一动 líng jī yí dòng: to have a sudden idea; 献出爱心 xiàn chū ài xīn: to show your care (by giving); 络绎不绝 luò yì bù jué: in an endless stream; 一抢而空 yì qiǎng ér kōng: snapped up at once; 筹款 chóu kuǎn: to raise funds; 心花怒放 xīn huā nù fàng: overjoyed; 齐心协力 qí xīn xié lì: to work together as one
看着桌上的饼干一盘也没卖出去，我们的笑容慢慢地消失了。
kàn zhe zhuō shàng de bǐng gān yì pán yě méi mài chū qù wǒ men de xiào róng màn màn de xiāo shī le
Looking at the biscuits on the table, not one plate sold, our smiles slowly faded.
前来买东西的人络绎不绝，不到一个小时，饼干和饮料就被一抢而空。
qián lái mǎi dōng xi de rén luò yì bù jué bú dào yí gè xiǎo shí bǐng gān hé yǐn liào jiù bèi yì qiǎng ér kōng
People came to buy in an endless stream, and within an hour everything was snapped up.
帮助别人的快乐，比得到任何礼物都更让人难忘。
bāng zhù bié rén de kuài lè bǐ dé dào rèn hé lǐ wù dōu gèng ràng rén nán wàng
The joy of helping others is more unforgettable than any present.
范文 Sample composition: 爱心义卖会
上个星期六，学校举办了一场爱心义卖会，为社区里的老人筹款。
shàng gè xīng qī liù xué xiào jǔ bàn le yì chǎng ài xīn yì mài huì wèi shè qū lǐ de lǎo rén chóu kuǎn
Last Saturday the school held a charity sale to raise funds for the elderly in our neighbourhood.
我和志明负责一个小摊位，陈老师在一旁指导我们。
wǒ hé zhì míng fù zé yí gè xiǎo tān wèi chén lǎo shī zài yì páng zhǐ dǎo wǒ men
Zhiming and I ran a small stall, and Miss Chen guided us from the side.
义卖会开始了。我们把亲手做的饼干和几瓶饮料整整齐齐地摆在桌上，心想一定很快就能卖完。
yì mài huì kāi shǐ le wǒ men bǎ qīn shǒu zuò de bǐng gān hé jǐ píng yǐn liào zhěng zhěng qí qí de bǎi zài zhuō shàng xīn xiǎng yí dìng hěn kuài jiù néng mài wán
The sale began. We set out our home-made biscuits and some drinks neatly on the table.
可是，半个小时过去了，我们的摊位还是无人问津。
kě shì bàn gè xiǎo shí guò qù le wǒ men de tān wèi hái shì wú rén wèn jīn
But half an hour went by and still nobody showed any interest in our stall.
志明皱着眉头说：“怎么没有人来买呢？”
zhì míng zhòu zhe méi tóu shuō zěn me méi yǒu rén lái mǎi ne
Zhiming frowned: "Why is nobody coming to buy?"
看着桌上的饼干一盘也没卖出去，我们的笑容慢慢地消失了。
kàn zhe zhuō shàng de bǐng gān yì pán yě méi mài chū qù wǒ men de xiào róng màn màn de xiāo shī le
Looking at the biscuits on the table, not one plate sold, our smiles slowly faded.
这时，我灵机一动，说：“大家不知道我们为什么义卖，我们做一块牌子吧！”
zhè shí wǒ líng jī yí dòng shuō dà jiā bù zhī dào wǒ men wèi shén me yì mài wǒ men zuò yí kuài pái zi ba
Just then I had an idea: "People don't know why we are selling. Let's make a sign!"
于是，我们找来一张白纸，画上一颗红红的爱心，写上“献出爱心，温暖老人”八个大字。
yú shì wǒ men zhǎo lái yì zhāng bái zhǐ huà shàng yì kē hóng hóng de ài xīn xiě shàng xiàn chū ài xīn wēn nuǎn lǎo rén bā gè dà zì
So we found a sheet of white paper, drew a big red heart and wrote eight words: "Show your care, warm the elderly".
接着，我们把牌子立在摊位旁边。
jiē zhe wǒ men bǎ pái zi lì zài tān wèi páng biān
Then we stood the sign beside the stall.
然后，我们大声地向路过的同学和家长介绍义卖的目的。
rán hòu wǒ men dà shēng de xiàng lù guò de tóng xué hé jiā zhǎng jiè shào yì mài de mù dì
After that we loudly told passing classmates and parents what the sale was for.
没想到，这个办法真管用！
méi xiǎng dào zhè ge bàn fǎ zhēn guǎn yòng
We never expected it, but the idea really worked!
前来买东西的人络绎不绝，有的买饼干，有的买饮料，还有一位阿姨把零钱都投进了捐款箱。
qián lái mǎi dōng xi de rén luò yì bù jué yǒu de mǎi bǐng gān yǒu de mǎi yǐn liào hái yǒu yí wèi ā yí bǎ líng qián dōu tóu jìn le juān kuǎn xiāng
People came to buy in an endless stream: some bought biscuits, some bought drinks, and one auntie put all her change into the donation box.
不到一个小时，饼干和饮料就被一抢而空。
bú dào yí gè xiǎo shí bǐng gān hé yǐn liào jiù bèi yì qiǎng ér kōng
Within an hour the biscuits and drinks were snapped up.
我们在桌上贴了一张“卖完了！”的纸条，心里乐开了花。
wǒ men zài zhuō shàng tiē le yì zhāng mài wán le de zhǐ tiáo xīn li lè kāi le huā
We put up a note saying "Sold out!", feeling delighted inside.
活动结束后，陈老师帮我们数了数捐款箱里的钱，一共有八百多元！
huó dòng jié shù hòu chén lǎo shī bāng wǒ men shǔ le shǔ juān kuǎn xiāng lǐ de qián yí gòng yǒu bā bǎi duō yuán
After the event Miss Chen helped us count the money in the donation box: more than eight hundred dollars in all!
陈老师笑着称赞我们说：“你们遇到困难不放弃，还动脑筋想办法，真了不起！”
chén lǎo shī xiào zhe chēng zàn wǒ men shuō nǐ men yù dào kùn nán bú fàng qì hái dòng nǎo jīn xiǎng bàn fǎ zhēn liǎo bù qǐ
She smiled and praised us: "You didn't give up when it was hard, and you thought of a way. Well done!"
听了老师的话，我和志明心花怒放。
tīng le lǎo shī de huà wǒ hé zhì míng xīn huā nù fàng
Hearing this, Zhiming and I were overjoyed.
这次义卖会让我明白，只要齐心协力，遇到困难时多想办法，就一定能把事情做好。
zhè cì yì mài huì ràng wǒ míng bái zhǐ yào qí xīn xié lì yù dào kùn nán shí duō xiǎng bàn fǎ jiù yí dìng néng bǎ shì qíng zuò hǎo
This sale taught me that if we work together and think of ways when things go wrong, we can do things well.
我也体会到，帮助别人的快乐，比得到任何礼物都更让人难忘。
wǒ yě tǐ huì dào bāng zhù bié rén de kuài lè bǐ dé dào rèn hé lǐ wù dōu gèng ràng rén nán wàng
I also felt that the joy of helping others is more unforgettable than any present.
范文二 简单一点 A simpler version
星期六，学校举办了爱心义卖会。
xīng qī liù xué xiào jǔ bàn le ài xīn yì mài huì
On Saturday the school held a charity sale.
我和志明在摊位上卖饼干和饮料，陈老师在旁边帮忙。
wǒ hé zhì míng zài tān wèi shàng mài bǐng gān hé yǐn liào chén lǎo shī zài páng biān bāng máng
Zhiming and I sold biscuits and drinks at a stall, and Miss Chen helped beside us.
一开始，没有人来买东西，我们都很着急。
yì kāi shǐ méi yǒu rén lái mǎi dōng xi wǒ men dōu hěn zháo jí
At first nobody came to buy, and we were very anxious.
志明问我：“我们该怎么办？”
zhì míng wèn wǒ wǒ men gāi zěn me bàn
Zhiming asked me what we should do.
后来，我想到一个办法：做一块牌子，告诉大家义卖的钱是用来帮助老人的。
hòu lái wǒ xiǎng dào yí gè bàn fǎ zuò yí kuài pái zi gào sù dà jiā yì mài de qián shì yòng lái bāng zhù lǎo rén de
Later I thought of a way: make a sign to tell everyone the money would help the elderly.
我们在牌子上画了一颗爱心，把它放在摊位旁边。
wǒ men zài pái zi shàng huà le yì kē ài xīn bǎ tā fàng zài tān wèi páng biān
We drew a heart on the sign and put it beside the stall.
然后，我们向走过的同学大声介绍我们的义卖。
rán hòu wǒ men xiàng zǒu guò de tóng xué dà shēng jiè shào wǒ men de yì mài
Then we called out to the classmates walking by.
很多人看到牌子，都来买我们的东西。
hěn duō rén kàn dào pái zi dōu lái mǎi wǒ men de dōng xi
Many people saw the sign and came to buy our things.
很快，饼干和饮料就卖完了。
hěn kuài bǐng gān hé yǐn liào jiù mài wán le
Soon the biscuits and drinks were sold out.
最后，我们一共筹到了八百多元。
zuì hòu wǒ men yí gòng chóu dào le bā bǎi duō yuán
In the end we raised more than eight hundred dollars.
听到这个数目，我们高兴得跳了起来。
tīng dào zhè ge shù mù wǒ men gāo xìng de tiào le qǐ lái
When we heard the number, we jumped for joy.
陈老师夸我们又聪明又有爱心。
chén lǎo shī kuā wǒ men yòu cōng ming yòu yǒu ài xīn
Miss Chen said we were clever and kind-hearted.
我学到了：遇到问题不要放弃，动动脑筋，事情就会变好。
wǒ xué dào le yù dào wèn tí bú yào fàng qì dòng dòng nǎo jīn shì qíng jiù huì biàn hǎo
I learnt that when there is a problem, don't give up; think of a way and things will get better.
我也觉得，帮助别人是一件很快乐的事。
wǒ yě jué de bāng zhù bié rén shì yí jiàn hěn kuài lè de shì
I also feel that helping others is a very happy thing.