全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
看图 The pictures
图①：我只顾着玩平板电脑游戏，忘了清理仓鼠的笼子。
wǒ zhǐ gù zhe wán píng bǎn diàn nǎo yóu xì wàng le qīng lǐ cāng shǔ de lóng zi
I only care about playing on the tablet and forget to clean the hamster's cage.
图②：笼子发出一股臭味，水瓶空了，小仓鼠缩在角落里。
lóng zi fā chū yì gǔ chòu wèi shuǐ píng kōng le xiǎo cāng shǔ suō zài jiǎo luò lǐ
The cage smells, the water bottle is empty, and the little hamster curls up in a corner.
图③：我把笼子清理干净，加满了水，小仓鼠在轮子上跑来跑去。
wǒ bǎ lóng zi qīng lǐ gān jìng jiā mǎn le shuǐ xiǎo cāng shǔ zài lún zi shàng pǎo lái pǎo qù
I clean the cage and fill up the water, and the little hamster runs on its wheel.
图④：我在墙上贴了一张照顾表，每做完一件事就打一个勾。
wǒ zài qiáng shàng tiē le yì zhāng zhào gù biǎo měi zuò wán yí jiàn shì jiù dǎ yí gè gōu
I put up a care chart on the wall and tick each job when it's done.
想一想 Guiding questions
问：过了几天，我每天放学回家都做什么？
guò le jǐ tiān wǒ měi tiān fàng xué huí jiā dōu zuò shén me
After a few days, what did I do every day when I got home from school?
答：我只顾着玩平板电脑上的游戏，忘了清理豆豆的笼子。
wǒ zhǐ gù zhe wán píng bǎn diàn nǎo shàng de yóu xì wàng le qīng lǐ dòu dou de lóng zi
I only cared about playing games on the tablet and forgot to clean Doudou's cage.
问：一天晚上，我发现了什么？
yì tiān wǎn shang wǒ fā xiàn le shén me
One evening, what did I notice?
答：我闻到笼子里有一股臭味，水瓶空了，豆豆无精打采地缩在角落里。
wǒ wén dào lóng zi lǐ yǒu yì gǔ chòu wèi shuǐ píng kōng le dòu dou wú jīng dǎ cǎi de suō zài jiǎo luò lǐ
I smelt something bad coming from the cage; the water bottle was empty and Doudou was curled up listlessly in a corner.
问：这时，我心里觉得怎么样？
zhè shí wǒ xīn li jué de zěn me yàng
How did I feel then?
答：我心里很难过，觉得很对不起豆豆。
wǒ xīn li hěn nán guò jué de hěn duì bu qǐ dòu dou
I felt very sad and thought I had let Doudou down.
问：我是怎样照顾豆豆的？
wǒ shì zěn yàng zhào gù dòu dou de
How did I look after Doudou?
答：我先把笼子洗干净，然后给水瓶加满水，又放了新鲜的饲料。
wǒ xiān bǎ lóng zi xǐ gān jìng rán hòu gěi shuǐ píng jiā mǎn shuǐ yòu fàng le xīn xiān de sì liào
First I washed the cage clean, then filled the water bottle and put in fresh food.
问：墙上的表是做什么用的？
qiáng shàng de biǎo shì zuò shén me yòng de
What is the chart on the wall for?
答：那是一张照顾表，我每天喂食、换水、清理笼子，做完就打一个勾。
nà shì yì zhāng zhào gù biǎo wǒ měi tiān wèi shí huàn shuǐ qīng lǐ lóng zi zuò wán jiù dǎ yí gè gōu
It is a care chart: every day I feed Doudou, change the water and clean the cage, and tick each job when it's done.
问：你从这件事学到了什么？
nǐ cóng zhè jiàn shì xué dào le shén me
What did you learn from this?
答：养宠物不只是好玩，更要有责任心，每天都要好好照顾它。
yǎng chǒng wù bù zhǐ shì hǎo wán gèng yào yǒu zé rèn xīn měi tiān dōu yào hǎo hǎo zhào gù tā
Keeping a pet isn't just fun; you must be responsible and look after it well every day.
好词好句 Good words and sentences
迷上 一干二净 无精打采 对不起 干干净净 新鲜 跑来跑去 责任心
迷上 mí shàng: to get hooked on; 一干二净 yì gān èr jìng: completely; 无精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi: listless; 对不起 duì bu qǐ: to let someone down; 干干净净 gān gān jìng jìng: spotlessly clean; 新鲜 xīn xiān: fresh; 跑来跑去 pǎo lái pǎo qù: to run about; 责任心 zé rèn xīn: sense of responsibility
它全身黄黄的，圆圆的，像一个小毛球。
tā quán shēn huáng huáng de yuán yuán de xiàng yí gè xiǎo máo qiú
It was yellow all over and round, like a little ball of fluff.
豆豆无精打采地缩在角落里，好像在生我的气。
dòu dou wú jīng dǎ cǎi de suō zài jiǎo luò lǐ hǎo xiàng zài shēng wǒ de qì
Doudou curled up listlessly in a corner, as if it were cross with me.
养宠物不只是好玩，更要有责任心。
yǎng chǒng wù bù zhǐ shì hǎo wán gèng yào yǒu zé rèn xīn
Keeping a pet isn't just fun; you must be responsible too.
范文 Sample composition: 照顾小仓鼠
上个月生日，爸爸送给我一只小仓鼠。
shàng gè yuè shēng rì bà ba sòng gěi wǒ yì zhī xiǎo cāng shǔ
Last month on my birthday, Dad gave me a little hamster.
它全身黄黄的，圆圆的，像一个小毛球。
tā quán shēn huáng huáng de yuán yuán de xiàng yí gè xiǎo máo qiú
It was yellow all over and round, like a little ball of fluff.
我给它取名叫“豆豆”，还答应爸爸：“我一定会好好照顾它！”
wǒ gěi tā qǔ míng jiào dòu dou hái dā ying bà ba wǒ yí dìng huì hǎo hǎo zhào gù tā
I named it Doudou and promised Dad, "I'll look after it properly!"
可是没过几天，我就迷上了平板电脑上的游戏。
kě shì méi guò jǐ tiān wǒ jiù mí shàng le píng bǎn diàn nǎo shàng de yóu xì
But only a few days later, I got hooked on a game on the tablet.
每天放学回家，我只顾着玩游戏，把豆豆忘得一干二净。
měi tiān fàng xué huí jiā wǒ zhǐ gù zhe wán yóu xì bǎ dòu dou wàng de yì gān èr jìng
Every day after school I only cared about playing and forgot all about Doudou.
笼子里的粪便越来越多，我也没有清理。
lóng zi lǐ de fèn biàn yuè lái yuè duō wǒ yě méi yǒu qīng lǐ
The droppings in the cage piled up, and I didn't clean them out.
一天晚上，我走过笼子旁边，闻到一股臭味。
yì tiān wǎn shang wǒ zǒu guò lóng zi páng biān wén dào yì gǔ chòu wèi
One evening, as I walked past the cage, I smelt something bad.
我一看，水瓶已经空了，豆豆无精打采地缩在角落里。
wǒ yí kàn shuǐ píng yǐ jīng kōng le dòu dou wú jīng dǎ cǎi de suō zài jiǎo luò lǐ
I looked: the water bottle was empty, and Doudou was curled up listlessly in a corner.
我心里很难过，觉得对不起它。
wǒ xīn li hěn nán guò jué de duì bu qǐ tā
I felt very sad, as if I had let it down.
爸爸走过来，轻轻地说：“养宠物就要负起责任啊。”
bà ba zǒu guò lái qīng qīng de shuō yǎng chǒng wù jiù yào fù qǐ zé rèn a
Dad came over and said gently, "Keeping a pet means taking responsibility."
我马上放下平板电脑。
wǒ mǎ shàng fàng xià píng bǎn diàn nǎo
I put the tablet down at once.
我先把豆豆放进小盒子里，然后把笼子洗得干干净净。
wǒ xiān bǎ dòu dou fàng jìn xiǎo hé zi lǐ rán hòu bǎ lóng zi xǐ de gān gān jìng jìng
First I put Doudou into a little box, then washed the cage until it was spotless.
接着，我给水瓶加满了水，又放了新鲜的饲料。
jiē zhe wǒ gěi shuǐ píng jiā mǎn le shuǐ yòu fàng le xīn xiān de sì liào
Next, I filled the water bottle and put in some fresh food.
不久，豆豆就在轮子上跑来跑去，好像在说谢谢。
bù jiǔ dòu dou jiù zài lún zi shàng pǎo lái pǎo qù hǎo xiàng zài shuō xiè xie
Before long, Doudou was running about on its wheel, as if saying thank you.
从那天起，我做了一张照顾表，贴在墙上。
cóng nà tiān qǐ wǒ zuò le yì zhāng zhào gù biǎo tiē zài qiáng shàng
From that day on, I made a care chart and stuck it on the wall.
每天喂食、换水、清理笼子，做完一件就打一个勾。
měi tiān wèi shí huàn shuǐ qīng lǐ lóng zi zuò wán yí jiàn jiù dǎ yí gè gōu
Every day I feed it, change its water and clean the cage, and tick each job when it's done.
现在，豆豆长得胖胖的。
xiàn zài dòu dou zhǎng de pàng pàng de
Now Doudou has grown nice and plump.
我明白了：养宠物不只是好玩，更要有责任心。
wǒ míng bai le yǎng chǒng wù bù zhǐ shì hǎo wán gèng yào yǒu zé rèn xīn
I understand now: keeping a pet isn't just fun; you must be responsible too.
范文二 从豆豆的角度 From Doudou's side
我是一只小仓鼠，名叫豆豆。
wǒ shì yì zhī xiǎo cāng shǔ míng jiào dòu dou
I am a little hamster called Doudou.
小主人刚把我带回家的时候，每天都来陪我玩。
xiǎo zhǔ rén gāng bǎ wǒ dài huí jiā de shí hou měi tiān dōu lái péi wǒ wán
When my little owner first brought me home, he came to play with me every day.
后来，他迷上了平板电脑，再也不看我一眼了。
hòu lái tā mí shàng le píng bǎn diàn nǎo zài yě bú kàn wǒ yì yǎn le
Later he got hooked on his tablet and never looked at me again.
我的笼子越来越脏，水瓶里一滴水也没有了。
wǒ de lóng zi yuè lái yuè zāng shuǐ píng lǐ yì dī shuǐ yě méi yǒu le
My cage got dirtier and dirtier, and there wasn't a drop of water left in the bottle.
我渴得没有力气，只好缩在角落里。
wǒ kě de méi yǒu lì qi zhǐ hǎo suō zài jiǎo luò lǐ
I was so thirsty I had no strength left, so I just curled up in a corner.
那天晚上，小主人终于发现了。
nà tiān wǎn shang xiǎo zhǔ rén zhōng yú fā xiàn le
That evening, my little owner finally noticed.
他红着脸，马上把我的家打扫得干干净净，还给我加满了水。
tā hóng zhe liǎn mǎ shàng bǎ wǒ de jiā dǎ sǎo de gān gān jìng jìng hái gěi wǒ jiā mǎn le shuǐ
Red in the face, he cleaned my home at once and filled my water up.
我高兴得在轮子上跑个不停。
wǒ gāo xìng de zài lún zi shàng pǎo gè bù tíng
I was so happy that I ran on my wheel without stopping.
现在，墙上贴着一张照顾表，小主人每天都会打勾。
xiàn zài qiáng shàng tiē zhe yì zhāng zhào gù biǎo xiǎo zhǔ rén měi tiān dōu huì dǎ gōu
Now there is a care chart on the wall, and my little owner ticks it every day.
我的小主人真的长大了！
wǒ de xiǎo zhǔ rén zhēn de zhǎng dà le
My little owner has really grown up!