全文 The whole story, with pinyin and English
学校假期的一个晚上，妈妈带我去夜间动物园，看看动物们晚上在做什么。
xué xiào jià qī de yí gè wǎn shang mā ma dài wǒ qù yè jiān dòng wù yuán kàn kan dòng wù men wǎn shang zài zuò shén me
One evening in the school holidays, Mum took me to the Night Safari to see what animals do at night.
我们坐上游览车，导游提醒大家要保持安静，也不可以用闪光灯拍照。
wǒ men zuò shang yóu lǎn chē dǎo yóu tí xǐng dà jiā yào bǎo chí ān jìng yě bù kě yǐ yòng shǎn guāng dēng pāi zhào
We got on the tram, and the guide reminded everyone to keep quiet and not to use the flash when taking photos.
车子慢慢地开进树林，昏暗的灯光下，一群大象正在河边喝水。
chē zi màn màn de kāi jìn shù lín hūn àn de dēng guāng xià yì qún dà xiàng zhèng zài hé biān hē shuǐ
The tram drove slowly into the forest. In the dim light, a herd of elephants was drinking by the river.
突然，后座有人用闪光灯拍照，“咔嚓”一声，几只小鹿吓得逃进了草丛。
tū rán hòu zuò yǒu rén yòng shǎn guāng dēng pāi zhào kā chā yì shēng jǐ zhī xiǎo lù xià de táo jìn le cǎo cóng
Suddenly someone in the back seat took a photo with the flash. “Click!” A few little deer got such a fright that they fled into the bushes.
导游轻声说：“动物的眼睛怕强光，我们是客人，要尊重它们的家。”
dǎo yóu qīng shēng shuō dòng wù de yǎn jing pà qiáng guāng wǒ men shì kè rén yào zūn zhòng tā men de jiā
The guide said softly, “Animals' eyes can't stand strong light. We are guests here, so we must respect their home.”
那个人不好意思地收起相机，车上又变得静悄悄的。
nà gè rén bù hǎo yì si de shōu qǐ xiàng jī chē shang yòu biàn de jìng qiāo qiāo de
That person put the camera away, looking embarrassed, and the tram became quiet again.
不久，小鹿又从草丛里探出头来，树上的猫头鹰也眨着大眼睛看着我们。
bù jiǔ xiǎo lù yòu cóng cǎo cóng lǐ tàn chū tóu lai shù shang de māo tóu yīng yě zhǎ zhe dà yǎn jing kàn zhe wǒ men
Before long, the little deer peeked out of the bushes again, and the owl in the tree blinked its big eyes at us.
我心想，只要我们安安静静地欣赏，动物们就不会被打扰了。
wǒ xīn xiǎng zhǐ yào wǒ men ān ān jìng jìng de xīn shǎng dòng wù men jiù bú huì bèi dǎ rǎo le
I thought to myself: as long as we watch quietly, the animals won't be disturbed.