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星期五下午，老师带我们全班同学到老人院探望老人。
xīng qī wǔ xià wǔ lǎo shī dài wǒ men quán bān tóng xué dào lǎo rén yuàn tàn wàng lǎo rén
On Friday afternoon, our teacher took the whole class to an old folks' home to visit the elderly.
一走进大厅，爷爷奶奶们就笑眯眯地向我们招手。
yì zǒu jìn dà tīng yé ye nǎi nai men jiù xiào mī mī de xiàng wǒ men zhāo shǒu
As soon as we walked into the hall, the grandpas and grandmas smiled and waved at us.
我们为他们唱了几首歌，有的老人还跟着节奏拍手。
wǒ men wèi tā men chàng le jǐ shǒu gē yǒu de lǎo rén hái gēn zhe jié zòu pāi shǒu
We sang a few songs for them, and some of the old people even clapped along to the beat.
接着，我们陪老人们下跳棋、玩拼图，大厅里充满了欢声笑语。
jiē zhe wǒ men péi lǎo rén men xià tiào qí wán pīn tú dà tīng lǐ chōng mǎn le huān shēng xiào yǔ
Then we kept the old people company, playing Chinese checkers and doing jigsaw puzzles. The hall was full of happy voices and laughter.
陈婆婆拉着我的手，给我讲她小时候的故事。
Chén pó po lā zhe wǒ de shǒu gěi wǒ jiǎng tā xiǎo shí hou de gù shi
Granny Chen held my hand and told me stories from when she was little.
她说，以前家里很穷，她每天天还没亮就要起床帮忙卖菜。
tā shuō yǐ qián jiā lǐ hěn qióng tā měi tiān tiān hái méi liàng jiù yào qǐ chuáng bāng máng mài cài
She said her family was very poor back then, and every day she had to get up before dawn to help sell vegetables.
临走的时候，陈婆婆依依不舍地对我说：“你们要常常来看我们啊！”
lín zǒu de shí hou Chén pó po yī yī bù shě de duì wǒ shuō nǐ men yào cháng cháng lái kàn wǒ men a
When it was time to leave, Granny Chen didn't want to say goodbye. She said to me, “You must come and see us often!”
回家的路上，我想：老人需要的不只是照顾，更需要有人陪他们说说话。
huí jiā de lù shang wǒ xiǎng lǎo rén xū yào de bù zhǐ shì zhào gù gèng xū yào yǒu rén péi tā men shuō shuo huà
On the way home, I thought: old people need more than just being looked after. They need someone to keep them company and chat with them.