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野餐 A Picnic in the Gardens

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星期六,我们一家人去植物园野餐。

xīng qī liù wǒ men yì jiā rén qù zhí wù yuán yě cān

On Saturday, our whole family went to the Botanic Gardens for a picnic.

爸爸在大树下铺好了野餐垫。

bà ba zài dà shù xià pū hǎo le yě cān diàn

Dad spread out the picnic mat under a big tree.

妈妈拿出三明治、西瓜和果汁,大家吃得津津有味。

mā ma ná chū sān míng zhì xī guā hé guǒ zhī dà jiā chī de jīn jīn yǒu wèi

Mum took out sandwiches, watermelon and juice, and everyone tucked in happily.

我不小心把一块面包掉在了地上。

wǒ bù xiǎo xīn bǎ yí kuài miàn bāo diào zài le dì shang

By accident, I dropped a piece of bread on the ground.

没过多久,一群小蚂蚁就排着队爬过来了。

méi guò duō jiǔ yì qún xiǎo mǎ yǐ jiù pái zhe duì pá guò lái le

Before long, a group of little ants came crawling over in a line.

它们一起抬着面包屑,慢慢地搬回家。

tā men yì qǐ tái zhe miàn bāo xiè màn màn de bān huí jiā

Together they carried the breadcrumbs and slowly took them home.

吃完以后,我们到湖边看天鹅。

chī wán yǐ hòu wǒ men dào hú biān kàn tiān é

After eating, we went to the lake to watch the swans.

两只白天鹅在水上游来游去,好像在跳舞呢!

liǎng zhī bái tiān é zài shuǐ shàng yóu lái yóu qù hǎo xiàng zài tiào wǔ ne

Two white swans glided to and fro on the water, as if they were dancing!

生词 Words in this story

WordPinyinMeaning here
植物园zhíwùyuánbotanic gardens
野餐yěcānto have a picnic
三明治sānmíngzhìsandwiches
津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèiwith great enjoyment (literally 'full of tasty flavour')
不小心bùxiǎoxīnby accident
蚂蚁mǎyǐants
一起yìqǐtogether
天鹅tiānéswans

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