In this story Xiaoming decided to take a walk in the park.
昨天是个晴天，小明决定去公园散步。
他带着他的狗去了那儿。
他们在公园里看到了一只漂亮的鸟，小明拍了照片。
突然，天空变得阴暗，下起了雨。
小明和他的狗跑回家，但他们都被淋湿了。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park |
| 里 | lǐ | inside, in |
| 的 | de | (possessive particle) |
| 雨天 | yǔtiān | rainy day |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 是 | shì | is, was |
| 个 | ge | (measure word for general use) |
| 晴天 | qíngtiān | sunny day |
| 小明 | Xiǎo Míng | (person’s name) |
| 决定 | juédìng | decide |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 散步 | sànbù | to take a walk |
| 他 | tā | he |
| 带着 | dàizhe | carrying, bringing |
| 他的 | tā de | his |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 去了 | qù le | went |
| 那儿 | nàr | there |
| 他们 | tāmen | they |
| 在 | zài | at, in |
| 看到 | kàndào | saw |
| 一只 | yì zhī | one (measure word for animals) |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | beautiful |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
| 拍了照片 | pāi le zhàopiàn | took a photo |
| 突然 | tūrán | suddenly |
| 天空 | tiānkōng | sky |
| 变得 | biàndé | become |
| 阴暗 | yīn’àn | gloomy, overcast |
| 下起了雨 | xià qǐ le yǔ | started to rain |
| 跑回家 | pǎo huí jiā | run back home |
| 但 | dàn | but |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 被 | bèi | (passive marker) |
| 淋湿了 | lín shī le | got wet |
Yesterday was a sunny day, and Xiaoming decided to take a walk in the park.
He took his dog with him.
They saw a beautiful bird in the park, and Xiaoming took a photo.
Suddenly, the sky became dark, and it started raining.
Xiaoming and his dog ran back home, but they both got wet.