In this short passage, we learn some middle school science terminology.
我是一个中学生。在学校，我最喜欢的课是科学课。每个星期二和星期四，我们都有科学课。
我们的科学老师姓李。李老师很有意思，他教我们很多东西。上个星期，我们学习了水。水可以变成冰，也可以变成气。我觉得这很神奇！
今天，我们做了一个小实验。我们把不同的东西放进水里，看它们会不会沉下去。我用了一个苹果和一块石头。苹果没有沉下去，可是石头沉下去了。为什么？因为石头比苹果重。
我很喜欢科学课，因为我可以知道为什么天是蓝的，为什么鸟会飞。科学让我明白这个世界！
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 科学 | kē xué | science |
| 中学生 | zhōng xué shēng | middle school student |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 实验 | shí yàn | experiment |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 冰 | bīng | ice |
| 石头 | shí tou | rock/stone |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy |
| 明白 | míng bai | to understand |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world</p> |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4] |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school; CL:所[suo3] |
| 最 | zuì | variant of 最[zui4]; old variant of 最[zui4]; (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world") |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 课 | kè | subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination |
| 每个 | měi gè | each; every |
| 星期二 | Xīng qī èr | Tuesday |
| 和 | hé | old variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2]) |
| 星期四 | Xīng qī sì | Thursday |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 都 | Dū | surname Du |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional) |
| 姓 | xìng | family name; surname; to be surnamed ... |
| 李 | lí | plum; surname Li |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun |
| 他 | tā | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2]) |
| 教 | Jiào | surname Jiao |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly- |
| 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 西 | Xī | the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish |
| 上个 | shàng ge | first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week; CL:個|个[ge4]; day of the week; Sunday |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn; to study |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | to change into; to turn into; to become |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 气 | qì | gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing) |
| 神奇 | shén qí | magical; mystical; miraculous |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, frien… |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny; few; young |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the ob… |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct; not the same; not alike |
| 放进 | fàng jìn | to put into |
| 里 | lǐ | variant of 裡|里[li3]; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]; surname Li |
| 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard |
| 它 | tā | it; it (pronoun for an animal) |
| 会不会 | huì bù huì | (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not |
| 沉 | chēn | to sink; heavy; deep; to immerse; to keep down |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courte… |
| 苹 | píng | (artemisia); duckweed; used in 蘋果|苹果[ping2 guo3] |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really |
| 一块 | yī kuài | a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2 gan3 zhe4 yi1 kuai4] "the emotional aspec… |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 为 | wéi | as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice); variant of 為|为[wei2] |
| 什 | shén | what |
| 么 | má | exclamatory final particle; variant of 麼|么[me5] |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 比 | Bǐ | Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2] |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky; heaven |
| 蓝 | Lán | surname Lan |
| 鸟 | diǎo | variant of 屌[diao3]; penis |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Tai… |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 让 | ràng | to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) |
| 这个 | zhè ge | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this |
I am a middle school student. At school, my favorite class is science class. Every Tuesday and Thursday, we have science class.
Our science teacher’s surname is Li. Teacher Li is very interesting, and he teaches us many things. Last week, we learned about water. Water can become ice, and it can also become gas. I think this is very magical!
Today, we did a small experiment. We put different things into water to see if they would sink. I used an apple and a rock. The apple did not sink, but the rock sank. Why? Because the rock is heavier than the apple.
I really like science class because I can learn why the sky is blue and why birds can fly. Science helps me understand this world!