▸ 明天míng tiān我要wǒ yào一个人yī gè rén坐zuò火车huǒ chē去qù看kàn朋友péng you，妈妈mā ma比bǐ我wǒ还hái紧张jǐn zhāng。

Tomorrow I'm taking the train by myself to visit a friend, and Mom is more nervous than I am.

▸ 晚饭wǎn fàn的de时候shí hou，她tā说shuō：“外面wài miàn很hěn冷lěng，你nǐ最好zuì hǎo多duō穿chuān一点yī diǎn。”

At dinner she said, "It's cold out — you'd better put on a bit more."

▸ “火车huǒ chē很早hěn zǎo，你nǐ最好zuì hǎo早点zǎo diǎn睡觉shuì jiào，别bié再zài看kàn手机shǒu jī了le。”

"The train leaves early — you'd better go to bed soon and stop looking at your phone."

▸ 我wǒ说shuō想xiǎng明天míng tiān早上zǎo shang再zài准备zhǔn bèi行李xíng li，她tā说shuō：“你nǐ最好zuì hǎo今天jīn tiān晚上wǎn shang就jiù准备zhǔn bèi好hǎo。”

I said I'd pack tomorrow morning, but she said, "You'd better get it ready tonight."

▸ 她tā又yòu说shuō：“路上lù shang可能kě néng下雨xià yǔ，你nǐ最好zuì hǎo带dài一把yī bǎ伞sǎn。”

Then she added, "It might rain on the way — you'd better bring an umbrella."

▸ 我wǒ想xiǎng走路zǒu lù去qù火车站huǒ chē zhàn，妈妈mā ma想xiǎng了le想xiǎng说shuō：“太tài远yuǎn了le，你nǐ还是hái shi坐车zuò chē去qù吧ba。”

I wanted to walk to the train station, but Mom thought it over and said, "It's too far — better just take a car."

▸ 睡觉shuì jiào以前yǐ qián，我wǒ还hái想xiǎng再zài看kàn一会儿yī huìr电视diàn shì。

Before bed, I still wanted to watch a little more TV.

▸ 妈妈mā ma笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“已经yǐ jīng十shí一点yī diǎn了le，你nǐ还是hái shi快kuài去qù睡shuì吧ba。”

Mom smiled and said, "It's already eleven — better just get to bed."

▸ 第二天dì èr tiān早上zǎo shang，外面wài miàn真的zhēn de下xià起qǐ了le大雨dà yǔ。

The next morning, it really was pouring outside.

▸ 我wǒ穿着chuān zhuó厚hòu衣服yī fu，拿ná着zhe伞sǎn，坐zuò上了shàng le车chē。

Wearing warm clothes and holding my umbrella, I got into the car.

▸ 我wǒ心里xīn li想xiǎng：下次xià cì出门chū mén以前yǐ qián，我wǒ最好zuì hǎo先xiān听tīng妈妈mā ma的话de huà。

I thought to myself: next time before I go out, I'd better listen to Mom first.

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