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The Astronauts Come Home

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The Astronauts Come Home

三个sān gè宇航员yǔ háng yuán回家huí jiā了le。

Three astronauts came home.

他们tā men在zài太空tài kōng住zhù了le八bā个gè月yuè。

They lived in space for eight months.

他们tā men住zhù在zài空间站kōng jiān zhàn里lǐ。

They lived in a space station.

空间站kōng jiān zhàn在zài天上tiān shàng,很hěn高gāo很hěn高gāo。

The space station is up in the sky, very, very high.

在zài那里nà li,人rén会huì飞fēi起来qǐ lai。

Up there, people float in the air.

他们tā men每天měi tiān工作gōng zuò,也yě看kàn地球dì qiú。

Every day they worked, and they also looked at the Earth.

从cóng天上tiān shàng看kàn,地球dì qiú很hěn漂亮piào liang,是shì蓝色lán sè的de。

Seen from the sky, the Earth is beautiful — it is blue.

七月qī yuè二十èr shí七qī号hào,他们tā men坐zuò飞船fēi chuán回了huí le家jiā。

On July 27, they took a spacecraft home.

他们tā men的de家人jiā rén都dōu很高兴hěn gāo xìng。

Their families were all very happy.

你nǐ想xiǎng不想bù xiǎng去qù太空tài kōng看看kàn kan?

Would you like to go to space and have a look?

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Vocabulary 47 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
三个 sān gèthree (of something)
宇航员 yǔ háng yuánastronaut
回家 huí jiāto return home
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
他们 tā menthey
在 zàito be (located); at; in
太空 tài kōngouter space
住 zhùto live; to reside
八 bāeight
个 gègeneral measure word
月 yuèmoon; month
空间站 kōng jiān zhànspace station
里 lǐinside; interior; within
天上 tiān shàngsky; heaven
很 hěnvery
高 gāotall; high; surname Gao
那里 nà lithere
人 rénperson; people
会 huìcan; to know how to; meeting
飞 fēito fly
起来 qǐ laito rise; to get up
每天 měi tiānevery day
工作 gōng zuòto work; job
也 yěalso
看 kànto look; to watch; to see
地球 dì qiúthe Earth
从 cóngfrom
漂亮 piào liangpretty; beautiful
是 shìto be; correct
蓝色 lán sèblue (color)
的 depossessive particle
七月 qī yuèJuly; seventh month (of the lunar year)
二十 èr shítwenty; 20
七 qīseven
号 hàonumber; day of the month
坐 zuòto sit; to take (a bus, etc.)
飞船 fēi chuánspaceship; spacecraft
回了 huí lereturned
家 jiāhome; family
家人 jiā rénfamily members
都 dōuall; both
很高兴 hěn gāo xìngvery happy; glad
你 nǐyou
想 xiǎngto think; to want
不想 bù xiǎngunexpectedly; to one's surprise
去 qùto go
看看 kàn kanto take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon