▸ 星期六xīng qī liù早上zǎo shang，我wǒ和hé姐姐jiě jie打算dǎ suàn去qù公园gōng yuán玩wán。

On Saturday morning, my older sister and I planned to go have fun at the park.

▸ 可是kě shì刚gāng出门chū mén，天tiān就jiù下xià起qǐ了le大雨dà yǔ。

But the moment we stepped outside, it started pouring.

▸ 姐姐jiě jie说shuō：“既然jì rán下雨xià yǔ了le，我们wǒ men就jiù在家zài jiā看kàn电影diàn yǐng吧ba。”

My sister said, "Since it's raining, let's just watch a movie at home."

▸ 电影diàn yǐng看到kàn dào一半yī bàn，家里jiā lǐ突然tū rán停电tíng diàn了le。

Halfway through the movie, the power suddenly went out.

▸ 我wǒ说shuō：“既然jì rán没有méi yǒu电diàn，我们wǒ men就jiù下棋xià qí吧ba。”

I said, "Since there's no electricity, let's play chess."

▸ 下xià了le一会儿yī huìr棋qí，妈妈mā ma回来huí lai了le，手里shǒu lǐ拿ná着zhe很多hěn duō菜cài。

After we'd played for a while, Mom came home carrying lots of groceries.

▸ 姐姐jiě jie说shuō：“既然jì rán妈妈mā ma买mǎi了le这么zhè me多duō菜cài，我们wǒ men就jiù一起yī qǐ做zuò午饭wǔ fàn吧ba。”

My sister said, "Since Mom bought so much food, let's make lunch together."

▸ 午饭wǔ fàn做zuò好的hǎo de时候shí hou，雨yǔ停tíng了le，太阳tài yang也yě出来chū lái了le。

By the time lunch was ready, the rain had stopped and the sun had come out.

▸ 姐姐jiě jie高兴地gāo xìng de说shuō：“既然jì rán天tiān晴qíng了le，我们wǒ men就jiù去qù公园gōng yuán吧ba！”

My sister said happily, "Since it's cleared up, let's go to the park!"

▸ 我wǒ笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“既然jì rán饭fàn已经yǐ jīng做zuò好了hǎo le，就jiù先xiān吃饭chī fàn，吃完chī wán再zài去qù。”

I laughed and said, "Since lunch is already made, let's eat first and go afterwards."

▸ 那天nà tiān我们wǒ men的de计划jì huà一直yī zhí在zài变biàn，可是kě shì每个人měi ge rén都dōu过guò得很de hěn开心kāi xīn。

Our plans kept changing all day, but everyone had a great time.

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