▸ 放假fàng jià的de时候shí hou，我wǒ跟gēn爸爸bà ba回了huí le他tā小时候xiǎo shí hou住zhù的de小城xiǎo chéng。

During the holiday, I went back with Dad to the small city where he lived as a child.

▸ 一下yī xià火车huǒ chē，爸爸bà ba就jiù变得biàn de特别tè bié高兴gāo xìng。

The moment we got off the train, Dad lit up.

▸ 车站chē zhàn旁边páng biān有yǒu一家yī jiā小饭馆xiǎo fàn guǎn，爸爸bà ba带dài我wǒ走了zǒu le进去jìn qù。

Next to the station there was a little restaurant, and Dad led me inside.

▸ “这zhè家jiā饭馆fàn guǎn，我wǒ小时候xiǎo shí hou常常cháng cháng来lái。”他说tā shuō。

"This restaurant — I came here all the time as a kid," he said.

▸ 我们wǒ men要yào了le两liǎng碗wǎn面miàn，爸爸bà ba吃chī了le一口yī kǒu说shuō：“这个zhè ge味道wèi dao，我wǒ一直yī zhí没有méi yǒu忘wàng。”

We ordered two bowls of noodles. Dad took one bite and said, "This taste — I have never forgotten it."

▸ 吃完chī wán饭fàn，我们wǒ men去qù看kàn他tā以前yǐ qián的de学校xué xiào，他说tā shuō：“这zhè条tiáo路lù，我wǒ以前yǐ qián每天měi tiān走zǒu两liǎng次cì。”

After eating, we went to see his old school. "This road — I used to walk it twice a day," he said.

▸ 学校xué xiào门口mén kǒu有yǒu一yī棵kē大树dà shù，爸爸bà ba笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“这zhè棵kē树shù，我wǒ小时候xiǎo shí hou爬pá过guò很hěn多次duō cì。”

There was a big tree at the school gate. Dad said with a grin, "This tree — I climbed it many times as a kid."

▸ 这时候zhè shí hòu，一个yī ge老人lǎo rén看着kàn zhe爸爸bà ba，突然tū rán叫jiào出chū了le他的tā de名字míng zi。

Just then, an old man looked at Dad and suddenly called out his name.

▸ 爸爸bà ba也yě认出rèn chū了le他tā，原来yuán lái是shì小学xiǎo xué的de同学tóng xué。

Dad recognized him too — it turned out to be a classmate from elementary school.

▸ 老人lǎo rén高兴地gāo xìng de说shuō：“你的nǐ de样子yàng zi，我wǒ一看yī kàn就jiù想起来xiǎng qi lai了le！”

The old man said happily, "Your face — one look and it all came back to me!"

▸ 回家huí jiā的de路上lù shang，爸爸bà ba说shuō：“这个zhè ge小城xiǎo chéng，我wǒ离开lí kāi了le很hěn多年duō nián，可是kě shì这里zhè lǐ的de事shì，我wǒ都dōu记得jì de。”

On the way home, Dad said, "This little city — I left it many years ago. But the things here, I remember them all."

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