▸ 明天míng tiān我要wǒ yào跟gēn朋友péng you去qù山里shān lǐ玩wán，只zhǐ去qù一天yī tiān，晚上wǎn shang就jiù回来huí lai。

Tomorrow I'm going to the mountains with a friend — just for the day, back by evening.

▸ 可是kě shì收拾shōu shi包bāo的de时候shí hou，我wǒ越yuè想xiǎng越yuè多duō。

But while packing my bag, my mind kept coming up with more and more.

▸ 万一wàn yī突然tū rán下雨xià yǔ呢ne？带dài伞sǎn！

What if it suddenly rains? Pack an umbrella!

▸ 万一wàn yī中午zhōng wǔ太阳tài yang太tài大dà呢ne？带dài帽子mào zi！

What if the midday sun is too strong? Pack a hat!

▸ 万一wàn yī饿è了le怎么办zěn me bàn？带dài面包miàn bāo、水果shuǐ guǒ，还有hái yǒu三sān瓶píng水shuǐ。

What if I get hungry? Pack bread, fruit, and three bottles of water.

▸ 万一wàn yī山上shān shàng很hěn冷lěng怎么办zěn me bàn？再zài带dài一件yī jiàn厚hòu衣服yī fu。

What if it's cold up the mountain? Add a thick jacket.

▸ 万一wàn yī走zǒu累lèi了le，鞋xié不舒服bù shū fu呢ne？多duō带dài一双yī shuāng鞋xié！

What if I get tired of walking and my shoes hurt? Pack an extra pair!

▸ 这时zhè shí朋友péng you打电话dǎ diàn huà来lái问wèn：“东西dōng xi准备好了zhǔn bèi hǎo le吗ma？”

Just then my friend called to ask, "All packed?"

▸ 我wǒ说shuō：“快kuài好了hǎo le，可是kě shì我的wǒ de包bāo太tài重zhòng了le，我wǒ拿ná都dōu拿ná不bù起来qǐ lai。”

I said, "Almost — but my bag is so heavy I can't even lift it."

▸ 朋友péng you笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“万一wàn yī包bāo太tài重zhòng，你nǐ走zǒu不到bù dào山上shān shàng，怎么办zěn me bàn？”

My friend laughed and said, "And what if the bag is so heavy you can't make it up the mountain?"

▸ 我wǒ想xiǎng了le想xiǎng，最后zuì hòu只zhǐ留下liú xià了le水shuǐ、伞sǎn和hé一点yī diǎn吃的chī de。

I thought about it and, in the end, kept only the water, the umbrella, and a little food.

▸ 世界上shì jiè shàng的de“万一wàn yī”太多tài duō了le，可是kě shì包bāo太tài重zhòng，哪里nǎ lǐ都dōu去qù不了bù liǎo。

The world is full of "what ifs" — but with a bag that heavy, you can't go anywhere at all.

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