▸ 这个zhè ge周末zhōu mò，我们wǒ men全家quán jiā想xiǎng去qù湖边hú biān野餐yě cān。

This weekend, our whole family wanted to have a picnic by the lake.

▸ 爸爸bà ba看了kàn le看kàn天tiān，说shuō：“明天míng tiān恐怕kǒng pà要yào下雨xià yǔ。”

Dad looked at the sky and said, "I'm afraid it's going to rain tomorrow."

▸ 妈妈mā ma说shuō：“我wǒ上午shàng wǔ要yào开会kāi huì，恐怕kǒng pà十二shí èr点diǎn以后yǐ hòu才能cái néng出发chū fā。”

Mom said, "I have a meeting in the morning — I'm afraid we can't leave until after twelve."

▸ 哥哥gē ge说shuō：“吃的chī de东西dōng xi还没hái méi买mǎi，现在xiàn zài去qù超市chāo shì恐怕kǒng pà来不及lái bu jí了le。”

My older brother said, "We haven't bought the food yet — I'm afraid it's too late to go to the supermarket now."

▸ 我wǒ看了kàn le看kàn钱包qián bāo，说shuō：“这个月zhè ge yuè我wǒ花huā了le太多tài duō钱qián，恐怕kǒng pà买mǎi不了bù liǎo什么shén me好吃hǎo chī的de。”

I checked my wallet and said, "I've spent too much this month — I'm afraid I can't buy anything nice."

▸ 奶奶nǎi nai笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“我们wǒ men家人jiā rén这么zhè me多duō，一yī辆liàng车chē恐怕kǒng pà坐zuò不下bù xià吧ba？”

Grandma laughed and said, "With this many of us, I'm afraid one car won't fit everyone, right?"

▸ 大家dà jiā你nǐ一句yī jù我wǒ一句yī jù，好像hǎo xiàng这次zhè cì野餐yě cān去qù不成bù chéng了le。

Everyone chimed in one after another, and it seemed the picnic was off.

▸ 没想到méi xiǎng dào，第二天dì èr tiān天气tiān qì特别tè bié好hǎo，一点yī diǎn雨yǔ也yě没méi下xià。

Unexpectedly, the next day the weather was wonderful — not a drop of rain.

▸ 妈妈mā ma的de会huì很hěn早就zǎo jiù开kāi完了wán le，我们wǒ men十shí一点yī diǎn就jiù出发chū fā了le。

Mom's meeting ended early, and we set off at eleven.

▸ 吃的chī de东西dōng xi虽然suī rán简单jiǎn dān，可是kě shì大家dà jiā都dōu吃chī得很de hěn开心kāi xīn。

The food was simple, but everyone enjoyed it.

▸ 爸爸bà ba笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“看来kàn lai大家dà jiā担心dān xīn的de事情shì qing，不一定bù yī dìng都dōu会huì发生fā shēng。”

Dad laughed and said, "It seems the things we worry about don't always happen."

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