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See the sunrise on the melting ice

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See the sunrise on the melting ice

最近zuì jìn,中国Zhōng guó辽宁Liáo níng的de一yī个gè小伙子xiǎo huǒ zi来lái海边hǎi biān看kàn日出rì chū,发现fā xiàn近处jìn chù海面hǎi miàn已经yǐ jīng结冰jié bīng,他tā就jiù站zhàn上shàng了le冰面bīng miàn。

然而rán ér,随着suí zhe温度wēn dù升shēng高gāo,冰面bīng miàn渐渐jiàn jiàn融化róng huà,他tā被bèi困kùn在zài了le一yī块kuài冰bīng上shàng,越yuè漂piāo越yuè远yuǎn…

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救援jiù yuán人员rén yuán赶到gǎn dào的de时候shí hou,小伙子xiǎo huǒ zi双shuāng手shǒu插chā在zài口袋kǒu dai里lǐ,情绪qíng xù很hěn稳定wěn dìng。

经过jīng guò30分钟fēn zhōng的de救援jiù yuán,他tā成功chéng gōng脱离tuō lí险境xiǎn jìng。

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Vocabulary 54 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
中国 Zhōng guóChina
辽宁 Liáo níngLiaoning, a province in northeast China.
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
小伙子 xiǎo huǒ ziyoung man / young guy / lad / youngster
来 láito come
海边 hǎi biāncoast; seaside; seashore; beach
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
日出 rì chūsunrise
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
近处 jìn chùnearby
海面 hǎi miànthe surface of the sea; ocean surface
已经 yǐ jīngalready
结冰 jié bīngto freeze
他 tāhe; him; his
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
站 zhànto stand / to halt / to stop
上 shàng(directional complement) up
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
冰面 bīng miànice surface; frozen surface of water
然而 rán érhowever; but; yet
随着 suí zhealong with / in the wake of / following
温度 wēn dùtemperature
升 shēngto ascend; to rise / to promote; to elevate
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
渐渐 jiàn jiàngradually
融化 róng huàto melt / to thaw / to dissolve / to blend into / to combine / to fuse
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
困 kùnto trap / to surround
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
块 kuàiclassifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
冰 bīngice / (slang) methamphetamine
越 yuèthe more... the more
漂 piāoto float / to drift
远 yuǎnfar / distant / remote
救援 jiù yuánto save / to support / to help / to assist
人员 rén yuánstaff / crew / personnel
赶到 gǎn dàoto hurry (to some place)
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
双 shuāngtwo / double / both / even (number)
手 shǒuhand
插 chāto insert / to take part in / to interfere / to interpose
口袋 kǒu daipocket / bag; sack
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
情绪 qíng xùmood / state of mind / moodiness
很 hěnvery; quite
稳定 wěn dìngsteady / stable
经过 jīng guòto pass / to go through
分钟 fēn zhōngminute
成功 chéng gōngsuccessful; fruitful
脱离 tuō líto separate oneself from / to break away from
险境 xiǎn jìngcritical circumstances / risky conditions / danger zone