Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: The Bond of Friendship and Study by West Lake
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Story Transcript:

Zh: 西湖的早晨，空气清新，天空蓝蓝的。
En: In the morning at West Lake, the air was fresh and the sky was blue.

Zh: 李华、王明和张兰三人在期末考试前一天来这里散步。
En: Li Hua, Wang Ming, and Zhang Lan were taking a walk there the day before their final exams.

Zh: 他们是好朋友，同班同学。
En: They were good friends and classmates.

Zh: 李华说：“我们一起复习吧。考试快到了。”
En: Li Hua said, "Let’s review together. The exam is coming soon."

Zh: 王明点头：“好的，我们找个安静的地方吧。”
En: Wang Ming nodded, "Okay, let’s find a quiet place."

Zh: 张兰找到一棵大树，大家坐在树下。
En: Zhang Lan found a big tree, and they all sat under it.

Zh: 李华拿出书本，王明拿出笔记，张兰带来了草稿纸。
En: Li Hua took out his books, Wang Ming took out his notes, and Zhang Lan brought some scratch paper.

Zh: 阳光透过树叶，洒在地上，形成漂亮的光斑。
En: Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting beautiful spots of light on the ground.

Zh: 他们复习数学、语文和英语。
En: They reviewed math, language, and English.

Zh: 虽然有点紧张，但他们都很认真。
En: Despite feeling a bit nervous, they all studied seriously.

Zh: 复习了一个小时后，王明提议：“我们休息一下吧。”
En: After an hour of studying, Wang Ming suggested, "Let’s take a break."

Zh: 张兰笑着说：“好啊，我们去湖边看看鱼。”
En: Zhang Lan smiled and said, "Sure, let’s go to the lake to look at the fish."

Zh: 他们来到湖边，看到了许多小鱼在水里游来游去。
En: They went to the lakeside and saw many small fish swimming in the water.

Zh: 西湖的水很清澈，偶尔还能看到水鸟飞过。
En: The water of West Lake was very clear, and occasionally they could see water birds flying by.

Zh: 王明突然说：“我觉得有点饿了。”
En: Wang Ming suddenly said, "I feel a bit hungry."

Zh: 李华笑了：“我带了点心，大家一起吃吧。”
En: Li Hua laughed, "I brought some snacks, let’s share them."

Zh: 他们坐在湖边，分享着点心，心情渐渐放松下来。
En: They sat by the lake, sharing the snacks and gradually relaxing.

Zh: 吃完点心，张兰提议：“我们再复习一会儿吧，时间不多了。”
En: After finishing the snacks, Zhang Lan suggested, "Let’s review a bit more, we don’t have much time left."

Zh: 于是，他们又回到树下，继续复习。
En: So, they went back under the tree and continued reviewing.

Zh: 西湖的风景美丽，但他们更多的心思在书本上。
En: The scenery of West Lake was beautiful, but their minds were mostly on their books.

Zh: 夜幕降临，他们回到学校。
En: As night fell, they returned to school.

Zh: 第二天，考试开始了。
En: The next day, the exams began.

Zh: 三人都感觉很有信心。因为他们知道，昨天的复习让他们更有准备。
En: The three of them felt confident because they knew that yesterday’s review had prepared them well.

Zh: 考试结束后，大家轻松地笑了。
En: After the exams, everyone smiled with relief.

Zh: 李华说：“我们真棒！一定能考好！”
En: Li Hua said, "We did great! We’ll definitely do well!"

Zh: 张兰和王明也点头：“是啊，一起努力，一起成功！”
En: Zhang Lan and Wang Ming nodded in agreement, "Yes, we worked together and succeeded together!"

Zh: 西湖的美丽和那次认真的复习成为三人美好的回忆。
En: The beauty of West Lake and the earnest review session became a fond memory for the three of them.

Zh: 期末考试也因为他们的努力而变得顺利。
En: Their final exams went smoothly because of their efforts.

Zh: 这次经历不仅强化了他们的知识，还加深了他们的友谊。
En: This experience not only strengthened their knowledge but also deepened their friendship.

Zh: 故事就这样在他们的笑声中结束了。
En: And so, the story ended with their laughter.


Vocabulary Words:

• fresh: 清新
• review: 复习
• quiet: 安静
• scratch paper: 草稿纸
• filtered: 透过
• casting: 洒
• spots: 光斑
• despite: 虽然
• nervous: 紧张
• suggested: 提议
• occasionally: 偶尔
• laughing: 笑了
• gradually: 渐渐
• taking a walk: 散步
• confident: 有信心
• relief: 轻松
• prepared: 准备
• strengthened: 强化
• knowledge: 知识
• earnest: 认真的
• memory: 回忆
• friendship: 友谊
• sat: 坐在
• sunlight: 阳光
• birds: 水鸟
• wind: 风景
• sharing: 分享
• snacks: 点心
• classmates: 同学
• earnest: 认真的