Dàwèi: Wǒmen míngtiān qù Chángchéng ba.
大卫：我们明天去长城吧。
 
Wáng Fāngfang: Hǎo a! Jǐ diǎn chūfā?
王方方：好啊！几点出发？
 
Dàwèi: Zǎoshang liù diǎn bàn chūfā, zěnmeyàng?
大卫：早上六点半出发，怎么样？
 
Wáng Fāngfang: Hǎo a!
王方方：好啊！
 
Liú Xiǎoshuāng: Míngtiān wǒmen qù hē chá ba.
刘小双：明天 我们去喝茶吧。
 
Wáng Fāngfang: Hǎo a! Jǐ diǎn qù?
王方方：好啊！几点去？
 
Liú Xiǎoshuāng: Xiàwǔ sì diǎn, zěnmeyàng?
刘小双：下午四点，怎么样？
 
Wáng Fāngfang: Méi wèntí.
王方方：没问题。
 
Liú Dàshuāng: Míngtiān xiàwǔ wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba.
刘大双：明天 下午我们去看电影吧。
 
Wáng Fāngfang: Míngtiān xiàwǔ wǒ yǒu shìr. Wǎnshang hǎo ma?
王方方：明天 下午我有事儿。晚上好吗？
 
Liú Dàshuāng: Hǎo ba. Jǐ diǎn?
刘大双：好吧。几点？
 
Wáng Fāngfang: Wǎnshang qī diǎn shíwǔ fēn diànyǐngyuàn jiàn.
王方方：晚上七点十五分电影院见。
 
 

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AngliaEnglish

Finding happiness

Talking about the weather in fall.
Wortschatz
vorbei sein - to be over
kälter - colder (die Kälte - coldness) 
sich freuen über + Akk. - to be pleased about
unangenehm sein - to be unpleasant (das Wetter ist unangenehm)
bewölkt - cloudy   (die Wolke; -en - cloud)
neblig - foggy       (der Nebel - fog)
von den Bäumen fallen - to fall from the trees
nass - wet
verlassen, hat verlassen - to leave
lieber - rather
bunt - colorful
farbig - colored
das Märchen - fairy tale
wechselhaft - changeable
plötzlich - suddenly
vorbereitet sein - to be prepared
die Lieblingsjahreszeit - favorite season
gestrickte Pullis - knitted sweaters
rausgehen, ist rausgegangen - to go out
beruhigend - calming   (sich beruhigen, hat sich beruhigt - to calm down)
entspannend - relaxing (sich entspannen, hat sich entspannt - to relax)
sich erkälten, hat sich erkältet - to catch a cold  (die Erkältung - cold)


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Das Wetter im Herbst

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Simplified Chinese version:
季子是中国古代人。有一次他去旅游，走累了就坐在路边休息。他看到地上有一块儿金子。他想：可能是别人不小心丢掉的吧！
因为季子是一个有钱人，所以他不想去捡这块儿金子。
这个时候，刚好有一个人经过。季子想：这个人很瘦，衣服也很旧，应该是一个乞丐。
季子对他说：“喂！这地上有一块儿金子，你捡去用吧！一会儿被其他乞丐捡走，你就什么都没有了！”
这个人听了非常生气，他说：“你凭什么认为我是乞丐？是因为我的衣服很旧？还是因为我很瘦？你觉得我佷可怜吗？”
这个人说：“今天就算你是有钱人，你都不可以这样对我说话！”
季子很不好意思，于是客气地问这个人的名字。这个人说：“你是一个没有礼貌的人，我不想告诉你我的名字。”

Traditional Chinese version:
季子是中國古代人。有一次他去旅遊，走累了就坐在路邊休息。他看到地上有一塊兒金子。他想：可能是別人不小心丟掉的吧！
因為季子是一個有錢人，所以他不想去撿這塊兒金子。
這個時候，剛好有一個人經過。季子想：這個人很瘦，衣服也很舊，應該是一個乞丐。
季子對他說：“餵！這地上有一塊兒金子，你撿去用吧！一會兒被其他乞丐撿走，你就什麼都沒有了！”
這個人聽了非常生氣，他說：“你憑什麼認為我是乞丐？是因為我的衣服很舊？還是因為我很瘦？你覺得我佷可憐嗎？”
這個人說：“今天就算你是有錢人，你都不可以這樣對我說話！”
季子很不好意思，於是客氣地問這個人的名字。這個人說：“你是一個沒有禮貌的人，我不想告訴你我的名字。”

English translation:
Jizi was a man of ancient China. Once he went on a journey, resting by the street side whenever he felt exhausted. He spotted a piece of gold on the ground. “Someone could have lost this by accident,“ thought Jizi.
Since Jizi was a wealthy man, he did not want to pick up this piece of gold.
Right at this moment, there was someone passing by. “This man is so scraggy, his clothes are tattered too, he’s got to be a beggar,” thought Jizi.
“Hey, there’s a piece of gold on the ground, go pick it up and use it! You will gain nothing if it were picked by other beggars later,” Jizi told him.
Enraged, this man said, “What makes you think of me as a beggar? Is it because my old clothes are too worn? Or is it because I am too skinny? Are you thinking that I am deplorable?”
“Even if you are a rich man, you should never talk to me like that!” the man said.
Jizi felt very embarrassed and asked this man’s politely what his name was. “You are a ill-mannered man, I don’t want to tell you,” said the man.

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - elementary

没有礼貌的季子  The Ill-mannered Jizi

A story written by me. Based on a dream I had.

Calista is surprised when the magician knows her name and asks her to help him with a magic trick in front of the audience.

Vocabulary:
extend: to stretch out
dim: a little dark, not much light
spellbound: fascinated by something
squint: to close your eyes a little because the light is too bright
blush: when your face turns a little red because you like someone
amend: to change something, to improve it

Phrases:
to break the ice: to become comfortable with someone
in my element: to be around something you're completely comfortable with
to seek someone out: to search for a specific person
third wheel: an extra person on a date with the couple
by all means: yes

To read the transcript: https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-magicians-performance

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The Magician's Performance (short story)

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