雪天 Snowy Day — HSK 2 Reading

今天jīntiān早上zǎoshang我wǒ起床qǐchuáng的de时候shíhou，看见kànjiàn外面wàimiàn下雪xià xuě了le。

When I got up this morning, I saw it was snowing outside.

雪xuě很hěn大dà，路上lùshang都dōu是shì白色báisè的de，非常fēicháng漂亮piàoliang。

The snow was heavy — the roads were all white, and it was very beautiful.

天气tiānqì很hěn冷lěng，我wǒ穿chuān了le很hěn多duō衣服yīfu。

The weather was very cold, so I put on a lot of clothes.

孩子们háizimen在zài外面wàimiàn玩wán雪xuě，笑xiào得de很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

The children were playing in the snow outside, laughing happily.

我wǒ和hé朋友péngyou做zuò了le一个yí ge大dà雪人xuěrén。

My friend and I made a big snowman.

晚上wǎnshang，雪xuě还hái在zài下xià，我wǒ在zài家里jiā li喝hē热rè茶chá，看kàn书shū。

In the evening it was still snowing, and I stayed home drinking hot tea and reading.

我wǒ觉得juéde下雪xià xuě的de天气tiānqì真zhēn好hǎo。

I think snowy weather is really lovely.

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Key words 生词

下雪xià xuěto snow

白色báisèwhite (color)

冷lěngcold

穿chuānto wear; to put on

玩wánto play

雪人xuěrénsnowman

下雪了 — 了 for a new situation

了 after a weather verb announces a change: 下雪了 (it has started snowing), 下雨了 (it has started raining).

外面下雪了。— It's snowing outside (it started to snow).

还在 + verb — still doing

还 (still) + 在 (in the middle of) means an action is continuing: 雪还在下, 他还在睡觉.

晚上雪还在下。— In the evening it was still snowing.

1. What did the writer see when getting up in the morning?

2. What did the writer and the friend make?

3. What did the writer do in the evening?

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