周末去公园 A Weekend in the Park — HSK 2 Reading

星期六xīngqīliù天气tiānqì很hěn好hǎo。

On Saturday the weather is great.

我wǒ和hé女朋友nǚpéngyou一起yìqǐ去qù公园gōngyuán。

My girlfriend and I go to the park together.

公园gōngyuán里li人rén很hěn多duō,有人yǒu rén跑步pǎobù,有人yǒu rén唱歌chànggē。

There are lots of people in the park — some are jogging, some are singing.

我们wǒmen坐zuò在zài树shù下xià喝hē茶chá、说话shuōhuà。

We sit under a tree, drinking tea and chatting.

时间shíjiān过guò得de真zhēn快kuài,我们wǒmen玩儿wánr了le一个yí ge下午xiàwǔ。

Time passes so quickly — we spend the whole afternoon having fun.

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Key words 生词

周末zhōumòweekend

天气tiānqìweather

一起yìqǐtogether

公园gōngyuánpark

跑步pǎobùto run; jogging

唱歌chànggēto sing

有人…,有人… — some people…, others…

Repeat 有人 to describe a lively scene: 有人跑步,有人唱歌 (some are jogging, some are singing).

公园里有人喝茶,有人说话。 — In the park some drink tea, some chat.

1. What day do they go to the park?

2. Who does the writer go with?

3. What do they do under the tree?