Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Adventure Lessons: A Journey of Growth on the Great Wall Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2024-11-19-23-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 天和梅站在中国长城上。En: Tian and Mei stood on the Great Wall of China.Zh: 秋天的风轻轻吹过,远山披上了金色的树叶。En: The autumn wind gently blew, and the distant mountains were draped in golden leaves.Zh: 这是他们的学校秋游的一部分。En: This was part of their school's autumn excursion.Zh: 长城古老的石头在阳光下闪闪发光,学生们兴奋地拍照,嬉笑。En: The ancient stones of the Great Wall glistened in the sunlight, and the students excitedly took photos and laughed.Zh: 天是个勇敢的男孩,总是想要冒险。En: Tian was a brave boy, always seeking adventure.Zh: 他的目标是在长城上找到一个特别的地方,拍摄一张令人惊叹的照片,然后在同学中炫耀。En: His goal was to find a special spot on the Great Wall to take an amazing photo and then show it off to his classmates.Zh: 他想要大家的赞赏。En: He wanted everyone's admiration.Zh: 梅是他的朋友,比较谨慎。En: Mei was his friend and more cautious.Zh: “天,别离开队伍。老师说这样不安全。”梅轻声劝说。En: "Tian, don't leave the group. The teacher said it's not safe," Mei gently urged.Zh: 但天心里有个声音在说:“去试试吧,没人会发现的。”En: But inside Tian, a voice was saying: "Go ahead and try, no one will notice."Zh: 他看到远处一个小山坡,上面似乎可以拍到壮观的景色。En: He spotted a small hill in the distance, which seemed to offer a spectacular view.Zh: 他决定去试试看。En: He decided to go and check it out.Zh: 天趁老师没注意,悄悄离开了队伍。En: Taking advantage of the teacher being distracted, Tian quietly left the group.Zh: 他爬上了小山坡,风越来越大。En: He climbed up the small hill, and the wind grew stronger.Zh: 他心跳加速,手心冒汗。En: His heart raced, and his palms were sweaty.Zh: 但他想要那个完美的照片,所以继续往前走。En: But he wanted that perfect photo, so he continued forward.Zh: 突然,脚下一滑,天差点跌倒。En: Suddenly, he slipped, nearly falling.Zh: 他惊慌失措,发现自己处于危险之中。En: Frightened, he realized he was in danger.Zh: 周围的风声仿佛在提醒他,他需要帮助。En: The wind around him seemed to remind him that he needed help.Zh: 远处,梅看到了一切。En: From afar, Mei saw everything.Zh: 她急忙大喊:“老师,快来帮忙!天有危险!”En: She urgently shouted, "Teacher, come quickly! Tian is in danger!"Zh: 老师马上跑过来,帮助天爬到了安全的地方。En: The teacher immediately ran over and helped Tian back to safety.Zh: 回到队伍中,老师严肃地对天说:“安全最重要。En: Back with the group, the teacher sternly said to Tian, "Safety is the most important thing.Zh: 不要只想着一时的赞赏。”天低下头,心里感到愧疚。En: Don't only think about momentary admiration." Tian bowed his head, feeling guilty.Zh: 随着时间流逝,天意识到梅的提醒是对的。En: As time passed, Tian realized that Mei's reminders were right.Zh: 他明白友情才是真正的财富,而不是短暂的关注。En: He understood that friendship is the true treasure, not fleeting attention.Zh: 秋风依旧拂过长城,天感受到了一种新的温暖。En: The autumn wind continued to brush across the Great Wall, and Tian felt a new warmth.Zh: 他记住了这次教训,更珍惜与梅的友谊。En: He remembered this lesson and cherished his friendship with Mei even more.Zh: 故事在午后阳光中悄然落幕,刻下了成长的印记。En: The story quietly concluded in the afternoon sunlight, leaving a mark of growth. Vocabulary Words:draped: 披上glistened: 闪闪发光excursion: 秋游admiration: 赞赏cautious: 谨慎urged: 劝说spectacular: 壮观advantage: 趁distracted: 没注意palms: 手心slipped: 脚下一滑frightened: 惊慌失措sternly: 严肃momentary: 一时的guilty: 愧疚treasure: 财富fleeting: 短暂的new warmth: 新的温暖reminders: 提醒adventure: 冒险ancient: 古老的strive: 努力bravery: 勇敢urge: 急忙喊danger: 危险check it out: 试试看hectic: 心跳加速silently: 悄然grew: 成长cherished: 珍惜