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Lili and her grandfather plant an apple tree on Arbor Day, learning about the importance of environmental protection in the process.

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汉字 #

丽丽和她的爷爷住在漂亮的小房子里。房子后面有一个小花园。一天,爷爷对丽丽说:“明天是植树节,我们一起在花园里种一棵小树,好吗?”

丽丽高兴地说:“好啊!种什么树呢?”

爷爷笑着说:“我们种一棵苹果树吧。这样,以后我们就可以吃到自己种的苹果了。”

第二天,丽丽和爷爷一起在花园里挖了一个小坑。爷爷把小树苗小心地放进坑里,然后丽丽用小铲子把土填回去。爷爷告诉丽丽:“种树不仅仅是为了吃到水果,也是为了保护环境。树可以帮助我们呼吸新鲜空气。”

丽丽认真地点点头。她每天都给小树浇水。过了一段时间,小树长大了,长出了绿色的叶子。丽丽很开心,她知道自己种的树会给世界带来更多美好。她也明白了植树节的意义,并且更加喜欢这个节日了。

Pinyin #

Lìlì hé tā de yéye zhù zài piàoliang de xiǎo fángzi lǐ. Fángzi hòumiàn yǒu yī ge xiǎo huāyuán. Yī tiān, yéye duì Lìlì shuō: “Míngtiān shì zhíshùjié, wǒmen yīqǐ zài huāyuán lǐ zhòng yī kē xiǎo shù, hǎo ma?”

Lìlì gāoxìng de shuō: “Hǎo a! Zhòng shénme shù ne?”

Yéye xiàozhe shuō: “Wǒmen zhòng yī kē píngguǒ shù ba. Zhèyàng, yǐhòu wǒmen jiù kěyǐ chī dào zìjǐ zhòng de píngguǒ le.”

Dì èr tiān, Lìlì hé yéye yīqǐ zài huāyuán lǐ wā le yī ge xiǎo kēng. Yéye bǎ xiǎo shùmiao xiǎoxīn de fàng jìn kēng lǐ, ránhòu Lìlì yòng xiǎo chǎnzi bǎ tǔ tián huíqù. Yéye gàosu Lìlì: “Zhòng shù bùjǐn jǐn shì wèile chī dào shuǐguǒ, yě shì wèile bǎohù huánjìng. Shù kěyǐ bāngzhù wǒmen hūxī xīnxiān kōngqì.”

Lìlì rènzhēn de diǎn diǎn tóu. Tā měi tiān dōu gěi xiǎo shù jiāoshuǐ. Guò le yī duàn shíjiān, xiǎo shù zhǎng dà le, zhǎng chū le lǜsè de yèzi. Lìlì hěn kāixīn, tā zhīdào zìjǐ zhòng de shù huì gěi shìjiè dài lái gèng duō měihǎo. Tā yě míngbái le zhíshùjié de yìyì, bìngqiě gèngjiā xǐhuan zhège jiérì le.

English Translation #

Lili and her grandfather live in a beautiful little house. Behind the house is a small garden. One day, grandfather said to Lili, “Tomorrow is Arbor Day, let’s plant a small tree in the garden together, okay?”

Lili happily said, “Okay! What kind of tree should we plant?”

Grandfather said with a smile, “Let’s plant an apple tree. That way, we can eat the apples we planted ourselves in the future.”

The next day, Lili and her grandfather dug a small pit in the garden together. Grandfather carefully put the sapling into the pit, and then Lili used a small shovel to fill the soil back in. Grandfather told Lili, “Planting trees is not just for eating fruit, but also for protecting the environment. Trees can help us breathe fresh air.”

Lili nodded seriously. She watered the small tree every day. After a while, the small tree grew bigger and sprouted green leaves. Lili was very happy. She knew that the tree she planted would bring more beauty to the world. She also understood the meaning of Arbor Day and liked this holiday even more.

Grammatical Points and Analysis #

Verb-Object Phrases: #

  • 种树 (zhòng shù): To plant a tree.
  • 保护环境 (bǎohù huánjìng): To protect the environment.
  • 呼吸空气 (hūxī kōngqì): To breathe air.
  • 浇水 (jiāoshuǐ): To water.

Resultative Complements: #

  • 长大 (zhǎng dà): To grow up. “大” acts as the resultative complement, indicating the result of growing is “big”.
  • 吃到 (chī dào): To eat (and successfully get to eat). “到” indicates achieving the action of eating.
  • 填回去 (tián huíqù): To fill back. “回去” indicates the direction of the filling action, back to the original place.

Use of 好吗 (hǎo ma): #

  • Used at the end of a sentence to form a question, seeking agreement or confirmation, similar to “okay?” or “right?”. Example: “我们一起在花园里种一棵小树,好吗?” (Wǒmen yīqǐ zài huāyuán lǐ zhòng yī kē xiǎo shù, hǎo ma?) - “Let’s plant a small tree in the garden together, okay?”

Use of 就 (jiù): #

  • Indicating consequence. Example: “以后我们就可以吃到自己种的苹果了。” (Yǐhòu wǒmen jiù kěyǐ chī dào zìjǐ zhòng de píngguǒ le.) - “That way, we can eat the apples we planted ourselves in the future.”

Questions #

  1. 丽丽和爷爷种了什么树?为什么种这种树? (Lìlì hé yéye zhòng le shénme shù? Wèi shénme zhòng zhè zhǒng shù?) What kind of tree did Lili and her grandfather plant? Why did they plant this type of tree?

  2. 爷爷告诉丽丽种树有什么意义? (Yéye gàosu Lìlì zhòng shù yǒu shénme yìyì?) What significance did grandfather tell Lili about planting trees?

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Answer #

  1. 他们种了一棵苹果树。因为这样,以后他们就可以吃到自己种的苹果了。(Tāmen zhòng le yī kē píngguǒ shù. Yīnwèi zhèyàng, yǐhòu tāmen jiù kěyǐ chī dào zìjǐ zhòng de píngguǒ le.) They planted an apple tree. Because that way, they can eat the apples they planted themselves in the future.

  2. 爷爷告诉丽丽,种树不仅仅是为了吃到水果,也是为了保护环境。树可以帮助他们呼吸新鲜空气。(Yéye gàosu Lìlì, zhòng shù bùjǐn jǐn shì wèile chī dào shuǐguǒ, yě shì wèile bǎohù huánjìng. Shù kěyǐ bāngzhù tāmen hūxī xīnxiān kōngqì.) Grandfather told Lili that planting trees is not only for eating fruit, but also for protecting the environment. Trees can help them breathe fresh air.

Disclaimer: This story is purely fictional and generated by AI. Any similarities to real people, places, or events are purely coincidental.