新公园The New Park

New words

• 建jiàn — to build
• 建设jiànshè — to build, construct; construction
• 开放kāifàng — to open (to the public)
• 桥qiáo — bridge
• 划船huáchuán — to row a boat
• 沙子shāzi — sand

The story

乐乐：今天是国庆！河边的新公园开放了！It's National Day! The new park by the river is open!

小雨：这个公园建了一年。建设的时候，天天都很吵！This park took a year to build. While they were building it, it was noisy every single day!

马克：我每个月都来看建设。一月建桥，五月建湖，九月建成了！I came to watch the construction every month. In January they built the bridge, in May the lake, and in September it was finished!

大卫：你每个月都来？为什么？You came every month? Why?

马克：城市建设是我的新爱好。你们看，我画了十二张图。Urban construction is my new hobby. Look, I've done twelve drawings.

安娜：我只想知道一件事：公园里有没有吃的？There's only one thing I want to know: is there any food in this park?

大卫：我今天早上跳了一百下，可以补充一瓶可乐吧？I did a hundred jumps this morning. Surely I can top up with a cola?

小雨：不行！可乐里糖太多，你要减少糖！No way! There's too much sugar in cola. You're cutting down on sugar!

Opening the lesson…