Share a Memory

Write a short childhood memory like the example below.

  1. Think of a cherished memory from your childhood.
  2. Write about it in Chinese, aiming for a length similar to the example.
  3. Include details that describe who was involved, what you did, where it took place, and how it made you feel.
  4. Try to use a variety of vocabulary and sentence structures to make your story engaging.

我小的时候

我小的时候,我的家人和我会去野餐。在周末,我们会做饭吃,然后在清晨将它们包装在篮子里。我们会包装三明治,水,果汁和dianxin。我们开车去公园,因为它很远。有一个回旋处, 汽车必须驶进去才能到达高速公路,而公园就在它旁边那里有一个美丽的湖景,阳光永远 照耀着。我们把东西放在桌子上,然后盖住了吃的,这样我们就可以不必担心昆虫了我。们 吃过饭后,玩纸牌游戏,聊了些有趣的笑话。现在,我们不再这样做了,因为我的家人分开 住并且搬到了不同的地方,可是我小时候很喜欢这样和家人在一起游乐。

Featured vocabulary & phrases

  • Picnic
  • Yěcān
  • 野餐

  • Then pack them in a basket in the early morning
  • Ránhòu zài qīngchén jiāng tāmen bāozhuāng zài lánzi lǐ
  • 然后在清晨将它们包装在篮子里

  • Wrap sandwiches
  • Bāozhuāng sānmíngzhì
  • 包装三明治

  • There is a roundabout
  • Yǒu yīgè huíxuán chù
  • 有一个回旋处

  • In order to get there, you must drive on the highway
  • Qi che bi xu shi jing qu cai neng dao da gao shu gong ru
  • 汽车必须驶进去才能到达高速公路

  • Lake view
  • Hú jǐng
  • 湖景

  • The sun is always shining
  • Yángguāng yǒngyuǎn zhàoyàozhe
  • 阳光永远照耀着

  • Then covered the food
  • Ránhòu gài zhùle chī de
  • 然后盖住了吃的

  • So we don’t have to worry about insects anymore
  • Zhèyàng wǒmen jiù kěyǐ bùbì dānxīn kūnchóngle wǒ
  • 这样我们就可以不必担心昆虫了

  • Playing card games
  • Wán zhǐpái yóuxì
  • 玩纸牌游戏

  • We don’t do this anymore
  • Wǒmen bù zài zhèyàng zuòle
  • 我们不再这样做了

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