老师，别走丢了！
A school trip story in Chinese: don't get lost, teacher!
Name: ________________ Date: ________
星期五，我们全班去动物园。早上七点半，大家都上了大巴车。
王老师站在车门口数人：“一、二、三……三十二。好，都到了！”
她又说：“今天动物园人很多。你们都戴好黄帽子，跟着我，别走丢了！”
然后，王老师下车去买水。这时候，司机关上了门，车开走了。
没有人发现老师不在车上。我们都在唱歌，吃东西，看外面。
到了动物园，车停了。大家下了车，排好队，等老师说话。
我们等了一会儿，可是谁也没有说话。
班长小声说：“老师呢？”
这时候，班长的手机响了。是王老师：“你们在哪儿？”
班长说：“我们到动物园了！老师，你在哪儿？”
“我……我还在学校门口。”
大家都笑了。
班长很快地数了一下：三十二个，一个也没少。她对着手机说：“老师，别着急。我们都戴好了黄帽子，在门口等着你。你别走丢了！”
半个小时以后，王老师坐出租车来了。她看见三十二顶黄帽子站在门口，也笑了。
那天回学校的时候，王老师第一个上车。她的头上，也戴着一顶黄帽子。
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 站 | zhàn | station; stop |
| 门口 | ménkǒu | doorway; entrance; gate |
| 门 | mén | door; gate |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | outside; out |
| 等 | děng | etc.; and so on |
| 一会儿 | yíhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 快 | kuài | fast; quick |
| 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | zoo |
| 司机 | sījī | driver; chauffeur |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | later; afterwards; in the future |
| 戴 | dài | to wear (a hat, glasses, jewelry, etc.) |
English (for the teacher)
On Friday, our whole class goes to the zoo. At half past seven in the morning, we all get on the coach.
Ms Wang stands at the coach door and counts heads: “One, two, three… thirty-two. Good, everyone’s here!”
Then she says, “The zoo will be very busy today. Put your yellow hats on, follow me, and don’t get lost!”
Then Ms Wang gets off to buy some water. Just then, the driver shuts the door, and the coach pulls away.
Nobody notices that the teacher isn’t on board. We’re all singing, eating snacks and looking out of the window.
At the zoo, the coach stops. We all get off, line up, and wait for the teacher to speak.
We wait a while, but nobody says anything.
The class monitor whispers, “Where’s the teacher?”
Just then, the monitor’s phone rings. It’s Ms Wang: “Where are you?”
The monitor says, “We’re at the zoo! Ms Wang, where are you?”
“I… I’m still at the school gate.”
Everyone laughs.
The monitor quickly counts: thirty-two, nobody missing. She says into the phone, “Don’t worry, Ms Wang. We’ve all got our yellow hats on, and we’re waiting for you at the gate. Don’t you get lost!”
Half an hour later, Ms Wang arrives in a taxi. She sees thirty-two yellow hats standing at the gate, and she laughs too.
That afternoon, on the way back to school, Ms Wang is the first one on the coach. And on her head, she’s wearing a yellow hat too.