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老师，别走丢了！

A school trip story in Chinese: don't get lost, teacher!

Name: ________________ Date: ________

星期五xīngqīwǔ，我们wǒmen全班quánbān去qù动物园dòngwùyuán。早上zǎoshang七点半qīdiǎnbàn，大家dàjiā都dōu上shàng了le大巴车dàbāchē。

王wáng老师lǎoshī站zhàn在zài车chē门口ménkǒu数人rén：“一yī、二èr、三sān……三十二sānshí’èr。好hǎo，都dōu到dào了le！”

她tā又yòu说shuō：“今天jīntiān动物园dòngwùyuán人rén很hěn多duō。你们nǐmen都dōu戴dài好hǎo黄huáng帽子màozi，跟着gēnzhe我wǒ，别bié走丢zǒudiū了le！”

然后ránhòu，王wáng老师lǎoshī下车xiàchē去qù买mǎi水shuǐ。这时候zhèshíhou，司机sījī关上guānshàng了le门mén，车chē开走kāizǒu了le。

没有méiyǒu人rén发现fāxiàn老师lǎoshī不bú在zài车chē上shàng。我们wǒmen都dōu在zài唱歌chànggē，吃chī东西dōngxī，看kàn外面wàimiàn。

到dào了le动物园dòngwùyuán，车chē停tíng了le。大家dàjiā下xià了le车chē，排pái好hǎo队duì，等děng老师lǎoshī说话shuōhuà。

我们wǒmen等děng了le一会儿yíhuìr，可是kěshì谁shéi也yě没有méiyǒu说话shuōhuà。

班长bānzhǎng小声xiǎoshēng说shuō：“老师lǎoshī呢ne？”

这时候zhèshíhou，班长bānzhǎng的de手机shǒujī响xiǎng了le。是shì王wáng老师lǎoshī：“你们nǐmen在zài哪儿nǎr？”

班长bānzhǎng说shuō：“我们wǒmen到dào动物园dòngwùyuán了le！老师lǎoshī，你nǐ在zài哪儿nǎr？”

“我wǒ……我wǒ还hái在zài学校xuéxiào门口ménkǒu。”

大家dàjiā都dōu笑xiào了le。

班长bānzhǎng很hěn快kuài地de数shǔ了le一下yíxià：三十二sānshí’èr个gè，一个yígè也yě没méi少。她tā对duì着zhe手机shǒujī说shuō：“老师lǎoshī，别bié着急zháojí。我们wǒmen都dōu戴dài好hǎo了le黄huáng帽子màozi，在zài门口ménkǒu等děng着zhe你nǐ。你nǐ别bié走丢zǒudiū了le！”

半bàn个gè小时xiǎoshí以后yǐhòu，王wáng老师lǎoshī坐zuò出租车chūzūchē来lái了le。她tā看见kànjiàn三十二sānshí’èr顶dǐng黄huáng帽子màozi站zhàn在zài门口ménkǒu，也yě笑xiào了le。

那天nàtiān回huí学校xuéxiào的de时候shíhou，王wáng老师lǎoshī第一dìyī个gè上车shàngchē。她tā的de头上tóushang，也yě戴dài着zhe一yì顶dǐng黄huáng帽子màozi。

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.