又暖和又安静的地方
Somewhere warm and quiet
Name: ________________ Date: ________
下午，大家都来了：阿亮、阳阳、钱阿姨、赵老师，还有爷爷和乐乐。
阿亮说：“我的保安亭最暖和！”
可是保安亭一点儿也不安静，阿亮的手机一直在唱歌。桌子下面，也只有火腿肠的皮。
阳阳说：“车下面！刚开回来的车，下面很暖和。”
爷爷趴在地上，一辆一辆地看。看了二十辆车，只找到了一只手套。
乐乐想起阿亮说过：星期天晚上，豆腐往小区后面走了。
小区后面，只有一个车棚。冬天很冷，没有人骑自行车，车棚里又黑又安静。
大家走进去，小声叫：“豆腐？豆腐？”没有声音。
爷爷看见了角落里的旧箱子。“我的帽子就在那个箱子里……”他往那边走去。
“爷爷！”乐乐拉住他，“先找猫！”
他们从车棚出来的时候，天已经黑了。一片雪花，掉在了乐乐的本子上。
下雪了。
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安静 | ānjìng | quiet; peaceful; calm |
| 一直 | yìzhí | always; all along; continuously |
| 只有 | zhíyǒu | only; only if; unless |
| 辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 小区 | xiǎoqū | residential compound; housing estate |
| 冬天 | dōngtiān | winter |
| 骑 | qí | to ride (a horse, bike, etc.) |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle |
| 声音 | shēngyīn | sound; voice |
| 旧 | jiù | old; used; worn |
| 箱子 | xiāngzi | box; chest; suitcase |
| 先 | xiān | first; in advance |
English (for the teacher)
That afternoon everyone came: A-Liang, Yangyang, Auntie Qian, Teacher Zhao, and Grandpa and Lele.
A-Liang said, “My guard booth is the warmest place!”
But the guard booth wasn’t quiet at all: A-Liang’s phone never stopped singing. And under the desk there were only sausage wrappers.
Yangyang said, “Under the cars! A car that’s just been driven is warm underneath.”
Grandpa got down on the ground and checked them one by one. After twenty cars, all he had found was a glove.
Lele remembered what A-Liang had said: on Sunday night, Tofu had walked off towards the back of the compound.
At the back of the compound there was only a bike shed. It was winter and cold, nobody was riding a bike, and the shed was dark and quiet.
Everyone went in and called softly, “Tofu? Tofu?” Not a sound.
Grandpa spotted the old box in the corner. “My hat’s in that box…” He started towards it.
“Grandpa!” Lele grabbed his arm. “Cat first!”
By the time they came out of the shed, it was already dark. A snowflake landed on Lele’s notebook.
It was snowing.