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A Weekend in the Mountains

A hike planned as an easy day out, and the weather that changes it.

Plans that change: běnlái … kěshì …, yuèláiyuè and the directional complements shàngqu, xiàlai. The weather vocabulary from the lists drives the story.

这个(zhège)周末(zhōumò),我(wǒ)和(hé)几个(jǐge)同事(tóngshì)去(qù)城市(chéngshì)外面(wàimian)的(de)山(shān)上(shàng)爬山(páshān)。本来(běnlái)我们(wǒmen)打算(dǎsuàn)早上(zǎoshang)八(bā)点(diǎn)出发(chūfā),下午(xiàwǔ)三(sān)点(diǎn)就(jiù)回来(huílai)。

上(shàng)山(shān)的(de)路(lù)比(bǐ)我们(wǒmen)想(xiǎng)的(de)要(yào)难(nán)走(zǒu)得(de)多(duō),我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)一会儿(yíhuìr)就(jiù)得(děi)停下来(tíngxiàlái)休息(xiūxi)一下(yíxià)。

快(kuài)到(dào)山顶(shāndǐng)的(de)时候(shíhou),天(tiān)越来越(yuèláiyuè)黑(hēi),好像(hǎoxiàng)要(yào)下雨(xiàyǔ)了(le)。大家(dàjiā)商量(shāngliang)以后(yǐhòu),决定(juédìng)不(bú)上去(shàngqu)了(le),马上(mǎshàng)下(xià)山(shān)。

刚(gāng)走(zǒu)到(dào)半(bàn)山(shān)腰(yāo),雨(yǔ)就(jiù)开始(kāishǐ)下(xià)了(le)。路(lù)旁边(pángbiān)正好(zhènghǎo)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(ge)小(xiǎo)房子(fángzi),我们(wǒmen)在(zài)那儿(nàr)躲(duǒ)了(le)二十(èrshí)多(duō)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

雨(yǔ)停(tíng)以后(yǐhòu),山(shān)上(shàng)的(de)空气(kōngqì)特别(tèbié)新鲜(xīnxiān),远(yuǎn)一点儿(yìdiǎnr)的(de)风景(fēngjǐng)也(yě)非常(fēicháng)漂亮(piàoliang)。虽然(suīrán)没有(méiyǒu)爬(pá)到(dào)山顶(shāndǐng),大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)觉得(juéde)这(zhè)次(cì)出(chū)来(lái)很(hěn)值得(zhídé)。

Words
126
Sentences
9
Words per sentence
14.0
in the vocabulary
100 %
measured level
3
Reading time
1 min

The words from 4 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 2 of the 93 words in this text are at 4 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

The word lists for this text

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Comprehension questions

3 questions on the text. With each answer the sentence it comes from appears — a question whose answer you cannot find in the text tests nothing.

1. When did they originally plan to be back?

2. Why did they decide not to go to the top?

3. Where did they shelter from the rain?