HSK 2 ≈ CEFR A2 128 characters 11 sentences

A Rainy Day (下雨天)

The plan was a picnic. The rain had other ideas, and the day turned out better.

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下雨天

上个星期shànggexīngqītiān我们wǒmen本来běnláiyāo公园gōngyuánwán / wàn
Last Sunday we were supposed to go and play in the park.
早上zǎoshang天气tiānqìhái / huán很好hěnhǎo
The weather was still fine in the morning.
我们wǒmen准备zhǔnbèile / liǎo / liào很多hěnduōchīde / dì东西dōngxī
We got a lot of food ready.
可是kěshì我们wǒmengāngchūméntiānjiùhēile / liǎo / liào
But the moment we stepped out, the sky went dark.
忽然hūránxià起了qǐle大雨dàyǔ
Suddenly it began to pour.
我们wǒmen没有méiyǒudàisǎn只好zhǐhǎopǎo回家huíjiā
We hadn't brought an umbrella, so we had to run home.
回到huídàojiāde / dì时候shíhou大家dàjiāde / dì衣服yīfudōu湿shīle / liǎo / liào
By the time we got back everyone's clothes were soaked.
弟弟dìdihěn高兴gāoxìng因为yīnwèi很想hěnxiǎng公园gōngyuán
My little brother was upset, because he'd really wanted to go.
妈妈māmashuō:“在家zàijiā可以kěyǐwán / wàn。”
Mum said, "You can have fun at home too."
我们wǒmenjiùzàitīngchī东西dōngxīkàn / kān电影diànyǐngwán / wàn游戏yóuxì
So we ate in the living room, watched a film and played games.
最后zuìhòu弟弟dìdishuō:“今天jīntiān公园gōngyuánhái / huánhǎo / hàowán / wàn。”
In the end my brother said, "Today was even more fun than the park."

Words to notice

下雨xiàyǔ
Rains (rainy)
sǎn
Umbrella (parasol - sunshade)
wán / wàn
Play (have a good time - enjoy - visit) / Antiques
忽然hūrán
Suddenly
一起yìqǐ
Together (same place)
hǎo / hào
Good (well) / Like
wán / wàn
Play (have a good time - enjoy - visit) / Antiques
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