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A Trip With Friends (跟朋友去旅行)

Three days, one mountain, and a sunrise that was worth getting up at four for.

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跟朋友去旅行

放fàng假jiǎ的de / dì时候shíhou,我wǒ跟gēn三sān个gè朋友péngyou去qù旅行lǚxíng。
During the holiday I went travelling with three friends.
我们wǒmen坐zuò了le / liǎo / liào五wǔ个gè小时xiǎoshí的de / dì车chē才cái到dào那nà / nèi座zuò山shān。
It took five hours by coach to reach the mountain.
第一dìyī天tiān,我们wǒmen住zhù在zài山shān下xià的de / dì一个yīgè小xiǎo旅馆lǚguǎn。
On the first day we stayed in a small hotel at the foot of the mountain.
旅馆lǚguǎn很hěn便宜piányi,房间fángjiān也yě很hěn干净gānjìng。
It was cheap and the room was clean.
第二dì'èr天tiān早上zǎoshang四sì点diǎn,我们wǒmen就jiù起床qǐchuáng了le / liǎo / liào。
On the second morning we got up at four.
我们wǒmen想xiǎng在zài山上shānshàng看kàn / kān日出rìchū。
We wanted to see the sunrise from the top.
上山shàngshān的de / dì路lù很hěn长cháng / zhǎng,我们wǒmen走了zǒule三sān个gè小时xiǎoshí,非常fēicháng累lèi / léi / lěi。
The path up was long; we walked three hours and were exhausted.
到dào山上shānshàng的de / dì时候shíhou,天tiān还是háishì黑hēi的de / dì。
When we got to the top it was still dark.
然后ránhòu,太阳tàiyáng慢慢mànmàn地dì / de出来chūlai了le / liǎo / liào,山上shānshàng的de / dì风景fēngjǐng美měi极jí了le / liǎo / liào。
Then the sun came up slowly, and the view was stunning.
我wǒ照zhào了le / liǎo / liào很多hěnduō照片zhàopiàn,可是kěshì照片zhàopiàn没有méiyǒu真的zhēnde好看hǎokàn。
I took a lot of photos, but none of them was as good as the real thing.
回来huílai以后yǐhòu,我们wǒmen都dōu说shuō:下xià次cì还要háiyāo一起yìqǐ去qù。
On the way back we all said: next time, let's do it again.

Words to notice

Mountain (hill - iceberg)
Tired (fatigued - weary) / Cumbersome / Accumulate
Photograph (photo - picture)
Early (morning)
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