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暑假，参加活动。，带参观所学。，图馆、、场，安静地方。

Shǔjià lǐ, wǒmen jǐ ge gāozhōngshēng cānjiā le yí ge Běijīng xuéxí huódòng. Xīngqīyī shàngwǔ, lǎoshī dài wǒmen cānguān yì suǒ dàxué. Xiàoyuán hěn dà, yǒu túshūguǎn, shíyànshì, yùndòngchǎng, yě yǒu hěn duō ānjìng de dìfang ràng xuésheng kàn shū.

During the summer holiday, several of us high-school students join a study program in Beijing. On Monday morning, our teacher takes us to visit a university. The campus is large, with a library, laboratories, a sports field and many quiet places where students can read.

位带。，天，常常或者图馆。以前，，安排。

Yí wèi dàxuéshēng dài wǒmen kàn le xiàoyuán. Tā gàosu wǒmen, tā měitiān shàngwǔ shàngkè, xiàwǔ chángcháng qù shíyànshì huòzhě túshūguǎn. Kǎoshì yǐqián, tā huì hé tóngxué yìqǐ fùxí, dànshì yě huì ānpái shíjiān yùndòng.

A university student shows us around. She tells us that she has classes every morning and often goes to the laboratory or library in the afternoon. Before exams, she reviews with classmates, but she also makes time for exercise.

参观结束以后，句话：专业兴趣？需提？未活样？发现参观只，认自己。

Cānguān jiéshù yǐhòu, lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiě sān jù huà: Wǒ duì shénme zhuānyè yǒu xìngqù? Wǒ xiànzài xūyào tígāo shénme? Wǒ xīwàng wèilái de dàxué shēnghuó shì shénme yàng de? Wǒ fāxiàn zhè cì cānguān bù zhǐshì kàn xiàoyuán, yě ràng wǒ kāishǐ rènzhēn xiǎng zìjǐ de xuéxí mùbiāo.

After the visit, the teacher asks us to write three sentences: What major interests me? What do I need to improve now? What do I hope future university life will be like? I realize this visit is not only about seeing a campus; it also makes me begin to think seriously about my learning goals.

⭐ Key vocabulary

高中生

gāozhōngshēng

high-school student

طالب ثانوي

校园

xiàoyuán

campus

حرم جامعي

实验室

shíyànshì

laboratory

مختبر

复习

fùxí

review / revise

يراجع

目标

mùbiāo

goal

هدف

💡 Grammar in context

或者……

或者 links alternatives in statements: “or”.

下午去实验室或者图书馆。

Xiàwǔ qù shíyànshì huòzhě túshūguǎn.

让 + person + verb

Here 让 means “ask / have someone do something”.

老师让我们写三句话。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiě sān jù huà.

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✅ Reading comprehension

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1. 这些学生什么时候参观大学？

Zhèxiē xuésheng shénme shíhou cānguān dàxué?

When do the students visit the university?

2. 校园里没有提到什么？

Xiàoyuán lǐ méiyǒu tídào shénme?

Which place is NOT mentioned on campus?

3. 大学生下午常常去哪里？

Dàxuéshēng xiàwǔ chángcháng qù nǎlǐ?

Where does the university student often go in the afternoon?

4. 考试以前，她除了复习还做什么？

Kǎoshì yǐqián, tā chúle fùxí hái zuò shénme?

Besides reviewing, what else does she do before exams?

5. 参观以后，“我”开始认真想什么？

Cānguān yǐhòu, “wǒ” kāishǐ rènzhēn xiǎng shénme?

What does the narrator begin to think seriously about?

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暑假里，我们几个高中生参加了一个北京学习活动。星期一上午，老师带我们参观一所大学。校园很大，有图书馆、实验室、运动场，也有很多安静的地方让学生看书。