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第 35 课:A Bus Ride 乘公共汽车

One day I was on a bus. I found an elderly woman standing in front of me. 一天,我在一辆公共汽车上。我发现一位年长的妇人站在我的面前,

She had a big bag in her hand. "It's a virtue for a young person to help the
old,"I said to myself. 她手里拿了个大包。“帮助老人是年轻人的美德。”我对自己说。

When I was standing up to give my seat to the old lady, a young foreigner got
up quickly saying, 当我正要站起来把自己的座位让给那位老妇人时,一个年轻的外国人很快站了起来,说:

"Please sit down."The old lady thanked him and sat down. “请这里坐。”老妇人谢谢他,然后坐下,

She looked very happy. 她看上去非常高兴。

I was a little embarrassed because I was sitting in the middle of the bus. 我有一点尴尬,因为我坐在车厢的中间。

Suddenly a pregnant woman got onto the bus. 突然一个孕妇上了车。

I quickly stood up to give up my seat to her. 我很快地站起来把座位让给了她。

The foreigner smiled at me. 那个外国人笑着看着我,

He said that he was an Australian, 他说他是澳大利亚人,

and was a student studying Chinese culture in China. 正在中国学习中国文化。