新城市的新朋友

New City, New Friends

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我刚来到一个新城市。

Wǒ gāng lái dào yí gè xīn chéngshì.

I have just arrived in a new city.

这个城市很大,我没有朋友。

Zhège chéngshì hěn dà, wǒ méiyǒu péngyou.

The city is very big, and I have no friends here.

周末我自己去公园。

Zhōumò wǒ zìjǐ qù gōngyuán.

On the weekend I went to the park by myself.

公园里很多人在打球。

Gōngyuán lǐ hěn duō rén zài dǎ qiú.

Many people were playing ball in the park.

我站在旁边看。

Wǒ zhàn zài pángbiān kàn.

I stood nearby and watched.

一个叔叔请我一起打球。

Yí gè shūshu qǐng wǒ yìqǐ dǎ qiú.

An uncle asked me to play ball with them.

我们玩得很开心。

Wǒmen wán de hěn kāixīn.

We had a very good time.

叔叔说,大家常常来打球。

Shūshu shuō, dàjiā chángcháng lái dǎ qiú.

The uncle said everyone comes to play ball often.

他给了我他的手机号。

Tā gěi le wǒ tā de shǒujī hào.

He gave me his phone number.

现在我有很多新朋友了!

Xiànzài wǒ yǒu hěn duō xīn péngyou le!

Now I have many new friends!

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What was new in his life?

Where did he meet people?

What did the man give him?

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