大风天在家

A Windy Day at Home

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新闻说晚上有大风大雨。

Xīnwén shuō wǎnshang yǒu dà fēng dà yǔ.

The news said there would be strong wind and heavy rain in the evening.

妈妈让我早点回家。

Māma ràng wǒ zǎo diǎn huí jiā.

Mom told me to come home early.

我们把窗户都关好了。

Wǒmen bǎ chuānghu dōu guān hǎo le.

We closed all the windows well.

晚上风刮得窗户很响。

Wǎnshang fēng guā de chuānghu hěn xiǎng.

At night the wind made the windows rattle loudly.

夜里家里的电突然停了。

Yè lǐ jiā lǐ de diàn tūrán tíng le.

In the night the power at home suddenly went out.

我们用手机的灯照着吃饭。

Wǒmen yòng shǒujī de dēng zhào zhe chī fàn.

We ate dinner by the light of our phones.

没有电视,我们说了很久。

Méiyǒu diànshì, wǒmen shuō le hěn jiǔ.

With no TV, we talked for a long time.

妹妹说她有点害怕。

Mèimei shuō tā yǒu diǎn hàipà.

My little sister said she was a bit scared.

第二天早上风终于停了。

Dì èr tiān zǎoshang fēng zhōngyú tíng le.

The next morning the wind finally stopped.

楼下的树倒了两棵。

Lóu xià de shù dǎo le liǎng kē.

Two trees downstairs had fallen.

Did you catch it?

3 quick questions

What did the news say about that night?

How did the family eat dinner?

What happened to the trees downstairs?

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