Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: A Day at the Forbidden City: Friendship and a Fainting Spell
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Story Transcript:

Zh: 在一个晴朗的秋天，小明、婷婷和大伟决定去北京故宫游玩。
En: On a clear autumn day, Xiao Ming, Ting Ting, and Da Wei decided to visit the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Zh: 北京故宫很大，有很多美丽的建筑和花园。
En: The Forbidden City in Beijing is very large, with many beautiful buildings and gardens.

Zh: 小明和大伟带着相机，想拍很多好看的照片。
En: Xiao Ming and Da Wei brought cameras, eager to take lots of good photos.

Zh: 婷婷带着水和零食，因为她知道大家一定会累的。
En: Ting Ting brought water and snacks because she knew everyone would get tired.

Zh: 他们走到故宫的午门，看到高大的宫殿。
En: They walked to the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City and saw the tall palaces.

Zh: 小明说：“我们先去看太和殿吧！”
En: Xiao Ming said, "Let’s go see the Hall of Supreme Harmony first!"

Zh: 大伟点头同意，婷婷也笑着说好。
En: Da Wei nodded in agreement, and Ting Ting smiled and agreed too.

Zh: 走着走着，婷婷突然觉得头晕。
En: As they walked, Ting Ting suddenly started to feel dizzy.

Zh: 她的脸色变得很苍白，脚步也渐渐慢了下来。
En: Her face turned very pale, and her steps gradually slowed down.

Zh: 大伟发现婷婷的异常，赶紧问：“婷婷，你怎么了？”
En: Da Wei noticed something was wrong with Ting Ting and hurriedly asked, "Ting Ting, what's wrong?"

Zh: 婷婷想说话，但声音很小。
En: Ting Ting wanted to speak, but her voice was very faint.

Zh: 她突然晕倒在地上。
En: She suddenly fainted and collapsed on the ground.

Zh: 小明和大伟非常着急，不知道怎么办。
En: Xiao Ming and Da Wei were very anxious and didn't know what to do.

Zh: 他们赶紧用手机打电话叫救护车。
En: They quickly used their phone to call an ambulance.

Zh: 救护车很快就到了。
En: The ambulance arrived very quickly.

Zh: 医护人员迅速检查了婷婷的情况，然后把她抬上救护车。
En: The medical staff immediately checked on Ting Ting's condition and then carried her onto the ambulance.

Zh: 小明和大伟也上了车，他们很担心婷婷。
En: Xiao Ming and Da Wei also got in; they were very worried about Ting Ting.

Zh: 在医院里，医生告诉他们，婷婷只是因为疲劳和热气晕倒了，休息一下就会好。
En: At the hospital, the doctor told them that Ting Ting had only fainted due to fatigue and heat and that she would be fine after some rest.

Zh: 听到这个消息，小明和大伟终于松了一口气。
En: Hearing this news, Xiao Ming and Da Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zh: 婷婷醒来后，看见小明和大伟担心的神情，
En: When Ting Ting woke up, she saw the worried expressions on Xiao Ming and Da Wei's faces.

Zh: 她笑了笑说：“对不起，大家让你们担心了。”
En: She smiled and said, "I'm sorry for making you worry."

Zh: 小明握着婷婷的手说：“没关系，健康最重要。”
En: Xiao Ming held Ting Ting's hand and said, "It's okay, health is the most important thing."

Zh: 大伟也点头表示同意。
En: Da Wei nodded in agreement.

Zh: 他们决定以后要更加注意彼此的健康，再也不会这样大意了。
En: They decided to be more mindful of each other’s health in the future and never be so careless again.

Zh: 虽然一天的游玩被打断，但他们的友谊更加深厚了。
En: Although their day of sightseeing was interrupted, their friendship grew even stronger.

Zh: 故事就这样结束了，
En: And so, the story ended.


Vocabulary Words:

• autumn: 秋天
• visit: 游玩
• Forbidden City: 故宫
• buildings: 建筑
• gardens: 花园
• eager: 想
• snacks: 零食
• tired: 累
• Meridian Gate: 午门
• supreme: 太和
• harmony: 和
• dizzy: 头晕
• pale: 苍白
• collapsed: 晕倒
• anxious: 着急
• ambulance: 救护车
• medical staff: 医护人员
• checked: 检查
• hospital: 医院
• fainted: 晕倒
• fatigue: 疲劳
• heat: 热气
• condition: 情况
• rest: 休息
• relief: 松了一口气
• wake up: 醒来
• worried: 担心
• health: 健康
• careless: 大意
• interrupted: 打断