1. Passage 1
2. Passage 2
3. Passage 3
4. Passage 4
5. Passage 5
Passage 1:
小美十六岁，从中国来，她住在Atlanta. 她长得很好看，脸很长，眼睛很大。
Xiaomei is 16 years old, from China. She lives in Atlanta. She is good-looking. Her face is
long, eyes are large.
小美今天早上不想上学。她很不舒服。她好像生病了。她的头有一点疼，她嗓子疼也发
冷。她量体温，99度，好像发烧了。妈妈说小美今天不要去上学了，在家休息。
Xiaomei doesn't want to go to school today. She is very uncomfortable. She seems to be sick. Her head hurts a bit, her throat hurts and she has the chills. She takes her temperature and it is 99 degrees. She seems to have a fever. Mom says she should not go to school today, but to stay home and rest.
Passage 2:
我的弟弟今天受伤了。他早上晒太阳，肚子和胸都晒伤了。他该擦药。
My younger brother was injured today. This morning he tanned in the sun and burned his
stomach and chest. He should put on ointment.
他踢美式足球，不小心脚踢伤了。他的膝盖割伤了，小腿肿了，大腿流血了。他的膝盖
该贴创口贴，大腿该包扎。
He played American football and was not careful and his foot was injured. His knees were
cut, calves were swollen, thighs were bleeding. He should put a band-aid on his knees and
wrap up his thigh.
他晚上看电视看了很久，他今天眼睛是红色的，很疼。弟弟说：“我很倒霉！” 他倒霉吗？
Last night he watched TV for a long time, today his eyes were red and painful. Younger brother said: "I have such bad luck!" Does he have bad luck? Passage 3:
六月是夏天。今天很凉快，不太热。我的女朋友穿了牛仔裤，蓝色的T-恤衫和黄色的凉鞋.
我不太喜欢她今天穿的衣服，她的牛仔裤有一点儿太肥了，挺不好看的。但是女朋
友说她的衣服很舒服。
June is summer. Today is cool, not too hot. My girlfriend wore a pair of jeans, blue t-shirt and
yellow sandals. I don't really like what she is wearing today. Her jeans were a bit too loose,
rather ugly. But my girlfriend says her clothing is comfortable.
今天我穿了黑色和紫色的运动衣，运动裤和绿色的球鞋。我的衣服也很舒服，运动衣和运
动裤都不大不小。但是女朋友说我的衣服看起来挺难看的，我不该穿这一件运动衣。
Today I wore a black and purple exercise shirt and pants, and green tennis shoes. My
clothing is also comfortable, my exercise shirt and pants are both just the right size.
However, my girlfriend says my clothing looks rather ugly, and that I should not wear my
exercise shirt.
Passage 4:
那个男的十七岁，他生病了。他今天早上不舒服来医院检查。医生给他量体温。他的体
温很高，他发烧了。他说上星期五晚上他胸疼，咳嗽了很久。他不流鼻涕也不呕吐，也
没有拉肚子。他的身体可能有很大的问题。他今天晚上在医院睡觉。
That male is 17 years old. He is sick. This morning he was unwell and so came to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor took his temperature and his temperature was very high. He has a fever. He said last Friday night his chest hurt and he coughed for a long time. He does not have a runny nose, does not vomit, does not have diarrhea. There seems to be some serious problem with his body. Tonight he is sleeping (staying) in the hospital.
Passage 5:
那个男的十六岁，他受伤了。他的鼻子和牙齿都断了，他的眼睛也肿了。他的脖子割伤
了，手指和手臂都扭了。他昨天去运动，很不小心。他该包扎和吃药。下星期他不该运
动，也不该打球和上学。
That male is 16 years old. He is injured. His nose and teeth are broken, his eyes are also swollen. His neck is cut, fingers and arms are twisted. Yesterday he went to exercise and was not careful. He should bandage (his injuries) and take medicines. Next week he should not go exercise, not play ball and not go to school.
