High 3 · Reading series
Lesson 26 · A Hotter Walk to the Station
Audio track 26
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Our route map marked the station as a twelve-minute walk from school. On a summer afternoon, that number felt incomplete. The shortest route crossed an open square; a slightly longer path followed trees and passed a public building where people could rest.
We measured surface temperatures with a teacher and recorded shade at several times. We did not treat the readings as a direct measure of anyone's health. Still, the differences helped us ask where students waited and which parts of the journey felt hardest. A classmate pointed out that the shaded route had a narrow crossing that some people found difficult.
Our guide offered both routes, with notes on shade, crossings, and places to pause. We sent the town a request to examine shelter near the square, including the needs of people who could not simply choose the longer path.
A map's distance is useful. It is not the whole experience of a journey. The heat made us read the space between the school and station more carefully.
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Chinese translation
路线图标出从学校走到车站需要十二分钟。夏日午后，这个数字显得不够全面。最短路线穿过无遮蔽的广场；稍长的一条沿着树荫前进，还经过一栋可供休息的公共建筑。
我们和老师一起测量地表温度，记录不同时间的阴影。我们没有把读数直接当成人体健康指标，但这些差别帮助我们询问：学生在哪里等候，哪段路最难走？一位同学指出，树荫路线有个狭窄的过街处，有些人走起来困难。
指南列出两条路线，注明阴影、过街处和休息地点。我们也写信给镇政府，请他们研究在广场附近设置遮蔽设施，兼顾无法轻易改走远路的人。
地图上的距离有用，却不是旅程的全部体验。炎热天气让我们更仔细地观察学校和车站之间的空间。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- route map
- 路线图；原本只写十二分钟。
- incomplete
- 不全面的；时间不能说明热度。
- crossed
- 穿过；最短路经过广场。
- surface temperatures
- 地表温度；由师生测量。
- direct measure
- 直接指标；读数不是健康诊断。
- differences
- 差别；各段路线热度不同。
- shaded
- 有阴影的；另一条路线较凉。
- shelter
- 遮蔽处；请求在广场设置。
- journey
- 旅程；还包括等待与过街。
- experience
- 体验；距离不能概括感受。
Background notes (Chinese)
最短路未必最舒适或易通行；指南同时提供遮阴和过街信息，并向政府提出改善建议。