Level 1 · Reading series
Lesson 5 · A New Rule for Lost Things
Audio track 05
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New Lost-and-Found Rule
Did you lose something at school?
- Look for it in your classroom first.
- Ask a teacher for help.
- Visit the school office.
When you find an item, do not take it home. Bring it to the office. Tell us where and when you found it.
Write your name on your things, but do not write private information.
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After reading, state the main idea in one sentence and find a line that supports it.
Chinese translation
新的失物招领规定
你在学校丢东西了吗？
- 先在自己的教室里找一找。
- 请老师帮忙。
- 到学校办公室询问。
如果捡到了东西，不要带回家，应交到办公室，并说明发现的时间和地点。
请在自己的物品上写名字，但不要写住址、电话号码等个人信息。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- lost and found
- 失物招领处；也指保管和认领失物的安排。
- rule
- 规则；规定。
- lose
- 丢失；失去。过去式是 lost。
- something
- 某物；某事。疑问句中也常用 anything。
- look for
- 寻找……；注意与 look at（看……）区别。
- help
- 帮助；也可作动词。ask A for help 指‘向 A 求助’。
- school office
- 学校办公室或事务室；具体地点因学校而异。
- item
- 物品；一件东西。
- bring
- 带来；与表示带离说话者的 take 有区别。
- private information
- 个人信息，例如住址和电话号码。
Background notes (Chinese)
物品上写有名字，失物就更容易归还。不过，没有必要把住址或电话号码写在外面看得见的地方。捡到物品时，通常应交给学校或所在场所的管理人员，由他们联系失主。