Level 2 · Reading series
Lesson 45 · What Happens to Old Uniforms?
Audio track 45
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When my uniform became too small, I thought it had to be thrown away. Then our school started a uniform exchange day.
Students brought clean uniforms they no longer needed. Younger students could take them if the size was right.
My jacket went to a first-year student. I saw him wearing it a week later, and it looked almost new.
Clothes can carry memories, but they can also carry usefulness to the next person.
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Chinese translation
校服变小、穿不下时，我以为只能把它扔掉。后来，学校办起了校服交换日。
学生们带来自己不再需要的干净校服。尺寸合适的话，低年级的学生就可以拿走。
我的外套给了一名一年级学生。一周后我看见他穿着它，外套看起来几乎和新的一样。
衣服可以承载回忆，也可以把实用价值传递给下一个人。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- uniform
- 校服；主人公的外套属于校服。
- too small
- 太小；长大后穿不下。
- throw away
- 扔掉；主人公起初以为只能这样处理。
- exchange
- 交换；学校举办校服交换日。
- no longer
- 不再；no longer needed 是‘不再需要’。
- size
- 尺寸；合身才能继续穿。
- first-year student
- 一年级学生；接过外套的低年级同学。
- almost new
- 几乎像新的；形容外套的状态。
- carry memories
- 承载回忆；衣服与穿着者的经历相连。
- usefulness
- 实用价值；衣服还能为别人所用。
Background notes (Chinese)
校服通常有固定样式，因此穿不下但状态良好的衣服，可能适合下一届学生。交换日让旧衣物继续被使用，也让主角看到自己的外套开始了新的一段生活。