Level 3 · Reading series
Lesson 23 · Who Wrote This Sentence?
Audio track 23
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I wrote a short introduction for a class exchange. It said, “I like repairing old bicycles with my brother.” I asked an AI tool to make my English smoother. The new version began, “I am passionate about mechanical restoration.”
The sentence looked impressive, but I could not imagine saying it to another student. My teacher asked what I had written first. When I showed her, she said, “That tells me more about you.”
We kept my bicycle story and changed only the part that was hard to understand. I also followed our class rule for explaining when a tool had helped me. The final introduction had a few simple words, but I could read it aloud and mean every one.
Check your understanding
After reading, state the main idea in one sentence and find a line that supports it.
Chinese translation
我为班级交流活动写了一段简短的自我介绍，其中有一句：‘我喜欢和哥哥一起修旧自行车。’我请 AI 工具帮我把英语改得更顺。新版本的开头却变成了：‘我对机械修复充满热情。’
这句话看着很漂亮，我却想象不出自己会对另一个学生这样说。老师问我最初写的是什么。我给她看后，她说：‘这更能让我了解你。’
我们保留了修自行车的故事，只改了不容易理解的部分。我也按照班里的规定，说明了哪里得到过工具的帮助。最后的自我介绍用词并不复杂，但我能大声读出来，而且每个字都是我真想表达的。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- introduction
- 自我介绍；要让交流对象了解自己。
- exchange
- 交流活动；与其他班级学生相互认识。
- repair
- 修理；主人公和哥哥修旧自行车。
- smoother
- 更流畅；请工具改善英语表达。
- impressive
- 给人深刻印象的；新句子漂亮却不自然。
- imagine doing
- 想象自己做某事；他想象不出自己这样说话。
- keep
- 保留；留下原本的自行车故事。
- hard to understand
- 难以理解；只修改这部分表达。
- follow a rule
- 遵守规定；说明工具在哪些地方提供了帮助。
- read aloud
- 大声朗读；检查句子是否像自己会说的话。
Background notes (Chinese)
润色后的句子未必适合说话者。自我介绍的重点，是让别人认识真实的自己；可以借助工具改清楚表达，同时遵守班级关于说明工具使用情况的规定。