Level 3 · Reading series
Lesson 44 · The Bus Stop in the Summer Sun
Audio track 44
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The bus stop outside our school had no shade in the afternoon. When we asked students where they waited, some pointed to a tree far from the sign. They could not always see the bus from there.
Our council measured the shadow at three different times and took photographs. We wanted to suggest a roof, but the sidewalk was narrow. A teacher helped us contact the town office and ask what was possible.
We sent our observations and two ideas: a small shaded area or a safer place for the sign. We did not claim to know which could be built. The first step was showing the problem clearly: students needed to wait somewhere they could see the bus without standing in full sun.
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The bus stop outside our school had no shade in the afternoon.
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When we asked students where they waited, some pointed to a tree far from the sign.
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They could not always see the bus from there.
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Our council measured the shadow at three different times and took photographs.
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We wanted to suggest a roof, but the sidewalk was narrow.
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A teacher helped us contact the town office and ask what was possible.
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We sent our observations and two ideas: a small shaded area or a safer place for the sign.
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We did not claim to know which could be built.
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The first step was showing the problem clearly: students needed to wait somewhere they could see the bus without standing in full sun.
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Chinese translation
学校外的公交站，下午没有阴凉处。我们问学生平时站在哪里等车，有人指向离站牌很远的一棵树；在那里，他们并不总能看见公交车。
学生会在三个不同时段测量阴影，还拍了照片。我们想建议建个顶棚，可人行道很窄。老师帮我们联系镇公所，了解哪些方案可行。
我们提交了观察记录和两个想法：设一小片遮阴区，或者给站牌换个更安全的位置。我们没有声称哪一个一定能建成。第一步，是把问题说明白：学生需要站在能看见公交车、又不必一直晒太阳的地方候车。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- bus stop
- 公交车站；放学后的候车处。
- shade
- 阴凉处；下午站牌旁缺少它。
- sign
- 站牌；树下可能看不到公交车。
- council
- 学生会；负责收集观察和建议。
- measure
- 测量；三个时段记录阴影。
- sidewalk
- 人行道；宽度限制顶棚方案。
- contact
- 联系；老师帮助询问镇公所。
- observation
- 观察记录；与建议一并提交。
- shaded area
- 遮阴区域；候选方案之一。
- full sun
- 直晒的太阳；等车时想避开的环境。
Background notes (Chinese)
好的公共建议先说明使用者遇到什么问题，再根据现场条件提出可讨论的方案。学生会用不同时段的照片和阴影测量作为依据，也承认是否能施工需要主管部门判断。