Level 3 · Reading series
Lesson 59 · A Letter I Will Open Next Spring
Audio track 59
Listen first
Listen once before opening the English passage.
Open the English passage and hover for word help
Dear me next spring,
I do not know where you are reading this letter. Maybe you are happy with your new school. Maybe you are still getting used to it. I will not tell you to be successful every day.
This year, I learned to ask for help when a sentence did not make sense. I also learned that a friend can disagree with me and still be a friend. Please remember the day we finished the library project, even though our first plan failed.
If you have forgotten some English words, open one story and read it again. Notice what you understand now. I hope you are still curious about the world, and kind to yourself while you learn.
From me, today
Check your understanding
After reading, state the main idea in one sentence and find a line that supports it.
Chinese translation
明年春天的我：
我不知道你会在哪里读这封信。也许你很喜欢新学校，也许还在慢慢适应。我不会要求你每天都必须成功。
这一年，我学会了遇到读不懂的句子就求助。我还明白，朋友可以与我意见不同，却仍然是朋友。请记得我们完成图书馆项目的那一天，虽然第一份计划失败了。
如果你忘了一些英文词，就打开一篇故事，再读一遍。看看如今有哪些地方你已经读懂了。我希望你仍对世界充满好奇，也希望你在学习时能善待自己。
此刻的我
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- get used to
- 适应；可能还在熟悉新学校。
- successful
- 成功的；写信人不要求每天都如此。
- make sense
- 讲得通、理解；读不懂句子时可求助。
- ask for help
- 寻求帮助；这年学会的一件事。
- disagree
- 意见不同；不影响继续做朋友。
- remember
- 记住；提醒未来的自己记得项目经历。
- even though
- 尽管；第一份计划失败，项目仍完成了。
- fail
- 失败；不是故事的终点。
- curious
- 好奇的；希望继续探索世界。
- kind to yourself
- 善待自己；学习时也要照顾心情。
Background notes (Chinese)
这封信没有要求未来的自己永远顺利，而是回顾求助、容纳不同意见和失败后完成项目的经历。重读旧文章，也能发现自己已经学会的东西。