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How can you discuss colour, shape and position?
Discuss lantern shapes, available space and shared work in an imagined community celebration.
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一个社区小组正在准备一次小型庆祝活动。
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A community group is preparing a small celebration.
Yī gè shèqū xiǎozǔ zhèngzài zhǔnbèi yī cì xiǎoxíng qìngzhù huódòng.
宁带来一个圆纸灯笼。
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Ning brings a round paper lantern.
Níng dài lái yī gè yuán zhǐ dēnglong.
大家决定把它放在窗边。
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The group chooses to put it beside the window.
Dàjiā juédìng bǎ tā fàng zài chuāng biān.
另一位成员主动提出帮忙制作第二个灯笼。
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Another member offers to help make a second lantern.
Lìng yī wèi chéngyuán zhǔdòng tíchū bāngmáng zhìzuò dì-èr gè dēnglong.
制作更多装饰以前，他们先询问还有多少空间。
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They ask about available space before making more decorations.
Zhìzuò gèng duō zhuāngshì yǐqián, tāmen xiān xúnwèn hái yǒu duōshao kōngjiān.
这是这个小组自己的计划，不是每个节日都要遵守的规则。
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This is the group’s own plan, not a rule for every festival.
Zhè shì zhège xiǎozǔ zìjǐ de jìhuà, bù shì měi gè jiérì dōu yào zūnshǒu de guīzé.
What shape is Ning’s lantern?
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A community group is preparing a small celebration.
How can you discuss colour, shape and position?
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