Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: From Pumpkin Prank to Thanksgiving: A Dorm's Unexpected Joy
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Story Transcript:

Zh: 踢踏长廊里，凉爽的秋风轻轻拂过，让落叶在古老的寄宿学校的院子里翩翩起舞。
En: In the long corridor, the cool autumn breeze gently swept through, setting the fallen leaves dancing in the courtyard of the ancient boarding school.

Zh: 梁是个活泼的男孩，总爱搞恶作剧。
En: Liang was a lively boy, always fond of playing pranks.

Zh: 今天，他已经精心计划了一场能逗笑宿舍主任田老师的恶作剧。
En: Today, he had carefully planned a prank to amuse Teacher Tian, the dormitory supervisor.

Zh: 在宿舍的公共休息室里，梁和他的好友美正在窃窃私语。
En: In the dormitory's common lounge, Liang and his friend Mei were whispering to each other.

Zh: 梁用手肘轻轻碰了碰美，压低声音说：“我准备了一个南瓜派，想把它放在田老师的办公桌里。
En: Liang nudged Mei with his elbow and said in a low voice, "I have prepared a pumpkin pie, and I want to put it on Teacher Tian's desk.

Zh: 等她走进来时，看到派肯定会大吃一惊！”
En: When she walks in, she will definitely be surprised!"

Zh: 美皱了皱眉头，劝道：“你要小心，田老师非常严格，
En: Mei furrowed her brows and advised, "Be careful, Teacher Tian is very strict.

Zh: 她可能不会欣赏这样的玩笑。”
En: She might not appreciate such a joke."

Zh: 梁却毫不在意，
En: But Liang wasn't concerned at all.

Zh: 他咧嘴一笑说：“放心吧！我只是想给她带来一点乐趣。”
En: He grinned and said, "Don't worry! I just want to bring her a bit of joy."

Zh: 然而，当天晚上，事情却未按梁的计划进行。
En: However, that night, things did not go according to Liang's plan.

Zh: 那天，田老师正好宣布要在所有学生出发回家前进行一次严格的宿舍检查。
En: On that day, Teacher Tian had announced a thorough dormitory inspection before all students left for home.

Zh: 一时间，大家忙着整理自己的房间，全然忘记了梁那份隐藏的南瓜派。
En: Suddenly, everyone was busy tidying their rooms, completely forgetting about Liang's hidden pumpkin pie.

Zh: 检查开始前，梁忍不住紧张起来。
En: Before the inspection started, Liang couldn't help but feel nervous.

Zh: 他瞟向美，后者露出了担忧的神情。
En: He glanced at Mei, who showed a worried expression.

Zh: 然而，为时已晚，田老师已经推开了公共休息室的门，她在桌上一眼就发现了南瓜派。
En: However, it was too late, as Teacher Tian had already pushed open the common lounge door and immediately spotted the pumpkin pie on the table.

Zh: “这是怎么回事？”田老师惊讶地问。
En: "What is this?" Teacher Tian asked in surprise.

Zh: 话音未落，一名同学恰巧经过，被椅子绊了一跤，
En: Before she could finish her sentence, a student happened to pass by and tripped over a chair.

Zh: 手中的书飞了出去，不巧打翻了南瓜派。
En: The book in his hand flew out, accidentally toppling the pumpkin pie.

Zh: 派飞向空中，然后砰的一声落在一个正好站在附近的同学脸上。
En: The pie flew into the air and landed with a splat on the face of another student standing nearby.

Zh: 事情突然变糟，公共休息室里爆发了一场即兴的食物大战。
En: Suddenly, things took a turn for the worse, and an impromptu food fight erupted in the common lounge.

Zh: 没过多久，往日严肃的田老师竟抵挡不住笑意，笑得让她的眼泪也流了出来。
En: Before long, the usually stern Teacher Tian couldn't resist smiling, and she laughed so hard that tears began to roll down her face.

Zh: 学生们见状，也开始齐声大笑，并挽起袖子帮忙清理混乱。
En: Seeing this, the students also started laughing together and rolled up their sleeves to help clean up the mess.

Zh: 尴尬的梁最后决定承认自己是这场闹剧的始作俑者。
En: The embarrassed Liang finally decided to admit that he was the mastermind behind the prank.

Zh: 他走到田老师面前，诚恳地说：“田老师，对不起。
En: He approached Teacher Tian and sincerely said, "I'm sorry, Teacher Tian.

Zh: 我只想让大家快乐些。”
En: I only wanted to make everyone a bit happier."

Zh: 田老师轻轻点了点头，说：“看到大家笑得这么开心，我想这也是不错的意外收获。”
En: Teacher Tian nodded gently and said, "Seeing everyone laugh so heartily, I think this was a pretty good unexpected outcome."

Zh: 当晚，宿舍里的学生和田老师一起举办了一场即兴的感恩节庆祝活动，分享着剩余的南瓜派和其它小吃。
En: That evening, the students in the dormitory and Teacher Tian held an impromptu Thanksgiving celebration, sharing the remaining pumpkin pie and other snacks.

Zh: 梁终于明白了，有时，不同的人之间，笑声是最好的桥梁。
En: Liang finally understood that sometimes, laughter is the best bridge between different people.

Zh: 即使是最严厉的老师，也有温柔的内心。”
En: Even the strictest teacher has a gentle heart.

Zh: 窗外落叶簌簌作响，把一切风波轻轻掩盖。
En: Outside, the leaves softly rustled, quietly covering all the commotion.

Zh: 冬天即将来临，但在这温暖的房间里，大家的心被连结在了一起。
En: Winter was approaching, but in this warm room, everyone's hearts were connected.


Vocabulary Words:

• corridor: 长廊
• breeze: 秋风
• courtyard: 院子
• boarding school: 寄宿学校
• lively: 活泼
• prank: 恶作剧
• whispering: 窃窃私语
• nudged: 碰了碰
• furrowed: 皱
• brows: 眉头
• inspection: 检查
• tidying: 整理
• nervous: 紧张
• spotted: 发现
• tripped: 绊了一跤
• toppling: 打翻
• stern: 严肃
• outcome: 收获
• approaching: 接近
• commotion: 风波
• impromptu: 即兴
• mastermind: 始作俑者
• sincerely: 诚恳
• admit: 承认
• gentle: 温柔
• rustled: 簌簌作响
• bridge: 桥梁
• heartily: 开心
• tightly: 紧紧
• chattering: 嗯放