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那本书让我想了很久

The Book That Changed My Mind

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故事story
measure word for animals
地方place
to understand
to forget
小美

我在飞机上看了一本书,现在还在想,忘不了。

I read a book on the plane. I'm still thinking about it now. I can't forget it.

大卫

什么样的书,让你忘不了?

What kind of book makes you unable to forget it?

小美

一个故事,故事里有一只猫。

A story. In the story there's a cat.

大卫

一只猫的故事?这只猫做什么?

A story about a cat? What does the cat do?

小美

猫天天坐在一样的地方。天气天天不同,所以猫看见的东西也天天不同。

The cat sits in the same place every day. But the weather is different every day, so what the cat sees is also different every day.

大卫

我不懂。天气不同,为什么猫看见的东西也不同?

I don't understand. The weather is different, so why would what the cat sees also be different?

小美

故事里说,下雨的时候,猫看见的是雨;天气好的时候,猫看见的是别的东西。地方是一样的,但是猫看见的不一样。

The story says, when it rains, what the cat sees is rain. When the weather is nice, what the cat sees is something else. The place is the same, but what the cat sees is not the same.

大卫

我懂了!所以你觉得,没有一天是一样的?

I understand now! So you think no two days are ever the same?

小美

对。我看我的猫,也不一样了。猫天天坐的地方一样,天天做一样的事情,但是我现在看,觉得天天都不一样,也很好看。

Right. I look at my own cat differently now too. The cat sits in the same place every day and does the same thing every day, but now when I look, I feel like every day is different, and it's also nice to watch.

大卫

那我也想看这本书。可能我天天做的事情,也不一样。

Then I want to read this book too. Maybe the things I do every day are different too.

小美

我觉得你看了,也会忘不了,也会懂。

I think once you read it, you won't be able to forget it either, and you'll understand too.

看懂了吗 · Check yourself

Why does the cat see different things every day, even though it sits in the same place?

天气天天不同

What does the cat see when it rains, according to the story?

猫看见的是雨

Whose everyday life does Xiaomei say she now sees differently?

我的猫

Does Xiaomei think David will be able to forget the book once he reads it?

会忘不了

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