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长城很长

The Great Wall Is Long

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长城the Great Wall
to walk
tired
to build
以前before; in the past
小红

下星期六我想去长城,你想不想和我一起去?我以前没去长城,这次想去看看。

Next Saturday I want to go to the Great Wall. Do you want to come with me? I've never been to the Great Wall before, and this time I want to go see it.

王明

好,我去年去了长城,很好玩。以前我也不知道长城这么长,去了就知道了。

Sure. I went to the Great Wall last year, it was really fun. I didn't know the Great Wall was this long before either. You only know once you go.

小红

长城真的很长吗?我听说,长城很长很长。

Is the Great Wall really that long? I've heard the Great Wall is very, very long.

王明

对,真的很长,走一天也走不完,我们那次没有走完。

Yes, it's really long. Even walking for a whole day isn't enough to finish it. We didn't finish walking it last time.

小红

那你们走的时候累不累?

So were you tired while you were walking?

王明

很累,我们走了三个小时,都很累,但是也很高兴。

Very tired. We walked for three hours, and we were all really tired, but also really happy.

小红

长城是什么时候建的?

When was the Great Wall built?

王明

长城是很多年以前建的,已经建了两千多年了。

The Great Wall was built a very long time ago. It's already been more than two thousand years since it was built.

小红

两千多年!下星期六我们一起去,好不好?

More than two thousand years! Let's go together next Saturday, okay?

王明

好,我们一起去,你觉得我们要走多长时间?

Okay, let's go together. How long do you think we should walk for?

看懂了吗 · Check yourself

How long ago was the Great Wall built?

两千多年

Did Xiao Hong and Wang Ming finish walking the whole Great Wall last time?

没有走完

How did Wang Ming and his friends feel after walking for three hours?

很累

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