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Where to Go This Summer - 暑假去哪儿

Wei Jing plans everything—until her best friend wants Zhangjiajie, not the Great Wall. Can two stubborn travelers find a way to go together?

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大学生dà xué shēng魏晶爱ài做zuò计划jì huà。每次měi cì出去chū qù玩wán,她tā都dōu先xiān列liè清单qīng dān,再zài查chá路线lù xiàn,然后rán hòu订票dìng piào。暑假shǔ jià到dào了le,她tā想xiǎng和hé好hǎo朋友péng you楠楠去qù长城Cháng chéng。

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Wei Jing, a college student, loves making plans. Every time she goes on a trip, she first makes a list, then checks the routes, and then books the tickets. Summer vacation came, and she wanted to go to the Great Wall with her good friend Nannan.

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魏晶给gěi楠楠发fā消息xiāo xi:“咱们zán men去qù长城Cháng chéng吧ba!我wǒ去qù过guò一次yī cì,可是kě shì时间shí jiān太tài短duǎn了le。”楠楠回复huí fù:“我wǒ更gèng想xiǎng去qù张家界,那里nà li的de山shān比bǐ长城Cháng chéng漂亮piào liang!”

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Wei Jing sent Nannan a message: “Let's go to the Great Wall! I've been there once, but the time was too short.” Nannan replied: “I'd rather go to Zhangjiajie. The mountains there are more beautiful than the Great Wall!”

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魏晶不bù高兴gāo xìng地de回huí:“虽然suī rán张家界很hěn美měi,但是dàn shì长城Cháng chéng更gèng有意思yǒu yì si!除了chú le风景fēng jǐng以外yǐ wài,还有hái yǒu历史lì shǐ。”楠楠说shuō:“张家界比bǐ长城Cháng chéng美měi,我wǒ还hái没méi去qù过guò呢ne!”两liǎng人rén越来越yuè lái yuè急jí。

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Wei Jing wrote back, annoyed: “Although Zhangjiajie is beautiful, the Great Wall is more interesting! Besides the scenery, it also has history.” Nannan said: “Zhangjiajie is more beautiful than the Great Wall, and I've never been there!” The two of them got more and more worked up.

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第二天dì èr tiān,楠楠打dǎ来lái电话diàn huà:“如果rú guǒ咱们zán men一直yī zhí吵chǎo的话de huà,就jiù去qù不了bù liǎo了le。见面jiàn miàn谈谈tán tán吧ba。”魏晶叹tàn了le口kǒu气qì:“好hǎo,明天míng tiān下午xià wǔ来lái我wǒ家jiā。”她tā还是hái shi想xiǎng去qù长城Cháng chéng,楠楠还是hái shi想xiǎng去qù张家界。

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The next day, Nannan called: “If we keep arguing, we won't go anywhere. Let's meet and talk.” Wei Jing sighed: “Okay, come to my place tomorrow afternoon.” She still wanted to go to the Great Wall, and Nannan still wanted to go to Zhangjiajie.

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下午xià wǔ,楠楠来lái了le。两liǎng人rén坐zuò在zài桌子zhuō zi旁páng,谁shéi都dōu不bù说话shuō huà。魏晶拿出ná chū一yī张zhāng纸zhǐ:“咱们zán men列liè个gè表biǎo,写写xiě xiě好处hǎo chu和hé坏处huài chu吧ba。”楠楠笑xiào了le:“你nǐ真zhēn爱ài列liè清单qīng dān!”

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In the afternoon, Nannan came over. The two of them sat at the table, and neither said a word. Wei Jing took out a sheet of paper: “Let's make a table and write down the pros and cons.” Nannan laughed: “You really love making lists!”

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两liǎng人rén写下xiě xià好处hǎo chu和hé坏处huài chu。因为yīn wèi长城Cháng chéng离lí家jiā近jìn,所以suǒ yǐ更gèng方便fāng biàn;张家界更gèng特别tè bié,可是kě shì票piào比bǐ长城Cháng chéng贵guì。她们tā men看kàn着zhe这zhè张zhāng表biǎo,都dōu安静ān jìng了le。

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The two of them wrote down the pros and cons. Because the Great Wall is close to home, it is more convenient; Zhangjiajie is more special, but the tickets cost more than the Great Wall. They looked at the table and both went quiet.

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楠楠指zhǐ着zhe纸zhǐ说shuō:“咱们zán men有yǒu七qī天tiān。前qián三sān天tiān去qù长城Cháng chéng,后hòu四sì天tiān去qù张家界,不bù就jiù都dōu去qù了le吗ma?”魏晶眼睛yǎn jing一yī亮liàng:“先xiān去qù长城Cháng chéng,再zài飞fēi张家界,然后rán hòu慢慢màn màn玩wán!”

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Nannan pointed at the paper and said: “We have seven days. The first three days at the Great Wall, the last four days at Zhangjiajie. Then we get to go to both, right?” Wei Jing's eyes lit up: “First the Great Wall, then we fly to Zhangjiajie, and then we take our time!”

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两liǎng人rén在zài电脑diàn nǎo上shàng一起yī qǐ查chá信息xìn xī、订票dìng piào。魏晶越来越yuè lái yuè开心kāi xīn:虽然suī rán这个zhè ge计划jì huà不是bù shì她tā想xiǎng的de,但是dàn shì比bǐ她tā的de更gèng有意思yǒu yì si。而且ér qiě,这zhè也yě是shì她tā第一次dì yī cì去qù张家界!

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Together at the computer, the two of them looked up information and booked tickets. Wei Jing grew happier and happier: although this plan wasn't her idea, it was more interesting than hers. And it would also be her first time going to Zhangjiajie!

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出发chū fā那天nà tiān,魏晶看kàn着zhe行李箱xíng li xiāng和hé手里shǒu lǐ的de清单qīng dān。清单qīng dān上shàng写xiě着zhe两liǎng个gè地方dì fang:长城Cháng chéng和hé张家界。她tā给gěi楠楠发fā消息xiāo xi:“出发chū fā!”

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On the day they set off, Wei Jing looked at her suitcase and the list in her hand. The list had two places on it: the Great Wall and Zhangjiajie. She sent Nannan a message: “Let's go!”