放风筝(To Fly a Kite)
I brought a big red bird-shaped kite and my Two small cousins, aged four and tow, to National Chinese Taiwan University campus. We found An open space away from telephone poles and lines and trees. It was 8 o'clock in the morning and not very sunny; the wind was moderate. After the first few attempts to get the kite to fly I discovered how amateur I really was. I was at the To realize this was going to be a long trial-and- Error process. By ten-thirty, at last I was at the Height of my glory: the kite was sailing upward And away as far as my string could go. And both children were dancing, yelling, and clapping around me. I had gotten the kite up, but I did not steer it well and the wind blew it down toward the roof of a school building. Finally my string broke, and we all went home.
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我带了一只红色的鸟形风筝和我的两个小表弟，分别是四岁和两个，来到中国台湾大学校园。我们发现了一个远离电话杆、电线和树木的空地。早上八点，不太晴朗，风温和。在最初几次尝试让风筝飞起来之后，我发现我是多么的业余爱好者。我意识到这将是一个长期的尝试和错误的过程。到了十点三十分，我终于到达了我的荣耀的高度：风筝向上航行，离我的绳子远了。两个孩子都在我身边跳舞、叫喊和鼓掌。我把风筝举了起来，但是我没有把它好好地转动，风把它吹到了一所学校的屋顶上。最后我的线断了，我们都回家了。
