A New Home for the Pandas

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北京běi jīng动物园dòng wù yuán有yǒu十shí只zhī大熊猫dà xióng māo。Beijing Zoo has ten giant pandas.七月qī yuè,熊猫xióng māo们men有了yǒu le一个yī ge新xīn家jiā。In July, the pandas got a new home.新xīn家jiā很大hěn dà很大hěn dà。The new home is very, very big.里面lǐ miàn有yǒu四sì个gè大厅dà tīng,外面wài miàn有yǒu很多hěn duō玩wán的de地方dì fāng。Inside there are four big halls, and outside there are many places to play.

夏天xià tiān很hěn热rè,可是kě shì新xīn家里jiā lǐ面miàn很hěn凉快liáng kuai。Summer is very hot, but it is cool inside the new home.现在xiàn zài,五wǔ只zhī熊猫xióng māo住zhù在zài新xīn家里jiā lǐ。Now, five pandas live in the new home.它们tā men每天měi tiān吃chī竹子zhú zi、睡觉shuì jiào、玩wán。Every day they eat bamboo, sleep, and play.

很多人hěn duō rén来lái看kàn它们tā men。Many people come to see them.孩子们hái zi men最喜欢zuì xǐ huān看kàn熊猫xióng māo玩wán。Children like watching the pandas play the most.你nǐ也yě想xiǎng去qù看看kàn kan吗ma?Do you want to go see them too?

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