One Rainy Day (Part 1)

HSK 3 · 203 characters · It Depends Who You Ask

One long rainy day, seen through the eyes of everyone in the family — and nobody sees it the same way.

今天jīn tiān早上zǎo shang下xià起qǐ了le大雨dà yǔ，一直yī zhí下xià到dào下午xià wǔ。This morning it started pouring, and it rained until the afternoon.

一般来说yī bān lái shuō，没有méi yǒu人rén喜欢xǐ huan下雨xià yǔ天tiān，可是kě shì今天jīn tiān我wǒ发现fā xiàn，每个人měi ge rén想xiǎng的de都dōu不一样bù yī yàng。Generally speaking, nobody likes rainy days — but today I discovered that everyone sees it differently.

对duì农民nóng mín来lái说shuō，这是zhè shì好事hǎo shì，因为yīn wèi地dì里lǐ的de菜cài正zhèng需要xū yào水shuǐ。For farmers, it's a good thing, because the vegetables in the fields need water right now.

对duì开车kāi chē的de司机sī jī来lái说shuō，下雨xià yǔ的de日子rì zi生意shēng yì特别tè bié好hǎo。For drivers, business is especially good on rainy days.

可是kě shì对duì妈妈mā ma来lái说shuō，下雨xià yǔ很hěn麻烦má fan，因为yīn wèi她tā不能bù néng出去chū qù买菜mǎi cài。But for Mom, rain is a hassle, because she can't go out to buy groceries.

对duì妹妹mèi mei来lái说shuō，下雨xià yǔ天tiān很hěn好玩hǎo wán，她tā最喜欢zuì xǐ huān听tīng雨yǔ的de声音shēng yīn。For my little sister, rainy days are fun — she loves the sound of the rain.

对duì准备zhǔn bèi考试kǎo shì的de哥哥gē ge来lái说shuō，下雨xià yǔ天tiān最zuì适合shì hé在家zài jiā学习xué xí。For my older brother, who is preparing for an exam, a rainy day is perfect for studying at home.

我wǒ问wèn爸爸bà ba，他tā笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“对我来说duì wǒ lái shuō，下xià不bù下雨xià yǔ都dōu一样yī yàng，我wǒ在zài办公室bàn gōng shì里lǐ看不见kàn bù jiàn外面wài miàn。”I asked Dad, and he said with a laugh, "For me, rain or no rain is all the same — I can't see outside from my office."

晚上wǎn shang雨yǔ停tíng了le，我wǒ把bǎ今天jīn tiān听到tīng dào的话de huà都dōu想xiǎng了le一遍yī biàn。In the evening the rain stopped, and I went over everything I had heard that day.

同样tóng yàng的de雨yǔ，对duì每个人měi ge rén来lái说shuō都dōu不一样bù yī yàng。The same rain is different for each person.