A snowy morning

雪花轻轻落在屋顶上。

xuě huā qīng qīng luò zài wū dǐng shàng。

Snowflakes fall gently on the roof.

早晨，屋顶变成了白色。

zǎo chén， wū dǐng biàn chéng le bái sè。

In the morning, the roof has turned white.

雪地上留着一行小脚印。

xuě dì shàng liú zhe yì háng xiǎo jiǎo yìn。

A row of small footprints remains in the snow.

天气变暖以后，雪开始融化。

tiān qì biàn nuǎn yǐ hòu， xuě kāi shǐ róng huà。

The snow begins to melt when the weather becomes warmer.

出门玩雪时要戴好手套。

chū mén wán xuě shí yào dài hǎo shǒu tào。

Put on your gloves before going out to play in the snow.

我们回到温暖的屋子里休息。

wǒ men huí dào wēn nuǎn de wū zi lǐ xiū xi。

We return to the warm house to rest.

早上，屋顶上落满雪花。小安戴好手套，走到院子里。地面上有小小的脚印，一直伸向围墙。

zǎo shàng， wū dǐng shàng luò mǎn xuě huā。 xiǎo ān dài hǎo shǒu tào， zǒu dào yuàn zi lǐ。 dì miàn shàng yǒu xiǎo xiǎo de jiǎo yìn， yì zhí shēn xiàng wéi qiáng。

In the morning, snow covers the roof. Xiaoan puts on gloves and sees small footprints leading towards the wall.

她猜是小鸟留下的，哥哥说：“也许是，但我们还没有看见它。”两人仔细观察脚印，没有急着把猜测当成答案。

tā cāi shì xiǎo niǎo liú xià de， gē ge shuō：“yě xǔ shì， dàn wǒ men hái méi yǒu kàn jiàn tā。” liǎng rén zǐ xì guān chá jiǎo yìn， méi yǒu jí zhe bǎ cāi cè dàng chéng dá àn。

She guesses a bird made them. Her brother says it is possible, but they have not seen it. They observe rather than treating a guess as an answer.

小安把一点雪放在盘子里，带进温暖的屋子。雪慢慢融化，变成水。她记下时间，比较屋里和屋外的变化，又想起昨天观察冰的办法。

xiǎo ān bǎ yì diǎn xuě fàng zài pán zi lǐ， dài jìn wēn nuǎn de wū zi。 xuě màn màn róng huà， biàn chéng shuǐ。 tā jì xià shí jiān， bǐ jiào wū lǐ hé wū wài de biàn huà， yòu xiǎng qǐ zuó tiān guān chá bīng de bàn fǎ。

Xiaoan brings a little snow indoors on a plate. It melts into water. She records the time, compares indoors and outdoors and recalls observing ice.

A 你看，院子里有脚印！

nǐ kàn， yuàn zi lǐ yǒu jiǎo yìn！

Look, there are footprints in the yard!

B 是小鸟留下的吗？

shì xiǎo niǎo liú xià de ma？

Did a bird make them?

A 可能是，不过我们还没有足够的线索。

kě néng shì， bù guò wǒ men hái méi yǒu zú gòu de xiàn suǒ。

Possibly, but we do not have enough clues yet.

B 我想看看雪进屋以后会怎样。

wǒ xiǎng kàn kan xuě jìn wū yǐ hòu huì zěn yàng。

I want to see what happens when snow comes indoors.

A 我们把它放在盘子里观察吧。

wǒ men bǎ tā fàng zài pán zi lǐ guān chá ba。

Let us observe it on a plate.

B 好，我会记下变化和时间。

hǎo， wǒ huì jì xià biàn huà hé shí jiān。

Yes, I will record the changes and the time.