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周末，我们全家去公园散步。
zhōu mò， wǒ men quán jiā qù gōng yuán sàn bù。
At the weekend, our whole family goes for a walk in the park.
湖边的雕像表现了一位读书的孩子。
hú biān de diāo xiàng biǎo xiàn le yí wèi dú shū de hái zi。
The statue by the lake depicts a child reading.
画画时，我认真观察小鸟的姿势。
huà huà shí， wǒ rèn zhēn guān chá xiǎo niǎo de zī shì。
When drawing, I carefully observe the bird's posture.
爷爷累了，便坐在长椅上休息。
yé ye lèi le， biàn zuò zài cháng yǐ shàng xiū xi。
Grandpa becomes tired and sits on a bench to rest.
饭后散步让我们有时间聊聊天。
fàn hòu sàn bù ràng wǒ men yǒu shí jiān liáo liáo tiān。
A walk after dinner gives us time to talk.
观察公园时，我们记录季节带来的变化。
guān chá gōng yuán shí， wǒ men jì lù jì jié dài lái de biàn huà。
When observing the park, we record the changes brought by the seasons.
在公园里
星期六，小安和爷爷去公园散步，经过一座坐着的人物雕像时，她停下了脚步。
xīng qī liù， xiǎo ān hé yé ye qù gōng yuán sàn bù， jīng guò yí zuò zuò zhe de rén wù diāo xiàng shí， tā tíng xià le jiǎo bù。
On Saturday Xiao An walks in the park with Grandpa and stops beside a statue of a seated person.
雕像的一只手靠近下巴，身体向前弯，脸上的表情很安静。
diāo xiàng de yì zhī shǒu kào jìn xià bā， shēn tǐ xiàng qián wān， liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng hěn ān jìng。
One hand is near its chin, its body leans forward and its expression is calm.
小安说这个人一定在想一个很难的问题，爷爷却问她怎样知道。
xiǎo ān shuō zhè ge rén yí dìng zài xiǎng yí ge hěn nán de wèn tí， yé ye què wèn tā zěn yàng zhī dào。
Xiao An says the person must be thinking about a difficult problem, but Grandpa asks how she knows.
她重新看了一遍，发现自己能描述姿势，却不能真的知道人物心里的想法。
tā chóng xīn kàn le yí biàn， fā xiàn zì jǐ néng miáo shù zī shì， què bù néng zhēn de zhī dào rén wù xīn lǐ de xiǎng fǎ。
Looking again, she realises she can describe the pose but cannot actually know the person's thoughts.
爷爷说，可以用看起来在思考这样的表达，把观察和解释分开。
yé ye shuō， kě yǐ yòng kàn qǐ lái zài sī kǎo zhè yàng de biǎo dá， bǎ guān chá hé jiě shì fēn kāi。
Grandpa suggests saying that the figure looks as if it is thinking, separating observation from interpretation.
他们在长椅上坐了一会儿，一边看行人，一边讨论不同的姿势给人什么感觉。
tā men zài cháng yǐ shàng zuò le yí huì er， yì biān kàn xíng rén， yì biān tǎo lùn bù tóng de zī shì gěi rén shén me gǎn jué。
They sit on a bench for a while, watching people and discussing the impressions created by different poses.
回家后，小安画出雕像，把自己看见的细节写在左边，把猜想写在右边。
huí jiā hòu， xiǎo ān huà chū diāo xiàng， bǎ zì jǐ kàn jiàn de xì jié xiě zài zuǒ biān， bǎ cāi xiǎng xiě zài yòu biān。
At home Xiao An draws the statue, writing observed details on the left and interpretations on the right.
她发现，认真看并不是马上猜出答案，而是先把看到的东西说清楚，再给自己的解释寻找依据。
tā fā xiàn， rèn zhēn kàn bìng bú shì mǎ shàng cāi chū dá àn， ér shì xiān bǎ kàn dào de dōng xi shuō qīng chǔ， zài gěi zì jǐ de jiě shì xún zhǎo yī jù。
She discovers that careful looking is not about immediately guessing an answer but describing what is visible and finding support for an interpretation.
Conversation
A 这座雕像在做什么？
zhè zuò diāo xiàng zài zuò shén me？
What is this statue doing?
B 看起来在思考，不过我不能确定。
kàn qǐ lái zài sī kǎo， bù guò wǒ bù néng què dìng。
It looks as if it is thinking, but I cannot be certain.
A 你实际看见了哪些细节？
nǐ shí jì kàn jiàn le nǎ xiē xì jié？
Which details can you actually see?
B 身体向前弯，一只手靠近下巴。
shēn tǐ xiàng qián wān， yì zhī shǒu kào jìn xià bā。
Its body leans forward and one hand is near its chin.
A 这些姿势为什么让你想到思考？
zhè xiē zī shì wèi shén me ràng nǐ xiǎng dào sī kǎo？
Why do those poses suggest thinking to you?
B 因为我想问题时，有时也这样坐。
yīn wèi wǒ xiǎng wèn tí shí， yǒu shí yě zhè yàng zuò。
Because I sometimes sit like that when thinking.
