Words & phrases
耐心
nài xīn
patience; patient
Model sentences
夜晚的星空里有许多星星。
yè wǎn de xīng kōng lǐ yǒu xǔ duō xīng xing。
There are many stars in the night sky.
我们每周观察一次星星。
wǒ men měi zhōu guān chá yí cì xīng xing。
We observe the stars once a week.
我把看到的星星画在记录本上。
wǒ bǎ kàn dào de xīng xing huà zài jì lù běn shàng。
I draw the stars I see in my observation notebook.
星星的位置看起来会发生变化。
xīng xing de wèi zhì kàn qǐ lái huì fā shēng biàn huà。
The positions of the stars appear to change.
多次观察能帮助我们发现变化。
duō cì guān chá néng bāng zhù wǒ men fā xiàn biàn huà。
Repeated observations can help us notice changes.
观察星空需要耐心。
guān chá xīng kōng xū yào nài xīn。
Observing the night sky requires patience.
数星星的孩子
一天夜里，小安和爷爷走到院子里，想认真看看天空，而不只是说星星很多。
yì tiān yè lǐ， xiǎo ān hé yé ye zǒu dào yuàn zi lǐ， xiǎng rèn zhēn kàn kan tiān kōng， ér bù zhǐ shì shuō xīng xing hěn duō。
One night, Xiao An and Grandpa go into the courtyard to observe the sky carefully rather than simply say there are many stars.
她和爷爷选了一个安全的地方，在同一个时间看天空，并把日期写在本子上。
tā hé yé ye xuǎn le yí ge ān quán de dì fang， zài tóng yí ge shí jiān kàn tiān kōng， bìng bǎ rì qī xiě zài běn zi shàng。
She and Grandpa choose a safe place, look at the sky at the same time and write the date in a notebook.
第一天有云，他们只看见几颗亮星，第二天却看见了更多。
dì yī tiān yǒu yún， tā men zhǐ kàn jiàn jǐ kē liàng xīng， dì èr tiān què kàn jiàn le gèng duō。
On the first day clouds allow them to see only a few bright stars, but they see more on the second day.
小安没有马上说星星增加了，因为她知道云也会影响自己看到的东西。
xiǎo ān méi yǒu mǎ shàng shuō xīng xing zēng jiā le， yīn wèi tā zhī dào yún yě huì yǐng xiǎng zì jǐ kàn dào de dōng xi。
Xiao An does not immediately say that the number of stars has increased, because clouds affect what she can see.
她画出几颗容易找到的星，还写下观察时有没有云。
tā huà chū jǐ kē róng yì zhǎo dào de xīng， hái xiě xià guān chá shí yǒu méi yǒu yún。
She draws a few easily found stars and records whether there are clouds during the observation.
几次以后，她发现认真记录比只靠记忆更容易比较，也更容易提出新的问题。
jǐ cì yǐ hòu， tā fā xiàn rèn zhēn jì lù bǐ zhǐ kào jì yì gèng róng yì bǐ jiào， yě gèng róng yì tí chū xīn de wèn tí。
After several observations she finds that careful records make comparison and new questions easier than relying only on memory.
爷爷说，好奇心让人开始观察，耐心和准确的记录帮助人继续学习。
yé ye shuō， hào qí xīn ràng rén kāi shǐ guān chá， nài xīn hé zhǔn què de jì lù bāng zhù rén jì xù xué xí。
Grandpa says curiosity starts observation, while patience and accurate records help people keep learning.
Conversation
A 今天的星星是不是比昨天多？
jīn tiān de xīng xing shì bú shì bǐ zuó tiān duō？
Are there more stars today than yesterday?
B 我们看见的更多，不过昨天有云。
wǒ men kàn jiàn de gèng duō， bù guò zuó tiān yǒu yún。
We can see more, but it was cloudy yesterday.
A 所以不能马上说星星增加了？
suǒ yǐ bù néng mǎ shàng shuō xīng xing zēng jiā le？
So we cannot immediately say the number of stars has increased?
B 对，要先想想观察条件有没有变化。
duì， yào xiān xiǎng xiǎng guān chá tiáo jiàn yǒu méi yǒu biàn huà。
Right. We should first consider whether the observing conditions have changed.
A 本子里还要写什么？
běn zi lǐ hái yào xiě shén me？
What else should go in the notebook?
B 日期、时间，还有天空有没有云。
rì qī、 shí jiān， hái yǒu tiān kōng yǒu méi yǒu yún。
The date, time and whether there are clouds.
