春天到了，天气越来越好，草变绿了，花也开了。
Spring arrived, weather more and more good, grass turned green, flowers also bloomed.
Spring had arrived. The weather was getting better, the grass turned green, and the flowers bloomed.
李晓梅、小明和马可是同班同学，年级一样。
Li Xiaomei, Xiao Ming and Marco are same class classmates, grade same.
Li Xiaomei, Xiao Ming, and Marco were classmates in the same grade.
他们三个都是老师喜欢的学生：李晓梅聪明、热情，小明努力、认真，马可总是笑着说话，大家都觉得他很有意思。
They three all are teacher like students: Li Xiaomei smart, warm; Xiao Ming hardworking, serious; Marco always smiling talking, everyone thinks he very interesting.
All three were students the teacher liked: Li Xiaomei was smart and warm, Xiao Ming was hardworking and serious, and Marco always spoke with a smile—everyone thought he was fun.
最近，学校要办一个春天主题的照片比赛。
Recently, school going to hold a spring theme photo contest.
Recently, the school announced a spring-themed photo contest.
老师说：“同学们，大家可以自己选题目，拍一张关于春天的照片，然后写一点儿介绍。”
Teacher said: 'Classmates, everyone can choose topic, take one spring-related photo, then write a little introduction.'
The teacher said, 'Class, you can each pick a topic, take a photo about spring, and write a short introduction.'
李晓梅提议：“我们可以一起去山那边的草地，那儿花很多，光线也好。”
Li Xiaomei suggested: 'We can together go to grassland beyond mountain, there flowers many, lighting also good.'
Li Xiaomei suggested, 'We could go to the meadow beyond the mountain—there are lots of flowers and great lighting.'
小明点头说：“好啊，我可以带地图，还有蛋糕，我们当作午饭！”
Xiao Ming nodded said: 'Okay, I can bring map, also cake, we use it as lunch!'
Xiao Ming nodded and said, 'Sounds good! I’ll bring a map—and cake! We can have it for lunch!'
马可说：“我负责带水和相机！”
Marco said: 'I’m in charge of bringing water and camera!'
Marco said, 'I’ll bring the water and the camera!'
他们早上八点在学校门口见面，出发去草地。
They morning 8 o'clock at school gate met, set off to grassland.
They met at 8 a.m. at the school gate and headed to the meadow.
一路上他们走得很快，一直笑着聊天。
All the way they walked very fast, kept smiling chatting.
They walked quickly the whole way, laughing and chatting the entire time.
到了草地，大家都觉得春天真的来了——花是红色、粉色的，草是绿的，风不大，天气不冷也不热，刚刚好。
Arrived at grassland, everyone felt spring really came—flowers red, pink; grass green; wind not strong; weather not cold not hot, just right.
When they arrived, everyone felt spring had truly come—the flowers were red and pink, the grass was green, the wind was gentle, and the weather was perfect.
他们开始拍照：有的是小明站在花中间笑着的样子，有的是李晓梅和马可一起看着地图的样子，还有他们三个人一起跳起来的动作。
They began taking photos: some of Xiao Ming standing in flowers smiling; some of Li Xiaomei and Marco looking at map together; also all three jumping up.
They started taking photos—Xiao Ming smiling among flowers, Li Xiaomei and Marco looking at the map together, and all three of them jumping in the air.
马可拍得特别认真，他说：“这张照片一定可以得第一！”
Marco took photos especially seriously, he said: 'This photo definitely can get first place!'
Marco was especially focused while taking pictures. He said, 'This one will definitely win first place!'
中午，他们在草地边吃蛋糕、喝水。
Noon, they at grassland edge ate cake, drank water.
At noon, they sat by the edge of the meadow eating cake and drinking water.
可是，吃完后，小明突然觉得不舒服，说：“我肚子疼，好像发烧了。”
But, after eating, Xiao Ming suddenly felt unwell, said: 'My stomach hurts, seems like I have a fever.'
But after eating, Xiao Ming suddenly felt sick. 'My stomach hurts, and I think I have a fever,' he said.
李晓梅赶紧摸了摸他的头，说：“真的有点儿热。”
Li Xiaomei quickly touched his head, said: 'Really a bit hot.'
Li Xiaomei quickly felt his forehead and said, 'You do feel a bit warm.'
她马上打电话给老师：“老师，小明感冒了，我们带他去医院，好吗？”
She immediately called teacher: 'Teacher, Xiao Ming caught cold, we take him to hospital, okay?'
She immediately called the teacher and said, 'Teacher, Xiao Ming caught a cold. Can we take him to the hospital?'
老师说：“你们小心一点儿，要用药，记得照顾他。”
Teacher said: 'You all be careful, must use medicine, remember take care (of) him.'
The teacher said, 'Be careful, make sure he takes medicine, and take good care of him.'
马可也帮忙扶着小明，一起去找车。
Marco also helped support Xiao Ming, together went find car.
Marco helped support Xiao Ming, and they went together to find a car.
李晓梅一路照顾他，给他水喝，还让他休息。
Li Xiaomei all the way cared for him, gave him water to drink, also let him rest.
Li Xiaomei took care of him the whole way, gave him water to drink, and helped him rest.
医生说：“是吃多了蛋糕，加上最近太累了，没休息好。”
Doctor said: 'Ate too much cake, plus recently too tired, didn’t rest well.'
The doctor said, 'He ate too much cake and has been too tired lately without enough rest.'
第二天，小明好多了。
Second day, Xiao Ming much better.
The next day, Xiao Ming felt much better.
他站在学校门口，看到李晓梅和马可，马上跑过去说：“谢谢你们，我真的很感动。你们是我最好的朋友。”
He stood at school gate, saw Li Xiaomei and Marco, immediately ran over said: 'Thank you, I really very touched. You all are my best friends.'
He stood at the school gate, saw Li Xiaomei and Marco, and ran over saying, 'Thank you. I’m really touched. You’re my best friends.'
比赛那天到了，照片贴在教室前面，很多客人和老师来参观。
Contest day arrived, photos posted in front of classroom, many guests and teachers came to visit.
The day of the contest arrived. The photos were posted in front of the classroom, and many guests and teachers came to view them.
大家都说：“这组照片不仅漂亮，还有故事，很有意思。”
Everyone all said: 'This group (of) photos not only pretty, also has story, very interesting.'
Everyone said, 'These photos are not only beautiful, they tell a story—how interesting!'
最后，他们真的得了第一名！
Finally, they really got first place!
In the end, they really did win first place!
老师笑着说：“你们不只是拍得好，更是用心去做每一件事情。这就是春天最好的样子！”
Teacher smiling said: 'You all not only took well, more importantly did every thing with heart. This is spring’s best look!'
The teacher smiled and said, 'You didn’t just take great photos—you put your hearts into everything you did. This is the best spirit of spring!'