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The Eclipse Next Door

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A passionate amateur astronomer, Lin Zhaohan, tries to share the excitement of a rare partial solar eclipse with her neighbor, Mr. Gu, who is initially more interested in his morning tea.

Added 7/1/2026 · 357 characters

Story text

12 sentences

  1. línzhāohán
    shì
    wèi
    yèyú
    tiānwén
    xué
    jiā
    fēicháng
    qīdài
    jīntiān
    zǎoshàng
    de
    piān
    shí
  2. zǎo
    zǎo
    jiù
    zài
    yángtái
    shàng
    jià
    hǎo
    le
    wàngyuǎnjìng
    huán
    zhǔnbèi
    le
    tèshū
    de
    guāncè
    yǎnjìng
  3. de
    línjū
    gùxiānshēng
    zhèngzài
    yuànzǐ
    yōuxián
    chá
    sìhū
    duì
    tiānkōng
    háowú
    xìngqù
  4. línzhāohán
    yǒngqì
    zǒuguò
    yāoqǐng
    gùxiānshēng
    yīqǐ
    guānkàn
    zhè
    hǎnjiàn
    de
    tiānwén
    xiànxiàng
  5. gùxiānshēng
    lǐmào
    xiào
    le
    xiào
    shuō
    duì
    xīngxīng
    yuèliàng
    bùtài
    dǒng
    háishì
    chá
    gēng
    shūfú
  6. línzhāohán
    méiyǒu
    fàngqì
    tíyì
    gùxiānshēng
    kěyǐ
    xiān
    kàn
    yīyǎn
    jiù
    yīyǎn
  7. xiǎoxīn
    bāng
    gùxiānshēng
    dài
    hǎo
    guāncè
    yǎnjìng
    yǐndǎo
    kàn
    xiàng
    tàiyáng
    de
    fāngxiàng
  8. dāng
    gùxiānshēng
    kàndào
    yuèliàng
    mànmàn
    zhē
    zhù
    tàiyáng
    de
    yībùfēn
    shí
    qīng
    qīng
    ā
    le
    shēng
  9. fàngxià
    chá
    bēi
    yòu
    zǐxì
    kàn
    le
    yīhuìér
    liǎn
    shàng
    lòu
    chū
    le
    jīngyà
    de
    biǎoqíng
  10. yuánlái
    tiānkōng
    zhèngzài
    fāshēng
    zhème
    qímiào
    de
    shìqíng
    gùxiānshēng
    gǎntàn
    dào
    xièxiè
    ràng
    kàndào
  11. shí
    jiéshù
    hòu
    gùxiānshēng
    shènzhì
    wèn
    línzhāohán
    xiàcì
    yǒu
    zhèyàng
    de
    huódòng
    néngbùnéng
    zài
    jiào
  12. línzhāohán
    kāixīn
    dāyìng
    le
    juéde
    fēnxiǎng
    zhīshí
    dàilái
    de
    kuàilè
    kàndào
    shí
    yīyàng
    měihǎo

Quiz

Reading comprehension

Question 1 of 4

Question 1

What was Lin Zhaohan's main goal in the story?

Narration

The Eclipse Next Door