Day 1650: The first ID card , English novel-style description of character actions and situations
Day 1650© English super writing dad, 4.5 years of bilingual diary recording his daughter’s life
As of this article: The 22nd book
Chinese and English Total: 1.102 million words, 445,000 words in English, 657,000 words in Chinese
Day 1650 (4.5 years) June 20, 2022 (Monday)
A Diary for My Yunduo'er ©
Day 1650, Jun 20, 2 022 (Mon)
(excerpt)
The flush of excitement you felt when at last getting your first ID card in your lifetime at the police station kind of took the edge off the unpleasantness of that trying footslogging all the way there through the sweltering heat. What a photogenic demure girl on that card ! You pestered mummy for her ID and, studying them, compared yours with hers.
It was so hot that people couldn't breathe. You and your mother braved the scorching heat and walked like dogs until you came to the police station. You got your first ID card in your life. You are very excited. This excitement makes you and your mother forget the pain in the heat. The ID card shows a quiet girl, quite photogenic. You pester your mother for her ID card and look closely at the two to compare.
Some interesting expressions and slang:
flush a burst of emotion
take the edge off weaken
trying painful
footslogging trek
sweltering hot
photogenic
kind of a little
demure reserved
pester sb. for pestering for something
study look carefully
