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AN OUTING
We were discussing where to go for an outing during the spring holidays. Some suggested the Guanting Reservoir. Others wanted to see the Great Wall. Then someone said, "Why not go back to Anzhuang for a visit?"
At this we all cheered. Of course, we would revisit that beautiful mountain village on the banks of the Yongding River!
The place was dear to us all. We had gone there the year before to plant trees in the surrounding mountains. We had formed close ties with the villagers.
So early next morning we were off to Anzhuang on the 7:30 train. It was a fine day in April. Everyone was in high spirits. We could hardly sit still, for there were so many interesting sights outside the window. We saw new factories and well-cultivated fields all along the line. At Shijingshan we passed the huge steel mill and the power plant. Then suddenly we saw the green Yongding River in the valley below. Our hearts gave a leap, for we knew that in a few minutes we would be with our friends at Anzhuang again.
They were overjoyed to see us. The old villagers kept asking how we were. They were pleased to see how much stronger some of us had become. Then some old friends of ours took us to see what they had achieved. New houses, larger schools, more sheep, more pigs and chickens, more cows and horses - everywhere we saw signs of prosperity. Then we climbed the mountains. The villagers showed us the trees we had planted. We were happy to see that most of them were growing well. At one place we found some young people digging pits. They were getting things ready for this year's tree-planting. We all joined them in the work.
But the time soon came for us to return. It was getting dark.
We told our friends that we would soon come back to plant trees again.
Back in the train, we told each other what a wonderful time we had had that day.
"An outing like this is certainly more exciting than picnicking in the Summer Palace," one student said.
"Or on the Great Wall," another added.
They spoke for us all.
郊游
我们在讨论春假期间上哪儿去郊游。有人建议去官厅水库，又有人想去长城。后来有个人说：“为什么不回安庄一趟呢？”
听到这个提议我们都高兴地叫了起来。不用说，大家都很想再去看看永定河畔那座美丽的山村。
这个地方使我们感到亲切。一年前我们曾到那儿周围的山上种过树，我们和村子里的人建立了亲密的感情。
于是，第二天一大早，我们就乘坐7点半的火车出发去安庄。这是4月的一个晴天，大家兴高采烈。火车窗外美不胜收的景色，使我们兴奋得坐不住。铁路沿线到处可见新建的工厂和精耕细作的田地。我们还经过了石景山的大钢铁厂和发电厂。接着，山谷下碧绿的永定河突然出现在眼前。我们的心跳加快了，因为我们知道，几分钟后就要和安庄的老朋友见面了。
老乡们见到我们非常高兴。村里的老人不停地向我们问好。看到我们长得这么壮实，他们很高兴。然后，一些老朋友带我们去参观他们取得的成就。新房子盖起来了，学校扩大了，猪、羊、鸡、牛、马都比原来多了——到处是一片繁荣的景象。接着我们爬上山去。乡亲们把我们过去种的树指给我们看。我们高兴地看到这些树大部分都长得很好。一些小伙子在一处挖坑，为今年的植树做准备，我们就和他们一道干起来。
但很快就到了我们要回去的时间了，天快黑了。
我们告诉朋友们，过不久我们还会来种树。
回去的火车上，大家都说，这一天过得真愉快。
“这样的郊游的确比去颐和园野餐有意思，”一位同学说。
“也比去长城好，”另一位补充说。
他们说出了我们大家的心里话。
