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Notes of Spring: Unraveling a Time Capsule's Secret in Beijing Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-04-07-22-34-01-zh Story Transcript:
Zh: 阳光明媚，天空湛蓝，正是北京春天最美好的时节。
En: The sunshine is bright, and the sky is azure blue, marking the most beautiful season of spring in Beijing.
Zh: 天坛公园的樱花正盛，微风中流淌着清新的花香。
En: In Temple of Heaven Park, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and the gentle breeze carries the fresh scent of flowers.
Zh: 一群孩子们欢声笑语，手中各自牵着飞舞的风筝，
En: A group of children laugh and chatter, each holding a kite soaring in the air.
Zh: 在春日祭扫节（清明节）的假期里，公园总是充满活力。
En: During the holiday of the Spring Tomb-Sweeping Festival (Qingming Festival), the park is always full of vitality.
Zh: 佳怡是一名高中生，对一切充满了好奇心。
En: Jiayi is a high school student with a curious mind about everything.
Zh: 她和她的朋友子轩一起来到了天坛公园。
En: She and her friend Zixuan came together to the Temple of Heaven Park.
Zh: 子轩相对稳重，总是能让佳怡在她的疯狂冒险中稍微停一停，好好思考。
En: Compared to Jiayi, Zixuan is relatively steady, always able to make Jiayi pause for a moment in her wild adventures to think carefully.
Zh: 然而，这一天佳怡的注意力完全被一件奇怪的事情吸引了——一只风筝在空中飞舞时掉下来，落在了不远处的草地上。
En: However, on this day, Jiayi's attention was entirely captured by something strange—a kite falling from the sky and landing on the lawn not far away.
Zh: 佳怡惊讶地发现，风筝上绑着一张字条。
En: To her surprise, Jiayi discovered there was a note tied to the kite.
Zh: 这个字条的出现让佳怡激动不已，她的脑海中充满了疑问：谁写的？有什么意义？
En: The appearance of this note excited Jiayi, filling her mind with questions: Who wrote it? What does it mean?
Zh: 子轩则半信半疑，“或许只是某个人的恶作剧呢。”他说。
En: Zixuan was skeptical, "Maybe it's just someone's prank," he said.
Zh: 佳怡仔细阅读字条，上面的字迹略显模糊：“春天总是如约而至，愿者再聚。”
En: Jiayi carefully read the note; the handwriting was slightly blurry: "Spring always arrives as expected, may we meet again."
Zh: 虽然短短几句，却似乎蕴藏深意。
En: Despite being just a few short sentences, it seemed to hold deep meaning.
Zh: 她不顾子轩的阻挠，决心解开这张字条的秘密。
En: Ignoring Zixuan's objections, she was determined to unlock the secret of the note.
Zh: “我们应该去调查！”佳怡兴奋地说。
En: "We should investigate!" Jiayi said excitedly.
Zh: 子轩摇摇头，“你真的觉得我们能找到线索吗？这里人来人往。”
En: Zixuan shook his head, "Do you really think we can find clues? There are so many people here."
Zh: 然而，佳怡的好奇心驱动着她，她甚至愿意逃课来追查更多的线索。
En: However, Jiayi's curiosity drove her; she was even willing to skip class to chase down more leads.
Zh: “拜托，子轩，就当是给自己一次小冒险！”
En: "Please, Zixuan, just consider it a little adventure for us!"
Zh: 在她的软磨硬泡下，子轩终于同意随她一起探索。
En: With her persistent persuasion, Zixuan finally agreed to explore with her.
Zh: 他们在公园里四处搜寻，希望能找到蛛丝马迹。
En: They searched around the park, hoping to find any clues.
Zh: 春风将树叶吹得沙沙作响，他们沿着天坛的古老路径，满怀期待地探索每一处角落。
En: The spring breeze rustled the leaves; they followed the ancient paths of the Temple of Heaven, exploring every corner with anticipation.
Zh: 最终，他们在一个隐蔽的角落发现了一块不起眼的石板，上面镌刻着类似的文字。
En: Eventually, they discovered an inconspicuous stone slab in a hidden corner, engraved with similar text.
Zh: 原来，这是一代代人传递的时间胶囊项目。
En: It turns out this was a time capsule project passed down through generations.
Zh: 40年前，有人立下这个传统，每一代人都可以在这里留下自己的故事和愿望。
En: Forty years ago, someone established this tradition, allowing every generation to leave their stories and wishes here.
Zh: “所以这就是传递的意义？”佳怡自言自语道，脸上露出恍然大悟的神情。
En: "So this is the meaning of passing it on?" Jiayi muttered to herself, a look...
