A: This was my favorite park when I was little because there are loads of rides to play on.
B: When I was little I loved to play on the slide, the swings and the horizontal bar.
A: All kids love those slides. I was always a bit of a weakling though. I was never good at the horizontal bar.
B: The horizontal bar isn’t difficult, you just need to practice and then you’ll get the hang of it.
A: 這個公園是我小時候的最愛,因為有很多遊樂設施。
B: 我小時候也很愛玩溜滑梯、盪鞦韆、 玩單槓。
A: 哪個小孩不愛呢?不過我因為臂力不好,一直很不擅長單槓。
B: 單槓不難,多練習就會上手了。
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