全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
一、连词成句 Put the words in order
小华是一个助人为乐的好孩子，常常帮邻居搬东西。
xiǎo huá shì yí gè zhù rén wéi lè de hǎo hái zi cháng cháng bāng lín jū bān dōng xi
Xiaohua is a good child who loves helping others; she often helps the neighbours carry things.
他把捡到的钱包交给了警察，真是拾金不昧。
tā bǎ jiǎn dào de qián bāo jiāo gěi le jǐng chá zhēn shì shí jīn bú mèi
He handed the wallet he found to the police; how honest he is.
我们要尊老爱幼，在巴士上主动让座。
wǒ men yào zūn lǎo ài yòu zài bā shì shàng zhǔ dòng ràng zuò
We should respect the old and care for the young, and give up our seats on the bus without being asked.
弟弟知错就改，马上向妹妹道歉了。
dì di zhī cuò jiù gǎi mǎ shàng xiàng mèi mei dào qiàn le
Knowing he was wrong, my little brother put it right and apologised to our little sister at once.
爸爸一向言而有信，答应我的事从来不会忘记。
bà ba yí xiàng yán ér yǒu xìn dā ying wǒ de shì cóng lái bú huì wàng jì
Dad always keeps his word; he never forgets what he has promised me.
奶奶勤俭节约，连一张纸都舍不得浪费。
nǎi nai qín jiǎn jié yuē lián yì zhāng zhǐ dōu shě bu de làng fèi
Grandma is thrifty; she can't bear to waste even a single sheet of paper.
老师常常教导我们，做人要言而有信。
lǎo shī cháng cháng jiào dǎo wǒ men zuò rén yào yán ér yǒu xìn
The teacher often teaches us that in life we must keep our word.
看到老奶奶提着重东西，助人为乐的小明马上走过去帮忙。
kàn dào lǎo nǎi nai tí zhe zhòng dōng xi zhù rén wéi lè de xiǎo míng mǎ shàng zǒu guò qù bāng máng
Seeing an old lady carrying heavy things, helpful Xiaoming went straight over to help.
犯了错并不可怕，只要知错就改就是好孩子。
fàn le cuò bìng bù kě pà zhǐ yào zhī cuò jiù gǎi jiù shì hǎo hái zi
Making a mistake isn't terrible at all; if you put it right once you know, you are still a good child.
在家里，我们要养成勤俭节约的好习惯。
zài jiā lǐ wǒ men yào yǎng chéng qín jiǎn jié yuē de hǎo xí guàn
At home, we should build the good habit of not wasting things.
二、完成句子 Fill in the blank
他在路上捡到一百元，马上交给了老师，真是拾金不昧。
tā zài lù shang jiǎn dào yì bǎi yuán mǎ shàng jiāo gěi le lǎo shī zhēn shì shí jīn bú mèi
He found a hundred dollars on the way and handed it to the teacher at once; he really is honest.
💡 Handing in money you found is 拾金不昧.
在地铁上，他给老人和孩子让座，真是尊老爱幼的好少年。
zài dì tiě shàng tā gěi lǎo rén hé hái zi ràng zuò zhēn shì zūn lǎo ài yòu de hǎo shào nián
On the MRT he gives his seat to old people and children; he is a fine young person who respects the old and cares for the young.
💡 Being kind to old people and children is 尊老爱幼.
哥哥答应带我去图书馆，他言而有信，星期六一早就带我去了。
gē ge dā ying dài wǒ qù tú shū guǎn tā yán ér yǒu xìn xīng qī liù yì zǎo jiù dài wǒ qù le
My big brother promised to take me to the library; he kept his word and took me early on Saturday.
💡 Doing what you promised is 言而有信.
妈妈买东西从不浪费，是个勤俭节约的人。
mā ma mǎi dōng xi cóng bú làng fèi shì gè qín jiǎn jié yuē de rén
Mum never wastes anything when she shops; she is a thrifty person.
💡 Never wasting is 勤俭节约.
他发现自己算错了，知错就改，马上重新做了一遍。
tā fā xiàn zì jǐ suàn cuò le zhī cuò jiù gǎi mǎ shàng chóng xīn zuò le yí biàn
He found he had calculated wrongly; putting it right, he did it all again at once.
💡 Fixing a mistake as soon as you find it is 知错就改.
李叔叔助人为乐，常常帮邻居修理坏了的东西。
lǐ shū shu zhù rén wéi lè cháng cháng bāng lín jū xiū lǐ huài le de dōng xi
Uncle Li loves helping others; he often helps the neighbours repair broken things.
💡 Happily helping the neighbours is 助人为乐.
他是一个言而有信的人，大家都愿意相信他。
tā shì yí gè yán ér yǒu xìn de rén dà jiā dōu yuàn yì xiāng xìn tā
He is a person who keeps his word, so everyone is willing to trust him.
💡 People trust someone who keeps their word: 言而有信. The other two are about giving up and being flustered.
犯了错不要紧，重要的是要知错就改。
fàn le cuò bú yào jǐn zhòng yào de shì yào zhī cuò jiù gǎi
Making a mistake doesn't matter; what matters is to put it right.
💡 After a mistake, what matters is 知错就改 (putting it right).
我们应该勤俭节约，不要浪费食物。
wǒ men yīng gāi qín jiǎn jié yuē bú yào làng fèi shí wù
We should be thrifty and not waste food.
💡 Not wasting food is 勤俭节约.
看到有人需要帮助，他总是第一个伸出援手，真是助人为乐。
kàn dào yǒu rén xū yào bāng zhù tā zǒng shì dì yī gè shēn chū yuán shǒu zhēn shì zhù rén wéi lè
When he sees someone needing help, he is always the first to lend a hand; he really loves helping others.
💡 Always being first to help is 助人为乐.
三、改病句 Correct the sentence
病句：他拾金不昧，把捡到的钱放进了自己的口袋。
tā shí jīn bú mèi bǎ jiǎn dào de qián fàng jìn le zì jǐ de kǒu dai
He was honest and put the money he found into his own pocket. (mistake)
改正：他拾金不昧，把捡到的钱交给了老师。
tā shí jīn bú mèi bǎ jiǎn dào de qián jiāo gěi le lǎo shī
He was honest and handed the money he found to the teacher.
💡 拾金不昧 means handing back money you find, so keeping it contradicts the idiom.
病句：我们要尊老爱幼，在巴士上要和老人抢座位。
wǒ men yào zūn lǎo ài yòu zài bā shì shàng yào hé lǎo rén qiǎng zuò wèi
We should respect the old and care for the young, and fight old people for seats on the bus. (mistake)
改正：我们要尊老爱幼，在巴士上要给老人让座。
wǒ men yào zūn lǎo ài yòu zài bā shì shàng yào gěi lǎo rén ràng zuò
We should respect the old and care for the young, and give our seats to old people on the bus.
💡 尊老爱幼 means being kind to old people, so we give them our seats, not fight for them.
病句：她是一个助人为乐地好学生。
tā shì yí gè zhù rén wéi lè de hǎo xué shēng
She is a good pupil who loves helping others. (mistake)
改正：她是一个助人为乐的好学生。
tā shì yí gè zhù rén wéi lè de hǎo xué shēng
She is a good pupil who loves helping others.
💡 助人为乐 describes 学生 (a noun), so it takes 的.
病句：他言而有信，常常说话不算数。
tā yán ér yǒu xìn cháng cháng shuō huà bú suàn shù
He keeps his word and often doesn't do what he says. (mistake)
改正：他言而有信，说过的话一定做到。
tā yán ér yǒu xìn shuō guò de huà yí dìng zuò dào
He keeps his word; he always does what he has said.
💡 言而有信 means keeping your word, so he must do what he says.
病句：我们要养成知错就改的好习惯，不要乱花钱。
wǒ men yào yǎng chéng zhī cuò jiù gǎi de hǎo xí guàn bú yào luàn huā qián
We should build the good habit of correcting mistakes and not waste money. (mistake)
改正：我们要养成勤俭节约的好习惯，不要乱花钱。
wǒ men yào yǎng chéng qín jiǎn jié yuē de hǎo xí guàn bú yào luàn huā qián
We should build the good habit of being thrifty and not waste money.
💡 Not wasting money is 勤俭节约; 知错就改 is about mistakes.
病句：小明主动让座给一位老奶奶在地铁上。
xiǎo míng zhǔ dòng ràng zuò gěi yí wèi lǎo nǎi nai zài dì tiě shàng
Xiaoming gave up his seat to an old lady on the MRT without being asked. (mistake)
改正：在地铁上，小明主动给一位老奶奶让座。
zài dì tiě shàng xiǎo míng zhǔ dòng gěi yí wèi lǎo nǎi nai ràng zuò
On the MRT, Xiaoming gave up his seat to an old lady without being asked.
💡 The place 在地铁上 and 给 + person go before the verb 让座.
四、扩句 Make the sentence longer
小明帮助别人。
xiǎo míng bāng zhù bié rén
Xiaoming helps others.
多久一次？：小明常常帮助别人。
xiǎo míng cháng cháng bāng zhù bié rén
Xiaoming often helps others.
什么样的人？帮谁？：小明助人为乐，常常帮助邻居和同学。
xiǎo míng zhù rén wéi lè cháng cháng bāng zhù lín jū hé tóng xué
Xiaoming loves helping others; he often helps his neighbours and classmates.
怎么帮？：小明助人为乐，常常帮邻居提东西，还耐心地教同学做数学题。
xiǎo míng zhù rén wéi lè cháng cháng bāng lín jū tí dōng xi hái nài xīn de jiāo tóng xué zuò shù xué tí
Xiaoming loves helping others; he often carries things for the neighbours and patiently helps classmates with their maths.
她道歉了。
tā dào qiàn le
She apologised.
向谁？：她向妹妹道歉了。
tā xiàng mèi mei dào qiàn le
She apologised to her little sister.
怎么样？什么时候？：她知错就改，马上向妹妹道歉了。
tā zhī cuò jiù gǎi mǎ shàng xiàng mèi mei dào qiàn le
Knowing she was wrong, she apologised to her little sister at once.
为什么？怎么道歉？：发现自己错怪了妹妹，她知错就改，马上红着脸向妹妹道歉了。
fā xiàn zì jǐ cuò guài le mèi mei tā zhī cuò jiù gǎi mǎ shàng hóng zhe liǎn xiàng mèi mei dào qiàn le
Finding she had wrongly blamed her little sister, she put it right and, red in the face, apologised to her at once.
五、造句 Make a sentence
拾金不昧 shí jīn bú mèi · returning money or things one finds
清洁工人拾金不昧，把捡到的手机交给了警察。
qīng jié gōng rén shí jīn bú mèi bǎ jiǎn dào de shǒu jī jiāo gěi le jǐng chá
The cleaner honestly handed the phone she found to the police.
小红把钱包还给了失主，大家都称赞她拾金不昧。
xiǎo hóng bǎ qián bāo huán gěi le shī zhǔ dà jiā dōu chēng zàn tā shí jīn bú mèi
Xiaohong gave the wallet back to its owner, and everyone praised her honesty.
尊老爱幼 zūn lǎo ài yòu · respecting the old and caring for the young
哥哥懂得尊老爱幼，总是让爷爷和妹妹先吃。
gē ge dǒng de zūn lǎo ài yòu zǒng shì ràng yé ye hé mèi mei xiān chī
My big brother knows to respect the old and care for the young; he always lets Grandpa and our little sister eat first.
尊老爱幼是我们应该有的好品德。
zūn lǎo ài yòu shì wǒ men yīng gāi yǒu de hǎo pǐn dé
Respecting the old and caring for the young is a good quality we should have.
言而有信 yán ér yǒu xìn · keeping one's word
表哥言而有信，说好八点到，果然准时来了。
biǎo gē yán ér yǒu xìn shuō hǎo bā diǎn dào guǒ rán zhǔn shí lái le
My cousin keeps his word; he said he'd arrive at eight, and sure enough he came on time.
做人要言而有信，答应别人的事就要做到。
zuò rén yào yán ér yǒu xìn dā ying bié rén de shì jiù yào zuò dào
In life you must keep your word: do what you promised others.
六、仿写 Write on the pattern
例句：他答应的事从来不会忘记，真是一个言而有信的人。
tā dā ying de shì cóng lái bú huì wàng jì zhēn shì yí gè yán ér yǒu xìn de rén
He never forgets what he promised; he really is a person who keeps his word.
……，真是一个……的人。
她每天都去帮邻居买菜，真是一个助人为乐的人。
tā měi tiān dōu qù bāng lín jū mǎi cài zhēn shì yí gè zhù rén wéi lè de rén
She goes to buy groceries for her neighbour every day; she really is someone who loves helping others.
奶奶的旧衣服补了又补，真是一个勤俭节约的人。
nǎi nai de jiù yī fu bǔ le yòu bǔ zhēn shì yí gè qín jiǎn jié yuē de rén
Grandma mends her old clothes again and again; she really is a thrifty person.
例句：清洁工人把捡到的钱包交给了警察，这种拾金不昧的精神值得我们学习。
qīng jié gōng rén bǎ jiǎn dào de qián bāo jiāo gěi le jǐng chá zhè zhǒng shí jīn bú mèi de jīng shén zhí de wǒ men xué xí
The cleaner handed the wallet she found to the police; such honesty is worth learning from.
……，这种……的精神值得我们学习。
李叔叔常常免费帮邻居修理电器，这种助人为乐的精神值得我们学习。
lǐ shū shu cháng cháng miǎn fèi bāng lín jū xiū lǐ diàn qì zhè zhǒng zhù rén wéi lè de jīng shén zhí de wǒ men xué xí
Uncle Li often repairs the neighbours' appliances for free; such helpfulness is worth learning from.
他每天陪爷爷散步，还照顾弟弟，这种尊老爱幼的精神值得我们学习。
tā měi tiān péi yé ye sàn bù hái zhào gù dì di zhè zhǒng zūn lǎo ài yòu de jīng shén zhí de wǒ men xué xí
He walks with Grandpa every day and looks after his little brother; such care for old and young is worth learning from.