This one is a simple beginner Chinese essay about a student who did not perform well in the class, making his/her mother a little unhappy.
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看着妈妈自责的样子，我心里特别难过，我对妈妈说：「妈妈，您不要自责了，这根本就不是你的错，而是我自己不努力，请您不要生气了。从现在开始，我一定会认真完成老师交给的每个作业，得到好成绩。请您相信我！」妈妈盯着我的眼睛，攥着我的手说：「好孩子，妈妈相信你，让我们共同努力！」
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今天，開完家長會，媽媽看起來悶悶不樂，我小心地問：「媽媽，您怎麼了？」媽媽看著我，嘆了口氣說：「你暑假作業做得不好，字也寫得不好。我想，可能是因爲有了小妹妹，我這段時間對你的關心少了。」我聽了，不好意思地低下了頭。
看著媽媽自責的樣子，我心里特別難過，我對媽媽說：「媽媽，您不要自責了，這根本就不是你的錯，而是我自己不努力，請您不要生氣了。從現在開始，我一定會認真完成老師交給的每個作業，得到好成績。請您相信我！」媽媽盯著我的眼睛，攥著我的手說：「好孩子，媽媽相信你，讓我們共同努力！」
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English translation:
Today, after the parent-teacher meeting, my mother looked dull and unhappy. I asked carefully: “Mom, what happened to you?” Mom looked at me and sighed and said: “You didn’t do well in summer homework, and your writing is poor. I think, maybe because of the little sister, that I haven’t been paying as much attention to you during this time.” As I listened, I hung my head in embarrassment.
Looking at my mother’s self-blame, I was particularly sad. I said to my mother, “Mom, don’t blame yourself. It’s not your fault, it’s that I haven’t worked hard enough, so please don’t be angry. From now on, I will definitely complete every assignment given by the teacher seriously and get good grades. Please believe me!” Mom stared at my eyes and said with my hand: “Good child, I believe you, let us work hard together!”
The photo is taken from here.