This passage comes out of a science-for-little-kids document library, and describes - shocker - dragonflies. How do I know it was written for kids? Because "dragonflies" (蜻蜓 [pinyin]qing1 ting2[/pinyin] are referred to as "小蜻蜓" [pinyin]xiao3 qing1 ting2[/pinyin], or "little dragonflies", so the whole thing has a cutsie-face overtone.  

There are definitely two or three advanced verb characters in the passage, like 飞舞 [pinyin]fei1 wu3[/pinyin], which literally translates to "fly dance", but which might be better translated as "to flit" (through the air); and 掠 [pinyin]lve4[/pinyin], meaning "skim" or "graze". 

<h3>Verb Doubling</h3>
Did you know that doubling up a verb in Chinese changes the tone of the verb? Yup. When you double up a verb, it implies that the action is done casually or in a carefree, offhand way. So this bit: 这里飞飞，那里停停，implies laid back "flying" and "stopping", as in, "Flying here, stopping there", or, "Casually flying here and there".

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<h3>Chinese text:</h3>
1) 清清的小河边长满了绿油油的草，夹杂着许多不知名的野花。这就是小蜻蜓活动的天地。

2) 小蜻蜓，身体轻，看上去好像一架小飞机。

3) 它们有时在花间飞舞，有时轻轻掠过水面。这里飞飞，那里停停，小蜻蜓过者悠闲的日子。
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1) The clear riverbank is covered with lush green grass, and scattered with nameless wildflowers. This is the little dragonfly's world (lit: activity world). 

2) Little dragonflies have light bodies, they look just like little airplanes.

3) Sometimes they flit amongst the flowers, sometimes they skim across the surface of the water. Flying here, stopping there, little dragonflies rest in the sun. 
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