There’s nothing worse than technology failing you right before a deadline.
昨天晚上,我在家。我在用电脑写作业。
突然,电脑不动了。我很着急。我的作业在电脑里!明天要交作业!
我给朋友打电话。朋友说:”别怕,我来。”
朋友很快就到了。他看了看电脑,然后笑了。
他说:”电脑没坏。是电的问题。”
我看了看。真的!电脑的线没有插好。
我说:”对不起,谢谢你!”
朋友说:”没关系!”
那天晚上,我慢慢地写完了作业。
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突然 | tū rán | suddenly |
| 着急 | zháo jí | anxious; worried |
| 作业 | zuò yè | homework |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a phone call |
| 别怕 | bié pà | don’t be afraid |
| 坏 | huài | broken; bad |
| 插 | chā | to plug in; to insert |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it’s okay; no problem |
| 慢慢地 | màn màn de | slowly |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 家 | jiā | used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]; home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some act… |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courte… |
| 电 | diàn | lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc |
| 脑 | nǎo | brain; mind; head; essence |
| 写作 | xiě zuò | to write; to compose; writing; written works |
| 业 | Yè | surname Ye |
| 不动 | bù dòng | motionless |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 里 | lǐ | variant of 裡|里[li3]; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]; surname Li |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 交 | jiāo | to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect; variant of 跤[jiao1] |
| 给 | gěi | to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier) |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3… |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant |
| 就 | jìu | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precise… |
| 到了 | dào liǎo | at last; finally; in the end |
| 他 | tā | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2]) |
| 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard |
| 然 | rán | correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly |
| 后 | Hòu | surname Hou; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post- |
| 笑 | xiào | old variant of 笑[xiao4]; to laugh; to smile; to laugh at |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4] |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question; problem; issue; topic; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper |
| 线 | xiàn | variant of 線|线[xian4]; thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be |
| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (… |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank; thanks; thank you |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) |
| 那天 | nà tiān | that day; the other day |
| 写完 | xiě wán | to finish writing |
Last night, I was at home. I was using my computer to do homework.
Suddenly, the computer stopped working. I was very anxious. My homework was inside the computer! I had to turn it in tomorrow!
I called my friend. My friend said: “Don’t be afraid, I’m coming.”
My friend arrived very quickly. He looked at the computer, then smiled.
He said: “The computer isn’t broken. It’s an electrical problem.”
I took a look. It was true! The computer’s cord wasn’t plugged in properly.
I said: “Sorry, thank you!”
My friend said: “No problem!”
That night, I slowly finished my homework.