一yī、深圳shēn zhèn地铁dì tiě ▸ 

▸ “欢迎huān yíng乘坐chéng zuò深圳shēn zhèn地铁dì tiě。我wǒ是shì11号hào线xiàn。”

“Welcome to the Shenzhen Metro. I am Line 1.”

▸ 星期五xīng qī wǔ早上zǎo shang六liù点diǎn半bàn，天tiān刚gāng亮liàng，小一xiǎo yī开始kāi shǐ了le新xīn一yì天tiān的de工作gōng zuò。

At six thirty on Friday morning, as daylight is just breaking, Little One begins a new day of work.

▸ 小一xiǎo yī不bú是shì人rén，他tā是shì深圳shēn zhèn的de地铁dì tiě。

Little One is not a person. He is Shenzhen’s metro.

▸ 深圳shēn zhèn是shì中国zhōng guó的de一yí个ge城市chéng shì，这儿zhè‘r有yǒu一yì千qiān八bā百bǎi万wàn人rén。

Shenzhen is a city in China with a population of 18 million.

▸ 每天měi tiān，很hěn多duō人rén坐zuò地铁dì tiě去qù上班shàng bān和hé上学shàng xué。这zhè是shì一yí个ge特别tè bié忙máng的de城市chéng shì。

Every day, many people take the metro to go to work and school. This is a very busy city.

▸ 深圳shēn zhèn地铁dì tiě有yǒu十shí多duō条tiáo线xiàn。小一xiǎo yī是shì地铁dì tiě11号hào线xiàn。

Shenzhen Metro has more than ten lines. Little One is Metro Line 1.

▸ 从cóng第一dì yī个ge站zhàn罗湖luó hú，到dào终点站zhōng diǎn zhàn机场jī chǎng东dōng，小一xiǎo yī要yào经过jīng guò三sān十shí个ge站zhàn。

From the first station, Luohu, to the terminal station, Airport East, Little One has to pass through 30 stations.

▸ 这zhè条tiáo地铁dì tiě线xiàn会huì经过jīng guò很hěn多duō重要zhòng yào的de地方dì fang：

This metro line passes through many important places:

▸ 火车站huǒ chē zhàn、科学馆kē xué guǎn、商场shāng chǎng、科技kē jì园yuán、医院yī yuàn，还有hái yǒu大学dà xué。

a railway station, a science museum, shopping malls, a technology park, hospitals, and a university.

▸ 把bǎ每měi一yí个ge人rén安全ān quán地de送sòng到dào他们tā men要yào去qù的de地方dì fang，就jiù是shì小一xiǎo yī的de工作gōng zuò。

Little One’s job is to take everyone safely to where they need to go.

▸ 小一xiǎo yī很hěn喜欢xǐ huan自己zì jǐ的de工作gōng zuò。

Little One really likes his job.

▸ 有yǒu一些yì xiē人rén，小一xiǎo yī每天měi tiān都dōu能néng看到kàn dào。

There are some people Little One sees every day.

▸ 那nà个ge穿chuān校服xiào fú的de男孩nán hái飞飞fēi fēi、总是zǒng shì微笑wēi xiào的de女nǚ老师lǎo shī高gāo老师lǎo shī、

The boy in a school uniform, Feifei, the always-smiling female teacher, Teacher Gao, ..

▸ 拿ná着zhe电脑diàn nǎo包bāo的de科技kē jì公司gōng sī的de蓝lán经理jīng lǐ……

.. and Manager Lan from a tech company, carrying a laptop bag …

▸ 他们tā men每天měi tiān早上zǎo shang都dōu来lái坐zuò地铁dì tiě，就jiù像xiàng老朋友lǎo péng you一样yí yàng。

They come to take the metro every morning, just like old friends.

▸ 小一xiǎo yī不bú会huì说话shuō huà，但是dàn shì他tā常常cháng cháng在zài心里xīn lǐ和hé他们tā men说shuō：

Little One cannot speak, but he often says in his heart to them:

▸ “高gāo老师lǎo shī，早上好zǎo shang hǎo！你nǐ今天jīn tiān看kàn起来qǐ lái很hěn高兴gāo xìng。”

“Good morning, Teacher Gao! You look very happy today.”

▸ “蓝lán经理jīng lǐ，你nǐ出差chū chāi回来huí lái了le吗ma？辛苦xīn kǔ了le！”

“Manager Lan, are you back from a business trip? You’ve worked hard!”

▸ “飞飞fēi fēi，你nǐ又yòu在zài看书kàn shū。你nǐ真zhēn认真rèn zhēn。”

“Feifei, you’re reading again. You’re really conscientious.”

▸ 每天měi tiān都dōu有yǒu很hěn多duō人rén上车shàng chē、下车xià chē，来来去去lái lái qù qù。

Every day, many people get on and off the train, coming and going.

▸ 小一xiǎo yī虽然suī rán不bú会huì说话shuō huà，但dàn他tā一直yì zhí守护shǒu hù着zhe大家dà jiā，送sòng他们tā men去qù想xiǎng去qù的de地方dì fang。

Although Little One cannot speak, he always watches over everyone and takes them wherever they want to go.

▸ 小一xiǎo yī觉得jué de，这zhè是shì一yí个ge很hěn重要zhòng yào的de工作gōng zuò。

Little One thinks this is a very important job.

▸ 他tā每天měi tiān都dōu很hěn开心kāi xīn。

He is very happy every day.

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