▸ 今天jīn tiān真是zhēn shi奇怪qí guài的de一天yī tiān，好几hǎo jǐ件jiàn事shì都dōu差点chà diǎn出问题chū wèn tí。

What a strange day — several things almost went wrong.

▸ 早上zǎo shang我wǒ起qǐ晚wǎn了le，要不是yào bu shì妈妈mā ma叫jiào我wǒ，我wǒ上班shàng bān肯定kěn dìng会huì迟到chí dào。

I got up late this morning; if Mom hadn't woken me, I would definitely have been late for work.

▸ 出门chū mén的de时候shí hou下xià起qǐ了le大雨dà yǔ，要不是yào bu shì爷爷yé ye把bǎ伞sǎn放进fàng jìn了le我的wǒ de包bāo里lǐ，我wǒ早就zǎo jiù全身quán shēn湿shī了le。

It was pouring when I left; if Grandpa hadn't tucked an umbrella into my bag, I'd have been soaked head to toe long before I arrived.

▸ 到了dào liǎo公司gōng sī，要不是yào bu shì同事tóng shì提醒tí xǐng我wǒ，我wǒ就jiù忘了wàng le下午xià wǔ有yǒu一个yī ge重要zhòng yào的de会huì。

At the office, if a coworker hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten about an important afternoon meeting.

▸ 中午zhōng wǔ吃饭chī fàn的de时候shí hou，我wǒ把bǎ手机shǒu jī忘wàng在zài了le饭馆fàn guǎn的de桌子zhuō zi上shàng。

At lunch, I left my phone on the restaurant table.

▸ 要不是yào bu shì店diàn里lǐ的de人rén跑pǎo出来chū lái找zhǎo我wǒ，手机shǒu jī就jiù找zhǎo不bù回来huí lai了le。

If someone from the restaurant hadn't run out after me, I would never have gotten it back.

▸ 晚上wǎn shang回家huí jiā的de路上lù shang，我wǒ累得lèi de在zài车上chē shàng睡着了shuì zháo le。

On the way home that evening, I was so tired I fell asleep in my seat.

▸ 要不是yào bu shì旁边páng biān的de人rén叫醒jiào xǐng我wǒ，我wǒ就jiù不知道bù zhī dào会huì坐zuò到dào哪里nǎ lǐ去了qù le。

If the person next to me hadn't woken me up, who knows where I would have ended up.

▸ 回到huí dào家jiā，妈妈mā ma笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“你nǐ今天jīn tiān运气yùn qi真zhēn好hǎo。”

When I got home, Mom smiled and said, "You were really lucky today."

▸ 我wǒ说shuō：“不是bù shì运气yùn qi好hǎo，要不是yào bu shì你们nǐ men的话de huà，我wǒ这zhè一天yī tiān早就zǎo jiù乱luàn了le。”

I said, "It wasn't luck — if it weren't for all of you, my whole day would have fallen apart ages ago."

▸ 原来yuán lái我wǒ最zuì大dà的de运气yùn qi，就是jiù shì身边shēn biān有yǒu这么zhè me多duō愿意yuàn yì帮bāng我的wǒ de人rén。

Turns out my greatest luck is having so many people around me who are willing to help.

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