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A Lost Afternoon (Part 2)

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A Lost Afternoon (Part 2)

送sòng完wán第一dì yī单dān后hòu,小xiǎo东dōng接到jiē dào新的xīn de地址dì zhǐ。

After the first delivery, Xiao Dong received a new address.

他tā看kàn地图dì tú,可是kě shì路口lù kǒu太多tài duō,他tā不太bù tài确定què dìng方向fāng xiàng。

He checked the map, but there were too many intersections, and he wasn't very sure of the way.

没多久méi duō jiǔ,他tā发现fā xiàn走错zǒu cuò了le。

Before long, he realized he had gone the wrong way.

小xiǎo东dōng停下来tíng xià lái,看着kàn zhe四周sì zhōu,心里xīn li不太bù tài舒服shū fu。

Xiao Dong stopped and looked around, not feeling very good about it.

一个yī ge爷爷yé ye走zǒu来lái问wèn他tā是不是shì bù shì迷路mí lù。

An elderly man walked over and asked if he was lost.

爷爷yé ye笑着xiào zhe告诉gào sù他tā正确zhèng què的de路lù。

The old man smiled and told him the right way.

小xiǎo东dōng道谢dào xiè后hòu继续jì xù前进qián jìn。

Xiao Dong thanked him and carried on.

他tā想xiǎng:下次xià cì一定要yī dìng yào小心xiǎo xīn点diǎn,我wǒ不太bù tài想xiǎng再zài迷路mí lù了le。

He thought: next time I have to be more careful — I don't really want to get lost again.

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Vocabulary 50 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
送 sòngto give (as a gift); to send; to deliver; to escort or see off
完 wánto finish; complete
第一 dì yīfirst; number one; primary
单 dānonly; single; (form or bill)
后 hòubehind; after
小 xiǎosmall; little
东 dōngeast
接到 jiē dàoto receive (a call, letter, etc.)
新的 xīn denew
地址 dì zhǐaddress
他 tāhe; him
看 kànto look; to watch; to see
地图 dì túmap
可是 kě shìbut; however
路口 lù kǒuintersection; crossing
太多 tài duōtoo much; too many
不太 bù tàinot very; not too
确定 què dìngto confirm; to be sure
方向 fāng xiàngdirection; orientation
没多久 méi duō jiǔbefore long; soon after
发现 fā xiànto discover; to find out
走错 zǒu cuòto go the wrong way; to take the wrong (road, exit etc)
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
停下来 tíng xià láito stop
看着 kàn zheLooking at; watching
四周 sì zhōuall around; surrounding
心里 xīn liinside (one’s heart)
舒服 shū fucomfortable; feeling good
一个 yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
爷爷 yé yepaternal grandfather
走 zǒuto walk; to go
来 láito come; to arrive
问 wènto ask
是不是 shì bù shìisn't it?; right?
迷路 mí lùto lose one's way; to get lost
笑着 xiào zheSmiling; laughing (as an action)
告诉 gào sùto tell
正确 zhèng quècorrect; right
的 depossessive particle
路 lùroad; path; way
道谢 dào xièto express thanks
继续 jì xùto continue; to proceed
前进 qián jìnto advance
想 xiǎngto think; to want
下次 xià cìnext time
一定要 yī dìng yàomust
小心 xiǎo xīnto be careful
点 diǎno'clock; point; dot
我 wǒI; me
再 zàiagain