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A New Beginning

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A New Beginning

周五zhōu wǔ早上zǎo shang,天气tiān qì很好hěn hǎo。

It’s Friday morning, and the weather is lovely.

小郭xiǎo guō走在zǒu zài去qù公司gōng sī的de路上lù shàng。

Xiao Guo walks on his way to the office.

路边lù biān的de花huā开了kāi le,风fēng也yě很hěn舒服shū fu。

Flowers bloom by the road, and the breeze feels nice.

他tā想起xiǎng qǐ这zhè几个jǐ gè星期xīng qī的de事shì。

He thinks about everything that happened these past weeks.

有yǒu忙碌máng lù,有yǒu错误cuò wù,也yě有yǒu进步jìn bù。

There were busy days, mistakes, and progress.

他tā学会xué huì了le慢一点màn yī diǎn,也yě学会xué huì了le相信xiāng xìn自己zì jǐ。

He has learned to slow down and to trust himself.

地铁dì tiě到了dào le,他tā走进去zǒu jìn qù。

The subway arrives, and he steps inside.

车窗外chē chuāng wài的de城市chéng shì在zài变biàn,他tā觉得jué de自己zì jǐ也yě在zài变biàn。

The city outside is changing, and he feels he is changing too.

他tā笑着xiào zhe想xiǎng:“新的xīn de日子rì zi,新的xīn de我wǒ。”

He smiles and thinks, “A new day, a new me.”

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Vocabulary 45 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
周五 zhōu wǔFriday
早上 zǎo shangmorning; early morning
天气 tiān qìweather
很好 hěn hǎovery good; fine; well
小郭 xiǎo guōXiao Guo (a person's nickname; literally “Little Guo”)
走在 zǒu zàito walk on/in; to be walking (somewhere)
去 qùto go
公司 gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation
的 depossessive particle
路上 lù shàngon the road; on the way
路边 lù biānbeside the road; roadside
花 huāflower; to spend (money, time)
开了 kāi leopened; turned on (depending on context)
风 fēngwind
也 yěalso
很 hěnvery
舒服 shū fucomfortable; feeling good
他 tāhe; him
想起 xiǎng qǐto recall; to remember
这 zhèthis
几个 jǐ gèa few; several; how many
星期 xīng qīweek
事 shìmatter; thing
有 yǒuto have; there is, there are
忙碌 máng lùbusy; bustling
错误 cuò wùmistake; error
进步 jìn bùprogress; improvement
学会 xué huìto learn; to master
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
慢一点 màn yī diǎna bit slower; slow down
相信 xiāng xìnto believe; to trust
自己 zì jǐoneself; one's own
地铁 dì tiěsubway; metro
到了 dào leat last; finally; in the end
走进去 zǒu jìn qùto walk in; to go inside (on foot)
车窗外 chē chuāng wàioutside the car window
城市 chéng shìcity
在 zàito be (located); at; in
变 biànto change; to transform
觉得 jué deto think; to feel
笑着 xiào zheSmiling; laughing (as an action)
想 xiǎngto think; to want
新的 xīn denew
日子 rì ziday; life; time
我 wǒI; me