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A New Morning

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A New Morning

第二天dì èr tiān早上zǎo shang,小郭xiǎo guō起得qǐ de很早hěn zǎo。

The next morning, Xiao Guo wakes up early.

他tā做了zuò le早饭zǎo fàn,有yǒu鸡蛋jī dàn和hé牛奶niú nǎi。

He makes breakfast — eggs and milk.

天气tiān qì很好hěn hǎo,太阳tài yáng刚gāng出来chū lái。

The weather is nice; the sun is just rising.

他tā想着xiǎng zhe:“今天jīn tiān一定yí dìng会huì顺利shùn lì。”

He thinks, “Today will go smoothly.”

走到zǒu dào地铁站dì tiě zhàn时shí,他tā看到kàn dào一个yí gè老人lǎo rén摔倒了shuāi dǎo le。

When he walks to the subway station, he sees an old man fall down.

很多人hěn duō rén看着kàn zhe,但dàn没人méi rén过去guò qù。

Many people look, but no one goes over.

小郭xiǎo guō马上mǎ shàng跑过去pǎo guò qù,帮bāng老人lǎo rén站起来zhàn qǐ lái。

Xiao Guo quickly runs over and helps the old man stand up.

老人lǎo rén笑着xiào zhe说shuō:“谢谢你xiè xie nǐ,小伙子xiǎo huǒ zi。”

The old man smiles and says, “Thank you, young man.”

小郭xiǎo guō也yě笑了xiào le,心里xīn lǐ觉得jué de今天jīn tiān真不错zhēn bú cuò。

Xiao Guo smiles too and feels that today is truly a good day.

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Vocabulary 47 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
第二天 dì èr tiānnext day; the morrow
早上 zǎo shangmorning; early morning
小郭 xiǎo guōXiao Guo (a person's nickname; literally “Little Guo”)
起得 qǐ deto get up (used with degree complement, e.g., 起得很早)
很早 hěn zǎovery early
他 tāhe; him
做了 zuò ledid; have done
早饭 zǎo fànbreakfast
有 yǒuto have; there is, there are
鸡蛋 jī dàn(chicken) egg
和 héand; with
牛奶 niú nǎicow's milk
天气 tiān qìweather
很好 hěn hǎovery good; fine; well
太阳 tài yángthe sun
刚 gānghard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly
出来 chū láito come out
想着 xiǎng zhethinking about; pondering (continuous aspect)
今天 jīn tiāntoday
一定 yí dìngdefinitely; surely
会 huìcan; to know how to; meeting
顺利 shùn lìsmoothly; without a hitch
走到 zǒu dàoto walk to
地铁站 dì tiě zhànsubway station
时 shítime; hour; period
看到 kàn dàoto see
一个 yí gèa; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
老人 lǎo rénelderly person; old person
摔倒了 shuāi dǎo lefell down; took a fall
很多人 hěn duō rénmany people
看着 kàn zheLooking at; watching
但 dànbut; however
没人 méi rénnobody; no one
过去 guò qùthe past; former; previously
马上 mǎ shàngright away; immediately
跑过去 pǎo guò qùto run over (toward a place/person)
帮 bāngto help
站起来 zhàn qǐ láito stand up
笑着 xiào zheSmiling; laughing (as an action)
说 shuōto speak; to say
谢谢你 xiè xie nǐthank you
小伙子 xiǎo huǒ ziyoung man; lad
也 yěalso
笑了 xiào lesmiled; laughed
心里 xīn lǐinside (one’s heart)
觉得 jué deto think; to feel
真不错 zhēn bú cuòreally good; not bad at all