第二天早上,小郭起得很早。
The next morning, Xiao Guo wakes up early.
他做了早饭,有鸡蛋和牛奶。
He makes breakfast — eggs and milk.
天气很好,太阳刚出来。
The weather is nice; the sun is just rising.
他想着:“今天一定会顺利。”
He thinks, “Today will go smoothly.”
走到地铁站时,他看到一个老人摔倒了。
When he walks to the subway station, he sees an old man fall down.
很多人看着,但没人过去。
Many people look, but no one goes over.
小郭马上跑过去,帮老人站起来。
Xiao Guo quickly runs over and helps the old man stand up.
老人笑着说:“谢谢你,小伙子。”
The old man smiles and says, “Thank you, young man.”
小郭也笑了,心里觉得今天真不错。
Xiao Guo smiles too and feels that today is truly a good day.
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 第二天 | dì èr tiān | next day; the morrow |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | morning; early morning |
| 小郭 | xiǎo guō | Xiao Guo (a person's nickname; literally “Little Guo”) |
| 起得 | qǐ de | to get up (used with degree complement, e.g., 起得很早) |
| 很早 | hěn zǎo | very early |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 做了 | zuò le | did; have done |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is, there are |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg |
| 和 | hé | and; with |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 很好 | hěn hǎo | very good; fine; well |
| 太阳 | tài yáng | the sun |
| 刚 | gāng | hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly |
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out |
| 想着 | xiǎng zhe | thinking about; pondering (continuous aspect) |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 一定 | yí dìng | definitely; surely |
| 会 | huì | can; to know how to; meeting |
| 顺利 | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 走到 | zǒu dào | to walk to |
| 地铁站 | dì tiě zhàn | subway station |
| 时 | shí | time; hour; period |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 一个 | yí gè | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | elderly person; old person |
| 摔倒了 | shuāi dǎo le | fell down; took a fall |
| 很多人 | hěn duō rén | many people |
| 看着 | kàn zhe | Looking at; watching |
| 但 | dàn | but; however |
| 没人 | méi rén | nobody; no one |
| 过去 | guò qù | the past; former; previously |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | right away; immediately |
| 跑过去 | pǎo guò qù | to run over (toward a place/person) |
| 帮 | bāng | to help |
| 站起来 | zhàn qǐ lái | to stand up |
| 笑着 | xiào zhe | Smiling; laughing (as an action) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 谢谢你 | xiè xie nǐ | thank you |
| 小伙子 | xiǎo huǒ zi | young man; lad |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 笑了 | xiào le | smiled; laughed |
| 心里 | xīn lǐ | inside (one’s heart) |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think; to feel |
| 真不错 | zhēn bú cuò | really good; not bad at all |