▸ 小郭xiǎo guō八点半bā diǎn bàn到了dào le公司gōng sī。

Xiao Guo arrives at the office at 8:30.

▸ 他tā全身quán shēn都是dōu shì汗hàn，也yě有点yǒu diǎn喘chuǎn。

He’s covered in sweat and a little out of breath.

▸ 同事tóng shì小王xiǎo wáng笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“又yòu迟到了chí dào le？”

His coworker Xiao Wang laughs and says, “Late again?”

▸ 小郭xiǎo guō不好意思地bù hǎo yì si de笑了笑xiào le xiào。

Xiao Guo smiles awkwardly.

▸ 他tā去qù拿ná咖啡kā fēi，一边yī biān喝hē一边yī biān开电脑kāi diàn nǎo。

He grabs a coffee and turns on his computer while drinking it.

▸ 今天jīn tiān老板lǎo bǎn要yào开kāi早会zǎo huì。

The boss is having a morning meeting today.

▸ 大家dà jiā都dōu坐在zuò zài会议室huì yì shì里lǐ。

Everyone sits in the meeting room.

▸ 老板lǎo bǎn说shuō：“这个月zhè ge yuè我们wǒ men要yào努力nǔ lì工作gōng zuò。”

The boss says, “We must work hard this month.”

▸ 小郭xiǎo guō点头diǎn tóu，但dàn心里xīn lǐ想着xiǎng zhe午饭wǔ fàn要yào吃什么chī shén me。

Xiao Guo nods, but he’s secretly thinking about what to eat for lunch.

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