早上七点，阿亮走进商场。他又忘了带水杯，因为他今天没有检查包。
At seven in the morning, A Liang walked into the mall. He'd forgotten his water bottle again, because he hadn't checked his bag today.
他看到同事小美在前台工作。
He saw his coworker Xiao Mei working at the front desk.
小美问：“你怎么又没有水杯？”
Xiao Mei asked, "How come you don't have your water bottle again?"
阿亮不好意思地笑，说他今天没有时间找。
A Liang smiled awkwardly and said he hadn't had time to look for it today.
他们正在聊天时，一个客人走了进来。
While they were chatting, a customer walked in.
阿亮马上站好，想表现得很专业。
A Liang quickly stood up straight, wanting to look professional.
但是他一转身，就撞到旁边的椅子。
But as soon as he turned around, he bumped into a nearby chair.
客人吓了一跳，小美忍住笑。
The customer jumped in surprise, and Xiao Mei held back a laugh.
阿亮揉揉腿，说：“我没事，我真的没事。”
A Liang rubbed his leg and said, "I'm fine — really, I'm fine."
客人点头走开，阿亮心里想：今天又是充满挑战的一天。
The customer nodded and walked away, and A Liang thought: today was going to be another challenging day.
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 早上 | zǎo shang | morning; early morning |
| 七点 | qī diǎn | seven o’clock |
| 阿 | ā | prefix used before names or kinship terms to indicate familiarity (e.g. 阿亮, 阿姨) |
| 亮 | liàng | bright; shining; clear |
| 走进 | zǒu jìn | to walk into; to enter |
| 商场 | shāng chǎng | shopping mall |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 又 | yòu | again; also |
| 忘了 | wàng le | Forgot; to have forgotten |
| 带 | dài | to bring; to carry; to wear |
| 水杯 | shuǐ bēi | water cup; glass; tumbler |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | don't have; haven't |
| 检查 | jiǎn chá | to check; to inspect; examination |
| 包 | bāo | bag; to wrap |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague |
| 小美 | xiǎo měi | A common Chinese name for a girl |
| 在 | zài | to be (located); at; in |
| 前台 | qián tái | front desk; reception (or stage, in some contexts) |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; job |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how?; what? |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | embarrassed; sorry; excuse me |
| 地 | de | -ly (adverb particle) |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 找 | zhǎo | to look for; to seek |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | in the middle of (an action) |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat; to gossip |
| 时 | shí | time; hour; period |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 客人 | kè rén | guest; customer |
| 走了 | zǒu le | left; departed |
| 进来 | jìn lái | to come in |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | right away; immediately |
| 站 | zhàn | station; to stand |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to want |
| 表现 | biǎo xiàn | to perform; behavior; performance |
| 得很 | de hěn | (after an adjective) very |
| 专业 | zhuān yè | major; field of specialization; professional |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 转身 | zhuǎn shēn | to turn around |
| 就 | jiù | then; just; precisely |
| 撞 | zhuàng | to bump into; to knock against |
| 到 | dào | to arrive; to reach |
| 旁边 | páng biān | beside; next to |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair |
| 吓 | xià | to scare; to frighten |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 跳 | tiào | to jump; to hop |
| 忍 | rěn | to endure; to bear; to tolerate |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to reside |
| 揉 | róu | to rub; to knead |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me |
| 没事 | méi shì | it's nothing; never mind |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly |
| 点头 | diǎn tóu | to nod |
| 走开 | zǒu kāi | to move away; to go aside |
| 心里 | xīn li | inside (one’s heart) |
| 是 | shì | to be; correct |
| 充满 | chōng mǎn | to be full of; to brim with |
| 挑战 | tiǎo zhàn | to challenge; challenge |
| 一天 | yī tiān | One day |