路上更多乘客上车了。
Along the way, more passengers got on.
学生、上班族、奶奶都来了。
Students, office workers, and grandmas all came aboard.
大家都坐得很安静。
Everyone sat quietly.
到学校附近时，一个小男孩上车了。
Near the school, a little boy got on.
他突然说自己忘了带午餐。
He suddenly said he had forgotten his lunch.
他说家里人都还在睡觉，没人提醒他。
He said everyone at home was still asleep, so no one had reminded him.
他快哭了。
He was about to cry.
阿强说：“别担心，我在这里等你。”
A Qiang said, "Don't worry — I'll wait for you right here."
男孩跑回家，又笑着回来。
The boy ran home and came back smiling.
Hover a word for its pinyin & meaning; click to pin it.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road; on the way |
| 更多 | gèng duō | more; even more |
| 乘客 | chéng kè | passenger |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 学生 | xué sheng | student |
| 上班族 | shàng bān zú | office workers (as a social group) |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | paternal grandmother |
| 都 | dōu | all; both |
| 来了 | lái le | has come; arrived |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit; to take (a bus, etc.) |
| 得很 | de hěn | (after an adjective) very |
| 安静 | ān jìng | quiet; peaceful |
| 到 | dào | to arrive; to reach |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; in the vicinity of |
| 时 | shí | time; hour; period |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 小男孩 | xiǎo nán hái | boy |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; one's own |
| 忘了 | wàng le | Forgot; to have forgotten |
| 带 | dài | to bring; to carry; to wear |
| 午餐 | wǔ cān | lunch |
| 他说 | tā shuō | he says |
| 家里 | jiā lǐ | at home; inside the house |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 还 | hái | still; yet |
| 在 | zài | to be (located); at; in |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to sleep |
| 没人 | méi rén | nobody; no one |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind; to warn; to call attention to |
| 快 | kuài | fast; quick; soon |
| 哭 | kū | to cry; to weep |
| 阿 | ā | prefix used before names or kinship terms to indicate familiarity (e.g. 阿亮, 阿姨) |
| 强 | qiáng | strong |
| 别 | bié | don't; other; do not |
| 担心 | dān xīn | to worry; to be anxious |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 等 | děng | to wait; (after a list) and so on, etc. |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 男孩 | nán hái | boy; measure word: 个/個 (gè) |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 又 | yòu | again; also |
| 笑着 | xiào zhe | Smiling; laughing (as an action) |
| 回来 | huí lai | to return; to come back |