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The Phone in the Taxi (Part 2)

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The Phone in the Taxi (Part 2)

李明lǐ míng上了shàng le火车huǒ chē,找到zhǎo dào自己的zì jǐ de座位zuò wèi。

Li Ming boarded the train and found his seat.

他tā想xiǎng给gěi妈妈mā ma打dǎ个gè电话diàn huà,可是kě shì手机shǒu jī不见了bù jiàn le!

He wanted to give his mom a call, but his phone was gone!

包bāo里lǐ没有méi yǒu,口袋kǒu dài里lǐ也yě没有méi yǒu。

Not in his bag, not in his pockets.

他tā想起来xiǎng qi lai了le,是shì那nà辆liàng出租车chū zū chē!

Then he remembered — that taxi!

手机shǒu jī一定yī dìng是shì掉diào在zài车chē里lǐ了le。

The phone must have fallen out in the car.

李明lǐ míng很hěn着急zháo jí,可是kě shì火车huǒ chē已经yǐ jīng开了kāi le。

Li Ming was very anxious, but the train had already left.

旁边páng biān的de人rén说shuō:“别bié急jí,用yòng我的wǒ de手机shǒu jī打dǎ你的nǐ de号码hào mǎ。”

The person next to him said, "Don't panic — use my phone to call your number."

电话diàn huà通tōng了le,有人yǒu rén接jiē了le!

The call went through — someone picked up!

一个yī ge声音shēng yīn说shuō:“你好nǐ hǎo,我wǒ是shì出租车chū zū chē司机sī jī。”

A voice said, "Hello, I'm the taxi driver."

“你的nǐ de手机shǒu jī在zài我wǒ车上chē shàng,放心fàng xīn吧ba!”

"Your phone is in my car — don't worry!"

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Vocabulary 56 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
李明 lǐ míngLi Ming (a Chinese name)
上了 shàng legot on
火车 huǒ chētrain
找到 zhǎo dàoto find
自己的 zì jǐ deone's own
座位 zuò wèiseat
他 tāhe; him
想 xiǎngto think; to want
给 gěito give; for, to (sb)
妈妈 mā mamom
打 dǎto hit; to play
个 gègeneral measure word
电话 diàn huàphone
可是 kě shìbut; however
手机 shǒu jīcell phone
不见了 bù jiàn leto have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found
包 bāobag; to wrap
里 lǐinside; interior; within
没有 méi yǒudon't have; haven't
口袋 kǒu dàipocket
也 yěalso
想起来 xiǎng qi laito remember; to recall
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
是 shìto be; correct
那 nàthat; those
辆 liàngclassifier for vehicles
出租车 chū zū chētaxi
一定 yī dìngdefinitely; surely
掉 diàoto fall; to drop
在 zàito be (located); at; in
车 chēcar; vehicle
很 hěnvery
着急 zháo jíto worry; to be anxious
已经 yǐ jīngalready
开了 kāi leopened; turned on (depending on context)
旁边 páng biānbeside; next to
的 depossessive particle
人 rénperson; people
说 shuōto speak; to say
别 biédon't; other; do not
急 jíurgent; anxious; hurried
用 yòngto use
我的 wǒ deMy; mine
你的 nǐ deyour
号码 hào mǎnumber; (telephone) number
通 tōngto connect; to pass through
有人 yǒu rénsomeone; there is someone
接 jiēto receive; to connect; to join
一个 yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
声音 shēng yīnvoice; sound
你好 nǐ hǎohello; hi
我 wǒI; me
司机 sī jīdriver
车上 chē shàngin/on the car
放心 fàng xīnto feel at ease; to be reassured
吧 bamodal particle indicating suggestion