星期天，小丁在公园跑步。
On Sunday, Xiao Ding was jogging in the park.
他在长椅上看到一个手机。
He spotted a phone on a bench.
“这是谁的手机？”
"Whose phone is this?"
他等了十分钟，没有人来找。
He waited ten minutes, but no one came looking.
小丁想：“这个手机是什么时候丢的？”
Xiao Ding wondered, "When was this phone lost?"
手机看起来是新的。
The phone looked brand new.
“主人一定很着急。”
"The owner must be so worried."
小丁决定帮手机找到主人。
Xiao Ding decided to help the phone find its owner.
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 星期天 | xīng qī tiān | Sunday |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; little |
| 丁 | dīng | a surname; the fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems |
| 在 | zài | to be (located); at; in |
| 公园 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 长椅 | cháng yǐ | bench |
| 上 | shàng | up; on |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 是 | shì | to be; correct |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 等 | děng | to wait; (after a list) and so on, etc. |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | don't have; haven't |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 来 | lái | to come; to arrive |
| 找 | zhǎo | to look for; to seek |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to want |
| 这个 | zhè ge | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this |
| 什么时候 | shén me shí hou | when?; at what time? |
| 丢 | diū | to lose; to throw (away) |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐ lai | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be |
| 新的 | xīn de | new |
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | owner; host |
| 一定 | yī dìng | definitely; surely |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 着急 | zháo jí | to worry; to be anxious |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide; decision |
| 帮 | bāng | to help |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |