第二天一早，公司网络坏了。
Early the next morning, the company’s internet goes down.
大家都着急，很多工作做不了。
Everyone is worried; much of the work can’t be done.
老板叫小郭去看看情况。
The boss asks Xiao Guo to check what’s going on.
他不是电脑专家，但还是答应了。
He’s not a computer expert, but he agrees anyway.
他去机房，看见电源灯不亮。
He goes to the server room and sees the power light is off.
“也许是插头松了。”
“Maybe the plug is loose,” he thinks.
他小心地重新插好。
He carefully plugs it back in.
几秒后，网络恢复了！
A few seconds later, the internet comes back!
大家都拍手，老板说：
Everyone claps, and the boss says:
“小郭真聪明！”
“Xiao Guo is really clever!”
小郭笑了，这次他感到真正的自信。
Xiao Guo smiles—this time, he feels truly confident.
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 第二天 | dì èr tiān | next day; the morrow |
| 一早 | yī zǎo | early in the morning; at dawn |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 网络 | wǎng luò | Internet; network |
| 坏了 | huài le | shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 都 | dōu | all; both |
| 着急 | zháo jí | to worry; to be anxious |
| 很多 | hěn duō | Many; a lot |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; job |
| 做不了 | zuò bù liǎo | cannot do; unable to do |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | boss; business owner |
| 叫 | jiào | to call; to be called |
| 小郭 | xiǎo guō | Xiao Guo (a person's nickname; literally “Little Guo”) |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 看看 | kàn kan | to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon |
| 情况 | qíng kuàng | situation |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 不是 | bú shì | no; is not; not |
| 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 专家 | zhuān jiā | expert; specialist |
| 但 | dàn | but; however |
| 还是 | hái shì | or; had better |
| 答应了 | dā ying le | agreed; promised |
| 机房 | jī fáng | machine room; engine room; computer room |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 电源灯 | diàn yuán dēng | power indicator light |
| 不亮 | bú liàng | not lit; not bright |
| 也许 | yě xǔ | perhaps; maybe |
| 是 | shì | to be; correct |
| 插头 | chā tóu | plug |
| 松了 | sōng le | relieved; loosened; relaxed (result state) |
| 小心地 | xiǎo xīn de | carefully; with caution (manner) |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; anew; to redo |
| 插好 | chā hǎo | to plug in securely; to insert properly |
| 几秒后 | jǐ miǎo hòu | a few seconds later |
| 恢复了 | huī fù le | recovered; was restored |
| 拍手 | pāi shǒu | to clap one's hands |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly |
| 聪明 | cōng míng | intelligent; clever; bright |
| 笑了 | xiào le | smiled; laughed |
| 这次 | zhè cì | this time |
| 感到 | gǎn dào | to feel; to experience |
| 真正的 | zhēn zhèng de | real; genuine |
| 自信 | zì xìn | to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence |