早上六点,阿强来到车站。
At six in the morning, A Qiang arrived at the station.
今天是新的路线,他和同事们都很期待。
Today was a new route, and he and his coworkers were all looking forward to it.
天空还很灰,路上都没有什么人。
The sky was still gray, and there was hardly anyone on the road.
阿强上车检查,灯光、座位都很好。
A Qiang got on the bus to check — the lights and seats were all in good shape.
六点半,第一个乘客上车了。
At six thirty, the first passenger boarded.
是一位阿姨,她说早上的司机都很准时。
It was an older lady, who said the morning drivers were always right on time.
阿强微笑说:“请坐。”
A Qiang smiled and said, "Please, have a seat."
听到夸奖,他心里都暖暖的。
Hearing the compliment warmed his heart.
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 早上 | zǎo shang | morning; early morning |
| 六点 | liù diǎn | six o'clock |
| 阿 | ā | prefix used before names or kinship terms to indicate familiarity (e.g. 阿亮, 阿姨) |
| 强 | qiáng | strong |
| 来到 | lái dào | to arrive; to come to |
| 车站 | chē zhàn | station |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 是 | shì | to be; correct |
| 新的 | xīn de | new |
| 路线 | lù xiàn | route; path |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 和 | hé | and; with |
| 同事们 | tóng shì men | colleagues (plural) |
| 都 | dōu | all; both |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 期待 | qī dài | to look forward to; expectation |
| 天空 | tiān kōng | sky |
| 还 | hái | still; yet |
| 灰 | huī | ash; dust; gray |
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road; on the way |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | don't have; haven't |
| 什么人 | shén me rén | who?; what (kind of) person? |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 检查 | jiǎn chá | to check; to inspect; examination |
| 灯光 | dēng guāng | lighting; lights (e.g. stage lighting) |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat |
| 很好 | hěn hǎo | very good; fine; well |
| 半 | bàn | half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half |
| 第一 | dì yī | first; number one; primary |
| 个 | gè | general measure word |
| 乘客 | chéng kè | passenger |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 一位 | yī wèi | One person (polite measure word) |
| 阿姨 | ā yí | aunt (maternal or as a term for a woman of similar age to one’s parents); nanny |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 早上的 | zǎo shang de | morning (as a modifier); of the morning |
| 司机 | sī jī | driver |
| 准时 | zhǔn shí | on time; punctual |
| 微笑 | wēi xiào | smile; to smile |
| 请坐 | qǐng zuò | please have a seat |
| 听到 | tīng dào | to hear |
| 夸奖 | kuā jiǎng | to praise; to compliment |
| 心里 | xīn li | inside (one’s heart) |
| 暖暖 | nuǎn nuǎn | Nuannuan District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |