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A New Route Begins (Part 1)

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A New Route Begins (Part 1)

早上zǎo shang六点liù diǎn,阿ā强qiáng来到lái dào车站chē zhàn。

At six in the morning, A Qiang arrived at the station.

今天jīn tiān是shì新的xīn de路线lù xiàn,他tā和hé同事们tóng shì men都dōu很hěn期待qī dài。

Today was a new route, and he and his coworkers were all looking forward to it.

天空tiān kōng还hái很hěn灰huī,路上lù shang都dōu没有méi yǒu什么人shén me rén。

The sky was still gray, and there was hardly anyone on the road.

阿ā强qiáng上车shàng chē检查jiǎn chá,灯光dēng guāng、座位zuò wèi都dōu很好hěn hǎo。

A Qiang got on the bus to check — the lights and seats were all in good shape.

六点liù diǎn半bàn,第一dì yī个gè乘客chéng kè上车shàng chē了le。

At six thirty, the first passenger boarded.

是shì一位yī wèi阿姨ā yí,她tā说shuō早上的zǎo shang de司机sī jī都dōu很hěn准时zhǔn shí。

It was an older lady, who said the morning drivers were always right on time.

阿ā强qiáng微笑wēi xiào说shuō:“请坐qǐng zuò。”

A Qiang smiled and said, "Please, have a seat."

听到tīng dào夸奖kuā jiǎng,他tā心里xīn li都dōu暖暖nuǎn nuǎn的de。

Hearing the compliment warmed his heart.

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Vocabulary 46 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
早上 zǎo shangmorning; early morning
六点 liù diǎnsix o'clock
阿 āprefix used before names or kinship terms to indicate familiarity (e.g. 阿亮, 阿姨)
强 qiángstrong
来到 lái dàoto arrive; to come to
车站 chē zhànstation
今天 jīn tiāntoday
是 shìto be; correct
新的 xīn denew
路线 lù xiànroute; path
他 tāhe; him
和 héand; with
同事们 tóng shì mencolleagues (plural)
都 dōuall; both
很 hěnvery
期待 qī dàito look forward to; expectation
天空 tiān kōngsky
还 háistill; yet
灰 huīash; dust; gray
路上 lù shangon the road; on the way
没有 méi yǒudon't have; haven't
什么人 shén me rénwho?; what (kind of) person?
上车 shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
检查 jiǎn cháto check; to inspect; examination
灯光 dēng guānglighting; lights (e.g. stage lighting)
座位 zuò wèiseat
很好 hěn hǎovery good; fine; well
半 bànhalf; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
第一 dì yīfirst; number one; primary
个 gègeneral measure word
乘客 chéng kèpassenger
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
一位 yī wèiOne person (polite measure word)
阿姨 ā yíaunt (maternal or as a term for a woman of similar age to one’s parents); nanny
她 tāshe
说 shuōto speak; to say
早上的 zǎo shang demorning (as a modifier); of the morning
司机 sī jīdriver
准时 zhǔn shíon time; punctual
微笑 wēi xiàosmile; to smile
请坐 qǐng zuòplease have a seat
听到 tīng dàoto hear
夸奖 kuā jiǎngto praise; to compliment
心里 xīn liinside (one’s heart)
暖暖 nuǎn nuǎnNuannuan District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan
的 depossessive particle