午饭后，小郭一个人坐在办公室。
After lunch, Xiao Guo sits alone in the office.
外面的阳光很亮，可他觉得有点累。
The sunlight outside is bright, but he feels a little tired.
他想起早上的错误，心里还是不舒服。
He thinks about the morning mistake and still feels uneasy.
“我为什么总是做得太快？”他小声说。
"Why do I always do things too quickly?" he whispers.
同事小王走过来，拍了拍他的肩。
His coworker Xiao Wang walks over and pats his shoulder.
“没事啦，每个人都会犯错。”小王笑着说。
"It’s okay, everyone makes mistakes," Xiao Wang says with a smile.
小郭笑了笑，心情慢慢好了。
Xiao Guo smiles, and his mood slowly improves.
他想，也许明天会更好。
He thinks, maybe tomorrow will be better.
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 午饭后 | wǔ fàn hòu | after lunch |
| 小郭 | xiǎo guō | Xiao Guo (a person's nickname; literally “Little Guo”) |
| 一个人 | yí gè rén | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) |
| 坐在 | zuò zài | to sit at/on/in (a location) |
| 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | office |
| 外面的 | wài miàn de | outside; external; the outside (as a modifier) |
| 阳光 | yáng guāng | sunshine; sunlight; cheerful (as an adjective) |
| 很亮 | hěn liàng | very bright; quite bright |
| 可 | kě | can; may; able to (used as a modal or prefix) |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think; to feel |
| 有点累 | yǒu diǎn lèi | a bit tired; somewhat tired |
| 想起 | xiǎng qǐ | to recall; to remember |
| 早上的 | zǎo shang de | morning (as a modifier); of the morning |
| 错误 | cuò wù | mistake; error |
| 心里 | xīn lǐ | inside (one’s heart) |
| 还是 | hái shì | or; had better |
| 不舒服 | bù shū fu | unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 总是 | zǒng shì | always |
| 做得 | zuò de | to do (something) to a certain degree (potential/complement marker 得) |
| 太快 | tài kuài | too fast; overly quick |
| 小声 | xiǎo shēng | in a low voice; quietly |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague |
| 小王 | xiǎo wáng | Xiao Wang (nickname for someone with surname Wang) |
| 走过来 | zǒu guò lái | to walk over (toward the speaker) |
| 拍了拍 | pāi le pāi | patted (lightly, repeatedly); gave a few pats |
| 他的 | tā de | His |
| 肩 | jiān | shoulder; to shoulder (a responsibility) |
| 没事啦 | méi shì la | it’s okay; no problem (soothing tone, colloquial) |
| 每个人 | měi gè rén | everybody; everyone |
| 都会 | dōu huì | metropolis; city |
| 犯错 | fàn cuò | to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing |
| 笑着 | xiào zhe | Smiling; laughing (as an action) |
| 笑了笑 | xiào le xiào | to give a small smile; to smile slightly |
| 心情 | xīn qíng | mood |
| 慢慢 | màn man | slowly |
| 好了 | hǎo le | done; ready; all right then; okay (signaling something is finished or ending a discussion) |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to want |
| 也许 | yě xǔ | perhaps; maybe |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 会 | huì | can; to know how to; meeting |
| 更好 | gèng hǎo | better |