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Finding a Way

小郭xiǎo guō深呼吸shēn hū xī,告诉gào sù自己zì jǐ要yào冷静lěng jìng。

Xiao Guo takes a deep breath and tells himself to stay calm.

他tā马上mǎ shàng打开dǎ kāi邮箱yóu xiāng,找到zhǎo dào那封nà fēng邮件yóu jiàn。

He quickly opens his email and finds the message.

“也许yě xǔ客户kè hù还没hái méi看kàn。”

“Maybe the client hasn’t seen it yet,” he thinks.

于是yú shì他tā立刻lì kè写了xiě le第二封dì èr fēng邮件yóu jiàn。

So he immediately writes a second email.

他说tā shuō:“对不起duì bù qǐ,刚才gāng cái的de文件wén jiàn发错了fā cuò le,请qǐng看kàn这个zhè gè新的xīn de。”

He writes, “Sorry, I sent the wrong file earlier. Please see this new one.”

发完后fā wán hòu,他tā去qù跟gēn老板lǎo bǎn说明shuō míng情况qíng kuàng。

After sending it, he goes to explain everything to his boss.

老板lǎo bǎn听了tīng le,点点头diǎn diǎn tóu,说shuō:“下次xià cì小心xiǎo xīn。”

The boss listens, nods, and says, “Be careful next time.”

小郭xiǎo guō松了sōng le一口气yī kǒu qì,但dàn心里xīn lǐ还hái觉得jué de不安bù ān。

Xiao Guo sighs in relief, but still feels uneasy inside.

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Vocabulary 48 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
小郭 xiǎo guōXiao Guo (a person's nickname; literally “Little Guo”)
深呼吸 shēn hū xīto take a deep breath; deep breathing
告诉 gào sùto tell
自己 zì jǐoneself; one's own
要 yàoto want; will
冷静 lěng jìngcalm; composed
他 tāhe; him
马上 mǎ shàngright away; immediately
打开 dǎ kāito open
邮箱 yóu xiāngmailbox; email inbox
找到 zhǎo dàoto find
那封 nà fēngthat (classifier) letter/email
邮件 yóu jiànmail; post; email
也许 yě xǔperhaps; maybe
客户 kè hùclient; customer
还没 hái méinot yet; still haven’t
看 kànto look; to watch; to see
于是 yú shìas a result; consequently
立刻 lì kèimmediately; at once
写了 xiě lewrote; have written
第二封 dì èr fēngthe second (classifier) letter/email
他说 tā shuōhe says
对不起 duì bù qǐsorry
刚才 gāng cáijust now; a moment ago
的 depossessive particle
文件 wén jiàndocument; file
发错了 fā cuò lesent to the wrong place/person; sent incorrectly
请 qǐngplease; to invite
这个 zhè gè(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
新的 xīn denew
发完后 fā wán hòuafter sending/finishing sending (something)
去 qùto go
跟 gēnwith; and; as (in 跟…一样); to follow
老板 lǎo bǎnboss; business owner
说明 shuō míngto explain; explanation; directions
情况 qíng kuàngsituation
听了 tīng lelistened; heard
点点头 diǎn diǎn tóuto nod one's head
说 shuōto speak; to say
下次 xià cìnext time
小心 xiǎo xīnto be careful
松了 sōng lerelieved; loosened; relaxed (result state)
一口气 yī kǒu qìin one go; at one stretch
但 dànbut; however
心里 xīn lǐinside (one’s heart)
还 háistill; yet
觉得 jué deto think; to feel
不安 bù ānuneasy; disturbed; restless